The Cause of the Third War

"Uchiha Yue, what's wrong?"

The plan to break out of the Land of Wind was about to be executed Mei Terumi suddenly noticed that Uchiha Yue standing there with a frown. Confused, she walked over to him and asked...

Upon hearing Mei Terumi's question, Uchiha Yue frowned and pondered for a moment before Mei Terumi, "Mei Terumi, it seems our plan to assassinate the Sunagakure ninja guarding the medicinal fields has inadvertently helped the Sunagakure! Now, an unknown ninja force is heading towards the Sunagakure's medicinal fields. If I'm not mistaken, their goal is to Sunagakure's lifeline and destroy the medicinal Sunagakure they've built here!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Hearing Uchiha Yue's words, Mei Terumi raised her eyebrows slightly, then smiled and said, "That's really interesting! A while ago, our assassination of the Sunagakure guarding the medicinal herb fields conveniently led Sunagakure to dispatch troops stationed on the Land of Wind to closely guard their vital medicinal herb fields. Now, that mysterious ninja force is coming; they're going to run into a tough opponent! If we have time, I'd really like to see how those Sunagakure guys deal with that mysterious ninja force!"

"Well, it's a pity we don't have time!"

Mei Terumi finished speaking, Uchiha Yue hesitated for a moment before Mei Terumi, "Alright, Mei Terumi, now that someone has come to attack the Sunagakure's vital medicinal field, we have an even better chance of breaking out from the Land of Land of Wind's border. Let's prepare to head to the Land of Land of Wind's border now! We only have three days. If we can't reach the Land of Land of Wind's border within three days, then our breakout plan will also be aborted!"

"Stop nagging and let's go!"

"Good!"

When Uchiha Yue arrived, Mei Terumi nodded without hesitation, and then she and Uchiha Yue concealed their tracks and headed towards the border of the Land of Wind.

However, as Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi headed towards the border of the Land of Wind, Mei Terumi remained extremely curious about the mysterious ninja force. Who were they, that they had managed to break through the Land of Wind and successfully reach the medicinal fields being built by Sunagakure? But every time Mei Terumi inquired about the mysterious ninja force, Uchiha Yue's answers were vague, each time diminishing Mei Terumi's eagerness to watch the spectacle.

However, Mei Terumi felt that Uchiha Yue rather disappointing, she did not argue with him in order to successfully break out of the border of the Land of Wind.

However, Mei Terumi didn't understand at this time was that Uchiha Yue already knew which ninja village the mysterious ninja force that went to attack the Sunagakure belonged to.

The reason why Uchiha Yue always answered Mei Terumi so vaguely was because he was afraid that Mei Terumi would not want to break out of the Land of Wind with him and instead go to participate in the battle at the medicine field where Sunagakure was building.

Because, after Uchiha Yue repeatedly used his Purple Eye to perceive the mysterious ninja force...

Uchiha Yue was shocked to discover that the mysterious ninja unit was actually a ninja unit belonging to Kirigakure!

As for why Uchiha Yue was able to discern that the mysterious ninja force attacking the Sunagakure's medicine field was actually Kirigakure ninja force, the answer is quite simple. After repeatedly observing this mysterious ninja force, Uchiha Yue discovered a very strange ninja within them. Each of these ninjas carried a peculiar large sword on their back, clearly belonging to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Kirigakure!

Only members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Kirigakure could possess those uniquely shaped greatswords and lead a ninja force to invade the medicinal fields of Sunagakure!

Therefore, in order to prevent Mei Terumi from participating in that life-or-death battle, Uchiha Yue did not intend to tell Mei Terumi the truth.

On the contrary, Uchiha Yue even felt that if he told Mei Terumi the truth, Mei Terumi would not only have a very high chance of dying in that battle, but even if she did help the Kirigakure ninja force and successfully destroyed the Sunagakure's medicinal herb fields, in the end, Mei Terumi might also be killed by her Kirigakure comrades on her way back to Kirigakure because she knew about Kirigakure's secret mission.

The reason is that, according to Uchiha Yue's speculation, the Kirigakure ninja force led by Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist might not have been solely tasked with destroying the Sunagakure's vital medicinal fields. Their true mission was likely orchestrated by Kirigakure Uchiha Madara to instigate a secret mission to provoke the Third Shinobi World War!

"First they sent assassins to kill the Third Kazekage, then they sent ninja forces to attack the Sunagakure's vital medicine fields!"

"Uchiha Madara is trying to escalate the internal conflicts within Sunagakure to the extreme, so that Sunagakure will have no choice but to wage war to quell the internal strife!"

"Uchiha Madara, so you were the true mastermind behind the Third Shinobi World War?"

"And I, in fact, played an important role in your plan—that's truly beyond my expectations!"

Having deduced the cause of the Third Shinobi World War and analyzed Uchiha Madara's true intentions behind the scenes, Uchiha Yue suddenly regretted coming to the Land of Wind to assassinate the Third Kazekage. Because, if Uchiha Yue hadn't come to assassinate the Third Kazekage, the Third Kazekage might not have been killed by Uchiha Madara, nor might he have died at the hands of Sasori of the Red Sands.

Furthermore, if Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi hadn't caused such a ruckus in the Sunagakure's medicinal herb fields, the Sunagakure wouldn't have been able to recall its Sunagakure forces from the Land of Wind's borders when the Third Kazekage was missing, allowing the Kirigakure ninja force led by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to break through to the Sunagakure's medicinal herb fields so easily.

As if by some predetermined fate, Uchiha Yue felt that destiny was indeed so unpredictable.

At this moment, Uchiha Yue even felt that even without his arrival in the Land of Wind, Uchiha Madara's plan might have succeeded. After all, in the original story, the Third Shinobi World War began with the Sunagakure attacking the Konoha. Now, even with Uchiha Yue's participation, the Third Shinobi World War still unfolded in the same way, naturally making Uchiha Yue marvel at the wondrous nature of fate.

But...

After a brief sigh, Uchiha Yue's gaze hardened once more.

Immediately, shifting his gaze forward and locking onto the border of the Land of Wind, Uchiha Yue took a deep breath and thought to himself:

So what if fate is unpredictable?

"In my plan, the Third Shinobi World War was originally an extremely important part!"

"Now that the Third Shinobi World War is about to begin, Uchiha Madara, you'd better be prepared!"

"I'll first remove your teeth, then kill you now that you're powerless to fight!"

"I, Uchiha Yue, will avenge my mother!"