Yagura's announcement sent the entire Shinobi World into an uproar. The rapidly changing war situation in the western continent had already left people dizzy, and everyone had thought Sunagakure had pulled off a spectacular comeback. Yet no one had expected such a huge secret to be hidden behind it! The three Kazekage had actually set aside the hatred between their two nations to collude with the Mist Ninja and frame their own village's leadership, only to turn on their allies afterward and kill them to silence them. Such methods were utterly despicable and shameless.
Although it was normal for politicians to use underhanded methods in private—after all, everyone did it—the three Kazekage's conduct was far too ugly this time. It was equivalent to betraying all three of their partners at once and taking every benefit for themselves. Under such circumstances, no one would likely dare cooperate with them in the future. Their reputation was even worse than Danzo's.
The entire Shinobi World was watching the war in the west. The situation there was now extremely complicated. Konoha would absolutely not let the treacherous Sunagakure off the hook, leaving the three sides mutually hostile with no room for reconciliation. Everyone knew Konoha had the greatest chance of victory, because its forces outnumbered those of the other two sides combined.
But even if Konoha won this war, it might not necessarily profit from it. Both Sunagakure and Kirigakure were now poor as dirt, so reparations were simply impossible. Even if Konoha wiped out both major ninja villages, it did not have the appetite to swallow two great nations in one bite. Besides, even a cornered rabbit would bite, let alone nearly two hundred thousand ninja. Once war broke out, Konoha would inevitably suffer casualties. It might ultimately cost more than it gained.