News of Kirigakure's occupation quickly spread throughout the Shinobi World, but it did not cause much of a stir. The situation on the Land of Water battlefield had long since become clear, so this outcome did not surprise anyone.
What truly diverted people's attention from the western battlefield was Konoha's subsequent revelation that Uchiha Madara had reemerged. After more than a decade of Konoha's constant propaganda, the entire Shinobi World had come to understand this former powerhouse better—and the more they learned, the more they feared his strength. Such a powerful ninja had faked his death and retired at the height of his power, making it impossible not to question his intentions. By now, the entire Shinobi World had basically accepted the claim that Uchiha Madara was plotting some enormous conspiracy.
Thus, when Konoha accused Kirigakure of harboring and colluding with Uchiha Madara to endanger the Shinobi World, nations across the Shinobi World responded in turn, issuing statements strongly condemning Kirigakure's actions! Sunagakure's rhetoric was the most vehement, even urging every nation to declare war on Kirigakure, as though it had completely forgotten that it had once cooperated with both sides. Naturally, the other nations treated its words as empty noise and ignored them. Talking big was one thing; actually taking action was absolutely out of the question.
In truth, the various nations were not terribly concerned about Uchiha Madara. The so-called wanted order was merely a way to show Konoha their stance. Aside from Konoha, no shinobi village had ever genuinely tried to hunt him down, even though they knew full well that he intended to overturn the entire Shinobi World!
After all, every nation knew that regardless of Madara's scheme, the first obstacle he would have to deal with was the mountain that was Konoha. With the mindset