"Teacher Sakumo, has something urgent happened?"
Shizune asked worriedly.
It was unusual for a mission to change so suddenly, let alone be upgraded from B-rank to A-rank, greatly increasing the danger.
Hatake Sakumo nodded. "Sunagakure in the Land of Wind has been making some big moves lately. Quite a few ninja squads have infiltrated the Land of Fire. There have already been a few clashes, though they were relatively restrained. Their activity has increased over the past two days, so the village needs to prepare for war."
Yamashiro Aoba exclaimed, "Does that mean Sunagakure is going to start a war?"
Hatake Sakumo replied, "It's certainly possible. Let's move out!"
The squad set off, and Genma thought to himself: It really is happening!
The Third Kazekage had surely already been killed by Sasori of the Red Sands. What a shame.
He had no chance to get involved. A Chunin who had only recently graduated wasn't qualified to go off and do things on his own.
Sending a clone would be too difficult over such a long distance.
If he knew the Flying Thunder God, though, it would be easy to manage.
Once they were outside the village and had picked up speed, Yamashiro Aoba asked, "If Sunagakure really does start a war, what will happen?"
"Another Ninja World War!" Genma replied.
Shizune asked anxiously, "Why would Sunagakure start a war?"
Yamashiro Aoba thought for a moment. "Maybe it's because of hatred?"
"The hatred left over from the previous Ninja World War?"
Genma replied, "Hatred can never be the main force driving a war. At most, it's a minor factor—a pretext."
"If a war breaks out, it will definitely be driven by self-interest."
"For example, if Sunagakure attacks the Land of Fire, it will be for the wealth of the Land of