Even if it really turned into a war of attrition, they weren't worried in the slightest.
At worst, they could start at the outskirts and gradually eat away at the strength of the Great Shinobi Villages. They had considered this only because they possessed ample strength and also wanted to ensure the safety of civilians to some extent. Otherwise, they could simply unleash their full power and sweep straight through. This had also been a consensus reached at the previous meeting by Naruto, Neji, Utakata, Sasuke, Yakumo, and the rest of their close-knit group: if possible, they should do their best to keep the war from affecting ordinary civilians. No matter how other nations viewed them, in their own eyes, this was a just war. It was only natural for people on opposing sides to accuse one another, but everyone still needed to set a basic standard and a bottom line for their own actions.
The safety of civilians was the highest red line Naruto had set for himself and his companions. They should avoid crossing it as much as possible, provided their own safety wasn't under threat. Naruto wasn't the kind of stubborn, inflexible person who would cling to that principle if his own life and his companions' lives were in danger.
To keep talking about those things then would seem far too hypocritical.
Kindness, fairness, and justice.
Those could only be put into practice once certain basic conditions had been met.
Naruto had never claimed to be a saint. He only said that, so long as he and the people he cherished were safe from harm, he would do some things for the greater good. The war sweeping across the entire world was no different.
Naruto believed that his group had acquired the necessary abilities and strength.
Naturally,