You could put it that way.
The moment the Third Tsuchikage fell in battle,
the entire situation had already undergone a drastic change.
And this did not refer only to the battle on their front.
It encompassed the entire war.
The battles on every front had all fallen into an absolute disadvantage.
The shift in the situation was clear to see.
It made Jiraiya and Tsunade look utterly grim.
"Why not surrender, Lord Jiraiya, Lady Tsunade? This isn't like any of the wars for supremacy in the Shinobi World that came before. This is a just war to bring peace and establish a truly united world. Konoha is destined to become a relic of the old age. Your struggle is meaningless!"
Naruto looked indifferently at Tsunade and Jiraiya across from him, his voice cold as he spoke.
"A just war? You always have such pretty words, Namikaze Naruto! But no matter how eloquently you speak, it can't change one fact: your hands are already stained with blood, and you're a demon! Justice? Peace? Don't make me laugh! Namikaze Naruto, look at what you've done! You've started a war that's engulfed the entire world. Where is the peace in that? Where is the justice? Even if you conquer the whole world with force someday, so what? Don't think that everyone will simply submit to your violence and reign of terror!"
Tsunade stepped forward, her eyes fixed on Naruto in the distance. The words she shouted were filled with boundless fury and hatred.
It was a war they were destined to lose.
There was no doubt this meant their village was on the verge of destruction.
And for Tsunade,
whether as the granddaughter of the First or as the Fifth Hokage,
it was something she could not accept.
Now, hearing Naruto's words—which,