Mass Casualties: Medical God Toji's Fight to Clear His Name

News that Iwagakure, Hidden Sand, and Kumogakure had formed an alliance and declared war swiftly reached the village.

Though the development was unexpected, it also fit the way the situation had been unfolding.

In Toji's memory, Konoha had only fought Kumogakure during the First Shinobi World War. History had clearly changed, and this war was far more complicated than expected.

Upon receiving the news, the Hokage Building immediately mobilized the remaining ninja, splitting their forces into two groups and urgently dispatching them to the two front lines.

Konoha's once-abundant military strength suddenly became strained after being divided and redeployed like this.

As for Iwagakure's proposal that the Land of Fire's daimyo replace the Hokage—

It was an obvious attempt to sow discord. Toji directly expressed his "loyalty" to Tobirama, proving through his actions that the two of them were as close as brothers. Publicly, however, Toji gave no clear response to the matter.

Inwardly, he silently gave Iwagakure's old buddies a thumbs-up.

If you had suggestions, then make more of them!

He might not have any use for those suggestions now, but that might not be the case later. Once the war ended, the daimyo and villagers would see it and think, Whoa, even foreign ninja recognize Elder Toji.

Even the enemy stood on Toji Zenin's side. That only proved he was walking the correct path of the Will of Fire, with quite a bit of the First Hokage's spirit.

What else was there to say? The title of Third Hokage would be handed straight to him—

War had begun, but Toji's daily rhythm was not disrupted. He handed over his duties at the Hokage Building to his secretary and instead stationed himself at Gospel Hospital, ready to receive wounded soldiers from the front at any time.

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