Among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kumogakure was a rather unusual one.
Almost everyone in the village was belligerent, and it even had two perfect jinchuriki!
Its strength ranked among the highest!
It was also extremely warlike, with every shinobi fiercely courageous.
Even Konoha as it stood now wanted little to do with Kumogakure.
Yet at this critical juncture, Kumogakure actually intended to attack!
"At least we still have an allied village," Uchiha Fugaku said grimly. "Perhaps we really should hurry and prepare for war!"
By now, everyone could see that war was imminent, spreading rapidly with almost unstoppable momentum!
Uchiha Yu also drew in a sharp breath, knowing that the days ahead would probably be anything but peaceful.
Unless they could swiftly defeat all the shinobi from those major villages, they might not stand a chance.
The Hokage Building.
The Uchiha leadership and most of the elite jonin had gathered together.
Uchiha Fugaku wore his Hokage cloak, concealing all his wounds.
"By now, you should all have heard that Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure have all dispatched shinobi to destroy us!"
Uchiha Fugaku looked at the large map behind him, his expression grim.
"Three great shinobi villages are attacking us from three different directions. Our situation is extremely dire!" Uchiha Shisui felt immense pressure as well.
Although Konoha currently ranked first among the Five Great Shinobi Villages in average strength, that alone was not enough.
This was no video game, where superior stats alone could guarantee victory.
This was a real war!
"Iwagakure has eight thousand shinobi, Kirigakure has ten thousand, and Kumogakure has twelve thousand! That makes thirty thousand in total!" Uchiha Fugaku gestured at the map behind him and said, "And those thirty thousand troops are coming from three different directions. We simply don't have enough forces to