Hah, Art is Explosions

Inside the Hokage Office!

After the Shadow Clone finished reporting several matters to Tsunade, it automatically dispersed.

Tsunade then began discussing the upcoming war arrangements with Shikaku. To prevent any unforeseen incidents, Tsunade ordered the recall of every ninja in the village currently out on missions.

She intended to gather all their strength together.

All that remained was to wait.

They were waiting to see whether Iwagakure and the Cloud Ninja would assemble their forces and attack first, or whether they would occupy Sunagakure first.

If it was the latter, Konoha would still have a chance to catch its breath. After taking Sunagakure, they would only need to leave part of their forces there, while top-tier combatants like Naraku and Kakashi could free themselves to face Iwagakure and the Cloud Ninja.

But if it was the former, Konoha would have to prepare for a fierce war.

Tsunade had prepared herself for the worst. If that moment truly came, even she would personally head to the front lines and kill the enemy alongside everyone else.

This time, no one could shake their resolve to unify the Shinobi World.

At the same time, within the Senju Clan grounds.

Kushina frowned as she looked at the man lying on the hospital bed.

The man's eyes were tightly shut. Like her, he had a head of red hair. He was Nagato.

Before Naraku's Shadow Clone headed to the Hokage Office, it had first brought Nagato here.

"Nagato, Jiraiya's disciple, huh!"

The Shadow Clone had not explained Nagato's identity to Kushina in much detail. It had merely told her that he was Jiraiya's disciple.

By now, Kushina had recognized Nagato as a member of the Uzumaki Clan. She had never expected that, aside from herself and Naraku, there were still other Uzumaki Clan members in