The Land of Iron battlefield.
After the previous day's probing attacks ended, both sides withdrew their troops. The allied forces of the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Mist Villages had far greater numbers, and Konoha would definitely suffer in a head-on clash. After gaining the upper hand in that exchange, Uchiha Izuna had decisively ordered a retreat without hesitation.
With Mu acting as their spy on the Land of Rain battlefield, the allied Sand and Stone forces could never break through their defensive lines as long as they stayed on the defensive and avoided rash attacks.
But the Land of Iron battlefield was different. This was a battlefield of direct confrontation, and Konoha had too few troops, especially when it needed to defeat the allied Cloud and Mist forces. Moreover, Konoha had no high-ranking spies planted in either village. To win this war quickly, it would have to overwhelm the enemy with its top-tier fighters.
Following the battle plan drawn up the night before, Konoha swiftly prepared its counterattack. Uchiha Yan arrived before dawn using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"We'll engage them head-on tomorrow. I'll keep Mizukage White Lotus and Raikage A occupied. Tobirama, you'll hold off Hozuki Gengetsu. He's no ordinary opponent. I don't need you to win, just keep him occupied."
Uchiha Yan then turned to Izuna. "Izuna, you'll deal with Lanzang. He's strong, but I believe you can handle him. Don't underestimate him."
Senju Tobirama felt aggrieved the moment he heard that. For him, it was "just keep him occupied," while that bastard Izuna got "I believe you can handle him." Was this discrimination because of the gap in their strength? Tobirama swore that once this war ended, he would inject himself with his elder brother's cells to strengthen himself. Then he would definitely spar with Izuna