Since the war escalated, they had also continuously been training their villages' reserve shinobi.
The representatives of the three great shinobi villages had essentially begun holding meetings together.
The advantage of doing so was, naturally, that it made mutual negotiations easier and allowed each side to expand its own advantages.
At the same time, it prevented any one side from making moves that were too drastic and affecting the other two.
At this moment, the Kage of the three great shinobi villages were holding a meeting.
The Third Mizukage was the first to speak.
"I never expected there would come a day when our three shinobi villages joined forces."
"If we invited that person from Sunagakure and that person from Konoha as well, it would practically be a Five Kage Summit."
Hearing him, Ōnoki smiled and began to mock him in return.
"What Lord Third Mizukage says is absolutely right. Sunagakure is one thing—it is on the fringes of the war and poses neither much threat nor much help to us."
"But if we were to invite Konoha, which one do you think we should invite?"
At Ōnoki's words, quite a few people present darkened.
Without question, they were all people who had suffered at Uchiha Yato's hands, or had been indirectly harmed by him.
Everyone understood Konoha's current situation.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had gloriously announced that he was going off the air.
Meanwhile, Konoha's up-and-coming streamer, Uchiha Yato, had already taken the grandest stage in Konoha and displayed his capability and talent.
Ōnoki had said it merely to disgust the two shinobi who had previously been half-hearted about their efforts.
The Third Raikage did not like playing such games.
"Old man, stop speaking in that loaded way."
"If I remember correctly, didn't you suffer at Uchiha Yato's