The pace of the entire ninja war had now begun to settle down, especially after the appearance of "Steel Shuriken." With ninjas fully equipped, their probing engagements had become far more cautious.
Thus, over the past few days, there had only been small-scale skirmishes everywhere, with very few casualties.
However, Uchiha Makoto knew that this situation could not last for long, especially for Iwagakure, which had already suffered devastating losses yet had not been crippled and still possessed the strength to continue the ninja war.
Only half a year had passed since the various ninja villages declared war. It could barely be said to have just begun!
Although the five great ninja villages had all suffered losses, aside from Kirigakure, the Kage-level powerhouses of the other factions had rarely even been injured. Their so-called losses were ultimately insignificant.
In common terms: just a drop in the bucket!
Three days later, having decided to leave the Land of Iron and return to the Mist Ninja frontline, Uchiha Makoto bid farewell to Hagoromo Soichiro before him.
After giving him a few final instructions, he set off alone on his journey home.
The Land of Iron faced the Land of Water across the sea. Traveling from the Land of Iron to the Land of Water only required taking a ship, but the Mist Ninja frontline was within the Land of Fire.
Uchiha Makoto could only pass through the Land of Fire, racing nonstop for several days before returning to the Mist Ninja frontline.
It was worth mentioning that north of the Land of Iron lay the Land of Lightning, where Orochimaru's five-thousand-man Konoha force faced off against Kumogakure's six-thousand-man force.
As the village ranked second among the five great ninja villages, Kumogakure had only deployed the A-B duo from the original story to