Kikyo Mountain was already very close to Konoha.
If this line of defense was breached again, the Sand Village forces would truly reach Konoha.
Hyuga Wuye would have loved to let them through, then perish together with the Third Hokage and Danzo.
But the likely outcome would only be the Third Hokage meeting a glorious end while Danzo slipped away, only to emerge after the war and accuse Hyuga Wuye of incompetence before naturally running for Fourth Hokage...
"What a pity..."
Hyuga Wuye first returned to Konoha through Reverse Summoning, then, under countless watchful eyes, set off alone to intercept the Sand Village forces.
That figure looked as tragic and heroic as the Third Raikage, who had stayed behind to cover the retreat...
As a mature political player, a little performance was necessary.
Kikyo Mountain was a complete mess, with ninja corpses everywhere and traces of water, fire, wind, and lightning scattered across the land.
When assigning personnel earlier, Wuye had focused on defending the Kirigakure Village front, inevitably relaxing somewhat toward the half-crippled Sand Village.
But the facts proved that mad dogs really did bite fiercely. Having lost the Third Kazekage and then been raided by Kumogakure Village, the Sand Village had been holding back a bellyful of rage, and now they had poured all of it onto Konoha.
Besides, during the Second Shinobi World War, Konoha had also been their greatest enemy...
"Konoha ninja! Retreat!"
The moment Hyuga Wuye entered the battlefield, he summoned a massive Slug without another word and had her heal the several hundred surviving ninja.
This was his easiest and most practiced method of winning people over.
"It's Lord Wuye!"
"It's the commander!"
"We're saved!"
"..."
The Konoha ninja's morale surged.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere on the Sand Village side immediately grew grave.
Their leaders