"Iwagakure has declared war on Konoha. What are your thoughts?"
Shikaku Nara raised his hand. In situations like this, someone from the Nara Clan generally offered an opinion first.
"Iwagakure must have been planning this declaration of war for a long time!
The Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Cloud Village have been fighting for quite some time, and the battle is at its height. Iwagakure has seized this opportunity to strike, probably out of concern over our alliance with the Hidden Sand Village."
"Exactly."
Orochimaru folded his arms and voiced his agreement. Although he usually immersed himself in research, he had quite a head for politics and military affairs.
"Our alliance with the Hidden Sand Village has made Iwagakure uneasy for a long time.
Xuanhui and I visited Iwagakure a few years ago. They were already building up their army then, so they probably have considerable military strength by now."
"But we have no reason to fear Iwagakure, either. When it comes to top-tier fighters, no country can match Konoha."
The speaker was Jiraiya.
In terms of perspective and experience, no one could compare to these few.
"Then who should we send to the front?"
Mitokado Homura raised a crucial question. Who should they send as commanders and strategists?
Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Choza Akimichi exchanged glances.
"Ino-Shika-Cho volunteers to go."
All three young men intended to make names for themselves.
"We'll go, too."
Jiraiya raised his hand. He planned to bring Minato along to fight.
Fugaku had his own clan, and Kushina was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Compared to those two, Minato had a greater need to distinguish himself.
Hatake Sakumo did not want to go. His family life was happy now, and Konoha had no shortage of manpower, so he naturally had no desire to take risks.