The sound of assembly echoed through the camp. It was hardly good news. The group looked toward the distance, where a batch of ninja had already begun gathering.
Clearly, war was coming!
"Get ready, Kakashi."
Muzan lightly patted Kakashi. The original plot had already deviated, and he had also caused havoc in the Hidden Mist Village. He had no idea what methods Madara Uchiha might use against Obito.
To awaken the Uchiha Clan's power, they could only be made to lose love.
No clan loved more deeply than the Uchiha. Only through that contradiction could their Sharingan awaken.
Looking at Obito beside him, Muzan did not dare act rashly with Madara Uchiha lurking in the shadows.
"War, huh? They're even mobilizing a ninja army. Does that mean they want to launch the final battle early?"
Though Kakashi still wore his dead-fish expression, his tone was unusually grave. The tension of approaching war could be felt in it.
What had caused the war to begin ahead of schedule? The Cloud Ninja had suffered devastating losses, while the Sand Ninja were nothing but fence-sitters. Yet now they had actually united to organize an offensive.
Could the other villages have joined the war as well?
Muzan could not help but overthink it. War involved too many factors. Only an alliance with the other villages could give them such confidence.
"I wonder how the other fronts are doing."
As a medical ninja, he did not need to charge to the front lines. After the assembly, he separated from Kakashi.
Their roles were different. As members of Minato's Team, Kakashi and the others were mainly responsible for investigating the situation before battle. They had to move out before the war even began.
Meanwhile, Muzan was surrounded by medical ninja, many of whom had been transferred