In the blink of an eye, several hours passed.
Time went from early morning to mid-morning.
By now, the battle still had not ended.
Or rather, it had grown even more intense.
Konoha's defensive line had long since been breached. As the battle went on, the entire battlefield had spread across several kilometers.
Basically, everything from east of Black Stone Outpost to one or two kilometers into the sea had become part of the battlefield.
Across this area, ninja from both sides fought in teams or alone, lay in ambush or clashed head-on, all doing everything they could to put the other side to death.
Blood covered the land, and the sounds of wailing and fighting rang out without end. Anyone who came here and saw this scene would not be able to remain calm.
And this was only a microcosm of the Ninja World's war.
No, forget the entire Ninja World—even along this Konoha defensive line, this was not the only place where fighting was breaking out right now.
At the same time these Mist Ninja from Flying Fish Town launched their attack, the other three outposts previously occupied by Kirigakure also began their offensives in sync.
For a time, Konoha's eastern border, from the northern, central, and southern defensive lines, all grew tense. All kinds of supplies and manpower were constantly being transferred to hold back Kirigakure's invasion.
Even so, the situation remained extremely precarious.
As for the reason...
It was simple. Konoha was currently in a decisive battle with Sunagakure, while Iwagakure was also tying them down from the side.
Because of that, even though nearly a week had passed, they still had not transferred enough manpower here.
Under these circumstances, faced with Kirigakure's sudden attack, they had "no troops available," so naturally, they were having an