After idling around in Konoha for a few days, Uchiha Ensei headed straight for the battlefield.
Don't get the wrong idea. He didn't care what happened to the war; he had only come to find Madara Uchiha.
Perhaps influenced by Uchiha Ensei, Madara Uchiha had appeared on the battlefield as well, but he had not carried out any large-scale slaughter.
Only when certain overconfident shinobi tried to ambush or assassinate him did Madara Uchiha strike ruthlessly.
The rest of the time, he was more interested in showing off his might and toying with them.
The borders of the Land of Dawn expanded steadily, while its internal governance grew smoother and smoother, giving it the air of a flourishing nation.
Not long ago, the only four remaining Kage—Ōnoki Two Scales, Mei Terumi, the Fourth Raikage A, and Minato Namikaze—had confronted Madara Uchiha as representatives.
As for the result...
Minato Namikaze fled with grievous injuries, while Ōnoki Two Scales, Mei Terumi, and the Fourth Raikage A were severely wounded and on the verge of death.
Had Madara Uchiha not shown mercy, and had Minato Namikaze not returned to Konoha to bring Tsunade over, the Five... no, Four Great Shinobi Villages would likely have had only Konoha left.
Sunagakure? Sunagakure had long since vanished in this war. The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, had been the first Kage to die in it.
"Looks like you should be considering surrender."
Uchiha Ensei found Minato Namikaze in the middle of a meeting and mocked him without the slightest restraint.
"Ensei?!"
"Why are you here? Leave, quickly. Don't let those..."
Before Minato Namikaze could finish, three people wrapped head to toe in bandages, as though they might die from their injuries at any moment, appeared before them.
Clearly, as the Allied Shinobi Forces, having spies and surveillance among