It wasn't that Minato Namikaze was taking advantage of the crisis. Forbidden ninjutsu had severe side effects, but the fact that Haze Hidden Village had held out against the enemy for so long proved just how powerful these techniques were.
At present, every defense line had suffered setbacks in the areas handled by small villages. Some villages hadn't even withstood the first wave of attacks. Haze Hidden Village's forbidden ninjutsu possessed all sorts of formidable abilities and could greatly alleviate the current situation.
Minato Namikaze needed more strength to help Konoha fight the enemy. Faced with the powerful Dawn Hidden Village, he felt powerless for the first time.
The more he learned, the more he understood how terrifying Dawn Hidden Village was. Whether in the quantity and quality of its ninja or the nation's economy, Dawn Hidden Village surpassed Konoha. Moreover, because their country had no nobles, all resources could be mobilized freely. This was completely different from the Land of Fire.
Even during the current Fourth Shinobi World War, the nobles of the Land of Fire still ate, drank, and made merry every day. Even the daimyo of the Land of Fire believed war was nothing but a troublesome matter and wanted Konoha to make concessions in exchange for peace between both sides.
The enemy advanced like wolves and tigers with their war machines in full force, while their own strength was inferior. With a group of nobles dragging them down and endless power struggles on top of that, Minato Namikaze felt exhausted.
Faced with this thorny situation, as the Fourth Hokage, he had to help the village overcome this crisis. Therefore, he needed to gather ninjutsu that could strengthen Konoha!
After hearing the Fourth Hokage's words, Xiao Shilang's expression darkened uncertainly.
The village chief had anticipated that they