Early in the morning, the sky was still a hazy gray.
Security outside Konoha's camp was tight. Even at dawn, patrol squads could be seen moving through the surrounding area from time to time.
In this war, Konoha had split its forces into three routes. Tobirama Senju and Toka Senju each led a force against the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, while the main force had been left to Hashirama. In addition, the Daimyo Palace had dispatched several armies to cooperate with Konoha.
In terms of numbers, Konoha held an absolute advantage. But in many cases, war was not won simply by whichever side had more people. The neighboring Lightning Country was a ready example.
The Land of Fire's objective was simple: relieve the pressure on the Lightning Country. Directly leading troops into Lightning Country territory would have been too sensitive, so they chose to besiege Wei to rescue Zhao instead. They sent troops to attack the Land of Flame. As long as they put enough pressure on the Land of Flame, it would naturally recall its forces from the Lightning Country to defend itself.
The idea itself was sound, but forcing the Land of Flame to feel enough pressure to withdraw its troops would not be easy.
The two sides had been confronting each other along the border for several days and had exchanged several probing attacks, but neither had gained any advantage.
Moreover, the Land of Flame had fought extremely conservatively this time, refusing to give Konoha an opportunity for a large-scale battle. It was clearly stalling for time. Konoha did not particularly mind, but its ally, the Lightning Country, clearly could not hold out much longer. To save its ally, Konoha had to make a breakthrough quickly.
Thus, in order to create an opportunity,