Obito's affair did not cause much of a stir in the village, because another event that shocked the Shinobi World had occurred.
Iwagakure had suddenly launched a fierce assault on the Land of Fire without any warning!
This unexpected incident was like a Tailed Beast Bomb being unleashed upon the Shinobi World!
The entire Shinobi World had already been like a powder keg due to the Kazekage of the Land of Wind going missing. Now, it had completely exploded!
Dong Shiren personally led Iwagakure's forces as they swept in like a raging gale, launching a surprise raid on the border of the Land of Fire.
Faced with this sudden attack, the Land of Fire instantly descended into chaos.
The border commander, Mimura Hamaki, had never expected an assault on such a scale. His defensive arrangements were instantly overwhelmed, and the defensive line collapsed for miles like a breached dam.
The news swiftly reached Konoha's upper ranks, and Konoha's leaders immediately felt their vision go dark!
At first, when Ōnoki had mobilized ninja toward the border, everyone had assumed he was merely worried that the Land of Wind might launch an invasion.
But now, that old bastard Ōnoki had deeper ambitions!
It turned out that Ōnoki's true target had been the powerful village of Konoha.
Misfortunes never came singly. Just as Konoha's higher-ups were at their wits' end—
Another piece of bad news arrived!
The Land of Wind had also suddenly launched an offensive against Konoha. Using the Third Kazekage's disappearance as an excuse, it brazenly declared war on Konoha.
For a time, the situation became exceptionally tense and complicated.
Two of the Five Great Shinobi Nations had declared war on Konoha at the same time, leaving everyone in the Land of Fire trembling in fear!
This situation was even worse than during the Second Shinobi World War!
Fortunately, Konoha had a group of seasoned elders who had been tempered by the First and Second Shinobi World Wars.
They were all battle-tested warriors of the Will of Fire!
Though Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura had grown somewhat stale with age—
They were by no means fools. Especially when handling such major affairs, the four displayed extraordinary shrewdness and wisdom.
These experienced elders could play an enormous role under certain circumstances.
In the current situation, Konoha's F4 made a series of decisions after careful deliberation.
First, they decided to send the powerful and battle-experienced Jiraiya to face the enemy on the Land of Wind front.
After all, with Jiraiya's abilities, the situation on the Land of Wind battlefield surely would not become too dire.
Next, they carefully arranged for Orochimaru to secretly monitor Hanzo of the Salamander.
The Land of Rain, ruled by Hanzo of the Salamander, could not be underestimated.
Its geographical position was extremely important! If Hanzo of the Salamander suddenly decided to join the fun, Konoha would only be thrown into greater chaos!
What was more, Hanzo of the Salamander refused to admit he was old, still carrying himself as though, "Though I am old, my sickle remains sharp."
He remained tucked away within the Land of Rain. Though he had not yet died, he still possessed formidable strength that could not be ignored.
Orochimaru had made his name in the Land of Rain back then. Sending him back to that old battlefield to carry out this mission was undoubtedly a rather wise choice.
Fugaku Uchiha was dispatched to protect the daimyo, while the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan were assigned to guard against the Land of Rain!
Shimura Danzō urgently recalled Nonō, who was currently serving as the headmistress of an orphanage!
She had once been Root's intelligence elite! Known as the Wandering Miko, Nonō!
With the words, "You wouldn't want the children at the orphanage to go without food or funding, would you?"
Danzo successfully forced Yakushi Nonō back into Root!
He also brought Kabuto, who possessed ninja talent, onto the battlefield.
The wheels of fate had begun to turn, and Obito would soon be swept into them!
Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha headed to the border together, master and disciple joining forces to defend against and counterattack the Land of Earth!
Since the war had not yet reached its fiercest stage, Hiruzen Sarutobi declared that Genin were forbidden from participating.
At the same time, he loosened the requirements for promotion to Chunin and Jonin.
When Obito Uchiha heard that he would be following Minato to the battlefield, he spent the entire night crafting numerous Flying Thunder God Kunai.
Because Obito had trained under Minato, his Flying Thunder God Formula also used markings similar to Minato's written symbols.
Obito Uchiha wore a Tachi at his waist and a Headband on his forehead, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan slowly turning in his eyes.
Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha had entered the war!
Within the forest, several hundred Konoha ninja moved at incredible speed!
Leading them were Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha.
"Obito, how is your Flying Thunder God coming along? This is your first time on the battlefield. It isn't the same as a mission!"
Minato reminded him.
Obito Uchiha gave him a look that said, "Don't worry."
"Sensei, my Flying Thunder God probably isn't inferior to yours anymore. I can already move without any delay. As long as it isn't too far, it depends on the amount of Chakra."
"And I prepared a huge number of Flying Thunder God Kunai this time!"
Obito Uchiha replied.
"Good. We need to hurry. The pressure at the front lines is immense. We need to move faster."
"Okay!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A massive explosion thundered across the battlefield!
The Iwagakure ninja used Earth Release to create landslides and rupturing ground!
They had shattered every one of Konoha's defensive lines!
Iwagakure had fifty Jonin and three hundred Chunin!
"Just a little more and we'll have this wrapped up. Let's charge together!"
"Okay!"
Using his sensory abilities, Dong Shiren detected that there were not many people left on Konoha's side.
At this point, only four people remained on Konoha's side, including Mimura Hamaki!
It was an unprecedented disaster for Konoha!
"Captain! What do we do? We can't hold on much longer!"
A Konoha ninja, covered in blood, crawled over!
Mimura Hamaki's expression was ugly. "Damn it! The reinforcements still haven't arrived! We can only fight to the death!"
Mimura Hamaki tightly gripped the Kunai in his hand and stuck Explosive Tags onto his body.
"At this point, we can only perish together!"
Just then, two figures suddenly appeared!
They were Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha!
The two had rushed ahead of the others and arrived at the battlefield first!
The moment Mimura Hamaki saw them, he was overjoyed!
Neither of them was a nobody! One was Minato Namikaze, known as the Yellow Flash from his missions!
The other was the village's most outstanding genius, Obito Uchiha!
"You're finally here!"
Mimura Hamaki hurriedly removed the Explosive Tags from his body.
"How is the situation?"
Without any unnecessary words, Minato Namikaze asked directly.
"The situation is complete shit. There are only four of us left here, while the enemy has fifty Jonin and another three hundred Chunin!"
Mimura Hamaki said with an ugly expression.
Obito Uchiha's pupils contracted slightly. He knew he had encountered Minato Namikaze's battle of fame!
(I'm not certain which battle was Minato's battle of fame. Some say it was against the A-B brothers, while others say it was one versus fifty Jonin. For this novel, let's temporarily establish Minato's battle of fame as one versus fifty.)
One man versus fifty Jonin!
Originally, Minato Namikaze's title of Yellow Flash had only been earned through ordinary missions. Only after this battle would the name Yellow Flash spread across the battlefield.
Later on, merely hearing that name would be enough to make people abandon their missions!
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