Inside the Kazekage's office in Sunagakure.
"Three hundred Jonin, five hundred Chunin..."
The Third Kazekage looked at the intelligence scroll sent by the Third Hokage and slammed it onto the desk with a bang. His expression was terrifyingly grim.
"That kind of force is already enough to contend with a medium-sized ninja village." He muttered, "Fortunately, this time we forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to betray the Uchiha. Otherwise, in another decade or two, who knows how far the Uchiha's strength would have expanded. Uchiha Chuan must die!"
Thinking of Uchiha Chuan's mysterious ability to predict the future, the Third Kazekage's pupils abruptly contracted—by then, just how powerful would the Uchiha become?
The same scene played out in the other three major ninja villages:
In Kumogakure, the Third Raikage smashed his desk with one punch. "We must take this opportunity to eliminate Uchiha Chuan!"
In Iwagakure, Ōnoki floated in midair, his aged face clouded with gloom. "Uchiha Chuan must die. We absolutely cannot let him lead Konoha to revival."
In Kirigakure, madness glinted in the Third Mizukage's eyes. "Uchiha Chuan, blame yourself for being too brilliant. You've become a threat to us."
Though they were in different countries, the four Kage Level powerhouses reached a startling consensus at that moment—Uchiha Chuan had to die!
With the Four Shadows' orders, the Shinobi World changed overnight:
Kirigakure undoubtedly deployed the fewest troops. The Mizukage led an elite force of three hundred Jonin and five hundred Chunin, waiting along the coastline.
Before long, the Third Raikage, Third Tsuchikage, and Third Kazekage each arrived with their own elite forces of three hundred Jonin and five hundred Chunin.
As for the other fronts, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure dispatched their respective commanders to lead armies of three thousand ninja to the borders, where they faced off against Konoha's