While the Land of Earth's main force advanced toward Kusagakure.
Elsewhere in the shinobi world, every faction was watching.
In their eyes, neither the Takigakure front to Kusagakure's north nor the Amegakure front to its south truly mattered.
The Land of Earth front was what everyone was focused on.
The enemy came from one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and with an army of five thousand descending on it, Kusagakure simply could not muster enough ninja to resist.
Once Kusagakure fell, whether Uchiha Sora died was secondary. What mattered most was that the Uchiha Clan, which had already settled there, would have no time to escape.
Then the Uchiha Clan would face the same threat of annihilation that the Uzumaki Clan had faced years ago.
The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan would also become a treasure coveted throughout the shinobi world.
"Yugito! Leave for the Land of Grass immediately!" In Kumogakure, in the Land of Lightning, the Fourth Raikage gave his orders to a young woman with long, straight, beige-brown hair.
"The Land of Grass? Do you want me to support Kusagakure?" Yugito asked.
The Fourth Raikage had only recently extended goodwill toward Uchiha Sora. She guessed that he now wanted to help Kusagakure repel the Land of Earth's forces and draw Uchiha Sora further into their camp.
After all, Kumogakure and Iwagakure had a longstanding feud.
Supporting Uchiha Sora to undermine the Land of Earth's power was an ideal move.
But the Fourth Raikage shook his head. "No. Your mission isn't to support Kusagakure. You're to hide near the village and wait for an opportunity!"
After a pause, he continued, "Uchiha Sora has no chance of holding off the Land of Earth's army. Once Kusagakure falls, find an opening to capture some members of the Uchiha Clan and bring them