The Curtain Rises!

Yes!!!

Hatake Sakumo nodded seriously, picked up the scroll, and turned to leave. From his back, it was clear that he was very confident. He believed he could handle everything Hikaru had assigned him.

He did not want Hikaru to be disappointed in him again.

"Nara Shikaku, put aside what you're doing for now and come to the battlefield with me. After that, I want you to handle all the logistics. There absolutely cannot be any problems. Are you confident?"

"Yes!!!"

Nara Shikaku pulled himself together and answered loudly.

"Mm, go prepare. This time, the members of your Ino-Shika-Cho families will also be participating in the war against Sunagakure. I hope you'll cooperate well when the time comes."

"Yes!!!!"

As Sunagakure officially declared war on Konoha, the entirety of Konoha became busy as well, entering a state of war. This was not merely a state of military preparedness, but a genuine readiness to face every possible situation war might bring.

A large number of shinobi were selected. What surprised Hikaru was that not a single one of the three thousand shinobi heading to the battlefield for the first time was an ordinary shinobi. Every one of them had been chosen from the various clans.

Three thousand people might have seemed like a lot, but Konoha had simply too many clans. Once they were divided among them, no individual clan had deployed that many people. This time, even the Senju Clan had sent quite a few members, led personally by Nawaki Senju.

However, the number of people the Senju Clan had sent could only compare to that of an ordinary small clan. Compared to the major clans, it was far from enough. After all, the Senju Clan had suffered far too many losses during the Second Ninja War.

The fact that