This bizarre, morale-shattering situation was happening throughout the Five Great Shinobi Villages' Allied Forces camps: allies were suddenly attacking allies. Was there any news more explosive than that?
When the news reached headquarters, it gave both the Third Hokage and Ōnoki a tremendous scare.
Fortunately, the truth would eventually come to light. Not everyone was so easy to assassinate, and human vigilance should not be underestimated, especially during wartime. Some White Zetsu failed in their assassination attempts and were killed in turn. Once they revealed their true forms, everyone understood the cause of it all.
Chaos. Complete chaos. The White Zetsu army did not even need to keep attacking—the Five Great Shinobi Villages' Allied Forces had already fallen into disarray on their own.
"Damn it!!!!"
Inside headquarters, the Third Hokage and Ōnoki were so furious they nearly flipped the table. After several days of fierce fighting, the Five Great Shinobi Villages had lost many people, and Akatsuki's White Zetsu army had also suffered heavy casualties—at a better casualty ratio than the shinobi of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
They had believed that as long as they held on, victory would come sooner or later. Yet at this moment, such internal strife had erupted. White Zetsu had transformed into their allies and infiltrated the crowd, constantly looking for chances to attack others.
This made every Allied Forces ninja's hair stand on end. They were badly frightened, confronting one another and unwilling to trust anyone or let anyone get close. Even the Medical Department had fallen into chaos. Medical Ninja were constantly being assassinated, and countless wounded died while resting.
This directly accelerated the internal chaos.
Even the mild-tempered Third Hokage was furious enough to slam tables and kick over chairs, much less Ōnoki. The two were only one step away from