The Land of Water attacked the Land of Fire.
Upon hearing the news, Princess Tsunade returned to her country overnight.
She did not want the country her grandfather had founded to be destroyed in her generation.
As soon as she returned to Konoha, she was appointed commander-in-chief of the resistance against the Land of Water.
Before Tsunade even understood what was happening, she had been rushed into the role.
But when she reached the battlefield, she discovered that she had fewer than a hundred Shinobi to fight thousands on the other side.
Tsunade went completely numb.
How the hell was I supposed to fight this?
She also knew that asking Konoha for reinforcements now would be useless. Konoha was fighting one country against four countries. Where would they get the Shinobi?
But just then.
A White Zetsu pushed open the flap of Tsunade's command tent.
"Don't panic. I'm here!"
Then, the next day, thousands of White Zetsu established a defense line around the outer perimeter.
The Land of Water's Shinobi: ?
"Where did these thousands of troops come from?"
Konoha.
Time flew, and the days and months slipped by.
In the blink of an eye, winter vacation had arrived.
With a new year approaching, a cheerful atmosphere filled Konoha.
A war?
What war? They knew nothing about it.
There actually weren't many people who cared about Konoha's war against the four great nations.
They were just ordinary townsfolk.
They cared more about their daily necessities.
Gua walked home, breathing on his hands.
He had just visited Izumi's house, and now his little hands were red from the cold.
On his way back, he happened to see a Shinobi hurrying along.
The Shinobi was shouting, "Why was the Jinchūriki captured?"
It frightened Gua into an immediate stress response.
Instead of