Konohagakure.
The Hokage Building beneath Kage Rock had long since entered wartime status. Ninjas from every department were busy with their duties, responding to a Shinobi World War of unprecedented scale.
This Shinobi World War was not a conflict between shinobi villages, but a joint effort by the Five Great Shinobi Villages against a common enemy.
Even decorated ninjas who had survived several wars had never witnessed anything like it, but that did not stop them from building defenses for conditions worse than anything they had faced before.
Inside the war council room, two of the Sannin, the Advisory Duo, and the heads of the major ninja clans had gathered.
With nearly half the village's top fighters away, all they could do was preserve as much of the village as possible against an Akatsuki attack.
Jiraiya, who was temporarily serving as acting Hokage, turned to the Advisory Duo and asked, "Advisors, how is the evacuation of the villagers progressing?"
Utatane Koharu said, "All civilian villagers have been evacuated, but the newly graduated genin and retired ninjas refuse to leave. They insist on staying to face the enemy."
Jiraiya fell into thought. He knew this showed their love for the village, but it could not be allowed.
Beside him, Tsunade slapped the table and said, "Absolutely not. Tell those ninjas that the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled must be sent to the shelter, even if you have to use force."
As director of Konoha Hospital, her words naturally carried considerable weight. Although the Advisory Duo was somewhat displeased, they still instructed their subordinates to carry out Tsunade's orders.
The clan heads naturally noticed this as well. Tsunade's straightforward temperament was certainly much better than that of the Third, who had failed in his duties. As the First's granddaughter, with illustrious military