"What on earth... is going on?"
Inside Konoha, countless shinobi gathered around the red barrier, with Anbu and Military Police Force shinobi standing in front of them, blocking their way.
They had all received orders to intercept people. Although they did not know why, they had to obey their director's orders.
But once they arrived, they realized something was wrong. In particular, the barrier before them was definitely not something ordinary shinobi could touch.
Moreover, the terrifying booms and frightening energy fluctuations outside indicated that a battle beyond their imagination was taking place.
"But just who is fighting whom?"
The Anbu shinobi wondered silently. They were not alone; the ordinary Konoha shinobi were also intensely curious.
Not long ago, they had suddenly received a village-wide announcement, with orders issued by Shikaku Nara, the director of the Administrative Affairs Department.
He had conveyed them to everyone through Inoichi Yamanaka's secret technique. His voice echoed in everyone's minds, and his orders were simple-evacuate all civilians.
Although the order left them somewhat puzzled, their duty as shinobi was to obey.
Especially with the violent booms constantly sounding outside, they realized the situation was probably very serious.
Many of them wanted to go out and help, but unfortunately, the red barrier stopped them as soon as they reached the village entrance.
They could only watch anxiously. Hearing the constant booms and feeling the violent tremors that occasionally reached them, they seemed to realize how serious the problem was.
But only when towering trees rose outside the village, blocking their entire view, did they realize things were far more serious than they had imagined!
The only person who could use Wood Release now was their Lord Hokage.
In particular, the shinobi who had fought alongside Xia Yan in the war between Konoha and Kumogakure were