In Hokage Office, Third Hokage looked at the two pieces of information brought back by Yugao and fell into deep thought, his brows almost furrowed into a frown. The worst happened.
Kumogakure Battlefield has plunged Konoha into the quagmire of war. Once Operation Hurricane is true, then Konoha will be on the verge of destroying the village. Thinking of his teacher Second Hokage Entrusted by, Third Hokage quickly cheered up, relieved his anxious mood, and said to Yugao, "Thank you for your hard work. Let's go down and rest first. When the war starts, we won't have much time to rest."
Yugao responded, "Yes."
"Warbler, come here."
The name Anbu who is connected to Anyo appears here.
Third Hokage handed him the information in his hand and said, "Give this information to Jiraiya and ask him to be careful about Iwagakure's movements and strengthen his defenses."
"Yes." Ying took the information and prepared to leave.
"Wait." Third Hokage hesitated for a moment and then said, "Send a Anbu to make a copy of the information to Minato, and let him act independently according to the Battlefield situation."
From here we can see that Third Hokage has absolute trust in Minato. Looking at the entire Konoha, only Minato has the speed to travel between two Battlefield.
Ying quickly understood Third Hokage's intention, turned around and disappeared into the room.
Kumogakure and Iwagakure have been temporarily solved, leaving only Sunagakure. Intelligence shows that they dispatched five thousand people. Based on this number, Konoha has no extra troops to fight against Sunagakure.
With Anyo alone, it might be okay to assassinate him to delay the attack, but facing Ninja's army, there was nothing he could do. Third Hokage was so anxious that he couldn't make up his mind.
After a long time, Third Hokage sighed and disappeared from the office.
When he appeared again, Third Hokage came to Konoha Hospital alone. Looking at the hospital full of injured patients and the busy Medical Ninja, his heart was deeply touched.
Without disturbing anyone, Third Hokage saw Tsunade who was treating the wounded at Critical Care Room. Shizune immediately noticed the arrival of Third Hokage and was just about to call...
Third Hokage shook his head at Shizune and motioned for her to continue helping Tsunade.
Shizune nodded and assisted Tsunade from the side. The seriously injured Ninja was not much less injured than outside. Tsunade alone was really too busy. Fortunately, her Summoning Beast Katsuyu can temporarily hang on Ninja's life, so that he can be treated one by one.
After this batch was finished, Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and joked, "Old man, aren't you supposed to be busy running around at this time? How come you have time to come here."
Third Hokage chuckled and said, "Look at you, let me have a chat with you by the way."
Tsunade asked curiously, "Oh, what are you talking about?"
Tsunade was shocked by the first topic Third Hokage talked about.
"Do you want to be Hokage?"
Tsunade's complexion changed, he realized something was wrong, and said cautiously, "Did the war change, Konoha was defeated again?"
Third Hokage shook his head and chuckled, "Don't be nervous. The war is relatively stable at the moment. I'm just here to have a casual chat with you, just like a teacher and a student."
"Tch." Tsunade pursed his lips and said, "I'm not interested, old man. I'd better leave this kind of thing to others. When the war is over, I want to live my own life."
"With Anyo?"
Tsunade's face turned red but he did not refute.
Third Hokage couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene. It seems that the relationship between the two is progressing faster than expected, but...
"He agreed?"
Tsunade replied firmly, "Yes, we have made an agreement."
Shizune on the side obviously didn't expect to hear such a big gossip in Unintentional. He immediately remembered the scene when Unintentional saw the two people "hugging" together, and he was secretly proud. I really guessed it right.
"Okay, let me wish you all the best first." Third Hokage's face flashed with relief, and then he pretended to be relaxed and said, "But during this period, Konoha has to leave it to you."
"What do you mean, you want to leave?" Tsunade finally realized something was wrong. "Something must have happened, right? Old man, tell me what happened."
"Hey." Third Hokage knew Tsunade's personality. If he didn't explain it clearly to her, I'm afraid it wouldn't work. In the end, he handed over the information about Operation Hurricane.
Tsunade looked gloomy after reading it. She knew very well the current situation of Konoha. Once this information was true, there wouldn't be that much inside Konoha. Ninja to deal with it. It is probably difficult to find even 300 Ninja in the village now. This number also includes the injured Ninja.
Tsunade understood Third Hokage's plan. "So, do you plan to face Sunagakure's five thousand army alone?"
Third Hokage had already planned it and analyzed. "There is a natural barrier between us and Land of Wind, that is Kikyo Mountain, and there has been inside for a long time. Konoha Ninja is stationed, numbering nearly a thousand people. I will personally take command. I believe we can hold them back for a long time. Sunagakure will also suffer heavy losses among Third Shinobi World War and will not engage in a war of attrition with us."
Tsunade volunteered and said, "In that case, let me go."
Third Hokage refused. "No, your ability needs to be close to you to use it. Sunagakure's Puppeteer can restrain you. What's more, Anyo is also there. As long as he is here, Sunagakure's poison can't do anything to us."
Tsunade was anxious. "But what will happen to a village without a shadow in charge? You should know that Sunagakure is a lesson learned from the past."
"Okay, I have decided." Third Hokage said with a heavy tone, "I am the person who inherited the spirit of First and Second Hokage. I always firmly believe that the will of fire burns. It can illuminate the entire village and make new leaves sprout. When you want to protect yourself and be a cherished person, the true power of Ninja will be shown. Therefore, I will not fail, and Konoha will not fail."
After saying this, Third Hokage nodded to Tsunade, turned around and left.
"You guys have to come back alive..." Tsunade muttered to himself as he looked at Third Hokage's back.
Eight days later, Operation Hurricane launched as expected.
Iwagakure Tsuchikage led an army of ten thousand to launch a fierce attack on Hideout of Konoha. At the same time, the "five thousand" Sunagakure troops led by Rasa also attacked the sidelines of Konoha. The war broke out in full force, and Third Shinobi World War entered the most intense situation.
Tsunade, who had been prepared for a long time, issued an order at Hokage Office, ordering the village to enter the highest alert state, and all Ninja were in place at various designated points prepared in advance.
All the villagers in Konoha entered the protective cave under the leadership of several Chunin. The villagers looked a little nervous, but when they thought of the glory of Third Hokage, everyone felt relieved. They all followed Chunin very cooperatively and walked in an orderly manner.