Looking at the detailed battlefield intelligence analysis in his hand, Ōnoki frowned, because he felt a sense of familiarity from the traces of that battlefield.
"It's very similar to the last time; there are cracks and shattering everywhere. If I'm not mistaken, it's very likely the work of the same person."
"Damn it, who is this guy? Why is there absolutely no information about him? Even top-secret information from Konoha shouldn't be completely unknown on this battlefield."
Unable to contain his anger, Ōnoki slammed the intelligence file onto the table.
After a while, Ōnoki took a deep breath, slowly calmed down, and a sharp, cold glint finally flashed in his eyes.
"If we keep losing in local wars, then the only option left is a real head-on battle."
Once a direct confrontation breaks out, almost all ninjas will have to gather together, and any hidden forces they may be concealing will be exposed.
After the outbreak of the Second Shinobi World War, the three Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha all exercised restraint and delayed the arrival of the decisive battle, as none of them wanted to easily start a final war.
However, Konoha is now gaining the upper hand in local battles, Ōnoki has learned that even Sunagakure has suffered considerable losses.
Continuing to fight localized wars would clearly lead to a series of losses, leaving only a decisive frontal battle as an option.
The Land of Rain, Konoha Camp.
Having dealt with the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force, Jiraiya felt completely relaxed and walked into the command post with a touch of nonchalance.
But because he was too proud of himself, he didn't look at the ground when he entered and tripped.
He crashed headfirst to the ground, Jiraiya fortunately, Elite Jonin after all. With a push of his back leg, he did a somersault in mid-air and landed steadily in front of Hatake Sakumo.
Hatake Sakumo: "..."
cough!!
Jiraiya coughed twice, realizing he had indeed gotten a bit carried away. The annihilation of the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force had nothing to do with him.
"Lord Sakumo, this is a summary of the complete annihilation of the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force."
"Um."
Hatake Sakumo nodded, reached out and took it, glanced at it, and then smiled, as if he had known this would happen all along.
Seeing Hatake Sakumo's expression, Jiraiya more astonished and couldn't help but ask, "That Anbu Ninja is indeed terrifyingly strong. Who exactly is he?"
"I'm sorry, this information is currently top secret."
Hatake Sakumo smiled at Jiraiya. Actually, it wouldn't have mattered if he had told Jiraiya, but the rules still had to be followed.
As for Tsunade knowing, it's because he and Hiruzen Sarutobi had discussed Tsunade's situation many times before; Tsunade was essentially a link between Uya and the village.
"Top Secret?!"
Jiraiya's eyes widened Jiraiya. An ordinary Anbu's identity would never qualify as top secret, so there was no doubt that Uya's identity was extremely high, even within the Anbu.
This made Jiraiya more confused about Uya's identity. Logically speaking, he should know almost all the high-ranking officials and powerful figures in the village, but it seemed that none of them matched the description.
Orochimaru? Tsunade?
Obviously not.
"Alright, no need to overthink it. If I'm not mistaken, after this defeat, Iwagakure should be launching a full-scale war."
"You should be able to find out who he is then."
Hatake Sakumo spoke quietly to Jiraiya.
Upon hearing that a direct confrontation was about to take place, Jiraiya's expression instantly turned serious.
A head-on battle would obviously require all the Konoha Ninja on this battlefield to come together.
Moreover, it is estimated that this will completely determine the course of the Second Shinobi World War!
A storm is brewing, and the wind is howling.
Not only at the Konoha camp in the Land of Rain, but also in Konoha in the Land of Fire, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi a solemn expression.
If he hadn't known that the Kazekage and Tsuchikage hadn't personally gone to the Land of Rain's battlefield, he might already be standing in the Land of Rain right now.
"The final battle... is coming."
With a soft sigh, Hiruzen Sarutobi walked to the window and gazed into the distance.
"With Uya's current strength, he's extremely important in this final battle."
"But... can he really be trusted?"
Danzo, who had somehow returned to Konoha from the front lines, walked slowly to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side.
" Uya, after all, is from an outsider village."
" Sarutobi, you can use him, but you absolutely cannot give him power."
Danzo looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with utmost seriousness and solemnity.
Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent, staring at the sky outside, lost in thought.
At this very moment.
Uya was not in Konoha's camp, but was heading deeper into the Land of Rain.
Although Uya didn't care much about the overall situation of the Second Shinobi World War, he could easily sense that a decisive battle was imminent and not far off.
Before this decisive battle, Uya decided to first take care of Konan Yahiko's affairs.
Most importantly, Uya wanted to see if Konan and Yahiko had already encountered Nagato by this time.
Keep moving forward.
Soon, Uya returned to the place where he had taught Konan and Yahiko Ninjutsu, but it was empty and deserted.
After shaking his head, Uya headed to a nearby town.
However, after searching the entire town, they couldn't find any trace of Konan and Yahiko, and even after Uya inquired, he couldn't get any information.
It's as if the two of them just vanished into thin air!
"Strange... If Nagato had simply vanished without a trace, that would be understandable, but Konan Yahiko? How could this have happened?"
Uya frowned, feeling somewhat confused.
At that moment, Uya circled around several nearby towns, hunting down scouts and agents from other ninja villages, while also gathering some intelligence himself.
However, no trace of Yahiko and Konan was found.
However, one thing is certain: they are definitely not dead, because they are no longer ordinary people, but ninjas.
If he had been killed, it would have caused a huge commotion; it's impossible that we haven't been able to find out anything like this.
It's very likely that they're currently in a place far away from here.
"In that case, there's nothing more to do. But I suppose the upcoming decisive battles will all take place on large battlefields, so it shouldn't have any impact."
After taking a deep breath, Uya shook his head and finally gave up the search.
However, just as Uya was preparing to return to the Konoha camp, he encountered a person who was completely unexpected.
Orochimaru!
The two met in a small town. Orochimaru seemed to be on some mission and was also returning to the Konoha camp.
Of course, Orochimaru used Transformation Technique.
Uya didn't recognize Orochimaru at first either. It has to be said that Orochimaru's Transformation Technique is extremely perfect, or rather... Orochimaru may not have used an ordinary Transformation Technique at all, but a more advanced one.