"Where is Sasuke. Everyone from the Uchiha clan, have you seen where Sasuke went."
At the crowded and noisy main gate of Konoha Village, Naruto was slightly anxious because he could not see Sasuke's figure.
The ninja troops were about to set off, but Sasuke, one of the strongest ninjas in Konoha Village, was nowhere to be seen.
"Sasuke's eyes are temporarily unusable, Naruto, do not be anxious. He should arrive at the battlefield on time before the major battle. The assembly and convergence of the Five Great Nations' main forces will also take a few days." Sakumo Hatake explained to Naruto.
As the Fourth Hokage, he already knew that Naruto and Sasuke had been trained by the Sage of Six Paths for four years. Moreover, he had personally tested their strength. At this stage, Naruto and Sasuke could completely overwhelm the entire Konoha Village.
These two were Konoha's sharp blades and swords against Ryun. It was no exaggeration to call them the hope of the entire village.
"Alright. Then we will go to the border outpost and wait for him."
While ten thousand Konoha elites were leaving the village for battle, ten thousand ninjas from the Land of Earth, Land of Water, Land of Wind, and Land of Lightning were also rushing towards the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron.
Apart from the Five Great Nations, minor nations such as the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Hot Water also jointly dispatched ninja troops.
Ryun and Uchiha Obito's declaration of war was issued to the entire ninja world. Essentially all ninjas, and all ninja villages except for Otogakure and Amegakure, were the targets of these two individuals' declaration.
No one could stay out of this great ninja war.
At an open-air base somewhere in the ninja world.
"Obito, the Allied Shinobi Forces have mobilized collectively. They are assembling at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron. Should we make our move too." The Aloe White Zetsu relayed this message to Obito.
The initial indifference of the Five Great Ninja Nations towards Obito had made him very angry. Later, Ryun's full-scale declaration of war indeed greatly surprised Obito, but it also indirectly suited his wishes.
"Set off, for the Black Iron Plain."
With Uchiha Obito's order, one hundred thousand White Zetsu immediately began to move in an orderly manner.
"Additionally, there is another very strange matter. Both Amegakure and Otogakure are very calm. They seemingly do not plan to participate in this war." White Zetsu then reported another significant piece of news.
"It does not matter. Since that guy declared war, he will definitely appear. Perhaps he will participate in the war alone, or maybe along with the Akatsuki organization. That bastard is consistently arrogant and looks down on everyone."
It was the same when Amegakure declared war on Otogakure back then. Ryun dared to face the Akatsuki organization alone. He simply did not put those people in the Akatsuki organization in his eyes.
This time, if Otogakure and Amegakure are not moving, it should be a similar situation.
"As long as Uchiha Ryun and the ninjas of the Five Great Nations appear on the battlefield, then nothing else matters."
Obito wanted to absorb everyone's chakra, causing the Divine Tree to bud, and ultimately cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Currently, he could not control the power of the two Rinnegan. He lacked the ability, like Uchiha Madara, to fly into the sky and use the third Tsukuyomi eye to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Therefore, he could only enhance the Ten-Tails' power.
Actually, the method Uchiha Madara taught him was also this. He must first make the Divine Tree bloom before he can cast the genjutsu.
In the original Fourth Great Ninja War, the Ten-Tails was not complete. It grew a bud only after absorbing a large amount of chakra from the Allied Shinobi Forces. Uchiha Madara also absorbed the budding Divine Tree, which allowed his third Tsukuyomi eye to successfully grow.
Ryun had plundered the Ten-Tails' chakra multiple times over the years. Therefore, the Divine Tree within Obito's body now has no bud and is itself incomplete.
This is the real reason why Uchiha Obito initiated the decisive battle. He needs to recover the Ten-Tails' chakra, and also needs the chakra of the Allied Shinobi Forces to assist him.
Otogakure, Shadow Residence.
"Ryun. Why must you provoke a war. Is it really impossible to coexist peacefully." Might Dai heaved a heavy sigh.
He was sent by Konoha to Otogakure as a persuader. It would be best if he could convince Ryun to cease war and stop the fighting.
"Big brother, we are all family here, so I will tell you the truth."
Only Ryun's family and Might Dai were present in the villa's living room at that moment.
Seeing Ryun's serious expression, Might Dai promptly straightened his posture, assuming an attentive listening stance.
"This world is not as simple as you imagine. The Divine Tree that was outside our village before is actually an alien species. It is the originator of chakra. It was planted on our planet by evil aliens. That race is called the Otsutsuki clan."
"The power of the Otsutsuki clan is beyond my ability to describe. You only need to know they are far stronger than I am now. Moreover, they are about to descend upon our planet again to retrieve that Divine Tree."
"I need to merge all chakra into one before they arrive. Afterwards, I will use the power of the Divine Tree to eliminate all those foreign powerful enemies. Only in this way can we protect this world from the Otsutsuki clan."
Ryun intended to crown his upcoming atrocities with a righteous name. This would make it easier for Might Dai and his son, even his own wife and daughter, to accept, and they would continue to support him.
Although they trusted and supported him unconditionally, sometimes he still needed to give them a reason that would set their minds at ease. Only in this way could trust and support last long.
The series of shocking information left Might Dai somewhat unable to react, his brain even struggling to process so much complex information.
Seeing this, Ryun could not help but feel somewhat helpless, but in the end, he explained the situation regarding the Otsutsuki clan to him one by one.
"Such a terrifying race actually exists beyond our world. The legendary Sage of Six Paths is actually a descendant of this race too."
When Might Dai learned about Kaguya Otsutsuki, Hagoromo Otsutsuki and his brother, as well as the network of their descendants' relationships, he finally realized that Ryun's words were not fabricated nonsense meant to deceive him.
This world was simply not as simple and beautiful as he had imagined. His little brother was indeed not an evil, warmongering person. The position he stood in was too high. So high that no one could understand him.
Thinking about Ryun silently bearing such heavy responsibility and mission, Might Dai could not help but be moved to tears.
"Little brother, you must have your own difficulties and reasons for declaring war on the ninja world. Big brother believes in your character. Just go ahead and do what you must. Big brother will always support you."
Between Ryun and the village, Might Dai ultimately chose his little brother and gave up on persuading Ryun to hold back.
"However, I have one request. I hope you can agree to it."
After wiping his tears, Might Dai became uncharacteristically serious. Seeing this, Ryun also promptly sat up straight. "Big brother, please speak."
"That is. Do not entertain thoughts of slaughter."
Kushina had actually made this same request. Neither of them wanted to see Ryun engage in large-scale slaughter of Konoha ninjas, after all, they both came from Konoha themselves.
"Alright, I will try my best."
War inevitably involves death. At this point, Ryun truly could not guarantee that he would kill fewer people. He could only say that it all depends on the situation.
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