"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"Konoha has engaged in a sneak attack!"
"Quickly inform the Elders Chiyo and Ebizo!"
With the third Kazekage missing, Elder Chiyo is now in charge of everything in the village.
The news soon spread to the Sand Shinobi Building.
"What?!" Hearing about Konoha's attack, Chiyo and the others, who were still planning how to gather resources on the Mist Shinobi battlefield, turned pale in shock. All the high-level individuals became more desperate.
"Can you repeat that?"
"Konoha has attacked the border stronghold of our Sand Shinobi!"
"Where are the Anbu?! Where are the Patrol Shinobi?"
"What are you all doing?"
Facing Chiyo's series of questions, the reporting ninja hurriedly lowered his head and begged for mercy, knowing that pursuing blame was futile at this moment.
Konoha's army had already arrived at the door.
"Quick! Summon all the ninjas in the village!"
"Everyone, follow me to the entrance!"
"Rely on terrain defence!"
In this situation, Chiyo dared not neglect and quickly issued several orders. Everyone hurried to the entrance of the village.
Fortunately, the gate to Sunagakure was built on a steep mountainside with only one narrow passage. It was challenging for Konoha to attack Sand Shinobi from the main gate.
While rushing towards the gate, Chiyo suddenly thought of something. With a hesitant expression on her face, she soon made up her mind and called an Anbu.
"Go, contact the troops led by Pakura as soon as possible!"
"Instruct her to return! We'll surround Konoha from both sides!"
"Perhaps this time we can take a bite out of Konoha!"
Having received Chiyo's orders, the Anbu didn't dare to neglect and quickly left to deliver the message. The objective was to pass the news to Pakura as soon as possible.
Soon, Chiyo and the others arrived at the gate. Peering into the distance, they saw Konoha's army setting up camp.
"That damn Konoha!"
"These guys are fully prepared! So the killers of water daimyo must also be from Konoha."
Just with a quick glance, Chiyo became furious. It seemed that Konoha had long been ready to attack Sand Shinobi. They had sent an army here shortly after Sand Shinobi had dispatched their troops to attack Mist Shinobi.
"Hmph! Do they want to attack our Sand Shinobi? I want to see how much appetite Konoha has!"
Following Chiyo's commands, the ninjas of Sand Shinobi started building fortifications. At the same time, Chiyo's orders were quickly transmitted to the Mist Shinobi battlefield using secret techniques.
Upon receiving the information, Pakura's face changed drastically. This unexpected attack by Konoha threw their plans into disarray. The other ninjas in the camp were equally shocked to learn about the sneak attack from behind.
Without hesitation, they started organizing their supplies to return to the village. However, Pakura realized that if they didn't leave a team behind to Defend, Sunagakure might be vulnerable to another attack from another village upon their return.
"Leave a team to defend!"
"Large troops gather the supplies that can be taken away, and set off immediately!"
With Pakura's order, the Sand Shinobi army quickly gathered everything they could and followed her lead in withdrawing from the Mist Shinobi battlefield.
"Um?"
"What's happening? Why did Sand Shinobi retreat?"
"Great news!"
"We survived..."
The mist ninjas on the battlefield breathed a sigh of relief as they saw Sand Shinobi retreat. This eased the tension on all fronts, allowing them to allocate more troops to other battlefields.
The third Mizukage also heaved a sigh of relief. Under multi-line combat, Kirigakure's strength had been significantly weakened, but now the situation had improved.
At that moment, outside the Land of the Damning Mansion:
"Aren't the daimyos all guarded by the Twelve Ninjas?"
"I didn't notice any powerful ninjas in this damn mansion."
"Forget it; killing the daimyo would be even better. Let's complete the mission!"
The Third Mizukage had sent assassins to kill the Earth country's daimyo. Kirigakure's situation was already dire, and they couldn't afford to continue this way. So, they were resorting to extreme measures.
The Shinobi were the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure: Jūzō Biwa, Fuguki Suikazan, and Kushimaru Kuriarare. The other four were sent to the DaiymoMansion in the Land of Thunder.
With the skills of the Seven Elite Jounin and the powerful Ninja swords, they soon succeeded in their mission, and the news of the daimyo's assassination spread from the Land of Earth and the Land of Thunder.
"It's terrible! The daimyo has been killed!"
"Oh, my Kami! Kirigakure has gone mad!"
"How dare they?"
For a moment, panic spread through the prestigious Daimyo mansions of the two countries.
The successor of the daimyo swiftly assumed the position.
However, the newly appointed daimyos quickly issued an order to withdraw their troops. The reason was simple: they had just taken office and hadn't had the chance to fully enjoy it. They didn't want to risk an early death if Kirigakure's assassins continued their lunatic attacks.
"What a bunch of lunatics!"
"Father, what should we do now?"
Kitsuchi turned to Onoki, seeking guidance.
As the soul of Iwagakure, Onoki pondered for a moment before giving the army's order.
"We don't have to engage with Kirigakure in battle."
"But withdrawing our troops after preparing so extensively, who will bear the losses?"
"Attention! The army has withdrawn to the country of Taki! and Attack from the Land of Taki to the Land of Fire!"
Although resources were lost, Konoha had defeated the Country of Grass before. The newly appointed Fourth Hokage wanted to give Ohnoki another chance to shine. Now was the time!
The lost materials were recovered from the Land of Fire. Soon, Iwagakure withdrew from the Mist Shinobi battlefield, followed by the evacuation of Cloud Shinobi Village.
Upon receiving the daimyo's order, the Third Raikage also withdrew from the Kirigakure battlefield with his army. The relationship between Cloud Shinobi Village and Thunder Country Daimyo was harmonious. Though the Third Raikage may have been foolish, he wasn't stupid. Seeing the wasted resources in Kirigakure and Konoha's powerful movements, he seized the opportunity to attack Konoha.
After the Cloud Shinobi army withdrew from the Mist Shinobi battlefield, the Third Raikage personally led the army. The AB group, which had just made a significant impact on the Mist Shinobi battlefield, now turned their focus towards the Land of Fire.
As Rock Shinobi and Cloud Shinobi, all began to shift their focus to attack the Land of Fire, it pleased the Third Mizukage greatly. Several ninja villages had withdrawn from the battlefield, leaving only the Konoha army stationed in the Land of the Whirlpools.
"Hmph! Let's strike back!"
"Assemble an army! Mist Shinobi will join in!"
The thought of everyone coming to fight Mist Shinobi infuriated the Third Mizukage. With the crisis for Mist Shinobi over, there was no place to vent this anger. Kirigakure now turned its attention towards Konoha.
All blood succession families dispatched their family ninjas at the same time, and the seven ninjas were all called upon by the Third Mizukage.
Soon, the news reached the Hokage building. Seeing that the four major ninja villages had launched an attack on the Land of Fire, Ryan remained unfazed.
"Hahaha, it's just a matter of time before we deal with all of you!"
"Minato, let's move according to the plan!"
Ryan had anticipated such events when he ordered the attack on Sand Shinobi. A fight against one or four countries was not an issue for the current Konoha. Most importantly, with Ryan's Six Paths-level combat power, it was impossible for the four major ninja villages to defeat him together.
Having received Ryan's orders, Minato quickly arranged the previous deployment according to the plan. The two armies swiftly assembled, with Tsunade and Orochimaru serving as the commanders of the respective forces. They headed towards the battlefields of Iwagakure and Cloud Shinobi Villages.
In a surprising turn of events, the object of siege by the four countries changed from Kirigakure to Konoha. The entire ninja world plunged into chaos!