Konoha, shrouded in darkness, was no longer peaceful as before. All the ninjas in the village who were not on missions outside gathered towards the Hokage Building in the center. In this atmosphere, the air gradually became colder. In front of the building, figures arrived one after another, and finally, a large number of people gathered here. Without exception, they were all ninjas.
The ninjas stood neatly in their group positions. Some revealed their worries, while others whispered to each other, but without exception, their faces were solemn. Under the dim moonlight tonight, most of them looked disappointed.
On the Hokage Building, there were dozens of figures standing. Rustle! Until a certain moment, several footsteps were heard on the Hokage Building. Although for ordinary people, this sound is almost negligible, with the hearing of ninjas, it is enough to capture them. So many ninjas raised their heads, and several figures appeared in front of everyone. They were several high-ranking officials in Konoha Village: Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and even Shimura Danzo, who is in charge of the Root. Among them was Sandaime Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The biggest difference between these four Konoha high-ranking officials and usual ones was that they were all wearing combat uniforms. Sandaime looked heavy-hearted, glanced at the many Konoha ninjas, and then said, "Now, I want to announce a piece of news that you should have already known."
Now, all the ninjas looked over and held their breath. "That is, the war between the major ninja countries has broken out again!" Sandaime said in a deep voice. He himself did not like to fight, but at this point, for the benefit of the country and the village, he had no choice.
Many Konoha ninjas heard this, although everyone already knew the news, but when it was really announced by Sandaime, it still caused many people's pupils to shrink. "Many years ago, at the end of the last Ninja World War, I took over the position and responsibility of Hokage from the previous Hokage. He entrusted all of this to me, so I, Sarutobi Hiruzen, will protect the peace of the Land of Fire and the Konoha Ninja Village at any cost, even my life!"
"And I believe that you, as Konoha ninjas, also have this goal!" Sandaime did not have much to say, because he believed in these ninjas who he watched grow up. When he finished speaking, many Konoha ninjas did not shout loudly, because war was not something to be thankful for. Shouts do not represent action, and the ninjas who are determined to die are extremely calm. But Sandaime could already see the determination in each of their eyes.
"Very good, then I declare that the Second Ninja War begins!" Sandaime said, and then in front of the many ninjas, the leaders of each group had received the corresponding tasks before. They contacted their team members, and then turned and left without too many words.
Swish! For a moment, many ninjas were running fast in the streets of Konoha, with some fierceness in their eyes. However, they tried their best to avoid ordinary people to avoid panic. The Ninja World War was a war between ninjas, and had nothing to do with civilians. The ninjas of Konoha fought bloody battles to prevent ordinary people from suffering from the war.
However, that was only relative. For civilians in a country that has become a battlefield, stability and safety have become a luxury. In his room, Minato sighed as he watched the many Konoha ninjas rushing to the battlefield. After this war, how many of these ninjas will survive? And in that small country called the Land of Rain, how many families will be broken apart.
But in a different position, although Minato expressed regret, he would not hold back when he met the ninjas of the Rain Village on the battlefield. This is like the question that Jiraiya asked himself, the answer that cannot be easily found. Perhaps, fundamentally, the existence of the ninja system is a contradiction.
When the many ninjas in front of the Hokage Building dispersed, all the ninjas of the Uchiha clan at the edge of Konoha gathered together. "As ninjas of the Uchiha clan, you are not allowed to retreat on the battlefield. You must let all enemy ninjas know that as long as the Uchiha exists in Konoha, it is inviolable!" The patriarch of the Uchiha clan opened and closed his eyes. His originally black eyes suddenly turned scarlet, and three magatama were slowly rotating in them. Sharingan!
"Inviolable!" The same was true for many Uchiha ninjas. Their Sharingan was revealed. Among them, only a small number of people had three magatama, and they were all the real elites of the Uchiha clan. Most of them only had a single magatama, but even so, the Uchiha clan, which possessed the Sharingan, is a formidable opponent for ninjas from any country.
In the corner of this gathering place, Uchiha Yoruki, who was hiding there, clenched his fists tightly. The surprise in his eyes flashed by. Uchiha Yoruki knew that the clan and the village were at odds, but when it came to the war, everyone put aside their past prejudices. Because the Uchiha clan is also part of Konoha.
Among the crowd, a boy who had a two magatama Sharingan and was about fourteen or fifteen years old glanced in the direction where Uchiha Yoruki was hiding, and then moved his eyes back again. "Follow me!" After that, dozens of Uchiha ninjas left the clan under the leadership and stepped into the battlefield first. After the meeting, the boy came to a courtyard of the Uchiha clan, walked to a door in a familiar way, paused for a moment, and then knocked on the eaves of the door.
"Huahua!" Then the door was opened, and the girl who appeared in front of the boy had a very beautiful face, but at this moment, her brows were slightly frowned. "Brother Fugaku?" Mikoto was surprised when she saw the person coming, but the sadness between her brows was immediately relieved.
"Mikoto, I will go to the battlefield tomorrow, so I came to say goodbye to you today." Uchiha Fugaku directly stated the purpose of his visit. In fact, he came this time just to see the girl. Because he didn't know if he could come back alive from the battlefield.
"Yeah." Mikoto nodded, but the sadness and worry in her expression could not be concealed. Fugaku also nodded and turned to leave.
"You must come back safely!" At this time, the girl's voice came from behind him. Fugaku heard the words, and a smile appeared on his stern face. As long as she said this, it was enough.
"Definitely!" He didn't look back, but responded heavily, and then disappeared into the night. He knew clearly that after he left, the students of the ninja school would probably graduate and go to the battlefield. Although they were weak in combat power, they could only perform some logistical transportation tasks at most, but who could guarantee true safety on the battlefield?
"You must stay safe, too!" Uchiha Fugaku said silently in his heart. The reason why he didn't tell Mikoto about these things was because he wanted her to spend the last peaceful night. But tonight, who can fall asleep?
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