Parallel World 4.
While the battle on the side of Parallel World 2 is going smoothly, the side of Parallel World 4 is not peaceful either.
The Kyuubi Rebellion tore Konoha from its position as the winner of the Third Shinobi World War.
Then, with the loss of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, Danzo, acting as Hokage's agent, took power.
The whole ninja world speculated on how badly Konoha was wounded? What was the situation with the terrifying Yellow Flash? Was he still alive?
The three major villages, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure, all suffered heavy casualties in the Third Shinobi World War, so they all chose to sit and wait and see for a while.
Although Kumogakure lost the Third Raikage, its overall strength didn't decrease much, and it always looked down upon Konoha.
It was the first to emerge, intentionally creating conflict, criticizing and testing Konoha and the Land of Fire.
For the sake of gathering prestige, to truly sit in the position of Hokage, Danzo refused the threat from Kumogakure and declared that he would never compromise with evil!
He would never stain the purity of the Will of Fire!
Kumogakure was furious and immediately sent troops to attack.
The 'hard-hearted Danzo' was not accustomed to it and immediately sent troops to attack.
Both sides used the Hot Springs Country sandwiched between the Land of Fire and the Land of Thunder as a battlefield, and dozens of medium-sized encounters took place.
The poor Hot Springs Country, as one of the small countries, had no right to say no.
Known as "seven mountains, three rivers, and no fields" and famous in the ninja world for its thriving hot spring industry and tourism industry.
Yugakure Village was even nicknamed the 'village that forgot war'. It couldn't even compare to Otogakure Village next door.
Amegakure Village became the battlefield of the three major powers during the Second Shinobi World War, and at least there was Hanzo leading it.
Yugakure Village was not so lucky and could only cower and let Konoha and Kumogakure destroy and conquer it.
At first, the battle situation was not very favorable for Konoha.
Danzo, who lacked prestige and support, could only mobilize ordinary ninjas in Konoha, but it was difficult to mobilize elite ninjas from major clans. Including the Sarutobi Clan, the Hyuga Clan, the Uchiha Clan, etc... They didn't care much about him, they only sent a few genin clan members to participate in the battle, just to show their respect.
Danzo couldn't force them, so he could only silently poke and curse them around with his cane.
The lack of elite combat power naturally led to losses on the battlefield.
After dozens of rounds of encounters, Konoha's forces lost most of their troops, so much so that the battle line was once pushed to the border of the Land of Fire!
This time Danzo was in a hurry.
This was the only turning point in his life!
Never lose!
If he lost, he would not only lose the position of Hokage, but he would most likely be held accountable as well!
Danzo secretly went to find Hiruzen.
The retired Third Hokage finally indulged Danzo again and released the power of Konoha that he held.
Hiruzen directly sent many elites from the Sarutobi Clan, a large number of Konoha's elite close-combat troops, and forced other clans to send a number of elite ninjas to attack.
Almost half of Konoha's true strength was invested.
It also proved that even though Hiruzen had retired, the power in his hands was still not to be underestimated.
With the investment of Konoha's true main force, the battle line was quickly pushed back.
However, Kumogakure was unyielding and also sent its main force to fight.
More intense battles took place between the two sides in Hot Springs Country. However, this time, both camps were balanced, neither gaining much advantage.
After all, Konoha still had a deep foundation.
Even after suffering heavy losses in the Third Shinobi World War and the Kyuubi Rebellion, elite combat power still existed. In addition, the overall quality and combat strength of ninjas were slightly better than the other four villages.
In the original plot, the Kyuubi Rebellion and the deaths of Minato and his wife, there was a local war between Konoha and Kumogakure, which lasted for three years. Both sides had been going back and forth, but neither side gained much advantage.
Then both sides stopped fighting and signed a peace treaty.
Once the treaty was signed, Kumogakure became even bolder and did not hesitate to send a leader to kidnap Hinata, further testing Konoha, and finally forcing Konoha's reality, and obtaining a pair of Byakugan for free.
During this period, Konoha even experienced a small-scale local war with Iwagakure.
It's enough to see how thick Konoha Village's health bar is!
If it weren't for the subsequent destruction of the Uchiha Clan, the other four villages wouldn't even be able to see the limit of Konoha's health bar!
Just like that, the battle situation reached a stalemate.
Danzo wasn't in a hurry but was happy.
Because a stalemate meant there was still hope of victory.
He still had an ace up his sleeve that was useless!
That was the Root organization!
The average strength of the Root ninjas was slightly stronger than the ANBU. Moreover, they were all trained from a young age, and they were all brainwashed by him to become deadly fighters, the type who would risk their lives without hesitation.
Once put into the battlefield, it would definitely play a major role!
With Danzo's character of not being afraid until the last moment, not for sufficient benefits, his trump card would never be used.
But now was the critical moment!
As long as he invested Root, Konoha could win and he could ascend to the throne of Hokage.
Even if all the Root ninjas were sacrificed, Danzo wouldn't frown!
Danzo still resolutely eradicated Root.
He couldn't afford it, and he didn't want to.
Danzo wasn't stupid, he knew that Kumogakure was testing Konoha. Once Konoha failed to win quickly, or was dragged into a war, the truth and lies would be revealed.
The other major villages would definitely be ready to pounce and bite.
Danzo was ambitious, but he was very self-aware.
He wasn't Namikaze Minato, but he couldn't defeat the Four Nations Alliance. Therefore, he had to win quickly against Kumogakure to suppress the greed of other ninja villages!
The addition of Root didn't disappoint Danzo.
Relying on their extraordinary strength and fearless courage, the Root ninjas almost exchanged their lives for their lives and killed many elite Jonin team captains in Kumogakure Village.
This caused Kumogakure's forces to fall into chaos and almost the entire front line was lost.
Kumogakure was soon forced to retreat from Hot Springs Country.
Of course, Konoha's side took advantage of the victory and pursued them all the way, breaking through the territory of the Land of Frost until they entered the Land of Thunder.
Konoha's momentum was like a rainbow, and many villagers were inspired.
In the Hokage's Office, seeing the good news coming from the front line, Konoha's forces had broken through the border of the Land of Lightning.
Danzo was overjoyed!
He was filled with unprecedented joy.
"We can win!"
"It's safe!"
"There's no need to completely defeat Yunyin Village. I just need to reach the entrance of Kumogakure Village. I can get enough prestige and fame."
"The position of Hokage is mine!"
"I'm coming!"
"Hiruzen, you will eventually be shot by me!"