If you ask an ordinary person living in the ninja world, a civilian living in the four major countries and small countries, what is the current world situation like, no matter he is a craftsman, a businessman, a clerk, a farmer...
He might say:
"The conflicts among the big shots have intensified, and the ninjas are probably going to fight again. Just like the two wars in the past few years, we civilians will probably be offended again."
If you ask more specifically, for example, what is the reason? What is the difference between this time and the last time?
He might analyze it like this:
"It should be caused by the reform in the Land of Fire. Everyone says that such-and-such doctrine is bad, saying that that kind of thinking is just like a cult. Can a cult have any good things? Is it normal for the daimyo to want to fight?
"
"As for the difference? I don't feel it at all, but why do I always feel like there has been another tax increase recently? Alas, what do those ninja things you mentioned have to do with us ordinary people? Why should we pay for the war?
"
This idea is very common. In the ninja world, most ordinary people among the civilian class believe that there is no essential difference between the war that is about to break out and the first and second ninja wars.
At most, the atmosphere seems to be more solemn.
But those who truly know the nature of this war, whether they are daimyo or officials, shadows or ninja village elders, all know the differences between this war and the previous two:
The first difference is that there is only one enemy.
Difference two, either win or die.
Their extremely clear minds, their own positions, and their eternal stance often mean that Kages have to endure far more pressure than ordinary people, even ordinary ninjas.
Yes, there is only one enemy, and that is the Kingdom of Fire.
The goal is extremely clear before the war begins.
There has never been a day when all the big and small ninja villages worked together to form an alliance to destroy the common enemy. This kind of grand occasion never happened even when the first Hokage, the god of ninja, Senju Hashirama was alive.
The reason for all this is not that Senju Hashirama is not strong enough, but that he does not have the ambition and desire to match his own strength.
But now, it's different.
Lei Luo, Konoha Jueying, the Fourth Hokage, the new ruler of the Fire Country.
This twenty-eight-year-old man has shown the world his danger time and time again...
And, offensive.
Little sparks gradually burned into a sea of fire, turning the towering trees, from leaves, branches, to roots, into red flames, which spread to the entire country, making the Country of Fire the "Land of Fire" in the true sense.
Ninja school reform, ninja clan integration, ninja reagents...
Rebuilding Ninja Village, military zone plan, annexing small countries...
The Country of Fire has completely boiled over. This ferocious beast is growing day by day, and has shown an extremely shocking desire for aggression, whether in thought or action...
All are like this.
No one can continue to remain calm in front of the Fire Country, just like no one is willing to accept death calmly, or accept the fate of being enslaved. This is the case for the daimyo, and the same is true for the ninjas who love their villages.
Anyone with foresight can see that with a ruler like Lei Luo here, the Fire Nation will sooner or later take the step to conquer the world.
Therefore, instead of reacting passively, it is better to take the initiative.
After a year of secret preparation, the four major ninja villages of the four major countries, and all the small ninja villages of the small countries that are qualified to participate in the Ninja World War, have established a sincere cooperative relationship.
They communicate with each other and accumulate strength secretly.
Waiting for the day when it breaks out.
The original bipolar pattern, the confrontation between the Rock and Sand Alliance and the Yunmu Alliance has been broken, and a new bipolar pattern, with fierce disputes between the old society and the new society, is gradually taking shape.
Yuyin Village is already taking action.
Like a fuse burning into a powder keg...
Only a few centimeters difference.
With the continuous development of the times, the dark clouds hanging over the ninja world seem to be thicker than before, so heavy that some people can almost breathe.
"Cough cough... cough cough..."
The wrinkled old skin is dotted with dark yellow and brown and black age spots. The viscous liquid coughed out from the lower head fell onto the top of the gray robe at the knees, and was marked with dots of bright red.
His shoulders shook slightly, but they soon calmed down.
Uchiha Madara has never felt so embarrassed. Konoha Shura, who has few opponents in his life, and the old man who cannot even kill monsters like Hashirama and Lei Luo...
But at this moment, even getting up is a little difficult. If you move a little bigger, you will feel a faint stinging pain in your heart, as if you are dying...
It will come in the next moment.
The numbness that spreads all over the body is getting worse day by day.
It's not poison, nor is it a recurrence of old wounds.
There is only one fundamental reason for this situation...
That is, time.
"Old Man Madara, you don't have much time. Do you have any last words?"
The cold voice sounded slightly more disappointed than before, and a hint of unspeakable melancholy flashed through Mizukage's eyes under the bamboo hat, as if he didn't want to see a strong man die on the bed.
…
regret.
The surrounding environment is still dark and damp. Obviously, this place is still the basement of Shuiying, but compared to the silence in the past, there is a bit more noise here today.
Behind Bing, stood silently a dozen Kirigakure ninjas with different appearances. They were male and female, tall and short, fat and thin. At this moment, they all looked forward in unison. The one sitting on the stone chair
It seems like an old man who will run out of gas in the next second.
These Kirigakure are Hyou's confidants. Like the older generation, there are still five Ninja Swordsmen and seven other Kirigakure backbones. The new generation of Kirigakure geniuses such as Terumi Mei, Kito Mangetsu, and Inikaki Kisame are all expressions.
The solemn ones stood out.
The mist ninjas showed up here not to do harm to Madara.
But just Bing, ordered them to come and watch.
What are you looking at? The end of Madara.
Why look? No one knows, not even Bing.
It's just that I thought I should come and take a look, that's all.
"Your mouth... still smells as bad as ever."
Slowly raising his skinny arm and wiping away the blood he had just coughed up from his clothes, Madara slowly raised his head and stared at the leader of the ice, paying no attention to the group of mist ninjas.
Then, he saw the one next to the blue eyes...
Purple, pupils with layers of purple ripples.
"If I have any last words, maybe there really is one..."
For some reason, when Madara was looking at Bing's bright eyes, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he responded to the rash woman's words uncharacteristically.
"Black Zetsu is the extension of my will, Uchiha Madara..."
"After I die, if you have any difficulties, you can consult him more."
Bing shifted his gaze slightly, and saw a man covered in pitch black standing next to Madara's stone chair, nodding slowly to her, with no expression on his strange black face.
There is only a pair of dark yellow eyes with no pupils...