The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 81 The Fourth Shinobi World War Breaks Out

"What did you say?"

"Konoha Village has been destroyed?"

Onoki stared at the ANBU ninja reporting to him with his dim old eyes, and almost laughed out of anger.

Do you really think I'm senile?

"That's Konoha Village!"

"The most powerful ninja village in the ninja world!"

"During the three previous Shinobi World Wars, when the four nations attacked the Land of Fire together, Konoha wasn't destroyed!"

"Who can destroy Konoha?"

"You previously reported that the Uchiha clan, a powerful clan in the ninja world, was destroyed because of a rogue ninja, Uchiha Itachi. That was already unbelievable, but now you're saying that even Konoha Village was destroyed!"

"I don't know if Konoha Village was destroyed or not, but our Iwagakure's intelligence department should definitely be destroyed!"

The ANBU ninja kept his head down, almost as if he were swearing an oath.

"Lord Tsuchikage, I know this information sounds absurd, but both spies inside and outside Konoha have sent this message back."

"To ensure the information was accurate, I even sent someone to Konoha Village to verify its authenticity."

"According to intelligence reports, Konoha Village has been razed to the ground; the entire village has vanished. Only a huge meteorite remains on the ruins of Konoha Village."

"Thanks to the cleverness of our spies, who ran away at the first sign of danger and didn't risk their lives for Konoha at all, they survived."

"Hiss..." Onoki gasped, his voice trembling. "Are you serious?"

"It's absolutely true, Lord Tsuchikage!"

"Oh, right, there were also spies from several other ninja villages near Konoha at the same time. But the people of Konoha are busy with disaster relief right now and don't have time to deal with them."

"The losses suffered by Konoha this time were truly devastating. The exact number of ninja and civilian casualties is impossible to count. All we could see were rows of corpses, families dressed in mourning, and wailing everywhere."

"Great!" Onoki slapped his thigh, stood up abruptly, and then with a "crack," his waist twisted.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..." Onoki clutched his lower back, completely ignoring the pain, and shouted excitedly, "Quick, gather all the Jonin in the village for a meeting! We must seize this golden opportunity to launch a swift attack on the Land of Fire and take back everything we can!"

"Oh, right, who did this? Was it those barbarians from the Land of Thunder?"

"No, Tsuchikage-sama, according to reliable intelligence, it was the Land of Rain that destroyed Konoha!"

"What?!" Onoki's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Hanzo the Salamander is old enough to have this ability?"

"It's not Hanzo the Salamander!" the ANBU ninja hurriedly explained, "According to the latest news, Hanzo the Salamander was killed many years ago. The current rulers of Amegakure are an organization called 'Akatsuki,' whose leader is Nagato, a powerful ninja with eyes like the Sage of Six Paths!"

"What?!" Onoki was even more astonished. "How could a tiny country like this, even with one or two powerful ninjas, possibly destroy Konoha?"

"It's not just one or two. It's said that the Akatsuki organization recruited many S-rank rogue ninjas from various countries, including Orochimaru, one of the original Legendary Sannin of Konoha, as well as rogue ninjas from the Uchiha clan such as Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and An Uchiha."

"But intelligence also indicates that Itachi Uchiha and Anne Uchiha fought again on the battlefield that day."

"All participants in the two-on-one fight are dead. Only a few eyewitnesses from afar have provided some information. Further confirmation is needed to determine the specifics."

"There's no reason to destroy the entire Hidden Leaf Village!" Onoki stroked his beard, still half-believing.

"It is said that all three of them have awakened the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan."

"What?!" Onoki was shocked again, suddenly recalling the days when he was dominated by the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha.

The overwhelming Wood Release techniques and the towering Susanoo were the nightmares of all ninjas of their generation.

"In addition, the intelligence also mentioned that the Nine-Tails appeared on the battlefield twice that day, but was eventually killed by a huge meteorite falling from the sky."

"All the ninjas who participated in that battle, when they mentioned Nagato, the leader of the Akatsuki, unanimously used the same word to describe him: God!"

"All ninjas believe that Nagato possesses godlike power, a power that is absolutely beyond the reach of humans!"

"Hmph, that's an exaggeration!" Onoki scoffed, "A bunch of ignorant juniors who've never seen the world have no idea how terrifying truly powerful ninjas are!"

"I don't believe that guy named Nagato can surpass Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha!"

"But none of that matters anymore. We don't need to pay attention to them. Let's just attack the Land of Fire and grab the benefits first."

"We can deal with the Land of Rain later!"

"yes!"

After receiving the order, the ANBU ninjas immediately notified all the Jonin in the village, and soon after, a Jonin meeting was held.

Naturally, after learning the relevant information, all the Jonin immediately and unanimously passed the motion to wage war against the Land of Fire.

The ninja villages were originally military organizations. Once a war mobilization order was issued, this war machine immediately started operating at high speed. Before long, figures shot out from the Iwagakure village and headed towards the Kusagakure village.

The Land of Fire and the Land of Earth are not adjacent; they are separated by the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Waterfall. To wage war, one must pass through these countries.

In the past, whenever a five-nation war occurred, these small countries were caught in the middle and suffered, as they dared not offend either side.

The ninja armies of other countries can cross the border whenever they want, and start wars on their territory whenever they want. To prevent leaks, they will not inform the other country in advance, at most they will inform the other country afterward.

Even when the salamander is half-hidden, it's impossible to completely prevent this situation.

After all, although he was a demigod, the overall military strength of the ninja village was far inferior to that of the five great nations, and they dared not launch a war at will. They could only turn a blind eye to these things, and as long as the five great nations did not go too far, they would pretend not to see it.

However, after the battle in Konoha, the Land of Earth no longer dared to regard the Land of Rain as a small country.

Even the other four great nations wouldn't dare say they could achieve something like destroying Konoha!

While this might not instill fear in the Land of Rain, it certainly wouldn't lead to them easily provoking conflict during such a crucial period of war.

Since there's no Rain Country, there's still the Grass Country to pass through, so there's no need to needlessly provoke a powerful enemy with unclear information.

As two of the five great nations, the other nations shared similar thoughts with the Land of Earth. After verifying the authenticity of the intelligence, their first reaction was to take advantage of the situation and plunder the country's misfortune.

The Fourth Shinobi World War has begun!