One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

Soon, a neat list of ninjas was placed in front of Kusashi, including everyone from Jonin to Genin!

After five years of recuperation following World War II, and nearly eight years of rapid development, although the territory was not large, the number of ninjas had increased several times!

Aside from the 500 garrison ninjas who are required to guard the border, the village has a total of 3000 ninjas!

After a rigorous re-evaluation, there were 16 Jonin, 37 Special Jonin, 300 Chunin, and the rest were Genin!

After pondering for a moment, Kusaji summoned the clan leaders and Jonin representatives of various ninja clans. Those who came were all high-ranking members of the villages and could learn some information. Most of the Kusaji natives advocated seeking peace.

The peace-seeking faction, led by Wu Sheng!

Long Shengcang didn't have many opinions, he just silently watched the performance of the other small and medium-sized ninja clans, remaining neutral.

Uzumaki Toshihiko and Ketsuki belong to the staunch pro-war faction. They saw that Kusashi wanted to fight, but no one volunteered to fight!

Thus, after years of hard work and training, Xue Wuyue, who had finally reached the level of a Jonin, stood up and raised his left hand.

“Those brutes from Kumogakure will do it again after this one time. Are we going to keep giving in? I propose that we gather the village’s strength and fight back!”

"It's time to make those dark-skinned bastards pay the price!"

Wu Sheng curled his lip and said with a hint of disdain.

"Don't bring your personal emotions into the meeting. We deeply sympathize with your ninja clan's plight, but don't forget, that's the second most developed ninja village among the Five Great Nations, second only to Konoha!"

"Although we've developed well over the years, what do we have to compete with others? But we can just pay off some losses and then make it back, right?"

Toshihiko Uzumaki raised his hand in a gesture.

"The Uzumaki clan has recuperated and grown in number over the years, and now they are quite large. With just a word from Lord Kusakage, they are at your disposal, whether to fight or make peace!"

Long Shengcang, on the other hand, seemed indifferent, only stating that if war broke out, he would do his job well!

The smaller ninja clans, especially those native to the Land of Grass, advocated for peace. As the arguments intensified, Kusa Shiba sighed in frustration.

Suddenly, with a "bang," the desk broke in two, and a hint of heartache flashed in Kakuzu's eyes.

Cao Zhi's angry voice echoed in the conference room.

"My opinion is..."

"war!"

"what about you?"

The meeting room fell silent. Then, Xue Wuyue was the first to stand up, speaking in a loud voice.

"The Blood Pool Clan is willing to serve as the vanguard and fight for the Grass Kingdom!"

A glint of light flashed in Toshihiko Uzumaki's eyes. Although launching a war might expose the Uzumaki clan and attract the attention of various countries in the ninja world, he could not forget the kindness of the Kusakage!

"I am willing to personally lead the Uzumaki clan to the front lines to participate in the war!"

The leader of the Night's Watch, Qian, is a staunch supporter of the Shadow of the Grass, which goes without saying!

Man, the representative of the commoner ninjas, stood firmly upright, patting his chest.

"I am willing to follow Lord Kusakage to the battlefield, and fight to the death!"

Long Shengcang smiled slightly as he examined the report in his hand.

"The Dragon Clan is ready to participate in wars at any time and contribute their strength!"

The representatives of Wusheng and the small ninja clans were somewhat troubled, but seeing the growing pro-war faction, they knew they were powerless to reverse the situation, so they also voiced their support.

"I'm willing to go through fire and water for Kusagakure!"

Having unified the village's will, Kusashi began to plan the war. The war with the Great Ninja Village had to be meticulous, otherwise the Land of Grass would likely be destroyed again.

Kusashi dared to fight because he was confident in his own strength, and also because the new generation of ninjas had risen and needed to be tempered by war. Furthermore, Kumogakure could not mobilize too many forces, since Onoki was keeping a close eye on the enemy!

The next day, the village began to secretly mobilize in preparation for the war. Kusashiba was still thinking about how to deal with the upcoming Kumogakure investigation team.

Suddenly, a grass ninja with a face covered in blood appeared anxiously in front of them.

Yahiko and Kisame instantly appeared in front of Kusashi to protect him, and they all spoke up.

"stop!"

"What happened? What happened?"

Cao Zhi frowned and gestured for the three shadow guards to step aside.

"These are border ninjas stationed in our own village. There's no sign of transformation jutsu. What happened?"

Using Nami's healing skills, Kusaji's hands emitted gentle streams of water that slowly flowed over the wounded person's bleeding areas, and in a moment the person's face regained its rosy color.

"Lord Kusakage, something terrible has happened! The Cloud Village has attacked! They say we intercepted their investigation team and sent elite ninjas from the border to launch a surprise attack. Our brothers have suffered heavy casualties!"

"They even said they'd make you go to Kumogakure to apologize in person, otherwise the next time it would be a direct attack by the ninja army!"

Cao Zhi's face turned ashen. The decision to start the war was made just yesterday, and today the border was attacked by the enemy. This was a warning to others!

Cao Zhi bit her lip and gave an order to the night watchman in the corner.

"Notify all ninja clans to prepare for war!"

..............................

At the Grass Village Ninja Academy, a group of teenagers, mostly fifth and sixth graders, were expressing their dissatisfaction with their teacher.

"If the village is going to war, we must go to the front lines!"

"That's right, in other ninja villages, third or fourth graders can go to the battlefield, we should help too!"

"For Lord Kusakage, kill those dark-skinned brutes!"

"I'm still hoping to make a name for myself, to be a mere shadow in the grass!"

"Shut up, the position of Grass Shadow can only be mine!"

"It's mine!"

Most of the teachers at the Ninja Academy were people whose strength was affected by being disabled in war or missions, but were invited back by Kusashi personally because of their rich combat experience!

Although they themselves longed to go to the battlefield and contribute their strength, they knew in their hearts that what was more important now was to protect the future hope of the village.

With a loud bang, the wall cracked, and the students' voices instantly became barely audible.

"Oh no, it's that wicked woman!"

"How terrifying, someone would die if that punch landed..."

Using her transformation technique, Tsunade strode up to the children with a dark expression and grabbed one of them by the collar.

"What are you going to the battlefield for? Go study hard!"

"The front line is a place where people will die, but let's pass the combat assessment first!"

Under Tsunade's intimidation, the group of students were forced to return to their classrooms. Yamamoto, the head of the Ninja Academy, walked up to Tsunade.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Tegang. As soon as these kids heard that the village was forced into war, they started clamoring to go to the front lines..."

Tsunade, disguised under a false name, showed a hint of sadness in her eyes, which she quickly concealed, waving her hands dismissively.

"I just can't stand a bunch of teenagers who look down on war and waste their lives for some so-called dream of grass shadows!"

After saying that, Tsunade continued speaking to Yamamoto.

"By the way, I'd like to ask for a few days off!"

"Ah, is there something important? After all, the village isn't very peaceful during wartime..."

Tsunade turned around and smiled, her tone slightly displeased.

"Ah, that arrogant guy, I don't know why, didn't he come to see me..."