Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, another half year went by. It was now the second half of Konoha Year 37, and the Shinobi World, which had long shown signs of turmoil, was becoming increasingly chaotic.
As the ninja forces of the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Fire gradually entered the Land of Rain under the orders of their respective Kage, they had already begun testing each other. This portended the imminent outbreak of the Second Shinobi World War.
In Konoha, inside the Hokage Building's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura were holding a very serious meeting. The topic of discussion, naturally, was the upcoming Second Shinobi World War.
Chapter 30