Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Qu Feng sat down next to Shui Men: "It will be about half a month from now. By then, we will all be leaving the village. You will stay with your second brother and follow your grandmaster's orders in all matters within the village."

Minato nodded: "Okay, big brother, I hope you can come back soon."

Torufu patted Minato's head: "Yes, with the three countries attacking together, it will probably take less than half a month to wipe the Land of Rain off the face of the earth."

"The whole country disappeared... What about the ordinary villagers?"

Qu Feng sighed, "I instructed the other two villages not to harm ordinary people, but some casualties are inevitable. After the fall of the Rain Kingdom, they can continue to live on their old land."

However, without the governance of Amegakure, the Land of Rain would become a place like the Land of Lightning, teeming with bandits, and the villagers would barely be able to make ends meet, let alone enjoy a good life.

But all of this was caused by Hanzo. If he hadn't declared war, there would have been no friction between Konoha and Amegakure, and war would never have broken out.

"We should just take care of our own villagers. There's nothing we can do to help others. Konoha Village isn't the master of this world and can't coordinate everything."

Minato understood this principle, but he felt sorry for those people who had lost their homes despite doing nothing wrong.

"When will the world be at peace? War only brings endless suffering, so why do people keep fighting?"

Minato was feeling very down. Torifu's voice was gentle as he comforted him: "As long as human greed doesn't disappear, true peace will never come."

"The peace in the ninja world before was only because your master's name and my name were suppressing those who wanted to start a war."

"Once they feel that their strength surpasses mine, they will immediately launch an attack to kill me, and they will become the ones who dominate the discourse of the ninja world."

Then, Toru patted Minato on the shoulder and said, "Some wars are necessary so that the world can move in a better direction, like the battle between your master and Madara Uchiha."

"Some wars are waged to satisfy one's own selfish desires, such as the war between Kumogakure and Amegakure. This will ultimately harm both oneself and others."

Toruka stood up and smiled at Minato: "Relax, young man. There's no need to fantasize about when true peace will come; it's pointless."

"Improving your own strength so that it can maintain this false peace is what you need to consider."

"As long as your strength reaches a level that others cannot reach, even if a false peace is destroyed, you will have the ability to repair it."

Upon hearing what Torifu said, Minato seemed to have figured something out, and his eyes brightened.

He made a decision in his heart: he would strive to become the person his elder brother spoke of who could maintain the false peace.

"Judging from your expression, you seem to understand. It's good that you can figure this out."

"Big brother, I will try my best!"

Torufu patted Minato's head again: "Good lad, I knew I wasn't wrong about you. You're bound to have a bright future."

Minato looked a little embarrassed and chuckled.

Then Qu Feng said to him, "Practice some more after you recover, but remember not to be too impulsive, just keep a steady pace. I'm going to check on your second brother."

Minato nodded: "Okay, brother, I will. You can go do your thing."

Qu Feng waved and then left.

In the laboratory in the backyard, Toru found Amado and explained to him that Amegakure had launched a war.

Amado wasn't too surprised, after all, a lot of groundwork had been laid in the past few days, and he was already prepared.

"Will the people from Rain Village arrive in half a month? We still have some time."

"Let's suspend production at the factory for the next few days. All the ore resources will be used to forge kunai, shuriken, and other weapons."

Amado responded, saying that these things had already been discussed before. Everything should be based on the war. Kunai and shuriken are essential weapons for ninjas, and it is crucial to ensure that there is a very sufficient supply of them.

“Is there anything I can do for you?” Amado asked.

Qu Feng shook his head: "Just stay home and take care of the house, and look after Minato. You've rarely studied ninjutsu since graduation. What's the use of going to the battlefield? If people recognize you, they'll probably be the first to behead you."

Amado felt a chill run down his spine; it seemed that being too famous wasn't a good thing after all.

"Speaking of which, brother, among all your blueprints, don't you have any for weapons of war or anything like that?"

"There really isn't. If we had these weapons of war, I would have had you build them long ago. Why would we be hiding them?"

Amado thought about it and realized that what Qufeng said made sense. Whenever there was something, Qufeng would always share it with him immediately and ask him to make it.

"Alright, since there are no weapons of war, there's nothing I can do to help. I was hoping to offer some technical support."

Hearing Amado offer to share his burden, Toruka smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but this kind of war doesn't require weapons. The ninjas of Konoha Village can easily defend against it."

Amado glanced at Qufeng and said, "Do we brothers need to say these polite things? It's just too hurtful to our relationship."

Qu Feng patted Amado on the shoulder: "You've been getting more and more talkative lately. Go do your research."

Amado smiled and said, "Just go and fight without worry. I'll take care of things at home. Minato has always been a reliable person, so nothing will happen to him. Just make sure you don't get killed on the battlefield."

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. If anything happens in the village, please help organize it, otherwise your master's wife might be too busy."

"Okay, I'll help. Is there anything else?"

Qu Feng scratched his head. He had thought of many things to tell them before he came, but he couldn't remember anything as soon as the two met.

"It's nothing, there's still half a month left, I'll tell you when I remember."

Amado nodded: "Alright, I'm going to start the experiment now. If you don't have anything else to do, go and keep Feng company. I need to concentrate."

Qu Feng didn't expect to be kicked out so soon, but there was nothing he could do. His younger brother was already so big; he couldn't very well beat him up.

He shook his head and then left the laboratory.

Chapter 374 War Mobilization

Qu Feng didn't expect to be kicked out so soon, but there was nothing he could do. His younger brother was already so big; he couldn't very well beat him up.

He shook his head and then left the laboratory.

The Rain Kingdom moved quickly, faster than the wind had anticipated.

It took them about ten days to reach the border of the Land of Fire.

At that moment, Torifu was in his office when his secretary rushed in, panicking: "Third Hokage, it's terrible! The Amegakure ninjas are approaching the border of the Land of Fire! They've arrived five days earlier than expected!"

Hearing this news, Toru was also quite surprised. He thought that Amegakure, which had fought a battle in the Land of Iron, would need to reorganize and redeploy its forces, and that it would take some time.

I didn't expect them to attack so quickly.

Qu Feng waved his hand: "Don't panic. Five days earlier just means their death is coming sooner."

"Go and gather all the ninjas in front of the Hokage Building, and clear out all irrelevant bystanders."

The secret technique nodded, then answered firmly, "Yes, Third Hokage!"

Within half an hour, all the ninjas in Konoha Village had assembled in front of the Hokage Building.

The crowd was so large that there wasn't enough room in front of the building, so people had to stand on other streets.

"Hey, what do you think the Hokage is up to?"

"Is this the start of a fight?!"

A young ninja waved his hand: "No way, didn't the Hokage say the war wouldn't start for another five days?"

"The situation in war changes in an instant. The Hokage is only making predictions. It is normal for Amegakure to take surprise attacks in order to achieve victory."

Immediately, the area in front of the Hokage Building was abuzz with discussion, with ninjas all talking about war-related matters.

Many young ninjas had never experienced war; they only learned about how terrible war was from textbooks they read in school.

Now they too must go to the battlefield.

Not long after, Toru walked up to the rooftop of the Hokage Building.

A strong wind blew up his sleeves, and the cloak that symbolized his status as the Third Hokage fluttered in the wind.

"Elites of Konoha Village, I suppose you've already guessed why I've suddenly summoned you here today."

A ninja in the audience shouted, "Hokage-sama! Is it because a war is about to begin?!"

Everyone turned to look at him.

Upon hearing his voice, Qu Feng nodded and said, "You're right, but it's not that it's about to happen, it's already begun. I have to apologize to everyone here. My prediction was wrong. Amegakure arrived at the border of the Land of Fire five days ahead of schedule."

Upon hearing this, the ninjas were somewhat surprised, not expecting that the enemy had already come to their doorstep! What else was there to say but to quickly engage in battle!

"It's not the Hokage's fault! War is unpredictable, and you can't foresee the enemy's thoughts."

"Yes, Hokage-sama, this is not your fault, it's all Amegakure's fault! We must kill them all!"

Many of the ninjas here are elderly veterans, some of whom even fought alongside Hashirama. This war has reignited their fury!

"Great! Seeing everyone so energetic puts my mind at ease. We are determined to win this war!"

Then, Toruka added, "As previously agreed, all ninjas below the rank of Chunin will remain in the village, and each clan must also leave at least one Jonin to oversee the situation."

"Since Lord Hashirama and Lord Tobirama will also be participating in the war, all matters concerning the village will be entrusted to Lady Mito. When I am not in the village, everything will be done according to her orders!"

Qu Feng methodically issued one command after another to the ninjas, who listened attentively without uttering a sound.

The villagers of Konoha were all inside their houses listening to the Hokage's speech.

Some of them had experienced war, but most were young people who had just come of age. They were unfamiliar with war, but learning about its cruelty from books still made them somewhat afraid.

They were especially worried because their family members were about to leave the village for the battlefield. The incident happened so suddenly that they hadn't even been able to cook a hot meal for their loved ones who were going to the battlefield.

May my child return safely.

May my husband return safely.

……

Everyone was praying; every villager in Konoha was praying that the ninjas about to go to the battlefield would return safely.

"All ninjas will be divided into five teams, led by myself, Lord Hashirama, Lord Tobirama, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Danzo Shimura respectively. During the operation, you must obey all orders from your team leaders!"

"Yes!"

The Hidden Leaf Village dispatched 10,000 ninjas, divided into five squads, which was more than enough to deal with the Hidden Rain Village.

But it's unknown whether Amegakure has any backup plans. Since Takigakure suffered a major blow, it is the strongest among the small countries.

It's hard to guarantee that he won't coerce other villages into sending troops to him.

"Everyone, although you have experienced various missions and are battle-hardened ninjas, I still want to remind you not to underestimate the ninjas of Amegakure. They may have some kind of ability that we are not familiar with, so don't be careless."

This statement was not only addressed to the ninjas but also to the team leaders: the henchmen of Isshiki Otsutsuki behind Amegakure can temporarily boost one's strength.

Even if it's only for an hour, a Kage-level ninja would have enough time to kill many low-level ninjas.