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  Nawaki left the battlefield, but the stalemate between Konoha and the Suna-Ame forces tinued.

  Konoha had the upper hand, but only because of Shin.

  Without him, they would be losing.

  So, the situation remaiense. Konoha didn't dare attack, aher did Suna and Ame.

  Meanwhile, at the Konoha-Iwa front, the situation had stabilized after Danzō's arrival.

  But then, another disaster struck: Kirigakure, the Hidden Vilge in the Land of Water, decred war on Konoha.

  Hiruzen almost tore his hair out when he heard the news. Konoha was already fag three vilges: two Great Vilges and Amegakure.

  Now Kiri was joining? Konoha couldn't hahis.

  While Hiruzen anig, the Third Kazekage, the Third Tsuchikage, and Hanzō were ecstatic.

  Hanzō eveo the Kazekage to ask if he had invited Kiri to join the war.

  The Kazekage's answer was vague, her firming nor denying.

  Shin was surprised when he heard the news. In the inal story, Kiri hadn't participated in the Sed Shinobi World War.

  Was this another butterfly effect caused by him?

  He was right. Kiri's involvement was directly reted to him.

  He had infiltrated Kirigakure, rampaged with his Susanoo, killed hundreds of their Shinobi, stolen their Forbidden Scroll, and even made off with a rge sum of money.

  Although Kiri had identified the "Culprit," they couldn't capture "Uchiha Ryota." This caused u within the vilge.

  The Third Mizukage was desperate. He decided to divert attention by deg war on Konoha.

  He cimed it was to force Konoha to hand over Ryota, but his true motive was to shift the focus away from his failure to protect the Forbidden Scroll.

  If he didn't do something, his position as Mizukage would be in jeopardy.

  And with Konoha fag multiple enemies, it was the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

  As expected, after he decred war on Konoha, no one cared about the stolen Forbidden Scroll anymore.

  The Mizukage personally led a force of four thousand Kiri Shinobi to attack the Land of Fire. Hiruzen was forced to send reinforts to defend against them.

  He sent Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatahe two elders. They weren't as senile as Danzō yet and were still capable fighters.

  With their leadership, the Konoha forces mao hold back Kiri's attack for now.

  "This is putting a lot of pressure on Konoha. And Kumogakure hasn't even made a move yet."

  They had to be wary of Kumo. They were ambitious. If Konoha showed any signs of weakness, the Third Raikage would definitely seize the opportunity to attack.

  He might not just take a bite; he might try to swallow the entire Land of Fire whole.

  Shin sighed. He had hoped to obtain the Divine Replication Card without lifting a finger, but it seemed that wasn't going to happen.

  "No matter what, Konoha has to win."

  His mission was to ensure Konoha's victory. The reward was a Divine Replication Card. If he failed, he wouldn't get the card.

  He couldn't be pt anymore. Konoha might actually lose.

  "Kumo hasn't attacked yet. I wonder if they'll do the same as in the inal story and attack Iwa."

  In the inal story, during the First Shinobi World War, Iwa had been attacked by Kumo while fighting Konoha, f them to abandon their fight against Konoha to deal with Kumo.

  But the current war was different. There was no telling what would happen. Perhaps Kumo would attack Konoha instead. After all, Konoha was surrounded by enemies; Kumo might seize the opportunity to strike.

  "What are you thinking about?"

  Kushina nudged Shin, snapping him out of his thoughts.

  "Shin, are you worried about Konoha?" Mikoto asked.

  "Yeah, things are looking grim. Looks like it's time for me, the savior, Uzumaki Shin, to step in."

  Shin said with a smile.

  Despite the ued turn of events, he wasn't worried. With his current strength, he could take on all four Hidden Vilges at once.

  "You're not a savior; you're a demon lord."

  Kushina thought of Shin's Perfect Susanoo. That bck monstrosity was the embodiment of destru.

  Thwack!

  "That's for being a smart aleck." Shin flicked Kushina's forehead.

  "Shin, you meanie!"

  Kushina gred at him, tears welling up in her eyes. That flick had hurt.

  "Kushina, learn your lesson. Remember to say hings from now on," Mikoto said with a smile.

  "Mikoto, are you ughing at me?"

  Mikoto tried to suppress her ughter, but she couldn't help but smile.

  She admitted it; she was ughing at Kushina.

  "Mikoto, I'll get you back for this!" Kushina threatened.

  "Sorry, Kushina, you'll never get the ce."

  "Hmph, we'll see about that."

  "Here, have an apple. It's rare to find fruit otlefield." Shin handed Kushina a rge apple.

  "You think you appease me with a measly apple?"

  Kushina took the apple anyway. Fruit was indeed a rare treat otlefield.

  Shin had used Yomotsu Hirasaka to buy these apples from the Land of Rivers.

  "Hey, where are you going?" Kushina asked as Shihe tent.

  "I'm going to the medical tent to practice Mediinjutsu. Want to e?" Shin asked Kushina and Mikoto.

  "Sure, why not? I want to learn Mediinjutsu too," Kushina agreed, following Shin.

  Mikoto also followed.

  "Kushina, why do you suddenly want to learn Mediinjutsu?" Shin asked curiously.

  "It's always good to have more skills. And if Mikoto gets injured, I heal her." Kushina g Mikoto.

  Mikoto rolled her eyes. So Kushina was hoping she'd get injured?

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