Start with the Mangekyō and leave Konoha with Madara.

On the front line, since the main force of Konoha retreated to Mount Kikyo, the offensive of the Cloud Ninja has weakened a lot.

Perhaps it was because of Jing's good leadership, or the enemy army retreated because of the difficulty. In any case, the enemy's gold and silver brothers had already set up camp outside the Platycodon Mountain and began a siege.

This siege lasted for a week.

At the end of the year, Jing personally led a troop out of the city to investigate. After careful investigation, he found that the enemy had blocked all the ways forward.

This means that all of Konoha's positions north of Mount Kikyo have fallen.

Jing frowned and thought hard. The tactic of dividing the troops and seizing the position in a roundabout way was impossible. If he wanted to take back the hinterland, he had to fight to the death to break the formation.

"Huruzen, you and Danzo should return to your position first."

"What?" Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and asked in confusion: "What are you going to do?"

Just the day before yesterday, the disciples of the Second Hokage, led by Hiruzen, rushed to the battlefield to provide support, and all orders were based on the commander Jing.

At first, some of them were a little unconvinced. They were all classmates, so why could you, Uchiha Jing, stand on your own?

But when he witnessed the overwhelming strength of the Gold and Silver brothers, as well as the terrifying fighting power unleashed by Jing, they all shut up.

"The enemy is only surrounding us but not attacking. There must be some conspiracy. It's very dangerous outside right now. It's a good idea to use Flying Thunder God to teleport back!" Danzo said sinisterly, with undisguised malice in his words. "Jing, you are not incapable of leading us, right?"

"Call me Commander."

Jing glanced at him and said, "As a ninja, you must be prepared to die. Besides, I didn't ask you to charge into battle. Considering your elite jonin's strength, if you can't even return to your position, it would be a shame for all the years of training you have given me."

"Jing, what we are worried about is what you are going to do?" Utane Koharu pushed Danzo away and glared at him unhappily, then turned to look at Jing, "You are the commander now, and your every move is related to everyone's survival."

"Don't worry, I have no problem protecting myself with my strength. I just want to try to see if I can sneak into the enemy base and carry out the 'decapitation operation'." Jing said word by word, "But if I take you back, it will consume a lot of chakra, and then the 'decapitation operation' will not be able to be carried out..."

"What if something happens to you?" Hiruzen frowned and said, "I'll go with you so we can take care of each other."

"What?" Danzo immediately looked at him as if he was a fool, "Hiruzen, are you out of your mind? What's your strength? If you go, you will just cause trouble..."

Hiruzen's voice was slightly angry, "I just want to do my part for the village. You can't put all the pressure on him alone!"

As soon as these words were spoken, several people looked at each other. Danzo wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

"I know I'm not as strong as Jing, but at least I'm ready to sacrifice myself at any time!" Hiruzen said firmly, "This is my duty as the Hokage's disciple!"

"Alright, I will carry out the 'decapitation operation', and the rest of you return to the base immediately. This is the commander's order!"

Jing shouted in a deep voice, and as his chakra was mobilized, his aura suddenly changed, instantly extinguishing the emotions of the team.

Then, he looked at Hiruzen and his tone became softer, "Don't worry, with my Flying Thunder God Technique and pupil technique, I can retreat at any time."

After only one month of participating in the war, his temperament had changed drastically. He was no longer as gentle and humble as before, and his eyes were now a little colder and more ruthless.

Everyone was intimidated by his aura and could only nod helplessly and set off to return to the Platycodon Mountain position.

And Jing, alone, walked in the opposite direction.

……

At noon, a piece of news was transmitted back to Konoha, causing all the senior leaders to fall into silence.

In the conference room of the Hokage Building, one could hear a pin drop. Everyone, including Senju Tobirama, stared at the letter on the table with complicated expressions, frowning and remaining silent.

The atmosphere once dropped to freezing point, but no one was willing to stand up and break the calm. As time passed, the Konoha high-level officials slowly fell into this difficult quagmire.

Just because...

The news was: "The surprise attack force of the Cloud Ninja invaded the Land of Fire by sea and took over the eastern border in just half a day. The commander of this force was the newly promoted Second-Daime Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village!"

"so……"

Tobirama spoke, his voice suddenly becoming hoarse, and he made a final effort, "Send out Hinata Harukaze, what do you think?"

“Um… this…” The elder of the Shimura clan raised his hand and said with some difficulty: “The strength of the Hyuga clan leader is indeed comparable to the Second Raikage of Kumogakure, but if he leaves, who will be able to guard the village? What if…”

"If the enemy launches a surprise attack, we will surely die." The chief of the Aburame clan pushed up his sunglasses and added.

Tobirama silently clenched his fists, his knuckles were pale and as bloodless as his face.

Facing the sighing colleagues, he took a few deep breaths, as if to prepare himself mentally. His eyes changed several times before he finally made up his mind.

"I'm sorry if I..."

"boom!"

The door was pushed open, like removing the mud seal on a pottery jar, allowing the cool breeze to flow in.

Tobirama suddenly looked up and looked over like everyone else.

Uzumaki Mito stood in front of the door with a sword on her shoulder. The sunlight reflected brightly on her armor. She glanced at the senior executives in the conference room and walked in with a swagger.

The current mistress of Konoha Village still has elegant manners and dignified demeanor, but she has taken off her previous loose casual clothes and replaced them with a fully armed set of crimson layered armor.

Her bright red hair, like flowing water, had been combed into a neat high ponytail, and her eyes, lightly kohled, were long and slender, like scarlet blades.

"Leave the Cloud Ninja's surprise attack force and all enemies, including the Second Raikage, to me," she announced calmly, her tone as calm as if she was giving orders for a trivial matter.

"This one……"

"You are the widow of the first sama, and also the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to let you go to fight the enemy alone..."

Uzumaki Mito waited patiently for everyone to finish speaking, then stood beside Tobirama and said slowly: "I can understand everyone's good intentions, but I am also a member of Konoha. For me, this is not only the lifelong hard work of my husband, but also the dream of peace that we have carried for generations. I will never tolerate the village being destroyed by war like this!"

Her voice was firm, and although she was a woman, it was sonorous and powerful. "Besides, no one is more suitable than me in terms of ability or status!"

With her insistence, the senior leaders no longer dissuaded her. Soon, she would lead a troop to intercept the enemy and fight against the Second Raikage.

The meeting ended and everyone left one after another, leaving only Tobirama and Mito in the huge conference room.

"Tobirama, the situation is completely different now than before. Don't apologize to them at any time," Mito said softly.

"I……"

"Even if you are really wrong, you don't need to apologize, because you are the Hokage now!" Mito said: "The loss of morale will shake the foundation."

Tobirama let out a sigh and nodded slightly, "I understand."

"Also, don't try to use that spell to summon the undead."

Mito's eyes revealed a trace of sadness, "Hashirama's wish has been fulfilled, and his life is perfect. Let him stay in the Pure Land in peace. I... don't want to see his disappointed eyes."