| abstract | - It was going as Hisashi Wakahisa expected. Ōnoki could not stand the ambiguity of village strengths, produced from the alliance of the previous war. Uncertainty of military power made it difficult to determine how much one could really push to expand before the other villages threatened destruction. And without expansion, a military is doomed to die. Reports from Yorudō agents within Iwagakure indicated extraordinarily large levels of military activity: likely to be a mobilization of the village forces. Funny that no war declaration was sent to the enemy village. A surprise attack of this sort would certainly cause public outcry. Further operations will have to determine who Iwagakure planned to attack. In the field, Akira Shokatsu watched from a distance as the Iwa armies traveled southeast. Being originally from Soragakure, which was also in the Land of Rock, he was familiar with the turf and was able to expertly hide himself from the Iwa force's sensors. The Land of Fire was most likely the target, since no prior hostilities would make a speedy first strike the likely choice for any strategist with any brains. Surprising and taking over a minor village gives little reward, and agitates and alerts the major villages of the war-like aggression. Through the lens of his telescope, Akira spotted Kitsuchi. He gave a wry smile: Ōnoki seems to want to deal the heaviest first blow he could. Then, monitoring another portion of the army, he spotted Raian Getsueikirite. He frowned at this. Ōnoki really wants to giving a crushing blow. He knew very well of Raian's kekkei genkai, the Rinnegan, through battle reports that the Yorudō collected from the fourth war. Konohagakure was completely destroyed by the previous wielder of the abilities. Very bad memories will certainly bring Konoha to fight with all of their might. Satisfied with the information he gathered, including troop estimates and paths of approach, Akira collapsed the telescope to its more portable size, stored it, and left the area.
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