As the war between the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Cherry Blossoms concluded with the Land of Cherry Blossoms repelling the invasions of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning,
this war captivated the hearts of countless people in the ninja world. After all, it was the first large-scale war involving over ten thousand people more than ten years after the end of the Third Great Ninja War.
The other three great ninja villages Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure as well as countless small and medium-sized ninja villages and factions, were all paying attention to the outcome of this battle. But the final result shocked all the factions: Iwagakure and Kumogakure were actually repelled by the Land of Cherry Blossoms!!!
This result left everyone incredulous. What kind of villages were Kumogakure and Iwagakure? They were two of the Five Great Ninja Villages, among the strongest forces in the entire ninja world, and major participants in previous Great Ninja Wars.
Those tragic and unparalleled Ninja Wars could be said to be games played by the Five Great Ninja Villages. It was not an exaggeration to call them the rulers of the ninja world.
Such powerful forces were actually repelled by a mere Cherry Blossom Village. This was an unbelievable matter for many people, and what was even more shocking was the legend that the incredibly mysterious
First Cherry Blossom Kage of Cherry Blossom Village was actually a descendant of the Uchiha clan, and this person was precisely Uchiha Susanoo, the mastermind behind Konoha's destruction not long ago. This result almost made everyone's jaws drop.
Rumor had it that Uchiha Susanoo possessed powerful ocular abilities that could control tailed beasts. During the Chunin Exams in Konoha, he used his Sharingan to control Sunagakure's tailed beast, making him invincible.
He not only massacred a large number of Konoha ninjas but almost destroyed Konoha, even flattening the Hokage Rock, the spiritual symbol of Konoha, directly inflicting severe damage on Konoha and even the Land of Fire.
This battle record was too astonishing, thus he also became famous in one battle. His powerful strength was widely rumored by many, and he was now publicly recognized as one of the strongest ninjas in the ninja world. Moreover, he was living proof that everyone had witnessed the power of the Sharingan.
Excluding Sunagakure and Konoha, although they didn't know much about the specific strength of Cherry Blossom Village, they had witnessed Uchiha Susanoo's power. At the same time, they also knew that Uchiha Susanoo's identity was the Cherry Blossom Kage of Cherry Blossom Village,
so it wasn't too surprising. Furthermore, although this war was a joint effort of two great ninja villages, Kumogakure and Iwagakure had only dispatched five thousand ninjas each. For the two great ninja villages, five thousand people was not a very large number.
Moreover, after Cherry Blossom Village annexed five surrounding countries, the entire nation began to develop rapidly. Not only in terms of economy and resources, but also due to the new Daimyo beginning to inject a large amount of funds and the numerous ninjutsu collected by newly joined ninjas like Susanoo and Deidara,
Cherry Blossom Village's strength as a military force also began to soar rapidly. Whether in terms of the number of ninjas or the quality of ninjas, there was a huge increase. And Cherry Blossom Village also officially transformed from its previous security maintenance organization into a true external armed group.
Just the officially structured ninjas alone had already exceeded five thousand. This number of ninjas was already very large in the ninja world, excluding the five great nations. Among intermediate ninja villages, it was also considered extremely top-tier.
Coupled with the presence of powerful ninjas like Uchiha Susanoo, Deidara, and Rantaro, Kumogakure and Iwagakure, with just this number of ninjas, wanting to conquer Cherry Blossom Village could be described as a fool's errand. They had severely underestimated the power of Cherry Blossom Village.
On the desk of the Mizukage of the Land of Water, Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, quietly read the document in her hand. Ao, meanwhile, quietly knelt on one knee in front of the desk, reporting the specifics of the war.
Several years had passed, and Mei Terumi had become even more alluring. Dressed in a blue off-the-shoulder long dress, she appeared even more charming. Her exposed green left eye was like a sparkling jewel, while her brown bangs covering her right eye gave her an endless sense of mystery.
"Well done, Ao. This time, supporting Cherry Blossom Village was a bit risky, but fortunately, our Kirigakure didn't suffer too many casualties," Mei Terumi said with a smile.
...Please give flowers...
"Thank you for the Mizukage-sama's praise. Although I witnessed their negotiations firsthand, I'm still very curious: will Cherry Blossom Village truly unite with Iwagakure to attack Kumogakure?" Ao asked with some doubt. Although it seemed like a win-win cooperation,
war was not a game. Even if the other three great ninja villages temporarily couldn't participate, the risk was still very high. If they lost, the losses would not be a laughing matter.
"Heh heh, it's been a long time since I've seen that guy. I suppose that little man has also grown into a true man, hasn't he?" Mei Terumi said with a slight sigh, then smiled as she looked at Ao and said, "Indeed.
If it were an ordinary person, it would be very difficult to make such a decision. After all, Cherry Blossom Village's strength is indeed far inferior to the Five Great Ninja Villages. Moreover, Kumogakure is currently the strongest great ninja village in terms of strength.
If they lose, with the personality of Onoki, the old man from Iwagakure, he would absolutely not care about the life or death of Cherry Blossom Village. Therefore, the risk undertaken by Cherry Blossom Village is much greater than Iwagakure's.
Even if Iwagakure lost to the Land of Earth, they would absolutely not face the risk of annihilation; at most, they would just pay some war reparations. And Kumogakure's overall strength is indeed stronger than Iwagakure's, but they are far from having the power to devour Iwagakure."
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"So that's how it is. Then why would Uchiha Susanoo do this? The risk of him doing this is simply too great. If it goes wrong, Cherry Blossom Village might even face the risk of annihilation. Then he..." Ao asked with some hesitation.
"What I said refers to ordinary people. Do you think Uchiha Susanoo is an ordinary ninja?" The Mizukage said with a smile. Ao was startled and immediately remembered the scene a few years ago when Uchiha Susanoo displayed his divine power in Kirigakure. He couldn't help but nod.
"There's only one possibility for him to do this: he is confident he can defeat Kumogakure with Iwagakure's assistance." Mei Terumi's sensual red lips curled into a mysterious smile.
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