After crossing the border of the Land of Fire, Shangguan Mo and his group did not encounter any more accidents. And with the scene of his fight with Minato, Hebian Pu no longer dared to show any contempt in front of them. The territory of the Land of Fire was either forests or river valleys, with towering trees growing everywhere.
In a dense forest, Hebian Pu's convoy slowly came to a halt, one section after another. It was already approaching night, and it was time to rest and set up camp again.
"We're finally almost there!" Shangguan Mo found a patch of grass and lay down comfortably.
Watanabe Sheren felt a little amused and teased, "Do you feel very bored? We're already used to this kind of experience. And this time, with your summoned beast acting as our distant eyes, it's simply more convenient than several hundred ninja. At the very least, Tianfeng and I have never had such an easy escort mission. It's just like eating and shopping."
After nearly half a month of daily contact, Shangguan Mo had become very familiar with Sheren and Tianfeng. The originally very cold-looking Sheren would also occasionally show his true side in front of him.
"Yeah, your summoned beast's ability is really convenient, Shangguan Mo. Next time, let's take another type of mission. Escorting or something... it's too boring. With your Wind Eagle around, doing such a dull escort mission is really a waste of time," Tianfeng also muttered, complaining a little.
"Fear will make people fall. As ninja, you are still too immature!" On a tree trunk by the grass, Watanabe Mousse's brow furrowed slightly. He looked down at the two of them with some dissatisfaction.
Sheren's mouth twitched, but he quickly stood up and answered seriously, "Yes, Father!"
"These two, father and son, are really interesting..." Shangguan Mo watched from the side, a little amused. Although Sheren had the same stern face as his old dad, his temperament was actually very childish. But in front of his father, he always had to try to put on a mature and steady appearance, as if he really hoped to get his father's approval.
"I hope you really understand," Mousse sighed slightly, no longer looking at his son. He looked up at the万里 (wànlǐ) - ten-thousand-li - tree wall that was so densely covered by leaves that no wind could pass through, and was lost in thought for a moment.
"From Konoha's reaction, the situation in the various ninja countries is even more tense than I imagined. The border defense teams that Konoha has sent to various directions have never been more than a hundred people, but this time, it seems to have almost doubled. Now it seems that we are perhaps only one trigger away from the Third Great Ninja War. It just depends on whether the Hidden Stone or the Hidden Sand can't hold back first and make a move on Konoha..."
"In this precarious ninja world, my Hidden Hot Water Village... where should we go from here..."
Thinking of their leader, whose body might have already completely lost its combat ability, a strong sense of crisis rose in Mousse's heart. In every great ninja war, the most unlucky ones were always them, the small country ninja villages. A great ninja war often lasted for several years, even nearly ten years. During this period, no one dared to come to the great ninja villages to issue employment missions, nor could any ninja from any ninja village go out to do missions with peace of mind.
The entire ninja world was in a mess. As long as you weren't from their own country, even a dog passing by would be slapped twice. The economy was almost completely at a standstill. For a ninja village of Konoha's status, it was a very damaging thing. For them, the Hidden Hot Water, it was even more of a devastating blow. And this was just the best-case scenario.
Normally, they, the small countries, would be forcibly demanded military passage rights by the five great nations during wartime, letting their ninja armies pass through their borders to fight. As for being demanded military supplies and such, it was commonplace. They would even be forcibly conscripted to fight for the great ninja villages, ending up with a tragic end of being destroyed in war, with nine out of ten households empty. The most unlucky would even end up with their country destroyed and their village annihilated. The Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools, and the Hidden Sky Village. And for example, the Hidden Rain, with its extremely poor geographical location. If it weren't for the fact that they had produced a Hanzo of the Salamander, they would have been wiped out by the five great nations long ago. But even so, Hanzo of the Salamander, as a demigod, had to bow to reality.
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The five great nations, which had all suffered heavy blows in the First Great Ninja War, had no choice but to sign a peace treaty, ushering in a long period of peace of 20 years. But the development of the various countries, except for Konoha, was almost all restricted by their innate conditions. As the economic gap between the countries gradually widened, voices of dissatisfaction appeared in all the villages. This voice grew louder and louder, gradually gathering into a great trend. That was the rise of the martial factions in various countries. Their core tenet was to use military force to plunder the economy and expand the territory for their village.
And so, the Second Great Ninja War, which had been instigated by Konoha a few years ago, officially began. When Konoha declared war on the Hidden Sand and the Hidden Stone, they had to borrow a path from the Hidden Rain, which was in their way. But Hanzo of the Salamander, who was in his prime, was at a time of high pride and great ambition. How could he possibly agree to such a humiliating request? He immediately refused directly. Konoha, in its anger, then declared war on the Hidden Rain.
Later, for some unknown reason, the Hidden Stone and the Hidden Sand also successively declared war on the Hidden Rain. But the focus of all three of their villages was on Konoha, so the battle of these four forces was actually, in secret, a great war initiated by the Hidden Stone and the Hidden Sand, in alliance with the Hidden Rain, against Konoha.
The ninja of the four great hidden villages began a large-scale battle in the territory of the Hidden Rain. This village, located between Konoha, the Hidden Stone, and the Hidden Sand, directly became the central battlefield of the fierce battle between the four great hidden villages, and the fighting was inextricably linked.
The long and tragic battle made the people of the Land of Rain live in misery. Everywhere was in ruins, desolate and uninhabited. Although Hanzo of the Salamander's personal strength was very strong, as he fought, he found that the Land of Rain was about to be beaten until there was no one left. Whether it was the commoners or the Hidden Rain ninja, they all suffered heavy casualties in this super-large-scale war.
Hanzo of the Salamander did not lose to himself, but to reality. In the end, he had no choice but to bow his head and sign a truce with Konoha, giving them military passage rights within the borders of the Land of Rain.
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"I just hope the Hidden Cloud doesn't fight with Konoha. Otherwise, the unlucky one will be us, the Hidden Hot Water... After all, our village doesn't have an existence like the demigod of the ninja world..." Mousse murmured.
The Land of Hot Water was sandwiched between Konoha and the Hidden Cloud. Once these two villages went to war, the first to be affected would be them.
With his thoughts in a jumble, a night passed quickly.
"Let's go, time to set off!"
The next day, before the sky was even bright, the restless Mousse couldn't wait to call everyone up. Having been away from the village for too long, he was really a little worried. Now he just wanted to finish the mission quickly and go back. After calling up Shangguan Mo and the others, he took the lead and walked towards the road ahead. The sleepy Shangguan Mo and his group squinted and looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion, not knowing what this old man was going crazy about again.
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