The success of the East Sea Bay Oasis was like dropping a boulder into the long-stagnant lake of Sunagakure; it stirred up not just ripples of hope, but a tidal wave of expansion. As the first harvest of grain was securely stored and the massive profits from the first "salt dividends" were converted into tangible benefits for the Village, an unprecedented sense of confidence and ambition began to take root in the hearts of Sunagakure's leadership.
The limited coastline of East Sea Bay could no longer satisfy this burgeoning demand. Everyone's gaze naturally turned to the southwest corner of the Land of Wind map—that peninsula region stretching into the ocean like a giant foot. It possessed a longer coastline than East Sea Bay, more potential natural deep-water ports, and coastal sandy land that was broader and flatter than East Sea Bay.
After a high-level meeting with thorough deliberation, a strategy even more ambitious than the East Sea development plan was officially established: the Southwest Peninsula Great Development Plan!
This time, it was no longer a cautious experiment, but a bold and comprehensive advance!
The Sunagakure Joint Research and Development Department, led by Sayo, became the core engine once again. Based on the experience at East Sea Bay, a new generation of "Ecological Puppet - Seawater Purifier" was designed. It was larger in volume, higher in efficiency, and more resistant to wind and waves, and for the first time, it integrated a basic autonomous defensive rune System to guard against destruction by sea beasts or small groups of spies.
Hundreds of Earth Release Ninja were mobilized on a large scale. After some elites were drawn from the Eastern Defense Force under Pakura to provide guidance and security, they formed multiple engineering battalions and set off for the Southwest Peninsula. Their mission was no longer to open up a few hundred acres of experimental fields, but to use the power of Ninjutsu to transform the terrain on a massive scale!
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!" was used to divide areas and plan fields and roads.
"Earth Style: Moving Earth Core!" was used to level the land on a large scale, fill in gullies, and create vast plains suitable for mechanized farming.
"Earth Style: Yellow Springs Swamp!" was used to deeply alter the soil structure and lock in precious moisture.
Magnificent engineering scenes played out on the Southwest Peninsula; the Ninja were like moving forces of nature, changing the face of the earth day and night without rest. The once desolate coastline became orderly and flat at a speed visible to the naked eye, waiting for the nourishment of fresh water.
Meanwhile, the business team under Baki also intervened in advance. They surveyed the coastline, selected locations for natural deep-water ports, and began secretly planning and constructing port facilities, warehouse areas, and hidden transport routes leading to the interior. Their goal was no longer limited to the black market but had begun to conceive a blueprint for future large-scale, legal trade with overseas nations. The Southwest Peninsula would be forged into the Land of Wind's gateway for maritime trade with the outside world.
Countless pipes were laid, and more purifiers were installed in place. When the first batch of clear fresh water surged into the newly reclaimed ten thousand hectares of fertile fields, the hearts of all participants were filled with unspeakable excitement.
Seeds were sown; this time, they were second-generation salt-alkali-tolerant high-yield crops optimized and cultivated by Sayo's team. Greenery spread across the peninsula at an astonishing speed, its scale far exceeding East Sea Bay, and as far as the eye could see, it was almost endless. This place would truly become the "Great Granary" that would support the future of the entire Land of Wind!
The produced sea salt was no longer just a commodity to be exchanged for funds. With his keen eye, Baki began to view it as a strategic resource. He used sea salt not only to exchange for money but, more importantly, to acquire various rare metals, Advanced medicinal materials, and even non-Ninjutsu technological knowledge from other countries that Sunagakure desperately needed. Salt had become a powerful lever for Sunagakure to pry open international resources.
As development deepened, a comprehensive trade hub integrating production, processing, storage, and transportation began to take initial shape at the peninsula's excellent harbor. Although still kept secret, its massive scale and perfect facilities were far beyond what the experimental point at East Sea Bay could compare to. In the future, this place would become the gateway for wealth flowing into the Land of Wind.
The development of Sunagakure thus entered the fast lane.
The Great Development of the Southwest Peninsula had significance far exceeding that of East Sea Bay.
It meant not only the exponential growth of grain production and the explosion of economic income.
It also marked that Sunagakure's development model had successfully transitioned from "experimental exploration" to the mature stage of "large-scale replication and promotion."
It demonstrated that under the leadership of Fourth Kazekage Rasa (with Sayo's technical support behind the scenes), Sunagakure possessed the powerful ability and firm determination to transform nature on a large scale and open up new living spaces for the nation.
The Land of Wind, a nation covered by yellow sand, for the first time in a true sense, turned its long coastline from a geographical barrier into an advantage for development. The food problem was thoroughly solved, the treasury became full, and the nation's destiny trajectory was being forcibly reversed.
A new era, driven by the Southwest Peninsula Great Granary and trade hub, propelling the entire nation toward prosperity and strength, had already begun. Sunagakure was quietly accumulating a formidable power capable of changing the continent's landscape in a way that the entire Ninja World had never anticipated.