It made Konoha seem like it had been dragged into the conflict without warning.
But in reality, the Second Shinobi World War was inevitable. Grass Village was merely the excuse; the war would have happened even without them.
Xin remembered from the original story that after the war between Konoha and Amegakure ended, Amegakure negotiated with Konoha for aid while Sand Village was left out to dry, eventually leading to Chiyo's retreat.
She had no choice but to withdraw Sand Village's forces from the Land of Rain.
But for some inexplicable reason, Hanzo decided to march a long way to attack the neutral Land of Iron instead.
The Land of Rain was incredibly far from the Land of Iron.
To get there, you'd either have to pass through several small countries or cross through the Land of Fire.
Xin could never understand Hanzo's reasoning behind this-attacking a neutral country seemed like madness.
And to take such a long detour to do it?
Was it because he thought a neutral country was an easy target?
Or maybe the Land of Rain was so desperate for resources that they needed the iron from the Land of Iron?
But how would they transport it back?
The whole plan was absurd.
There was no way anyone in their right mind would come up with such a strategy.
The Land of Grass bordered the Land of Rain, so it only took Xin's team, along with the emissary, half a day to reach Grass Village.
Nawaki and Minato were both frustrated to find that, despite being reinforcements, not a single person was there to welcome them.
At least send someone to say a few polite words.
Poor!
That was Xin's first impression of Grass Village.
Everywhere they looked, the buildings were in disrepair, and the people on the streets all had a haunted look, likely the result of prolonged hardship.
While it was understandable that life in a small nation caught between great powers would be tough, Grass Village seemed to be in a particularly dire state.
After all, the Land of Grass wasn't like the Land of Wind, which was mostly desert, or the Land of Earth, with its barren mountains, or the Land of Rain, with its endless downpours.
If they had properly utilized their land, the Land of Grass could have become another Land of
Fields, a prosperous nation.
But instead, they were burdened with an incompetent daimyo and a ninja village with weak leadership. The chance of this country ever becoming wealthy was next to nothing.
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