Boiling Frogs in Warm Water with a Lid

Sunagakure.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was stifling.

After all, the process of dying slowly was anything but pleasant.

"Lord Kazekage, Konoha is still repeating its previous actions."

"And whenever the daytime temperatures rise, both Konoha and Iwagakure hide within the newly formed greenery."

"When temperatures drop at night, they begin steadily encroaching on the Land of Wind's territory."

"At their current pace, they will reach the edge of the Demon Desert in roughly half a month."

"Furthermore, Iwagakure has dispatched another three thousand men, while Konoha has sent out another thousand."

"We have yet to determine their destinations."

"Our reconnaissance teams have suffered severe losses. They can no longer approach Konoha and Iwagakure's forces, and the intelligence we can obtain is steadily dwindling."

Holding the documents in his hands, Baki delivered his report to Pakura—and, naturally, to the Elders around them as well.

The areas where the Land of Wind bordered other nations were mostly desert.

From the direction of Konoha, beyond the outer desert lay the Demon Desert.

It was also Sunagakure's most important barrier.

Once one crossed the Demon Desert, they would gradually approach the central regions of the Land of Wind.

Those areas were no longer entirely desert, but rather relatively barren land.

Some places had groundwater, and settlements or towns had been built according to its distribution.

Because of the wind and sand, the farther outward one went, the higher the walls were built.

If Konoha's people crossed the Demon Desert, they would be able to directly confront those settlements and towns.

If it were another nation, the civilians in the war zone could simply be evacuated.

After all, home was home wherever one lived, and at least they could keep their lives.

But the Land of Wind's circumstances were different. It lacked water