Konoha... had fallen!
The news swept across the entire Shinobi World like a storm.
Upon receiving the news, the major powers felt relief alongside their shock. Of course, they knew Konoha could never truly withstand the Blazing Sun Army.
They just had not expected it to lose so completely.
They had invested heavily in Konoha, tightening their belts to support it and even causing considerable internal unrest.
But the result?
It could be summed up in one sentence.
Really F*cking weak!
Had they known this would be the outcome, they would rather have thrown those resources into the water than squandered them on Konoha.
But what was done was done. No matter how much they regretted it, they could not take their things back. They needed to consider how to deal with the Blazing Sun Army next.
Even Konoha had been unable to hold out, so they did not believe they could either.
The Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Fire had long since fled to neighboring countries, not daring to return at all. That showed just how terrified they were.
It was then that they received an invitation.
They were invited to attend the Blazing Sun National Founding Celebration three months later.
The invitation explicitly stated that the Blazing Sun Country would guarantee their safety throughout the event and would not take action against their factions during that time.
If it had come from anyone else, not even a dog would have believed it.
But when the guarantor was the Lord of the Blazing Sun, it was another matter entirely.
Everyone knew Tang Ping had never broken his word, and with the credibility of a god-tier powerhouse, there was no need for him to trade it for their lives.
It was highly trustworthy!
The invitation stated that the