Land of Hot Water!
It lay beside Rice Field Country.
Yes, the two small countries were connected.
To the north lay the Land of Moon and the Land of Lightning, while the Land of Fire was to the south. It was wedged between two giants.
Whenever the Cloud Ninja invaded the Land of Fire, they attacked through the Land of Hot Water.
Naturally, the Land of Hot Water dared to feel anger but not voice it.
Though Yugakure was not exactly a small ninja village and possessed decent strength,
when facing entities like the Five Great Ninja Villages, it could only pretend not to see anything and let them use its homeland as a battlefield. Once the two sides finished fighting, it even had to clean up the battlefield for them.
Fortunately, they did not have to worry about the two great ninja villages setting their sights on them.
They were a buffer zone!
Without small countries like theirs serving as buffers, the two great ninja villages might become neighbors. That would benefit neither side, so they certainly would not allow them to disappear.
And the Land of Hot Water was not famous for its ninja village, but for its hot springs that could be found everywhere.
Its defining feature was obvious from the country's name. Without that advantage, it would not have been qualified to bear such a name.
It could be said that this was also a favorite destination for nobles and wealthy merchants.
After all, quite a few people enjoyed soaking in hot springs.
Today, a group of unusual guests arrived at the most famous inn in the Land of Hot Water.
Tang Spring Pavilion!
They were unusual because they all looked extremely young, and all of them were ninja.
It was not as though Tang Spring