As soon as the news was sent out, the people of Konoha began preparing for a great battle a week later.
Aside from the changes in Konoha, the Land of Whirlpools, which had already moved to the coast of the Land of Fire, had also changed tremendously.
After Torikaze doubled their territory, all the extra land was reclaimed and turned into farmland.
With crops planted in those fields, there would absolutely be enough food to support the entire population of the Land of Whirlpools.
They could even export some of it, which was extremely beneficial to the Land of Whirlpools.
Over these five months, people had also constantly been leaving the Land of Whirlpools to visit other villages within the Land of Fire.
They were mainly members of the Uzumaki Clan who were deeply curious about the outside world. The people of the Land of Fire did not dislike them at all and instead received them warmly.
They also exchanged development experience and farming techniques with one another.
Perhaps, over time, intermarriage might truly begin as well, though that would still take some time.
Also, the second class of star trainees from the Academy of Arts had been selected. In the end, rather regrettably, only one group survived the touring performances.
That group was Pakura, Kurenai, and the newly joined Killer B.
Because his style was so unusual, no one was willing to form a group with him, so he turned his attention to Pakura and Kurenai.
Previously, the two of them definitely would not have agreed to let Killer B join.
At the time, his singing was simply awful—he could practically be called noise.
But after receiving systematic training, he had become quite good. The three of them together even produced some unexpectedly effective results.
In particular, the combination