If they had a choice, who would be willing to do such a thing?
Swallow their pride, humble themselves, and beg others in a low voice—but did Sunagakure have any other choice?
"No."
Baki gave a bitter smile. He now commanded Sunagakure's combat forces and knew its strength all too well. Compared to Konoha, the disparity in their strength was enormous.
Whether it was their top-tier forces, middle-tier forces, or even their rank-and-file, they had no way to compare with Konoha.
It would have been one thing if they merely could not compete in strength, but in every other aspect, Sunagakure was still far behind Konoha. Especially after Konoha had eliminated the Land of Fire's Daimyo and taken control of the entire Land of Fire, the gap had grown even wider.
Konoha was now vigorously building Ninja Academies, intending to continuously train ninjas and bring them into Konoha through a many-pronged approach.
Whenever Baki thought of Konoha's mountain-like wealth, his chest tightened. Compared to Konoha as it was now, Sunagakure was dirt poor.
To put it bluntly, if you went to inspect their treasury, there might be mice running all over the storehouses.
"Sigh... I never expected Konoha to produce someone like Uchiha Ronglin. How wonderful would it have been if someone like him had appeared in Sunagakure?"
After comparing the two, Baki sighed bitterly.
"If Uchiha Ronglin had been one of Sunagakure's people, perhaps Sunagakure could have become a second Konoha."
Granny Chiyo did not remain silent on this matter. She said, "This man's methods are far beyond anything we could imagine. Back then, who could have imagined that a child rejected by two major clans, with no one to rely on, would grow to this point? He is deeply calculating, immensely powerful, highly vengeful, skilled at planning for