Land of Rivers.
A medium-sized country sandwiched between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire.
Because its upstream region to the north bordered the perpetually rainy Land of Rain, vast amounts of rainwater flowed into its territory, creating a landscape crisscrossed with rivers and jungles.
Thus, many also called it the "Land of Rivers."
This place had always been the "paradise of dreams" for the neighboring Land of Wind. Every person from the Land of Wind longed to live here.
Unfortunately.
In the previous two wars, Sand Village's ninja had been forcefully repelled by Konoha's ninja, leaving them able only to stare longingly at the Land of Rivers without obtaining it.
However, whenever the people of the Land of Wind needed water, they would occasionally come here in groups to take away part of the river water.
As for this situation.
So long as they did not stay for extended periods, Konoha turned a blind eye to it.
As for the opinions of the Land of Rivers and the Village Hidden in Hot Water.
They were unimportant.
Without Konoha ninja to help, the ninja of the Village Hidden in Hot Water were simply no match for Sand Village's ninja.
It was worth mentioning that, in the "original future."
Gaara, who became the Fifth Wind Shadow, died in a mountain somewhere in the Land of Rivers after the One-Tailed Shukaku was extracted from him.
Sasori of the Red Sand was also killed in the Land of Rivers by Sakura Haruno and Chiyo working together.
And now.
Night fell.
The moon, created when two "filial sons" sealed away their own mother, hung silently amid the cosmic sea of stars, gazing coldly down upon the land.
Within a forest somewhere.
Aramaki, who called himself Hashirama Senju, Inuzuka Gaku, Choza Akimichi, Hiashi