Land of Bears.
It was one of the rare countries in the northern region of the Shinobi World Continent blessed with dense forests.
Thus, just as the Land of Rivers had always been the focal point of contention between the Sand Village and Konoha,
the Land of Bears had also long been an important battlefield between the Sand Village and Iwagakure.
In any case, the Sand Village had always been interested in these small neighboring countries rich in natural resources.
However, unlike other small countries, the Land of Bears contained several canyons filled with poisonous gas.
Thus, unless necessary, few outsiders ever set foot here.
But now, the Land of Bears was incomparably noisy.
Even the hundreds of thousands of people living near the capital could hear the continuous roar of explosions coming from the horizon.
Everyone already knew that a terrifying war was taking place over there.
They had even heard that one side was not human, but undead from the Land of Demons!
Though that was not entirely accurate,
it was generally not far from the truth.
From above, one could see that on the land where the Land of Demons bordered the Land of Bears,
a massive black army, like a surging flood, was advancing from north to south.
With every step forward, heavy footsteps rang out in waves.
That was because their bodies, weapons, and armor were all made of high-density stone.
This also granted them formidable strength and defensive power.
[Whoosh!!!]
The next moment, a mass of black clouds rose from behind the Moryo army.
Upon reaching their highest point,
they followed perfect arcs amid countless piercing whistles,
raining down across the Land of Bears ahead.
These "black clouds" were actually black stone arrows, each a full meter long!
Most terrifying of all, there were