Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed since Naruto returned from Mount Myōboku.
News of Konoha's Village Sealing had also spread throughout the entire Ninja World.
Whether great nations or small ones, none had expected Konoha to make such a choice.
The strongest ninja village had actually chosen to seal itself off to avoid war after Iwagakure and Kumogakure declared war on it.
Konoha recalled all its ninja, and immediately activated the barrier surrounding the village after announcing the Village Sealing.
A spherical barrier completely enveloped Konoha, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.
Yet after Konoha had fully entered a state of isolation, unbeknownst to Konoha itself—
Its Village Sealing nearly sparked another war.
The ninja forces of Iwagakure and Kumogakure had massed at the border, originally prepared to strike Konoha a fatal blow in one push, only to suddenly lose their target.
Moreover, Iwagakure and Kumogakure themselves shared a blood feud. During the Third Shinobi War, the Third Raikage had died under Iwagakure's siege.
Iwagakure had likewise suffered tremendous losses during its siege of the Third Raikage.
With their common enemy gone, and unable to stand the sight of each other, the Iwagakure and Kumogakure forces on the front lines broke into battle first.
In the end, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki and Fourth Raikage A had to personally take the field and negotiate with each other before stopping this baffling melee.
At the same time, the two Kage summoned the Fourth Kazekage and began dividing up the enormous pie left behind by Konoha's Village Sealing.
In the end, Konoha's share of ninja missions was divided with Sunagakure taking thirty percent, while Iwagakure and Kumogakure each took thirty-five percent.
Only Sunagakure felt deeply aggrieved by the final outcome.
Sunagakure had clearly been the only