Pierced!

"The weather's getting colder, so it's time to start preparing for winter," Kusana said, looking at the map on the table with a slight frown. "We need to get ready with food, coal, blankets, and housing."

After the nation's destruction during the First Great Ninja War, the Land of Grass had fallen into a period of chaos.

Therefore, during this reconstruction... Kusana planned to completely reorganize the Land of Grass!

He would first divide all the areas... into residential, living, and commercial zones, which would make later construction easier.

However.

There were simply too few ninjas in the Land of Grass!

"Never mind, let the idle ninjas help out too. Remember, the Land of Grass belongs to everyone! Rebuilding the Land of Grass depends on all of us!"

As he finished speaking.

Everyone immediately nodded in agreement.

Autumn, Year 37 of Konoha.

Konoha ninjas were rapidly advancing into the Land of Rain. Cornered and with no other choice... the Leader of the Land of Rain, the Half-God of the Ninja World—Hanzo of the Salamander—personally entered the fray.

His poisons, ninjutsu, and taijutsu were unmatched on the battlefield, killing countless Konoha ninjas.

Everyone was filled with admiration...

Truly worthy of being the Half-God of the Ninja World!

Such terrifying power!

To avoid heavy casualties, Konoha dispatched the students of the Strongest Hokage—Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru—to jointly counter the Leader of the Amegakure.

In the end, though they couldn't defeat him, they earned the recognition of the Leader of the Land of Rain and were given the title of Konoha's Sannin.

The war between the Land of Rain and Konoha was declared over!

In the same year, the Sunagakure, taking advantage of Konoha's engagement with Amegakure, launched a fierce assault on the border of the Land of Fire. Konoha's commanding ninja, Dan Katō, was killed. The Sunagakure ninjas advanced as if through an empty land, pushing deep inside. For a time, Konoha found itself at a disadvantage.

It wasn't until the ninja known as the Konoha White Fang appeared and assassinated the front-line governor of Sunagakure that the situation instantly reversed, allowing Konoha to achieve victory in one fell swoop...

Outside, the fighting was fierce, and the war continued. Of course, none of this concerned the Land of Grass.

The current Land of Grass only wanted to focus on farming and developing quietly, ignoring everything else.

"Make sure the foundations are solid, or they'll collapse! I told you! I told you! I told you to have Earth Release ninjas build the foundations first!"

Kusana looked at the bustling construction site before him, a sense of relief filling his heart.

Although the ninjas of the Grass Ninja Village were... thick-skinned, opportunistic, and shameless, they were, on the whole, obedient.

They diligently executed the orders he gave!

Everything was moving in a positive direction!

"Leader Mang, about Kannabi Bridge..."

"Stop!" Hearing Mujie's words, Kusana's face darkened. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Don't worry about that, skip it! Skip it!"

"???"

What was wrong?

Wasn't Kannabi Bridge also within the Land of Grass?

It was a part of the Land of Grass!

"Ahem! That bridge serves as a link between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire! It holds significant strategic importance for both nations!" Seemingly sensing Mujie's confusion, Kusana cleared his throat and said with a serious expression, "I have a premonition... that peace will come, but it won't last long. War will inevitably erupt again, and it will be even more intense than this time! The Land of Earth and the Land of Fire will definitely be involved, and when that happens..."

"We'll join Iwagakure first, lead Iwagakure into the Land of Fire, and then join the Land of Fire?"

"..."

Kusana looked speechlessly at Mujie, who had suddenly become excited.

What was this guy dreaming about?

Speaking of which, during the Third Shinobi World War, the Grass Ninja Village had indeed just watched from the sidelines near Kannabi Bridge!

Afterward, the country was plunged into continuous warfare, making it even more miserable than the Land of Rain was now.

If not for Kana and her mother, they would have almost been wiped out by the Kaguya Clan!

Could it be that this opportunistic incident had angered everyone?!

Kusana felt like he had something he didn't know whether to say or not.

At that moment.

"Amang, time to eat!"

A gentle voice called out; it was Fusang's voice.

Amang immediately waved his hand. "Forget it, let's focus on rebuilding the Land of Grass first! And that's the academy! Make sure the foundations are solid, don't let them collapse!"

After saying that, he no longer paid attention to Mujie and happily went to eat.

Because there were too many things to do in the Land of Grass, Kana had also become busy. Therefore, Fusang was currently cooking at home.

As for the three little ones, someone has already been sent to teach them the basics of being a ninja.

Therefore, with Fusang being the only ordinary person at home with nothing to do, she felt too embarrassed and ended up cooking for them.

Looking at the fragrant dishes, Kusana's stomach rumbled after a busy day. Not to mention, Fusang's cooking was quite delicious.

"Where's Kana?"

"She's already been sent over. After you finish eating, Amang, I'll go and clean up."

"What about Konan and the others?"

"Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko are all studying diligently!"

"Thank you for your trouble!"

"It's no trouble at all," Fusang said with a slight smile. "This is all I can do, these unimportant things."

Her face flushed slightly as she spoke.

Life in the Land of Grass had calmed her heart, but she still felt a little embarrassed.

After all, at the time, she had doubted...

Everything Amang had said that night was slowly coming true.

However.

Looking at Amang, Fusang smiled and said, "Please eat slowly! Mr. Amang!"

Meanwhile.

Seeing their leader go to eat, Mujie couldn't help but shake his head with emotion.

Speaking of which, his wife had also brought him food!

And that brat Wu Wei, he's still been wearing a sour face lately. He thought that bringing Yahiko back, with the optimistic Yahiko around, Wu Wei would be happier, but the brat is still the same as always.

Speaking of which...

After the academy is built in a while, all the children in the Land of Grass will come here to study, just like in Konoha.

However.

Where would the Land of Grass get such resources?

The ninjutsu was copied, and not even completely. Without so many ninja teachers, they couldn't teach many students.

But since the leader said so, they could only carry out the order.

Mujie turned his head and yelled at the workers nearby, "All of you, get serious! Make sure the foundation is solid. If it's not, I'll stuff you into it!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

"Did you hear that? Did you hear that? The leader said to make it solid!"

"Keep working! Make it as solid as possible!"

"Get a thicker one!"

The entire Land of Grass was filled with the sound of "bang bang bang."

However.

At this moment.

Under the ground.

Will this ever end?!

All day long, it's just [bang! bang! bang!], disturbing the peace!

It starts before dawn.

Are these guys building a foundation or digging a hole?

Black Zetsu's face was dark. Although it couldn't be seen, his expression was extremely unpleasant as he looked up at the cave ceiling.

Countless gray stones were falling with a "crash." If the cave wasn't sturdy enough, it would have collapsed by now!

Why aren't those Grass Ninjas carrying out their missions properly and building houses here?!

Is this something a ninja should be doing?

Just as Black Zetsu was feeling annoyed.

At this moment.

"Why is it so noisy?"

A deep, old voice sounded.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Why is there so much dust? Where's Black Zetsu? What's going on? Is the cave going to collapse? Don't they know this is the base I specifically found?"

Seemingly woken up, he sounded very angry. "You, yes, you, you silly boy who draws poop. I don't know how Hashirama's cells produced you, but come here quickly and tell me what's going on."

As soon as the voice fell.

"Lord Madara, up above…"

Before Uzumaki White Zetsu could finish speaking.

Suddenly.

"Bang!"

A bright light appeared from above, and a voice rang out.

"Huh, looks like we broke through something. Could there be a hole down here?"

"..."

Silence fell upon the cavern.

Broke through?

We broke through?

After hiding for so many years, are we about to be exposed?!