Setting aside Konoha, whose people were simple and whose troubles never seemed to end, Kumogakure and the entire Thundercloud Ninja Country mobilized, advancing into the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth and crushing all opposition with overwhelming force.
With Iwagakure and Sunagakure destroyed, and especially with the deaths of their respective Kage, the governments of the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind had collapsed. Chaos was bound to follow.
If people with ulterior motives stirred things up, the consequences would be dire.
At a time like this, they had to send in troops to suppress the unrest, sweeping away every threat before those people could gain a foothold and bringing both countries under their control.
Temari, Kurotsuchi, and the others guided the surviving ninja of the two villages through their grief. Those who agreed could join Kumogakure; those who wanted to could leave the two countries. Those who wanted to stay could do so as well, but they would remain under constant watch. Anyone who caused trouble would be taken down immediately.
This time, everyone saw the results of more than a decade of development in Kumogakure and the Thundercloud Ninja Country. A total of four hundred thousand ninja troops had been mobilized, with two hundred thousand sent to each country.
They were fully equipped, and every soldier carried a ninja tool called a firearm. Its power was astonishing; the troops swept away all opposition like a storm.
These firearms caught Konoha's attention, and they even managed to get their hands on a few to study.
Naturally, Orochimaru was the one conducting the research. His interests were broad, to say the least.
"Quite an impressive little toy!"
After examining the firearms, Orochimaru gave them a favorable assessment. These little toys were powerful enough to kill an