Things had indeed gone as Genji had expected—or, rather, planned. Although the Four Great Shinobi Villages had all established shinobi nations and taken full control of their respective countries, they had even divided up and taken charge of the small nations caught between them.
But with all kinds of industries looted and destroyed by Kirigakure, restoring them was incredibly difficult.
Kirigakure had even looted and destroyed the technology companies. The continent's technological level had been set back by thirty years overnight, and there was no way to produce precision equipment again in the short term.
To say nothing of the destruction of the Daimyo's administration, which had thrown the entire country's government into chaos. The resources accumulated by the shinobi villages alone were nowhere near enough to deal with one problem after another.
Taking control of everything had only made things even more chaotic within the Four Great Shinobi Villages. Kumogakure and Konoha had only just changed Kage, and their positions were still unstable. Their hurried transition to the shinobi nation system made things even more difficult.
Still, no matter how difficult things became, the Four Great Shinobi Villages could only grit their teeth, press on, and overcome each obstacle.
Compared to the Four Great Shinobi Villages—or, rather, the Four Great Shinobi Nations—Kirigakure's development could only be described as astonishingly rapid.
It had already completed its transformation from shinobi village to shinobi nation during its four years of isolation, and the country had largely stabilized.
The recent Harvest Plan had also brought in an immense amount of resources and wealth, and every sector had entered a period of explosive growth.
Although it remained in a state of isolation, its pace of development was far faster than that of the continent.
After more than four years of focused development, the Land