In Konoha Year 46, the great war sparked by the disappearance of the Third Kazekage came to a hasty end.
After Sunagakure was driven back by Konoha with thunderous force in less than a year, Iwagakure also suffered a major loss at the hands of Minato Namikaze's strength and Shikaku Nara's strategy.
Then, Kumogakure attempted to take advantage of the chaos to steal Iwagakure's tailed beasts. When the plot was exposed, the Third Raikage fought to his death.
Kumogakure and Iwagakure officially went to war, while the conflict between Iwagakure and Konoha came to an end for the time being.
As for Kirigakure in the east of the Land of Fire, it had already been embroiled in civil war and had only joined in to scavenge whatever it could.
With Iwagakure retreating, Kirigakure naturally declared its unconditional surrender.
Having recognized Konoha's foundation and strength, Kumogakure was unable to conquer Kirigakure after a prolonged assault. Worried about losing too much fighting power, it also chose to withdraw.
Thus, the Third Great Ninja War ended with Konoha claiming a resounding victory.
However, only Tōka knew that the Third Great Ninja War had not truly ended. The struggles between the great nations and even the smaller countries continued...
The large-scale war was over, but the undercurrents between the major hidden villages and even the smaller nations continued to surge.
Sunagakure and Iwagakure had been defeated and, in order to reduce their reparations, had decided to send representatives to Konoha.
Kirigakure had been defeated as well. Not only did it want to reduce its reparations, but its seven ninja swords had yet to be recovered, so it naturally had to send people to Konoha too.
As for Kumogakure, although it had not gone to war with Konoha, it decided to send representatives to