Rescuing Konan

Once the two men hit the ground, anyone inside the room who still didn't know something had happened had no business calling themselves a ninja.

They were two jōnin and a chūnin, after all. For a ninja, the most important thing wasn't strength, but keen perception.

Many people mistakenly thought that as long as they were strong enough, they could securely claim a place among the powerful. That wasn't the case. There were many factors that made someone powerful, and the most important were precisely the most basic things—things that seemed to have little use.

Yet those things, such as keen senses, extensive combat experience, and precise reflexes, were essential to anyone who wanted to become powerful. Without them, no matter how strong you were, it was useless.

Even a powerful person couldn't gain the slightest advantage on the battlefield. The battlefield wouldn't care about any of that. Without keen senses and incredible reflexes, you simply couldn't survive there.

The ninjas of Amegakure lived wedged between three great nations, and in every Shinobi World War, their country was forced to serve as a major battlefield. As a result, its ninjas were battle-hardened and could hold their own even against Konoha's.

If the ninjas of every country in the world were divided into tiers, then Konoha's ninjas would undoubtedly stand at the very top, in the first tier.

Next came Kumogakure, which was slightly weaker. Its unique Nintaijutsu used Lightning Release Chakra to stimulate cellular activity and increase strength, speed, and reflexes, making it undeniably powerful among the villages.

After the second tier came Iwagakure in the Land of Earth and Kirigakure in the Land of Water. Iwagakure had its distinctive Earth Release techniques and generations of Kage with Kekkei Tōta, which had kept the village among the great powers for