Stubborn Naruto

Three days later, a piece of news spread across every country in the world.

Riots had broken out in the capital of the Land of Water. The Emperor of the Land of Water had dispatched troops to suppress them, massacring tens of thousands of civilians while also wiping out the entire family of the former Water Country Daimyo.

Such bloody and brutal measures immediately sparked heated discussion among the nations. Within the United Nations, the Land of Fire's diplomats attempted to persuade the other countries to send troops into the Land of Water. However, without Peach Country's approval, no nation dared agree to such a thing.

The Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning had entertained the same idea, but if they sent troops into the Land of Water, Peach Country would certainly do the same. Even the allied forces of the five nations had been beaten into collapse—what could an alliance of just three countries possibly accomplish?

In the end, the matter was dropped.

Yang Zi officially began her path toward dictatorship.

The world's political landscape changed once more. What had once been a united front of five nations opposing Peach Country had become a polarized standoff between two camps.

Peach Country and the Land of Water, joined by the two medium-sized nations of Rōran and the Land of Bears, stood against the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Lightning.

The two sides opposed each other within the United Nations and militarily, while even trade was forced to halt because of their hostility.

The smell of gunpowder once again filled the world.

Anyone with clear eyes knew war was bound to come sooner or later. Yet compared to the previously weaker Peach Country, far more people now favored Peach Country.

The reason was