The Uchiha's Awkward Position

The people of the Land of Fire had never imagined disaster would strike so quickly.

They knew the Land of Fire was at war, and they knew it had assembled an army of over a million troops. They had complete confidence in the war, because throughout every world war, the Land of Fire had never once been defeated.

So when Peach Country's armored vehicles rolled into their towns and soldiers ordered them to stay indoors, every one of them found it unbelievable. Riots even broke out in a few towns.

Fortunately, Shiraishi Yoshijo had no intention of ruling through terror. He had issued orders early on forbidding the soldiers from harassing civilians and strictly banning indiscriminate killing.

Thus, the soldiers merely arrested everyone involved in the riots. No horrific massacres or citywide slaughter took place.

Yet anyone with eyes could see that this situation could not last long. If the people of the Land of Fire continued their futile resistance, violent suppression would be Peach Country's only choice.

Outside a small town, Naruto and Sasuke stood side by side.

"That guy isn't with the army. He most likely went back to Peach Country."

Naruto stared at the fleets of airships in the sky, took a deep breath, then turned around and said, "Then we'll go to Peach Country. Sasuke, hurry. We can't let things keep getting worse."

"Naruto, this is already not so bad."

As Sasuke opened a spatial passage, he said, "At least the tragedy in the Land of Wind hasn't happened in the Land of Fire. But when you meet him, watch your attitude. Don't provoke that guy. When he goes mad... do you know about the Land of Hot Water?"

"The country whose entire population was slaughtered by Peach Country?"

Sasuke nodded. "That guy has no bottom