The repercussions of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind's death continued to spread, and the situation throughout the Shinobi World began to shift dramatically.
First was the Land of Wind. The Sand Shinobi forces had fully pulled back, withdrawing from the Land of Fire and relinquishing every stretch of territory they had seized. Only a force of three thousand remained stationed along the border between the Lands of Rivers and Fire.
Their main purpose was to defend their holdings in the Land of Rivers. After all, the Jashin Cult's Shrine there still held enormous value for Sunagakure.
Next was the Land of Lightning.
After the loss of the Two-Tails and the attack on Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the Cloud Shinobi forces had already hunkered down in the Land of Fields.
Now, with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind dead, the Fourth Raikage immediately found himself caught in a dilemma.
On the one hand, he wanted to dispatch enough shinobi to guard the capital and prevent the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning from being assassinated as well.
On the other, he was concerned about the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning's reaction and dared not deploy troops lightly. What if the Daimyo thought he wanted to follow Rasa's example?
Moreover, the Cloud Shinobi forces were still hunting Itachi Uchiha. With their internal troubles unresolved, there was no possibility of continuing their war against Konoha.
Fortunately, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was not as wary of his shinobi village as the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, nor did he have another option like the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
He therefore immediately sent an envoy to communicate with Ai, swiftly assembling a guard force of two hundred Cloud Shinobi, including six Jonin and twelve