They had thought the sight of a forest under clear blue skies bordering a marsh drenched in endless rain was already breathtaking.
But a vast expanse of yellow sand beneath the blazing sun bordering a marsh drenched in endless rain felt deeply jarring.
Hyuga Hoshishaku and his two companions spent a day crossing the Land of Rain and reached the border of the Land of Wind.
At the border, they witnessed this remarkable sight.
"The environment here is so harsh. If Konoha were in a place like this, I'd definitely use ninjutsu to improve it," Yuto said with heartfelt emotion.
Hoshishaku shrugged. "Not everyone has Uncle Hashirama's knack for planting trees."
"Why do you say that?" Lingyin asked curiously.
Hoshishaku pulled out a map of the Hyuga Clan and pointed to the Land of Fire. "The Land of Fire's environment used to be pretty average. Compared with the surrounding countries, it was only a little better. Look, the colors are almost the same."
"After Uncle Hashirama and Uchiha Madara founded Konoha, he often used Wood Release to plant trees. The land for hundreds of miles around Konoha became covered in trees. Those trees kept improving the surrounding environment, and their seeds spread the forest even farther on their own. That's why the map of the Land of Fire is now all lush green, and why it's become the most fertile land in the entire Ninja World."
A worried expression appeared on Uchiha Rinne's face. Seeing this, Yuto asked curiously,
"Lingyin, you don't like forests?"
"No, I love forests." Lingyin shook her head. "I was just wondering if the other countries and villages might envy the Land of Fire's favorable environment and start thinking about taking it."
Hoshishaku gave her an approving look. "They will. Once Uncle Hashirama grows old and