This war in the shinobi world had come quickly, and it had ended just as quickly.
After lasting only three years, the war had come to a complete end.
Although Iwagakure had started the war, Sunagakure had quietly cut off the Land of Earth's retreat route a year after it began, leaving Iwagakure in the awkward position of being attacked from both front and rear.
Iwagakure's overall strength was unquestionably greater than that of the weakened Kumogakure and Sunagakure.
But it was not strong enough to take on two opponents at once.
Or rather, in the entire shinobi world, only Konoha had possessed the strength to fight multiple enemies at once ever since the First Shinobi World War.
"This war... ended that quickly?"
Having already stepped down as Hokage, Tsunade lounged leisurely on the sofa in the Hokage's office. For the first time, she felt that this sofa was more comfortable than the soft office chair.
Ye Ning raised an eyebrow beside her. "How long did you expect this war to last? It was nothing more than a show."
"A show?"
Tsunade on the sofa and Minato Namikaze at the desk both straightened up, puzzled expressions appearing on their faces.
"Mm-hmm. Don't tell me you think that old man Ōnoki really wanted to fight Kumogakure? Even if Sunagakure hadn't interfered and Iwagakure had won, what could they have gained?"
Tsunade froze slightly at those words, while Minato Namikaze's face showed a trace of realization.
The distance between the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning was nothing like that between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, with only one or two countries between them. There were a full five countries separating them!
The Land of Waterfalls, the Land of Iron, the Land of Rice Fields, the