The militant ninja of the Land of Lightning revered the principle that strength ruled all. They not only yearned to prove their own power, but also sought to acquire greater resources and territory through war.
Uchiha Ying Yue could foresee that the Land of Lightning was highly likely to become a new source of turmoil in the Ninja World, perhaps even sparking another great ninja war.
The rise of the Land of Lightning meant that they would no longer be content with their existing territory and resources.
The ambitions of a rising power would inevitably lead it to challenge the status of the old great power, the Land of Fire. Especially once the Land of Lightning perceived an economic and military advantage over the Land of Fire, war would become an almost unavoidable choice.
The ninja of Kumogakure had grown up in such an atmosphere, and both their combat strength and aggressiveness had been greatly enhanced. This would make the Land of Lightning an exceptionally troublesome opponent in future wars.
Uchiha Ying Yue recalled Senju Hashirama's decision back then to give the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails to Kumogakure in order to balance the strength of the major ninja villages.
Senju Hashirama's intentions at the time had been good. He had hoped to preserve peace in the Ninja World through this method.
But he might never have imagined that, as time passed, the Land of Lightning's strength would develop to its current extent, even beginning to threaten the Land of Fire's position.
Uchiha Ying Yue sighed inwardly at how unpredictable the development of the times was. Although Senju Hashirama's vision of peace had been achieved in the short term, Kumogakure's rise might become a major hidden danger to the Land of Fire and even the entire Ninja World in the long