The Road to Becoming Stronger

The great nations' conflicts.

Were the very opportunity small nations needed to develop in secret.

Of course, there was one condition: those small nations had to be far away from the great nations.

Otherwise...

Just look at the Land of Rain, the Land of Rivers, the Land of Fields, the Land of Hot Water, and the Land of Frost. In the first three Shinobi World Wars, each suffered more than the last. There was no need to mention the small nations that had been wiped out. They were the ones who prayed for peace the most.

Naruto wasn't a cold-blooded animal.

Nor was he so cruel as to be utterly inhumane.

Of course, he knew all too well how much suffering war could cause.

How many people it could kill and injure!

But it was all part of the road to ultimate victory.

Naruto needed time.

Naruto needed to grow.

And he didn't mean just himself.

He meant the entire Land of Snow and Snow Ninja Village!

Besides, wars between great nations could give small nations a chance to benefit from the fallout. Just as Naruto had told Neji, Karin, and the others before, the Land of Water was the first stepping stone on the Land of Snow's path to rising up. And if the Land of Water could be weakened before the Land of Snow officially rose to prominence, wouldn't that be the best possible opening?

Naruto was a man who cared deeply about practical benefits.

Everything he did was simply to protect himself and the people he loved.

And on that foundation,

he would build the new world he wanted to see.

For that!

Naruto would stop at nothing.

The actions of Konoha, Cloud Ninja, and Mist Ninja might lead to further friction in the Shinobi World.

That