A Karin Who Volunteered

The battle along the coast.

The war that was about to erupt this time.

Would probably center on a contest for the territories of the Land of Rainbow and the Land of the Sea.

As mentioned earlier, they had already been included within the Land of Snow's sphere of influence. That was in relation to the Land of Water. In truth, the two countries were still independent minor nations. But Naruto planned to seize this opportunity to annex them both in one fell swoop. Small nations being destroyed in war was nothing new; it had happened time and again throughout the history of the Ninja. Even before the Five Great Shinobi Villages appeared, the Five Great Nations had expanded their territories through a series of annexations. The Land of Snow was merely retracing the path the Five Great Nations had once taken. It wouldn't provoke any opposition or upheaval. All they needed to do was make arrangements with the Daimyo of the two countries and some of their more influential nobles. That was one of the common rules of this world. Naruto didn't plan to change it—not when he still lacked the power to overturn the entire world by himself. Even if he wanted to carry out land reform, he would have to wait until he had the final say.

The Land of Snow was different because of its unique geography.

And its sparse population.

Most of its nobles had also been purged after the rebellion.

That was why Naruto had dared to discuss taking the country's land and redistributing it among the common people with Kazahana Koyuki and Sandayu. As he'd said before, this world's technological development had taken a rather skewed path, so fertile, prosperous land could still attract refugees. This was a small experiment Naruto was conducting