Ever since Black Rock had used his drunkenness as an excuse to slip away that day, the grand campaign in Iwagakure had come to an abrupt halt. "Follow Konoha's example, pay tribute across the board" had become a complete joke.
In contrast to Iwagakure's setback, Sunagakure in the Land of Wind was carrying things out with great fanfare.
After Kui Lian and the other two returned to Sunagakure, they immediately raised the slogan, "Learn from Konoha." However, rather than localizing it into some "Will of Wind" like Black Rock had, they directly promoted the Will of Fire and Konoha culture throughout Sunagakure.
"As the beacon of the ninja world and the strongest ninja village, Konoha is something we should learn from in every respect. Konoha has already paved the road for us, so we only need to follow it."
Under the banner of "Learn from Konoha's outstanding and advanced culture, serve Sunagakure," Kui Lian and the other two put up countless slogans throughout the village.
"Learn well from Konoha without blindly following it; cultivate Sunagakure's unique path to strengthening the village." "Absorb Konoha's advanced culture and forge a new path to Sunagakure's self-reliance." "Adopt Konoha's excellent governance experience and build Sunagakure's glorious future."
Anyone could tell at a glance that it was all about "learning from Konoha to strengthen Sunagakure's foundation."
Especially after the five great nations signed the peace treaty, Konoha not only sold Sunagakure huge quantities of grain at low prices, but also provided substantial aid in all kinds of supplies. Reto and Shamon did not care about any of that. They just liked spreading propaganda, didn't they?
When faced with this kind of sugar-coated shell, all Sunagakure needed to do was eat the sugar coating and fire the shell back. Konoha might be better than Sunagakure, but