Jin and Fire Phoenix pursued them all the way, driving the Land of Water's army out of the Land of Fire. On Konoha's side, twenty people had collapsed from exhaustion, with no deaths or injuries. The Land of Water, meanwhile, had lost as many as ten thousand men. That was only because Jin had not continued the pursuit.
One man and one phoenix stood at the border between the Land of Water and the Land of Fire, silently watching the Land of Water's fleeing army disappear into the distance.
Fire Phoenix said boredly, "What a letdown! I was planning to slaughter them all and level up. What a bunch of cowards. Do you know anywhere with strong people? Take me there, and I'll wipe them out."
"Oh? I do! I wouldn't even dare enter that place casually, but I'm afraid you wouldn't dare either."
"With my current strength, there's nowhere I wouldn't dare go! If I can't beat them, I'll just leave! Tell me, where is it?"
Jin was delighted to hear that. A plan immediately formed in his mind, and he smiled. "The capital of the Land of Water has beautiful scenery and pleasant views. It has countless elite jonin and even more chunin. There's also Kirigakure in the Land of Water, which has produced countless elite ninja over the past decade or so. Both places are extremely powerful and exceptionally capable of fighting as a group. Even if the Nine-Tails went there, it would only be slaughtered. Besides the Land of Water, there's another powerful country—the Land of Lightning, whose ninja you've met before. The place where we fought last time was Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning. I nearly died there myself. Which of those two places would you choose?"
"Which one is stronger, the Land of