Having covered the Hidden Sand Village, the Hidden Mist Village, and Iwagakure, it was time to talk about Kumogakure.
Ever since the Third Raikage's death, the Fourth Raikage had been overwhelmed by grief and anger.
Afraid of losing another loved one, he no longer allowed Killer B to travel for training, sending him to train in the Valley of Clouds and Lightning instead!
After he inherited the political legacy his father had left him, Kumogakure also adopted a policy of recovery and rebuilding.
But throughout it all, Fourth Raikage A never abandoned expansion, remaining militant in his dealings with other villages.
The seeds of Kumogakure's political troubles had already been sown during the Second Raikage's tenure, only erupting when Kinkaku and Ginkaku rebelled!
Its policy of pursuing peace abroad changed completely after the Second Raikage and the Second Hokage died in battle.
Thus, Kumogakure once again set its sights on other villages' kekkei genkai.
During their dealings with Kirigakure, they noticed the Byakugan beneath Ao's eyepatch.
And so they targeted the Byakugan of Konoha's Hyuga Clan!
Four or five years after Konoha's new generation was born, Kumogakure devised a plan targeting the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan!
Before the plan began, the changes in Konoha deserved a mention.
Thanks to the rapid development of Konoha's technology, almost none of its ninja showed any obvious signs of aging.
Xuanhui and Pakura, in particular, looked virtually unchanged year after year thanks to their Hashirama cells.
Dan Katō and Tsunade had a daughter, whom they named Chiyo.
Konoha's Konoha 12, led by Naruto, were slowly growing up, though they still had a long way to go before starting school.
During this time, Xuanhui searched all over Konoha and finally gathered all twelve members of the new generation, along with Sai.
Young ninja such as Kakashi