Yes, this stretch of border bordered the Lightning Country, and the boundary between the two nations was extremely long.
Since this tragedy had occurred at a section of the border close to the Lightning Country, and Yun Yan and Kakashi had already known that there had been frequent friction along the border lately—
Under such circumstances, how had this tragedy happened? Who was the murderer? Who had been so utterly deranged as to do this? The answer was basically already clear.
It had undoubtedly been ninja from Kumogakure of the Lightning Country! That much could practically be confirmed!
First, this was the border between the Fire Country and the Lightning Country. Even ordinary people knew that the two nations had a poor relationship and clashed often, so aside from ninja, few others were active near the border.
Second, this ninja squad of several men and one woman had been fairly strong when working together. Ordinary rogue ninja could never have wiped them out completely. Only Kumogakure ninja, renowned for combat, could have done this.
Finally, there had been frequent clashes along the border between the two nations recently. Conflicts and battles often broke out between them, most of them caused by the other side crossing the border to provoke them.
Taking all that into account, if Kumogakure ninja had not done it, then who had?
This really was... unrest.
Still, it was normal. Even outside wartime, cruelty, mercilessness, coldness, and bloodshed were all part of a ninja's everyday life. This tragedy had merely been especially horrific.
What Yun Yan and Kakashi had encountered today also showed what the real Shinobi World was like.
The real Shinobi World was this chaotic and cruel. It was far more than what the original story had shown; things even more brutal than this were