Arrangement

Swiftly crossing the wilderness and barren mountains, Qian soon arrived near the target city.

In theory, as the city closest to the Land of Waterfalls, it should have quickly become prosperous after the end of the Third Great Ninja War.

After all, whether in his past life or this one, import and export trade had always been the most profitable business. This was especially true in the Ninja World, where the terrain and landforms were so distinct.

However, the reality was that the city remained extremely quiet.

As for the reason—

It was quite simple. The eastern and southern parts of the Land of Earth were surrounded by a mountain range stretching for who knew how many miles, and the border had been drawn accordingly.

Such terrain might have served as an excellent natural defense during wartime.

But now, it had become the greatest obstacle to trade between the two countries.

Although Iwagakure had spent a great deal of effort opening several trade routes, the Land of Waterfalls was simply too small, and its terrain was too complicated for large-scale trade.

Thus, there were no decent trade routes on this side near the Land of Waterfalls.

As a result, the city that should theoretically have prospered through bilateral trade naturally failed to flourish as expected.

In fact, because of the war, it had lost a large portion of its population. Only in the past few months had civilians gradually begun moving in.

What?

You say Takigakure did not have the nerve to invade?

Indeed, Takigakure did not have that courage.

But that did not mean the other major hidden villages would not "borrow a route."

It was precisely because of all these factors that the city remained so depressed even after the war ended.

Still, although it was depressed, all