The Uchiha on the Land of Whirlpools' Soil, and the Theory of Bloodlines

He spread out a map of the Ninja World and scanned the densely packed mountains and rivers, along with the Five Great Nations that occupied the most territory. Should he seize one of the Five Great Nations?

The Land of Water was shrouded in moisture and mist year-round, leaving the entire country unbearably damp. Besides, it had already begun the Blood Mist Plan. Although he could sweep everything aside with overwhelming strength if he intervened now, he would rather watch Obito Uchiha toy with the Land of Water as he pleased.

The Land of Earth suffered from a severe generational gap. Few of the older generation remained, and barely anyone in the younger generation had matured. Even if the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, wanted to step down and make way for someone else, he could not find a suitable successor.

He had originally raised a disciple whose ability and talent qualified him to inherit the position of Tsuchikage. But the boy had actually become obsessed with playing with explosives, spending all day pondering how to make his clay explosions more powerful and throwing all of Iwagakure into chaos.

And so, the blond-haired Deidara had been driven out of the village and lived somewhere nearby.

Moreover, compared with the other countries, the Land of Earth was desperately short of supplies. Only its mineral resources were abundant; everything else amounted to barren soil.

The Land of Lightning claimed to have military strength second only to Konoha, and it possessed two formidable tailed beasts. The Eight-Tails not only had chakra reserves second only to the Nine-Tails, but also had the ability to subdue other tailed beasts. Although Matatabi's strength was unremarkable, a jinchūriki hosting her would still be powerful.

In both environment and resources, the Land of Lightning was far richer than the Land