What happened in another world still felt a little too distant.
After Sasuke and Boruto left, Konoha quickly returned to its original state.
The only change was probably Urashiki Ōtsutsuki. He was a gift from another world.
A man who was not particularly strong and had almost no combat experience, yet possessed a powerful bloodline and abilities involving rules, had fallen into Orochimaru's hands. How could that not be a gift?
While Orochimaru studied Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, a major event occurred in the Shinobi World.
The Sand Village had rebelled!
The Sand Village had always been the weakest among the Five Great Ninja Villages. There was no doubt about that.
The main reason was the unique geographical environment of the Land of Wind.
This world had once been drained by the Divine Tree, leaving most of the planet barren.
The Land of Wind was even closer to those desolate regions, causing most of the country to become desert.
Setting aside the Land of Fire, the environments of the other four countries were far from ideal.
The Land of Water was an island nation with limited resources and a particularly severe internal divide.
The Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth both contained countless towering mountains. Their climates and environments differed, but their one similarity was that communication with the outside world was somewhat difficult.
As for the Land of Wind, it was the worst in every respect.
Its ninja were also rather mediocre. Orochimaru had not defected, so the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was still around, and the Hidden Sand Village had yet to fall to its lowest point.
But clearly, Rasa was not all that powerful. Most of his strength came from ninjutsu that received special boosts in desert environments; once he left the Land of Wind, his strength would