News of Mifune's death soon spread from the samurai who had survived and returned to the Land of Iron.
Chong Jie, who had succeeded him as the general of the Land of Iron, personally witnessed Mifune's death. He rejected the frightened daimyos' request for protection after the Land of Hot Water's daimyo was killed, and ordered the Land of Iron to close its borders and cease interfering in the changes sweeping through the shinobi world.
Meanwhile, the armies of Sunagakure and Kirigakure continued advancing with unstoppable force, conquering several countries.
On the tenth day, the Land of Sound, which bordered the Land of Hot Water, surrendered.
On the twelfth day, the Land of Moon's daimyo was killed by rioting civilians within his own country, and his head was sent to Konoha.
On the sixteenth day, the Land of Harmony and the Land of Birds both fell. At the same time, under Angel Konan's orders, Amegakure of the Land of Rain joined Konoha as an entire village...
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Konoha, conference room.
"Lord Hokage, these children are Amegakure's most outstanding new generation. Every one of them possesses exceptional talent and was originally trained as a reserve member of Akatsuki."
Looking at the somewhat reserved children behind her, Konan wore a rare, gentle, sweet smile. "This is Lord Hokage. Just like Sister Angel and Lord Pain, he is a good person!"
"Lord Hokage!"
After Konan explained, the children who had traveled thousands of miles from Amegakure to Konoha finally let down their guard.
"Good."
Tobirama Senju nodded and gave the children what he considered a fairly kind smile.
Then, at his command, an ANBU member led the children away. Barring any surprises, they would be carefully raised as Konoha's future backbone.
After handling this, Tobirama Senju looked at Konan—the angel of Amegakure, Akatsuki's