As Jingyi took out a scroll and retrieved the items inside, he explained, "This is also the harm brought by war, as well as the consequence of breeding ambition."
"If the Daimyo of the Land of Rain hadn't been ambitious and chosen to support the even more ambitious Hanzō, developing Amegakure recklessly to strengthen the village's power and threatening the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the war wouldn't have broken out in the Land of Rain in the first place."
"Even if the war had begun in the Land of Rain, the damage to the country wouldn't have been this severe."
At least preserving Amegakure's strength would have been possible.
If Amegakure had stepped forward to maintain order after the war, the Land of Rain would have quickly calmed down.
So the trauma and lingering effects brought by war could be this immense.
Having always lived in the village without participating in war or understanding it deeply, the three young girls received a thorough lesson from Jingyi.
Although Kushina had experienced the war of her clan's destruction, she had been brought to Konoha before the clan perished, and given her young age, besides grief and sorrow, she hadn't thought about anything else.
Only at this moment did she realize the terrifying nature of war.
"What about the village and Sunagakure, then?"
The Land of Rain was in such a miserable state, so Konoha and Sunagakure must not have had it easy either.
"The village and Sunagakure?"
Jingyi placed a piece of meat into the pot, paused upon hearing this, and a few seconds later, burst out laughing:
"Actually, you don't even need to ask. The losses for the village and Sunagakure were also huge, especially Sunagakure. Even if the Land of Wind doesn't fall into chaos, it will take them ten