They took off their straw raincoats, removed their rain hats, and spread their arms to savor the clear weather.
Children in ragged clothes still ran barefoot through the streets and alleys, playing happily, their laughter ringing out.
Xia Le strolled down the street in loose robes, the fan emblem on his back marking him as a member of the Uchiha Clan.
"Elder, was this your doing?"
Ida hurried over, his voice brimming with excitement.
"Yes!"
Xia Le nodded.
"This is incredible. You actually changed the climate the Land of Rain has always had."
"With this, the crop yields in our fields might increase several times over."
"In a few months, the civilians won't have to go hungry anymore."
Ida spoke excitedly.
"From this day forward, the Land of Rain will no longer live beneath dark clouds."
Xia Le smiled faintly.
At his words, Ida shuddered, then bent deeply at the waist in a solemn bow.
"Thank you for everything you've done for the Land of Rain!"
Only those born and raised in the Hidden Rain Village could understand the weight of that love for their home, for the country that had given them life and raised them.
The Land of Rain was called the Land of Rain because its endless cloud cover never seemed to break.
But that never-ending rain also weighed heavily on everyone's hearts and had brought countless disasters upon the country.
The ground seemed perpetually muddy. People always walked with their heads lowered, unable to see one another's faces clearly.
Even on sunny days, mist hung over everything, as though the light guiding them forward had vanished.
Such a climate had an enormous impact on a country.
In truth, every country's growth was closely tied to its environment. Places with favorable climates, such as Konoha, had large