Shamon, the Land of Rain Will Be Your Grave!

"Looks like Sunagakure has kept too low a profile for too long!!" Shamon's eyes burned red. His fury surged, and the viciousness he had suppressed for years erupted at last.

"Have these tiny nations mistaken our years of restraint for weakness? Do they think Sunagakure is easy prey?"

"Hanzo of the Salamander?! Who the hell does he think he is!! How dare he act so brazenly before me!! How dare he lord it over Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages?!"

"Does he think calling himself a Demigod gives him the right to look down on everyone and do whatever he pleases?!"

He spun around, bristling with rage, and roared, "Pass down my orders!!"

"Stop all mining operations immediately! Every Sand Ninja is to return to the village and assemble for war at once!!"

"A mere Amegakure dares to intercept our caravan, insult Sunagakure, and overstep its place! This feud ends only when one of us is dead!"

"Announce it to every nation in the Shinobi World!! Sunagakure formally declares war on the Land of Rain!!"

His command rang throughout the underground mine.

Several days later, at Konoha's military camp in the Land of Grass.

Shimura Danzō held Sunagakure's declaration of war against Amegakure. His expression was calm as he said, "Heh. I didn't expect that old man Shamon to be the first to lose his patience. Take a look." With that, Danzo handed the scroll to Orochimaru beside him.

Orochimaru took the scroll and slowly unrolled it, reading carefully. Jiraiya cut in with an easy grin. "Looks like Hanzō really got under Sunagakure's skin. Sunagakure didn't even take part in the First Shinobi World War. I heard their Second Kazekage was obsessed with research. Sounds a lot like you, Orochimaru!"

Without looking up from the scroll, Orochimaru