Before the Land of Lightning officially entered the war, it had deliberately gathered information on every battlefield, including the battle in the Land of Grass that had taken place shortly before its declaration of war. During that battle, the new ninja tools used by Konoha Ninja Village had immediately caught the attention of intelligence ninja, who had written reports and sent them back to their village.
With just one look, the leaders of Kumogakure Ninja Village had determined that these ninja tools were designed specifically to counter the rock defenses that Iwagakure Ninja Village excelled at constructing. Judging by their first deployment, they were remarkably effective. Although Kumogakure Ninja Village already held an advantage of its own, its leaders were also interested in other uses for these new ninja tools. Above all, they wondered why the weapons could launch explosive tags without worrying about depletion.
Although Kumogakure Ninja Village had taken a path toward peace similar to Konoha Ninja Village's, its warlike nature still ran in its people's blood, and their pursuit of power would never cease. Once they recognized the strategic value of the Explosive Cannon, some people in Kumogakure Ninja Village had, admittedly, become tempted. They hoped to obtain a few samples to study.
Thus, after formally entering into cooperation with Konoha Ninja Village, the Third Raikage had tentatively asked whether it would sell them some Explosive Cannons. He had not held out much hope. Ninja tools of such immense value were unlikely to be sold readily to another country, even an ally.
"It must have been difficult to persuade him, right?" Sora asked. Although she already knew Kazemori Masaki had agreed, she felt the process could not have gone so smoothly.
"No, it went very smoothly. Almost as soon as I asked, he nodded his agreement without