For Asuna, Sunagakure Ninja Village's return to the battlefield was another reminder of war's cruelty. Just like those in Konoha Ninja Village and on the Eastern Front, the shinobi on the Western Front, herself included, had begun to underestimate the enemy because the war had been going so well.
After all, Sunagakure Ninja Village had suffered a setback as soon as it entered the Land of Rain. Its shinobi forces had withdrawn in disgrace, with more than two hundred shinobi taken prisoner. Iwagakure Ninja Village had likewise been pinned down by the newly deployed Explosive Cannons, forced to shelter behind sturdy rock fortifications while searching for a way to strike back.
After the torrential rain in the Land of Rain stopped, Sunagakure Ninja Village deployed two shinobi units, one into the Land of Rain and the other into the Land of Grass. By then, Asuna and the others were already fighting in the Land of Grass. Although she heard about Sunagakure Ninja Village's arrival, she did not pay it much attention at first. Its performance in the Land of Rain had been poor, and under their established strategy, it should not have been able to accomplish much in the Land of Grass either.
In reality, Asuna learned that she had been terribly wrong. The enemy was not stupid. Having risen to stand among the Five Great Nations despite their country's terrain, how could they have no tricks up their sleeves? When they met in battle again, Sunagakure Ninja Village employed an exceptionally cruel weapon: Poison Gas.
As everyone knew, Sunagakure Ninja Village excelled at using poison. Its vast deserts could not support crops, but they were home to exceptionally venomous insects and other poisonous creatures. This gave its shinobi experience with poisons that no other country possessed, because other countries