Apart from the senior leadership of Konoha Ninja Village and a few people with special standing, most people merely sensed some tension in the outside world, without seeing the undercurrents behind it. Until the conflict truly erupted, they continued their everyday lives, and few discussed the matter.
Karura, who was studying abroad in Konoha Ninja Village, paid close attention to it. Although this was a dispute between Konoha Ninja Village and the Daimyo Mansion, the Southern Alliance's member nations now shared one another's fortunes. Setting aside the smaller countries, the Land of Wind had yet to recover fully. If major upheaval struck the Land of Fire, the heart of the alliance, it would be deeply detrimental to the Land of Wind.
However, Karura had no way to learn more herself, so she tried asking her good friend Kushina whether she could get any inside information.
Karura meant no harm. She hoped nothing would go wrong in Konoha Ninja Village. She had learned so much there over the years, and she intended to keep learning.
Konoha Ninja Village did not discriminate against ninja like them who came from other countries. It treated them just like its own ninja, judging them entirely by their everyday performance and results. This put the students studying in a foreign land at ease and left them deeply impressed by the village's open-mindedness.
Perhaps only Konoha Ninja Village could welcome other ninja villages so readily. Not only was it powerful, but unlike the other ninja villages, it had embraced people from all backgrounds from the very beginning.
This was evident in Konoha Ninja Village's lack of a signature chakra nature. The signature natures of the other ninja villages matched their countries' names; Konoha Ninja Village alone was different.
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