In Amegakure, in the Land of Rain, also known as Rain Province, rain still fell from the sky. Villagers in raincoats hurried along the streets. Unlike before, the drainage system was excellent, and the roads were broad and clean.
The houses had electricity and lights, and glass had been fitted into window after window. The buildings retained Amegakure's distinctive style, and there was a Police System as well. The place was completely different from five years ago. It had become a developed little nation.
Life had improved for the people. No one went hungry anymore, and they could even watch movies. As residents of a province of the Hundred-Clan Shinobi Nation, the villagers of the Land of Rain were proud of their status. That was not only because their lives really had improved, but also because the movies subjected them to ideological brainwashing.
Naturally, a Ninja Academy had been established here, just as in the Hundred-Clan Shinobi Nation, with Hanzō teaching in person. In particular, the Ninjutsu scrolls Uchiha Mu had generously provided made him swear to serve Uchiha Mu faithfully until death.
As befitted the Land of Rain, the industries developed here naturally revolved around water, chiefly the Soda Factory. There was also the so-called Water Plant, of course, along with the Great River project undertaken with Sunagakure. That, too, provided the Land of Rain with a steady stream of money.
Soda in particular was immensely popular in the Shinobi World. Many shinobi liked to have a bottle while on missions, especially soda chilled in a refrigerator. They simply could not get enough of it.
Even in Uchiha Mu's previous life, it had been a bestselling drink sold around the world, so winning shinobi over was hardly difficult. The soda factory alone was enough to sustain Rain Province's development.