A, the Third Raikage, was still thinking about how to enjoy a glorious, all-out fight on the battlefield.
But Yanbai never showed up at all.
Not only that, the Land of Fire's way of waging war overturned every tradition.
Kumogakure had invented the "Chakra Cannon," which required a shinobi to operate it.
But the cannons, guns, and missiles Orochimaru developed in the Land of Fire could all be used by ordinary civilians. They needed no shinobi. Any reasonably nimble civilian could use them just as well after learning the operating procedures.
In the past, when two armies faced off, they would trade taunts before plunging into a melee.
Now, why would the Land of Fire bother trading taunts?
These days, the Land of Fire would pull back as soon as it spotted the enemy and unleash long-range artillery bombardments, blanketing the enemy's territory with firepower before going in to clean up the battlefield.
As for enemy shinobi who could use Earth Release to rush close, the Land of Fire's borders had a protective belt of septic tanks, making Earth Release tremendously risky.
Iwagakure and Amegakure sent only shinobi onto the battlefield. They still followed the model of the Warring States Period: the daimyo supplied financial support, while the shinobi villages supplied military force.
But the Land of Fire had completely broken free of tradition.
Whether the Daimyo of the Land of Fire provided financial support was another matter. Having the entire population under arms was downright disgusting.
Shinobi were far fewer in number than ordinary people.
The Land of Fire had no sense of fair play. Not only did its shinobi take part in the war, so did its elderly and children.
Some immigrants, in particular, were hoping to become full citizens of the Land of Fire. Once they got