In the Shinobi World of that day, only Konoha remained truly stable. The other four nations had long since descended into utter chaos.
First came the two nations whose Kage Watanabe Ichiro had slain: the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning.
The Land of Water was still relatively stable.
Although there was some competition over who would become its Second Mizukage, the position ultimately went to Hozuki Gengetsu, the Second Mizukage from the original story.
A battle maniac who thoroughly enjoyed war, he defeated the other contenders with his rare talent for combat and rose to the position of Mizukage.
As for the Third Mizukage, remember how the previous Mizukage had grabbed someone to shield himself from Watanabe Ichiro's arc attack?
Yes, that man was the future Third. Serving as the First Mizukage's bodyguard, he had died on that mission.
It was clear that the future selection of the Third Mizukage would spark another wave of unrest.
The Land of Lightning, meanwhile, had outright split apart.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku were at the height of their strength. Believing they had forged ties with Konoha's powerful Uchiha Clan, they brimmed with confidence and entered the contest to become the Second Raikage.
But the Second Raikage from the original story was still alive. He had served as the First Raikage's bodyguard for years, was immensely powerful, and enjoyed the villagers' deep trust.
After losing the contest, Kinkaku and Ginkaku flew into a humiliated rage. They gathered a large group of followers and left to establish their own faction, splitting the Land of Lightning apart.
They called their new nation the "Land of the Divine." From here on, we would simply call it the East Land of Lightning.
Division inevitably brought turmoil, and the people of the Land of Lightning suffered terribly.