The Land of Water was an island nation surrounded by sea on all sides, but its unusual terrain also featured many mountain peaks.
The islands large and small surrounding the main island also had all sorts of different customs, and many islanders lived according to those traditions.
Kirigakure lay deep in the island's mountains. Its territory was shrouded in thick mist year-round, making it a ninja village completely isolated from the other nations.
When Shinji and the others set foot on this land, their first impression was of filth, disorder, and lifeless gloom.
They had walked less than a hundred meters before five or six pairs of ill-intentioned eyes fixed on them. In the end, it seemed that wariness of the wrapped weapons they carried kept those people from making a move.
By rights, the Land of Water should already have put the turmoil of the "Bloody Mist Village" era behind it by this point and entered a period of recovery.
But the arrival of the Cursed Spirit crisis had instantly shattered this nation's hard-won peace, dragging it back into the mire.
Order and rules were being put to a severe test.
"What are you looking at? Got a death wish?!"
Hidan was thoroughly displeased. He was the one who treated others as prey and sacrifices. Since when did these worthless nobodies dare set their sights on him?
"You're mighty, Hidan! You're fearsome! Did you scum hear him? Keep letting your eyes wander, and he'll kill every last one of you!"
For some unknown purpose, Tobi was still fanning the flames.
He was the very picture of someone watching a spectacle and hoping for more trouble.
And Hidan happened to eat it right up. He gave Tobi a look that said, Kid, you really know how things work, and patted