Though their battle had not lasted long, it had left everyone else deeply shaken.
Mei Terumi of Kirigakure had not seen the battle, but the two immense masses of chakra and the thunderous explosions had both filled her with horror.
Listening to the intelligence operative's account, Shiori's face turned pale.
"Lady Mizukage, maybe you should just marry him! If those two monsters really attack Kirigakure, we definitely won't be able to stop them."
"Why?"
"Why what?"
Mei Terumi murmured, "Why does Uchiha Yan still want a marriage alliance with Kirigakure when he's this powerful? Why doesn't he just unify the Land of Fire?"
"There's a saying that might explain it!"
"What saying?"
"Winning a realm is easy; holding it is hard!"
"What..."
Before she could finish, a commanding voice resounded throughout the Shinobi World.
"I am Nagato Uzumaki, your god. From this day forward, no one may wage war. Whoever wages war, I will destroy.
All cities outside the Land of Rain will be jointly administered by the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Those who refuse will die.
From now on, the Five Great Shinobi Villages need only develop their economies. No military forces may expand any further. Those who disobey will die!
Those currently fighting have one minute to stop the war, or you will bear the consequences!
Three days from now, I will await the Five Kage in the Land of Rain to discuss important matters. Any village whose Kage fails to arrive on time will be destroyed!"
Mei Terumi looked up at the sky, her face full of disbelief. "Is... is this voice reaching the entire Shinobi World? Is someone with this kind of power even human?"
"Lady Mizukage, what do we do now?"
"Let's go! We'll take a look at Haishan County to the east. There's fighting