Minato Namikaze continued speaking.
"As far as I know, long ago, the eruption of the Dragon Vein in Rōran had a huge impact on the entire Ninja World. Later, a Sealing Jutsu Master of the Uzumaki Clan sealed it and left his descendants to guard the Dragon Vein for generations. That's why the kings of Rōran throughout history have red hair, just like the Uzumaki Clan."
"Thank you, Minato. I just wanted to check on the village's situation in the south."
Meikyō casually changed the subject.
"Sigh, I know what you're worried about."
Minato Namikaze also frowned, looking worried.
Little did he know that what he cared about was not the same thing as what Meikyō cared about.
Because they had just received the news.
Hatake Sakumo, the commander of Konoha's western battlefield, chose to abandon his mission to save his comrades during a Jonin operation, causing significant losses to Konoha. He has since been dismissed and replaced by a veteran Jonin named Mimura Hamaki.
This decision was made by the Konoha High Command after they learned of the victory on the Land of Rain Battlefield.
Although Konoha will gain a huge advantage in the overall battle due to its victory in the Land of Rain Battlefield, the Konoha leadership has already begun to consider internal strife even before the war is over.
"Well, Minato, since it's the village's decision, there's nothing we can do. We can only do our best in everything. Those things are for the Hokage and advisors to think about."
Meikyō patted Minato Namikaze on the shoulder reassuringly.
The war in the Land of Rain has ended.
However, this does not mean that the Second Shinobi World War is over. Konoha is still defending against Suna on the west side, while in the north, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mitokado Homura are being beaten by the Kumogakure A and B Combination.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was able to withstand the Third Raikage, but Mitokado Homura could only barely hold his own against the current Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Blue B.
Even though she wasn't Perfect Jinchuriki Killer B Bee, Blue B could still unleash a large portion of the power of the Eight-Tails, the second strongest Tailed Beast —thanks to the Third Raikage. Every time the Eight-Tails went berserk, it was the Third Raikage who fought it hand-to-hand and suppressed it, which kept the Eight-Tails relatively calm.
But now, Mitokado Homura Fudō withstand the inflammation.
He was severely injured by Blyubi.
Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi urgently transferred the powerful and intelligent Orochimaru to the battlefield in the Land of Hot Water to serve as his deputy, and also transferred some Konoha Ninja were originally on the Land of Rain Battlefield.
The wounded followed Kiyomi Kōtō back to Konoha.
At the recommendation of Orochimaru and Tsunade, Dan Katō will take over as commander of Konoha's western front, leading the remaining Konoha Ninja from the Land of Rain south to fight against Suna.
Uchiha Meikyō was naturally delighted with this, as it meant he would have a greater chance of accessing the Dragon Vein of the Country of Roran.
However, during wartime, military discipline is strict, and Meikyō cannot leave the army for the time being. He can only try to see if he can take on a mission near Country of Roran so that he can make arrangements and plans.
Between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain lies an extremely long mountain range. To the northwest of the Land of Rain lies the Land of Earth, where most of the country is situated in mountainous terrain. As a result, the monsoon winds from the east of the Ninja World are blocked by this terrain, and most of the moisture gathers in the Land of Land of Rain, making it the "rainiest place" in the Ninja World.
The abundant rainfall from the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire converges in the Land of Rivers. Because of the extreme elevation difference in this land, waterfalls are formed. The water from these waterfalls continues to flow to lower elevations, which is the River Country.
Further down lies the barren Gobi Desert, where water has become scarce.
The earliest strategic goal set by the Land of Wind was quite ambitious: they wanted the entire territory of the Land of Rain, the River Country, and the Land of Rivers, and also to seize a portion of the most fertile land in the Land of Fire to the east.
However, reality dealt Suna a heavy blow.
Sunagakure is no longer the second-best ninja village after Konoha when the Five Great Ninja Villages were first established.
However, it is not unreasonable for them to adopt such a strategy.
Because Sunagakure was indeed very strong at that time.
There was the Third Kazekage, who was hailed as the strongest Kazekage in history; the One-Tail Jinchuriki; Chiyo, the strongest puppeteer in the Ninja World; Chiyo's younger brother Ebizo and her son and daughter-in-law. These were all experts with strength at least close to that of Kage Level. In the later stages of the war, Rasa Karura also emerged from the younger generation.
From this perspective, Sunagakure has indeed relied on the foundation left by its past heyday to produce many talented individuals during this period, which explains their confidence.
At the beginning of the war, they did indeed fight their way all the way to Kikyo Castle, located on the border of the Land of Fire.
Unfortunately, two strong men suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Chiyo encountered the formidable Hanzo of the Salamander in the Land of Rain, but was unable to achieve any significant results. She had no choice but to settle for taking as much as possible back with her.
On the other side of the battlefield, when Konoha was in decline, Hatake Sakumo emerged. With a sword, he earned the name of Konoha White Fang, killed Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, and became famous throughout the Ninja World. Later, he launched a counterattack with Konoha's superior overall strength and invaded the Land of River Country.
However, it seems that because Konoha Ninja and his Orochimaru ninjas achieved one major victory after another in the Land of Rain, the Konoha High Command was more determined to end the war as soon as possible. Or perhaps due to some political factors, Hatake Sakumo led an elite force, including the Third Hokage's eldest son and daughter-in-law, on a mission to behead the Third Kazekage.
If they succeed, Sunagakure will naturally be defeated soon, Hatake Sakumo might be able to take another step closer to Hokage Position based on this achievement—if his merits are not stolen by the Third Hokage's son.
However, this mission failed.
Although the Third Kazekage Third Hokage severely injured, his son was also in danger.
Although Hatake Sakumo wasn't particularly cunning, he knew that if the Third Hokage's son died, he wouldn't gain any credit no matter how great his achievements were. So he chose to abandon his mission and go to save the Third Hokage's son and his wife.
Although the person was saved, Hiruzen Sarutobi's son, whom he had trained for many years in the hope that he would succeed him Hokage, was crippled. He was so badly injured that he could no longer even be a ninja.
Although he escaped with his life, Hiruzen Sarutobi's resentment was quite evident in the Third Hokage's subsequent decision to dismiss Hatake Sakumo and bring him back to Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi dared to make this decision because the war in the Land of Rain had ended, and the Sannin and Dan Katō had all entered the Kage Level, making them fully capable of succeeding Hatake Sakumo.