The brutal war lasted less than a month.
Then the Land of Water announced its surrender.
Like the other Three Great Shinobi Villages, Kirigakure also announced that it would become part of Konoha. However, its former Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, vanished without a trace when the Land of Water announced its surrender.
Still, this did not affect Konoha's takeover of the Land of Water.
With that, all Five Great Nations had been taken over by Konoha.
Afterward, Konoha issued a second announcement to the entire Shinobi World.
Konoha's march toward unification would not stop. The smaller nations would also have to come under Konoha's administration. Furthermore, Konoha unilaterally declared the abolition of the daimyo system throughout the Shinobi World.
The moment this news broke, the daimyo of the smaller nations, who had thought they could continue peacefully enjoying their wealth and status in their own little territories, were terrified.
No one wanted to lose power once they had gained it.
So...
They needed a new armed force to oppose Konoha.
Meanwhile, in the Land of Fire.
The Valley of the End.
A short figure stood silently atop the head of Madara Uchiha's stone statue, his arms folded and his eyes closed.
Water surged and roared through the valley, its mist drifting over the statue's shoulders.
The next moment, space rippled, and the short figure opened his eyes.
Hiss-
Black tomoe spun against scarlet irises as his Three-Tomoe Sharingan quietly watched the source of the spatial disturbance.
A figure had already appeared there without a sound.
The next moment.
Naruson Domain!
Naruson Domain!
The two great Dōjutsu domains unfolded simultaneously.
Two invisible barriers instantly enveloped the entire Valley of the End. Fierce winds suddenly raged, and an invisible force field forcibly severed the rushing waterfall, leaving it suspended in midair.