Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Hinata Hanabi smiled broadly.

He glanced at Naruto Uzumaki, then at Jiraiya.

"Then, we will now guide Naruto's training."

"Ah."

Jiraiya nodded.

"It's up to you now."

Chapter 139: Choice

The Ninja Continent is engulfed in war.

The once prosperous and wealthy Land of Fire has been reduced to a battlefield.

In the sky, fighter jets soar; on the ground, armored vehicles race.

With their unparalleled mobility, the mechanized troops quickly moved along the roads, followed by the infantry divisions, dividing and encircling the Land of Fire's army, and annihilating them one by one.

The Land of Fire wanted to defend the city.

However, apart from the cities with ninjas, the other cities did not hold out for long and soon fell to the attacks of airplanes and artillery.

For the first time, the people of the Land of Fire faced conquerors from other countries.

Some people are angry, some are afraid.

However, being ordinary people, they had no power to resist and could only gather together with their neighbors and fellow villagers, carrying hoes, machetes, and the like.

If the Snow Country's army tries to harm them, they can retaliate.

But it didn't.

The army of the Snow Country does not actively attack civilians unless the civilian poses a threat to the soldiers, but most of the time they are subdued and rarely shot directly.

In the era of cold weapons, massacres of entire cities and villages were common occurrences.

This is the first time I've seen an army like the Land of Snow that doesn't harm civilians at all.

But this is for the best; at least my life is safe.

After the city was occupied by the Land of Snow, some staff members arrived and began to form what was called a "municipal government".

What is a municipal government?

Many people don't understand.

But after discovering that the other party was doing some of the work that a city lord should do, they realized that he was just a new city lord.

However, the new lord seems to be quite good. He abolished some of the policies of the previous lord, who was from the Land of Fire, and replaced them with the policies of the Land of Snow.

First, everyone is required to register. Anyone who registers their family information can receive a portion of grain and other items.

At first, no one believed it.

Later, some brave people went and retrieved their belongings, which encouraged more people to register.

However, once they register, it's as if they are citizens of the Snow Country.

This was inevitable; once the cities were captured, they would not be lost again.

The Land of Snow has the confidence to back it up.

In addition, there are many other policies that are closely related to ordinary people, most of which are beneficial.

Thanks to these efforts, resistance in the occupied territories decreased significantly.

Although some were still unconvinced, they couldn't stir up any trouble.

Jiraiya was walking through the occupied territory.

The army attacked quickly, and as a ninja, he could travel very fast as well.

Looking at the cities one by one, it was found that the dead were all soldiers from the Land of Fire. Civilians were rarely affected; most were only affected during bombings and artillery fire.

That's something that can't be helped.

In addition, even the families of soldiers from the Land of Fire will not be targeted.

They will be comforted and allowed to collect the bodies of their family members.

Of course, this is on the premise that one has no intention of resisting.

Jiraiya was often away from home and had been to many places, some of which he visited frequently.

He had also visited some small countries that were constantly at war, and had witnessed war himself, having come from the brutal Ninja World War.

This was the first time he had ever seen the Snow Country's army act in this way.

In the past, even the ninja forces of the Land of Fire didn't care much about the lives of civilians from other countries. They would even throw a kunai or shuriken at each other on the battlefield for safety's sake.

This is still a large country, and it is relatively disciplined. It mainly targets civilians who wander into the battlefield. It generally does not take action against those who hide in their own homes or villages.

Small countries are different; they frequently harm ordinary people.

It seems normal for the conquerors to do whatever they want.

However, the army of the Land of Snow would not do that.

Jiraiya had never seen an army like this before. Their discipline and obedience surpassed that of any other army on the Ninja Continent. Even the samurai forces of the Land of Iron might not be able to achieve such a level of discipline.

Moreover, strict military discipline is the most important reason for winning people's hearts.

Jiraiya noticed that many people didn't seem to object to being ruled by the Land of Snow at all; on the contrary, they seemed quite happy.

Perhaps they were bought off by the policies of the Snow Country.

It's only been a few days since they fell, and they've already been appeased?

Jiraiya found it a bit unbelievable.

Around noon, we arrived at another small town.

The town was not greatly damaged, perhaps because there were not many troops stationed there, and the Snow Country army easily conquered it when they attacked.

He had been to this town before; it was in the Land of Fire and was considered one of the poorer towns.

The army of the Land of Snow has not left yet. Perhaps they have just captured the land and are waiting for reinforcements to take over the defense, or perhaps they are just taking a short break during the attack.

On the street, there were several tanks, as well as some armored vehicles, troop carriers, logistics vehicles, motorcycles, and other vehicles.

These moving metal contraptions attracted a lot of children to watch.

But the children were quickly taken home by the adults, who were afraid that they would offend the soldiers and suffer the consequences.

But some children, whose parents may not have come looking for them or who may not have parents at all, stood excitedly in an inconspicuous corner, pointing and whispering.

The Land of Fire has bicycles, and there are also some cars imported from the Land of Snow, but those can only be seen in big cities. In a small town like this, I have never seen a car.

I did see bicycles.

There are quite a few hundred soldiers from the Land of Snow here.

Many soldiers stood guard around the area, while the rest gathered in twos and threes to eat lunch.

Although it was wartime, the food was still decent, with canned meat, canned fruit, and so on.

If there is enough time, you might even be able to eat a hot meal.

In addition, there are many snacks, such as candy.

Several soldiers were handing out candy to the children, seemingly chatting, and quickly won the children's favor.

After touring the town, I found no serious incidents, nor any soldiers breaking into homes to steal food or valuables.

"The ninja world might really be going to be unified!"

Jiraiya remarked with this sentiment.

Perhaps now is the time for him to truly make a decision?

Although it was not his disciple who triggered the change in the ninja world.

This is now considered a true revolution in the ninja world.

"Very well, in order to reduce casualties, let's make a choice right now!"

……

In the autumn of the 64th year of Konoha.

Jiraiya, one of the original Legendary Sannin of Konoha, reappeared before the world and personally persuaded some Konoha ninja forces that were holding out in the city to surrender.

At his call, the vast majority of ninja units gave up resistance and accepted peaceful reorganization.

The army of the Land of Snow advanced swiftly, advancing on three fronts simultaneously, and successfully joined forces outside the capital of the Land of Fire, encircling the capital and the daimyo's residence.

Two days later, the Land of Fire and the Daimyo Prefecture fell one after another, and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, many nobles, ministers and other related personnel were captured.

With this, the Land of Fire, except for some areas that had not yet been occupied, was essentially destroyed.

This was a tremendous shock to the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Thunder.

The Land of Snow has already destroyed two great nations, the Land of Water and the Land of Fire. Who will be next?

Perhaps, it is the land of wind.

The Land of Wind was already embroiled in internal strife, and the daimyo of the Land of Wind had mobilized troops to besiege Sunagakure, with war potentially breaking out at any moment.

However, the situation changed suddenly, and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind still did not make up his mind to launch an attack. Instead, he sent an envoy to try to subjugate Sunagakure again and bring it under his control, offering generous terms in return.

However, he was rejected.

Beset by internal and external troubles, the Kingdom of Wind probably won't last much longer.

The Land of Wind, already crippled, is unreliable. The Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning have no contact with each other. The Land of Rice has cut off the land route between the two countries, leaving only the sea route relatively unobstructed.

At this point, both countries urgently need new allies.

Thus, the Akatsuki organization appeared before both countries.

There are no permanent enemies, only permanent benefits.

Although the Hidden Cloud Village was very unhappy with the Akatsuki, they had no choice but to submit under the pressure of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.