With some of the front-line command duties handed over to Orochimaru, Danzo finally had the time to orchestrate his own plans, which involved all sorts of covert operations. Today, it was an assault on a stronghold; tomorrow, an attack on a supply line, leaving the Rain and Sand Villages reeling.
As they passed through a dilapidated, deserted village, Minato sighed.
"When this war ends, it's going to take at least ten years for the Rain Country to recover."
"Come on, man, be more confident-take out the 'at least.' When this war ends, it'll take twenty years, maybe more, for the Rain Village to recover."
The place was tiny, with terrible conditions.
No trade routes, no economic base-what's the Rain Village going to use to rebuild?
Even if people in the surrounding areas have missions, they're not going to choose a small village like the Rain Village.
The cycle of poverty and decline would just keep spinning, making any recovery nearly impossible.
And that's not even considering the bandits and rogue ninja that would plague the country after the war, giving the people more than enough suffering to deal with.
"Let's rest here for the night and set out again tomorrow."
With plenty of time before the rendezvous, Xin wasn't in any rush. He led the way into the broken-down village.
The village was completely deserted, the houses collapsed or scarred by battle.
Entering a half-intact farmhouse, Nawaki immediately began breaking down some useless
furniture for firewood, getting a fire going.
Minato, as usual, headed out to look for food.
The three of them had a well-oiled system, Xin cooked, Nawaki handled the firewood, and Minato took care of hunting.
If they couldn't find any game, they'd make do with dry rations or some simple flatbread.
"Damn!"
"Minato, have you got a thing for snakes lately? Or has that toad from Mount Myoboku gotten to you?"
When Minato returned with a snake as thick as his leg and several meters long, Nawaki couldn't help but cry out.
With Orochimaru's guidance, Nawaki had already started making contracts with the snakes from Ryuchi Cave.
At this point, the last thing he wanted to do was eat snake meat.
"There wasn't anything else out there; this was all I could find," Minato shrugged, looking a bit helpless.
Xin chuckled as he began prepping the snake, cutting it into small pieces and marinating it before roasting it over the fire. He couldn't resist teasing the two of them. "Nawaki, you can't let this slide. Next time, you should catch a bunch of toads and give them to Minato for dinner."
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