From his memories of this life/world, he knew that there had come a major ninja war about thirty-five years ago. At the end of that war, what had been dozens of Hidden Ninja Villages had settled down to Five Great Shinobi Nations.
Considering that his area had wanted to remain out of the whole thing, and had only had a bare minimum of ninja but some serious kekkei genkai - the outcome hadn't really been a surprise. The Village In The Hidden Valley was NOT a ninja village. Heavens no. Ask anyone. They made sald dressing and various ciders, also made decorative wooden goblets and the like.
Of course, not everyone of the Hidden Valley had come forward and identified themselves as ninja. Nor had they given up their various specialties and kekkei genkai and such. No, they were MONKS and martial artists. Different thing entirely, right? Right.
So why attack now? The only thing that stood out in the native Ranma's memory was the addition of a Peppercorn Ranch mix, oh and the apple cider was particularly tasty this year.
Neither really struck Ranma as a reason for someone to invade and start slaughtering people.
Of course, there was the Saotome kekkei genkai. Could someone have learned of that?
Ranma thought about it for a moment before dismissing it. If they HAD known about it, they would not have hit him with a kunai-paperbomb barrage, collapsed his house on him, and then set it all on fire. They would have gone all out because they'd have known he'd dig himself out and get thoroughly pissed off.
No, he had to think it was something else involved.
Butterball continued on, occasionally snatching particularly tall tufts of grass to chew as he trotted along.
Reminded of Butterball, Ranma reflected on his sage path. Oh, he might never make it to that title but he had a Summons Contract. It was possible that someday he might become:
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