"They killed a lot. Most didn't defect to other villages; there's a lot of ex-Kiri independent mercenaries, a lot who've joined non-Village mercenary groups, a lot of bandits... And probably still some cells of revolutionaries."

"Does Kumo do horrifying experiments on people?"

"Not that I know of, but the information department doesn't talk to me much. Most villages keep all experiments deeply under wraps though, horrifying or not."

"Maybe they object to the child kidnapping. If I had a superpower and had to flee my home because of it I would probably go to the place that explicitly wants superpowers if I didn't object to them or expect to be experimented on."

"Most villages are reluctant to accept adult shinobi; Kumo doesn't allow immigration."

"They're willing to kidnap children but not allow consensual adult immigrants."

"Adult immigrants might be spies. Hidden villages are - effectively a permanent military encampment with supporting civilian populations."

"You guys have issues. Not like I'm one to talk."

"Long, historically complicated issues. Still, it's better than the Warring States Period was..."

"I'd believe it just from the name."

"I don't know much about the particulars, just that a lot of bad blood still dates back to then."

"Eesh. Most of the bad blood I've ever encountered was recent and justified."

"Wasn't too long ago - old people like the Lord Hokage still remember it, and grudges have a way of causing more of the same."

"Yeah. What in that area should I be aware of?"

"A lot of it's complicated intra-village politics I mostly ignore... Uh, some of the tensions with Kumo and Iwa might date that far back? There's some small villages and minor unaffiliated clans with grudges that sometimes pop up, but, well, it's hard to list them all, and they're not usually major threats."

"Anything that might affect Tetsuma?"

"The Mokuton is desirable, and people will be after him more for that than the Senju name. It's probably best if his abilities are kept secret as long as possible."

"Okay...I don't like it, people should be able to use their abilities, but if it's that or being kidnapped..."

He nods. "That's unfortunately the way of things now..."

"At least there's training trips."

"He should enjoy those. Kids often do."

"Yeah! The ones with my dad sucked but that's just because my dad sucked, the ones I went on by myself were great."

"Might be able to recommend some neat places - the area right around Konoha's pretty."

"And it's got lots of nice big trees for aerial combat."

"We're good at that, yeah."