I always thought Cloud Village and Leaf Village were the same level in power, Cloud being slightly weaker. Did they have shinobi power to back them up or were they a let down??
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I mostly agree, but the Mist had a great showing. The Sand was consistently portrayed to be weak in resources and manpower, and the Stone is non-existent throughout the series (but also portrayed to be a bit weaker even in the war arc). But the Mist started Pt.1 with a bang.
- We knew they had the 7 Swordsmen who were second only to the Mizukage
- We knew they produced Zabuza (and by extension the techniques Haku used)
- We knew they had the “Bloody Mist” reputation,, and we also knew they slaughtered Kimimaros entire clan
Then in Pt 2 while the Sound/Stone were largely forgotten;
- we find they had 2 tailed beasts during the 3rd war, and used one as a bomb in Kakashis backstory
- we find out they have the only other Perfect Jinchuriki
- we find out about the Hozuki brothers
- we meet Gengetsu in the War arc
- Mei, while not as capable as her peers - introduces two new powerful KG
- Ao has a pretty cool fight, shows wisdom at the summit, and reveals he both survived Shisui and killed a Hyuuga
- Chojuro fills the “young prodigy” slot amongst the Kage 2nds (and likely beats all of them besides Darui)
- they even get a full line-up of the strongest of the Seven Swordsmen during the war arc (way more attention than the stone or sand in terms of named characters, thoughtful design, and individual skillset).