"I think I've heard about Asagani Hagensa before," said Sai quietly. "They said he didn't manage power efficiently like his wife did." Tsunade and Shizune looked at him. "Traditionally, it was his wife's clan that controlled Glass. Not women or matriarchs, per se, but when she died in childbirth it was a hard time for Glass. Hagensa relied heavily on their army to strengthen their defense, Imagorou I think was their commander in chief..."
"Is it true their medical teams are on the same par as ours?" asked Sakura. Tsunade nodded.
"I've sent some ninjas over there for training, in fact." said Tsunade. "And it's remarkable how much they've influnced medical nins with their inventions." Tsunade glanced over at Naruto, who still couldn't keep up with the conversation. Tsunade cleared her throat and Naruto sat up straight.
"Glass," the Hokage began. "Is in the same region as Suna. So expect a vast desert village. They were as opposing forces before but in recent years there are signs of a truce or a cooperation between them. Now, Naruto, the reason why they are named Glass is because of their village's unique Kekkei Genkai; similar to the Uchiha clan's Sharingan or Neji's Byakugan. Their bloodline technique is their ability to instantaneously convert their chakra into such strong heat that they can mold sand into razor sharp glass. And they've used that ability to mold glass, which at most times is sharper than steel and more dangerous when in shards, you get the picture?"
"So they're a threat?" remarked Sai.
"Oh no, not really. They can't make threats, at least, not this early." laughed Tsunade. "It would be wise to make friends at this point. And it couldn't hurt to be allies with a country with several ninjas bearing that Kekkei Genkai. It's a surprise they're all survived up to this point."
Suddenly the carriage started to wobble slightly. Small scale tremors, as if the carriage decided to shift itself, sending soft rumbles in the wheels and in their seats. Then all of a sudden they heard their horses' footsteps, a soft "clop clop" sound on -
"Wow... Glass roads..." whispered Shizune.
Looking outside, they seemed to be going into an underpass. Slowly the bright mid morning skies disappeared into a translucent glass canopy where a thin layer of sand still obscured them from above. Glass walls were all around them, lending a slightly claustrophobic air about them. The walls prevented the desert sands from entering the underpass while the ceiling still offered them a weak but bright light. Sakura gulped nervously. "I wonder how long this will take."
As if on cue, the horses gained momentum, as if their horseshoes were made exactly for this road. Swiftly the road turned right, then a long twist turning left, then straight forward, for at least 30 minutes, it seemed.
And then the road started to rise and level with the bright desert scene again, only this time...
"WOW!" said Naruto, jumping up from his seat and pressing his nose to the window.