Board Thread:Wiki Discussions Archive/@comment-27090764-20151018093839/@comment-26773508-20160221024138

Seelentau wrote: tHe rIn iNcIdEnT wAs iNdEeD pArT oF tHe tHiRd wAr. Lmao. It seems that Bob1200 has yet to figure out that you're taking a dig at him.

On topic: The Rin incident happened during the 3rd War. The destruction of the Kannabi Bridge prevented the advance of the Hidden Stone Village to the Land of Grass, which is a small, neighbour state to Konoha. That effectively prevented the Hidden Stone forces to reach Konoha. That's all. The destruction of the bridge diminished the Hidden Stone's strategic advantages. The other villages still had their cards up on their sleeves, hence the War continued even after the destruction of the bridge.