Hinata and Tsunade waited for a while before the Land of Fire Daimyo, accompanied by two officials and two Guardian Ninja, entered the meeting room.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire is the somewhat effeminate old man from the Original Story. When he saw Tsunade and Hinata, two beauties, one tall and one short, the Daimyo seemed to have no interest at all, and simply greeted them kindly.
Hinata deduced that this Daimyo must like men, and specifically the kind of muscular devil.
The two officials were plain-looking, just ordinary passersby.
As for the two Guardian Ninja... although they both had the Guardian Ninja insignia, they were not wearing Konoha ninja Forehead Protector.
It's likely similar to Jiriku; both are powerful individuals hired by the Daimyo himself.
Although the Land of Fire only has one ninja village, Konoha, it has some forces similar to the Temple of Fire.
Chakra is not exclusive to ninjas; many samurai can also use Chakra in combat, but they simply lack the means to learn Ninjutsu.
Through years of explanations from Hyuga Hiashi, Hinata has gained some understanding of the power structure of the Land of Fire.
The Daimyo is the most powerful person in the Land of Fire, in charge of the nation's politics and economy, including appointing the Hokage. The Hokage, on the other hand, is in charge of the nation's military, including foreign wars, and can make Hokage with a single word.
The number of ninjas is actually very small for the entire country, so the system in the Land of Fire is that ordinary people manage ordinary people, while the ninjas of Konoha manage various supernatural powers, including ninjas.
The Land of Fire does have an army, but Land of Fire is mostly composed of ordinary people, with very few samurai who can use Chakra in combat.
The military strength of the Land of Fire is still mainly based in Konoha, Daimyo's army is mainly for managing ordinary people.
After both sides were seated, Tsunade handed the ninja hospital plan to the Daimyo and introduced it as follows, "This is Konoha's latest plan. Konoha intends to promote hospitals composed of medical-nin throughout the Land of Fire, which are branches of Konoha Hospital."
"This plan is very beneficial to the Land of Fire and can also train a large number of medical-nin for Konoha. It is a win-win plan."
The Daimyo fox-like man squinted his eyes and silently looked down at the plan.
Tsunade is right. If this plan can be carried out, Konoha and the Land of Fire will benefit.
The abilities of medical-nin are far beyond those of ordinary doctors. If ninja hospitals could be established throughout the Land of Fire, the annual mortality rate from illness in the Land of Fire would be significantly reduced.
However, from the perspective of the Daimyo, there is a difficulty in this matter.
Once ninja hospitals staffed by Konoha medical-nin are established nationwide, the general public's sense of belonging to Konoha will increase significantly.
Conversely, the prestige of the Daimyo will be weakened.
Itachi Uchiha said something very true: it's not that you need to become Hokage to gain everyone's recognition, but rather that you need to gain everyone's recognition to become Hokage.
The same applies to formal Daimyo.
The Daimyo family has ruled the Land of Fire for many years. Before Konoha was established, it was the Daimyo's grandfather who managed the Land of Fire.
This dominant position is deeply entrenched in the Land of Fire.
However, if Konoha gains great prestige among the common people, it will have a certain impact on the rule of the Daimyo.
The Daimyo suddenly looked up, glanced at Hinata, and said with a grin while fanning himself with a small fan, "Oh my! Isn't this Hinata Hyuga Clan? Miss Hinata is quite the star in the Shinobi World these days. I never thought that you, who were so mischievous when you were little, would become a ninja who can stand on your own now."
Hinata smiled shyly and said, "You flatter me Daimyo!"
Hinata had seen the Daimyo several times when she was a child, but she never spoke to him; she was just someone who became familiar with him.
The Hyuga Clan is not simply a ninja family; they are also nobles from the Land of Fire.
The Hyuga Clan was able to establish relationships with so many noble families in the Shinobi World precisely because of their noble status.
However, the Hyuga Clan has become accustomed to identifying themselves as ninjas, and they also possess the Byakugan, a Kekkei Genkai. Therefore, when the Shinobi World mentions the Hyuga Clan, they generally assume that the Hyuga Clan is merely a bloodline limit ninja family.
However, in the ninja community, the status of nobility is actually not very useful; what matters most is each other's strength.
The Daimyo looked at Tsunade with some surprise and asked in confusion, "Tsunade, why did you bring Hinata with you?"
Tsunade explained, "Hinata is now my secretary."
The Daimyo fanned himself with a small fan, smiled, and pushed the plan to Tsunade, saying in a somewhat enigmatic tone, "I agree to this plan. Since both the Land of Fire and Konoha can benefit from it, let's implement it as soon as possible!"
With a faint smile, the Daimyo said meaningfully, "I have complete trust in Konoha!"
"From your grandfather onwards, Konoha has never let me down, and the Land of Fire has grown stronger and stronger under Konoha's protection."
"However, some people seem to be getting restless lately, Tsunade, you'd better keep a close eye on them."
Tsunade said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Daimyo. Konoha will not let you down."
"As for some clowns... Konoha is capable of dealing with any enemy, so please rest assured, Daimyo."
The Daimyo slowly rose, fanning himself with a small fan, and said in a seemingly innocent manner, "Since you've said so, Tsunade, then I have nothing to worry about."
After speaking, the Daimyo left the conference room with his officials and Guardian Ninja.
Hinata scratched her face, looking at Tsunade with some confusion, and asked curiously, "Big sister... what does 'Daimyo' mean?"
Tsunade glanced at Hinata and chuckled, "This is a good thing for you, isn't it?"
Hinata's heart skipped a beat. Why did she feel like things were getting increasingly wrong?
Tsunade stood up and said, "It's getting late, let's go back!"
Hinata looked completely bewildered and exclaimed, "We've traveled all this way to the Land of Fire Capital, Daimyo isn't even going to offer to treat us to a meal?"
'Squeak...'
The conference room door was pushed open, and the former Konoha Guardian Ninja stood awkwardly at the door, hesitatingly saying, "... The Daimyo Lord Hokage already ordered lunch to be prepared for the Lord Hokage. Please have lunch before returning to Konoha."
Hinata: "..."
Hinata glanced at the Guardian Ninja and asked expressionlessly, "Senpai, did you hear anything just now?"
The Guardian Ninja said bluntly, "I just..."
"Kindness?"
Hinata felt she was losing control of her Chakra, her right Chakra Fist: "We just talked about Konoha's top secrets..."
"..."
"Lord Hokage, did you two just say something?"
Tsunade pinched Hinata's cheek and huffed, "Are you satisfied now?"
Hinata swung her hand back and pinched Tsunade. With Hinata's current height, she could easily touch Tsunade's private parts with just a raised hand.
"Hmph! Are you satisfied now?"
The Guardian Ninja witnessed the whole thing and now wishes she were blind.
When I return to Konoha, I hope Lady Tsunade won't send me to my death...