Land of Rain, Six Paths City.
Although Rōshi had already been in the Land of Rain before the lecture event was announced, he had traveled there leisurely along the way, so he had not arrived particularly early.
When Rōshi entered Six Paths City, it was exactly the day before the unrestricted lecture.
"Other than here, there probably isn't anywhere else where you could see a sight like this." Rōshi swept his gaze across the town and sighed.
With the lecture about to begin, most of the ninja who wanted to attend had already arrived in Six Paths City.
At that moment, ninja wearing all kinds of forehead protectors could be seen everywhere on the streets of Six Paths City.
Rōshi only glanced around casually and spotted ninja from several Ninja Villages.
However, it was not the number of ninja in Six Paths City that made Rōshi sigh. Iwagakure had far more ninja than this.
What impressed Rōshi was the atmosphere of Six Paths City.
Although ninja from many different Ninja Villages were gathered here, they were all restrained. Few caused trouble, and there was none of that tense, blade-drawn atmosphere.
That was quite rare, especially given the current turmoil in the ninja world.
Rather than book an inn in advance, Rōshi began wandering around Six Paths City.
On his journey from the northern Land of Rain to Ninshu, Rōshi had often slept rough and endured the elements. He did not care much about such things. If there was nowhere to stay, he could simply lie beneath a tree.
Six Paths City was more prosperous than Rōshi had imagined.
Since it was a town that had not been established for long, Rōshi had thought it would merely be a somewhat larger village. He had not expected Six Paths City to be