Konoha-Ninshu Dispute

Land of Rain, Six Paths City.

"How strange. Why is Minister Kakuzu standing near the main road with people?"

Residents entering and leaving the city curiously watched Kakuzu by the roadside. Naturally, they were no strangers to the second-in-command of Ninshu.

At that moment, a group resembling a ninja squad appeared on the main road.

The leader was a ninja wearing an Amegakure forehead protector, but the members behind him wore none.

Seeing that the people he had been waiting for had arrived, Kakuzu smiled and went forward to shake hands with the leading Amegakure ninja.

"White River, welcome back," Kakuzu said with a smile.

White River was actually Rōshi, who had gone with him to develop Ninshu in the Land of Birds. To avoid exposing his identity, Rōshi had used an alias.

When Kakuzu returned to Ninshu, there had still been work left in the Land of Birds. However, worried that something might happen to Ninshu, Kakuzu had returned early and left all the finishing work to Rōshi.

That was why Kakuzu had come to greet Rōshi after learning he was returning. After all, Rōshi had done quite a bit of work for him.

Otherwise, given his status, why would he need to come outside the city to receive someone?

The Ninshu ninjas behind Kakuzu curiously examined the ninjas behind Rōshi.

They knew that the others were also Ninshu ninjas, members of Ninshu's branch in the Land of Birds.

The reason they did not wear forehead protectors was that the Land of Birds' Ninshu ninjas did not yet have any.

Someone had suggested that the Land of Birds' Ninshu ninjas wear Land of Rain forehead protectors as well, but the leader had directly rejected the proposal.

In the end, a meeting decided to redesign a forehead protector belonging solely