"You need to find a group of people interested in these things and cultivate them vigorously. They'll be very useful in the future."
Rōsha did not quite understand what Torikaze meant by useful, but since he had said so, Rōsha would certainly see it through.
"Understood, Lord Torikaze. But may I ask what brings you to Sunagakure this time? Do you have any instructions for us?"
Torikaze smiled faintly, allowing Rōsha to settle his emotions. "No, I just stopped by to take a look. I went to Konoha yesterday to take care of some business."
"In that case, Lord Torikaze, you probably haven't eaten yet. Please stay and dine with us today."
Before Torikaze could refuse, Rōsha had already sent someone to make the arrangements.
Unable to do otherwise, Torikaze could only stay for a meal, though he looked rather reluctant.
After all, the cuisine of Sunagakure had been decent enough in his world.
But the Sunagakure here had completely different tastes from Torikaze.
Though this Sunagakure was also a major power, it severely lacked food of all kinds. Most of what they could eat was pickled vegetables, bread, and the like.
Even having a few vegetables was considered a luxury.
However, when Torikaze took his seat that evening, he discovered that things were somewhat different from what he had imagined.
All sorts of meats were brought out in an endless stream.
There were plenty of vegetables as well.
The meat was mainly beef, and it all looked quite good.
There were also many types of vegetables, making the spread fairly abundant. Torikaze had not expected this at all.
"It's all thanks to you, Lord Torikaze. This year, we tried planting vegetables in the woods outside the village, and unexpectedly, we really had a harvest!"
"Although the yield isn't much,