If there really was danger, he could just move the entire Land of Water onto the mainland and seek Konoha's protection. Simple and quick.
"All right, General Mifune, we'll part ways here. See you at the Five Kage Summit—or perhaps we'll run into each other on the street."
Yagura was still young and rather casual in his manner.
Mifune did not dislike that sort of personality. Straightforward interactions made him feel quite comfortable as well.
"Very well, then please do as you wish. I should return to the apartment too."
Later, he still needed to pay Lord Torikaze a visit. After all, Konoha and the Land of Iron had an extremely close relationship, and Mifune and Torikaze were also very good friends.
A large part of Mifune's current achievements was thanks to Torikaze.
Mifune was also someone who knew how to repay kindness, which was why the Land of Iron had always closely followed Konoha.
Not only had this decision not been scorned by the samurai, but they had been very pleased with it.
Because the samurai all knew exactly where their current good lives had come from, and who had brought them their modern way of life.
As well as their current title as the fifth great nation.
Everything was because of Konoha, because of Torikaze.
Samurai were loyal people who knew gratitude, so they had absolutely no objections to the Land of Iron cooperating with and following Konoha.
The era when samurai discriminated against shinobi and shinobi looked down on samurai had already passed.
After Yagura and Mifune returned to their respective Apartments, Ōnoki and Rōsha arrived in Konoha not long afterward.
The Third Kazekage, Liusha, had come with Rōsha as well.
The moment they arrived in Konoha, they were stunned by the surging sea of people.
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