After Minato left, Torikaze also departed the conference room and headed to his office to relax.
Just then, Xinyu came to report on some matters and ran into Torikaze.
"Lord Torikaze, I didn't expect to meet you here."
"It's Xinyu. Minato isn't in the office; he's gone to gather the ninja. If you have anything to report, tell me."
A smile appeared on Xinyu's face. "That's exactly what I came to report. Small-scale disorder has already appeared in Konoha, and I came to ask Lord Minato to gather ninja to handle it."
"Since Lord Minato has already gone, there's no need for me to mention it again."
Xinyu was indeed an exceptionally competent secretary. She was capable in every regard and one of Konoha's rare talents.
"Alright, then go take care of your work."
As the Hokage's secretary, Xinyu naturally did not need to draw a number and could go directly to Cloud Palace.
However, she came from an ordinary clan, so she did not have five slots. Only she herself could go up to attend the ceremony.
An hour seemed very short, yet to the residents of Konoha, it felt agonizingly long.
Everyone was nervous, and they all hoped their number would be drawn an hour later so they could go to Cloud Palace and attend the banquet in person!
Being able to go to Cloud Palace was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For Ordinary People who were not ninja and could not fly, they would never have a chance in their lives to see the sky up close.
Cloud Palace had made that dream come true.
However, it had been a long time since the entire village had last ascended to Cloud Palace. Konoha was changing with each passing day, and its population had doubled.
Half of the people had