But he had also done very well, bringing out the proper function of every district rather than merely giving them nominal purposes.
Torikaze walked through the outer, inner, and central districts, and found none of the problems seen in the Royal Capital of the Land of Water.
The people of the Land of Whirlpools all had homes and jobs, earning money to support their families. Ran had undoubtedly put considerable effort into this and worked hard.
Torikaze was proud of his success. That somewhat talented youth from back then had now become an outstanding Daimyo, with quite capable methods of governing a nation.
Torikaze wandered through the village for a long time without witnessing a single conflict, robbery, or theft.
He just did not know whether this village was exceptionally good because the Daimyo was stationed here, or whether the other villages were the same. Torikaze had some doubts.
With that question in mind, Torikaze teleported to several other villages for a look.
The answer left Torikaze fairly satisfied. Although the other villages had not been built as well as Uzushiogakure, Uzushiogakure was the capital and naturally had to be developed first.
Even so, the other villages were still built quite well. They continued to follow the outer-inner-central layout, and the villages' security and environment were all managed in perfect order.
It was no longer like before, when entering a village meant finding filth, chaos, and squalor, with the stench of fish everywhere.
Ran had been gradually discovering problems and then improving them. This was what Torikaze was pleased to see.
With that, there was no need for Torikaze to keep looking around. He went directly to Ran's estate.
A sudden powerful aura startled Ran, but he quickly realized that it was Lord Torikaze's aura.
He had felt it many