The lush vegetation made the area feel somewhat hot and humid.
But humid heat was still better than the dryness and sandstorms of Iwagakure in the Land of Earth.
"A gathering? Old man Ōnoki, you really are getting old," A said from the side.
He was not exactly young either, but age had long since lost its meaning for people like them.
"Then let's have a gathering. The Akimichi family's barbecue restaurant is one of Konoha's finest," Kitahara Kaede said.
In terms of fame, Ichiraku Ramen was indeed more well-known.
But having ramen at a gathering like this somehow felt inappropriate, so the Akimichi family's barbecue restaurant was a good choice.
"So this is why Konoha's ninja clans have been able to live well?" Mei Terumi sighed.
The ninja clans had their own industries, tying their interests to those of the village.
Crowding Out
Although Kirigakure's ninja clans had been marginalized partly because of the Third Mizukage, the seeds of disaster had been planted as early as the First Mizukage, Byakuren.
Once the ninja village and its ninja clans no longer shared common interests, it was perfectly normal for the clans not to consider matters from the village's perspective.
"You mean the Kaguya Clan that attacked Kirigakure just to prove how terrifying they were?" Kitahara Kaede asked.
"Hahaha! The Kaguya Clan! Those idiots who fought their own village just to prove how scary they were? I have to say, they really did prove how terrifying they were!" A burst out laughing.
"When a ninja clan's brain utilization reaches that level, there really is nothing more terrifying," Ōnoki said, shaking his head.
The Kaguya Clan's most frightening trait was not their combat power, but their almost brainless behavior.
In terms of combat power alone, the Kaguya Clan could only be considered