At the Daimyo's Mansion in the Land of Fire Capital, the bustling streets were packed with people. As the capital of the strongest nation in the world, the Daimyo's Mansion displayed a vibrant scene of life at the start of spring.
Shiji Shinden had been very happy lately. The shinobi war had been at a ceasefire for several years, and Konoha had recently finished clearing out the threatening Missing-nin within the country.
As the newly enthroned Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Shiji Shinden declared that he would soon have surplus fiscal revenue and could finally enjoy life to the fullest.
Today, in order to show the other nations that his position had been secured, he had invited the Daimyos of neighboring nations, large and small, to the Daimyo's Mansion in the Land of Fire for a banquet.
Somewhat unexpectedly, among the other four great nations, only the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had accepted his invitation. The rest were Daimyos from smaller nations.
But he did not mind. In fact, he was pleased by it.
As one of the victors of the Second Shinobi War, he could look down on these defeated generals. The other three great nations had not signed any surrender treaties with Konoha, so he would rather they not come at all.
"Lord Daimyo, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind and the Daimyos of the other nations have arrived outside the city. Shall we go welcome them?" At that moment, an attendant beside him stepped forward to remind Shiji Shinden.
"Mm... fine. I'll give them some face this time." After all, he had only recently taken the throne. It would not do to appear too arrogant, lest he provoke another war.
The people of the Land of Fire Capital had something new to talk