Three days later.
Hyuga Sho walked out of the training room alone.
Yakushi Nonō was already waiting outside.
She adjusted her glasses, handed Hyuga Sho a scroll, and then fled as if her life depended on it.
As if something terrible would happen if she stayed here for even one second.
Hyuga Sho paid her no attention.
Instead, he quickly browsed through the intelligence.
It recorded several events that had occurred in the Shinobi World.
Among them were the arrangements made by the daimyo of the Land of Fire.
Once a year...
The daimyo of the Land of Fire would set out from Kyoto and travel to Konoha.
The capital of the Land of Fire was not far from Konoha.
It was roughly a day and a half away.
Every year.
The daimyo of the Land of Fire would pay a visit.
Even during wartime, there were no exceptions.
The daimyo had guards known as the "Twelve Guardian Ninja."
It was worth noting that... in Hiruko's timeline, at this point in time, several years later, a certain gorilla would join them and become one of the Guardian Ninja.
The Twelve Guardian Ninja were basically rogue ninja from the Land of Fire.
Apart from the violent organization known as Konohagakure.
There were also several rogue ninja clans scattered throughout the Land of Fire.
"The daimyo..."
Hyuga Sho shook his head, completely unconcerned.
In this world, the daimyo and the Kage had a mutually beneficial relationship.
The daimyo provided the ninja villages with money.
The ninja villages provided the daimyo with military protection.
This was a rule established during the era of Hashirama Senju.
Afterward, when he arrived in the hall, Hyuga Sho saw Uchiha Izumi still training diligently.
"Master."
Uchiha Izumi greeted Hyuga Sho.
Gui was waiting here as well.
"My