"Hokage-sama, please take a look."
Orochimaru nodded and looked at the three-dimensional surveying projection map before him.
There was Illusion Projection Ninjutsu in the ninja world. With Konoha's resources, finding such a technique was easy enough. Having an illusion projection display a three-dimensional map was not impossible either. The key was the map's accuracy and how closely it matched reality.
That required a tremendous expenditure of manpower and resources.
Fortunately, Konoha had the Hyuga Clan. The Hyuga Clan was truly useful.
The Byakugan possessed a broad, penetrating three-dimensional field of vision. Thus, during this period, the Hyuga's Byakugan Ninja had been run ragged. Every single one of them had even been required to develop solid surveying and mapmaking skills.
Well, in a sense, that was not difficult for the Hyuga's Byakugan, who primarily practiced Taijutsu and demanded precision in every strike.
In short, after the Byakugan Ninja had worked diligently, sweated profusely, and run everywhere to conduct surveys—
The three-dimensional projected map before them had roughly displayed the terrain of the Land of Fire. As for the vast region centered on Konoha, its terrain was shown in even greater detail.
Standing before such a three-dimensional map projection gave one the strange, transcendent sensation of overlooking the entire world.
Orochimaru waved his hand.
The area centered on Konoha enlarged. Certain locations were marked with the cities, villages, and towns near Konoha, their populations, the main roads, as well as the rivers and ports.
With a single glance at the map, one could grasp the general situation around Konoha.
Orochimaru looked at the areas that had already been thoroughly explored and clearly mapped.
He raised his pale hand as if he were about to seize the vast region surrounding Konoha.
"Let's begin here."
They would proceed step by step. First, they would