In the western part of the Land of Fire, there were countless clans and factions, though most were small clans formed by a few shinobi.
Only a handful could truly be called major clans.
The Fūma Clan, which dared to fight and struggle.
The Sarutobi Clan, benevolent on the surface.
The Shimura Clan, full of schemes.
Other than them, there were only the powerful Uchiha and that fabulously wealthy merchant clan, the "Kurama."
Matsumoto Castle was one of the largest cities in the Land of Fire.
The current Daimyo had made it the capital, making the already prosperous town even more bustling.
When he first arrived, Sosuke briefly thought he had come to Konoha in the original storyline.
As one of the foremost noble clans in the Ninja World, the Uchiha territory was peaceful and free from any hostile faction's interference.
In theory, the people's living conditions there were already excellent.
But compared with Matsumoto Castle, it was practically a den of beggars. The difference was like that between Konoha sixty years later and Otogakure, which had been founded by Orochimaru.
This made the young man even more certain that ordinary people and shinobi truly did not live in the same world.
The Ninja World was merely the world of shinobi.
The vast secular world ruled by the Daimyo was the main force driving the development of people's livelihoods, the economy, and technology.
After arriving in another part of Matsumoto Castle, Sosuke even discovered various research companies operating on a considerable scale.
Judging by their signs, some researched food cultivation, while others worked on improving iron weapons. In a dilapidated factory, he actually saw an elementary application of electricity.
There was a large electric lamp using carbonized paper as its filament, as well as a two-bladed fan whirring away.
"What