The Daimyo Palace
Perhaps he had been saddened by his sons slaughtering one another and no longer wished to go on living in the Land of Whirlpools.
Who would have thought that, by a twist of fate, he had unexpectedly gained an extraordinarily long lifespan? Perhaps he could even outlive his own grandsons without any trouble.
The two of them continued along the primitive trail. Though Tomohiro knew of this path, he had completely forgotten what it was like inside.
Fortunately, the journey was ultimately more frightening than dangerous.
When they passed through the trail, Uzushiogakure unfolded before them.
Now there was only one Uzushiogakure, and the size of this village was truly comparable to a city.
Uzushiogakure had developed the best, so the surrounding villages, large and small, must have all been absorbed by its influence. Now, the only administrator of the Land of Whirlpools was the daimyo.
That made things convenient for Torikaze. He only had to go straight to the daimyo.
There was no need to bother with the administrators of those small villages anymore, with this prince and that prince.
Back when he had come here before, it had made his scalp prickle.
Of course, this time, Torikaze's identity was different as well. Last time, he had come as a ninja of Konoha to aid the Land of Whirlpools.
This time, he was visiting the Land of Whirlpools as the former Hokage of Konoha.
And even if Torikaze did not use his identity as Hokage, he could visit as the God of Shinobi.
In any case, his status now was worlds apart from before.
Torikaze and Tomohiro openly arrived directly at the gate of Uzushiogakure.
As expected, the guards at the gate stopped them.
"Stop! Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"
"You two