Planned Trip
Torifu ignored him. "I only care about results. Back then, the Land of Water had just established contact with Konoha, and it took me an enormous amount of effort to make the Mizukage trust Konoha."
"And not long after that, that incident happened. Do you know how much damage Konoha suffered?"
The Daimyo looked extremely constrained after hearing that. Clearly, facing Lord Torifu was a bit much for a young man in his twenties.
But he still straightened his chest. "I am truly sorry. As the Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools, I sincerely apologize to Lord Torifu for what happened back then. I hope you will forgive the Land of Whirlpools, and I also hope the friendship between our two countries will not be damaged."
Torifu looked at the Daimyo and was actually quite satisfied with him.
He had not blindly shifted the blame, but had instead taken the initiative to bear responsibility for a fault that had not belonged to him back then.
That was good. Torifu appreciated him quite a bit.
"Why did your father abdicate in your favor? Don't tell me those brothers of his caused trouble again?"
The Daimyo felt ashamed that Lord Torifu would think that of his uncles.
Though he was young, he knew what had happened back then.
After all, the Land of Whirlpools was only such a tiny place. There was no way to hide it.
"No, no, no. It's just that my father felt his own abilities were insufficient. Under his leadership, the Land of Whirlpools had actually regressed somewhat over the years, so he passed the position on to me."
The Third Prince—Torifu had been quite optimistic about him at the time. Among all the princes, he had been the only one with some backbone.
But after