Those two nations had surely promised the Land of Iron their own territory—that is, the portion they had agreed upon from the start.
The place where the Land of Fire held its trials naturally wasn't included.
Still, with such a large stretch of land, the Land of Iron would have plenty to live on for a long time.
Once they had fully secured the resources of the Land of Lightning, the Land of Iron would become a true great nation.
The Shinobi World's fifth great nation would be restored to its rightful place.
"Is Kaiyuan going too? I see. He's quite capable, so this will be a good chance for him to get some experience."
After training with Yahiko and Konan for several days, Kaiyuan had improved greatly and gained new insights into Bushido.
Mifune was taking him along to Rain Province this time specifically so he could undergo a trial.
"If we really run into Kaiyuan, I'm definitely going to challenge him again!"
Knowing that Kaiyuan would be going too made Yahiko and Konan even more excited about their trip to Rain Province.
Torifu smiled. "All right. Then get to bed early tonight. We'll probably be setting out first thing tomorrow morning."
Through his clone, Torifu had learned that the situation in Rain Province was fairly stable for now.
However, most of the native people of the Land of Rain had been incited by the Ronin to leave their villages. No one knew where they had gone.
The remaining natives had been placed under protection, but some of them felt they were being detained and kept demanding their freedom.
Kakuzu wasn't about to indulge them. He had them all locked up.
Whether they would be released depended on whether the investigation found them to be spies.
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