A few weeks later, Takikage Fortress had finished renovations. A large number of technical specialists moved in, and Seimei's laboratory was relocated there as well.
Because Takigakure Survival had become far too popular, many villagers became absorbed in it day and night. Fortunately, the Takigakure Ninja did not abandon their missions because of gaming, or Ruri, as Takikage, might have faced impeachment.
After giving it some thought, he restricted gaming hours. He also dispatched several ninja who had performed exceptionally in Takigakure Survival as envoys to visit the various villages. Their missions had two purposes: one was to promote exchanges between villages, while the other was to gather intelligence.
The envoys were extremely excited. Having achieved such excellent results in Takigakure Survival, they naturally loved the game as well. Ruri promised that if they could thoroughly scout the intelligence and terrain of the other villages, he would use those villages as models to add new maps. Every one of them was bursting with motivation.
Ruri placed great importance on these new maps. The current peace would not last long. Hashirama's death was the fuse for the First Shinobi World War, while Tobirama having one arm crippled by him had left the Senju even weaker. The conflicts between the Senju and Uchiha, and between Madara and Hashirama, would only erupt sooner. Perhaps the Battle of the Valley of the End was imminent, and war would break out within a few years.
In the original story, Hashirama's death had been abrupt. No one had expected the God of Shinobi to die so quickly, leaving every village with very little intelligence on the others. The First Shinobi World War had been little more than a chaotic melee. If Takigakure could obtain information on every village in advance and familiarize itself with their terrain