"Mizukage-sama, envoys from Konoha and Sunagakure have come to visit."
"Oh?"
Karatachi Yagura raised his head from the pile of documents he had been buried in and asked curiously, "What are they here for?"
"I'm not sure. They said they brought letters from the Hokage and Kazekage respectively and wished to present them to you."
"Letters?"
He smiled. "Who are the visitors?"
"Konoha's envoy is Jiraiya, one of the Sannin. Sunagakure's representative is Fengzuan, a jonin puppeteer."
"Oh, Jiraiya?"
Yagura considered it for a moment before ordering, "Bring me the letters. Have the two envoys rest at the inn for now."
"Yes!"
Kirigakure, Training Ground No. 7.
Several hundred ninja in standard gray vests were slashing fiercely at the waves.
On the beach behind them, more than a dozen people in varied attire stood lined up in neat rows.
Watching these ninja make astonishing progress in their Breathing Technique training, Araki smiled.
"Very good. You have completed the introductory stage of Breathing Technique training. Next comes the time to test your training results in actual combat. Pair up in groups of two for sparring matches."
"First group: Kaguya Black Bone and Yanliu."
"Second group: Kaguya Mangotsu and Hozuki Qingyue."
"Third group: Luo Bing and Hozuki Youyue."
"Seventeenth group: Kaguya Yingotsu and Hozuki Chiyue."
"Eighteenth group: Kaguya Shegu and Suilian."
"Nineteenth group: Hozuki Mangetsu and Kisame Hoshigaki."
After reading the list, Araki shook his head. Seeing the Kaguya and Hozuki clans jointly claim nearly half the slots, he felt a little emotional.
Breathing Technique training required a certain degree of physical fitness to support it in the first place. Those whose bodies were not strong enough were still out there in the sea, hacking through wind and waves.
There was no need to mention the Kaguya Clan's physique.