Although the old man had not told them how to resolve the Puppet Technique, he had pointed out that the solution lay within the Crow Rooster Kingdom.
As long as they searched here, they should be able to find it sooner or later.
Uchiha Shin and the others searched all over the Crow Rooster Kingdom. The kingdom was fairly large, and finding it here would indeed be difficult—it would take some time.
Inside the royal palace of the Crow Rooster Kingdom, the king was reviewing memorials when a servant suddenly came to report that a group of ministers had arrived outside and wished to see him.
"What happened? Why have they all come here together at this hour?" The king set down his brush and asked lightly.
"This servant does not know."
"Let them in."
The king straightened in his seat. Before long, a group of people entered from outside. They were all ministers from powerful and influential families, people who could practically command the wind and rain and wield thunder and lightning within the Crow Rooster Kingdom.
If the king wanted to rule the Crow Rooster Kingdom well, he had to rely on these people. Without them, the kingdom would be difficult to govern, and even his throne would be threatened.
"What brings you all here?" the king asked calmly.
"Your Majesty, we have come because of the decree you issued earlier—that the people of the Crow Rooster Kingdom are divided into ranks. We are the upper echelon of the kingdom, so we may naturally disregard those enslaved people and deal with them as we please. Is this not the law of our kingdom?"
"Of course it is the law of the Crow Rooster Kingdom. Is there any objection?" the king said.
"We have no objections whatsoever. However, someone