Seven days later, at the Daimyo's Palace of the Land of Rice Fields.
Moyochi En emerged from the palace gates with an excited expression, tightly clutching an official scroll sealed with wax in his hand.
After getting his bearings, he quickly left and headed for the secluded corner where he had arranged to meet Guy.
Guy's figure slowly appeared in the corner.
Moyochi En hurried forward excitedly, suppressing his voice, though the excitement in it was still unmistakable:
"Master! It worked! It really worked!"
"The Land of Rice Fields has approved my request to establish a shinobi village within its borders!"
He was beside himself with excitement.
Although the Land of Rice Fields was considered a lower-middle-tier power in the Shinobi World, perhaps even near the bottom.
This was official recognition, and its significance was extraordinary!
Guy nodded slightly, unsurprised by the outcome.
He had instructed Moyochi En to approach the daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields under his new identity and discuss establishing a shinobi village.
The Land of Rice Fields itself did not possess a truly powerful shinobi village of its own.
After witnessing the turmoil and devastation caused when the great nations fought on its soil during the Third Shinobi World War.
It indeed had an urgent need to strengthen its military power and deterrence.
However, with "peace" having only just arrived, there had been no good opportunity or excuse.
Guy had prepared a set of arguments for Moyochi En: "prepare for danger in times of peace," "strengthen self-defense," and "attract foreign shinobi to settle here and develop the economy, in preparation for the possibility that war might break out again in the future."
Then, with Moyochi En demonstrating a measure of his strength, there was no way the Land of Rice Fields would refuse.
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