Summons

The newcomer's words caused Naruto's hand to pause slightly.

"Hmm? An order from the Daimyo?"

Naruto looked up at the Snow Ninja before him, his expression showing a hint of surprise as he asked.

It wasn't a matter of the channel.

According to standard procedure, this was indeed the process for notifying the leader of a village about a meeting.

It was just that Naruto had only returned from Kazahana Castle two days ago.

To receive another order to head back today made his expression turn solemn.

"Yes, Lord Naruto. This order was issued personally by the Daimyo, and the Minister of the Interior has attached a supplementary order as well. Furthermore, there is no unusual news from Lady Yakumo!"

Three months might seem like a short time, but it was enough for Naruto to win over a group of truly loyal subordinates.

This included not only the thirty-two Anbu members but also the Snow Ninja standing before him. They were all subordinates Naruto could trust.

Since he was not yet a Kage and the Snow Ninja Village lacked the strength—nor did Naruto have any interest in playing king like Hoshigakure, a tiny village that dared to call its leader the Hoshikage—he had established a separate guard unit within the Anbu. In terms of strength, each one was at least a Chunin. Although there were only eight of them, they were all young; the oldest was the youth before him, Sakura, who was only seventeen.

They were subordinates with potential and were worthy of trust.

Over the past month or so, Naruto had even personally guided their training, and combined with the series of events that had occurred, these eight Snow Ninjas, who were once on the list of rogue ninjas and were now members of the leader's guard, were