"That's right. This is a letter of state personally written by the Land of Waves' daimyo to our own daimyo, and it bears the Land of Waves daimyo's seal." Nara Shikaku nodded at Ueno Kei, then handed him a scroll. Ueno Kei accepted it and opened it. It truly was a handwritten letter from the Land of Waves daimyo, complete with his seal.
It seemed it had first been delivered to the Land of Fire's daimyo before being forwarded to Konoha. That was only natural—daimyo ought to communicate with daimyo.
Now this was getting interesting, Ueno Kei thought with a faint smile, stroking his chin.
"So, you want me to go to the Land of Waves and make contact with its daimyo?" Ueno Kei asked in a low voice.
"More or less. Although the Land of Waves daimyo intends to merge the Land of Waves into our country, some of the higher-ups, politicians, and nobles hold differing opinions. There may even be spies from the Land of Water among them. This time, Kei, you are to go to the Land of Waves, deal with those people, and protect the officials sent by the daimyo to negotiate with the Land of Waves daimyo," Tsunade said calmly.
"Officials?" Ueno Kei paused, then asked.
"Yes, I believe it's the Right Chancellor. The Imperial Guard General will also accompany him. The second objective of this mission is to protect them," Tsunade said gravely.
"Understood. I'll go make preparations now. Where are we meeting?" Ueno Kei asked.
"Don't be in such a hurry, Kei. Didn't I say there was another matter that also required your attention?" Tsunade waved a hand.
"Hm? Oh, what else is there?" Ueno Kei was taken aback at first, then asked.
"It concerns the Land of Snow. The details are in