Days passed one by one, and people slowly grew up. A year was enough to make everything different from before. People changed. All it took was for someone to give you a seed of ambition, and you could let it slowly sprout in your heart.
A great many things had happened over the past year. For instance, Hatake Sakumo had begun wearing a short-sleeved half-coat that signified he was the next Hokage's successor. Some smaller clans had also followed the wind and docked themselves in the harbor of the Hatake Clan.
For instance, the Uchiha Clan had made quite a splash in the Land of Fire. First, they partnered with the Plains Clan to open chicken farms and meat-processing plants, then established KFC, the largest restaurant chain in the Land of Fire and its only officially designated fast-food brand.
Then, together with the Higashino Clan, they purchased vast tracts of land between Konoha and the Land of Fire and built a distillery. There, they brewed Wuliangye, which became wildly popular throughout the ninja world.
Finally, they established the Royal Chamber of Commerce in the Land of Fire. The daimyo held shares in it, hence the royal name. Aside from the daimyo's shares, all the rest were held by the forces behind the Twelve Guardian Ninja. Even the Fire Temple received offerings from it every month.
The Royal Chamber of Commerce successfully opened the Royal Hospital in the Land of Fire. The nobles and commoners of the Land of Fire no longer had to travel far for medical treatment. This Royal Hospital belonged to the Royal Chamber of Commerce: the Royal Chamber of Commerce held 60%, the Uzumaki clan 15%, Konoha Hospital 15%, and Konoha 10%. Most of the hospital's doctors came from the Uzumaki clan, while some were Konoha medical