"So this is the Daimyo's Residence..."
Traveling at full speed, Hyuga Wuye reached the Daimyo's Residence at the center of the Land of Fire before the sun had fully set.
While still outside the city, he first used the Byakugan to scout the area.
As expected of the capital of the Land of Fire, the world's leading nation, the Daimyo's Residence covered so much land that even Konoha Village could not compare. Its prosperity was several times greater still.
Especially that obvious red-light district—it could not even be called a district. It was practically an entire pleasure town!
With just one sweep of the Byakugan, he spotted no fewer than a thousand shinobi.
This was the commercial, economic, and political center of the Land of Fire. Naturally, countless people came and went every day, and large numbers of hired shinobi appeared here as well.
Hyuga Wuye entered the Daimyo's Residence without facing any obstruction.
In the Land of Fire, even a pass was less useful than his Konoha forehead protector.
"I should head straight to the Daimyo's palace, get settled quickly, then have Slug summon me back so I can hug my sweet-smelling big sister and sleep..."
Wuye did not linger at all, nor did he spare the pleasure town another glance. He strode straight ahead and arrived at the playboy... ahem, at the palace gates.
"I'm a Konoha shinobi. I accepted the Daimyo's mission and came here."
He directly showed the mission documentation to the ordinary soldiers stationed on either side of the palace gates. Two soldiers immediately led him inside with extreme respect.
"Honored Konoha jonin, the residence of the Twelve Guardian Ninja is this way. Please settle in first. I will ask Princess Kazumiya whether she is willing to see you today."
The soldier led him before