Yu feared Mei Terumi would pick up the thread and bring up the matter of some ideal husband again, so he quickly turned to Kitsuchi's soul. "Lord Kitsuchi, do you have a suitable candidate for the position of Tsuchikage?"
After pondering for a long while, Kitsuchi's soul said, "My son Akatsuchi is powerful, but he is too honest and straightforward. If a Kage were merely the leader of a village as in the past, that would be fine. But the Kage of today is the ruler of an entire nation. I can't help worrying whether Akatsuchi is truly up to the task..."
As Kitsuchi's soul hesitated over whether to suggest, My old man, Onoki, has regained his youth anyway. Why not let him take up the position of Tsuchikage again? Yu stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, "If Lord Kitsuchi has no suitable candidate, how about I appoint one?"
Kitsuchi looked up. "Uh... this?"
Yu smiled harmlessly. "Don't worry, don't worry. The person I appoint will definitely be a ninja from Hidden Rock Village, someone of proper lineage. I certainly won't disappoint you. Once you're revived, you'll surely see a completely transformed Hidden Rock Village..."
"Uh, this... then... all right." Though Kitsuchi agreed through gritted teeth, a faint unease lingered in his heart.
Yu turned to Mifune's soul. "Lord Mifune, do you have anyone in mind who could take charge of the Samurai Kingdom?"
Mifune's armored soul lowered his head and fell silent.
"Alas." In the end... he shook his head and sighed. "No."
Whether Mifune personally wished to admit it or not, he could not deny the reality that bushido had declined!
In the past, ninjas had become the mainstream fighting force with their dazzling ninjutsu, while samurai could still claim a place for themselves through swift swordsmanship that