The second general's official succession marked the beginning of a new era for the Land of Night.
A few days later, the delegations from the various countries and ninja villages left the Land of Night one after another, their minds weighed down with concerns.
Although they had anticipated the ending before coming, the beginning and everything in between had truly opened their eyes.
They had been completely unprepared for the Seven-Tails to appear right in their faces.
They understood perfectly well that the Land of Night was openly flexing its muscles, making it abundantly clear to anyone with ill intentions that the retirement of the old guard did not mean the country would grow weaker...
Not to mention the Snow Moon Flower Three Sisters, who had carried out a sweeping purge along the Land of Night's borders over a month ago, as if to signal that the three of them would continue dancing on the vast stage of the Ninja World.
Even if Yayoi knew about the commotion and speculation outside, he would not have taken it to heart.
As a retiree, he would not overstep and handle things himself. Anyone with a problem could take it up with his successor.
So, while Doichi busied himself with all the duties that came with officially taking office, Yayoi was just as busy.
But rather than handling affairs of state, he was busy moving.
He would be handing over not only Tenshu Tower but also the Inner Court to Doichi, while he returned to his Heavenly Dao Palace on Great Snow Mountain.
The treasures he had collected over the past twenty or thirty years were now being packed into specially made cuboid shipping containers in the Inner Court, then stacked like building blocks.
The containers varied in size, but even the smallest