Mansion

"I'm past caring about that. Good luck to you!" The Raikage waved both hands. He had completely given up.

No one could stand his temper.

Mostly because there was nothing he liked.

"You deserve to be lonely for life. I refuse to become like you. My Prince Charming is still waiting for me." After saying that, Mei Terumi turned to Chōjūrō. "Within a year, I want you to become capable of serving as the Water Shadow. If you delay my wedding date, I'll..."

As she spoke, she clenched her fists.

"Y-Yes..." Chōjūrō trembled.

Ōnoki said, "You need to change that temper of yours. Otherwise, who would want to date you?"

He believed he was offering advice to the Water Shadow as an elder.

He had several sons and several grandsons. He was speaking from experience.

Crack!

Mei Terumi's fists clenched even tighter.

"Let's go. We can look around Konoha, see how it has developed over the years, and learn a few things while we're at it."

Ōnoki hurriedly changed the subject.

He did not want these old bones of his to end up in a fierce fight with Mei Terumi.

He also wanted to learn about Konoha's specific changes.

The intelligence reports were not visual enough. Seeing it in person gave a better understanding.

Mei Terumi was indeed distracted and lowered her tightly clenched fists.

She was still the Water Shadow, after all. She still needed to consider such matters.

In truth, whether it was Konoha or the other villages, all of them had changed tremendously over the years.

Aside from certain countries with deeply ingrained customs, most nations were the same.

That was the impact brought by the emergence of the World Ninja Association.

It allowed shinobi to focus more on developing specific fields, making ninjutsu more specialized.

Technology,