Meanwhile, inside the Rain Shadow's office building.
Figures filed into the conference room, where the atmosphere was heavy and stifling.
A long table stood in the center, surrounded by chairs.
The people entering took their seats and waited in silence.
No one in the conference room spoke. Each seemed lost in thought.
Itachi sat beside Shisui. After exchanging a glance, they both understood that the meeting was most likely about Yagura Karatachi, the Three-Tails Jinchūriki.
Looking around, they saw that everyone seated there was a prominent figure in the Hidden Rain Village.
After years of growth, the Hidden Rain Village had produced a generation of formidable Jōnin.
The vast nation had brought several regions together. Once their old conflicts faded, new talent had naturally begun to emerge.
"That one's from the Land of Rivers. I hear he has an Immortal Body," Shisui said softly.
"Is his name Eguchi?" Itachi asked quietly.
"Yes. He emerged as a strong contender last year and stood out in the Ninja exams," Shisui said.
Then they saw the man named Eguchi slowly raise his head and smile at them.
"A polite young man," Shisui said with a smile.
"Mm." Itachi nodded.
One by one, more figures took their seats around the long conference table.
The two of them spotted many Ninja from what had once been the Land of Birds, the Land of Rivers, the Land of Iron, and elsewhere. As those lands came together, new powerhouses had risen among them.
They had also gained a new identity: Rain Ninja.
Having benefited from the Rain Ninja Village's system, these young people had long since become loyal defenders of the Hidden Rain Village.
As time passed, the conference room soon filled up.
Itachi glanced to the side. A nervous trainee kunoichi held a notebook, ready to