The Land of Rice Fields was a small country bordering Konoha, and it had no ninja village yet. In the original story, after Orochimaru defected from the Akatsuki, he bribed the daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields and eventually founded Otogakure here.
The small country had few local specialties, and its economy was not particularly developed. After several days of travel, the group finally reached its capital, Yihe City.
The daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields could do nothing about Konoha and Kumogakure holding their arranged match here. He could only hope it would be just as Third Raikage A had said—a one-on-one duel, rather than a large-scale battle between ninja.
Otherwise, if the Land of Rice Fields became a battlefield between the two villages, it would inevitably suffer devastating losses. That would only worsen the plight of an already impoverished country, and it might even be destroyed.
"Big brother, this is the capital of the Land of Rice Fields? It's so run-down!"
After arriving in Yihe City, Nawaki looked around curiously. But the capital of the Land of Rice Fields could not even compare to some of the smaller cities in the Land of Fire. Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Nawaki, who had been excited at first, all looked disappointed.
Qingyun smiled at Nawaki's words and told them what he knew about the Land of Rice Fields.
After hearing his explanation, the three nodded in understanding.
While Qingyun and the three spoke quietly, Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward with Tsunade, the other two Sannin, and Hatake Sakumo. He looked at the man ahead of them, who had dark skin, bulging muscles, eyes as round as bells, shoulder-length yellow-and-Haku hair, and a Haku undershirt. "Raikage, it's been a long time. You're as imposing as ever!"
"You're doing well yourself,