The Land of Rice Fields was a small country with exceptionally fertile land. By all reason, such a productive little nation without ninja protection should have been swallowed up by other countries long ago, yet it had always stood as steady as a mountain.
That was because its two major neighboring countries were called the Land of Iron and the Land of Fire—the two great nations in the entire Ninja World that loved peace the most.
Sandwiched between those two countries, the Land of Rice Fields received treatment fit for a beloved son.
It only needed to hand over a portion of its grain to those two big brothers, and they would provide it with round-the-clock loving protection.
Third-rate little countries like the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass were green with envy whenever they saw the treatment the Land of Rice Fields received.
However, this comfortable little country had recently encountered a troubling problem—the so-called monster.
The Land of Rice Fields' main industries were agriculture and tourism. Agricultural exports were the foundation of its livelihood, while tourism revenue was the Daimyo's Estate's primary source of income.
Now, because of the urban legend, tourists no longer dared to visit the Land of Rice Fields. Its citizens lived in fear every day, terrified of being taken away by the monster, and many farmlands had consequently been abandoned.
Watching the Land of Rice Fields' economy worsen by the day, the Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields was so worried he was nearly going bald. He had even invited those so-called Onmyoji to perform rituals.
Yet by the next day, even the Onmyoji he had hired had vanished without a trace, leaving behind nothing but a complete mess. This thoroughly terrified the Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields. He