The Five Daimyo Summit ended, and Asura set out on his journey.
The shinobi world was about to enter an unprecedented new era.
But another force was keeping pace with the world, intent on unleashing a wave of change.
It was the "Undercurrent," led by Amamiya Ruri, Kabuto Yakushi, and Violet!
After their previous meeting established the deeper meaning of Naruto's sixteen-character guiding principle, they had begun to act.
Before delving into those stirring undercurrents, however, the affairs out in the open had to be addressed.
Though Amegakure was a small village in a small country, it had become the hub of the ninja world after the Fourth Shinobi World War!
With development on such a grand scale, would the Land of Rain's government really turn a blind eye?
Yet throughout all that development, the government had never voiced any opposition!
That was very strange!
As before, it was all Amamiya Ruri's handiwork.
As it turned out, she had long since bribed the lords of the Land of Rain's cities into switching sides. Even the confidants surrounding the daimyo were people she had planted.
The Land of Rain's daimyo had long since been stripped of his power.
None of the decrees he issued ever left his residence.
With the daimyo reduced to a figurehead, the Land of Rain should, by all rights, have descended into chaos.
Yet the people's livelihoods had not suffered in the slightest. Instead, they had steadily improved.
Indeed, Amamiya Ruri was still overseeing everything.
Late one night, Amamiya Ruri personally visited the Land of Rain's daimyo residence.
She was the daughter of Amamiya Chikage, the Land of Rain's former female daimyo. After escaping the rebellion, she had been rescued by Konan and supported in Amegakure ever since.
Now, in a sense, she had returned to her