"In the Month of the Moon's View (August), Hashirama's eldest granddaughter, Princess Tsunade, was born, but Yoya and Amame died without apparent cause."
"In the Night of the Long Moon (September), Tsunade was sent to Konoha Shinobi Village. To keep her from becoming an orphan without either parent, Yoya's younger brother Kima raised her as his own daughter."
"At the same time, Tobirama sent a stern letter demanding answers from the Daimyo, but the Daimyo's Palace adamantly denied any involvement in Yoya and Amame's deaths. They returned the couple's remains, along with those of the Senju Clan members who had accompanied them, to Konoha. All the bodies had been meticulously preserved and looked as though they were still alive."
"In the Month of Drizzling Rain (October), Hashirama Senju personally traveled to the Capital of the Land of Fire..."
The Prefectural City surrounding the Land of Fire Daimyo's Residence had been designed while Yanbai was still "alive."
It was a capital with an old-fashioned exterior and exceptionally convenient facilities within.
The Daimyo at the time had spent a vast sum of money to have Yanbai hire the Kaguya Clan from the Land of Water. They had mixed Shikotsumyaku with metallic elements underground to construct buildings from the resulting alloy.
Almost the entire city formed a single seamless whole. It only needed repainting every few years, with virtually no other repairs required.
At the beginning of the Month of Drizzling Rain.
Hashirama Senju traveled alone to the Land of Fire Daimyo's Residence.
Hashirama Senju always preferred diplomacy before force. He disliked war, but he could not simply let others bully him. Still, he wanted to know what had caused this, so he came alone. If anything went wrong, everyone back in Konoha would take action immediately.
A smooth, unobstructed Imperial Road