Early the next morning.
Led by Kazahana Dōtō, Zou Hyuga arrived at the Land of Snow's Ninja Base.
The Ninja Base was not very large, and the number of snow ninja there was pitifully small. By a rough estimate, there were only a few hundred, nowhere near a tenth of the forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
This was also why the Five Great Shinobi Villages far surpassed the shinobi villages of the smaller countries.
The difference lay not only in their top-tier fighters, but also in the number of ninja they maintained.
Even Kirigakure, which had suffered the worst unrest, had several thousand resident ninja and could mobilize over ten thousand in wartime. The gap was enough to drive smaller countries to despair.
Still, the Land of Snow's shortage of ninja brought quite a few advantages.
For instance, the daimyō could directly intervene in the snow ninja's internal affairs, giving him more autonomy than other daimyō.
Thus, as the Land of Snow's daimyō, Kazahana Dōtō also effectively served as Yukigakure's leader.
After briefly glancing at the snow ninja on guard, Zou Hyuga followed Kazahana Dōtō into the base.
The interior had a distinctly high-tech feel. Dozens, perhaps a hundred researchers worked together on research and experiments in this base in the northern Shinobi World.
It made sense when he thought about it. Without a research team, Kazahana Dōtō could never have developed the Chakra Armor.
Research and development were never a one-man job. Even Orochimaru needed plenty of assistants to help him, or his progress would be painfully slow.
As Zou Hyuga dismissed his wandering thoughts, he and Kazahana Dōtō reached the heart of the base.
Pointing to a large pile of documents, Kazahana Dōtō said, "These are all the technical documents for the armor. Will you take