There were still many scattered members of the Fuma Clan within the Land of Rice.
After receiving the notification letters sent by the Fuma Clan, those willing to return were undoubtedly willing to follow Yue's arrangements and restore the Fuma Clan's reputation.
As for those unwilling to return, he let them be.
Thus, a few days later, Yue gathered more than twenty able-bodied members of the Fuma Clan. The remaining women, children, and elderly stayed behind at the base. According to Yue's plan, they would not be idle either. Instead, they would use the Fuma Clan's existing "advantages" in the Land of Rice to gather news and intelligence about the Daimyo's Mansion in the capital.
He intended to make some moves while he was away from Kusagakure, laying the groundwork to completely "control" the Land of Rice in the future.
It was worth mentioning that the Fuma Clan already had ties with the Daimyo's Mansion. Although several ninja clans still remained within the Land of Rice, the Fuma Clan was still ostensibly the "strongest." Daimyos required protection during their daily travels and the like.
Among the guards currently serving before the daimyo was a member of the Fuma Clan.
In every country, ninja villages and the Daimyo's Mansion were two separate systems. The Daimyo's Mansion was nominally the country's "highest authority," while the ninja village determined the nation's strength and standing in the shinobi world. Even a Kage had to obey the daimyo's arrangements—the so-called ruler of a nation. But every country differed. In some nations, the Daimyo's Mansion was merely a symbolic "empty shell," while true power remained in the village's hands.
Take the Land of Rain, for example. Hanzo held absolute authority there.
But it had to be acknowledged that the Daimyo's Mansion possessed the ability to direct