Although Hyuga Akira had gotten cocky, Hanzo had no intention of sending him to his death, so he gave him such a simple mission.
Besides, if Nakata Ken died, a third of Shōzō's financial support would collapse, and the tables would turn.
"Get the rest from the Intelligence Room."
"Yes!"
Inside the dim Intelligence Room, Hyuga Akira found the intelligence on the Yamada Family.
They controlled a city.
The entire Land of Rain operated under a feudal system. The Daimyo controlled its capital, while each city was governed by a noble.
In theory, all the nobles had to obey the Daimyo, but if they actually did, there would be no civil wars.
The Yamada Family qualified as a great noble family because they controlled one of the largest cities in the Land of Rain.
A large city like that had considerable influence over the entire Land of Rain.
Hyuga Akira rubbed the paper report with his hand, feeling its slight roughness.
One piece of intelligence caught his attention: Yamada Nakaken would be traveling to another great noble's city within the next few days.
His precise purpose was not written there, but considering Hanzo's recent actions, Hyuga Akira could make a fairly accurate guess.
Hanzo had been acting far too brazenly. The man was probably going to seek help.
The Land of Rain had one capital, the Three Great Main Cities, and more than a dozen smaller cities below them.
As the ruler of one of the Three Great Main Cities, he could not possibly ask those smaller cities for help. He could only turn to great nobles of equal standing.
As for why he did not seek help from the Daimyo, Hyuga Akira could not figure that out.
Still, this move gave Hyuga Akira an opportunity.
Only...
"Just three