A few days later, the Land of Snow delegation arrived at the Konoha gate.
Land of Snow As Shinobi World Small Nations, the size of the visiting group is not large. Including the escorts and accompanying personnel, there are only a dozen people in total.
Although it is Small Nations, Konoha still gives due courtesy.
Representatives of Hokage, several ninjas responsible for etiquette, and Yūto and his three disciples were waiting at the gate early.
When Land of Snow's Daimyō Kazahana Sōsetsu and Koyuki Princess walked into the door surrounded by people, the atmosphere was quite formal.
Chino Izumi looked at him eagerly, with excitement and anticipation written all over his little face. Their status as ninjas meant that they could only hold back the urge to rush over for the time being.
Koyuki Princess's eyes quickly searched the crowd.
The next second, Koyuki's eyes lit up, and she accurately locked the position of Chino Izumi!
Little Princess, who was still dignified just now, suddenly burst into a bright smile. He no longer cared about the so-called etiquette, and rushed through the queues of both parties while holding up his skirt and went straight to his two friends.
"Chino! Quan!" The crisp cheers seemed a bit abrupt in the quiet welcoming scene.
"Koyuki Princess!!" Chino Izumi couldn't help but take a few steps forward. The three of them finally faced each other, completely forgetting the adults around them.
Kazahana Sōsetsu was stunned for a moment, with a hint of helplessness on his face.
He subconsciously wanted to call his daughter, "Koyuki, come back quickly!"
Before the words left his mouth, Yūto stretched out his hand to stop the other party.
"Sōsetsu Your Highness, forget it. The children haven't seen each other for a long time, and it's time to be happy. The little girls have a good relationship, so let them play together. There is no rush to make formal arrangements at this moment. The guards are all around."
Kazahana Sōsetsu looked at his daughter who was completely immersed in the joy of reunion. In the end, he could only helplessly shake his head and sighed, "Forget it, let them go."
The place Yūto arranged for the Land of Snow delegation to stay was Hot Spring Inn of Konoha.
The Land of Water delegation stayed here last time when they visited. It was the same hotel as Chino's family.
At night, Sōsetsu, who had been running around all day, settled down in the comfortable Japanese-style room and put on his bathrobe.
As the landlord and receptionist, Yūto naturally wanted to show his kindness as a landlord, so he invited Sōsetsu to go to the hot springs to relieve his fatigue.
In the hot spring pool, the steam was steaming, and the two men were leaning on the edge of the pool. The atmosphere was much more casual than during the day.
"How is it, Your Highness Sōsetsu, what is your impression of Konoha?" Yūto asked casually, "Is there any place you particularly want to visit tomorrow or in the next few days? Ninja Academy? Commercial Street? Or our Uchiha's Training Ground?"
Kazahana Sōsetsu leaned against the smooth stone wall and breathed a long sigh of relief, looking very relaxed and down-to-earth. "Captain Yūto, you are so polite. To be honest, I am leading a group this time..."
He smiled a little sheepishly and lowered his voice, "To a large extent, it's because that girl is missing her friends. She wants to come see Konoha, but actually she wants to find someone to play with. As a father, I really can't do anything with her."
Yūto smiled knowingly, this Daimyō is really doting on her daughter.
Perhaps he was relaxed by the hot springs and alcohol. After a while of silence, Sōsetsu started talking again, but the topic turned back to his beloved professional field, geothermal development.
"Captain Yūto, you helped us a lot last time at Land of Snow. It's really... sigh," Sōsetsu's tone was obviously depressed and a little self-blame, "It's a pity, my ability is still too high." It's terrible. The currently developed geothermal energy covers an area close to what is needed for the entire Land of Snow, but it is still a drop in the bucket. If you want to make every corner of Land of Snow as warm as spring, it is too difficult and too far to get rid of the ice..."
He looked at the steaming heat, his eyes a little dull, and he was obviously frustrated with his lack of technical ability.
Yūto saw that he was in a low mood, and as the master, he also comforted himself, "Sōsetsu, Your Highness, you don't have to be too harsh on yourself. Breakthroughs in technology take time. Besides..."
Halfway through his words, another picture of a huge Chakra source naturally appeared in his mind.
"Speaking of which, did you know? Somewhere in Shinobi World, there is a Small Nations family named Rōran, who controls a huge Small Nations family named Dragon Vein The scale of Chakra energy source Dragon Vein, as far as I know, may be several times that of Land of Snow the geothermal energy Chakra you are using now!"
Yūto's tone was a bit sighing, purely because he wanted to explain that although Rōran is a place with a treasure trove, the environment is still very bad.
"It's ironic to say that Rōran is guarding such a huge amount of Chakra energy, but the place is still a vast desert with heavy wind and sand. Compared with our Land of Snow, it's already amazing that you can apply geothermal energy to such an extent!"
He originally said this just to divert Sōsetsu's attention, but who knew that Sōsetsu actually listened to it.
"Um... ah?!"
Kazahana Sōsetsu straightened up suddenly, and the melancholy just now was swept away.
His eyes shined brightly, staring at Yūto, "Wait! Captain Yūto! You just said... Rōran? Dragon Vein? Dragon Vein several times that of Land of Snow?! Are you sure?! Is there really such a huge source of Chakra?!"
Yūto was startled by his violent reaction, his heart skipped a beat, and he secretly screamed that something was not good.
Damn, I have too much to say!
"Yes, the information is indeed true." Yūto nodded, trying to keep his tone as calm as possible, hoping that the other party was just asking.
But it obviously didn't work.
Sōsetsu didn't sit down at all, but walked out of the pool and paced back and forth!
He muttered words, his expression became more and more excited, and he gestured unconsciously with his hands. "Several times... several times... gosh... if that is true... if it can be learned from or... fused... it will cover the entire Land of Snow..."
Even the warm hot springs couldn't calm his boiling thoughts at the moment.
Yūto looked at his stunned look and was about to interrupt Sōsetsu's pacing back and forth to remind him that the water was too cold...
Kazahana Sōsetsu suddenly stopped, turned around suddenly, and faced Yūto again, with undisguised desire and expectation in his tone:
"Captain Yūto! Can I trouble you! No, please do me a favor! I want to see that Rōran's Dragon Vein with my own eyes! Can you serve as a guard and escort me to Rōran? The reward is easy to say! Land of Snow is willing to pay the corresponding price!"
Yūto:...
He felt a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat.
Looking at Sōsetsu's eager eyes, Yūto only had one thought left in his mind at this moment.
Ah! Trouble! I shouldn't have mentioned this if I had known earlier!
Yūto resisted the urge to hold his forehead and sigh. Looking at Sōsetsu, his head felt a little big.
He thought for a while and said, "Your Highness Sōsetsu, in principle it is okay, but I need to discuss it with Lord Hokage. How about we talk tomorrow?"
Sōsetsu was a little regretful, but when he heard that Yūto made it clear that he would discuss it with Hokage tomorrow, he nodded excitedly.
Yūto thought that this matter would just go away, and he would communicate with Minato in advance tomorrow and ask Minato to decline the other party politely. But he did not expect that this tech geek would be many times more powerful than he imagined!