Year 16 of the Grass God, Year 64 of Konoha.
The City of Divine Grace and the City of Divine Gift were completed, setting off a frenzy of relocation in the Land of Grass. The success of the City of Divine Descent had shown countless common people an opportunity.
The sooner they moved into the cities, the more it would help their families' futures, from their children's education to their own medical care and hygiene. Although the towns and villages were not bad either, things were ultimately a little more troublesome there.
Besides, anyone would envy such prosperity.
Especially these natives of the Naruto world, who had never seen anything like it. These city folk really knew how to have fun!
That year, the last ninja captain of the Nation-Protecting Thirteenth Squad, Haku, captain of the 11th Squad, was permitted to don a Captain's Haori and form his Squad.
With that, the Nation-Protecting Thirteenth Division had no vacancies left. Anyone else who wanted to become a captain could only apply for the captain's assessment when the incumbent died in battle or voluntarily stepped down.
This was the privilege of the first generation of captains.
The second generation of captains that followed could all be challenged directly by captain candidates who had passed the National Captain Selection. The successful challenger would take over as captain, implementing a system in which the strong prevailed and the weak were eliminated.
Year 17 of the Grass God, Year 65 of Konoha.
Abu, the Daimyō of the Land of Grass, fell gravely ill.
Second Division Captain Yahiko temporarily took over his duties, handling domestic affairs.
That same year, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha's class officially graduated. The young graduates faced a major choice in their lives.
Would they join the nation-protecting Squads, or enter society?