Konoha's Eleven Rookies looked over the report from the Ninja World Times. The Land of Rice had joined forces with the Land of Waves, the Land of Grass, the Land of the Falls, the Land of Iron, and the Land of Moon to establish the Ninja World Federation Government, with Chiba Kishu as the head of state, overseeing all military and political affairs.
The Ninja World Times had been established at Hyuga Kei's behest. The experience of two lives had made him acutely aware of the importance of controlling public opinion.
Within a year, its newspapers had spread to every corner of the ninja world, with radios and other equipment used to transmit information over long distances.
"Th-This... does that mean Brother Kishu counts as a feudal lord now?" Naruto asked in confusion as he read the paper.
Shikamaru spotted the issue. "No, his authority is even greater than a feudal lord's. He controls all military and political affairs. In the Land of Fire, military and political power are separate. Chiba Kishu is not only a feudal lord now—he's also the Kage of a village."
Shikamaru explained it to everyone present in the simplest terms possible.
"I see. Brother Kishu has already become head of state. When will I be able to become like him?" Naruto looked at the photo of Hyuga Kei in the newspaper, standing atop a platform as he answered the crowd's cheers. He, too, wanted to earn Konoha's villagers' recognition.
Shikamaru rolled his eyes and grumbled inwardly, This is a hundred times harder than becoming Hokage.
He also had no idea how the feudal lords of those six countries had agreed to surrender all their authority and willingly become mere figureheads.
Thinking of something, Shikamaru felt a chill run through his body. Had Chiba Kishu used