"Everyone, there's no need to worry about the bounty pool."
"Konoha intends to take the lead in establishing the Ninja Association. All bounties in the bounty pool will be covered by the Ninja Association."
Mei Terumi immediately put on a curious expression and looked at Tsunade, voicing the question the others wanted to ask.
"What kind of organization is this Ninja Association? May I ask whether Kirigakure can join it as well?"
It could only be said that Mei Terumi had brought her acting skills to their fullest. She had clearly only learned of the plan from Tsunade not long ago and been asked to play along.
Yet she performed so naturally that it seemed completely real.
Tsunade looked at the expressions on Ōnoki, Rasa, and A's faces before beginning to introduce the Ninja Association.
"The Ninja Association will be spearheaded by Konoha and devoted to creating a mission bounty organization that covers the entire Shinobi World. Its nature will be similar to the commissioned missions accepted by villages."
"It will be responsible for fulfilling employers' requests. Ninja within the association can accept missions and receive bounty payments, while the association takes a portion as commission."
"At the same time, villages that join the association will not only be able to accept missions, but also post missions to exchange for ore, food, goods, and so on. However, large-scale village missions of this kind can only be conducted between villages."
"At the end of every year, the Ninja Association will distribute its profits. Part of the funds earned will be retained for next year's reserves and development, while the remainder will be divided among the organizers according to their respective shares."
"That is the basic idea. Of course, the specifics will need to be discussed later. This is merely a proposal.