After only a brief discussion, the position of commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages was decided.
News that Mizuki Ember, the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure, had taken up this crucial post quickly spread throughout the Ninja World.
Naturally, some were pleased while others were worried.
There was no need to mention the Akatsuki Organization. Even within the Five Great Shinobi Villages themselves, reactions varied.
Everyone in Kirigakure, from top to bottom, was clearly celebrating—except for Soji himself...
Far away in Kirigakure, Genji, whose lifespan had already been running short, was so delighted upon receiving the news that he even ate an extra bowl of rice compared to usual!
He could not help but feel sincerely grateful that Mei Terumi and Karatachi Yagura had chosen to recall Mizuki Ember and appoint him as the Fifth Mizukage.
Setting everything else aside, if Mei Terumi had been the Fifth Mizukage, there was no way the position of commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages would have fallen to her.
Now that Soji's alias, Mizuki Ember, had become commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kirigakure's standing in the Ninja World rose once again. It was even beginning to vaguely threaten Konoha's position as the number one shinobi village in the Ninja World.
The only reason was that the Land of Water, where Kirigakure was located, lay overseas and did not border the other four great nations. This indeed caused shortages of certain supplies and limited Kirigakure's development.
Otherwise, with Soji's alias Mizuki Ember bearing the title of the Ninja World's strongest, along with his new position as commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kirigakure might truly have been able to challenge Konoha's status as the