By sharing information they had never known before, they could protect their villages in advance. That was already enough.
When they first heard about the Otsutsuki invading the Shinobi World, everyone's minds had buzzed.
But now that a defense plan had been laid out, everyone felt much better.
Their sense of security was rising rapidly as well.
"Should we stockpile food to prepare for the crisis?"
Torikaze considered it. "That won't be necessary. Normal reserves will do. In the end, this is still a war for us shinobi. Ordinary people should farm if they farm and herd cattle if they herd cattle. Everyone should do their own job."
Questions came one after another, and everyone rejected or approved them one by one.
But there were very few voices in favor. Most were rejections.
Since they were all trivial matters, Torikaze could not even be bothered to keep speaking. He let Minato handle things up front while he basked in the sun and observed the situation.
"Alright, does anyone else have a topic they wish to discuss? Speak now."
The others had nothing more to say, but Karatachi Yagura spoke up at that moment.
"Everyone, you all know the Land of Water's current situation. Because our country is situated in the sea, communication with the mainland is extremely difficult, and our national development has been exceptionally slow."
"Watching the entire Shinobi World flourish while the Land of Water alone remains stagnant makes me deeply anxious."
His expression was earnest, without the slightest hint of frivolity.
"After discussing it with several Elders for a long time, we came up with an idea: move part of our country onto the mainland for development, while actively cooperating with all of you."
"I hope everyone can give Kirigakure an opportunity to cooperate."
The others were