Preparations

When Mei Terumi woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

She hurried to the office, only to find that Qi Shuang had already begun working.

"Why didn't you sleep a little longer?" Qi Shuang asked without looking up.

"Preparing for war is hectic. How could I feel like going back to sleep?" Mei Terumi said as she walked behind the desk.

As he reviewed the documents, Qi Shuang said, "I've already sent out the war mobilization letters for you."

"By now, all the large and small shinobi forces around the Land of Water should have received our invitation to war."

At the end, he added another sentence.

"Of course, the invitation was issued in the name of the Five Kage!"

The title of Mizukage carried considerable weight, but it still wasn't enough to command every shinobi force in the surrounding regions to join the campaign against Akatsuki.

After all, no one was a fool.

Those people were not under the Mizukage's jurisdiction. Expecting them to risk their lives on the battlefield over a single order from the Mizukage was naturally unrealistic.

But the Five Kage were a different matter. Together, they represented the five strongest shinobi villages in the world, as well as the stance of nearly seventy percent of the world's shinobi.

Those who were not under the Mizukage's jurisdiction could ignore his authority, but they absolutely did not dare disregard the Five Kage.

Rejecting the Five Kage's invitation was equivalent to rejecting the Five Great Shinobi Villages and placing themselves on the opposite side of nearly seventy percent of the world's shinobi.

Therefore, using the Five Kage's name to mobilize for war was the most appropriate choice.

Mei Terumi nodded after hearing this, sat down in her seat of authority, and asked, "How are