As Namikaze Minato's broadcast spread across the country, the Land of Stars, a massive war machine, was mobilized on every front.
If the earlier measures had merely been preliminary mobilization in terms of shinobi army organization and logistical production, then now they had entered a state of wartime military control for total war.
All authority in the Land of Stars shifted toward the military, with military strategy taking priority and compulsory management imposed on every prefecture, city, industry, and department throughout the nation.
If necessary, special military control laws could be enforced against rebels within the country who severely disrupted public order.
Under these conditions, the entire national and social structure of the Land of Stars served the military and the war, ensuring that domestic social production and
work proceeded smoothly in support of victory on the front lines.
Military trucks rolled down the streets, loaded with supplies and fully armed shinobi.
Thick smoke billowed from factory chimneys as production lines operated day and night without pause.
In hospitals, medical personnel urgently allocated supplies and prepared to receive the wounded.
At schools, older students underwent emergency battlefield first-aid training, while younger children were organized to learn the basics of air-raid evacuation.
The entire Star City, and indeed the entire Land of Stars, operated with astonishing efficiency.
"All right, it's over now, isn't it?"
After finishing the broadcast, Namikaze Minato rose from his chair in the Governor's office.
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Minato!" Several directors and staff members from the national broadcasting and communications department began packing up their equipment.
They placed the cameras and recording equipment into cases, organized the cables, then bowed to Minato before taking their leave in succession.
The office quickly fell quiet.
Kushina stepped forward with concern and asked, "Minato, is this really