However.
No one present cared about Kazahana Eiji's feelings.
Nor did anyone speak up for the Third Mizukage.
Including Hidden Mist Village, all ninja villages were about to disappear and be transformed into ninja schools of varying sizes.
Even the so-called great and small nations, along with their daimyo and leaders, had been swept into history's garbage heap beneath Shiryu's butcher's blade. At most, they would become a few brief lines in future students' history textbooks.
Thus, the Third Mizukage's status held some value only in stabilizing the Hidden Mist ninja.
On that basis, the World Government placed greater importance on those who had performed exceptionally in this war, possessed outstanding abilities, and made significant contributions.
Looking at the Hidden Mist Village under Kazahana Eiji's leadership, it had remained invisible and watched from the sidelines throughout the early and middle stages. Only during the later stages did it send a team of Jonin to support Konoha, and even then, Admiral Aokiji had needed to personally "invite" them before they chose to submit.
As for their hardship and contributions in the final battle against the demons—
Which of the people seated here had none?
Therefore, Kazahana Eiji was not appointed as one of the Five Ministers!
However, Sea Ninja Village still gave him the position of principal of Water Release Comprehensive Ninja High School.
From now on, he could focus on education in the Shinobi World.
It was worth mentioning that although the school's name carried the Water Release prefix—
That did not mean it taught only Water Release ninjutsu. It also had programs for the other four elemental releases.
After all, ninja combat had always centered on team coordination. One could not understand only a single type of ninjutsu.
Its faculty quality would certainly be somewhat inferior to that of