The joint retaliation of several governors disgusted everyone in Konoha, Naruto included.
Naruto went to see Tian Meng that very night, only to be berated by her through thinly veiled insults.
After being rebuffed, Naruto had no choice but to go find Kakashi.
Kakashi said helplessly, "I told you from the start that we should enforce this mission, and Peach Country's reward was quite generous. But you insisted on making it voluntary. Our Konoha shinobi hate that emperor to the bone. The fact that we managed to gather five hundred people was already surprising enough."
Naruto said with a miserable expression, "I thought it was just a minor matter, but I never expected those governors to make such a huge fuss over it. You didn't see how awful that woman Tian Meng's attitude was. Damn it, I wanted to punch her mouth apart!"
"It's a good thing you didn't act impulsively. Impulsiveness is the devil. Konoha may have autonomy, but where in this world is there true freedom? A shinobi village that produces nothing is heavily dependent on outside support. If you hit her, a large number of Konoha shinobi would starve to death."
Kakashi closed the little yellow book in his hands and said earnestly, "Go apologize to that woman, then immediately send more shinobi. In your eyes, this may be a small matter, but think about who Shiraishi Yoshijo was. He was those governors' father. As far as I know, Kumogakure sent four thousand people, Iwagakure sent three thousand, and the Land of Water sent five thousand. Compared to them, Konoha sending only five hundred people looks far too perfunctory. It will definitely strike a nerve with those governors."
"I suppose that's all we can do."
Konoha sent another fifteen hundred shinobi. Naruto thought this would satisfy the