The upper echelons of every major ninja village realized that the Shinobi World had reached a turning point. Just as they worried about the future, what happened next further confirmed their suspicions!
After Nawaki announced the establishment of the Konoha Alliance, Konoha's longtime allies, Amegakure and Hoshigakure, also made high-profile announcements that they were joining the Konoha Alliance and becoming Konoha's subordinate ninja villages!
In just one day, the Konoha Alliance's power swelled rapidly. The combined strength of its four ninja villages had already surpassed that of all the other ninja villages in the Shinobi World put together!
After receiving this news, the nations of the Shinobi World were all somewhat unable to understand why Amegakure and Hoshigakure had made such a choice.
The circumstances of these two villages were completely different from Pakura's Wind Ninja Village. It was understandable that the latter, pressured by internal **** and the war situation, had chosen to submit. But the political environments of these two villages were extremely stable, and as Konoha's allies, they faced no external crises. They would soon be able to enjoy the fruits of victory from this war. Amegakure in particular had expanded during this war, and its strength had grown tremendously, enough to join the ranks of the major ninja villages. Why would it willingly accept Konoha's rule and become a subordinate at such a time? Even the smallest ninja villages would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Being their own masters and obeying someone else's orders were entirely different things.
In most people's eyes, these so-called "subordinate ninja villages" were no different from the ninja village branches Konoha had established before. They were both set up by Konoha to expand its power and influence. Joining them was equivalent to being