Receiving elite ninja from every village in the Shinobi World was an unprecedented task, and no ordinary headache.
It was equivalent to one family inviting every ninja clan to gather for an alliance during wartime.
The issue of accommodating everyone, the old and new grudges between ninja clans from different villages when they met, and the possibility of people being overly confident in their own strength and attempting to force their way into Konoha's departments or the territories of its affiliated clans...
Nara Shikahira had already listed all of these and every other possible complication.
Accommodation?
They had the Hokage's Wood Release.
Old and new grudges?
That would mean refusing to give Konoha face. If they insisted on fighting no matter what, they were advised to first exchange a few moves with the Hokage or Uchiha Madara.
Trying to force their way in?
Led by the Hyuga Clan, Uchiha, and Otsutsuki, squads formed from clans such as the Aburame and Inuzuka, who possessed secret techniques, took shifts standing guard around the clock.
Not to mention sensory-type ninja led by the Uzumaki Clan remaining on standby at all times. The village's security could be said to be armed to the teeth.
The finely tuned machine known as Konoha began spinning at high speed through the united efforts of its clans.
As Rikusei followed Kaku toward Konoha's gates, he had already sensed far too many ninja hidden throughout the area. Such meticulous arrangements killed the many suggestions in his stomach before he could voice them.
As expected of ninja hardened by years of war. They were remarkably seasoned when it came to coordinating ninja clans. Their deadly skills seemed almost wasted on protecting a village—he felt he still had much to learn.
Although there was still some time before the appointed hour,