Chapter 397: Unification. The Imperial Palace.
At the center of the great hall.
The banners, musical instruments, and honor guard were all in place, and figure after figure took their assigned positions.
They awaited the start of the enthronement ceremony.
At that moment, Nagato's Rinnegan-powered Magic Lantern Body Technique broadcast these scenes on screens throughout the Ninja World.
Countless people waited eagerly, taking part in the ceremony as excited spectators.
Everyone shared a single conviction: Lord Gentō was here. The wars were over! Better days were coming!!!
The clock reached nine in the morning.
It was time for the enthronement ceremony to officially begin.
Hashirama, Madara, A, Reto, Byakuren, and Ishikawa-the six ninja who had ended the Warring States Period-led the proceedings.
Once the representatives of each country and ninja clan had finished presenting their gifts,
Gentō designated the Time-Stop Demon Blade, the Imperial Seal, and the Jade Seal as the three sacred treasures of imperial succession, proclaiming that his virtue had earned him Heaven's Mandate.
Everyone bowed in submission and declared their allegiance!
Then, before the assembled crowd, Gentō established the Daijō-kan as the supreme state institution overseeing judicial, executive, and legislative authority.
The three powers were separated.
At the same time, seven departments were established under the Daijō-kan: Council, Administration, Censorate, Accounting, Military Affairs, Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Justice.
The territories formerly belonging to the various countries were also divided into provinces.
He declared the complete abolition of the ninja village and ninja nation system that had existed since Hashirama Senju founded Konoha.
Hidden Xuan had officially unified the world.
From that day forward, beyond the Snow Mountains in the north, to the farthest reaches of Quicksand in the west, to Mist Island in the east, and beyond the seas in the south-all was Hidden Xuan