"I'm only giving you two months, so make the most of them. Go back and get this matter settled as soon as possible."
"You will be the first 'district governors,' but only for two months. Choose the second district governors as soon as possible. In principle, I will not interfere with your district governor elections, but if the result is truly unacceptable, then I can only forcibly remove them and replace them with a capable district governor."
"In short, a district governor's Ninja strength can be lacking, but their ability to govern their district must be up to standard."
"After two months, don't even think about staying on as the first district governors or retiring. By then, Capital City will be nearly complete. All of you will move there and, together with the daimyō, form the Ninja Republic's 'National Affairs Processing Center.' There will be plenty of chances for you to put your talents to use."
At those words, the eyes of the several Kage suddenly lit up.
This seemed like an opportunity to leave their names in history.
They all understood that the unification of the Ninja World was indeed an unstoppable trend. The key issue was who would unify it and who would call the shots. Every one of them hoped their own village and country could accomplish this feat. But setting aside the smaller nations, if the Five Great Ninja Villages fought over it, four of them would have to be destroyed.
Who could guarantee that the village they had devoted everything to would not be among those four-fifths that were wiped out?
Moreover, unification was not something that could be achieved in decades, or even a century. Everyone had a chance. Previously, none of them had wanted Uchiha Qingfeng to reap the rewards, and there were