The Ever-Growing Influence

The Snow Ninja Village continued to grow stronger.

This expansion also brought about many high-ranking positions with real power.

It was exactly as Namikaze Naruto had promised.

Not to mention Taizan and the others who had defected first, even Shinichi, Sasaki, and the others who were later forced to abandon their own factions had all secured decent positions under Naruto's arrangements. Of course, when it came to actual authority, they naturally had none. These three Jonin had prior records and ulterior motives; furthermore, if Naruto had assigned them corresponding power, Shinichi, Sasaki, and Shiratori would likely have suspected that Naruto was merely testing them. Over the four months since he had taken control of the Snow Ninja Village, the village's strength had increased rapidly, and while various living conditions had steadily improved, Naruto's prestige had grown day by day.

It could not be said to be one hundred percent.

But the vast majority of the Snow Ninjas had already accepted Naruto's position.

Those Snow Ninjas who had been personally promoted and trained by Naruto became his die-hard loyalists. To put it bluntly, even if these ninjas respected Kazahana Koyuki as their Daimyo in their hearts, if it came down to whose orders they would follow first? Without a doubt, it would be Naruto, the leader of the Snow Ninja Village!

This was an inevitable byproduct of every ninja village as it grew from its humble beginnings.

The reason was simple.

Naruto was the one who trained them firsthand, provided them with necessary supplies, and improved their living environments; Kazahana Koyuki was the secondary figure. Additionally, Naruto's strength was sufficient to earn the conviction of these ninjas, whereas Kazahana Koyuki was merely an ordinary person. Viewed from these perspectives, every ninja village eventually developed into the largest power within its respective