Final Arrangements Before the Summit (Third Update)

The most important thing was to understand what you needed to do. Everything else was secondary. Naruto and Neji, especially, couldn't be considered alone anymore. Beyond their own little group, what mattered most was the entire Snow Ninja Village. As leaders, they bore the hopes of six or seven thousand shinobi and more than a hundred thousand civilians. Every move Naruto made represented the interests and security of the Snow Ninja Village. On a larger scale, it could even affect the livelihoods of millions of people across the Land of Snow. The Land of Snow had grown powerful because of the Snow Ninja Village. In just two years, it had even annexed two small countries, defeated the Land of Water, forced its Daimyo to sign a humiliating treaty, and held the succession ceremony for the First Snow Shadow.

Every country had been asked to send a delegation to attend.

All these actions...

Had brought endless glory to the Land of Snow and the Snow Ninja Village.

But they had also planted a tremendous danger for the entire country. As long as the Land of Snow remained strong, there would be no problem. But the moment anything went wrong, the surrounding countries would descend like hungry tigers, attacking with the utmost savagery.

The two annexed small countries might also fall into turmoil.

Why had Konoha been attacked by other countries in all three of the previous Shinobi World Wars?

Wasn't it for the same reason?

If you wanted to enjoy the view from the summit...

You had to bear the risks that came with it.

Konoha had played a hand of good cards terribly, but it had at least managed to hold on for more than sixty years. It could still be called the greatest shinobi village in the Shinobi World,