The Celebration Finally Arrives

The grandest and most important ceremony of all.

At the moment when the first rays of dawn shone upon the earth.

In the guesthouses, the delegations from various countries and ninja villages opened their eyes one after another. The atmosphere, once tranquil, gradually grew noisy. Since its founding, the Snow Ninja Village had finally welcomed its most joyous day. Adults and children alike—nearly everyone had stepped onto the streets with excited, happy expressions as soon as the morning bell rang.

A lively, festive scene.

Without a doubt.

For the Snow Ninja Village, and indeed the entire Land of Snow,

their leader becoming the First Snow Shadow, someone who could stand as an equal to the Five Great Shinobi Villages, was an event of immense significance.

Naruto, who had already been a godlike presence in their hearts,

was now

being deified even further in the depths of their hearts!

The members of the various delegations who stepped out of their guesthouses were met with scenes of joy everywhere they looked. They couldn't help but be swept up in the emotion, too. They were witnessing the rise of a powerful new ninja village, which inevitably reminded them of the former glory of their own villages. Their feelings were complicated, and their wariness toward the Snow Ninja Village and Namikaze Naruto grew all the stronger. Everyone knew that from this moment on, the Snow Ninja Village would no longer be a village revolving solely around Naruto.

It only needed to take one more step toward stability.

Even if Naruto was no longer around in the future,

the Snow Ninja Village would still stand proudly above the Shinobi World as a superpower.

Just as the Five Great Shinobi Villages had, even after losing their Shadow,

they might suffer a temporary setback and be shaken,