We need exact paragraphs count claimed 68, input paragraphs are line-separated? Each prose segment separated blank lines, likely 68. Preserve. Translate faithfully. Title format. Need paragraphs count. Output.Chapter 500: The Magnificent Snow Shadow! (Thi

The wave of excitement that had swept through the crowd.

It had immediately brought a variety of expressions to the faces of the envoys from the different countries in the stands. The reactions were especially noticeable among the representatives of Kumogakure and Kirigakure. Ao and Darui, who were leading their respective delegations, narrowed their eyes slightly, a faint glint of interest in their pupils. The envoys from the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water sat on the same platform, separated only by their positions on either side. The two ministers seated at the very front watched Kazahana Koyuki, who sat at the head of the room, with particularly intent gazes.

It was much the same as the major ninja villages reassessing Naruto and the Snow Ninja Village.

After their earlier conversations,

the ministers from the various countries had also begun to see this Snow Queen, Kazahana Koyuki, in a new light. They had originally assumed she was merely an inexperienced young girl, and that the country's development was surely thanks to the ministers assisting with governance—in other words, the Minister of the Interior, Asama Sandayu, whom the other countries had been paying close attention to. But after meeting Kazahana Koyuki in person, they realized that every previous judgment they had made about the Snow Queen had been wrong.

She was a shrewd and decisive Daimyo.

It was under her leadership that the Land of Snow had come to enjoy its current prosperity.

Now that they understood this,

the envoys from the various countries naturally needed to adjust their attitudes. Not only during their stay in the Land of Snow, but also after returning home, they would have to report the relevant information to their own Daimyo and adjust their countries' foreign policies accordingly. This was especially true when