Mei Terumi, Rasa, and Ōnoki all shared the same idea: bring these small villages and small countries into the fold.
Since this was an enemy of the entire shinobi world, it should not be faced by the Five Great Shinobi Villages alone.
It was only reasonable to bring them in.
Not only would they gain an additional fighting force, but although these small countries and villages lacked strength, they could contribute vast quantities of supplies.
That was precisely what the Five Great Shinobi Villages lacked.
Konoha could fully support itself, but the other three villages would struggle somewhat. Without outside aid, supply problems would arise once the war began.
The root cause was that Iwagakure and Sunagakure had yet to recover. Sunagakure had even suffered another heavy blow, while Kirigakure was neither particularly well nor particularly badly off.
"The three of you have an excellent idea. It was also something I intended to propose."
Bringing in these small countries and villages would not only provide a limited number of fighting forces and concentrate large amounts of supplies, but also drain some of these countries' and villages' strength.
That would keep them from entertaining any improper thoughts after everything was over, when the Five Great Shinobi Villages had suffered devastating losses.
This was not alarmist talk. If the Five Great Shinobi Villages were severely weakened after the war, someone would definitely jump out.
Since that was the case, they should stop hiding and all take part.
Ōnoki voiced his concern:
"I have discussed this with the Kazekage and Mizukage, but will the enemy give us the opportunity and time?"
Gathering the strength of all these small countries and villages would not be easy. The Five Great Shinobi Villages could gather their main forces in less than ten days because they had