With the Chunin Ninja Exams over, the Kage and leaders, who were supposed to be leaving, showed no intention of leaving Konoha at all.
And they all immediately found their names and discussed what was about to happen.
In the vast Land of Earth, ninjas can fight and plunder, but it's all a one-off deal.
How to manage it afterwards would require the help of the nobles, and the daimyo were the highest-ranking nobles.
The Daimyo of the Land of Earth, along with some nobles, have been placed under house arrest.
When Konoha slaughtered the White Zetsu, these guys all felt that disaster was about to strike, thinking that the next executioner's blade would be pointed at their necks.
However, when they saw their former friends or enemies restored to their White Zetsu forms after death, they felt a sense of relief.
Has the Land of Earth been infiltrated to this extent?
They were filled with fear and didn't even know where to go until they were placed under house arrest for a long time.
After calming down, they finally understood something.
The Land of Earth is finished, and so are they!
Sorrow and fear filled the hearts of every nobleman in the Land of Earth.
Normally, many people with poor mental resilience might have already gone into a frenzy, or even started doing odd jobs to vent their emotions.
However, they dared not do so at that moment.
Because they are now in Konoha, not in their own residence.
Standing outside were Konoha Ninja, not their retainers, guards, and servants.
The Daimyo of the Land of Earth silently drank heavily from a bottle, completely devoid of any composure or elegance.
The words Ren spoke to the village leaders and chieftains were transmitted clearly and accurately to the individual viewing rooms where all the daimyo were located.
This also includes the location of the Daimyo of the Land of Earth.
He already knew the future of the Land of Earth very well: it had no future.
Regardless of whether his distant relatives were on good terms with him or fawned over him.
After today, they will all take a big bite out of the Land of Earth and stuff it into their stomachs.
It has nothing to do with emotions or morality, it's all about self-interest.
The Daimyo of the Land of Earth, who was constantly pouring alcohol into his body, was not doing so to drown his sorrows.
It was to gain courage, the courage to commit suicide.
It wasn't to frame Konoha after his death; as someone in a high position himself, he understood that history is written by the victors.
For the losers, having a distorted history that makes people want to curse them is already a gift from the victors.
More losers have no history, as if they never existed.
The Daimyo of the Land of Earth, his heart filled with despair, drank heavily, but could not muster the courage to commit suicide. In the end, he lay on the ground like a corpse.
Night.
Ren, who had already eaten dinner, did not go to rest at home early.
It wasn't to prepare for tomorrow's work; in fact, Ren had already made the necessary preparations months ago.
Ren's purpose in Chunin Ninja Exams was not solely for the sake of Konoha's reputation.
If this is the only reason, it wouldn't be worth Ren personally writing the plan, and spending a lot of time on it.
From the very beginning, Ren had a deep-seated plan.
More importantly, it's all about tomorrow. Ren hasn't watched Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, but he knows that the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Ōtsutsuki Clan in the series.
In order to cope with the ever-changing future, Ren had to make plans in advance.
On one hand, Ren has already arranged for the Uchiha Clan ninjas to search everywhere for any clues about Jigen Isshiki.
On the other hand, the plan to unite all forces in the Shinobi World and establish Shinobi Alliance was also launched simultaneously.
Ōnoki was right when he said that it was all a conspiracy by Konoha. It's just that Ōnoki's alliance with Black Zetsu saved Ren a lot of trouble, and he just happened to walk right into the line of fire.
The Sunagakure Land of Wind were originally supposed to win the prize, as they wanted to unite the fragmented Shinobi World.
Aside from the unavoidable crisis, there are only enormous profits to be made.
The signs of this had already begun to emerge several years ago. Why did Ren and Kirigakure's conditions include opening up the Land of Water's market and requiring Uchiha Clan to act in unison with the Kirigakure clan on matters of the Shinobi World?
Ren was already paving the way for today back then.
Uniting the Shinobi World's forces through a crisis is indeed feasible; in the original work, the Akatsuki and Obito played this role. However, a crisis is temporary and can indeed quickly make people forget hatred and break down barriers.
But after the crisis, everyone went their separate ways, each returning to their own homes and living their own lives.
Only shared interests can sustainably bind people together. Unlike crises, which have a rapid effect, these interests can strengthen bonds over time, eventually leading to a close-knit community.
Kirigakure has already conquered Ren and Hidden Cloud Village, leaving only Iwagakure and Hidden Sand Village as his remaining targets.
As for small countries and small ninja villages, they are not worthy of uniting the entire Shinobi World.
Hidden Sand Village was Ren's chosen target, regardless of strength or other factors, especially because of his connection with Deidara; Ren felt he had a closer relationship with Iwagakure.
Unfortunately, fate played a cruel trick on them, and in the end, Iwagakure chose to bear everything.
Ren went out at this time not to arrange tomorrow's affairs, but for something else.
If tomorrow's tasks are for future planning, then today's tasks are for solving immediate problems.
With Ōnoki, whose senses had been shut down, Ren arrived at Orochimaru's laboratory.
That's right, Ren remembered Orochimaru's request and sent him an Orochimaru.