Open Up Their Horizons

After that, dissenting voices emerged one after another, while those who wanted to support it either intimidated by Rasa's power or wisely kept their mouths shut when they saw that the tide had turned.

Ultimately, the suggestion from Kusagakure to have some fun was scrapped.

Then came another round of whispers, with various suggestions being offered.

For example, the Land of Earth among eighteen nations.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, major powers certainly won't suffer such a loss. What makes you small countries think you can be on equal footing with us?

For example, it could be divided into five major regions, with each of the four major powers occupying one region, and the remaining region divided among the other fifteen countries.

This was a suggestion made by Rasa, and the small country was filled with opposition.

At that moment Mei Terumi and Darui did not express their opinions first, but instead looked at Ren.

After Ren's objection, Kirigakure and Hidden Cloud Village also expressed their opposition.

Three hours passed in the morning; suggestions were made one by one, only to be scrapped and become a thing of the past.

With so many people, each with their own stance, reaching a consensus is virtually impossible.

Gradually, everyone realized that if things continued this way, they would never reach a conclusion no matter how long they discussed it.

As time went on, more and more attention began to be drawn to Ren, and the discussions gradually subsided.

Seeing that it was about time, Ren took the initiative to speak.

"Since you all can't come to any conclusions, why don't you take a look at the proposal put forward by Konoha!"

Then, with a wave of Ren hand, more than ten people came forward, carrying documents and distributing them to everyone present.

This familiar scene made Darui extremely annoyed.

The last time I saw a scene like this was after the defeat when Konoha and the Konoha Military Police Force held peace talks. It was during those talks that Hidden Cloud Village embarked on the path of working to pay off their debts.

The scene, so vivid and real, was sure to evoke strong emotions in Darui.

Many others, witnessing this scene, once again raised their guard to its highest level.

Konoha was indeed prepared!

As everyone flipped through the documents in front of them, the first thing that caught their eye was not how the Land of Earth was divided, but a short article.

The article has been specially polished, with very careful word choice, and every word expresses its meaning with absolute precision.

After a simple yet essential discussion, a conclusion was reached.

[This meeting is a meeting among ninjas; for the ninja village, the most important things are money and supplies.]

This plan is designed to maximize the benefits for the ninja village.

Therefore, the first principle followed is that Iwagakure) is managed independently by the ninja villages, while in the Land of Earth, resources belong to the ninja villages, and land and population belong to the nobles.

The story begins with Ren reminding everyone present that while they do have their own countries behind them, they must not forget that they are ninjas!

Today's meeting is a meeting where everyone here is both a competitor and a partner, and the powerful figures behind you are both your supporters and your enemies.

No matter what benefits the powerful figures behind you promise, what others give you is never as good as what you have in your own hands.

Everyone, stop thinking about the Daimyo's mission and start thinking about yourselves.

The atmosphere suddenly changed, and many people secretly glanced at Ren.

This Hokage's plans are far from simple; it's just that we haven't broadened our perspective before.

Many people looked away and then exchanged glances. It wasn't impossible if everyone present could work together.

Turning to the second page reveals a resource distribution map detailing the locations of various resources in the Land of Earth.

This sight made everyone present's eyes light up, and they were all calculating something in their minds.

Those densely packed diagrams each represented countless weapon materials and immeasurable amounts of money.

To put it bluntly, aside from the major ninja villages, ninja villages are really just villages.

With its small land area and small population, a moderately large resource point in the Land of Earth would be sufficient to support a small ninja village.

The leaders of the ninja village are all ninjas who do not engage in production, and the residents of the ninja village all aspire to become ninjas and rise above others.

Given the opportunity to become a ninja, no one would want to farm.

Even if they really wanted to farm, there was no land for them to cultivate.

The ninja villages were all located in remote and dangerous places, partly for safety and partly because the nobles deliberately chose them.

In this way, with a small amount of money and a meager amount of food, the ninja village could be made dependent on the nobles, and would fight to the death for a single order from the nobles.

The land and resources of the Shinobi World are controlled by nobles, and ninjas are used to being henchmen.

When he first faced the vast Land of Earth, he was still limited by the mindset of a thug.

Having had their minds opened up by Ren, thoughts that wouldn't normally arise began to surface in their minds.

Many leaders of small ninja villages are already planning to relocate their entire village after seizing control of a small piece of land.

About half an hour later, everyone had closed the documents in their hands.

The document described the wealth of the Land of Earth from beginning to end, with a dazzling array of things that overwhelmed the villagers.

However, even after flipping to the end, it still doesn't explain how the Land of Earth should be allocated.

Seeing that everyone had put down their documents, Ren asked with a smile.

"Everyone, what are your thoughts after watching this?"