The Second Document

None of the people present were pushovers; they wouldn't act until they saw a clear benefit.

Even though she understood Ren's thoughts and knew what to do, she was still filled with anticipation.

However, she remained silent, watching Ren's performance without rushing to express her opinion.

Ren knew, of course, that such words might fool Nagato, but it was unrealistic to expect them to intimidate everyone present.

Ren immediately waved his hand again, and the dozen or so people who had been there before entered the conference room again, distributing the documents they were holding to those present.

"Gentlemen, take a look and see if you agree to discuss this further later."

Everyone did as instructed and opened the document on the table. Compared to the previous document, which was purely pie-in-the-sky, this document was full of practical information and also appeared exceptionally impressive.

The document is broadly divided into three parts.

The first part is an introduction to the Shinobi Federation, or Shinobi Alliance for short.

Applications can be submitted by ninja villages; any ninja village present may apply to join.

If a member feels uncomfortable after joining the Shinobi Alliance, they can choose to leave, as long as they submit an application and it is approved.

After joining the Shinobi Alliance, each ninja village remains independent, and everything between each village and the nobles continues as before. The Shinobi Alliance does not interfere, and the daily management and missions of the ninja villages are decided by the members themselves.

There is only one restriction: members of the Shinobi Alliance are not allowed to wage war in any form.

Otherwise, the member who initiates the war will automatically withdraw from the Shinobi Alliance, and the remaining members can freely choose whether to send ninja troops to attack it.

After reading the first part, everyone frowned. Wars happen naturally, and even as shadows or leaders, they had no power to stop them.

Ninjas aren't exactly obedient children; if you dare to stop them, they'll change their kage and their leader.

Everyone thought to themselves, "Who would be crazy to join the Shinobi Alliance? There's no benefit to joining; it just adds more restrictions."

Although it's said that you can withdraw at the later stages, why bother going through all that trouble?

The second part describes the rescue operation targeting the Land of Earth and the Iwagakure, which can only be carried out in the name of the Shinobi Alliance.

In other words, only members of the Shinobi Alliance can participate; otherwise, it would be considered initiating a war and would be subject to sanctions by the Shinobi Alliance, including military sanctions.

After the Shinobi Alliance completely saves the Land of Earth and the Iwagakure, it will assess the contributions of each member and award them corresponding rewards.

Rewards include, but are not limited to, the legacy of Iwagakure, land and minerals from the Land of Earth...

Seeing this, everyone realized that the Shinobi Alliance was probably specifically designed for this operation.

Thinking about it now, I realize I was indeed hasty before.

You can still join the Shinobi Alliance. You can leave after the events in the Land of Earth and Iwagakure are over and you've received the rewards.

Ren watched quietly, his eyes gleaming, and he knew perfectly well what each of them was thinking.

Although the general meaning of the document was similar to what was described before, the writing style deliberately employed the aristocratic penchant for piling up flowery language.

Much crucial information is hidden within seemingly useless words and phrases.

Aside from the main points, there are many things that you need to figure out on your own, just like the documents the Second Hokage had about the Konoha Military Police Force.

Of course, there were also those with a long-term vision among those present.

After reading the first part, Mei Terumi couldn't understand why Ren would create such a bizarre and incongruous organization.

What's the point of this? Is this just playing house?

Knowing all too well how difficult Ren was to deal with, Mei Terumi couldn't help but think even more deeply, and at the same time, she carefully reviewed the previous content again.

After a long while, Mei Terumi at Ren, who was smiling, with horror in her eyes.

When Ren saw Mei Terumi looking at him, his smile brightened slightly, and he nodded to her in greeting.

Wow, what a clever person! I wonder how many more are left?

The Land of Earth is indeed a tempting target; the ninjas who used to eat dirt Tenten will certainly be satisfied after finally getting to eat meat.

But once you've eaten meat, don't you want to eat it again?

At that time, Ren won't need to do anything; the guy who wants to eat meat again will arrange everything perfectly!

You've joined, and now you want to leave?

It doesn't exist!

Some people might even be happy for those who can't see the bigger picture to quit.

Every member who leaves is seen as a walking piece of fat meat by them!

Ren won't say these things outright; those who are meant to understand will understand in due time, while those who can't see the situation will.

They became the victims of the Shinobi Alliance's second attempt to solidify its authority.

The content following the document is the battle plan formulated based on the Land of Earth and the Iwagakure.

The required number of ninjas, the corresponding logistical support, and the treatment and privileges given to the participating ninjas...

These things are naturally very familiar to the ninja villages that survived several Shinobi World Wars.

Rasa did not rush to read it, but looked at all the contents word by word.

This suggests that Rasa likely suffered quite a few losses when dealing with the nobles of the Land of Wind.

After pondering it over and over, Rasa looked at Ren with fear in his eyes.

It wasn't because I understood the significance of the Shinobi Alliance, but because something so perfect couldn't possibly have been created in just one night.

Were the things that the Land of Earth and Iwagakure did yesterday truly voluntary?

Rasa's vigilance towards Ren and Konoha has reached a new high.