Officially Established

It was already 1 p. m., and everyone, who hadn't eaten, finally put down the documents in their hands.

Looking at those wary gazes, Ren felt quite satisfied.

There are more smart people than you might think, so this matter is already settled.

If everyone fails to grasp the deeper meaning, they will all fall apart after the Land of Earth operation.

With only a few cats and adults left, and a small number of members remaining, they can only play house and entertain themselves behind closed doors.

"Alright, I believe everyone has finished reading and has gained a basic understanding."

After looking around, Ren continued.

"Gentlemen, there's no need for further discussion of agreement or disagreement. Those who wish to apply to join are considered to be in agreement, and the rest are considered to be in disagreement or abstention!"

After saying that, Ren raised his right hand.

"As the proposer of this plan, Konoha is the first to agree and now officially joins the Shinobi Alliance!"

After expressing his opinion, Ren lowered his arm and turned his gaze to the rest of the people present.

"Kirigakure requests to join!"

"Hidden Sand Village requests to join!"

"Hidden Cloud Village requests to join!"

"..."

Unsurprisingly, even those who didn't understand the implications chose to join.

After all, profit is the primary motivation; the first thing to do is join and reap the benefits.

To Ren's surprise, Darui didn't understand his intentions.

However, looking at Darui's slightly narrowed, dead-fish eyes and his lying-down posture, Ren guessed that Darui was simply too lazy to think.

After everyone present applied to join.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

Ren started clapping from his seat, and once he started, others naturally followed suit, and a burst of enthusiastic applause rang out in the conference room.

After the applause subsided, Ren smiled and said things he didn't mean.

"Everyone, welcome to the Shinobi Alliance family. From now on, the peace of the Shinobi World and the future of ninjas will depend on your joint efforts!"

The future of ninjas is now secure.

However, regarding peace in the Shinobi World, Ren can only chuckle.

As Ren, Yuki naturally felt uncomfortable with the constraints imposed on him by the daimyo and nobles.

Don't assume the Land of Fire is truly peaceful; with the various industries in Konoha generating a steady stream of revenue...

The officials of the Land of Fire had long since discovered that Konoha had slipped out of their control.

The disruption of various raw material supplies and the cancellation of orders had already occurred once before Ren became Hokage.

Of course, everything returned to normal after the Uchiha Clan ninjas were dispatched in batches.

Someone like Yagura definitely needs someone Obito the Mangekyō Sharingan to control him.

However, the nobles of the Land of Fire do not need that level of power.

Moreover, Ren didn't need them to control the nobles or implement any oppressive policies; he simply wanted everything to remain the same.

Transactions are inherently win-win situations.

That is precisely why those tribesmen have not been exposed to this day.

From the perspective of Konoha or the ninja, the daimyo and nobles do indeed seem like villains.

A mere drop of oil between their fingers is enough to turn a ninja village into a loyal watchdog, transforming them from wolves into mere guard dogs.

But ninjas, after all, possess extraordinary powers, and even just being penniless henchmen can cause unrest in the Shinobi World.

When the ninjas have a bright future, they transform from crippled beings with no money, no food, no resources, but only strength into complete beings with money, food, resources, and strength.

What exactly will happen can be glimpsed from the Land of Rain.

Yes, it's the Land of Rain, not Amegakure).

Ren estimates that by then, things won't stop until they've turned the world upside down.

That time won't be very close, but it won't be too far away either; it'll be about two or three generations in a few decades.

However, for Ren, this time was more than enough.

Just as Ren greatly admires Hashirama Senju, there is one quality in him that is very worthy of learning.

It's best for those who came before not to interfere in the affairs of future generations.

Each generation has its own responsibilities. Just do your own job well, and someone will take care of what happens in the future.

People like Ban are just meddling in other people's business. If you do all the work, why should others do anything?

It's not only tiring, but also very annoying.

Ren turned his head slightly, bringing his wandering thoughts back, and said with a smile.

"Next, let's discuss how the organization will operate. As long as we don't violate the established principles, everyone is welcome to speak freely!"

Hmm, "speak freely"—a trap that sounds appealing.

Just like at the beginning of the meeting, some things, if you don't let people try, people won't know how difficult they are.

Ren, who already had a basic idea and framework, did not directly reveal what he had prepared.

That would make Konoha appear autocratic, drawing hatred towards them, and also allow everyone to nitpick and find fault with them.

Having been the leader for several years, Ren has also matured a lot.

He was no longer the impetuous youth who, at the previous war council, immediately proposed that they must strike Kirigakure first.

What is right is not necessarily appropriate.

Ren is much more composed and worldly-wise now, and he's starting to resemble the Sarutobi.

Everyone spoke enthusiastically, especially the leaders of the small ninja villages, as this was a good opportunity to showcase themselves.

All the proposals were rejected without question.

There were always dissatisfied and opposed parties, and the situation once again reached a stalemate.

Among them, Cheng Liren from Kusagakure once again came up with a fun plan.

Elect a chief leader with a term limit, and have members rotate in turn, a typical example of emperors taking turns, waiting for my turn.

This was a significant improvement over the initial plan, at least making the eyes of all the small ninja village leaders light up.

However, it was ultimately rejected ruthlessly by the four Kage, including Ren.