After the Six Kage Conference ended.
Natsuki and Minato saw each of the Kage back to their respective ninja villages.
Picked up and dropped off by car—the service could not have been more thorough.
Natsuki did not want them disappearing on the way back.
After returning, they each informed the daimyo of their own countries about the Ninja Alliance.
Yes, informed.
With Kumogakure gone, remote discussions were somewhat problematic.
Besides, with such a fine example right before them, what was there left to discuss?
The daimyo all went along with it readily.
Fine, fine, whatever the ninja villages said went.
The various ninja villages also began mass-producing troops, while all types of missions were completely suspended.
Ninja sent out on missions were recalled, and many retired ninja within the villages were recruited back.
Some prepared ninja tools, some prepared forehead protectors, some prepared medicine. Every country was assigned a certain mission volume.
Forehead protectors might seem useless at first glance, but in this battle, they were precisely the most important thing.
A unified symbol was an important means of strengthening cohesion.
In the Ninja World, one could directly determine a person's affiliation from the pattern on their forehead protector. During the ninja war, however, they would bear only the character for "shinobi," representing the Shinobi Alliance.
Because the demand was too great and too urgent, every force was working overtime on this.
After all, once the forehead protectors were finished, all kinds of ninja tools still had to be made.
The more thoroughly the ninja tools were prepared, the fewer members of the Ninja Alliance would die.
Meanwhile, in the Land of Valleys.
After Jiraiya had caused a huge disturbance at the factory last time, the factory immediately strengthened its security.
After all, it had been Jiraiya. He carried