After Uchiha Shunichi left the capital of the Land of Fire, its daimyo began discussions with the daimyo of the other four great nations.
The meeting took place by video conference! (As shown in the anime.)
All sorts of electrical appliances actually existed in the shinobi world. Their importance had simply been diminished by the existence of shinobi.
For the daimyo of the Five Great Nations, holding a video conference was perfectly normal. After all, they had no desire to drag their noble selves somewhere just to attend a meeting.
The meeting went smoothly. Really, it had no choice but to go smoothly. The daimyo could not possibly allow such a dangerous organization to continue existing.
Although the shinobi joining forces gave the daimyo a sense of impending danger, their long-standing understanding still led them to compromise.
In truth... they had no choice but to compromise. Although the daimyo could nominally command the Kage, whether the Kage actually listened was another matter.
If pushed too far, the shinobi could simply replace a daimyo! With their methods, no one would notice, much less find out what had happened.
Neither side dared call the other's bluff! That was the relationship between the daimyo and the Kage!
After leaving the Hokage's Office, Uchiha Shunichi returned home.
Uchiha Sasuke's eyes were still wrapped in bandages, and Sakura was looking after him. To Uchiha Shunichi's surprise, Naruto was there too.
"Naruto, long time no see!" Uchiha Shunichi greeted Naruto, then asked Uchiha Sasuke about his eyes.
What he failed to notice was the complicated look in Naruto's eyes as Naruto watched him.
"Naruto? What's wrong?" Sakura noticed that Naruto was acting strangely and suddenly asked.
"Nothing..." Naruto shook his head and said nothing more.
What he had heard from the Great Toad Sage was