After Kumogakure fell, there was no force left in the entire Ninja World capable of stopping Konoha.
Naruto successively found Isobu, Four-Tails Goku, Five-Tails Kokuō, Six-Tails Saiken, Seven-Tails Chōmei, and Eight-Tails Gyūki, absorbing the power of each Tailed Beast into his body.
Now, he could completely merge the Nine-Tails with the other Tailed Beasts at any moment. Naruto vaguely felt that if he truly did so, then with the Rinnegan, he might be able to wield a power similar to Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
However, he did not act immediately. Instead, he returned to Konoha and settled down once more.
Less than a year later, Hidden Stone Village, Hidden Sand Village, and Hidden Cloud Village simultaneously announced their incorporation into Konoha. Apart from the daimyo of the Land of Lightning, every other country's daimyo was assassinated by Konoha shinobi.
Naruto directly issued a declaration to every nation in the Ninja World, announcing the abolition of the daimyo system. Anyone who dared to take power under the title of daimyo would be sanctioned by Konoha. Not one would be spared.
At first, some nobles and generals still refused to accept reality and tried to seize power while they could. They offered enormous sums of money, hoping to hire shinobi to protect their lives.
But in the current Ninja World, no one was willing to take such a job. Other than Kirigakure, all the major shinobi villages had already submitted to Konoha. The shinobi villages of the smaller nations were busy preserving themselves, so how could they dare accept a mission that would offend Konoha?
As a result, those nobles and generals who threw themselves into the fire became Naruto's examples to warn the rest.
After an entire year of purges, wealthy merchants, prominent figures, and nobles finally understood one truth. Without enough