At the President's Residence, Tetsuya lounged on the sofa like a total slacker, endlessly scrolling through short videos on his phone.
If the videos hadn't all featured scenery from across the Shinobi World and various ninja, he would have wondered whether he'd transmigrated back home.
The Shinobi World was now operating under an entirely new order.
The old national divisions had been abolished and replaced with provinces.
Each province's administrative structure was built around an official appointed by Tetsuya, a Kage from its shinobi village, and another Kage from a different shinobi village.
Under the leadership of those three, the rest of the administration was assembled.
The arrangement was rather like a combination of a party secretary, a governor, and a disciplinary commission.
After the Shinobi World was unified, resources from all sides began to be coordinated at Tetsuya's direction, with different regions assigned different roles.
The fertile Land of Fire began developing agriculture, opening up vast stretches of farmland and vigorously expanding food production.
The Land of Earth, largely covered in mountains and hills, began producing specialty crops, while the Land of Lightning began developing mining and technology.
The Land of Wind began diverting water to combat desertification, while also using the power of ninja to transform the land.
As for the Land of Water, isolated out at sea, it vigorously developed shipbuilding and fishing, while using the power of ninja to explore and extract underwater resources.
Everything was progressing in an orderly fashion.
That left Tetsuya feeling rather bored.
There were no extraterrestrial Ōtsutsuki visitors, nor any orders from other Shinobi Worlds.
"I'm so bored. Isn't there anything fun to do in this Shinobi World?"
Knock, knock, knock!
"Come in!"
He had only just shouted about being bored when a knock immediately came at the door.
He sprang