Tetsuya sat at the head of the conference hall in the President's Residence, but the seats below him were empty.
Tetsuya watched the images on the screen.
"It's time. Let's begin the meeting."
As he spoke, he pressed a button on the desk, and holograms appeared in the seats below.
These projections were the Kage of the various nations.
Besides the original ten Kage of the Five Great Nations, Tetsuya had also established Kage positions in the smaller nations, though their combat strength might not have been particularly impressive.
But this was now an era of unity across the Shinobi World, and the old Shinobi Village system had long since been abolished.
Kage was now merely the name of a position.
Twenty-six projections appeared before him.
"All right, everyone. I'm glad you could all attend the Shinobi World Federation's first major online conference on time-the Kage Summit, for short.
You're all the highest-ranking officials in your respective jurisdictions, with heavy responsibilities on your shoulders. I chose this meeting format so as not to interfere with your work.
Of course, if this format proves effective, it will become the norm unless special circumstances arise.
All right, I won't waste any more time. Let's get straight to the main topic of this meeting."
Tetsuya selected a document on his computer, then clicked send.
Once the document had been sent successfully, the printers connected to the computers in the Kage's offices began working.
Before long, a set of documents had been printed out.
"The main topic of this meeting is the New Continent discovered by the survivors of the Land of Sky when they fled overseas all those years ago.
I'm sure you're all already somewhat familiar with this matter.
After all, the recent Sky Ninja attacks caused quite an uproar.
The mastermind