The Five Daimyo Summit laid the foundation for the future development of ninja.
But the will of the five Daimyo did not represent the masses.
Naruto had promised Asura that he would guide people, not do everything for them.
To answer Naruto's resolve, Asura put his words into practice, taking a group of Amegakure ninja with him to spread the word.
Their mission was daunting: explain the threat posed by the Ōtsutsuki, make people understand that the world they lived in faced a devastating catastrophe, and guide everyone to contribute whatever they could to weathering it.
Only by saving others and themselves could they save the world.
Setting out from the Land of Rain, they headed north, planning to walk around the entire Shinobi World and carry out their work at every inhabited place along the way.
Yet their ideals were beautiful, and reality was cruel.
At their very first stop, cold water was thrown over their hopes!
"Ōtsutsuki? What kind of wood is that? Where can you cut it down? Can you burn it?"
"I've got big wooden barrels here. Three hundred ryō each, with discounts for bulk orders. Buying? If not, get lost!"
"Ha! The end of the world? What's that got to do with me? If there really is a savior, let him turn my kid into my biological child!"
"Fighting and killing-isn't that your job as ninja?"
"A world that shuts you out at every turn is better off destroyed!"
"You again? Get lost."
No matter how much Asura and the others talked, until their mouths ran dry, they received no positive response.
Late that night, they slept outside the village.
One young ninja in the group was already thinking of giving up. "Forget it. I don't understand why we need to waste so much breath.