"He monitored every move the great nations made! No secret plot could escape his eyes!"
Someone could not help speculating, "Did he know Sarada's entire plan all along? Who leaked it? Was it Gaara?"
"Very possible! Gaara was already close to Naruto, and Temari is Shikamaru's wife! Playing both sides and secretly tipping him off would be perfectly normal!"
"No wonder Naruto wasn't worried at all! He'd seen through everything from the start!"
Even more people were shaken to their core by Naruto's final set of policies to win people over.
"And Naruto was right! Schemes are useless without the strength to back them up! The Anti-Fire Alliance can't possibly win!"
"Forget Konoha becoming the strongest in the Shinobi World someday-even with how much it's weakened now, I still want to join Konoha!"
"Yeah, me too! The conditions in Konoha and the Land of Fire are just too good. I want to go!"
"It's over! Sarada's really in trouble now!"
"Konoha won't even have to act. The leaders of the other villages will tear the Anti-Fire Alliance apart themselves just to get those spots!"
"That move was vicious! Destroying his opponents without spilling blood or committing a single soldier!"
"Bringing the entire Shinobi World to heel without drawing a blade! Naruto really devours people without leaving so much as a bone!"
At that moment, everyone finally understood.
Sarada's resistance and the four Kage's joint maneuvering had long since been seen through, brought under control, and planned for by the Seventh Hokage.
The spacious office fell quiet again, leaving only the soft scratching of a pen across paper.
Naruto returned to the Hokage's seat, lowered his eyes, and immersed himself in the mountain of documents, handling the daily affairs of the Land of Fire and Konoha.
His expression was calm and