Konoha's development truly affected everyone.
And Bai Ye wasn't merely saying it. Work on these things had already begun before his inauguration ceremony.
Everyone in Konoha could feel the village changing.
And just as Bai Ye had said, it really seemed to be developing in a positive direction, one none of them had ever imagined.
Whether they were civilians, members of ninja clans, or ordinary shinobi,
at this moment, they all felt that their interests were aligned.
Even those who had initially opposed Bai Ye taking office suddenly felt that perhaps Konoha would become better in his hands.
Everyone believed that as long as Bai Ye remained in office, things would improve.
When everyone's interests aligned, all their past grudges could be set aside, even for the Sarutobi and Shimura clans.
They were no longer as resistant to Bai Ye's rule as they had been before.
After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō were dead. They still had to consider their clans' futures.
Not far away, Mei Terumi watched the scene.
Something stirred in her heart.
This seemed to be exactly what she wanted, the Kirigakure she had imagined.
It shouldn't be like this...
Kirigakure shouldn't be the way it was now, trapped under the Blood Mist Policy, where even comrades couldn't trust one another.
After years under the Blood Mist Policy, its economy was already on the brink of collapse.
The entire village lived under crushing pressure.
Had she never seen Konoha, Mei Terumi might not have given it so much thought. But she had seen this version of Konoha.
That only made her long even more for Kirigakure to become like the Konoha before her.
Even if it couldn't match Konoha, at least the gap shouldn't be so vast.
Mei Terumi had originally been heading home, but afterward,