Uchiha Yan let out a soft sigh. "That's all we can do! Originally, we were going to stop and focus on development after unifying the Land of Fire, while preventing the other great nations from unifying.
Now Nagato thinks Konoha occupying the entire Land of Fire upsets the balance between nations, which is why he's handing the other nations' former territories over to their major ninja villages to govern.
Forget it! We'll just develop the Land of Fire first, then use the economy to control the other nations and prepare for future wars."
"You think this peace won't last long?"
"Yes!"
Uchiha Yan didn't want to explain the principles behind it. Once he started explaining, he wouldn't be able to stop.
"Rather than Nagato's problem, let's address Konoha's most pressing issue first."
"What issue?"
Uchiha Yan smiled and said, "I'm going to become emperor, so I'll definitely have to hand over the position of Hokage.
Originally, I thought the title of Hokage no longer needed to exist. Since military power has to remain in my hands, it makes no difference whether the title exists.
But then I thought about it. Konoha has been around for decades, after all. The villagers would find it hard to accept suddenly abolishing the Hokage position, so I decided against it."
Tobirama looked at Uchiha Yan with a solemn expression. "I've been meaning to ask: what form will Konoha take after the Land of Fire is unified?
You originally said we'd discuss it after the Land of Fire was unified. Can you tell us now?"
At those words, everyone present turned their gaze toward Uchiha Yan. They had wondered about this all along, too.
Konoha wanted to unify the Land of Fire because it had suffered devastating losses in the last war, and they no