Minato's words made Ōnoki even more reluctant to act rashly. He could only give Ning Feng a cold look before withdrawing his gaze resentfully.
Soon, the entire conference hall fell into a long silence.
Only after a long, long while did Mifune and the others step in to smooth things over.
With the agreement of the Mizukage, Kazekage, and the other Kage, Minato Namikaze's proposal soon passed.
After an exchange of pleasantries, Amegakure was officially recognized as the Sixth Great Ninja Village of the Shinobi World, and Uchiha Minato was named the Third Rain Shadow. From then on, any ninja who met him would have to show him the respect due a Kage.
This small difference was not to be underestimated...
If Ning Feng's position had not been recognized, only the ninja of Amegakure would have addressed him respectfully as the Third Rain Shadow. But now that it had been recognized, every ninja in the Shinobi World who met Ning Feng would have to address him respectfully as the Third Rain Shadow.
This was an honor that even Hanzo of the Salamander, known as a demigod, had never enjoyed.
Of course, more importantly, Amegakure now truly had a prestigious name of its own and could recruit talent from far and wide.
For all the ninja of Amegakure, this recognition was also a great thing.
There was little else to discuss in the talks that followed, merely minor matters such as peace in the Shinobi World and grievances between the Kage.
As for the Four-Tails Tailed Beast, Ōnoki naturally failed to get him back from Ning Feng. Before he had been at the meeting long, Ōnoki left first with his two guards.
Even as he left, Ōnoki's expression remained extremely ugly, about as bad as it could get, revealing his foul