Orochimaru, completely engrossed in his research, was oblivious to external affairs.
When Tomoki brought Ōnoki into the laboratory, Orochimaru was naturally stunned by the sight.
As a former Hokage candidate, Orochimaru quickly thought of many things, and his expression became somewhat melancholic.
"Will this cause a war?"
Seeing Orochimaru like this, Tomoki knew it was his bleeding heart acting up.
He took responsibility for Ōnoki's predicament and the potential war onto himself.
Shisui, look at the good deed you've done!
"No, this is one of my original plans, it has nothing to do with you!"
Tomoki had no choice but to patiently comfort Orochimaru, telling him not to overthink things.
Researchers should remain pure.
Because Ōnoki was sealed with multiple layers, he couldn't mobilize Chakra or sense the outside world.
Correspondingly, extracting Chakra from him was also very troublesome.
By the time Tomoki emerged from Orochimaru's laboratory, it was already late at night.
The next day, 8 AM.
Konoha Village, Hokage Building, conference room.
Unusually, the spacious conference room was now full of people.
Once it was time, Tomoki didn't engage in any lengthy speeches, directly addressing the issue everyone was most concerned about.
"Everyone, the Land of Earth and Iwagakure, defying the Ninja World, meticulously planned a shocking incident yesterday, attempting to sow distrust among nations and incite war. This is why we are here today."
"I believe that the current system of the Land of Earth and Iwagakure has become a cancerous growth destroying Ninja World peace. Today, we need to discuss a feasible method to rescue the Land of Earth and Iwagakure from this quagmire. Now, everyone is free to speak their minds. Any suitable suggestion can be put forward!"
As Tomoki's voice fell, the entire conference room was silent enough to hear a pin drop.
However, after only a moment, it erupted into a clamor, with everyone beginning to converse with those next to them.
Only four people remained still, sitting quietly in their chairs, eyes downcast and indifferent.
After a period of whispering, someone finally stood up and spoke publicly.
As that person rose, the discussions in the conference room gradually quieted down.
The person who stood up was the leader of Kusagakure, named Seiri, without a surname.
After Seiri stood up and waited for the conference room to gradually fall silent, he began to speak.
"Everyone, I think the Land of Earth can be divided into nine parts. The northern part will be given to the Four Great Nations of Fire, Lightning, Wind, and Water, and the southern part will be divided into five sections, given respectively to the Land of Grass, Land of Rice Fields, Takigakure, Land of Rain, and Land of Bears!"
As soon as these words were uttered, several people agreed.
Without looking, it was certainly the other four small nations mentioned, besides the Land of Grass.
The Land of Earth borders seven small nations. Excluding the Land of Demons, which has no Ninja, and the Land of Snow, which has no Ninja Village, the leaders or representatives of the Ninja Villages of the other five nations were all in the conference room at this time.
It must be said, Seiri didn't look great, but his ideas were quite beautiful.
The Four Great Nations of Fire, Lightning, Water, and Wind would definitely need to participate, even if the Four Kage hadn't spoken yet.
But just sitting there quietly made them hard to ignore. The leader of Kusagakure wasn't completely clueless.
At the very least, he knew to divide half of the Land of Earth among the Four Great Nations.
However, why did he think that by just contacting four small Ninja Villages, plus his Kusagakure, they could contend with the Four Great Shinobi Villages?
Moreover, he gave the northern part to the Four Great Nations, which was not only far away, but the northern part of the Land of Earth bordered the Land of Snow to the east and west, so its environment could be imagined.
At this moment, whether it was Mei Terumī, Rasa, or Darui, they looked at Seiri as if he were a clown.
Seiri, being watched by the three, could also feel that scornful gaze, but since the three did not speak, he could not retort.
Seiri could only turn his gaze to Tomoki.
"Hokage-sama, what do you think of this suggestion?"
What do I think? You're dreaming!
However, since it was stated at the beginning that everyone could speak freely, Tomoki wouldn't contradict himself.
With a slight smile, Tomoki nodded at Seiri and said,
"Kusagakure's suggestion is very constructive. Since we want to discuss the Land of Earth first, then the first item on the agenda for this meeting will start with the Land of Earth!"
After speaking, Tomoki scanned the people in the conference hall and continued,
"Everyone, regarding Kusagakure's proposal, whether you agree or disagree, please state your position."
After Tomoki finished speaking, a voice came from nearby, it was Rasa speaking.
"Ridiculous! Sunagakure objects!"
After speaking, Rasa looked with a gloomy expression at the leaders of the Bear and Bird Ninja Villages, as well as the representative of Amegakure.
These three nations not only bordered the Land of Earth but also the Land of Wind.
The three people stared at by Rasa hardly dared to move.
In the conference room, whether seated or standing at the back, except for a few individuals,
Everyone else, being fiercely stared at by the Kazekage, hardly dared to make any move.
Especially since Rasa had the demeanor of 'if you dare to speak, I dare to kill you'.
At this moment, the leader of Takigakure also spoke, clearly stating Takigakure's objection.
What a joke! We are all small Ninja Villages. If we can't get a piece of the big Ninja Villages' meat, so be it, but why are you excluding us? You should know that we have a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki!
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