To Danzo, "fainting" seemed like the best way to escape his current embarrassment.
Unfortunately, with Seiki around, even fainting wasn't an option.
When Danzo spat blood and collapsed, Seiki rushed to his side faster than even Tatsuma Aburame and the others. He immediately used the Mystical Palm Technique, followed by a rapid sequence of Medical Ninjutsu techniques on Danzo.
It was as if he had just undergone a full-body medical exam followed by intensive rehabilitation treatment.
Right away, Danzo's complexion visibly improved, becoming rosy and radiant.
At this point, there was simply no way for him to stay unconscious.
Coughing lightly, Danzo "regained consciousness" from his "faint."
Seeing this, Seiki explained, "Elder Danzo, your body is somewhat weak, but don't worry—I've already healed you!"
Danzo gritted his teeth and spat out sarcastically, "Then I guess I owe you my thanks indeed!"
Seiki responded with concern, "I always care about my subordinates."
"Subordinates?" Danzo clearly hadn't yet processed this new reality. After a pause, his eyes widened in realization. "You—you…"
Seiki comforted Danzo, saying, "Don't worry, it's just nominal. You're my senior; how could I ever command you?"
Hearing that, Danzo felt slightly better.
But when he thought further—that Seiki was the student of Hiruzen's student, and now Danzo himself had become Seiki's subordinate—it meant he'd effectively dropped two generations below Hiruzen, maybe even more.
The moment he realized that, Danzo nearly wanted to faint again.
Turning toward everyone else, Seiki declared, "Problem perfectly solved! Let's go back and restart the meeting!"
Perfectly solved? More like they'd perfectly eliminated the person raising objections… While the crowd inwardly complained, they also couldn't help feeling stunned.
A Supreme Allied Commander so young—there hadn't been anyone like this in the entire history of *shinobi no sekai*!
Yet without even realizing it themselves, none of them considered it unreasonable—everyone was merely shocked.
Leaving aside Seiki's contributions and achievements in the Eastern Front, during his mere few days in the Western Front alone, he'd already cured poisoned ninja, facilitated Sunagakure's military support, and even forcefully defeated Elder Danzo.
Both his power and ability were just too outstanding!
With mixed emotions, everyone returned to the meeting room and resumed their seats.
Instinctively sitting back into the head seat, Danzo once again heard Seiki kindly remind him,
"Elder Danzo, please scoot sideways a bit—it'll be good practice for getting used to your new position early!"
Danzo was immediately ready to explode with anger, but meeting Seiki's amiable gaze made him feel a bit uneasy inside. "That brat definitely wants to scheme against me again. Hmph, I won't fall for it!"
Thinking thus, Danzo stiffly moved aside.
This sight left everyone murmuring in astonishment.
The usually firm and cold Elder Danzo had actually yielded to a junior!
Of course, they all knew this was only temporary.
Given Danzo's personality, there was absolutely no way he would let this go so easily.
Sitting at the head seat, Seiki quickly got into his role.
"Would everyone older than me please explain the current situation in detail?"
Seeing that Seiki didn't pursue the matter further, everyone secretly relaxed a bit—they had genuinely feared another fight might break out between the two.
Thinking along these lines, everyone quickly began voicing their opinions enthusiastically.
"At present, Iwagakure has deployed 16,000 troops, while our main combat forces total 11,000. We also have around 2,000 special units."
"As for the allied forces from Small Countries, Iwagakure commands 1,700 while we have 3,100."
Although the numbers appeared even greater than two years ago, Seiki knew this reflected war potential being squeezed to the point where even children were sent to battle.
Pakura spoke up appropriately, "Sunagakure can't match Konoha or Iwagakure—we can only mobilize a maximum of 6,000 troops!"
Despite that, everyone in the room felt encouraged upon hearing her words.
"6,000 troops? That's great news! This force should be more than enough!"
"It seems we're certain to win this war!"
The quality of ninja from the Five Great Hidden Villages was incomparable to those from Small Countries; Sunagakure's 6,000 soldiers were even more significant than the 20,000 combined troops from these smaller allied nations.
At this point, Pakura added, "Before Sunagakure officially joined this war, Amegakure had repeatedly invaded our borders. Once we entered the conflict, they would likely fear retaliation afterward and choose to side with Iwagakure."
Upon hearing Pakura's words, all the Jonin in attendance frowned.
The Land of Rain shared borders with six countries simultaneously, including major ones like the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Wind. Years of constant warfare had not only severely depleted their domestic troop reserves but also significantly enhanced their ninja's combat capabilities.
Combined with Hanzo's formidable reputation, Amegakure had even begun showing signs of becoming the Sixth Great Ninja Village.
Of course, if one truly had to choose between Amegakure and Sunagakure, there would be no hesitation—the choice would always be Sunagakure.
What the Small Countries called the "Sixth Great Ninja Village" was merely an opinion among themselves. From the perspective of the Five Great Powers, there was an essential gap between the Top Five and the sixth.
Therefore, after brief consideration, they began reassuring their allies.
"Pakura, please don't worry too much; one Amegakure won't change anything."
"Besides, Amegakure has always been indecisive—it doesn't necessarily mean they will truly side with Iwagakure!"
Seiki pondered for a moment before saying, "If we can see through this situation, so can Iwagakure. In this case, they might pay a huge price trying to secure Amegakure's alliance."
Fugaku nodded, "That's exactly the kind of determination Chief Onoki would have!"
Choza Akimichi hesitated slightly before suggesting, "Then shouldn't we also try to gain Amegakure's support?"
As soon as he spoke, someone immediately objected, "Iwagakure has no way out now—they'll definitely spare no effort to make promises, but we cannot do the same. Our village won't agree to pay such a high cost for a minor power like Amegakure!"
Choza Akimichi insisted, "We've already sacrificed quite enough. If money can resolve this issue, why not?"
The opposing Jonin maintained his stance just as firmly, "Of course, anything that can be resolved with money isn't a problem, but the truth is our village simply has no money left!"
Seeing them argue intensely without resolution, Seiki interrupted, "Let's prepare for both scenarios then. We can attempt diplomacy, but the cost must remain within acceptable limits. At the same time, we must also prepare ourselves for the possibility of Amegakure joining the battlefield!"
Shibi Aburame tugged at his collar, speaking in his deep voice, "Amegakure itself isn't frightening—the real danger lies in that Half-God of the Ninja Realm. With the potency of his poison mist, a single man could rival an entire army!"
All fell silent. Sanshouo Hanzo—this was a name impossible to ignore.
During the previous Great Ninja War, he had single-handedly defeated Konoha's army and the Sannin. In fact, merely surviving his grasp and being granted their title as the Sannin by him had been enough for them to become legendary throughout the shinobi no sekai (the ninja world).
This alone showed just how formidable his strength had been!
Breaking the silence, Seiki spoke: "If he truly stands against us, leave him to me and Chiyo of Sunagakure."
He naturally would not underestimate his opponent. Aside from poison, Hanzo himself possessed immense power; his Taijutsu could defeat Mifune of the Land of Iron, and his [Water Release] ability had even been described as unmatched by anyone!
So, we definitely need a powerful ally.
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