About five or six Kage from the minor ninja villages looked left and right.
After struggling for a moment, they finally chose to step forward.
"Lord Ryōsuke, our ninja villages choose not to join."
For them, maintaining relatively independent villages would be better. Of course, personally, they also didn't like the idea of having a direct superior; after all, they had worked hard to climb to the position of Kage.
Ryōsuke did not make things difficult for them.
"That is fine. Joining the alliance is voluntary. You may leave now."
These people obediently walked out the door.
They exchanged glances, unable to believe they were actually allowed to leave just like that.
It seemed the big shot disdained making things difficult for them.
After exchanging glances, they returned to their quarters. They certainly didn't have the guts to go around discussing such matters.
That would be asking for trouble. Such a massive event would absolutely cause upheaval in the shinobi world.
Ryōsuke looked at the people present.
"Welcome to the Shinobi Alliance, everyone. Since it is an alliance, there should be a leader, right?"
"Everyone, I will be this leader. Does anyone have an objection, or does anyone here want to be the leader?"
The Kage of the Four Great Ninja Villages and the Kage of the minor villages were all speechless.
Who else here was stronger or had a greater reputation than Uchiha Ryōsuke?
The alliance was only able to be established because of this man.
Terumī Mei of the Mist Village spoke up.
"I agree to you being the leader."
Her man was so formidable; who else besides him could sit in this position?
The others were simply unqualified.
The other Kage felt that Mizukage Terumī Mei was being a bit too enthusiastic.
Those who didn't know better would think Uchiha Ryōsuke was the Mizukage now.
Tsunade, however, had a suspicion in her heart. Looking at the great beauty before her, that gaze was simply too passionate.
Why did it look so much like the way she herself looked at Ryōsuke?
*'Could it be?'*
She sighed in her heart.
She understood. Ryōsuke had previously gone to the Mist Village to collect the Tailed Beasts.
Then he hadn't just conquered the Tailed Beasts, he had even conquered Terumī Mei. There was no way Ryōsuke would let a beauty with a figure like that slip by. He really was too much of a womanizer.
However, she was already used to it. As long as she got what she deserved, it was fine.
The most important thing was that she couldn't satisfy Ryōsuke's appetite at all, so that was probably why he was so promiscuous.
Meanwhile, the Kage of the other three major ninja villages voiced their agreement one after another.
There was no helping it; there was simply no way to compete for the position of alliance leader.
Although they also knew that the people gathered here encompassed ninety percent of the shinobi world's strength, and becoming the leader meant having the greatest say.
Subsequently, the Kage of the minor ninja villages also expressed their agreement. They were merely participants in the alliance; how could they have the capability to snatch the leader's position?
Ryōsuke looked at the crowd, feeling extremely satisfied in his heart.
"It seems everyone has excellent judgment."
With his current abilities, who in the shinobi world would dare claim to be above him?
Ōnoki looked at Uchiha Ryōsuke, feeling genuinely convinced in his heart.
There truly was no one more suitable.
Since there was a leader, there should be other positions as well.
"My Lord, since the leader has been chosen, there should be other positions as well, right?"
"Such as alliance elders?"
The Fourth Raikage also caught on.
"If there is a leader, naturally there should be elders."
Rasa looked at them.
If there were elder positions, he, the Fourth Kazekage, naturally deserved a seat.
Only by becoming someone with a voice in the alliance could he better secure benefits for the Sand Village.
After all, their Sand Village was in the most barren desert. Compared to other villages, they had far too few resources, and their living environment was extremely harsh.
The other minor ninja villages were equally expectant. Joining the alliance should come with benefits.
Even if they didn't have a say, resources and such would be distributed to some extent, improving their villages' conditions.
Ryōsuke looked at the crowd, knowing they were starting to consider their villages' interests.
But he didn't care in the slightest. If they could focus on developing this world's technological level, they could continuously generate wealth.
Enough to make the entire shinobi world filthy rich.
"There is no rush for that."
"I have a proposal. I want ninja to rule this world. I wonder what everyone's thoughts are on this."
The conference room instantly fell silent. What did this mean?
In this world, the rulers were the Daimyō.
This single sentence instantly shocked them.
Could it be that he intended to wage war against the Daimyō?
Because every ninja village was subordinate to the Daimyō, at least on the surface.
Even if the ninja villages were considered relatively independent and managed their own affairs.
Ōnoki asked in even greater astonishment.
"Lord Ryōsuke, what do you mean by this?"
Could this lord actually have the idea of overthrowing the Daimyō's rule?
The other Kage also looked at this lord in shock.
They too heard the weight of those words. The audacity was simply too great.
Because ninja had always operated behind the scenes. Establishing villages and being able to accept commissions was already a massive development.
Ryōsuke said with a smile.
"Naturally, it means ninja will replace the Daimyō and become the rulers of the world."
"The world should be ruled by those of us with greater strength."
"What do you all think?"
The atmosphere fell silent once more, every Kage's eyes filled with surprise.
It was actually exactly as they had thought.
They originally thought the alliance from just now already proved this lord had grand ambitions.
They hadn't expected his ambition to be this massive; he wanted to hold the world in the palm of his hand.
This exceeded their comprehension.
One must know that the cooperation between the villages and the Daimyō was exactly what the First Hokage had chosen. Now, he was breaking out of this paradigm.
Ōnoki thought about it. It was quite normal for such a thing to happen.
This guy belonged to the Uchiha Clan, just like Uchiha Madara.
Back then, Uchiha Madara actually had similar thoughts; he not only wanted the other four major ninja villages to submit, but he also wanted the Daimyō to submit.
Mizukage Terumī Mei was the first to speak up.
"I agree."
This was the decision made by her man. Ninja truly had no need to bow and scrape before the Daimyō anymore; the Daimyō were nothing more than ordinary people.
The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, spoke up.
"I also agree."
The relationship between their Sand Village and the Wind Daimyō was not good at all.
The Daimyō guarded against the Sand Village like they were thieves.
Overthrowing the Daimyō now suited his desires perfectly.
Ōnoki followed up, saying,
"I agree as well."
Today, he had truly boarded the ship of a new era. To think that he, Ōnoki, would be able to experience such a massive event in his lifetime.
Ninja ruling the world would undoubtedly elevate the status of ninja immensely.
Currently, the status of ninja wasn't actually that high.
Seeing this situation, the Fourth Raikage naturally agreed as well.
His heart was filled with immense shock.
Ryōsuke looked on as everyone nodded in agreement.
"Excellent. It seems everyone is in agreement."
"The Daimyō of the Five Great Nations have already gathered in the Leaf Village. As long as we can control them, the alliance replacing the Five Great Nations as the new rulers of the shinobi world will practically be a success."
He had originally intended to hold the Daimyō hostage to command the nations.
This way, there shouldn't be too much resistance.
When the time comes, any remaining rebels could just be killed.
In other words, they were the vested interests. As long as they were eliminated, perhaps the common people at the bottom would even cheer.