Mizukage's "Proposal" and the Kage's Reactions
"???"
Hearing Finn say such words so suddenly, Mizukage was stunned! When did I say something like that? Who is going to propose to you? Although Finn perfectly met Mizukage's criteria for a mate, he clearly hadn't said anything of the sort, and now he was suddenly claiming she had proposed. How could she accept that?
However, at this moment, Raikage spoke up: "There is such a thing?" He slapped himself on the head, first showing an unbelievable expression, and then suddenly burst out laughing: "Well, since you said so, Commander-in-Chief, there's nothing wrong with it!"
Mizukage was speechless. What was this all about?!
"Wait..." Mizukage was about to say something, but was interrupted by Raikage again. Raikage declared: "Okay, Mizukage, you don't need to say anything, the Commander-in-Chief is right. Since you are about to become family, there's nothing wrong with him stepping in for you. Since I admire the Commander-in-Chief, I will naturally admire the Commander-in-Chief's wife." Saying that, Raikage sat back without giving Mizukage a chance to refute.
"Oh..." Mizukage looked confused and wanted to say something, but she opened her mouth, and nothing came out. She immediately looked in Tsunade's direction, only to see that Tsunade just smiled at her slightly, without any sign of dissatisfaction. Mizukage's heart stirred slightly, a little surprised and a little complicated. She had originally thought Tsunade would be angry, but she didn't expect that Tsunade was not only not angry, but also smiling at her. The implied attitude was very clear.
"Master Commander, before you asked someone to inform us that there was an important matter to be announced at this meeting—was it that you wanted to agree to Mizukage's marriage proposal?" Tsuchikage asked suddenly.
The entire meeting room immediately fell into a very quiet scene again. Everyone looked at Tsuchikage with weird faces, and then at Finn and Terumi Mei (Mizukage). Finn's expression was calm, but Mizukage's cheeks were getting redder, like crimson clouds in the sky.
Finn shook his head and said, "It's not about this. I mainly want to tell everyone that I plan to abolish the ninja village system."
The Proposal to Abolish Ninja Villages
"What? Cancel the ninja village? Why, what are we ninjas doing?" Hearing such a bizarre proposal suddenly, the other Kage-level powerhouses present all gasped in horror, looking at Finn in disbelief. What the hell is this Commander-in-Chief planning to do?
If the ninja village system was canceled, it would be an earth-shattering change for the ninja world! Even if Finn had the right to speak, there would definitely be a lot of ninja opposition and protests! And not to mention those ordinary ninjas, even the few people here would definitely have a high probability of opposing opinions! So everyone couldn't figure out why Finn would say such a thing. Did he really think he could unilaterally control everything?
Seeing everyone's expressions, Finn gently raised his palm and pressed it against the void, signaling everyone to calm down. "Don't be nervous, everyone. What I said about canceling the ninja village system is not to make ninjas disappear entirely. It's to bring ninjas from behind the scenes to the forefront."
Finn explained his meaning.
"Finn, what does it mean to go from behind the scenes to the front? As ninjas, we have always been hiding behind the scenes and working hard for various countries," Tsunade said, gently placing her hand on Finn's shoulder, reminding him cautiously.
"That's right, we are ninjas, the armed forces of the shadows. How can we get to the front?"
"Every great ninja country has a Daimyo to preside over the overall situation; we just need to do our best."
"Yeah, what's in it for us?"
Everyone turned their attention to Finn. Finn smiled and shook his head: "Doing one thing doesn't necessarily require it to bring us any benefits. It can also allow us to avoid many disadvantages."
"Avoid the disadvantages? What do you mean?" Everyone frowned again and looked at Finn.
"The meaning is very simple. Judging from the current situation, the fighting power of ninjas is enough to maintain the peace and balance between the major countries. Every ninja world war is initiated or provoked by ninjas, and the impact is getting bigger and bigger. But the Daimyos of various ninja powers never participated in it, and never even came forward to mediate. Guess why?"
Finn glanced at everyone meaningfully. Everyone looked at each other, as if deep in thought, but also seemed to be completely bewildered.
"Master Commander, it's better for you to make it clear," Ōnoki (Tsuchikage) said directly, being an old man who was too lazy to think.
The Daimyos' Manipulation
Finn smiled and continued: "Because the great ninja countries don't want to see the Ninja Villages become stronger and stronger. If they came forward to mediate, then the ninja villages would definitely take a step back for the sake of the great ninja country, so the fighting would stop. In that case, the number of ninjas who died in each ninja village would become very small! And the number of ninjas who survive would become extremely large! And what does this mean?"
Hearing this, Ōnoki's old eyes suddenly lit up, and he said thoughtfully: "That is to say, in order to prevent our ninja villages from becoming stronger and bigger, the ninja powers feel threatened by our dominance? That's why you just sit back and watch the ninja war?"
"Ginger is still old and spicy. You understand it as soon as you see it. I think these young people are really stubborn!" Finn said with a smile.
Several other so-called "young people" rubbed their noses in confusion. Nima... can you get called out even when just sitting still?
At this moment, Finn tapped the table with his hand, reminding everyone again: "In fact, the Ninja Daimyos not only sit idly by when it comes to the wars in the human world, but sometimes play a certain role in fueling the flames!"
Everyone's hearts stirred slightly. Everyone thought about it carefully, and suddenly various images and scenes appeared in their minds. Yes, in every Ninja World War, there would be more or less the presence of the Daimyos. And the roles they played were always positive, seemingly boosting the morale of each ninja village! Before, they hadn't felt anything amiss, simply believing this was strong support from the ninja country for the ninja village! But after listening to Finn's words, and looking closer, wasn't this just the ninja country instigating the ninjas in the ninja villages to go to the battlefield to kill each other and deplete their numbers...?
Think carefully and fear...