The agreement Tomoki signed with Hidden Mist was not widely publicized; it was signed under the name of Uchiha.
The agreement signed between Konoha, represented by Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Hidden Mist was a different one.
Utakata, during his years living in Konoha, never wore a forehead protector, leading many Konoha Villagers to be unaware of the easygoing young man's background.
However, Utakata's identity as a Kirigakure Ninja and Jinchuriki would likely be impossible to hide now, but Tomoki was not worried that this would cause panic among the Konoha Villagers.
The Konoha Villagers were currently brimming with confidence, and they would only become more so.
Not just Naruto, but all over Konoha, people were looking at newspapers with flushed faces, and after reading them, they loudly proclaimed Konoha's strength.
With curiosity, Naruto continued to read the following content.
"Hidden Cloud Village --- The Lightning Messenger atop the Mountains, A Symbol of Redemption."
The Ninja Village overview also simply described its past history.
The latter half focused on how living atop high mountains, alongside lightning, had made Kumogakure physically strong and unyielding in spirit, but also filled him with arrogance.
Fortunately, Konoha, the conscience of the Ninja World, to prevent Kumogakure from going astray, after Kumogakure provoked Konoha and Konoha emerged victorious, did not ignore him, but painstakingly led Kumogakure to redemption.
This completely changed Kumogakure's arrogant nature, making the current Kumogakure down-to-earth and pragmatic.
Konoha assigned a large number of missions to Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning, allowing Kumogakure to overcome the difficult post-war period while also understanding the principle of self-reliance.
The current Kumogakure is an example of a prodigal son's return, a symbol of redemption.
After reading it, Naruto's image of Kumogakure also became more three-dimensional; Kumogakure was also very good, correcting mistakes when made, and daring to act!
"Hidden Cloud Village: Approximately 50,000 active Ninja, an unknown number of active Ninja, an unknown number of retired Ninja, an unknown number of reserve Ninja, and a total population of approximately 150,000."
"Active Ninja List:"
"Kage: 1 person"
"Jonin: Approximately 1,000-300 people, specific numbers unknown"
"Elite Jonin: Approximately 100-300 people, specific numbers unknown"
"Chunin: Approximately 5,000-9,000 people, specific numbers unknown"
"Genin: Approximately 10,000-30,000 people, specific numbers unknown"
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Naruto looked utterly bewildered; why was everything about Hidden Cloud Village unknown, only that there were over 50,000 Ninja and reserves, and their strength seemed decent.
Scratching his head, Naruto asked the uncle who had lent him the newspaper earlier.
"Uncle, why is there so little information about Kumogakure?"
"You're just getting started; if the newspaper didn't say, how would I know? Maybe Kumogakure isn't confident; perhaps they're all Genin, with not many Jonin!"
After hearing the uncle's explanation, Naruto scratched his head, thinking it might be true, so he stopped pondering and quickly moved on to the next content.
Following this were introductions to Sunagakure and Iwagakure.
"Sunagakure Ninja Village --- Conquerors of the Endless Desert"
"Iwagakure Ninja Village --- The Mysterious Village"
Both Villages only had simple historical introductions, along with some content Naruto had already learned in books.
As for the section on Village strength, both Villages were almost identical.
"Sunagakure / Iwagakure Ninja Village, Ninja Count: Classified!"
"Kage: 1 person"
"Jonin: Classified!"
"Chunin: Classified!"
"Genin: Classified!"
"Border Troops: Classified!"
"Ninjutsu Storage: Classified!"
....
".....: Classified!"
Aside from the introductions already learned at the Ninja Academy, all other content was classified.
Especially the parts Naruto already knew; upon closer inspection, he found them to be exactly the same as in the textbook, as if the textbook content had been copied verbatim, without a single word changed.
After reading it, Naruto felt like he had read nothing at all.
Many people felt similarly to Naruto, cursing Sunagakure and Iwagakure in their hearts after reading it, though only in their hearts, not daring to say it aloud.
Are you guys even capable? Iwagakure / Sunagakure!
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"Damn it!!!"
A voice full of anger echoed in Ōnoki's room, followed by a 'thwack' as paper was slammed onto the table.
At this moment, Ōnoki's beard and eyebrows couldn't help but rise, and his entire body erupted with a terrifying aura.
Earlier, when he saw the descriptions of the Ninja Villages, Ōnoki had only grumbled, calling Konoha and Hidden Mist shameless.
Regarding the description of Iwagakure, although he knew Konoha was deliberately trying to annoy him, Ōnoki took the talk of 'mysterious and unpredictable' and the series of 'classified' entries quite well.
Konoha was only capable of such petty tricks, and he believed that discerning individuals in the Ninja World could see through the true situation.
Moreover, the more Konoha boasted now, the louder the slaps to their faces would be once those two guys took action.
What truly enraged Ōnoki, causing him to lose control and throw the newspaper away, was the section after the Ninja Villages, which contained an exclusive interview with the Kage.
"Iwagakure Third Tsuchikage: Ōnoki"
"Preferred Ninjutsu: Dust Release"
"Title: None"
"Height: Classified"
Following this was a series of 'classified' entries, with the final conclusion being: 'A powerful individual remaining from the Sengoku period, a qualified Tsuchikage who has mastered the secrets of Dust Release.'
None of that mattered; the crucial part was the photo chosen for Ōnoki, which was the very image of him resisting intensely and trying to escape during his last meeting with Tomoki.
He looked short, pathetic, and utterly lewd!
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