Early the next morning, a radiant girl like pure gold arrived at the Foreign Guest Hotel.
Her features were delicate as a painting, youthful and graceful.
Under the morning sunlight, her flawless skin shimmered with a gentle glow.
Her clear blue eyes resembled an endless sky—pure and serene.
Walking forward with elegant steps, the Golden Princess, Renner, wore a white dress.
Facing Jircniv and the High Priest, she smiled softly.
"Everyone, please follow me."
"We will now proceed to the Supreme Leader's Building."
The northwestern region of the Magic Continent was the primary habitat of humans.
Three major human nations existed there:
The Re-Estize KingdomThe Baharuth EmpireThe Slane Theocracy, founded by the Six Great Gods
As for the Council State, which had been established by non-human races and later destroyed by Kirigakure, it had no qualification to enter the Supreme Leader's Building.
Just like the Lizardmen of the Great Forest of Tob and the Dwarves of the Azerlisia Mountains, they were given only one option—
Unconditional submission.
Uchiha Soren had no interest in building some multi-racial federation.
As he believed:
Humans are the spirit of all things.
They should stand above all other life.
Other races?
If they obeyed, they could live.
If they resisted—
They could be hunted down and preserved as protected species for biodiversity.
Nothing more.
Renner, who had come from the Magic Continent to the Shinobi World, represented the Re-Estize Kingdom.
The representatives of the three nations walked along the stone road leading to the Supreme Leader's Building.
The elderly High Priest glanced repeatedly at Renner walking ahead.
Jircniv, normally calm and composed, looked as though he wanted to speak but held back.
Among the conquered nations, the Empire had surrendered first.
Given Jircniv's understanding of Renner, he was certain she already knew details about the meeting.
Yet—
"Losing to a man was one thing…"
"But losing to a woman as well?"
Jircniv simply couldn't bring himself to ask.
So he walked silently beside her.
The High Priest knew little about Renner and feared making things worse by asking unnecessary questions.
After walking about a third of the way, more shinobi appeared nearby.
Unlike the bustling outer districts, the Inner Three Rings carried an atmosphere of peace and order.
Rows of carefully arranged greenery lined the roads.
A gentle breeze moved through the leaves, bringing refreshing air.
Public buses powered by chakra energy passed slowly by.
They carried people traveling across Konoha.
Some elementary academy students leaned lazily out the windows, yawning.
They barely glanced at the visiting delegations.
After all—
They already had too much homework.
Nearby jōnin, well informed about current events, calmly observed the guests.
However—
The clan leaders watching from the side held different expressions.
Their eyes shone with desire and calculation.
Like diners studying dishes on a table, hoping to claim the most delicious portion.
"Princess Renner."
As they passed the territory of the Ino–Shika–Chō clans, Nara Rokumei happened to appear.
He greeted the golden-haired princess before walking beside her.
Behind him followed the other two clan leaders.
"Lord Rokumei, is this appropriate?"
Renner asked with a gentle smile.
She could already sense the surprised gazes from nearby shinobi.
"Of course."
Nara Rokumei had grown even older after the heavy injuries he suffered from Uchiha Madara four years earlier.
His appearance now looked even more aged than Hyūga Hizashi.
Yet his mind had only grown sharper with time.
Having worked with Renner in the Royal Capital before, he understood her abilities very well.
The Kingdom had rapidly begun supporting the Shinobi World after its surrender.
Renner had played a major role in that transformation.
In fact—
Some policies only revealed their brilliance after careful review.
In matters of governing a nation, Rokumei admitted he was inferior to her.
Given the Supreme Leader's policy of promoting talent regardless of origin, Rokumei had no doubt that Renner would eventually rise to the center of the Shinobi World's political power.
As for her hidden ambitions—
He wasn't worried.
Because in the face of absolute power, even the most brilliant strategy was meaningless.
And…
Rokumei glanced briefly at Renner's pure and beautiful face.
It seemed he would need to send even more health-preserving tea to certain people in the future.
"Others may not know," he said.
"But I do."
"Princess Renner is not an outsider."
"Not an outsider?"
Renner smiled politely.
"Then I hope for your guidance in the future, Lord Rokumei."
"I am already old," he replied calmly.
"It is I who should ask for your guidance."
"My clan's younger generation is rather disappointing."
"I hope Princess Renner will teach them a thing or two."
He spoke loudly enough that Jircniv and the High Priest heard everything.
Their hearts grew uneasy.
If the Shinobi World wasn't satisfied with what they had taken from the Kingdom—
Then the Empire and the Theocracy would likely lose even more.
The High Priest glanced silently at Antilene, who was playing with a Rubik's Cube, clearly uninterested in the surrounding conversation.
A faint sense of shame appeared in his heart.
Jircniv's gaze drifted to Renner's flowing golden hair.
Then he noticed someone not far away—
Hanzō of the Salamander, representing Amegakure, watching calmly.
Soon more figures gathered near the Supreme Leader's Building.
Rōshi of IwagakureGenji of KirigakureChiyo of SunagakureElite Morning Star-level shinobi from the Uchiha and Senju clans
Various forces gathered.
After exchanging brief glances, they all entered the Shinobi World Conference Chamber.
"I really don't want to attend."
Standing downstairs with her hands on her hips, Uchiha Hikari watched the crowd heading upstairs.
Her face showed obvious boredom.
Attending these meetings always felt like listening to monks chanting scripture.
It made her sleepy.
With that time, she'd rather stay home reading romantic light novels.
Sarutobi Sasuke, who happened to encounter her on the road, tried to persuade her.
"Lady Hikari…"
"This meeting will determine the future of the shinobi world."
"Even if you don't speak, listening would still be worthwhile."
"Then I'll just use a Shadow Clone."
Before Sasuke could respond, Hikari casually created a clone.
The clone headed upstairs to attend the meeting.
Meanwhile—
The real Hikari went looking for Uchiha Soren.
She understood her brother very well.
There was no way the Soren attending the meeting would be the real one.
"Let's go, Director Sasuke."
"Yes, Lady Hikari."
Sarutobi Sasuke calmly followed behind her.
Using a Shadow Clone to attend the supreme council meeting—
Even the four Uchiha elders wouldn't dare do such a thing.
Only a few people could get away with it.
The wives of the Supreme Leader.
Inside the conference room—
Seated toward the back with the Empire delegation, Fluder quietly observed the surroundings.
"Morning Star…"
"Bright Moon…"
"Why haven't I seen a Blazing Sun yet?"
At the very front were Konoha's ninja clans.
Even the newly risen Yuki clan had a seat there.
Behind them sat representatives of the three great hidden villages.
Further back were the delegates from Sunagakure.
Looking across the entire hall, Fluder had to admit—
The shinobi world possessed many powerful individuals.
But if he compared them with the black-and-white-haired girl beside him—
None of them surpassed her.
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