As everyone knows, if you want to successfully store water during the early stages of desert transformation, the best method is undoubtedly to put serious effort into vegetation.
Fortunately, in Konoha there happen to be two people capable of using Wood Release, Yamato and Nawaki.
Although Yamato's strength is relatively weak and he can basically be considered a complete fraud, Nawaki is still young and possesses tremendous potential.
Day after day, year after year, they continuously stimulated the growth of vegetation, eventually turning this originally barren region gradually lush and full of life.
Because this desert holds important strategic value for Konoha, they had Iwagakure send a large number of personnel to carry out large-scale transformation projects.
After relentless effort, numerous hollow underground pipelines were constructed beneath the ground to better store and transport water sources.
Not only that, with the mountain range of the Land of Rain successfully opened through, a constant flow of massive water resources could now be transported through these pipelines for irrigation.
This series of measures provided sufficient moisture to nourish the green plants created through Wood Release, allowing them to grow extremely well.
Although only five short years have passed since the transformation project began, the environment there has already undergone earth-shaking changes.
Compared to the former scene of barren desert where not a blade of grass grew and yellow sand filled the sky, the area near the border has now come alive with vitality, becoming a lush green oasis.
Such a remarkable change truly makes people marvel.
In fact, as early as the postwar negotiation stage, Rengoku had already put forward several highly forward-looking ideas regarding how to promote cooperation and mutual benefit among all sides.
For example, he suggested that Iwagakure could exchange labor in place of compensation payments.
At the same time, Kumogakure was asked to exchange its advanced technology for compensation as well.
Thanks to the promotion of these innovative ideas, the various villages were able to achieve resource sharing and complementary advantages.
After all, the specific conditions of each country in the ninja world vary greatly.
But one thing is beyond doubt. If the large-scale joint war of the ninja world had not taken place like it originally did, the Land of Lightning would undoubtedly have been far ahead of the other ninja villages and countries in terms of technological development.
Such a situation would clearly be extremely unfavorable for Rengoku's carefully planned future goal of unifying the ninja world.
In fact, even if Rengoku had not been carried away by the power of the Dragon Vein back then, once the ninja war had ended, he would certainly have used the brilliant victory gained from the war to make up for the existing shortcomings of the Land of Fire.
Fortunately, even though Rengoku was absent, Konoha's vigorous development did not deviate from the correct path that had been set.
Without exaggeration, most of the plans he had previously established had already been effectively implemented.
After Minato finished reporting all the relevant matters, he quietly stood where he was, waiting for Rengoku to issue further instructions.
After all, before Rengoku left, he had been the Fifth Hokage.
And he was also the chief planner behind Konoha's current prosperity.
Rengoku nodded slightly, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face as he spoke calmly.
"Konoha's development right now is quite good. For all the other matters, just continue pushing them forward steadily according to the original arrangements. As for the position of Hokage, Minato, you should continue holding it."
After pausing briefly, Rengoku continued.
"Also, the news of my return needs to remain confidential for now. After I complete the next stage of planning, we'll discuss it again." [T/N: I saw it coming. I hate it. My day is ruined.]
When they learned that Rengoku had no plan to launch a war immediately, the members of the Uchiha clan all showed deep disappointment on their faces.
All this time, they had been eagerly hoping that once Rengoku returned, he would lead them to unify the entire ninja world and realize the grand ambition their clan had pursued for many years.
But now, that expectation seemed to have fallen through for the time being.
Completely different from the Uchiha clan's reaction, Minato and Tsunade secretly let out a sigh of relief.
It wasn't that they were pacifists. The real reason was that Konoha was currently in a critically important stage of rapid development.
If a war were recklessly started at this moment, it would undoubtedly disrupt the current development rhythm and bring immeasurable losses to the village.
Therefore, they believed more time was needed to accumulate strength. Only after Konoha became even more powerful would they have enough confidence to deal with any potential foreign wars.
Five years might seem like a long time for an individual, but within the overall development of the Land of Fire, it was merely the beginning.
During this time, the Land of Fire needed to continuously strengthen its foundations, expand its resource channels, and enhance its comprehensive national power. Only in this way could it remain undefeated in future conflicts.
If Konoha made a move to swallow the entire ninja world, it would cause Iwagakure and Kumogakure to quickly unite, which would easily drag them into a prolonged war.
Rengoku might be able to use the Warrior God Susanoo, but what he needed to consider was when the Otsutsuki from beyond the heavens would descend, as well as Jigen within the ninja world.
So Rengoku would not mobilize too many people to carry out a large-scale war.
This time, he planned to make use of those students.
At this meeting, besides the discussion about whether to start a war, there was another key topic, whether Rengoku should resume the position of Hokage and take control of governance again.
After all, the authority of the Hokage had already begun to grow gradually, and even the Daimyo's sense of presence was slowly weakening.
But from Rengoku's words, it was clear that he himself had no intention of competing for power.
Naturally, Minato was quite happy to see things develop this way.
After all, in the eyes of most citizens of the Land of Fire and the people of Konoha, Minato's image and prestige had already taken deep root and gained widespread recognition and support.
By comparison, Rengoku seemed completely uninterested in such worldly power.
Governing is no easy task. It involves countless complicated affairs and an endless stream of troublesome problems.
Rengoku had always been free-spirited by nature, so how could he be willing to bind himself with such trivial matters?
In comparison, the young and energetic Minato was clearly more suitable to shoulder this responsibility.
When it came to handling all kinds of political matters, Minato could be said to manage them with ease and high efficiency.
As for power itself, what Rengoku truly cared about was the immense strength contained within the elite class.
Because in his view, as long as he firmly controlled this group of core forces, he could stabilize his own position and extend his influence across the entire clan and even the whole ninja world.
As for reputation and recognition, Rengoku believed that once he led an army to attack the other ninja villages, his own formidable reputation would naturally accumulate rapidly.
"This meeting ends here. I've just returned and still have some matters to handle."
"We'll discuss the other issues next time. Those with Mangekyo stay behind."
As his words fell, the highly respected elders of the clan stepped forward one after another, respectfully greeting Rengoku before slowly leaving.
The rest of the people also departed to their respective posts to carry out their duties.
In the blink of an eye, only several Mangekyo-level elites of the Uchiha clan remained in the spacious meeting room.
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