Of course, it's just a suggestion. If Konoha doesn't agree, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire can't force them.
The Daimyo and the Ninja Village have a cooperative relationship, not a hierarchical one.
"Absolutely, absolutely," the Daimyo of the Land of Rain agreed with a smile.
Previously, the Daimyo of the Land of Rain was a bit unhappy being encroached by the Ninja Sect, though most of it was wasteland, it was still his land after all.
Now, the slight unhappiness in the Daimyo of the Land of Rain's heart disappeared, after all, this time the Ninja Sect gave him face in front of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, losing some untaxable land wasn't a big deal.
"This Ninja Sect is quite powerful, they seem reliable when carrying out tasks." Some wealthy merchants and nobles were impressed by the strength of the Ninja Sect, thinking that they might commission tasks with them in the future.
Although Ninja Master Sosuke was famous worldwide before, as a ninja force, having only a strong leader is insufficient since a leader can't handle all tasks alone.
This Martial Arts Tournament, the Ninja Sect showed their potential as a ninja force.
Besides Nagato, Yahiko and Konan also entered the elimination rounds, and Konan even entered the second round, which was already better than many ninjas from the Small Ninja Villages.
"The Ninja Sect should not be underestimated, but Konoha is more worrisome, the information from the Martial Arts Tournament must be reported to my father." Compared to Nagato's performance, Kitsuchi was more concerned about Konoha.
After all, no matter how much of a genius Nagato is, the Ninja Sect is ultimately an organization with less than two hundred ninjas, unable to pose a threat to the vast Hidden Rock Village.
Konoha is different; it is one of the Five Great Ninja Villages alongside the Hidden Rock Village.
Although the Hidden Rock does not cultivate Fire Release ninjas much, with the notion of "if we don't use it, others shouldn't get it," the Hidden Rock actually sent quite a few young ninjas to participate, and many entered the elimination rounds.
In terms of those who entered the elimination rounds, Hidden Rock actually had not fewer than Konoha, but after the first round, more than half of the Hidden Rock were eliminated, and after the second round, all of Hidden Rock were out, while Konoha still had five ninjas in the top eight.
That's a very exaggerated number, with Konoha occupying five of the top eight positions as a single ninja village.
It's important to note that while each ninja village has varying degrees of emphasis on the Youth Martial Arts Tournament, more or less a number of ninjas were sent.
Such a Konoha makes it difficult for Kitsuchi not to be vigilant.
Even with more ninjas dispatched, they were still outperformed by the other party's results. Undoubtedly, the Hidden Rock lost to Konoha in terms of the younger generation of ninjas.
As for other ninja villages, Kitsuchi was unsure because they dispatched relatively few ninjas, especially the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Sand, who basically just made a token appearance.
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Obito, who was injured, was treated by Mokgetsu and then sent to the Ninja Sect's hospital, sharing a room with Might Guy.
"Guy, I'm sorry. I also lost to Nagato and couldn't avenge you." Obito sighed and said somewhat apologetically.
Nagato was just too strong, and Obito really felt powerless.
"Obito, do you think you did your best? Did you try hard?" Might Guy asked.
"Of course, I was so close to winning."
Might Guy flashed a bright smile and gave Obito a thumbs-up, "That's enough. If you have tried and fought with all your might, even if you don't succeed in the end, you won't regret not giving your all in the future."
"Youth is always accompanied by failure, and what we need to do is to absorb nutrients and grow from failure again and again."
Obito instinctively nodded, thinking what Might Guy said made a lot of sense.
"By the way, Guy, where did you learn those words? They don't match your theoretical scores." Obito pondered, stroking his chin.
Might Guy was known for being just as big a slacker as him; it shouldn't be in his nature to speak like that.
"Because people who strive make rapid progress, perhaps unknowingly, Guy's overall qualities have surpassed yours in many respects."
Kakashi's voice came from the hospital room's door as it opened and Kakashi along with other disciples walked in.
"Kakashi, you think you know it all, just because you're in the top eight." Obito pouted.
Kakashi didn't refute, firstly, because he couldn't argue with Obito right now, and secondly, because he really was only in the top eight.
But Kakashi quietly made a note of it in his heart, intending to settle the score with Obito later.
"Obito, your battle was amazing, not only forcing that Nagato to reveal his hidden abilities but also gaining the upper hand in Taijutsu." Nohara Rin praised.
"Haha, it wasn't that amazing, just moderately amazing, like second place in the Martial Arts Tournament." Obito's heart beamed with joy, and he couldn't help but smile widely.
He was already comforted by Might Guy, and now, with Nohara Rin's praise, all the feelings of disappointment from his defeat vanished without a trace.
"Now you can start thinking about the Ninjutsu you want. The Ninja Sect should send someone to discuss it with you soon." Shisui spoke.
The reward for the second place in the Youth Martial Arts Tournament was having a personalized Ninjutsu developed with the help of Sosuke, the leader of the Ninja Sect.
The Ninja Sect was quite efficient, and before Shisui met up with Kakashi and the others to find Obito, he'd already been approached by a Ninja Sect ninja.
Because of the tournament system, there was no clear third and fourth place as only the top two and the top four were determined.
But the rewards for third and fourth place are different, so the solution proposed by the Ninja Sect was for their experts to score and determine third and fourth place.
If the players accepted the scores given by the Ninja Sect, then the places would be divided based on those scores with rewards distributed accordingly.
If the players did not accept it, a ranking match would be arranged for the two unsuccessful candidates for the top two, to determine fourth and third place.