In other words, this conference not only facilitated the signing of this world's version of the Geneva Conventions but also laid the initial foundation for something resembling the United Nations.
The second was Genjo's proposal during the conference to establish the Red Manji Society.
According to him, the Red Manji Society would belong to no ninja village and no nation, existing solely for the purpose of saving lives and helping the world.
Whether during war or natural disasters, whether the wounded belonged to Konoha or the Village Hidden in the Mist, whether they were civilians or ninja, wherever there were people who were injured or suffering, members of the Red Manji Society should disregard friend or foe and set aside all positions, placing rescue and treatment above all else.
Perhaps some people already possessed compassionate hearts, or perhaps Monk Genjo's extraordinary bearing and innate compassion truly moved many of those present, for several journalists from major newspapers and publications immediately volunteered to join.
But they were only journalists; everyone else present was either a native samurai of the Land of Iron or an official representative of various nations and ninja villages.
In other words, they all belonged to established institutions and could not casually join a newly founded civilian organization, especially when Monk Genjo's origins remained a complete mystery.
Thus, apart from the Land of Fire and Konoha, which immediately declared that Monk Genjo's Red Manji Society would be permitted to conduct disaster relief and battlefield medical operations freely throughout the Land of Fire, the representatives of the other Four Great Shinobi Countries and Four Great Ninja Villages all expressed the same sentiment to politely declining the proposal: "Monk Genjo is compassionate, but this is a matter of great importance. We must first return to our nations and villages and report to our Daimyō and Kage before making any decision."
Upon hearing this, Genjo did not press the matter. He simply placed his palms together in salute and quietly recited a Buddhist invocation.
...
After the conference concluded, under the warm hospitality of the Land of Iron, the representatives from every nation and village remained there for another day before gradually setting out on their journeys home.
After returning, they would not only report every detail and development of the conference to their respective leaderships but also discuss dispatching two separate groups of representatives to the Land of Iron.
Yes, two groups.
One group would serve as permanent diplomatic envoys to the international union conference in the Land of Iron, while the other would join the International Supervisory Committee jointly organized by the Five Great Ninja Villages under the leadership of the neutral Land of Iron.
The President of this International Supervisory Committee would officially be samurai Isshin, the very man who had dared to flip the table in front of the representatives of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Every village, including the Five Great Ninja Villages, would each send one or two representatives to join the committee, while reporters from several major newspapers would accompany them as well.
After the new year, President Isshin would lead these people on inspections throughout the various nations to supervise the implementation of the Shinobi World Humanitarian Convention.
According to reports, Monk Genjo would accompany them as well.
As soon as the news spread, many people who had originally been watching the spectacle for entertainment and had been bitterly disappointed that unrestricted war among the Five Great Ninja Villages had failed to break out suddenly became excited with anticipation once again.
They all knew that signing the convention was one matter, while enforcing it was another entirely.
What would happen if someone violated it? Could violators actually be dealt with?
The answers to those questions would ultimately determine whether this convention was nothing more than a worthless piece of paper or whether it truly possessed some degree of binding force.
And perhaps the answer would ultimately rest with this International Supervisory Committee.
Just what kind of waves would the seemingly lawless samurai stir up after the new year?
And how powerful was the mysterious Monk Genjo, who was rumored to possess Wood Style?
Everyone waited with eager anticipation.
...
As the representative of Kusagakure attending this conference, Mui found himself repeatedly thinking about these matters as he embarked on his journey home.
During the conference, he had voluntarily raised his hand and proposed that Village Hidden in the Grass serve as a neutral party by establishing a prison dedicated to holding prisoners of war from the great ninja villages in order to ensure the enforcement of the Shinobi World Humanitarian Convention.
However, the moment he finished speaking, Shinichi Higashino gave him a meaningful glance before rejecting the proposal on the spot.
Likewise, the other Four Great Ninja Villages did not oppose Shinichi Higashino for the sake of opposition. Instead, they unanimously rejected Mui's proposal as well.
Mui secretly felt disappointed.
He had hoped to use this opportunity to legitimately obtain the chakra of prisoners from the great ninja villages in order to open the Box of Ultimate Bliss, but that plan had now completely fallen through.
Only one option remained before Kusagakure: To seize Takigakure's Seven-Tails Jinchūriki.
However, it had already been nearly three months since they had sent people to infiltrate the Land of Waterfalls and search for Takigakure's exact location, yet they still had not found the slightest clue.
Likewise, their search for the Takigakure missing-nin who had slaughtered the village leadership more than forty years earlier had made no progress at all.
What should they do?
Did they really have no choice but to launch a full-scale invasion of the Land of Waterfalls with the entire village and force Takigakure to reveal itself through military action?
Burdened with countless worries, Mui returned to the Village Hidden in the Grass several days later, where he was greeted with good news: They had found the missing ninja from Takigakure.
One day later, inside a luxurious reception room deep within an underground bounty exchange located somewhere along the border between the Village Hidden in the Grass and the Land of Fire.
"Mr. Kakuzu, here's the situation..."
Looking at the middle-aged man before him, whose face was concealed by a mask and whose entire body radiated an icy aura, Mui remained silent for a moment before getting straight to the point.
Throughout the entire conversation, Kakuzu remained silent, saying nothing. His emerald-green eyes were like two cold stones, revealing not the slightest ripple of emotion. Even after Mui had finished explaining everything, he showed no reaction whatsoever, and the room sank into a long silence.
The silence lasted so long that Mui even began to think that Takigakure's missing ninja still retained some lingering attachment to his former village and would refuse. He was secretly considering whether he should resort to force when Kakuzu finally spoke.
His emerald-green eyes swept over the chests overflowing with banknotes and the neatly stacked gold bars before him. Only then did he slowly utter three words: "It'll cost more."
Hearing this, the corners of Mui's mouth slowly curved upward.
"That can certainly be arranged, Mr. Kakuzu."
Just as Kusagakure finally located Kakuzu and began secretly plotting to seize Takigakure's Seven-Tails Jinchūriki, deep within the Pure Land, in that mysterious place beyond all mortal perception, the Sage of Six Paths once again activated his prophecy technique.