When the Genin heard about the existence of the Konoha Ninjutsu Pavilion and realized how easily and simply they could obtain Ninjutsu, most of them cried out in their hearts, "Why wasn't I born in Konoha!"
Some Jonin who accompanied the teams were considering the pros and cons of this action.
However, regardless, they firmly kept the matter of the Ninjutsu Pavilion in mind, intending to report it to their respective Villages in the evening.
Konan, on the other hand, highly approved of Konoha's approach.
Now the Angel of Hidden Rain Village, Konan had not forgotten her origins, nor had she forgotten the trepidation she felt when seeking opportunities to enter the Battlefield.
Konan wasn't particularly eager to learn Ninjutsu back then; it was Yahiko's insistence that made her choose to follow, even if she was scared.
Konan, who never showed a good face to Hidden Rain Village Ninja, spoke quite gently to Hidden Rain Village civilians, though her expression remained blank.
Seeing Konoha's emphasis on civilians, Konan developed a slight fondness for Konoha.
Not to mention Yuuki killing Danzo was a huge bonus.
Konan was not Nagato; she hadn't witnessed her parents die at the hands of Konoha Ninja, and Jiraiya's teaching grace gave Konan a natural good impression of Konoha.
In her daily life, Konan only chose to hide her true thoughts in front of Nagato, who harbored immense hatred for Konoha, making Nagato's will her priority.
Konan observed Konoha very carefully, constantly noting Konoha's various practices.
Konan, who firmly believed Nagato would bring peace to the Ninja World, hoped to continue helping Nagato after peace was achieved.
Konoha was now an excellent object of study.
Just by looking at Konoha, Konan was convinced that the current Konoha was what Yahiko and Nagato had desperately sought for peace.
Hidden Rain Village also enjoyed peace, even longer than the current Konoha.
She had originally thought Hidden Rain Village would be much better than Konoha, after all, Hidden Rain Village did not participate in the Third Shinobi World War, had no Nine-Tails Disturbance, and did not experience the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Even if Konoha was stronger than Hidden Rain Village, it should mostly be in the strength and number of its Ninja.
The lives of civilians should be difficult, the streets should be desolate, and only the Ninja moving high and low everywhere would reflect Konoha's strength.
This was Konan's imagined Konoha, until she experienced it firsthand. Only then did Konan realize that Hidden Rain Village still had a huge gap.
Subsequently, Konan visited the Ninjutsu Pavilion, toured Konoha's factories, and even saw the production lines rapidly manufacturing various Ninja Tools.
All of it demonstrated Konoha's uniqueness and strength.
Indeed, these places were open for the leading Ninja from other Ninja Villages to visit, as long as they paid.
But it was truly just a look; a deeper understanding was impossible.
For example, at the production line, they could only watch from dozens of meters away, within an area delimited by a red line.
An entire team of Konoha Jonin accompanied them, prohibiting the use of Ninjutsu or any obvious Chakra reactions.
Of course, craning their necks and standing on tiptoes was allowed, as long as they stayed within the red line.
Almost all Ninja Villages sent people to visit these places, adding several pages to the reports they had to write that night.
Before evening closing, Yuuki also invited several representatives from each Ninja Village to enjoy a song and dance performance and listen to the Konoha Voice together.
The program content was very exciting, but it contained a large amount of hidden propaganda subtly showcasing Konoha's strength, beauty, and the happiness of its people.
Ninja Villages with a bit of ambition were fine, but most smaller Ninja Villages were completely immersed in the beautiful 'Konoha Dream' Yuuki had constructed.
The afternoon and evening experience caused these Ninja Villages to develop different thoughts.
The only unified consensus was that their initial mockery of Konoha, claiming that even a Hokage could become a rogue Ninja and that its internal environment must be terrible, was completely overturned.
At least, it was completely disproven in the minds of the Ninja who had come to Konoha.
Konoha, apart from Hokage Uchiha Tomoki, was still strong in all other aspects!
Yes, this was the consensus of all Ninja Villages.
After nightfall, the Genin were either cramming for their studies or having a great time playing in Konoha.
Meanwhile, the team-leading Ninja, burdened with their missions, were all writing furiously.
In a newly built residential area in Konoha, less than a year old, and designated as a high-end residential zone, there were high-rise residential areas and villa areas.
Within a detached villa—yes, 'villa' was a new word Yuuki coined, distinct from traditional estates, as it was entirely built from free concrete and rebar.
Compared to the traditional estates of major clans, built with high-grade wood, concrete and rebar were indeed as good as free in an industrialized Konoha.
In the basement of the villa was a small laboratory.
However, Orochimaru was not conducting any experiments but was performing various checks on himself.
The reason was that Orochimaru had inadvertently encountered a familiar Otogakure Ninja that afternoon.
Originally, Orochimaru hadn't paid attention, as he had some impression of the Otogakure Ninja.
Although the sense of familiarity grew stronger when their eyes met, Orochimaru initially didn't take it to heart.
Otogakure, for the current Orochimaru, was a thing of the past.
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