Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swordsmen Begins from the Hidden Cloud Village.

Chapter 5 Good Man Danzo
"Lord Raikage, the strategy we set before is no longer suitable."

Dodai's expression became even more serious. They had already set strategic goals for the upcoming Ninja World War, and there would definitely be a lot of sacrifices.

But the emergence of firearms now gives them a better choice.

"It's really inappropriate!"

The Third Raikage also understood this and knew that it had to be changed.

“There are also those firearms that have very low requirements for use, and can be used by anyone who has slightly refined chakra, and can be mass-produced with sufficient resources and manpower.

I'm afraid some ideas will come out in Daming Prefecture..."

Having said this, Tudai stopped talking. This was not something he could decide on his own. It was up to Lord Raikage to make the decision.

The Third Raikage's expression became more solemn as he pondered the pros and cons of the matter. It took him a while to speak.

"Back then, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha established the Hidden Leaf Village with their absolute strength, ushering in the era of ninja villages.

Our Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was forced to support the establishment of the Hidden Cloud Village, and he is more afraid of our Ninja Village..."

Recounting what happened back then, the Third Raikage had a complicated expression.

He is a man who has experienced the Warring States Period and witnessed the opening of the Ninja Village era. At the same time, he also understands the many problems between the Ninja Village and the Daimyo Prefecture.

To be honest, he couldn't understand why the first Hokage would establish such a weird system that made the Daimyo's mansion and their Ninja Village very awkward with each other.

Moreover, the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara both possessed god-like power. The First Hokage was also called the God of Ninja. Not to mention that when the two of them joined forces, they were able to sweep the entire world and unify the entire ninja world, so that there would be no more wars.

Their four major ninja villages only dared to launch the Ninja World War after the death of the first Hokage, and the outbreak of the Ninja World War also proved the fallacy of the ninja village system.

Now there are signs of the Second Ninja World War, and there will definitely be more in the future. The pain brought by such constant wars is to some extent greater than that of the Warring States Period, and the scale of wars is also constantly expanding.

Although there were conflicts between their ninja villages, there was also secret instigation from the daimyo's mansion.

If possible, the daimyo and many dignitaries would wish that their ninjas and ninja villages would disappear.

He was well aware of this. In the past, the daimyo prefecture had been very strict in its financial allocations to the village, just because it did not want their village to grow stronger.

Both of them were embarrassed by this and were wary of each other.

However, the system of the Ninja Village has already taken shape and has checks and balances on each other, and they are powerless to change it. But now they see an opportunity, an opportunity that cannot be missed.

"If only one of the daimyofu and the village can exist, I would like the village to be the only one."

At the end of his speech, the Third Raikage looked more resolute and resolute.

He is the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village and stands on the side of the village. This is his most fundamental position and will never change!

Dodai was not surprised by the Third Raikage's decision, as this was the Third Hokage he knew.

"Then the research and development of firearms must be kept even more secret. It certainly won't work in the village. I'm afraid we have to move it to Turtle Island, and the people we have to have must be trustworthy. It's better to have fewer people than to have unqualified ones."

Tutai talked about the confidentiality measures for the development of firearms, hoping that they could be placed on Turtle Island.

Turtle Island is formed by a giant sea turtle. It can move freely on the sea and even dive into the sea. It is very hidden and very suitable for this kind of top-secret research.

"You take care of this!"

The Third Raikage approved of this proposal. This matter really needed to be kept absolutely confidential and not a single detail could be leaked.

"Also, the ideas he proposed are not easy to realize, and they definitely require the assistance of comprehensive sealing techniques." When Tudai talked about the development of firearms, it would definitely not be enough with their existing resources in the Hidden Cloud Village, mainly because they had no foundation in this area.

"Then we will increase our investment in the Whirlpool Country Project. I will lead the team there myself."

The Third Raikage agreed with this and realized that Dodai was referring to the Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools.

They originally wanted to attack the Whirlpool Country in order to obtain high-level sealing techniques to complete the Tailed Beast Jinchūriki plan.

The First Ninja World War ended with the wife of the First Hokage, who, in the form of a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, displayed terrifying destructive power that was no less than that of the First Hokage.

After witnessing the power of the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, all the major ninja villages began to consider this.

Although they purchased the tailed beasts from Konoha at the first Five Kage Conference, they were simply impossible to tame, let alone use them effectively.

On the contrary, a large part of their strength was tied up by the tailed beasts to keep an eye on them. If the tailed beasts went berserk, it would cause huge losses.

They had been troubled by this, and the wife of the first Hokage gave them an idea.

It turns out the tailed beasts can be used like that!

It is not easy to seal the tailed beasts for a long time and stably. It requires the assistance of top-level sealing techniques. In the ninja world, only the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique is the strongest.

The wife of the first Hokage was a member of the Uzumaki clan and the strongest one. She could even control and utilize the strongest Nine-Tails, which shows how powerful her sealing technique was.

"According to the intelligence we have received, the Third Hokage of Konoha has sent people three times to invite the Uzumaki clan to join Konoha. The First Hokage's wife is old, and it must be very difficult for her to suppress the Nine-Tails now. His patience must have run out."

Dodai revealed a piece of information and had a new idea for the strategy of conquering the Land of Whirlpools.

The Third Raikage didn't say much and waited for Dodai's next words.

Tutai did not keep the secret and continued, "Sealing techniques are difficult to learn and use, and most of the Uzumaki clan's high-level sealing techniques are developed based on their own characteristics, especially the consumption of chakra is astonishing.

If we want to make better use of the sealing technique, we need to get the Uzumaki clan, and to get the Uzumaki clan we must find an opportunity to sever the ties with Konoha.

In this matter, perhaps I can use my status as Raikage-sama's disciple to get Konoha to cooperate."

Originally they just wanted to obtain a sealing technique that could perfectly seal the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails, but now they have higher and more demands, so their goals naturally have to be expanded.

"You arrange it!"

The Third Raikage understood and handed the matter over to Tsuchidai.

Although Tutai is young, he is very smart and is his confidant, making him the most suitable person to do these things.

"Do you think the conception of these firearms has anything to do with Shimura Danzo and Konoha?"

Suddenly he asked, there are some things that they must be guarded against. If these are all Konoha's conspiracies, and even if Konoha already has a large number of firearms, and they are more advanced and powerful, the upcoming war will definitely be a disaster for their Hidden Cloud Village.

"It's unlikely. Neither Sarutobi Hiruzen nor Shimura Danzo would be able to have such courage. We only need to monitor the flow of steel in various places to confirm it."

Dodai shook his head slightly. He had read the intelligence information of Konoha's high-level officials. Except for Shimura Danzo who had a more radical way of thinking, the others were all conservative.

And things inside Konoha are not peaceful either.

"That means we in the Hidden Cloud Village have found a treasure!"

The Third Raikage laughed once again, laughing heartily.

Shimura Danzo is such a good person!
(End of this chapter)