Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 180 A Sense of Disconnection

"Before going to Kirigakure, let's go find the Daimyo of the Land of Water and take revenge."

In Kato Dan's memory, the plan for the Five Kage to kill Li Yao was orchestrated by the Third Hokage, but the key factor was the pressure exerted by the Daimyo of the Five Great Nations, which made the Five Kage's alliance a reality.

Therefore, the powerful prefectures of various countries were also on Li Yao's list of targets for retaliation.

He had no fear of powerful figures.

In fact, like many people in his previous life, Li Yao couldn't understand why, in a world where the strong were respected for their extraordinary power of chakra, the ruling family was a noble group from a daimyo's mansion who didn't possess chakra.

The crucial point is that these daimyo still need ninjas to protect their lives in order to survive.

In a world where life is constantly in the hands of ninjas, the ones who rule and influence the world's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or structure) are actually daimyo (feudal nobles).

This is outrageous!

This time, Li Yao wanted to see what would happen if he destroyed the Daimyo's mansion. Would the entire ninja world go crazy, or would things remain calm? He was very much looking forward to it.

"Ah... Daimyo Prefecture!"

Upon hearing that Li Yao was going to take revenge on the daimyo of the Land of Water, Xiao Yezi felt a sudden tremor in her heart and asked with some worry, "Uncle, wouldn't killing the daimyo be a bad thing?"

Ha... Li Yao turned his head and stared at Xiao Yezi in shock.

You, a descendant of the vortex whose country was destroyed overnight by at least two of the five great powers, actually think it's wrong to kill a daimyo.

The key question is, are you still a little scared?

Li Yao thought that after a year of torture and experimentation in Yunyin Village, Xiao Yezi's mind had become twisted and she was fearless.

Surprisingly, she actually felt fear when she heard the name of the person she was seeking revenge on!

"Are you afraid of big names?" Li Yao asked curiously.

"Well... it's not that I'm afraid." Xiao Yezi smiled awkwardly, saying that, but it was clear from her incoherent speech that she was still afraid of Daiming.

"Why are you afraid of a great name?" Li Yao asked again, genuinely curious. Why be afraid of someone who poses no threat to your life?

"I...I don't know either." Xiao Yezi thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out why she was afraid of the Daimyo. The Daimyo definitely couldn't kill her, but...after thinking for a while, she said, "I just feel that killing the Daimyo is not a good thing, it will cause a lot of trouble later."

"Understood!"

After hearing what Xiao Yezi said at the end, Li Yao understood her mindset a little better.

Simply put, a daimyo, as the man who rules over the five great nations, holds a position equivalent to that of a head of state. Even if this head of state is weak, killing a head of state would certainly cause a great deal of trouble.

Xiao Yezi puts herself in the mindset of an ordinary person, just like asking a world boxing champion to kill a head of state on Earth.

It's not a question of whether or not it can be killed.

Instead, after killing him, you'll face the challenge of being hunted down by the entire power of a major nation.

Anyone would tremble if targeted and hunted down by a major power.

In the eyes of Xiaoyezi and the others, if they killed the Daimyo of the Land of Water, then everyone in the Land of Water, whether nobles or from Kirigakure, would hunt them down with all their might.

The prestige of the five great nations' daimyo in the eyes of the world is somewhat similar to that of the Celestial Dragons in One Piece. Anyone who dares to touch a Celestial Dragon will inevitably face the pursuit of a Marine Admiral.

In the ninja world, anyone who dares to harm a daimyo will face the pursuit of the five great hidden villages.

Therefore, the prestige of the daimyo in the eyes of the world is supported by the strength of the five hidden villages.

It's understandable that Xiao Yezi was instinctively afraid.

So here's the question: if everything depends on the five hidden villages, why is it that the five great nations are ruled not by the five hidden villages, but by the noble group led by the Daming Prefecture?

There is no solution to this problem.

The only explanation is that people in this world are probably used to this mode of governance or system.

But... for some reason, Li Yao always felt that things weren't that simple.

The politicians among ninjas are anything but stupid.

Which politician is a fool to recognize the importance of public opinion?

Some of them are incredibly adept at betraying their own people.

However, these ruthless politicians all became fools with no chakra, no ninjutsu skills, and no power when facing the daimyo.

That's outrageous.

There must be some untold secrets behind this.

The more Li Yao thought about it, the more determined he became of his idea.

"hey-hey!"

Li Yao suddenly smiled. Perhaps after destroying the Daimyo Prefecture of the Land of Water, he would be able to see some interesting phenomena.

A week later.

The capital of the Land of Water is called Kyoto, located in the largest bay area at the mouth of the largest island.

Trade flourished here, and merchants from the five great nations could be seen here.

Li Yao and Xiao Yezi walked down the street, looking at the passersby, and something just didn't feel right.

There are a lot of people.

But ninjas did not.

That's right, not just very few, but none.

With Li Yao's soul perception ability, he could cover the entire Kyoto Prefecture.

However, none of the busy merchants and commoners in the city were ninjas.

Only ninjas existed in the daimyo's mansion and noble residences, but they were mostly used as guards. They were either hired by the daimyo or the nobles themselves, but they were very few and far between.

Compared to the millions of people in the entire Kyoto Prefecture, a few dozen ninjas were like a drop of water in the ocean, causing no ripples.

This ratio is highly abnormal.

It felt as if, in the bustling Kyoto Prefecture, ordinary people and ninjas, though living in the same world, were separated by another world and did not disturb each other.

This sense of disconnect is particularly noticeable.

He hadn't felt it much in the small towns before, but upon arriving in the capital of the Water Kingdom, Li Yao instantly felt this sense of separation was too intense.

It's as if someone restricted the spread of ninjas, confining the ninja community to a certain area and forcing them to fight each other.

Thinking of this, Li Yao frowned.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that's really the case.

Whether it's the Warring States period or the current era of ninja village battles.

The most brutal battles between ninjas are always the most intense.

It's as if the role of a ninja was created solely for the purpose of fighting each other.

The power of ninjutsu could be used to unleash productivity and cause the world's population to explode to a terrifying number.

However, the reality is that ninjas have been killing each other all along, and the world's population has remained at a delicate number.

Why?

"This is a bizarre world!"

Finally, unable to understand, Li Yao came to this conclusion.

"Forget it, why think about this!"

Li Yao shook his head, deciding to ignore it. His worldview was fundamentally different from that of the people in this world, and trying to explain things that this world didn't understand with his own worldview would only cause him more trouble.

After touring Kyoto Prefecture and enjoying some local seafood delicacies, Li Yao and Xiao Yezi arrived in Daimyo Prefecture that evening.

In an instant, everyone in the entire Daimyo Prefecture, including the ninjas, fell under Li Yao's illusion and became puppets at his mercy.

"Summon all the clansmen to Daming Prefecture."

Upon arriving at the luxurious room in Daming Mansion, Li Yao directly gave orders to the old man Daming, who was playing with his women on the bed.

The lord immediately abandoned the beauty and got up to make arrangements.

Li Yao then took over the job of the daimyo and had a good time playing with the daimyo's women.

However, after only half an hour, Li Yao lost interest in these women.

Female ninjas are better; they have great figures and high tolerance, which can bring him pleasure.

These ordinary women wouldn't be able to do it.

"Uncle, all the ninjas are in the courtyard."

Xiao Yezi pushed the door open and saw Li Yao naked. She subconsciously licked her lips, a fiery glint in her eyes.

Li Yao also came to the yard naked.

The feeling of being able to be completely open and do whatever you want in the Daimyo-fu is truly delightful.

Bang bang bang!

Three female ninjas, three shadow clones, but they'll come one at a time.

There are ten Kirigakure ninja protecting the Daimyo's residence, including three female ninjas.

Li Yao used the Spirit Transformation Technique to create a spirit body that possessed one of them, and together with the shadow clone, they began exploring the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

(End of this chapter)