Madara, let's change the world together!

However, Hozuki Kasumi, who was kneeling on the ground, had already misunderstood the situation, and cold sweat was pouring down her back.

"grown ups!"

"Our Hozuki clan still has value!"

"All the secret techniques have been handed over, but our ninjas can still perform the most difficult tasks for you, sir!"

Kiyoi Gen looked at Hozuki Kagetsu, whose head was bowed so low he was almost lying on the ground, and sighed.

She then gave Aino a reproachful look.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to your Hozuki clan."

"You haven't earned my trust yet, so I won't entrust you with important tasks."

"At most, I'll let you carry out some simple tasks within the Water Domain."

"As long as you don't do anything unnecessary, there won't be any problems."

"Remember, there will be no problem as long as you obey the law."

"Go out."

Hozuki Kasumi lowered her head even further.

She wanted to say something, but Kiyoshi Gen's meaning was very clear: if she asked any further questions, she might displease this lord.

After seeing Hozuki Kagetsu leave, Kiyoi Gen turned his attention back to Aino.

"I'm sorry."

Aino lowered her head, not even knowing what she was doing.

Why do I always act on my own initiative and do things that are ultimately useless?

Kiyoshi sighed. He didn't understand either. Why did Aino suddenly seem like a different person?

"Don't worry about it too much, just act like usual."

"Keep a calm mind."

"Please call Madara over for me. I want to discuss the Land of Water with him."

"Um"

Otsutsuki Aino immediately turned into a shadow and quickly left the place.

Kiyoshi was completely baffled as to what had happened to make Aino like this.

He probably never imagined that the former Black Zetsu, now Aino, would develop romantic feelings for him.

After all, it's really strange that Otsutsuki Aino, whose heart is only for her mother, would fall in love with him.

Perhaps, the trait of "mysterious charm" quietly helped Kiyoi Gen.

Ah, that irresistible charm.

Chapter 120 Daimyo of the Land of Water - Madara

"My lord! Please take a bath and change your clothes."

The inner imperial city of the Daimyo Castle in the Land of Water.

That is, the castle where the daimyo of the Land of Water usually lived.

The night before, clones of Otsutsuki Aino and Uchiha Madara secretly killed a large number of nobles who were incompetent and only cared about enjoying themselves.

This includes the daimyo of the Land of Water.

That's right. Although this person is a famous figure, he doesn't care about politics at all. He either plays football or watches court dances.

In short, this guy tries almost everything except work.

Why isn't he afraid of losing power?

Almost everyone in the Land of Water believes that the bloodline of the daimyo is supreme, and they must obey the commands of this god, as it is their duty as servants.

Deeply ingrained ideas meant that the daimyo of the Land of Water didn't need to do anything; countless people would help him consolidate his rule.

It's quite amazing, I must say.

Therefore, Kiyoshi Gen has been thinking about how to awaken the minds of ordinary people here.

"I see."

The Wood Release clone of Madara, disguised as the Daimyo of the Land of Water using the Transformation Technique, dressed himself and walked out of the room.

Outside the door, two officials knelt on one knee, waiting quietly.

"My lord, where shall we go for sightseeing today?"

"Or perhaps to enjoy song and dance performances within the city?"

Ban naturally didn't enjoy watching song and dance performances, or going out to play.

He began to impersonate the daimyo of the Land of Water based on the intelligence he had gathered.

"Hmm, I'll look at the files today to pass the time."

The two officials exchanged bewildered glances; this was the first time a high-ranking official had proactively shown interest in the progress of national affairs. (6'94;9.1;35)

"Take me there."

"Yes!" x2

Led by two officials, Ban arrived at a room inside the castle.

A group of people respectfully presented the dossier containing records of the national administrative arrangements to Ban.

"You all go out for now, I'll just look through it."

"Yes!" x2

Ban picked up the file and began browsing through the country's administrative history.

This includes population changes, taxation, military spending, and so on.

Having ten years of experience working overtime to handle official business, Ban said he understood that these case files were quite simple.

The national treasury is in good financial condition, with even a large surplus of money for the enjoyment of nobles such as daimyo, indicating that the officials representing the Land of Water are quite capable.

The policies implemented by the Land of Water and those implemented by the City of the Rising Sun serve completely different people.

The policy issued by the officials of the Land of Water was intended to allow nobles such as daimyo to enjoy themselves more and become true "superior people".

The policy of Churi City is to balance society and allow more people to live a happy life.

This led to the fact that in the Water Kingdom, it was legal for officials to exploit commoners and serve the nobility.

In short...

The commoners are just commoners; they are merely tools for these nobles to maintain their extravagant lifestyles.

Ban frowned.

In the past, when he interacted with the daimyo and officials of the Land of Fire, they were all very polite to him.

Konoha's strong economy is partly due to the frequent financial support from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

A ninja like him would enjoy the best treatment when he went to a daimyo's castle, but he didn't covet those things.

He understood.

In the eyes of daimyo and nobles, ninjas and commoners are two different things.

One is a sword that protects their safety and needs to be well cared for.

One is a tool to ensure the continued support of their extravagant lifestyle.

Equality of status?

nonexistent.

Even if they appear friendly on the surface, or even fear the power of ninjas, these daimyo would not treat ninjas as equals to themselves.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the Fourth Shinobi World War broke out.

The daimyo tacitly deployed these terrifying killing gods to the battlefield, keeping them constantly at odds with each other and giving them no time to think about overthrowing their rule.

As for ceding territory?

Go ahead and cut it; it won't affect their lives anyway.

Perhaps as the fighting continues, they will eventually turn the tide.

In a sense, the wars between ninja villages actually helped the daimyo consolidate his rule.

Thinking of this, Madara Uchiha's mood plummeted.

Achieving true peace in this world is extremely difficult.

What hindered them was not only the exclusion between nations, but also the daimyo and nobles who allowed war to continue in order to consolidate their class and ensure their rule!

Yuan is right.

To change the status quo, we must start from the top down and completely shatter people's old ways of thinking.

Only violence can most thoroughly and directly uproot a corrupt system.

But violence cannot build a new future from ruins; they need to explore a new model.

The first day is the future!

The first sunrise is the dawn after darkness!

"Dong dong!"

There was a knock on the door of the large room.

"what's up?"

Madara subtly adjusted the hat of the daimyo of the Land of Water.

The gate opened, and an official led in two voluptuous and beautiful women.

"My lord, this is today's snack."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two women bowed expressionlessly, their collars slowly slipping down.