Ignite the fire from the pirates

The four major ninja villages divided up Konoha, and the Hidden Cloud Village, as the initiator of the war, was able to get the biggest piece of the pie.

……

At the same time, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was not in the Daimyo Prefecture at this moment.

Meetings of the aristocratic interest community have only been held so frequently over the past few decades, just when Hashirama Senju had just established the ninja village.

Now, because of Konoha, this meeting has become more frequent again.

"The Fourth Hokage of Konoha has given his answer. Now it's time for us to play our cards."

"The Sunagakure in the Wind Country is on standby at any time."

"The Land of Earth and Iwagakure Village are no problem either. Ohnoki will not give up such a good opportunity."

"The attitude of the Kumogakure Village in the Land of Lightning is very clear. In addition, the envoys of Kumogakure are now detained by Konoha, and even three of them died before. Given the temper of the successor to the Fourth Hokage, he should be urging me by now."

The daimyo of the three great powers all gave clear answers.

The three then looked towards the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Land of Water.

In stark contrast to their attitude, the Fire Nation Daimyo seemed to be gritting his teeth and could no longer maintain his previous nonchalant attitude.

Konoha is the military force of the Land of Fire. On the point of alliance of noble interests, the positions of the five daimyo and the ninja are opposed.

But at the same time, the five major countries are also in a competitive relationship.

Konoha was destroyed and divided, and the Fire Nation will probably be devoured bit by bit as well.

The reason why they didn't take it all in one go was simply because they were worried that the alliance of common interests would collapse, allowing the ninja to become bigger.

As for the Water Kingdom...

"I have some problems here."

The Daimyo of the Land of Water heaved a sigh of relief: "The Mizukage is no longer in charge of the matter. The one who is in charge now is an old man who has lived from the Warring States Period to the present. He is cautious and careful, which is the reason why he has been able to live until now. So..."

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning frowned.

"Although the status of the Kage is also the same as that of the Jade when negotiating with Hashirama Senju in the ninja village system. But the Kage must obey the orders of the Daimyo. It should be clear that the establishment of Kirigakure imitated Konoha."

"And Kirigakure suffered heavy losses during the Third Shinobi World War. They should know what the price of rejecting the Daimyo's mansion will be!"

On the other side, the daimyo of the Wind Country sneered, "Could it be that the Water Country has already reached its limit and cannot control the Mist Country even by relying on the economy?"

The Daimyo of the Land of Water had a very ugly expression on his face.

At the same time, he was deeply dissatisfied with Kirigakure.

Since the Third Shinobi World War, after Kirigakure initiated two conflicts and Midoriya was defeated each time, the blood mist policy that had been implemented in the village suddenly ended.

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura disappeared after that, and the affairs of Kirigakure began to be managed by that old immortal.

Regarding the attack on Konoha, the explanation given by Kirigakure was that the village suffered heavy losses in the Third Ninja World War, coupled with the blood mist policy, and has not yet recovered.

He also said...if the Fourth Ninja World War is confirmed to break out, Kirigakure will definitely declare war on Konoha even if it means draining the last bit of the village's strength.

At last……

The timing of this is ridiculous.

If they don't take action at the last minute, then Kirigakure won't even get a sip of soup, whether it's Konoha or the later Fire Country.

"I will continue to communicate with that old immortal, but I can't guarantee anything until Konoha is defeated by the coalition."

The Daimyo of the Land of Water glanced at the Daimyo of the Land of Fire beside him, who looked very gloomy at the moment.

Kirigakure is unable to unite to encircle and suppress Konoha, and what it will lose in the later stage is the number of missions commissioned by Kirigakure. In a year or two, the Water Kingdom may be the one that gets the smallest share of the pie.

But the Fire Nation is different.

I heard that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire nodded in agreement when he heard that the young Fourth Hokage would take over.

I don’t know if I will regret it now.

The ninja village is the military force of the country, the nobles and the ninja are two opposing parties, and there is also a competitive relationship between the five major countries.

Since the Warring States Period, the daimyo of the five major countries have already had a clear understanding of this world.

Too many people require a large amount of supplies, so war is needed to reduce the population.

The development of science and technology can bring material abundance, but the abundance here is the abundance of the untouchables. No matter what the year is like, they have never lacked their own luxury.

In addition... the development of science and technology requires geniuses. And the birth of geniuses requires a huge base.

Teaching knowledge to civilians and using a large population base to promote the development and progress of the times is something they will not allow to happen.

Because then... the status brought by the surname will be exposed, and the identity of being high above and enjoying the supplies of the whole world will be overturned by those awakened untouchables.

Therefore...the ninja village is also a key force in the distribution of interests between major powers.

After losing Konoha, perhaps the Fire Country will not have any problems in the next few years. After all, the constraints of the aristocratic interest community will allow the Fire Country to rebuild a ninja village.

But...without a strong military force like Konoha, how could the Land of Fire occupy the richest area in the Ninja World?

There is no harm without comparison.

At this moment in the entire meeting, among the daimyo of the five major countries, only the daimyo of the Fire Country had the ugliest expression.

"In that case..."

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

It had come to this point that he had no choice but to speak.

"Don't think too optimistically about the situation!"

The folding fan with the flame pattern printed on it had already been put down, and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire stood up and looked at the other four people.

"Four years ago, the so-called academy radiated out from the Rain Country. At that time, we thought that we might be able to obtain the power called Haki, so we did not intervene immediately."

"To this day... the so-called ideological class has even been offered in Konoha for four years. Including the Golden Flash Minato Namikaze, how many people in the entire Konoha are their peers?"

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning frowned, "If it's just Konoha... with our involvement, the combined forces of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sandagakure won't be what they were in the past. They won't be a match."

Hearing this, the Fire Country Daimyo looked in the direction of the Wind Country.

"From what I know, people from the academy also showed up in the Sand Village. And the Fourth Kazekage Rasa was unable to curb its development four years ago."

"In addition, there is Kirigakure... After the disappearance of the Fourth Mizukage, Kirigakure's previous blood mist system was overturned, and since then, the Fifth Mizukage has not been elected."

The Daimyo of the Land of Water narrowed his eyes slightly.

"These are not enough to explain anything..."

Before he could finish his words, the Fire Country Daimyo interrupted him: "The Blood Mist was overthrown, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki was found by Kirigakure, and he was not punished for treason. In addition... the commercial center of the Rain Country also has deep ties with Kirigakure."

"Everyone, this doesn't prove anything, but we have no way to verify it, or take a gamble."

After he finished speaking, the Fire Country Daimyo glanced at the other four people, his hands trembling slightly.

These were the alternative options given to him by the staff before the meeting.

If they still cannot be convinced, then the fate of the Fire Nation will probably be to become a small country like the River, Soup, and Rain Nation in a few years.

The daimyo of a small country does not have so-called guardian ninjas, and even does not have the same restraining power over ninjas as the daimyo of a big country.

Between life and death, even if it is for his future life, he must speak.

The Daimyo of the Land of Earth frowned as he calculated.

If problems arise in both Kirigakure and Sand Village, then the only ones who can be considered to have all the strength are Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

No, if Ōnoki knew about this balance of power.

Given the old guy's personality, he will definitely not use all his strength to deal with Konoha, which will lead to the same situation as in the past few Ninja World Wars.

The siege eventually turned into a mutual fight.

With the power of Konoha in the past, it was able to maintain it, let alone the Konoha of today...

At the round table meeting, the four daimyos looked at each other and saw hesitation in each other's eyes.

Just like what the Fire Nation Daimyo said just now... they can't afford the gamble.

Since the beginning of the Warring States Period, it has been several decades until the establishment of the Ninja Village Era today, and the nobles have always been restraining their power.

After all, no matter what kind of samurai soldier, they can't compare with the ninjas of the big ninja village.

Once it becomes clear that the Daimyo Prefecture's restraint is not enough, then several Kage, including Ohnoki, may learn from the Hokage.

For a moment, the conference room was silent for a long time.

Only the Fire Country Daimyo was standing, still staring at the attitudes of the other few people.

"If we ignore it, we will also lose our dignity. If they are safe, the expansion of the school will probably accelerate again."

The Daimyo of the Land of Earth spoke first.

At one point, the other three also began to voice their opinions.

"Whether it speeds up or not has no impact on us at the moment. But if we put all our eggs in one basket, we may lose in the end."

"Regarding questions about Sand Village, I will ask the fourth generation of Sand Village, Rasa, later."

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Chapter 389 Three Days Later, the Angry Crowd and the Public Trial Begin

Three days passed, and the expected siege of Konoha by the four major ninja villages did not occur.

However, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, did not miss any of the three days and went to the Ninja School on time to attend the so-called history classes.

In the Hokage Building, Minato Namikaze was still busy checking information on various developments.

On the side, Nara Shikaku said: "After the Kumogakure envoy was detained, the Fire Country Daimyo's Mansion did not take any other actions except that the Daimyo was away for a few days and summoned the Twelve Guardian Ninjas."

"On the Cloud Hidden Village side, according to the intelligence of the reconnaissance team, a total of 16 teams were found to be interested in probing, but they did not make any moves to start a war."

"As for Iwagakure, the report given by Hizashi after he came back was that they were gathering forces, but there were also no other actions."

"There are signs of chaos within the Sand Village. Perhaps we can ask our family."

"The Kirigakure has not made any moves and has been digging holes in the waters around several islands. Judging from their attitude towards this matter, I think it is very likely that it has already belonged to us..."

Before he could finish his words, Minato Namikaze raised his hand to stop him.

Lu Jiu nodded and whispered, "Perhaps I can ask Mr.

Namikaze Minato pulled out the intelligence from Kirigakure, took a look at it and said, "Withdraw the people from Kirigakure."

Hearing this, Lu Jiu did not ask why, but his face lit up with joy.

Under the current circumstances, withdrawing the people from Kirigakure is enough to show that the situation in Kirigakure has basically stabilized.

And in this way, with Konoha and Kirigakure, two of the five major ninja villages have been eliminated.

Coupled with the power of the Rain Country, even if the Daimyo Prefecture has decided to target Konoha, it will probably hesitate and reconsider at this time.

Konoha has been besieged for decades. Although the five major ninja villages are on par, Konoha has always been at the forefront.

"At the moment, it seems that the Daming Prefecture has given up after hesitation."

Minato Namikaze gave the result.

There was still no action after three days, unless they wanted Konoha to be careless, but the Daimyo Mansion was just the one behind the scenes, and it was impossible for the command between several ninja villages to be unified without any sound.

In this case, we can only give up the most direct method.

Shikaku replied: "Kirigakure is no longer under their control, and Sunagakure is beginning to show signs of chaos. As long as the daimyo are not all stupid, they should know what they have missed in the past four years."

"We have completed the first phase of the test ourselves, and the subsequent second phase..."

Hesitant to speak.

Regarding the second phase, only a few people know about it at present.

The development of the academy in the Land of Fire was endorsed by Konoha, but the Daimyo Prefecture had already been alerted to it more than four years ago.

At that time, the gentleman threw out the bait of domineering.

As expected, the other party took the bait. More than four years had passed, and the students of those grades in the Ninja School since the end of the Third Ninja World War had become the backbone of the world's liberation.

It was only after possessing these powers that Minato Namikaze had the confidence to proceed to the first stage.

If it weren't for the power of these new generations, Konoha would have tested the bottom line of the nobles on its own, and perhaps it would have lost the opportunity to become the number one.