175. Actively Disrupting The Situation In The Ninja World

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The movements of the Fire City could not be hidden from others, especially from the various ninja villages with ninja civilizations. Due to the special nature of Konoha, spies and intelligence personnel from other villages were everywhere in the Land of Fire.

In this way, the movements of the Fire City were naturally noticed early, and when the news from the Fire City truly spread, other ninja villages finally understood what had happened.

Konoha was actually going to take action against the daimyo of the Land of Fire. How was this possible!?

When this information was placed in the hands of the Kage of each village, almost all the leaders subconsciously felt it was unbelievable.

To explain why, it is simple.

The structure of one country and one village originated from the establishment of Konoha.

In the final analysis, other villages were just following suit.

Now you, Konoha, are actually going to take action against the daimyo.

Doesn't that mean you want to abandon the one country and one village system?

What should we do then?

Compared with the disbelief of the leaders in each ninja village, the daimyo of other countries were shocked, and the first emotion that appeared was fear.

Konoha actually dared to attack the daimyo; would the villages in their own country follow suit?

No!

This was absolutely impossible!

In this case, even without the Land of Fire daimyo taking the initiative to ask for help, the other daimyo responded directly, sending messengers to contact the Land of Fire daimyo at once.

After understanding the situation, they immediately issued orders to their respective ninja villages, directing them to send people to help the daimyo.

The daimyo of each country felt a sense of crisis, and the Shinobi World War was meaningless to them.

After all, even if the fighting was fierce, it would not harm them, the nobles.

But Konoha's actions were different.

This was aimed at their lives, and no noble would allow the situation to develop like this.

In particular, Konoha's development in recent years had exceeded the expectations of the daimyo. This state of being completely out of the daimyo's control, and able to develop independently and successfully without their support, was not something the daimyo wanted to see.

What they preferred was that the various ninja villages would still develop with the support of the daimyo, so the daimyo would have the ability to check and restrict the ninja villages, rather than letting the ninja villages get out of control like now, which increased the insecurity of the various daimyo.

The current situation was already very clear. Konoha's separation from the daimyo of the Land of Fire was seen as a backlash in the eyes of the daimyo of various countries, so the shinobi were absolutely unwilling to accept this situation.

After receiving the orders from the daimyo, the various ninja villages naturally had to respond.

Konoha's strength was beyond doubt, and the various ninja villages were well aware of it.

It had only been a few years since the end of the Second Ninja World War, and the major ninja villages had not yet fully recovered.

If war were to break out again at this time, it would definitely not be a good thing for the various ninja villages.

But the daimyo's orders could not be ignored, so after considering it, the various ninja villages decided to send some teams, just to complete the tasks assigned by the daimyo. Whether the daimyo of the Land of Fire could be saved was not a concern for the ninja villages of various countries.

In fact, compared with the tension and anxiety of the daimyo, the various ninja villages were pleased to witness this scene.

It is very simple to say. The daimyo and the Kage of each village are nominally equal and even complementary, but the latter are often controlled by the former, whether in terms of money, manpower, or material resources.

But Konoha has already taken a new path and now may even develop independently without the daimyo, which also inspires hope in the other villages. If Konoha can do it, can't we?

With this idea in mind, the villages sent forces this time as more of a test.

Time passed, and three or four days went by in the blink of an eye. Most of the teams sent by the villages had arrived and gathered in Fire City, waiting for the battle to begin.

Some were farther away, but they managed to arrive in such a short time because that side intended it so.

To put it bluntly, Ishigami Hara wanted a legitimate reason. This time, he acted under the pretext of being assassinated, which seemed a bit far-fetched. If he attacked directly, the people in the village wouldn't panic, but there would always be some with differing opinions.

For example, if the daimyo dies, simply replacing him with another daimyo willing to cooperate with Konoha would be enough.

At that time, it's likely that many would hold this view, as the people of the ninja world are accustomed to this pattern and the existence of the daimyo. However, Hara intends to go beyond merely killing the daimyo.

What Ishigami Hara truly seeks to do is dismantle the aristocratic system led by the daimyo. To achieve this, a single assassination is insufficient, so Ishigami Hara chose to wait.

He is quite certain that the daimyo of the Land of Fire is now in a state of panic. With external support and forces sent by the daimyo of other countries, this will give the daimyo of the Land of Fire the illusion that he has the backing of the entire ninja world.

Imagine, under these circumstances, how would the daimyo's emotions and thoughts evolve?

They would likely shift from panic to anger. The former, instigated by Ishigami Hara, and the latter, born purely from fear. Under these circumstances, could the daimyo of the Land of Fire be pushed to initiate an attack? The fear-fueled anger might very well drive them to take drastic measures.

This possibility can't be ruled out; Ishigami Hara might even actively create the conditions for it.

Therefore, Ishigami Hara withdrew Konoha's forces, giving the daimyo the false impression that Konoha had backed down under these circumstances.

If this situation persisted briefly, it would be fine, but over a longer period, the cost of external reinforcements would become a burden, as the daimyo of the Land of Fire would need to bear the expenses.

If it were just one or two reinforcements, it wouldn't matter, but when the number reaches hundreds, it becomes a significant strain on the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Do not underestimate the reinforcements from other daimyo in such situations.

Those gathered are not few in number; perhaps not thousands, but definitely in the hundreds.

This is sufficient to start a war, especially given that many among the reinforcements are elites, which further boosts the confidence of the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Ishigami Hara could even foresee that under prolonged pressure and the gathering of shifting forces, the daimyo of the Land of Fire would eventually make the first move.

And indeed, events unfolded just as Ishigami Hara expected. The daimyo of the Land of Fire, unable to bear it any longer, took the initiative, providing intelligence to allow external reinforcements to launch a surprise attack on Konoha.

At this moment, Ishigami Hara finally relaxed.

In the Hokage's office, Ishigami Hara looked at the map on the table, where dozens of crosses of varying sizes were drawn.

"I've been searching for you for so long, disrupting the ninja world for this. You have to show up eventually, don't you? After all, your time is running out. If you don't act now, there's no hope... Uchiha Madara!"