But in the face of absolute force, Konoha—or rather, Saiki Yuu's hegemony—had long since been established.
Unless they were confident they could withstand the Black Blade in Saiki Yuu's hand, they had better obediently fall in line.
Resist the Black Blade in Saiki Yuu's hand? Were they fucking kidding?
Even Kirigakure, which had never gone to war with Konoha and remained huddled on its island, had repeatedly shown goodwill toward Konoha. Its tributes were terrifyingly abundant, all because it feared Konoha would come looking for trouble.
As for the Three Great Shinobi Villages defeated by Konoha? They had long since bowed their heads and submitted to Konoha and Saiki Yuu.
If even the Four Great Shinobi Villages were like this, what could the other hidden villages and nations do?
Saiki Yuu's name, and the name Black Blade Shusui, had been forged amid countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
And those countless corpses and rivers of blood had long proven that anyone who opposed the Black Blade Shusui in Saiki Yuu's hand would meet an extremely miserable end.
Now, all they had done was divert part of their domestic productivity toward producing famous wines. The various nations could only console themselves and grit their teeth as they carried on.
Konoha's hegemony, Saiki Yuu's hegemony, had been completely established. Nothing could stop it!
Against the backdrop of Konoha's rising hegemony, Yuu's life was exceptionally comfortable.
Every morning when Yuu woke up, he drank rare fine wines from all over the world alongside exquisite drinking snacks made by Kurenai.
After eating came Yuu's private massage time.
Kurenai, Rin, Tsunade, Shizune, and Yugao had all learned special massage techniques under Tsunade's instruction.
The sensation was naturally exquisite.
After the massage, Yuu would also guide Yugao in her training. Sometimes the lively Rin