Before this attack took place, those lofty noble lords had never imagined that a war between ninja would one day spill over onto them!
After all, in their eyes, whether ninja or ordinary civilians, they were nothing more than ants.
And ants were not supposed to pose any threat to them.
This way of thinking was deeply ingrained not only among the nobility, but also in the hearts of ninja and civilians alike.
No matter what injustices they suffered, they would never entertain the thought of laying hands on nobles.
This kind of ideological control was known as—
Ideological Imprint.
Unfortunately, Jingū Kiraku's appearance shattered that limitation.
His reckless, utterly irrational bombardment successfully awakened the weakness and fear buried deep within those noble lords.
Especially after investigating and discovering that they had no way to eliminate the threat posed by Jingū Kiraku, the fear in their hearts grew even deeper.
Explosions that could strike at any moment and poison gas that continued to spread became their nightmares.
Thus, they could only blame this cowardice and fear on Konoha's incompetence.
And so, these nobles poured their fury into the documents sent to Konoha.
The language was harsh, filled with accusations—
Why had Konoha failed to properly defend the borders?
Why had ninja from an enemy nation been able to reach the capital so easily and carry out a bombing?
Had all the military funds spent on the capital every year been fed to dogs?
Were Konoha's ninja all nothing but useless drunks?
These furious accusations made even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had always been a people-pleaser, darken with anger.
They were practically pointing at his nose and cursing him!
The key was that he had no way to refute them.
After all, Konoha was the Land of Fire's military institution and was