Yichen's Offensive

After the Nine-Tails' Rampage ends, according to the original story, the Ninja World will experience a relatively long period of peace.

Although this life is very different from the original story, the situation in the Ninja World has changed from One Superpower, Many Strong and many strong forces to a multi-strong power struggle.

Therefore, Yichen guessed that the Ninja World would still have a period of peace, at least under Yichen's leadership, the war or peace of Iwagakure would be something he could decide.

At this time, Konoha needs time to lick its wounds; it will not initiate a war.

Although the Mist ninja often acted against common sense, their strength was greatly diminished, and they could no longer cause much trouble. Moreover, Mist ninja, who originally established his Orochimaru in the Kusagakure, seems to prefer the Land of Whirlpools this time.

With Orochimaru in front of them, the Mist ninja shouldn't be able to cause too much trouble.

As the Akatsuki Organization brought the Land of Rain into its sphere of influence (that's how outsiders viewed the Amegakure incident), the Sunagakure Village's fear of the Akatsuki Organization deepened. Despite the natural barrier of the desert, Rasa did not dare to completely ignore the Akatsuki Organization and launch a war.

Only the Fourth Raikage remains, and his behavior is equally unpredictable. Yichen stated that he would not speculate.

Regardless, the Ninja World will likely enjoy a relatively long period of peace, Yichen plans to take advantage of this peace to do something.

After Ogura Saki was promoted to Elite Jonin, Yichen took Uzumaki Riori, Atsumi Akino, Ishinose Kiyoshi to the capital of the Land of Earth.

Yichen planned to have a chat with the Yichen, which would be the first time the Fourth Tsuchikage had formally visited a Daimyo.

The Tsuchikage was very satisfied with Yichen, the earth kage, and treated him with great Yichen.

Even Yichen's three Genin received serious treatment from the daimyo's retainers.

After the banquet, Yichen began to discuss the purpose of their trip with Daming.

"Daimyo, how's the matter of the three Jonin infiltrating the area going?" Yichen asked.

When Yichen's disciple and Ikura's disciple had their last match, the daimyo came to watch. However, among his entourage were three Jonin of unknown Jonin, which greatly worried the daimyo.

Afterwards, the Iwagakure and the Daimyo's guards conducted an investigation, which pointed to some high-ranking officials in the capital. After that, the Iwagakure did not participate further.

"It's completely resolved, Tsuchikage, there's no need to worry," the Daimyo said.

"Yes." Yichen nodded and continued, "Daimyo, the village has developed rapidly in recent years, especially in the research on various attributes of ninjas, which has made some progress and made up for many of the village's shortcomings."

"Therefore, I would like to train a group of Guardian Ninja for the daimyo to prevent this situation from happening again. I wonder what the daimyo thinks?"

The Daimyo was taken aback; this was good news. He then asked, "I wonder how many Guardian Ninja the Tsuchikage plans to train, and what level they will reach?"

Although the daimyo was unclear about the specific strength of the ninjas, he was very clear about the distinctions between Jonin Chunin, and he valued these titles.

"I heard that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire plans to form a group of Guardian Twelve Shinobi, and naturally, the Daimyo cannot fall behind. Therefore, I also plan to train twelve Jonin for the Jonin."

The daimyo was overjoyed and asked, "What are the Tsuchikage's plans?"

Yichen nodded and said, "I have an idea. A ninja's growth requires a certain amount of talent, as well as some luck. Therefore, we can't just train twelve people."

"The Daimyo can select one hundred children with ninja talent and send them to the village. We will do our best to train these ninjas. Once at least two or twelve of them become Elite Jonin Jonin, I will return them to the Daimyo."

The daimyo was delighted and asked, "But how should I choose a child?"

Yichen smiled and said, "I will send ninjas and the daimyo's people to make the selection, and also select some ninjas with special talents for the village."

This is Yichen's real purpose. Techniques like Space-Time Ninjutsu and Gravity Ninjutsu require too much talent. The pool of people Yichen can filter is too small. If he expands this range to the entire Land of Earth, the chances of winning will be much greater.

Moreover, Yichen wouldn't select a large number of people, so he believed the Yichen wouldn't object.

As expected, the Daimyo was delighted to hear Yichen directly explain the needs of Iwagakure and readily agreed, adding that he would cover all the expenses for training these ninjas.

After the training of the Guardian Ninja, the Daimyo's impression of Yichen improved even more, so Yichen began to express his own ideas.

"Daimyo, there's another matter I've come to discuss. Are you aware of the events that occurred in Amegakure (the Amegakure) in the Land of Rain last time?"

"I know, I know. I heard that Hanzo of Amegakure is dead, and the current leader of Amegakure is called Akatsuki, right?" the daimyo replied.

Yichen nodded, then shook his head and said, "Hanzo is indeed dead. The Land of Rain has now been Akatsuki Organization's sphere of influence. The Akatsuki Organization leader's name is Yahiko, and the Akatsuki Organization sent to Amegakure is Nagato."

Yichen explained the Daimyo's understanding of the Akatsuki Organization based on the current understanding of most ninjas in the Ninja World.

"Our Land of Earth and the Akatsuki Organization were allies before, do you remember, Daimyo? A few years ago Chunin Ninja Exams, we allied with the Land of Wind, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Rivers. The Akatsuki Organization is a ninja village from the Land of Rivers."

"Oh, so it's them. I remember, there's a very cheerful ninja in the Land of Rivers, I think his name was Yahiko." The daimyo remembered.

"That's right, it's him. Yahiko is a very good person, and we've been friends for many years. This time, the Akatsuki Organization gave part of the Land of Land of Rain to our Land of Earth." Yichen said, taking out a map and beginning to explain to the Daimyo.

Daming stared blankly at the small, narrow piece of land that Yichen had pointed out. The high-ranking officials around Daming were also whispering among themselves.

Since the Warring States period, the map of the Ninja World has remained unchanged for a long time; the territory of Iwagakure has neither increased nor decreased. Yichen's sudden move left everyone somewhat stunned.

Before they could react, Yichen continued, "Daimyo, we have a good relationship with the Akatsuki Organization, but if we get too close, conflicts will arise. Therefore, I plan to trade this Land of Grass for another piece of land."

The daimyo paused for a moment, then nodded, saying it didn't matter, and then asked curiously, "I wonder where the Tsuchikage plans to move to?"

Yichen pointed to the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of the Falls and said, "Let's change the location and open up a passage for communication with the Land of Fire."

"Hiss~~" Even if Daimyo was slow-witted, he would understand now that Yichen had his eye on the Land of Fire.

No, that's not right Tsuchikage. All the previous Tsuchikage, the Kazekage, the Raikage, and the Mizukage have their eyes on the Land of Fire. But the Fourth Tsuchikage, Yichen, is the most radical. He's going to take action and directly attack the Land of Fire's territory, unlike before when he only aimed for war reparations.

The Daimyo thought for a moment and said, "Tsuchikage, are you confident?"

Yichen shook his head and said, "I don't intend to start a war. I plan to do business with the Land of Fire."

"Although the gap between our strength and that of the Land of Fire has narrowed considerably in recent years, the Land of Fire is simply too large for us to handle. Moreover, the Land of Wind and the Land of Lightning are not weak either; they won't just stand by and watch us grow stronger."

"What I want is a trade route. I will make it convenient for business and proactively offer reasons for not stationing troops there, so as not to provoke Konoha too much. Konoha is currently severely weakened. If we don't initiate a war, they will at most make a few noises, but they won't really take any action."

"Our only advantage over the Land of Fire is our trade routes. We have a trade route that runs through the entire Land of Earth, and we also have established trade routes with almost all the surrounding countries. We also have a waterway trade route with the Land of Lightning."

"The Land of Fire has been plagued by war for years, and is rife with bandits and wandering ninjas. In this respect, they are certainly no match for us. We can plunder the Land of Fire economically."

The daimyo understood Yichen's meaning, because of Yichen, the daimyo had long felt the benefits brought by the way of business.

After thinking it over, since Yichen said that Konoha was afraid to fight, let's give it a try. If all else fails, we can just switch back.

With the daimyo's endorsement, things became much easier. The daimyo simply sent a minor official to the Land of Grass, and an exchange agreement was reached with the daimyo of the Land of Grass.

The Daimyo of the Land of Grass was not only not dissatisfied, but actually quite pleased. Caught between two great powers and repeatedly serving as the main battlefield in the Ninja World War, the Land of Grass had long suffered greatly.

The fact that the Land of Earth is now avoiding direct contact with the Land of Grass and the Land of Fire is excellent news. Moreover, the Land of Earth did not seize or plunder, but rather engaged in an equal exchange, so the Land of Grass did not lose out.

Thus, Yichen's actions once again stirred up the situation in the Ninja World.

Rasa and Yotsuki A believed that the Iwa ninja were about to go to war with Konoha, and they began to prepare for battle.

Konoha held over a dozen High-Level Meeting in succession. The Iwa ninja were going to follow the Mist ninja's example and act recklessly, and the balance that Hiruzen Sarutobi had previously predicted would no longer exist.

This gave the Konoha High-ranking officials a sense that impending doom.

However, instead of the Iwa ninja army arriving, the Konoha High-ranking officials received a personal letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"Yichen wants to trade with us and has promised that the road between the Land of Grass and the Land of the Falls is purely a trade route. The Iwa ninja will not station a large army there. Everyone, please share your thoughts."

At the meeting of all Jonin in Konoha, Tsunade briefed Jonin the latest situation.

Normally, she could have made a decision by discussing it with a few old guys, but this time the situation was different.

Because of Yichen's previous actions, Konoha mistakenly believed that war was about to break out, so Konoha mobilized for war early on, and all Jonin were informed of the Iwa ninja's unusual behavior.

So now the Iwa ninja have suddenly pulled off a major reversal, forcing Tsunade to explain to all the Jonin.

The many Jonin glances, unsure how to begin, but many noticed a hint of relief in their eyes.

Seeing that look in her eyes, Tsunade sighed. She knew that this war was unlikely to break out, at least not if Konoha initiated it.

If Yichen had explained the situation from the beginning, the Yichen Konoha High-ranking officials could have exposed his ambitions, mobilized everyone to take the initiative, or at least engaged in a large-scale military standoff, forcing the Iwa ninja to concede.

But the situation is different now. People aren't too dissatisfied with the current situation; it's much better than the full-scale invasion by the Iwa ninja.

Since the Iwa ninja haven't attacked, we shouldn't initiate an attack.

This was the thought of most ninjas; although they didn't say it aloud, Tsunade and other high-ranking members could sense it.