The Daimyos of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth, meanwhile, found their relationships with their villages becoming somewhat awkward. Ronglin had caused all of this.
As the Hokage of Konoha in the Land of Fire, he had actually killed the Daimyo and brought the entire Land of Fire under his control. Did that mean other villages could do the same?
If so, would the Daimyos still dare to meddle in village affairs? Would they still dare to provide villages with funding to develop their strength?
One could imagine that Daimyos beginning to guard against their villages was inevitable, though it depended on the degree of mutual trust between a village and its Daimyo.
For Iwagakure and Kumogakure, there might be some minor trouble, but it would not have much impact. Sunagakure, however, was different.
Everyone knew that because of the war, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had always been dissatisfied with Sunagakure. Meddling was one thing—hurling all kinds of insults was practically routine.
In the other villages, would a Daimyo dare insult a village's Kage?
No one had even heard of such a thing. Yet it had happened in the Land of Wind, and more than once.
Thinking of what he had done in the past, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind panicked. He simply went into hiding, leaving Rasa so furious that he cursed aloud.
Compared to Rasa and Ay, Ōnoki remained remarkably calm. He merely sighed softly and stopped paying attention to the matter.
The enemies within his borders had already left him overwhelmed. Although many had been executed, the remaining enemies had grown wary. Not only had they scattered into smaller groups, but they were causing trouble and killing people everywhere.
At a time like this, Ōnoki, Iwagakure, and even the