After wiping out all the enemies, the army began maintaining public order to prevent further unrest. Nara Shikaku immediately took control of the palace and began dealing with the various troubles left behind by the coup. If these matters were not handled properly, the Land of Fire's national strength would continue to decline.
In a coup, some people prospered while others suffered. Those who had sided with Ronglin rose rapidly through the ranks, their status climbing and the power in their hands steadily growing.
As for those who had remained fiercely loyal to the Daimyo, it was not only they who suffered—their families were dragged down with them as well.
Overnight, countless people were purged. With the ninja army's cooperation, the ordinary troops who resisted could not stir up any real trouble at all.
The entire Land of Fire was thrown into turmoil.
Yet none of this affected Ronglin. At that moment, he was seated in the Hokage's Office, rapidly reviewing the intelligence reports Nara Shikaku had sent over.
Whenever anything seemed amiss, Ronglin would inform Nara Shikaku immediately. If crowds gathered somewhere to cause trouble, Ronglin also needed to dispatch people at once to suppress them.
After a single night of coup, everyone had become busy.
The coup had seemed easy enough. Konoha had practically uprooted everything belonging to the Daimyo overnight, then stabilized the situation.
The Daimyo clearly seemed superfluous, yet he still existed, and the village had been powerless against him. This was a question many people had pondered in the past.
Ninety-nine percent of Hokage fans would say that these Daimyo felt like a bunch of pigs, yet manpower still had to be wasted protecting them. What an utter waste.
Ronglin was busy, but someone else was even busier: Nara Shikaku. Not only did he need