Sweeping Away Demons and Monsters; Kazahana Koyuki: I Succeeded!!

Sweeping Away Demons and Monsters; Kazahana Koyuki: I Succeeded!! In the Land of Iron, beneath an abandoned samurai dojo, dim candlelight flickered over several pale, twisted faces.

They were the former chief retainers of the Five Great Nations' daimyos, along with a handful of former high-ranking officials whose interests had been harmed by the Federation's reforms.

"Kakuzu... that demon!"

The former chief retainer of the Daimyo of the Land of Water, a gaunt old man, spoke in a shrill voice warped by fear and fury.

"He executed His Excellency like livestock! This is a declaration of war against our entire noble class!"

"A declaration of war? No, this is a massacre."

Kurosawa, a gloomy man once famed for his cunning and formerly an advisor to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, spoke coldly.

"Chiyo Uchiha crushed everything with force and compelled the major villages to unite, but the foundation of this 'Federation' he built remains shallow.

Shinobi understand killing and missions, but they do not understand how to keep a massive economy running. Nor do they understand how to deal with a silent collapse."

He spread open an enormous map of the Shinobi World, several nodes marked upon it in scarlet paint.

"Kakuzu's Federal Currency relies on the Federation's coercive power and its pitiful reserves.

We have already secretly stockpiled vast quantities of Old Currency, gold, and silver.

The first step is to launch bank-run storms simultaneously in the major border towns and black markets. We will use Old Currency to strike at the exchange rate of Federal Currency and create panic among the people."

His finger shifted to several resource sites.

"The second step: our people have already infiltrated or seized control of three major Chakra Metal veins, two rare medicinal herb production areas, and three grain routes