Early the next morning, with order beginning to return to the Feudal Lord's Palace of the Land of Lightning, the newly appointed Feudal Lord, backed by Third Raikage of North Cloud Village, passionately and indignantly condemned Kinkaku and Ginkaku of South Cloud Village.
The appalling atrocities of the previous night swept across the entire Ninja World Continent like a passing hurricane. Every "noble" feudal lord realized one thing—the heavens of the ninja world had completely changed!
"Where is Kazuhiko? Where is Kazuhiko?"
"Get over here, now!"
Panicked, fearful shouts echoed through the keep of the Feudal Lord's Palace. The Daimyo of the Land of Fire's fat face was filled with unease. Though he had mocked the Feudal Lord of the Land of Lightning as useless, putting himself in the man's shoes made him realize that his own palace would be no more than paper doors and windows before ninja—something that could be pierced with a single poke.
The only thing he could count on now was the marriage alliance with the Uchiha Clan, using it to secure greater military protection.
"Father, I'm here!"
Having received the news as well, Minamoto Kazuhiko had been frightened into a cold sweat. Without the slightest regard for his usual bearing, he ran all the way into the keep. The moment he saw the feudal lord, he immediately said, "Father, we must strengthen our cooperation with the Uchiha Clan. As long as Kaori gains Takeyasu-san's favor, we can still rest easy!"
"Good!"
"Give the Uchiha whatever they want. The most important thing now is to keep them steady—appeal to their emotions, reason with them, entice them with profit. Once Kaori gives birth to a child..."
The feudal lord gritted his teeth, deflating like a punctured ball. "The position of feudal lord after you will belong