Changes in the Shinobi World

Under the expectant or respectful gazes of the crowd, the one who stepped onto the stage was not the Acting Hokage, but a familiar, aged figure.

Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The other party's speech was as usual, recounting the so-called Will of Fire.

These remarks are something that not only the parents present are tired of hearing, but even their parents' parents have probably heard them many times.

Nara Shikaku and the others were quite puzzled, wondering what their Acting Hokage had gone off to do this time.

Kazashiro, whom many people were concerned about, was sitting in the Hokage's Office, receiving the envoy who had come from the Daimyo's Mansion, protected by Uchiha Hikari and Aburame Ryoma.

"The actions of Kumogakure in deposing the Fourth Raikage and establishing the so-called Ninja Committee without the Daimyo's Mansion's recognition have been deemed illegal. In order to protect the rights of the nobility and the authority of the Daimyo's Mansion, we demand that Konoha immediately launch a campaign against Kumogakure."

The envoy from the Daimyo's Mansion spoke with great fervor, as if possessed by a local tyrant from Jiangdong, launching a scathing attack on the Ninja Committee of Kumogakure, his spittle practically splattering in their faces.

"I understand the situation, but I am currently only the Acting Hokage of Konoha. The matter of declaring war still needs to be discussed with the advisors."

Kazashiro gave a plausible reason.

However, to the envoy, this reason sounded utterly ridiculous.

The Daimyo's Mansion, who maintained close ties with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, had long known that Kazashiro had used the Internal Affairs Department to break free from the advisors' control and was effectively the Hokage of Konoha.

If it weren't for the Nara Clan and Hiruzen Sarutobi repeatedly making excuses, they would have dismissed this brat long ago.

But now...

Recalling Sakumo's half-dead appearance, the envoy sighed inwardly.

Before meeting Kazashiro, he first went to the hospital to visit Sakumo and found that the other party was indeed in bad condition and was completely unable to perform the duties of Hokage.

Recalling the daimyo's instructions before leaving, the envoy had no choice but to compromise, no matter how unwilling he was.

"Acting Hokage, you've been learning how to handle affairs for a year now, and the Daimyo has already recognized you as the Fifth Hokage."

Exchange of benefits.

He used the title of Hokage to Torifu Bai to attack Kumogakure.

The entire ninja world knows how much damage Feng Bai caused to Kumogakure.

"I see. Since the Daimyo's Mansion has entrusted me with such an important task, I will naturally not sit idly by and watch Kumogakure continue to run rampant. I will immediately convene a meeting, issue a statement, and formally launch an attack on Kumogakure."

Upon hearing that his position Hokage had been confirmed, Kazashiro readily agreed to the Daimyo's Mansion's request.

The envoy breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally completed the task assigned to him by the daimyo, and felt much more refreshed.

"In that case, the Daimyo's Mansion awaits news of your victory. Due to the rather special circumstances, the Daimyo has specifically instructed that you need not come to the Daimyo's Mansion for an audience."

After saying this, the envoy took out the pre-prepared letter of appointment, placed it on the table, and without saying goodbye, hurriedly got up and left the office.

After the entrance ceremony, the existing leaders of Konoha gathered together for the first time in a long time.

Aside from the Konoha Old Guard Konoha F4, the three clan Clan Head of the Ino- Ino-Shika-Cho Clans, who were highly valued during the Sakumo era, appeared before Kazashiro, as well as Fugaku and Hiashi.

As one of Kazashiro's most trusted confidants, Aburame Ryoma, who is in charge of the Internal Affairs Department, naturally would not be absent from this meeting.

The group first passed around the appointment letter from the Daimyo's Mansion, offering their congratulations to Kazashiro with varying degrees of sincerity and perfunctoriness, before turning their attention to the requirements put forward by the Daimyo's Mansion.

Defeating Kumogakure is not a difficult task for Konoha at present.

Fugaku and Hiashi wanted to be the commander-in-chief of this battle.

But Kazashiro didn't agree to any of them, and instead turned his attention to his own father.

Noticing his foolish son's gaze, Danzo was puzzled but remained calm and volunteered.

"Then I'll have to Advisor Danzō Danzo."

Kazashiro nodded with a smile, and the others also understood Kazashiro's intention, so none of them objected.

Soon after, Konoha issued a statement indicating that they would respond to the call of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and send troops to attack Kumogakure.

A large army led by Danzo set off from Konoha in a grand procession.

According to past practice, ninjas should avoid entering areas controlled by nobles during their campaigns, and instead take back roads or deserted places to reach the front lines.

This time, Danzo chose to set off from the official road of the Land of Fire, and the ninjas did not conceal themselves, but instead marched in formation through various towns.

The nobles, who should have been furious, seemed to sense something terrible and fell silent in the Danzo of Danzo's disrespectful act.

Just as the Shinobi World's attention was focused on Kumogakure, Rasa began to replicate Danzo's methods from years past.

Many nobles died mysteriously in their territories, and the subsequent investigation report stated that they were just happened to be hit by a sandstorm, and just happened to have their mouths and noses blocked by the sandstorm, and just happened to die indoors.

Fortunately, apart from the nobles, the common people in that area were not affected by the sandstorm, and even the noble ladies' pet dogs were lively and energetic.

A large amount of wealth poured into the accounts of Sunagakure. Seeing that the money plundered in just one month was equivalent to his income from mining Gold Dust for a year, Rasa was overjoyed, but also felt sorry for his past self.

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind was the most wary of ninjas among the Five Great Nations, and he realized something was wrong the moment the incident occurred.

Realizing that Rasa intended to emulate the Kumogakure's rebellion against aristocratic rule, he immediately dispatched his samurai and ninja to seize passes and key routes ahead of Rasa.

But Rasa was clearly one step ahead of him.

The samurai responsible for guarding the largest pass outside Sunagakure accidentally drowned himself while taking a bath. Sand Ninja who happened to be passing by took over the defense of the area to prevent the Land of Wind from being invaded by foreign enemies.

Yaowan also witnessed the changes in the Shinobi World.

After Madara's death, he traveled the Shinobi World and realized that the nobles were an obstacle. He originally wanted to fulfill his ambitions without telling Setsuna, but unexpectedly, the villages started to change before he did.

He did not agree with the Illusion Technique world that Ban spoke of. In Yaowan's view, Illusion Technique is Illusion Technique, and no matter how wonderful it is, it is nothing more than a dream.

Only a fool would place his hopes on the Infinite Tsukuyomi; the so-called Madara Uchiha was nothing but a joke.

Of course, he was also aware of the difference in strength between himself and Madara, and he also knew that all the Zetsu around him were backup plans left by Madara.

He would never reveal his true thoughts until he was absolutely certain.

Yaowan began to take stock of its cards.

The members of the Dawn Organization are all loyal to themselves, and he also knows a great deal about Setsuna's Dojutsu.

The Rinnegan is currently inside the corpse of that Uzumaki Clan woman, and is used to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Looking back at the location of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Yaowan reached out and touched the mask he was wearing.

"It's time to take action..."