Kazuma

The bustling Shinobi World seemed to have been doused with cold water, suddenly becoming quiet.

With the disbandment of the Allied Forces, the Land of Lightning and the Kumogakure returned to a stalemate, with neither side able to gain the upper hand.

Fearing for his personal safety, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning spent a large sum of money to hire Kisame's army on a long-term basis.

Kirigakure, whose finances were also strained, was pleased with the arrangement. After handing the troops over to Nakayoshi, they transferred the key ninja back to the village.

Ōnoki of Iwagakure intended to take advantage of the internal strife in Sunagakure to gain benefits, but what happened next made him unable to laugh at all.

When the Daimyo of the Land of Earth celebrated his birthday, he received a generous gift from the Integration Movement.

A massive bomb, constructed from an unknown number of Exploding Tag.

It is said that when this thing exploded in the center of the Daimyo's Mansion, Daming vaguely saw his grandmother.

With such a major incident occurring, Ōnoki naturally had no energy to concern himself with interests. He hurriedly dispatched his most elite Explosion Corps to pursue and suppress the Integration Movement that had suddenly erupted within the Land of Earth.

Upon learning that the matter had succeeded, Kazashiro finally nodded in satisfaction.

In this way, the major powers in the Shinobi World will all have their own things to do, and I can concentrate on leading Konoha's development.

As Konoha expanded, factories sprang up everywhere. With the combined efforts of aristocratic capital and the Research Bureau, Konoha's technological level began to approach that of the nation.

According to Nara Shikaku's statistics, once the various factories are built and put into operation, Konoha will be able to break free from the Daimyo's Mansion's control over resources and achieve self-sufficiency within three years.

Konoha's biggest problem right now is that its ninjas, because they don't engage in production, have absolutely no idea how to apply their Ninjutsu to production.

This requires the creation of new courses to provide guidance.

Of course, this task was naturally left to the person who proposed it, namely Nara Shikaku.

"The ninjas are disobeying their lord's orders and recklessly expanding production; this is treason, and their entire clan should be exterminated!"

Upon receiving this news, Kazuma, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, was so enraged that he beat his chest and stamped his feet, as if Konoha's actions had struck at his very core.

"This is no ordinary ninja; we need to unleash our full power!"

Upon hearing Kazuma's words, his supporters all showed approving looks.

Jia Shi, Heishi, Tsuchihito, Kengou, and Mibu.

Like Kazuma, they were members of the Twelve Guardian Ninja and staunch supporters of the Daimyo.

They believed that ninjas should be subject to the rule of the daimyo, and that the Hokage system hindered the unification of power and should be abolished.

This idea was not very popular in the Land of Fire, but recent events have made the nobles realize that they can no longer allow the Kage to lead the ninjas.

Rasa's influence was too bad.

Even if a Kage is loyal to the Daimyo, what about the ninja under the Kage's command?

Wasn't the Fourth Raikage overthrown by his own subordinates?

Koji's face was filled with grief and indignation. "Shimura Kazashiro must be punished."

Upon hearing this, the others were first taken aback, then hesitated.

That sounds nice, but is a shadow really that easy to kill?

Not all of the Twelve Guardian Ninja agreed with his position.

People like Jirōbō believed that the existence of the Hokage was necessary, and the Daimyo only needed to command from the center.

"The Lightning Release Four-Man Squad practitioners are all short-sighted. They simply can't see that if they let that idiot Shimura Kazashiro continue his actions, the Daimyo's Daimyo's Mansion will cease to exist!"

Kazuma believed he understood Kazashiro's ambition.

That bastard wants Konoha to break away from the Land of Fire, and then annex the Land of Fire.

"We mustn't let the daimyo know about this. We should contact General Oda and ask him to send someone to coordinate our operation."

Kazuma agrees to assassinate Kazashiro.

"Remember, you absolutely must not let Asuma and the others know about this. As far as I know, that kid Kazashiro grew up together and are best friends who can talk about anything."

"Unfortunately, if we could persuade the Lightning Release Four-Man Squad, we could have physically destroyed Konoha."

Heishi shook his head with some regret.

The Lightning Release Four-Man Squad possess a powerful Ninjutsu called "Lightning Release: Lightning Dream Lightning Man," which, once activated, can turn all objects within its range into ashes.

"They're all just a bunch of weaklings."

Kazuma didn't think those guys' Ninjutsu was very powerful.

This Ninjutsu requires four people to perform it simultaneously; stopping any one of them can interrupt it.

I am the strongest among the Twelve Guardian Ninja!

Kazuma's face was full of arrogance.

The Hokage's Office.

Haku and Kimimaro, who hadn't seen Kazashiro for a long time, finally made up their minds and went to the Hokage Building to find each other after school.

They randomly grabbed a kind-hearted person, who was initially surprised by Bai's appearance, but then immediately reacted and warmly led them to the door of Kazashiro's office.

"Quick, let me see!"

"Brother Kazashiro, no!"

"Let me see!"

Before they could even push open the door, Shiro and Kimimaro heard voices coming from inside.

It sounds a bit frivolous.

The ninja who had been leading the way had already left, humming a little tune, before even hearing the commotion.

Or rather, even if he heard it, he had to pretend he didn't.

After all, nobody wants to report to the Internal Affairs Department unless there's a specific reason, right?

Taking a deep breath, Bai Jian hardened his expression and slammed the door open.

He was prepared to keep whatever he saw a secret from his brother.

However, the scene that appeared after opening the door was indeed a little bit off.

A boy was pinned to the sofa by Kazashiro, his right hand raised high, holding a document in his hand.

Kazashiro pressed his body against the other person, trying to reach the documents in their hand.

"Brother Dou?"

Bai tilted his head and recognized the person Kazashiro had pressed down on the sofa.

"Ah, it's white."

While Haku was asking his question, Kabuto Yakushi hurriedly pushed Kazashiro aside and ran to his side, his face full of grievance. "You should persuade your brother! I told him he shouldn't see this, but he insisted on going to see it."

"Heh, you've grown up, Kabuto. Now you know how to tattle on others."

Kazashiro straightened his collar and looked at the other person with disdain.

"Give it to me."

Suddenly appearing behind Dou, Kazashiro snatched the document from his hand and hurriedly began to examine its contents.

"Flying Thunder God Technique? I was careless!"

Kabuto Yakushi froze, the empty feeling in his hand reminding him what had happened.

Remembering the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his arms, Kabuto's face was full of resentment. "Do I have to Jonin to deal with someone my age, Kazashiro- nii!"

"None of your business."

Sticking out his tongue, Kazashiro ignored the loser's wails and focused on examining the documents he had snatched from Dou's hand.

As the pages were turned one by one, Dou's expression gradually became tense.