Fourth Great Ninja War

In an open area 20 kilometers from the Daimyo's Mansion, the Cloud Ninja, under the guidance of the Konoha Ninja, began constructing a circular railway.

The railway was built very quickly; within a few days, a railway capable of carrying 50 kilometers was completed.

With a teeth-grinding creak, the behemoth started up, driven by Lightning Release Chakra, and slowly moved onto the railway tracks with the help of the ninjas.

"This thing is huge! Its size alone is about the same as the Eight-Tails."

A Cloud Ninja who had witnessed the Eight-Tails' rampage remarked.

"No way, uncle, this thing is bigger than the Eight-Tails?"

A young Cloud Ninja was somewhat skeptical of the other party's explanation, but the thing was indeed quite heavy, feeling like it weighed over a thousand tons, given that the ground beneath it was somewhat sunken.

"You don't even know how big those shells are."

The older Cloud Ninja complained irritably, pointing his finger in the direction of the cannonball.

"Hmm, preparations are almost complete. We can send a letter to the daimyo to persuade him to surrender."

Seeing that the cannon was about to fire, Dodai gestured to his subordinates to write a letter to the daimyo.

"Ah, oh, yes."

The subordinates, who were intently observing the giant cannon, were taken aback when they heard Dodai's order. After a moment, they reacted and hurriedly acted according to his instructions.

"An 800mm cannon shot—if that hits, Daimyo's Mansion will collapse."

As he left, the Genin mutter to himself.

"Dodai, let's leave here too. After all, if a cannon of this caliber were to explode, the consequences would be unimaginable..."

Minato watched the Cloud Ninja frantically loading shells and remembered the researcher's instructions, so he immediately went to the Dodai.

Upon hearing that this thing might explode, Dodai looked at Minato with a complicated expression.

No, why is it that the supplies your Konoha provides are Fudō at risk of exploding?

Are you perhaps testing weapons using the lives of the Cloud Ninja?

Although that's what I thought, it's also true that without Konoha's aid, the war would continue for a long time.

Therefore, Dodai had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction and reject Minato's proposal.

"I'm sorry, Minato -san, I can't just stand by and watch my brothers be in danger. Besides, I trust Konoha's armory; they certainly won't let me down."

Dodai subtly mocked Konoha.

Of course, his refusal to leave wasn't because he truly trusted Konoha, but because he possessed the incredibly powerful Lava Release.

The Lava Release Membrane he created could even defend against the Third Raikage's attacks, so he wasn't worried at all about Minato's exploding chamber.

"I see."

Minato nodded and ordered the Konoha personnel to evacuate, while he himself remained by Dodai's side.

Seeing Dodai's questioning look, Minato smiled and said, "Since even the Lord Raikage trusts Konoha, I, as Konoha Ninja, have even less reason to back down."

The reason Minato stayed behind was because he possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, which allowed him to escape with Dodai in crucial moments.

When the letter arrived, the daimyo was venting his anger on the kneeling minister.

"Fools, a bunch of idiots who can't see the facts! Even at a time like this, they're still thinking about protecting themselves!"

The main reason that Daming got so angry was that his relatives rejected his request for help for various reasons.

The situation in the Land of Fire is simple; the Daimyo were all promoted by Konoha, so his refusal was expected.

The Land of Earth is more infuriating. They say that the Daimyo is currently dispatching troops to fully eliminate traitors colluding with the Dawn Organization and cannot spare the time to come and help him. However, he will strongly condemn the Kumogakure's disrespectful and despicable behavior.

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind was willing to provide support, but the Sunagakure under his jurisdiction suddenly rebelled. Pakura, on whom he had placed high hopes, did what Rasa had done years ago, controlling some of the passes of the Land of Wind. Now he was busy dealing with his own affairs and naturally had no time to pay attention to the Land of Lightning.

The daimyo of the Land of Water is facing the same situation as the Land of Wind, Yagura is becoming somewhat unruly.

Kirigakure and the Land of Water are like colleagues. Apart from exchanging a few words when working, everyone is busy with their own things. Although they live on the same land, if you're talking about friendship, sorry, the First Mizukage Bai Lian, built his empire through battle, which didn't have much to do with the Land of Water.

Therefore, the daimyo of the Land of Water's attitude towards Yagura's desire for independence was: as long as you don't infringe on my interests, I don't care what you do.

Unfortunately, Yagura wanted more than just independence; he also wanted the commercial port of the Land of Water.

This request immediately struck a nerve with the Daimyo of the Land of Water, who promptly dispatched troops to guard the area closely, fearing that the Kirigakure ninja might try something.

Therefore, in the end, no daimyo was willing to come to help the Land of Lightning.

In a fit of rage Daimyo of the Land of Lightning grabbed the unopened letter from the Kumogakure and tore it to shreds.

Therefore, he was unaware that the Daimyo Daimyo's Mansion was already being targeted by an 800mm caliber railway gun, and he was still thinking about how to kill the group of Cloud Ninja outside.

Seeing that the agreed time had passed and the Daimyo's Mansion had not yet given a reply, the Dodai sighed helplessly and gave the order to fire.

As the command was Dodai, the steel behemoth roared violently, and a shell flew out of its rough cannon barrel, heading straight for the designated target.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was just incredibly unlucky, but the first launch of Project 50 was aimed precisely at the location where the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was reprimanding his subordinates.

Faced with such a massive cannonball, the daimyo perfectly displayed his aristocratic demeanor, rising into the sky without uttering a sound, along with the palace.

They've gone too far.

The people of Dodai were stunned when they received news of the daimyo's death.

Minato, who was standing to the side, was also somewhat shocked after hearing this.

The two looked at each other, both seeing unspeakable emotions in each other's eyes.

However, a hint of pity appeared in Minato's eyes.

Although it was a foregone conclusion that the ninjas would leave the Daimyo's Mansion, killing the Daimyo and leaving were two completely different things.

After learning of this, the other daimyo, whether for the sake of saving their own lives or for some other reason, would regard Kumogakure as a thorn in their side.

Dodai understood Minato's pity. He opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but ultimately couldn't utter a single word.

What's the point of arguing with Minato? It won't help him face the ensuing public backlash.

"Lord Raikage, shall we continue firing?"

Just as Dodai was wondering what to say, an untimely subordinate approached him.

"What are you talking about? I'm not opening it!"

Dodai rebuked him irritably.

What's the point of continuing? One explosion has already ruined a great name; who knows what else might be blown up if we keep going?

Didn't you hear what the soldiers who came to negotiate said? The daimyo and the high-ranking officials have basically been wiped out by this shell. The only one who can speak now is the samurai leader who sent people here.

Samurai took it upon themselves to serve their lord, but even they couldn't withstand cannon fire.

Therefore, upon witnessing the destructive power of the exploding cannonballs, the most loyal samurai abandoned their duties and chose to surrender to Kumogakure.

News of the death of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning quickly spread throughout the entire Shinobi World.

Upon hearing this news, many daimyo who wanted to reach a compromise with the ninjas stopped sending goodwill signals to them.

His name is dead.

He was killed by a ninja.

Although the Kumogakure claimed it was an accidental killing, the fact remains that a noble bloodline was killed by a lowly ninja.

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind, who already harbored ill will towards ninjas, raised his voice and announced the formation of a four-nation alliance of wind, earth, lightning, and water to jointly punish the ninjas.

His actions quickly attracted many former soldiers from the Land of Lightning. These nobles were dissatisfied with the reforms implemented by the Cloud Village Ninja Committee and wanted to rely on the alliance to reclaim their privileges.

Although the Land of Water was unhappy that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had made the decision on his behalf, the death of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning served as a wake-up call. Knowing that he would eventually be killed by the enemy if he submitted to a ninja, he decided to strike first and sent men to launch a surprise attack on Kirigakure.

Not long after Ōnoki left, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth declared the Shinobi Alliance an illegal organization, calling on his people to resist the ninjas and return them to the era of the Ninja Clan.

The Fourth Great Ninja War has begun.

"Puff."

News of the outbreak of the Shinobi World War quickly reached Kazashiro, who was currently cultivating.

"What the hell?"

Kazashiro put down his water glass and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

Has the Shinobi World War broken out?

Ninja vs. Noble?

What a fantastical plot development!

And what exactly is this so-called Project 50? How did you manage to manufacture an 800mm cannon in an era before the Industrial Revolution had even fully taken place?

And they're even going to take down a second door?

Kazashiro had absolutely no idea what kind of monster he had turned the Research Bureau into.

Uchiha Hikari lowered his Shiranui Genma, glanced at Hikaru Uchiha, who was being sprayed with water by Kazashiro not far away, and prayed for his friend while telling him everything he knew.

He also brought with him Sakumo's ideas.

Sakumo intends to take this opportunity to completely draw a line between nobles and ninjas, and to upgrade ninjas from villages to nations. He plans to use this war to clear all obstacles for ninjas to take power.

"Obito, Sakumo become a hawk? Isn't this really an order from my restless old man?"

Kazashiro still couldn't believe that this was an order from Sakumo.

However, now that the arrow had been shot, all he could do was cooperate fully with his opponent.

"Tell the Internal Affairs Department to cooperate with the Fourth Generation's operations and to ensure that every order issued by the Fourth Generation is carried out!"

Upon receiving the order, Genma Shiranui Genma retreated, because he clearly saw that Uchiha Hikari, not far away, had wiped the water off his face, and his eyes were emitting an eerie red light. Obviously, it wouldn't be long before someone was in big trouble.

"Hmm? Why are you running so fast? Strange, there's murderous intent in you—"

Before Kazashiro could finish speaking, Susanoo punched him into the ground, and he couldn't be pulled out.