Blooming Moon, a Hundred Flowers Bloom.
The wave stirred up by Madara's Moon Eye Plan had calmed down, and many nobles finally let go of the anxiety hanging over their hearts.
But some people dissatisfied with reality were deeply disappointed. Madara's Moon Eye Plan had portrayed a perfect world for them.
Yet that world had ended before it even began.
It was rather ironic. The revolution led by Madara had suffered betrayal from within his own forces.
The ones who brought him down were not his enemies, but his own people.
The nobles of the Five Great Nations were finally at ease. Madara, that madman, was dead, and no one would threaten their power and wealth again.
But soon afterward, a new colossal entity emerged in the shinobi world—the Ninja Sect.
This allied force, led by the Five Great Shinobi Villages, had broken away from the nations and the Daimyo's Mansions, becoming an independent superpower.
Its purpose was to advocate peace and end war through unity.
All shinobi were to be bound by the Ninja Sect's rules.
The daimyos of the Five Great Nations were furious. For the Ninja Villages to cast aside their Daimyo's Mansions and establish themselves independently was a betrayal of their nations.
Wielding their supreme secular authority, the daimyos demanded that the Ninja Sect disband, that each Ninja Village withdraw, and that they all return to their respective nations.
For a time, the Ninja Sect was filled with various separatist factions, and many shinobi defected as well...
However, Tobirama withstood the pressure and actively negotiated with the daimyos of the Five Great Nations, guaranteeing that the Ninja Sect would not threaten the daimyos' supreme status in secular affairs.
At the same time, the Ninja Sect could train shinobi for the Daimyo's Mansions as Guardian Ninja, and