Kirigakure's Decision and the God Child's Clash

"Make the Daimyo stand with Kirigakure."

No one present was a fool, so they naturally understood the true meaning behind those words.

It meant finding a way to control the Daimyo and having Kirigakure take control of the entire Land of Water!

Kirigakure had implemented the Bloody Mist Policy for so many years. Who knew how many benefits Yagura Karatachi had funneled to the Land of Water's Daimyo to make him willingly accept something like the Closed-Door Policy.

If they could truly control the Daimyo as Zabuza had said, they would naturally gain enormous wealth and no longer need to worry about funding their future development.

But the key was that he was the Daimyo of the Land of Water!

He was one of the five most noble aristocrats in the entire Shinobi World!

After the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama, established the one-country-one-village system, the Daimyo's status had risen dramatically, turning him into a symbol and spiritual totem of a nation.

If other countries learned that Kirigakure had moved against the Daimyo, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Zabuza, have you considered the consequences of doing this?"

Mei Terumi stared solemnly at Zabuza, who had proposed the suggestion.

However, he answered with an easy expression, "Of course."

"Let me first explain why we should do this."

"First, the Land of Water's Daimyo has taken far too many unreasonable benefits from Kirigakure over the years. We need to reclaim them."

"Second, those aristocrats produce nothing, yet they control all the taxes and wealth of the Land of Water. Every last one of them is greedy for pleasure and utterly corrupt. They are not worth continuing to support."

"Third, after the Blood Mist, Kirigakure must absorb vast amounts of wealth to develop, and the Daimyo is the best way for us to