Amid the undercurrents stirring across the Ninja World, the situation in the Land of Wind grew increasingly unstable.
Ever since the Third Kazekage seized the highest authority in the Land of Wind during the civil unrest, he began using a series of measures to consolidate his own rule, as well as Sunagakure's control over the Land of Wind.
Having lived through the internal conflict in the Land of Wind, the Third Kazekage understood the importance of controlling both politics and the military.
The Land of Wind had always suffered from scarce resources, and its political situation had long been unstable, with weak central authority.
To stabilize the situation completely, the Third Kazekage decided to use a shogunate system to directly control the Land of Wind's government.
For easier control, the Third Kazekage selected the most obedient heir among the original Daimyo of the Land of Wind's sons and supported him as the new Daimyo of the Land of Wind.
On the surface, this new daimyo still governed the Land of Wind's affairs, but in reality, every decision was under the Third Kazekage's control.
The Third Kazekage swiftly established a centralized institution—the shogunate.
During this special period, the institution held full decision-making authority over all affairs in the Land of Wind, and all power within the shogunate rested in the Third Kazekage's hands.
To legitimize this system, the Third Kazekage had the puppet daimyo appoint him Shogun, granting him the highest military and political authority in the Land of Wind from then on.
Although he had been placed upon the throne as Daimyo of the Land of Wind, the new daimyo quickly realized that he was merely the Third Kazekage's puppet, with no real authority whatsoever.
Though he appeared obedient before the Third Kazekage, he secretly began plotting to overthrow him,