Seeing the Third Kazekage compromise, the daimyos of the major nations all breathed a sigh of relief.
Their goal was to balance Sunagakure's power and prevent the shogunate system from completely stripping the daimyos of their ruling status. Now, with the Third Kazekage stepping down and returning part of his authority, the crisis gradually eased.
The Fourth Raikage A of the Land of Lightning publicly threatened to declare war on Sunagakure, placing unprecedented pressure on the Third Kazekage.
The Land of Lightning possessed formidable military strength. If the Raikage truly intended to go to war, Sunagakure would have no choice but to face an exceptionally grueling conflict.
Meanwhile, although the Land of Earth and the Land of Water had merely issued verbal condemnations, those nations could turn to concrete action at any time.
Faced with the unrest in the Land of Wind, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was equally uneasy.
He explicitly demanded that the Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Ying Yue, take action, support the daimyos' position, and condemn the Third Kazekage's actions.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire feared that if the Third Kazekage's actions succeeded, they would trigger a sweeping transformation in shinobi village politics and weaken the daimyos' authority.
Therefore, he hoped that Konoha would openly support the anti-shogunate movement.
Ying Yue understood that although the Third Kazekage's approach was risky, if it succeeded, Sunagakure would become the vanguard of shinobi villages replacing daimyos across the shinobi world.
However, in the face of political pressure from the daimyo, Ying Yue had no choice but to weigh the pros and cons.
He knew that the Third Kazekage's situation had become extremely unfavorable. The opposing forces of the major nations had already joined together, and Sunagakure was practically besieged on all sides.
Ying Yue knew full well