The only possibility was rebellion. This thought flashed through Ueno Kei's mind.
It seemed that some people had learned of the Land of Waves daimyo's decision to submit to the Land of Fire. Those people happened to be the opposition—or perhaps they were the group leaning toward the Land of Water. To avoid further complications, they had directly launched a coup!
Ueno Kei pondered this in secret.
However, without truly understanding the facts, Ueno Kei could not be completely certain. There were only two things he needed to do now. The first was to confirm whether the Land of Waves daimyo was dead or alive. If he was alive, Ueno Kei would rescue him. Only by controlling the daimyo could they control the overall situation. After all, the Land of Waves had no ninja village, which made the daimyo its sole leader in practical terms.
This was entirely different from countries that had ninja villages.
Take the relationship between the Five Great Nations and the Five Great Ninja Villages. Even if the Land of Fire's daimyo were captured by enemies, Konoha would not be restrained by it. To Konoha, the most important thing was the survival of Konoha itself, followed by the interests of the entire Land of Fire. Only after that would they consider the daimyo's safety and interests.
To put it bluntly, they could simply replace the Land of Fire's daimyo. The Five Great Ninja Villages would feel no pressure at all. Besides, daimyo had so many children—was there really any reason to fear the death of one daimyo? So, capturing a daimyo would indeed have an impact in the eyes of the Five Great Ninja Villages, but it was not to the point where they could not function without him.
But for a country like the Land