Iwagakure is the village that has been severely attacked by Konoha in the past three years. It is not that Konoha wants to provoke Fourth Shinobi World War or anything, but that in the past three years, there has been a lot of friction between the two villages due to tasks.
The current Third Tsuchikage is also an extremely stubborn old man and the oldest living among Ninja World today. He is almost from the same era as Third Hokage. When he was young, he even met First Hokage and Uchiha Madara.
Of course, at that time, Third Tsuchikage was intimidated by Madara and had no ability to resist at all. In Third Tsuchikage's heart, there was still a big psychological shadow for Madara at his peak.
That's why Third Tsuchikage doesn't care at all for Ninja World rookies like Ueno Kei, even Sannin and White Fang back then. Although Third Tsuchikage is extremely fearful in his heart, he never admits it with his mouth. He is a typical old stubborn, tougher than a dead duck's mouth!
Therefore, I was severely stepped on by Ueno Kei back then. However, that battle was the most humiliating and humiliating time for Land of Earth and Iwagakure. After all, Tsuchikage, who had spanned World War I, World War II, and Third Shinobi World War, was actually defeated by a ghost.
Of course, some people may think that Tsuchikage is old and his strength degradation is a big influencing factor, but doesn't it also prove that Iwagakure has no successor?
Under such circumstances, Iwagakure actually dares to interfere in the internal affairs between Konoha and Land of Fire? Isn't it true that there are not enough internal affairs in the village?
Ueno Kei really felt that the old guy was out of his mind. To be fair, in that war that year, Konoha also suffered relatively heavy losses on Anbu's side. After all, Ueno Kei had done that, and Konoha Ninja who entered Land of Earth's territory suffered a strong blow and were hunted down.
Although Iwagakure may have suffered greater losses, Konoha is also somewhat unbearable.
Three years ago, Konoha Crush, Land of Water and Mist Ninja wanted a share of the Land of Waves pie. Now Konoha is in civil strife, Land of Fire Daiming has other ideas, so Land of Earth and Iwagakure just want to make a fortune? Ueno Kei immediately laughed in anger, and they all regard Konoha as a soft persimmon?
"Iwagakure? Ōnoki! Hum hum..." Ueno Kei snorted coldly.
"Ahem, no, Qi, maybe I'm not clear, well, the point is that Land of Earth intervened, not Iwagakure!" Jiraiya coughed lightly and said.
"Ah?" Ueno Kei was stunned for a moment, a little confused as to what Jiraiya meant.
"Is it possible that Daimyo of the Land of Earth and our big name have hooked up and can we unite the two villages?" Ueno Kei said with a slightly funny tone, but Ueno Kei's teasing tone was everywhere in his words.
"Well, it's true..." But Jiraiya's faint words made Ueno Kei's smile freeze on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
"There is information that Daimyo of the Land of Earth's army and its ninjas wanted to cross the border to Kyoto, but were ambushed by Root members who were ambushing at the border. This information I learned it from those prisoners, and then, Kyoto was originally... and then..." Jiraiya's words were a bit obscure, but everyone present could hear the meaning.
It was nothing more than a problem in one of the pre-planned links. Naturally, the famous person at Land of Fire did not dare to act rashly. Besides, Konoha Ninja at Kyoto was not a vegetarian either.
Not to mention that there are Shikamaru and Neji inside the daimyo's mansion, monitoring the daimyo in disguise.
"It seems that Danzo has indeed learned all the plans of the daimyo and that guy... no... or is it just the daimyo's own plan?" Ueno Kei muttered to himself, with a trace of ridicule in his expression.
Compared with Shimura Danzō, the Daimyo-dono seems much childish, not because of the mental gap, but because there are still some people in this world who will inadvertently look at ninjas at certain times.
Danzo has too many tricks, and just that Mangekyō Sharingan is no joke.
It is simply impossible for the daimyo and the others to use Danzo. To be fair, Ueno Kei quite agrees with the point of view of the sidekick guy who appeared before. Land of Fire does not need two jade, but it is the daimyo that is not needed!
Well, Ueno Kei only thought about it occasionally. The existence of daimyo naturally has its own reasons. Although it is unclear why daimyo still exists when the cutting-edge military force is in the hands of major village shadows. However, the important thing at the moment is not to care about these things, so Ueno Kei simply ignores them for the time being.
"That should be it, but there are some difficulties with the daimyo..." Jiraiya said in a deep voice.
"Humph, what's the trouble? You've been asking me to make trouble over and over again. Just change someone else to be the daimyo..." Ueno Kei snorted and said with a touch of anger. However, Ueno Kei himself knew that this was all. Just like the daimyo did not interfere with Hokage's tenure, Hokage would not interfere with the daimyo's succession.
After all, this is an important matter for a country.
However, the name Hokage still needs to be approved by the daimyo to take over. The so-called approval is just a matter of procedure. This is a common trick in major countries and great ninja villages.
The daimyo controls a country's people's livelihood, economy, and reserves of various materials. Moreover, most of the people in Land of Fire rely on daimyo for their survival. Only the people in Shinobi Village only recognize Hokage but not the daimyo.
Naturally, the people and resources within Land of Fire are the bargaining chips in the hands of the daimyo. Moreover, the families that have been united around the daimyo for hundreds of years cannot be underestimated. Some of them are simply ninja clans or samurai families. Strictly speaking, the original Land of Fire was founded by these people.
Then, the daimyo is only chosen from the most powerful among these people.
Therefore, even the shadow of the Great Ninja Village cannot easily shake the daimyo's status. This is why even in a place like Kirigakure, the daimyo of Land of Water can still exist well.
A famous name is not as simple as a given name.
"Well, in short, we need the daimyo to give us an explanation for this matter, but we can only stop there. After all, the daimyo has not really crossed the line..." Tsunade said with a frown.
However, suddenly, Tsunade frowned slightly, and a look of pain flashed across his face. A large amount of cold sweat fell from his forehead, and his face became a little pale. Jiraiya and Ueno Kei were immediately taken aback.
"What's wrong? Tsunade (senior sister, sir)" the three of them said in unison.
"Huh." Tsunade closed his eyes and made a few seals. After a halo flashed on his face, his expression became slightly better.
"It's nothing. It's just that the body cells and functions have not been completely repaired, so there are still some problems and it will take some time." Tsunade waved his hand and said with a faint smile.
"Then, Kakashi's succession to Hokage must be brought forward." Jiraiya touched his chin and said lightly. (To be continued.