Expanding by Another Six Small Nations

Faced with Feng's indifferent attitude, Tsunade remained silent for a long time.

I feel that I, and Konoha, have been judging others by my own petty standards.

When Feng readily agreed to the alliance last time, everyone in Konoha suspected there might be a conspiracy. But now, more than half a year has passed, Land of Whirlpools has not only refrained from taking advantage of Konoha's or the Land of Fire's misfortunes, but has also helped Konoha drive away a large number of Iwa Ninja and Cloud Ninja who had infiltrated the Land of Fire.

But after a moment, Tsunade shook her head and dismissed all those thoughts.

As the Hokage, she had to consider issues from Konoha's perspective.

Perhaps many of Konoha's suspicions about Uchiha Feng are petty acts, but for the sake of Konoha, they are necessary measures that had to be taken.

After a moment, when Tsunade came to her senses, she slowly spoke:

"From Konoha's side, Hinata Hyūga Shino Aburame will be sent to the Land of Whirlpools as Exchange Student."

The program is for one year, and we'll discuss further if we want to continue Exchange Student after that.

Once Exchange Student arrive in the host country, they must abide by the host country's rules, refrain from investigating secrets, avoid participating in hidden disputes, and focus solely on learning and exchange.

Otherwise, the Exchange Student program will be terminated immediately.

Just as the people sent by Feng to Konoha were decided before the meeting, the people chosen by Konoha were also decided long ago.

Shino one of the most suitable exchange students because of his calm, rational, and meticulous nature. His expertise in insect-based Ninjutsu allows him to conduct various reconnaissance missions silently. In addition, he has a low profile, making him the most suitable candidate among the new Exchange Student in Konoha.

As for Hinata, although she has a good personality and is skilled at sensing and gathering information with her Byakugan, it is precisely because she has the Byakugan, especially the Byakugan without the Caged Bird Seal, that she would not have been able to be sent out as Exchange Student.

However, Tsunade couldn't resist the little girl's persistent pleas and was determined to go to the Land of Whirlpools to see if her sister was safe.

Feng had earned some credibility in Konoha, or rather, in Tsunade's heart, because of her actions of not taking action against Konoha and the Land of Fire for more than half a year. In addition, the halo of the 'Crown Princess' did not disappear so quickly, which made her squeeze out Neji, who was originally supposed to be sent.

Thus, regardless of their sense of belonging to Konoha, the children from the two ninja clans are at least bound by strong family ties and are unlikely to betray Konoha easily. They can thus provide a good opportunity to carefully examine the situation in the Land of Whirlpools for Konoha's benefit.

"The candidate is fine, but the timeframe should be three years. If the cooperation goes well after three years, we can then have more in-depth discussions."

Feng didn't care who Konoha sent and readily agreed.

However, in terms of time, it must be cut off for three years so that he can leave Kakuzu in Konoha, greatly ensuring that Nagato can still go to Konoha to fight the rice.

"Three years? That works too."

The Exchange Student between the Land of Whirlpools and Konoha wasn't a big deal, and neither Tsunade nor Konoha paid much attention to the timing.

Therefore, Tsunade didn't dwell on the matter with Feng and readily agreed.

The Exchange Student arrangement was completed without any setbacks, and Feng immediately rushed back to the Land of Whirlpools.

After all, the Hoshigakure of the Land of Bears had been sending people to wait in the Land of Whirlpools, hoping that the Uchiha would take on the task of protecting their [stars].

How could Feng possibly turn away the Land of Bears, which was practically within his grasp?

So, a few days later, a ninja squad sent by the Land of Whirlpools appeared in a canyon somewhere in the Land of Bears.

Led by Feng himself, the team consisted of two other members: Uchiha and Tagakuto, two of the ten most skilled Uchiha Genjutsu users selected in Naogō years, and Yakushi Nonō was temporarily transferred from the Rainbow Country.

"Master, we're almost at Hoshigakure. I heard that the [Star] can help people train their Chakra. Should we try to steal it?"

Uchiha Tagakuto was leaping through the mountains and forests, was a little bored, so he casually asked out of curiosity.

Is your brain filled with ramen soup?

Master told us a couple of days ago that the [star] was a meteorite with some kind of radiation, and that the people of Hoshigakure had short lifespans because they were in contact with that thing Tenten. And you still want to steal it?

"If you want to die, find somewhere to hang yourself, don't drag us and your Master down with you."

Uchiha responded with Naogō contempt.

"But the Master also said that the radiation from that thing isn't serious and it's easy to cure!"

Hehe, Director Nonō, when we get the [Star], we'll be counting on you if anything goes wrong.

"Hmm, if it's really Master says, the kind of problem that Lady Tsunade can easily cure, then I should be fine."

Upon hearing this, Yakushi Nonō replied with a smile.

Feng ignored their idle chatter and instead continued on his way in silence, recalling the plot of the Hoshigakure.

The matter is quite simple. The current acting Hoshikage is the murderer of the previous Hoshikage Hoshikage, who once expelled a female ninja from Hoshigakure. That female ninja had long discovered that the people of Hoshigakure died young because of [stars], and now she is coming back to continue stopping them.

In the end, the female ninja and the acting Hoshikage all died, leaving only a handful of Hoshigakure survivors.

What Feng needs to do is find a way to maintain this outcome, and then use the treatment of the disease caused by [Star] as leverage to easily take over Hoshigakure.

Because they came at the request of Hoshikage Akahoshi, Feng and the others entered Hoshigakure openly and legitimately.

Then, upon entering the Hoshigakure, they heard Akahoshi boasting to the heavens, making Feng, Naogō, and Tagakuto want to kill each other on the spot.

But if he took the initiative now, it would hinder the subsequent subjugation efforts, so Feng could only endure listening to the other party finish boasting.

However, they let the other party stay until evening.

That night, Feng sent Naogō Tagakuto to search for the female ninja who had been expelled from Hoshigakure, the one who was now hiding her identity in Hoshigakure to protect her son.

And then, that was it.

With the help of Feng and his gang, who were only going through the motions, the masked ninja Natsuhiboshi was killed by Akahoshi while trying to save his son Subaru. While Subaru was filled with grief and indignation, Akahoshi's atrocities were exposed by Hokuto and other villagers.

When the deserted Akahoshi forcibly absorbed [Star] into his body, attempting to eliminate all the villagers who knew about it, Feng had no choice but to reluctantly agree to the villagers of Hoshigakure's request to eliminate Akahoshi, with the entire Hoshigakure as the bargaining chip.

After sending all the people of the small Hoshigakure to the Rainbow Country, far from the mainland, using the Summoning Beast Tokatsu the Chameleon, the Land of Bears, without Hoshigakure, was practically undefended for Feng and his companions.

Especially regarding the canal, Feng's men had communicated with the Land of Bears many times, making them quite familiar with the matter.

Therefore, Feng did not personally go to handle the matter of controlling the daimyo of Tagakuto Land of Bears; he only sent Uchiha Naogō to deal with it himself.

Then, Feng originally thought he would have to go back to Funfun Street to ambush Konoha Ninja in order to continue his schemes to conquer other small countries.

But it turns out that the Sage of Six Paths has completely thrown Naruto's script into the Land of Whirlpools Konoha.

In the Land of Vegetables, the princess's kidnapping occurred as scheduled.

This time, however, the Land of Vegetables didn't go to Konoha to issue the mission; instead, they went directly to the Land of Whirlpools to find the Uchiha.

In the Land of Honey, the storyline of Lady Kayo's disappearance didn't happen because Tokatsu had become Feng's Summoning Beast; instead, a honey-grabbing war broke out.

Then the Land of Marsh, the Land of Forest...

Including the Land of Birds previously controlled Yōhei Uchiha and Shōya, Feng has now expanded his territory by six countries.

However, he was severely understaffed and simply could not manage so many expanded countries at once.

Therefore, when the bandit group "Death Rhyme Clan" attacked the border of the Land of Fields Land of Fields, Feng simply killed the enemy and returned, without staying in the Land of Fields for long.

Of course, this was also to give Orochimaru some face, since if Feng controlled the daimyo of the Land of Fields and occupied the Land of Fields, he would not allow Orochimaru to act recklessly in the Land of Fields.