Ninjas Begin to Awaken
The actions of the three ninja squads from Iwagakure in the Land of Earth seemed even more shocking than those of Feng, and the news spread throughout the Ninja World in just three days.
Its influence also ignited the rebellious spirits of countless ninjas in the Ninja World.
The Land of Grass, the Kusagakure, is best at reading people and situations, and they readily adapt to changing circumstances.
Therefore, after witnessing the destruction of Iwagakure and the looting of several powerful noble families in his own country without any reaction from the daimyo, he immediately followed suit and pretended to be a bandit, robbing several wealthy nobles in the Land of Grass.
As a result, the Daimyo of the Land of Grass merely issued a lukewarm reprimand, but did nothing about the Kusagakure.
And this is just the beginning.
The Land of Stone, a small country sandwiched between the Land of Birds and the Land of Wind, is already moving towards the construction of a new era nation because the Land of Birds Land of Wind are the territory of the Beacon.
The ordinary working class on the border of the Land of Stone naturally feel envious when they see people from other countries living good lives.
With no changes occurring in their own countries, it was only natural that people flocked to the Land of Birds and the Land of Wind.
But how could the nobles of the Land of Stone allow their 'slaves' to escape? Naturally, they intercepted them with all their might.
Originally, nobles, by virtue of their high status, could intimidate their subordinates and thus stop commoners from fleeing.
But now, with the rise of Feng, the two ninja villages of Iwagakure and Land of Grass, one large and one small, have been tested by all ninjas, proving that daimyo and nobles are nothing but paper tigers.
The army of the Land of Stone, which was trying to stop civilians from flooding into the Land of Birds and the Land of Wind, was easily defeated by a ninja who was born by chance among the civilians of the Land of Stone.
That rogue ninja even stormed into the home of a nobleman on the border of the Land of Stone and looted everything.
When the daimyo of the Land of Stone learned of the situation, he sent an army, but it consisted of only a few samurai and ordinary guards, who were almost wiped out by the ninja who walked them around like dogs.
Then, his name was never heard from again.
Then, something even more terrible happened in the Land of Forests.
A skilled ninja from that country returned directly to his hometown, killed the lord, seized the lord's mansion, and lived a life of luxury and privilege.
Land of Forests's name received no response whatsoever.
The powerful and wealthy have now fallen completely silent.
Those who once held themselves high and mighty, treating ninjas as mere tools, now had to accept a terrifying truth—the way the ninjas looked at them had completely changed.
They finally remembered that simple yet cruel truth: in the face of absolute power, power and status are meaningless.
But this is not the end; similar incidents continue to occur in various corners of the Ninja World.
No matter how fiercely the ninjas caused trouble or how heinous their crimes, the daimyo and nobles could only silently endure it, without any countermeasures whatsoever.
This made many ninjas finally realize that nobles and daimyo were nothing but trash who had status and power but no real strength.
These ninjas, who clearly possess the power to change the world, could easily expose the identities and authority of their opponents with a mere touch. Yet, they have been used as tools by this group of powerless trash. This is not only absurd but also shameful.
"So... even the daimyo and nobles can't do anything against ninjas."
This statement began to spread like a virus throughout the Ninja World.
"Why? Why do those useless trash who can't even Substitution Technique have the right to boss us around? Why do we shed blood and sacrifice ourselves while they reap the benefits?"
Some of the awakened ninjas are even trying to awaken their comrades.
"Because it has been like this for thousands of years."
Some of their companions answered in this way.
"Is it right just because it's always been this way?"
"The Asura of the Ninja World, Uchiha Feng, the Hidden Stone Village, the Land of Grass, and countless others have proven that those incompetent fools are utterly unqualified to lead us."
The awakened ninjas directly refuted this with examples.
In this situation, most people will generally start to reflect and then figure it out.
However, not all ninjas can understand this.
The brainwashing education conducted by the native nobles of the Ninja World over thousands of years, and the distorted values they established, cannot be reversed in a short period of time.
Therefore, in some parts of the Ninja World, there are still some ninjas who, no matter how others try to persuade them, do not want to be human again and only want to continue to be dogs for nobles and daimyo.
These people have the phrase "ninjas are just tools" ingrained in their very being, without questioning it whatsoever.
They adhered to the belief that ninjas don't need to judge the right or wrong of orders, they only need to execute them.
This kind of loyalty is, in a way, tragic.
But he is also real.
Therefore, before the ninja community could unify the Ninja World, it had already begun to split up.
Faced with this division, the Five Great Shinobi Villages, which have the most ninjas in the Ninja World, serve as a beacon and trendsetter for other forces and ninjas.
Needless to say, Sunagakure and Kirigakure are Feng's territories. The daimyo are merely his puppets of Genjutsu. Those nobles who can accept his various new policies are fine, but those who cannot are long gone.
They naturally stand on the opposite side of the powerful and wealthy.
Konoha's current Hokage, Tsunade, and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire are direct blood relatives. Naturally, Tsunade would not allow Konoha Ninja to cause trouble for the Land of Fire. However, given the current state of affairs, the Daimyo is unlikely to allocate funds to the ninja villages anymore.
However, Konoha also needs to survive. Under these circumstances, even if Tsunade is unwilling, all the major and minor ninja clans in Konoha will force Tsunade to make a choice, whether for the sake of the village or for their own clans. Otherwise, they would not mind if Konoha immediately replaced the Sixth Hokage.
In other words, Konoha, as the Tsunade of Hokage, wanted to stand in the middle of this division and not take sides, but unfortunately she did not have the strength of Hashirama Senju and could not put her personal will above the collective.
Therefore, it won't be long before Konoha also has to stand on the opposite side of the powerful and wealthy.
While Kumogakure is similar to Konoha, the relationship between the Raikage and the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning is closer. The Third and Fourth Raikage Third Raikage directly related to the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning from the Yotsuki Clan.
This resulted in the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning never withholding funds allocated to the Kumogakure, and maintaining a very friendly relationship with the Kumogakure.
Furthermore, during the Third Shinobi World War, the Third Raikage fought alone against an army of tens of thousands of shinobi to cover the retreat of his comrades in the village, and died after three days and three nights of fierce fighting.
During his tenure, the Fourth Raikage led by example and devoted himself to the development of the village, even making Kumogakure surpass Konoha to become the number one ninja village in the Ninja World.
Most importantly, the Fourth Raikage is only retired; he's not dead yet.
This makes the relationship between Kumogakure) and the Land of Lightning the most delicate compared to the relationships between other ninja villages and their corresponding countries.
However, they wanted to stand with the Daimyo, but found that this was different from the choice of other forces in the Ninja World. They couldn't live with their conscience if they opposed the Daimyo.
Therefore, although Kumogakure is currently on the same side as the Daimyo, they are still undecided about which side to choose and have not yet made a decision.
As for Iwagakure, there's not much to say. Ōnoki already had a list of Land of Earth nobles who had previously expressed dissatisfaction with Iwagakure on his desk, making his attitude and thoughts quite clear.
It can only be said that those who enjoy being someone else's 'dog' are a minority. Therefore, when faced with the vast ocean of the people and the ninjas who want to rise up and take charge, those little ninjas can't stir up any waves at all; they just act as a speed bump.
The old order and established classes of the Ninja World are already teetering on the brink of collapse in the face of the new era ushered in by Feng, and are destined to crumble soon.