The Situation in the Ninja World

While Feng still had time to practice techniques to strengthen his internal organs, other parts of the Ninja World were experiencing real turmoil.

Feng had ruthlessly exterminated and robbed more than ten powerful families from various countries, yet remained unscathed.

The junior ninjas from Iwagakure, Kusagakure, the Land of Stone, and the Land of Forests also provoked the daimyo and nobles of their respective countries, but no one could do anything about it.

This made most people in the Ninja World realize that those powerful and arrogant people who usually commanded ninja villages and arbitrarily rewarded or demoted ninjas were powerless against the ninjas who wielded power. If they did not surrender and await their death, the annihilation of their clans was only a matter of a ninja's whim.

Their so-called authority, nobility, and legitimacy of rule are not supported by any real power; they are purely a false illusion built up by thousands of years of brainwashing and habitual rule.

Thus, the ninjas, awakened by the sudden awakening, began a bloody purge that swept across the entire Ninja World.

Faced with this class struggle between ninjas and nobles, even if the nobles exhausted their private wealth and used every means at their disposal, it was ultimately just the dying struggle of the remnants of the corrupt old era.

After all, without ninjas, the strongest fighting force they could find were some samurai who controlled Chakra and demons, monsters, and Summoning Beast that attempted to infiltrate the human world.

But those were things that the ninja community had long since swept into the dustbin of history, so how could they possibly be a match for the ever-growing ninja community?

On the contrary, those nobles who sought help from samurai or demons and monsters suffered even bloodier retaliation from the ninjas.

In a short time, powerful and wealthy families were wiped out, and such cases were commonplace in the Ninja World.

Even in some countries under Feng's command that had only recently been annexed and where the power transition was not yet complete, Land of Wind and the Land of Forest, many nobles and officials were attacked.

Fortunately, Feng had announced early on that the various territories under his command were an alliance. Some of the attacked areas were guarded by ninja Mobile Unit, and in areas without ninjas, ninjas could be sent to help under legitimate reasons.

Therefore, after several brutal and bloody conflicts, the attacks on nobles and officials of his various countries were brought under control.

Outside of Feng's territory, only some nobles who had previously treated their ninja subordinates well and still had ninja loyalists were spared.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning were well protected and not disturbed by petty villains, thanks to their relationship with the Hokage of Konoha and the Raikage of Kumogakure.

The remaining nobles who had not yet been purged or retaliated against could only cower in their mansions in constant fear and pray for divine protection, daring not to harbor any further rebellious sentiments.

After all, if they don't resist, some members of their family might survive the purge and save some money; but if they resist, their entire family will be wiped out.

As for Iwagakure, which had already tasted the benefits of joining the group, the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, completely abandoned his reservations and went with the flow, directly choosing to control most of the important cities and towns in the Land of Earth.

They completely ignored his name, treating it as if it didn't exist.

The lord witnessed the whole thing, but dared not stop it, dared not question it, and dared not make the slightest move.

He could only swallow his bitter pill, watching helplessly as Ōnoki led Iwagakure to quickly seize power in the Land of Earth, not daring to utter a single word.

This led to an increase in the number of awakened ninjas in the Ninja World gradually learned about the situation in the Land of Earth, and also caused greater turmoil.

As for this, Feng had not yet fully digested the countries he had annexed, nor had he trained enough personnel, so naturally he had done nothing.

However, Konoha and Kumogakure, being among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, couldn't just do nothing.

The Kirigakure and the Sunagakure, which were the first to "make soup" for the powerful and wealthy, have already developed beyond their time. The Iwagakure, which followed suit, is also "rolling in the oil." If they don't do something, they will fall behind the times.

So, one day, at a private bathhouse in the Land of Hot Water.

Tsunade, the Tsunade Hokage Konoha, along with Kakashi Nara Shikaku, held a secret meeting with Darui, the Raikage of Kumogakure, and high-ranking Kumogakure Dodai Tsuchidai and A.

Tsunade spoke first.

"Last month, more than forty Genin in Konoha applied for retirement, citing the reason that 'being Konoha Ninja is making it so difficult for my family to make ends meet.'"

I managed to keep most of it to myself, but a small portion simply slipped away secretly and sent home three times more money this month than when I was a ninja."

After saying that, she sighed heavily and then took a big gulp of wine.

"Ninja? Sneaking away?"

"Heh, Konoha is really getting worse and worse. In our village, this kind of situation would be called missing-nin, and we'd have them killed long ago."

Ai responded with a slightly sarcastic tone.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade glanced at A and sneered:

"The place they went to is Uchiha Feng's territory. The Fourth Raikage is so powerful, why don't we, Konoha, pay for a mission and let your Kumogakure help Konoha kill them?"

Don't worry, we guarantee we won't hold a grudge against you, and we'll settle the payments one by one in cash, without owing you a single penny.

Ai instinctively wanted to retort, but when the words reached his lips, he remembered what Uchiha Feng had done, and immediately shut his mouth in embarrassment.

At this moment, Dodai took over the conversation, also helping Ai out of the predicament.

"We in Kumogakure have also learned about the situation the Hokage described."

Uchiha Feng implemented a major reform of his ninjas, dividing them from mere tools into Technical Ninja and Combat Ninja.

The way Combat Ninja train ninjas is similar to how our ninja villages train their ninjas, but their training is supposedly full-time and off-duty. Combat Ninja only need to be responsible for training and fighting, and they don't have to worry about any other trivial matters in life.

Technical Ninja, on the other hand, use Ninjutsu in their daily lives, becoming specialized workers and rarely participating in combat.

The ninjas from Konoha who fled to Uchiha Feng's territory most likely joined the ranks of the Technical Ninja.

However, to be fair, Ninjutsu is indeed very convenient for everyday life, and our Kumogakure has recently been learning some of their techniques."

"Ninjas are inherently selected from among the best, Uchiha Feng even divided them into those who excel in combat and those who don't."

To be honest, when I first heard about this, I thought it was a joke, but I didn't expect that they did it so well, even more reasonably than we have done before."

After Dodai spoke, Tsunade, Hokage n't continue speaking, Nara Shikaku cleverly stepped forward to respond.

"Hmph, it's utterly foolish for ninjas to not fight and instead become laborers."

That would only dull the minds of the younger generation and make young people lose their sense of crisis.

In a few years, everyone will only do jobs that don't pose a danger, and no ninja will be willing to become a fighter whose life is constantly in danger.

"By then, heh heh, all those countries that followed Uchiha Feng's reforms, like the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Wind, will be finished."

Ai then let out a cold laugh, a hint of mockery appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Previously, only one-tenth of the Land of Land of Wind was habitable, but now, with the help of Uchiha Feng, half of the country is habitable."

In two years, the environment of the Land of Wind, which used to be filled with yellow sand, will be no worse than that of the Land of Fire.

This means that the population of the Land of Wind will multiply several times over in the future.

With a larger population, the number of ninjas in Sunagakure will certainly increase several times over.

Kakashi then spoke slowly, his tone flat, as if he were simply reading a report from a script.

But after he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Everyone understood that no matter how much criticism was nitpicked, the changes in the Land of Wind were an undeniable fact.

Besides the Land of Wind, the more than ten allied countries that the Land of Whirlpools recently announced are also changing every day.

The reason they are meeting here in secret today is to seek change, not to continue bickering.

Otherwise, while others are forging ahead and constantly growing stronger, Konoha and Kumogakure are stagnating in the same place, and they will be killed sooner or later.

After a long silence, Darui, who had remained silent until now, stood up and spoke with a meaningful smile:

"Hehe, the village doesn't belong to one person. Even if we don't want to do something, if most of the villagers want to do it, then even the shadow can't go against the will of the majority of the villagers."

"Boss, and the Hokage of Konoha, don't you agree?"

As he said this, his eyes darted back and forth between Tsunade and A, the meaning of which couldn't be clearer.

Tsunade and A, who were chosen, couldn't help but become serious.

"Why don't we all go back and ask the other villagers for their opinions? Maybe their thoughts will be surprising."

Nara Shikaku then stepped forward again to smooth things over.

Upon hearing this, Darui still smiled meaningfully:

"Yes, we should ask the other villagers for their opinions."

But after saying that, he walked towards the door, choosing to end the meeting.

He made his point clear not to force Tsunade, but to get his boss, the Fourth Raikage A, to clarify his stance.

In other parts of the Ninja World, everyone was scrambling for the territory and wealth of the powerful and wealthy, and they were all eating their fill. Kumogakure had already fallen behind, but it couldn't stay behind forever.

Therefore, for the sake of Kumogakure, Darui, as the current Raikage of the village, must make the previous Raikage A, choose between the village and the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.

This is something Darui, as the Raikage of Kumogakure, must do.

Tsunade, who remained where she was, suddenly remembered a sentence her grandfather, the First Hokage, had once said, "I want to build a village where children can grow up laughing."

However, Konoha failed to let the children grow up smiling; instead, it continued to send them to the battlefield, just like during the Warring States period.

On the contrary, under Uchiha Feng's current rule, the system and laws that allow children to grow up smiling are truly being implemented.

This made Tsunade's mood even heavier, and the scales in her heart tipped in her favor, making her even more determined to learn from Feng and take action against the powerful and influential.