Fourteen Department Heads
One day later.
The Uzumaki Clan migrated, leaving behind the homeland that had nurtured them for so many years.
Their goal in migrating as a whole tribe was very clear: the Land of Night.
While Konoha's Third Hokage, Hiruzen, understood the decision, he still expressed regret.
Doichi, on the other hand, was not surprised at all.
The Uzumaki Clan and Senju Clan are indeed closely related distant relatives, but much of this close relationship is maintained by the older generation.
In this upheaval, almost all of the older generation of the Uzumaki Clan were burned to ashes.
Of the elders who held real power, only Uzumaki Teruaki remained.
The remaining surviving younger generation of ninjas were more inclined towards the Land of Night.
Firstly, as young people, many of them were acquaintances of Doichi Erika, and their seniority was not far apart.
Secondly, the previous generation in the Land of Night also had seniority and powerful backers.
Although those three veterans looked unusually young, someone who didn't know them might have mistaken them for their peers.
Based on these two points alone, one can compare the advantages and disadvantages of going to the Land of Night and Konoha.
Not to mention, their survival in this joint attack by the Hidden Cloud Village Hidden Mist Village was largely thanks to the timely support from the Land of Night.
Logically and emotionally, most people would prefer the Land of Night.
Although some suggested that a portion of the clan could also be sent to Konoha to settle down, this suggestion was immediately rejected by the acting clan leader, Zhaoming.
At this point, the snake and the rat are at opposite ends, and both sides will feel uncomfortable.
Perhaps this path is more secure, putting all your eggs in two baskets, but you can forget about getting ahead later.
The Land of Night killed the Third Mizukage to protect the Uzumaki Clan, effectively cutting off any path outside the Land of Night.
Zhao Ming suspected that Rikuo had taken this into consideration, which was why he deliberately did not leave the Third Mizukage alive, thus denying the Uzumaki Clan a choice.
However, for a young person in their early twenties to travel thousands of miles to provide support requires a great deal of energy, and to accurately predict the Uzumaki Clan's future in a very short time... Is this really the kind of cunning a young person in their early twenties can possess?
Zhao Ming was unwilling to think deeply, nor did he want to.
With things having progressed to this point, the Uzumaki Clan had no other choice; continuing to think about these things was pointless.
He had actually made his decision the day after the incident, but the reason he delayed until now was simply because he didn't want to embarrass Konoha by being too decisive.
After all, Konoha's support was timely enough; however, the support from the Land of Night exceeded everyone's expectations.
The Uzumaki Clan's migration was not a large-scale operation. After collecting the bodies of their deceased clansmen and all the important items in Uzushiogakure, they crossed the Land of Land of Fire's territory with the support of the Land of Night and Konoha's reinforcements clearing the way, heading towards the Land of Night.
To express his gratitude for Konoha's support, Terunaga, as the new clan leader, specially brought out many of the Uzumaki Clan's treasured Ninjutsu collected in the past as a thank-you gift.
During the migration of the Uzumaki Clan, more and more details about the attack on the Uzumaki Clan have been uncovered after many days of investigation by various forces.
For example, Rikuo's Susanoo and Flying Thunder God Technique, and the Third Mizukage's current fate is unknown.
For example, the Third Raikage was chased by the General of the Land of Night riding a spider for a day and a night, then crossed the sea and fled all the way back to the south of the Land of Lightning.
As a result, the 3,000-strong ninja force was overwhelmed by the Second Shogun of the Land of Night, who fought alone with a beast. The shogun himself was exhausted and collapsed during the battle. In the end, it was only thanks to the desperate intervention of the Hidden Cloud Village that the enemy was rescued and saved from being captured again.
Some countries that were at odds with Hidden Cloud Village even secretly mocked the Third Raikage as the Five Kage who was the best at escaping in history.
As expected of the Raikage, putting aside other abilities, his speed and stamina are absolutely unmatched.
Some people even secretly gave the Third Raikage a nasty nickname – Lightning Runner (meaning "Thunder Runner").
Of course, the focus of attention is still on the Land of Night and the Land of Lightning.
According to intelligence, the Land of Night's attack on Hidden Cloud Village is not only targeting the Third Raikage Raikage, A, but also the western part of the Land of Lightning.
On the very day that the Hidden Cloud Village attacked the Land of Whirlpool, the Acting Former General, along with one of the Former General's Personal Guard, launched a surprise attack on the western part of the Land of Lightning, destroying important industrial, granary, and transportation facilities in more than ten key towns, creating millions of refugees in one fell swoop.
Many more Hidden Cloud Village were easily crushed to death during the resistance.
By the time the Hidden Cloud Village gathered its main force to attack, the enemy had already finished fighting and returned to the Land of Night, leaving behind a scene of utter chaos that needed to be cleaned up.
This caused great distress to the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, who even sent letters to the Kumogakure to inquire why they had made such a commotion without making a sound.
They've only been living a peaceful life for a few years, can't they just settle down for a while?
It hurts, it hurts so much.
Then, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning issued a statement condemning the Land of Night, calling it a barbaric act that was completely contrary to the humanitarian principles of the Ninja World.
At the same time, we urge the other Daimyo powers and daimyo to resist this barbaric behavior of the Land of Night.
The Daimyo of the Land of Water was the first to respond, condemning the Land of Night for its lack of morality. He then inquired about what had happened to their Third Mizukage Land of Night demanded that he be released immediately.
The major powers and Daimyo who hadn't participated didn't react at all; they simply sat quietly and watched the show, secretly pleased with themselves, indicating that they would continue.
It would be best if a fight broke out, a bloodbath.
--Night Land of Night, General's Residence.
In the High-Level Meeting room of the Tenshu Tower, Doichi had just returned and immediately convened this High-Level Meeting.
Only he was present, along with Chihiro and Megumi, who served as the general's assistants, and the heads of the fourteen departments of the Military Bureau.
Naraku, the head of the Mechanized Command Department, did not use the usual terrorist-looking puppet, but instead used a twelve-year-old boy puppet to participate in the meeting. The lifelike artificial eyes sparkled with childlike curiosity, and a lollipop was dangling from his mouth.
It's obvious that he's imitating the personality and behavior of children, seemingly believing it to be a kind of fun in life.
Occasionally, he would even control puppet girls or young girls to attend meetings, seemingly enjoying it immensely.
On the minister's chair in the Ministry of the Environmental Protection Department, a blue beetle lay.
It was the Seven-Tails that split off a portion of its Chakra to create Chakra clone and came to attend the meeting.
This scene caused the others' lips to twitch slightly.
"According to the latest investigation by the Special Assault Department, Hidden Cloud Village and Hidden Mist Village have been very active these past two days, with a large number of ninja units being mobilized. All indications suggest that these two villages may be preparing for war. At the same time, Hidden Mist Village is constantly pressing us for information about the whereabouts of our Third Mizukage."
Doichi spoke first, setting the topic of the meeting.
"What's there to discuss? Let's just fight!"
"I support this. They started this trouble, so I think we should strike first and teach them a lesson!"
The first to react were not Kakuzu, the head of the Combat Execution Division, but the Special Support Department and the Medical Rescue Department, which were not primarily engaged in military combat, among the fourteen departments of the Military Bureau.
Furthermore, even Keika, the head of the Medical Rescue Department who is usually seen as peaceful and kind by outsiders, made an unusually aggressive statement about striking first, with a sharp glint in her eyes.
As a veteran who followed the previous general, no one dared to underestimate the power of this Minister of the Medical Rescue Department.
If it weren't for her age, which is not yet retirement age, she should already be living in the Heavenly Dao Palace like those retired cadres.
She is also one of the few senior members among the current Fourteen Department Heads who can enter the Heavenly Dao Palace without Doichi's approval.