Qianji, the daughter of the former ruler of the Land of Fire and its current Grand Princess, was deeply worried about recent developments. The dispatch of troops to the Land of Demons had finally brought the conflict between the Daimyo Mansion and Konoha Ninja Village into the open, and neither side showed any intention of backing down.
At first, the entire Capital had become a battlefield of public opinion. Thanks to Konoha Ninja Village's reputation, public sentiment favored the village. After officials repeatedly submitted petitions offering advice, the Daimyo seemed to lose patience and imposed restrictions on public discourse throughout the country. Anyone who dared openly support Konoha Ninja Village would be watched and arrested by agents of the Daimyo Mansion.
The residents already favored Konoha Ninja Village and were deeply unhappy about the Daimyo's plan to send troops to the Land of Demons. The Daimyo Mansion's crackdown only intensified their resentment, but with the samurai at its disposal, no one dared speak out.
The Chakra Samurai trained by Tobi had become a formidable force within the Daimyo Mansion. In the Capital, no force other than the most accomplished ninja could stand against them. And those ninja, at least for the time being, still belonged to the Daimyo Mansion's forces, leaving even fewer obstacles in its path.
Now the people could only grumble in their homes. After the officials who submitted petitions were imprisoned one after another by the Daimyo, no one dared raise the matter again. The only forces capable of standing against the Daimyo Mansion were Konoha Ninja Village and the local lords beyond the Capital.
Under Konoha Ninja Village's deliberate guidance, the local lords friendly to the village received certain secret information and rallied behind it. They supported its decision and asked the Daimyo Mansion not to