With this voice filled with immense pain and anger
Rasa, who had been sitting silently in the front row, slowly stood up.
His eyes were bloodshot, his fists were clenched, and his body trembled slightly with extreme anger.
The golden Gold Dust twisted on his body, yet was suppressed and restrained by extreme control.
"My teacher, the Third Kazekage, how much did he sacrifice for this village?"
He developed Magnet Release and strengthened the seals; his greatest dream was to make Sunagakure stronger!
To this end, he did not hesitate to constantly compromise with the daimyo and nobles.
As requested by the daimyo, reduce military equipment and decrease the number of ninjas.
How weak has the entire Sunagakure become now?
And then what happened?
Rasa's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth.
And the result?
The result is that he's now dead!
He didn't die on the battlefield, but rather from the conspiracy and machinations of the families in the village he was protecting, the jade he was guarding!
Tell me, is this kind of jade worthy of our loyalty?
"My teacher has nowhere left to retreat, yet even so, the powerful lords and nobles haven't let him go. What meaning does this loyalty hold?"
Rasa's outburst not only left these elderly elders speechless, but even Mukai was surprised to frequently scrutinize him.
In his memory, Rasa was a disciple of the Third Kazekage and a pure politician.
One can glean some insight from the fact that in the original timeline, he was willing to sacrifice the village hero Pakura for the sake of a so-called compromise.
It was truly unexpected that Rasa would take the initiative to question the Daimyo.
Mukai overlooked the fact that Rasa was the direct disciple of the Third Kazekage.
As one of the best Magnet Release practitioners among the younger generation, the bond between him and the Third Kazekage is unimaginable to others.
This plot to overthrow the Daimyo completely enraged Rasa the moment he attempted to assassinate the Third Kazekage.
As the leader of the Gold Dust Corps, Rasa's stance carries immense appeal.
His grief and indignation instantly ignited the fury of many of the Kazekage's direct subordinates present.
" Rasa is right!"
" Lord Kazekage cannot have died in vain!"
Seeing the crowd's fervor rising, Chiyo knew the time was right.
He glanced at Mukai this direction, then stood up and said:
" The Third Kazekage is a hero of the village!"
Our Hidden Village has been fighting for the Land of Wind for ages, yet the Daimyo of the Land of Wind is still not satisfied!
The assassination of the Third Kazekage was the sharp blade they used to pierce our hearts!
This is a matter of life and death; we absolutely cannot forgive it!
Of course, we cannot blindly rebel; that would only lead to our deaths.
Chiyo's words temporarily silenced the noise in the meeting room.
She then continued:
But we cannot sit idly by and wait to die!
The daimyo can assassinate the Kazekage today, and cut off our funding tomorrow, forcing us to submit!
They can easily place any retainer in the position of Kazekage and force us to pledge allegiance to them!
In their eyes, our Sunagakure has always been nothing more than a watchdog, fed a bone when needed and discarded when not!
Chiyo Jonin the many Jonin present and raised her voice, saying:
"We can choose to conceal it for the time being, to hide the news of the Third Kazekage's assassination."
But that would be futile!
The daimyo has not achieved his goal and will continue to intensify his efforts to overthrow the village!
The Third Kazekage had nowhere left to retreat, but the Daimyo still wouldn't let him go!
Some might say that if we rashly attack a daimyo, it will surely provoke the hostility of nobles from other countries!
Haven't people who think this way noticed that the Shinobi World has already begun to descend into chaos?
The conflicts between other countries are already irreconcilable!
Don't they want to attack Sunagakure?
Whether we fight the daimyo or not, if we continue to weaken, war is inevitable!
As for the daimyo and nobles, didn't Hanzō of the Land of Rain take action against them?
We have nowhere left to retreat. Any struggle that offers a chance of survival is better than a slow, inevitable death!
Chiyo's words resonated with many Jonin.
Since the Second Shinobi World War, the daimyo's control over village finances, and the probing and restless activity of other villages, all indicate that war is not far off.
At such a critical juncture, why doesn't the daimyo of the Land of Wind increase the village's war preparation budget?
Instead, they're demanding a reduction in the number of ninjas and cutting back on investment—isn't that harboring malicious intentions?
Seeing that no one was objecting anymore, Chiyo then pointed to Mukai, who was watching the show from the sidelines:
"This is the newly Jonin, Mukai!"
His rapid progress is evident to all, and he has made outstanding contributions to the transformation of the Oasis Fortress and the strengthening of the Puppet Brigade.
One-Tail Shukaku, was once our greatest disaster and burden.
But now, it has been subdued by the ninja Mi and become his summoning beast!
It will become one of the most powerful protective forces in Sunagakure, even more reliable than Jinchūriki!
This is Shukaku!
Being able to capture Shukaku as a summoning beast is a top-tier achievement in the Shinobi World!
Previously, everyone's understanding of Mukai was limited to his crushing defeat of Konoha's elites in the Chunin Ninja Exams.
How long ago was this guy Scorpion's little follower? Now he's grown up to this extent?
She then pointed to Pakura, to Scorpion, and to Rasa:
"The village has lost the Third Kazekage, but we still have many more powerful ninjas!"
Why can't we decide our own future?
You and Shukaku are now important fighting forces for the village.
What is your opinion?
Mukai, not intimidated by being called upon by Chiyo, stood up and said loudly:
I agree to revenge!
Our revenge is not to vent our anger, but to establish a new order!
We certainly won't let the culprit's name get away with it.
As for other nobles who are dependent on the daimyo, we will give them the opportunity to surrender.
The order of the Land of Wind should be established by the Sunagakure.
We must tell all our enemies that the blood of the Kazekage must not be shed in vain!
We will use the power of ninjas to build a brand new Land of Wind!
A powerful nation led by the Sunagakure, free from aristocratic exploitation, where all resources are used for the development of the national ninja village!
"But... what about war? Other major powers won't stand idly by!" an elder still worried.
War is never far away!
But we, the Sunagakure, will rise from the ashes!
Behind Mukai stood Pakura and Xie, who showed their approval of Mukai through their actions.
Rasa, along with the Jonin of the Kazekage Guard, walked up behind Mukai.
This recognition, along with the strength represented by Shukaku, gave Mukai's words considerable weight.
"Tolerance will not bring peace, but only more unscrupulous bullying."
Better to be reborn in flames than to rot in a slow death!
I, Mukai, am willing to fight this battle for the sake of the Lord Kazekage and for the future of Sunagakure!
Elder Chiyo looked with satisfaction at the increasing number of Jonin Mukai, and nodded, saying:
"Gentlemen, as Mukai said, we only have two paths before us."
The first rule is to kneel down, bury your head in the sand, and beg for the daimyo's forgiveness.
Then they wait to be slowly dismembered and devoured, becoming cannon fodder in the hands of the daimyo's appointed retainers, their villages perishing, and becoming Guardian Ninja of the daimyo and nobles.
Second, stand up, grasp the Kunai in our hands, and pave a path to rebirth with the blood of enemies and traitors!
Chiyo took a deep breath and asked sharply:
"Now, let's begin the voting for the Sand Village Jonin Tournament!"
To continue being a servile dog to daimyo and nobles.
Or will he join the village's ninjas, become a revolutionary who assassinates the emperor, and take control of his own destiny in the new world?
Jonin revenge against the Daimyo, please raise your hand!
silence.
The entire conference room was deathly silent.
Then, Mukai raised his hand high.
Next came Pakura and Sasori, followed immediately by Rasa.
The fifth, the sixth... more and more people stood up, standing behind Mukai, raising their right hands.
Their eyes burned with a long-suppressed anger, as well as a yearning for new life.
In the end, all the Jonin of Sunagakure expressed their support through their actions.
As for those elderly elders, their choices are no longer important.
Granny Chiyo watched all this, then slowly closed her eyes.
She knew that from this moment on, the world of Sunagakure had completely changed.
She exchanged a glance with Ebizo, and finally, Ebizo nodded slightly.
Chiyo opened her eyes and announced the result in a hoarse voice:
"Therefore, Sunagakure hereby declares war on the Daimyo of the Land of Wind!"
Blood debts must be repaid in blood!