"The meaning of 'daimyo' is..."
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire closed his fan, without giving a direct answer:
"The pressure has accumulated to a certain extent. Given this situation, other major powers will likely take action."
Let the hounds fight it out!
" Mukai, there's so much wealth in the Daming Castle!"
This is just what's in the underground vault; who knows how much more was in the castle, and you burned it all down! What a waste!
Scorpion stared in shock as he watched the treasure being continuously transported out.
Pakura, who was standing next to him, naturally agreed.
What a waste!
He was not shocked by the sheer amount of treasure, but rather by the loss of the treasure that had been destroyed in the fire within the castle!
Mukai has already released Shukaku back; he is currently inspecting the damage to the Hierarch Mecha.
Hearing Scorpion's complaint, Mukai said calmly:
"You stingy scorpion, is this all the obvious treasure you can see?"
Looking at the bigger picture, although Sunagakure lost its strongest Kazekage this time, it gained an entire nation!
We don't have time to argue with these decadent old nobles.
Time is money, my friend!
Scorpion suddenly remembered the information that Mukai to Granny Chiyo, and was horrified:
" Mukai, you're not kidding, are you?"
"Are those plans really possible to come to fruition?"
Where there's a will, there's a way!
nothing is impossible!"
While other villages were receiving letters from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind requesting assistance, and were weighing the pros and cons and holding meetings to discuss the matter...
The Land of Wind has begun a sweeping transformation.
This reform is known as the Land of Wind Land Reform Plan!
"Master Ninja, have these lands really been allocated to us?"
"The land belongs to the Land of Wind. You only have the right to cultivate it, and of course, you have the right to continue cultivating it indefinitely."
Now that the Land of Wind no longer has nobles, you only need to pay 30% of the land harvest as tax to the Sunagakure.
Of course, Sunagakure will provide you with security and the construction of water conservancy facilities!
The same thing happened all over the Land of Wind.
With the unified coordination of the Sunagakure Elders Council, the Jonin teams were able to quickly eliminate the nobles from various regions.
These former bureaucratic nobles of the Land of Wind, centered around the daimyo, were utterly powerless against the ninja's strength.
Once the oases and villages that had been cleared and controlled were established, land reforms were carried out in accordance with the action plan.
The effects of these land reforms lie in the future; the vast assets confiscated from the nobles are already enough to allow Sunagakure to support large-scale battles.
Moreover, now that the conservative faction of the Third Kazekage is no longer holding them back, the construction workshops on the Mukai Oasis Fortress side have begun to operate at full capacity.
First, the large stockpile of ninja tools was distributed.
Kunai made of high-quality steel, Ninja Blade infused with Chakra Metal, improved new powered puppets, and top-notch protective single-soldier unpowered exoskeleton mechs.
These well-made equipment were transported to Sunagakure like a flowing river, arming the ninjas who were originally fearful of the future to the teeth!
Without the support of a powerful lord, the village not only survived, but became richer than ever before!
Even the expensive Explosive Tag, they each received three!
The village is so generous!
In response, Konan, the logistics supervisor of Mukai, smiled but remained silent.
Having stabilized the village's rear, Mukai Scorpion continue to oversee the workshop's mass production, while he, along with Pakura, focused on completing the construction of defensive facilities on the northern border.
The kind with ninja characteristics.
" Teacher Pakura, are you sure you can keep going? You can't even last that long."
"I haven't even really put in any effort yet, and you've already collapsed?"
Pakura lay sprawled on the sand, her chest heaving, and after finally regaining some strength, she responded:
"You brat, you're treating your teacher like a beast of burden!"
How could my Chakra possibly compare to Shukaku's?
Those are Tailed Beast, Tailed Beast!
Let me rest for a bit, you guys go and solidify this sand wall!
Mukai then stopped teasing Pakura. Wearing the Hierarch Mecha, he stood atop Shukaku's head and gave the order:
" Shukaku, if you're okay with that, let's get started!"
" Mukai- kun! I am Chakra, whose Shukaku is inexhaustible!"
The Sage of Six Paths doesn't categorize Tailed Beast by the number of tails; I'm very strong!
Seemingly to prove he wasn't exaggerating, Shukaku suddenly swung its two claws upwards:
" Extra-Large Sand Waterfall Technique!"
At the gap in the mountains on the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Birds, Shukaku manipulated the desert, creating massive sand waves that piled up directly between the two mountains.
Three massive sand waves crashed in succession, creating a sand wall as high as twenty meters in the gap between the mountain peaks!
However, such a tall sand wall will soon collapse on its own if it is not solidified, and then it will be time for Mukai to make his appearance.
" Shukaku, leave a passage for the city gate; I'm going to start solidifying it!"
Mukai spoke, he instructed Shukaku to retreat to a safe distance and used Chakra to maintain the shape of the entire city wall.
He hovered above the sand wall, using the thrusters of the Hierarch Mecha, and flung out dozens of high-purity Chakra Metal needles, each over a meter long.
Immediately afterwards, the supercapacitors stored on the Hierarch Mecha connected one by one, and the palms of both mechs began to glow:
"Two hundred thousand volts, Brilliance!"
The massive electric arc, amplified by the mecha's Chakra Metal, directly connected to these pre-embedded Chakra Metal needles.
Then, the entire sand wall was enveloped by countless Brilliance arcs of electricity, just like a giant electric wall made of countless lightning bolts!
The originally loose sand melted and solidified instantly under the influence of the violent electric charge, forming a structure similar to obsidian.
As the charge dissipated, the entire high wall of sand became a solid, black monolith.
Shukaku watched Mukai unleash his Brilliance display, his chubby face filled with relief.
Luckily, I was wise to be pragmatic; otherwise, if I had offended Mukai, I would have been electrocuted to death in no time!
However...
Shukaku's small eyes darted around, and with a few leaps, she landed beside Mukai, saying obsequiously:
" Mukai- kun, now that the Land of Wind has lost its Daimyo and the Sunagakure has lost its Third Kazekage, won't the other major powers definitely attack?"
When we encounter that guy Kurama, can we use that trick we just used to teach that stinky fox a lesson?
Oh my, Shukaku, you really hold a grudge!
While checking the transformation of the Chakra Metal needles, Mukai said:
"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. The Five Great Nations are not a monolithic entity, and the Land of Wind is not as prosperous Land of Fire."
The scenario you described, where other major powers besiege the Land of Wind, will not occur.
After all, in their eyes, the Land of Wind was too poor.
Therefore, although this seems like a major crisis, it is merely the fuse that ignites Third Shinobi World War.
At most, one or two countries might launch a probing attack on the Land of Wind to gain some benefits, but the real core of the battlefield will only be the Land of Fire!
When the time comes, we'll seize the invading country and give it a good beating to establish our authority!
Just then, a blood-red origami swift flew swiftly in front of Mukai.
This is an extremely urgent message. Has something happened at the fortress?
Mukai opened the origami swift, glanced at it, and called out solemnly:
" Teacher Pakura, the first person to jump out has appeared."
Hanzo of the Salamander colluded with Konoha Amegakure's Root to lure Yahiko's Akatsuki to Amegakure for peace talks, where he killed Yahiko and his group. Only Nagato escaped!
The Amegakure forces have already occupied Moon Sake Town!