manynovel Chapter 410 Who exactly is our enemy?
Chapter 410 Who exactly is our enemy?
One day later, in the Daimyo Prefecture of the Land of Wind.
The current daimyo of the Land of Earth, Keita, led a group of samurai at breakneck speed, cutting through the Land of Wind. All the nobles died at the hands of his samurai and ninja groups.
On that day, the capital of the Wind Kingdom was stained with blood, and even the Sand Castle was filled with the smell of blood. The people of the capital trembled and hid in their own bunkers.
The daimyo of the Land of Wind scrambled off his throne and knelt at Keita's feet: "Spare me! Spare me! I'll give you anything you want. I have a daughter, a beautiful daughter, and I'll marry her to you, and all my daughters to you!"
But his humble pleas were met only with cold stares and disdain.
His final response was a light slash; his head hit the ground and rolled like a ball.
Qi Tai brandished his sword, pointing it at the royal palace, and shouted, "Kill! Leave not a single descendant of any of the daimyo alive!"
Qi Tai charged into the palace with a knife, watching from day to night. When the capital city gates opened the next morning, the ground was littered with corpses, and blood lingered in the sand and gravel pits for days.
He raised his sword and declared to the people of the city, "From this day forward, the Kingdom of Wind will cease to exist!"
But at this moment, everyone knelt on the ground, and no one objected, because this was a tyrant, a complete tyrant!
Furthermore, what do the lives and deaths of nobles have to do with ordinary people? The country has only changed its name; they will continue to live their lives as before.
Three days later, news of the Land of Earth's daimyo Keita's conquest of the Land of Wind finally spread throughout the ninja world.
The Kingdom of Wind, one of the five great nations, was destroyed in a single day.
The other major groups, in particular, hadn't even had time to react. Even spies wouldn't be able to deliver messages this quickly!
Wasn't the Sand Village holding the Chunin Exams just a month ago?
How could they be wiped out so suddenly? Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the Rain Country had struck first, and the other small countries' alliance was merely a spur-of-the-moment decision.
What they called a spur-of-the-moment decision was, in their view, premeditated.
This small country is really outrageous! Do you have such a big appetite? Can you even handle such a large territory?
To be honest, they really couldn't finish it, so these ninjas from small countries bypassed Iwagakure and contacted the powerful daimyo of the Land of Earth.
Anyway, no one knows what kind of deal was made, but as the ninjas left, they handed over all the land, treasures, and people to the daimyo without even notifying them, and then divided up the Land of Wind.
When the news reached Iwagakure, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, was handling routine matters in his office.
When he saw the report, he was so angry that his hands trembled. Most importantly, Qi Tai had not informed him in advance!
Throughout this military operation against the Land of Wind, the Daimyo's Mansion of the Land of Earth did not communicate with Iwagakure at all.
Onoki was notified, not consulted.
He was informed that the Land of Wind had been destroyed and that he now needed to send people to take over the former territory and ninjas of the Land of Wind.
The report also included a map with a large area circled in red, which was the land that Iwagakure was responsible for suppressing and subjugating.
As Ohnoki looked at the map, he felt his blood pressure soaring.
"Damn it..." he gritted his teeth and slammed the report on the table. But after slamming it, he had no choice but to pick it up and carefully read its contents.
Whether he was happy or not, the report stated the facts. The Land of Wind had been destroyed, and its former territory now nominally belonged to the Land of Earth.
However, in reality, the Daimyo's manpower in the Land of Earth is insufficient to manage such a large area of land, so the village of Iwagakure is needed to assist them.
To put it bluntly, it's like making Iwagakure (the village of Iwagakure) clean up their mess.
Onoki leaned back in his chair, looked at the ceiling, and let out a long sigh.
Was he happy? Of course he was. The Land of Earth's territory had more than doubled overnight, and the Land of Wind was famously rich in mineral resources. Although the surface was barren, the iron, copper, and gold mines underground were enough to make any ninja village envious.
Was he unhappy? Of course he was. Because he felt completely uninvolved in this battle.
What troubled him most was that the original ninjas from the Land of Wind were either suppressed and taken away, or scattered to various places and became wandering ninjas.
These people will definitely cause trouble everywhere, attacking the Land of Earth's patrols, plundering supplies and provisions, and keeping the Iwagakure ninjas busy running around.
Not only that, there is also the suspicion of outsiders.
They believed that the Land of Earth, together with the Land of Demons, Dragon Village, Snow Village, Sound Village, Star Village, and other smaller countries, had orchestrated a scheme against the Land of Wind.
Write a letter, write a letter immediately, the matter must be clarified.
The sudden unification of those small countries must be part of a conspiracy. The larger nations must unite and be cautious, or they will soon follow in their footsteps.
Onoki sent a message: [Hiruzen, we're old friends, you have to trust me on some things. We have to be wary of those small countries!]
Hiruzen Sarutobi: [Yes, I believe you. You're right. But we won't trouble you with Konoha. Is there anything else? Please don't contact me by letter anymore. I remember our relationship wasn't very friendly.]
[Fourth Raikage, you have to believe me, we really weren't involved in this behind the scenes!]
Shiroko: [Onoki, your ambition is far too great. We are already preparing to form an alliance with Konoha.]
[The newly appointed Fifth Mizukage, although I don't know your name, there's something I must tell you. You must be careful of the surrounding small and medium-sized countries. By the way, does your Land of Water need to form an alliance?]
No need for thanks, we're doing fine at sea and have no intention of fighting for the mainland, really!
Upon seeing these replies, Onoki was furious.
"Sigh, to be honest, why doesn't anyone believe me? It really wasn't me. In reality, those small countries just couldn't handle such a big pie, so they packaged it up and sold it to the Land of Earth."
They took the benefits and ran away, leaving him to take the blame, but Onoki still had to take the blame.
Such a large piece of land, all given away for free, not to mention the mineral deposits buried underground, just digging out a few would be enough to feed Iwagakure for several years.
However, that's not all. The daimyo of the other major powers also issued serious condemnations against him, but these were only verbal condemnations. They did not dare to start a war.
After all, the Land of Wind, which is so vast, could be destroyed so easily. We're scared too!
Onoki sat in the chair, his expression shifting between joy, distress, and a mixture of laughter and tears.
The newly hired assistant walked in carrying tea, and upon seeing that distorted face, he was so frightened that he almost dropped the teacup.
"Sir, are you alright?"
"It's nothing." Onoki took the teacup, took a sip, and frowned at the bitter taste. "It's just that... living is really tiring."