Land of Water.
Hidden Mist Village.
Yagura Karatachi sat behind his desk, while Gengetsu Hozuki stood by his side.
After handling documents for a while, Yagura asked Gengetsu, "Gengetsu, do you think we should obey the Daimyo's order and attack the Hidden Cloud Village?"
Looking at the youngest Mizukage in history, Gengetsu thought for a moment before replying, "I think we should."
Hearing this, Yagura raised an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity on his face.
"Gengetsu, what's your reason?"
Gengetsu said solemnly, "Ever since the Third Mizukage, our Hidden Mist Village has ceased contact with the outside world. Although the village's shinobi still take on some assassination missions, this meager income is just a drop in the bucket for the entire village."
"If we lose the Daimyo's support, I'm afraid the village will immediately fall into internal strife."
After hearing Gengetsu's reasoning, Yagura sighed and asked, "Then how many people should we send to attack the Hidden Cloud Village?"
"Why don't we let the ninja clans with Kekkei Genkai go? It'll also weaken their power."
Gengetsu nodded, "Then let the shinobi of the Hozuki clan, the Kaguya clan, and the Yuki clan go."
Unlike other ninja villages, the Hidden Mist Village has always pursued a policy of isolation, rarely interacting with the outside world.
Therefore, for the village, the ninja clans with powerful Kekkei Genkai and large populations were a threat to the village's rule.
Sometimes, those ninja clans would even openly oppose the Mizukage's orders.
Under these circumstances, successive Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village had no fondness for the Kekkei Genkai families within the Hidden Mist Village.
This was a good opportunity to deplete the members of those ninja clans.
Yagura nodded, "Then it's decided."
"In addition, select some ordinary shinobi from the village to make up a total of two thousand. That will also serve as an explanation to the Daimyo."
"Alright, I'll go take care of it now."
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Land of Fire.
Hidden Leaf Village.
In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat with an excited expression on his face.
"Excellent, excellent!"
"That fool, Uchiha Yuzuru, actually openly murdered the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning..."
"Now, I can finally repay all the humiliation I suffered before!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes gleamed as he muttered excitedly.
Ever since the Uchiha clan defected, he hadn't slept a single good night.
First, Kushina was tricked away, then the Nine-Tails rampaged, followed by defeat and reparations... If not for Sakumo Hatake drawing fire for him, he would probably have been driven out of office by the villagers by now.
Originally, he had planned to play the part of a coward, as the current Konoha was no match for the Hidden Cloud Village.
But he never expected Uchiha Yuzuru to give him such a divine assist.
Killing the Daimyo... Indeed, just as his teacher had said back then, the inherently evil Uchiha were the root of all chaos!
Just then, Danzo Shimura excitedly rushed into the office.
"Hiruzen, the Daimyo is requesting the formation of a ninja alliance! This is a great opportunity for us to attack the Hidden Cloud Village!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff from his pipe and also laughed, "Danzo, you and I are on the same page this time."
"If we join forces with the other ninja villages, we'll definitely make the Hidden Cloud Village lose their armor and abandon their helmets."
"Then we'll just give them some money to appease them, and we'll be able to rest easy for a while."
Danzo Shimura picked his ear, a little disbelieving, "No... we win and we still have to pay?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi paused, then chuckled awkwardly, "Uh... I misspoke. It's to make them pay us."
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression, Danzo Shimura didn't dwell on it, just excitedly said, "The most important thing is to make the Hidden Cloud Village hand over the Uchiha clan. Our village's rogue ninja must be dealt with by us."
"Alright, we'll do as you say." Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed, "Have those ninja clans send more shinobi. We need to deploy at least three thousand shinobi."
"Danzo, I'll leave this matter to you."
Danzo Shimura nodded, "Okay, but I want to be the supreme commander."
"Good, go ahead."
After receiving Hiruzen Sarutobi's order, Danzo Shimura quickly walked out of the Hokage's office, gently closing the door behind him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction.
Once the Hidden Cloud Village was defeated, let's see who would dare question him, the strongest Hokage!
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Under the leadership of the various Daimyo, the Allied Shinobi Forces, composed of the Hidden Leaf Village, Hidden Stone Village, Hidden Sand Village, and Hidden Mist Village, quickly assembled.
Among them, the Hidden Leaf Village contributed the most shinobi, a total of four thousand.
The Hidden Sand Village had a bit less, but still three thousand participants.
Next was the Hidden Mist Village, deploying two thousand, but many of them possessed Kekkei Genkai.
The Hidden Stone Village had the fewest, with only one thousand.
After the Allied Shinobi Forces were formed, they trained for about a month.
Finally, under Danzo Shimura's organization, after the send-off ceremony, ten thousand Allied Shinobi Forces marched majestically towards the Land of Lightning!
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Land of Lightning.
Hidden Cloud Village.
As soon as Uchiha Yuzuru arrived at the Raikage's office, the Third Raikage punched him in the chest.
"Good brother, you're finally back! Our coup in the Land of Lightning was a complete success!"
"From now on, we won't have to worry about financial problems, nor will we be constrained by those nobles and aristocrats anymore."
"This is all thanks to you. Even I, the Raikage, feel a bit ashamed of myself."
During this time, they had completely taken control of the entire Land of Lightning.
They had not only established police-like power structures everywhere but also built roads and bridges, earning widespread praise.
He had originally been prepared to burn his bridges, but he never expected things to progress so smoothly.
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuzuru shook his head, "It's only a coup if it fails; if it succeeds, it's a revolution!"
"I won't claim this glory alone; it belongs to all of us."
Upon hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's words, the Third Raikage smiled even more broadly.
The best decision he had ever made in his life was to accept the Uchiha clan.
Yuzuru and he really hit it off.
"Lord Raikage!" Mabui rushed in, and after seeing Uchiha Yuzuru, she bowed respectfully, "Lord Yuzuru."
The Third Raikage asked curiously, "Mabui, you seem flustered. Has something happened?"
Mabui said solemnly, "Lord Raikage, the ten thousand Allied Shinobi Forces, composed of the Hidden Leaf Village, Hidden Stone Village, Hidden Mist Village, and Hidden Sand Village, have already set out. They should be approaching our Land of Lightning's border soon."
"I wanted to ask what you plan to do."
Hearing this, the Third Raikage and Uchiha Yuzuru exchanged glances, then both laughed simultaneously.
"Yuzuru, I feel like we're on the same page again. You tell Mabui what we're going to do."
Uchiha Yuzuru nodded and said with a smile, "If they come, we'll fight."
"It's just a mere ten thousand Allied Shinobi Forces. The advantage is mine!"