After Mifune's death, the Ninja of Hidden Cloud Village, led by Ay, Sakumo Hatake, and Uchiha Fugaku, quickly occupied all the territory of the Land of Iron.
Just as Uchiha Yuzuru had predicted, the samurai of the Land of Iron showed no intention of surrendering, instead gathering together, wanting to fight Hidden Cloud Village to the death.
However, the strength of samurai was simply too far behind that of Ninja, and coupled with the abundance of high-level combatants in Hidden Cloud Village, the battlefield was almost a one-sided affair.
Furthermore, with reports from the ordinary citizens of the Land of Iron, all the samurai within the Land of Iron were completely wiped out.
As for why the ordinary citizens of the Land of Iron cooperated so readily... it was because those so-called samurai lords, whether out of anger or drunkenness, would frequently draw their swords against ordinary people.
So, when they saw hope of overthrowing the samurai's rule, they defected almost without hesitation.
However, unlike the times when Hidden Rain Village and Hidden Grass Village were ruled, due to the significant commotion this time, news of what happened in the Land of Iron quickly spread throughout the entire Ninja World.
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Iwagakure.
Tsuchikage Building.
Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki stood with his hands behind his back, staring intently out at the Village through the window, lost in thought.
Behind him, the powerfully built Kitsuchi stood silently.
After a long while, Ōnoki finally sighed: "Kitsuchi, do you think the aggressive removal of all our strongholds by the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass could be related to the Land of Lightning?"
Hearing this, Kitsuchi nodded: "Father, I think you're right, there must be something fishy about this matter."
Ōnoki turned around and continued: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Kitsuchi scratched his head, somewhat troubled: "Didn't you say not to provoke the people of Hidden Cloud Village?"
"Yes," Ōnoki's face was full of helplessness, "It's all that scoundrel Hiruzen Sarutobi's fault; if it weren't for him, the Ninja World wouldn't be like this now."
Wouldn't it have been better for the Uchiha Clan to quietly maintain order in Konoha Village?
If they wanted to be Hokage, just give them a Hokage; it's not like becoming Hokage means you're no longer subject to restrictions.
Now, forcing the Uchiha Clan away, letting them mix with those hotheads from Hidden Cloud Village... well, now everyone's out of the game.
If it weren't for the current inability to pass through the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass, Ōnoki would genuinely want to lead people to attack the Land of Fire to vent his anger.
After thinking for a while, Ōnoki said to Kitsuchi in a deep voice: "Take some people to Sunagakure and tell the Kazekage that we want to form an alliance with them."
"The goal is to protect the small countries between the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind, and not let them be occupied by the Land of Lightning."
Kitsuchi immediately said: "Yes!"
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Sunagakure.
The newly appointed Fourth Kazekage Rasa gently tapped his fingers on the table, a pensive expression on his face.
After a while, Rasa slowly spoke to Chiyo, Ebizo, Pakura, and others in front of him: "Iwagakure wants to form an alliance with us to jointly resist Hidden Cloud Village. What do you all think?"
Chiyo didn't hesitate and said directly: "I think it's a good idea. Everyone knows about the Land of Iron incident, and I feel that the Raikage's intentions are definitely not limited to that."
"There's no harm in being prepared in advance."
Ebizo also echoed: "I agree with my sister's idea. Hidden Cloud Village is too strong now, and it's difficult for Sunagakure alone to contend with it."
After hearing Chiyo and Ebizo's words, Rasa nodded: "Then it's settled."
"I plan to hold an alliance ceremony, preferably letting everyone in the Ninja World know that Sunagakure and Iwagakure have formed an alliance."
Chiyo immediately said: "No problem, I'll take care of this."
Rasa nodded and then looked at Pakura.
As a famous Bloodline Limit Ninja of Sunagakure, Pakura's Scorch Release was very powerful.
During the Third Great Ninja War, Pakura's contributions were almost on par with his own.
When competing for the Kazekage position, Pakura had many supporters.
If it weren't for his Magnet Release Bloodline Limit and his ability to collect gold dust in the desert, the position of Fourth Kazekage would truly have been uncertain.
Thinking of this, Rasa spoke indifferently: "Pakura, I heard that Karura has become Uchiha Yuzuru's woman. Go secretly to Hidden Cloud Village to see her once and see if you can get any information from her."
"Konoha Village is no longer a concern; our biggest enemy from now on will be Hidden Cloud Village."
Hearing this, Pakura pointed to herself in disbelief: "Me?"
Rasa said with some displeasure: "What, is there a problem?"
Pakura secretly grumbled in her heart, but could only make an excuse: "Karura is already Uchiha Yuzuru's woman. She definitely won't reveal any information about Uchiha Yuzuru and Hidden Cloud Village. If I go, I'm afraid it'll be like walking into a tiger's den."
"No, it won't," Rasa smiled, "Did you forget that Yashamaru is still in our Village?"
"Karura has always doted on Yashamaru. As long as you threaten Yashamaru's life, she will definitely compromise."
"But..."
Pakura still wanted to argue a few more words, but Rasa's expression suddenly turned cold: "Pakura, this is an order."
"Remember, I am the Kazekage!"
Feeling the chill in Rasa's eyes, Pakura could only nod: "I understand."
"Then go prepare; you'll depart today."
After Pakura left, a cold smile appeared on Rasa's face.
Once Pakura left the Village, he could confidently purge her supporters.
The disappearance of the Third Kazekage was still fresh in his mind; he didn't want to repeat the same mistake.
In Sunagakure, anyone who could threaten him must be completely eliminated!
Chiyo, who had been watching from the side, secretly sighed and said: "Sandaime, Bunpuku's body is getting weaker by the day. You need to quickly decide on the next Tailed Beast Jinchuriki."
Hearing this, Rasa nodded: "I understand."
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Konoha Village.
Hokage Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was smoking cigarette after cigarette, his expression somewhat gloomy.
News of the alliance between Iwagakure and Sunagakure had already spread throughout the entire Ninja World. Although the reason for the alliance wasn't explicitly stated, everyone knew it.
It was nothing more than to collectively resist Hidden Cloud Village.
With the same goal in mind, he had also sent people to Iwagakure and Sunagakure not long ago, hoping to form an alliance with them.
But unexpectedly, Ōnoki and Rasa both refused!
They even said something about considering Konoha Village's relationship with the Uchiha Clan, making it inconvenient for them to interfere lest they bring trouble upon themselves... It was the Uchiha again!
Hiruzen Sarutobi just couldn't understand what was so scary about the Uchiha Clan. When they were in Konoha, did anyone from the Uchiha Clan dare to challenge him?
It was all that idiot Third Raikage, who desperately supported the Uchiha Clan for a little petty gain; he was simply too foolish.
Had he never considered that once the Uchiha Clan became powerful, would he, the Raikage, still be able to sit securely on his throne?!
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