Chapter 152 Using the Daimyo
What Tobirama said was pretty much the same as what Souji knew.
In Konoha, it's common to see students taught by the same teacher who are rivals, yet one feels inferior to the other.
Just like Naruto versus Sasuke, Rock Lee versus Neji, Obito versus Kakashi, and Jiraiya versus Orochimaru.
However, once someone who has always performed poorly suddenly grows stronger and surpasses their opponent, it often leads to the opponent breaking down and losing their composure.
Just like after the Chunin Exams in the original story, Sasuke felt that he was not as good as Naruto, and his mentality was a bit unbearable.
When Naruto learned the Rasengan, the two fought.
Sasuke found that his Chidori was not as powerful as the Rasengan, and it broke through his defenses.
As a result, his mentality became quite extreme.
The situations of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura are very similar.
Unlike others who only take in three students, Tobirama has more students, so they don't work in groups of three, but in groups of two.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, Kagami Uchiha and Torifu Akimichi; Mitokado Homura and Koharu Utatane each form their own teams.
Danzo Shimura's early jealousy of Hiruzen Sarutobi was actually not that bad; it was only at the level of competition.
What truly broke his defenses was when Tobirama and the others were being chased by Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and Tobirama asked who was willing to act as bait to lure the enemy away.
Danzo Shimura always believed that he was also a potential Hokage and could compete with Hiruzen Sarutobi for the position.
His first reaction was to accept the offer to prove himself, but the thought of being used as bait and potentially dying caused him great inner turmoil, and he couldn't bring himself to say it.
As a result, Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to agree, and as a result, Tobirama personally appointed him as the Third Hokage.
From this point on, Danzo became completely obsessed, targeting Hiruzen Sarutobi like a madman.
Although Danzo appeared to be plotting to seize the Hokage position, this was merely a facade.
What Danzo truly cared about was not becoming Hokage, but defeating Sarutobi.
Because Sarutobi spoke first, he was forced to confront the fact that he was more timid and weak than Sarutobi.
On the other hand, because of their childhood partnership, Sarutobi's feelings for Danzo are also very complicated.
This is evident from his tolerance of Danzo's repeated underhanded schemes and even his attempts to assassinate him.
If he were to actually kill Danzo, it would likely be even harder for Sarutobi to accept than abolishing the daimyo.
Although Souji didn't want to clash with the Third Hokage, it seemed almost impossible to avoid...
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Mountain cemetery.
Upon hearing White Zetsu's report, Madara was startled and opened his eyes abruptly.
"Mochizuki Souji killed the Raikage too!?"
"Yes, they were definitely killed, absolutely dead!"
White Zetsu replied with a grin:
"The Cloud Village ninjas initially tried to see if they could save him, but after the medical ninjas examined him, they immediately knew that the Raikage was already dead! It's hilarious!"
White Zetsu completely disregarded how unpleasant Madara's expression was, maintaining his usual carefree and jovial attitude, because that's just how they were.
"First the Mizukage, now even the Raikage has been killed..."
Madara leaned back on the stone chair, muttering to himself.
"It seems things are really not quite right..."
"How is Orochimaru now?"
"Good progress, as expected of him.
But it will probably be a while before he can revive a Kage-level character using magic, right?"
"..."
Madara didn't speak.
Orochimaru's progress with the Impure World Reincarnation technique was rapid, even exceeding his expectations, but ultimately the time was too short, and it was not yet time to use the technique on him.
But we can't let Konoha continue like this.
Although I don't know why there was such a big change all of a sudden, we can't let the four great ninja villages continue to lose.
We must stop Konoha.
But he doesn't have much strength left, and even leaving this place is quite difficult...
After considering for a moment, Madara asked White Zetsu again:
"How are the daimyo of various countries doing now?"
"The Daimyo?
Just like I said before, because they were worried that it was the Daimyo of the Land of Fire who was behind it, the Daimyo of the other four great countries gathered together to discuss the matter of Kirigakure."
"So how did their talks go?"
"After arguing for a while, nothing came of it.
The destruction of Kirigakure is a matter for the Land of Water.
The daimyo of the other three countries are just gloating and have no intention of cooperating or helping."
"Is that so?
But... with the Raikage's matter added to the mix, even the most foolish daimyo should start to worry, right?"
Unlike Hashirama, Madara, with his arrogant nature, had no loyalty to the daimyo and no respect for them whatsoever.
In Madara's eyes, even a daimyo is just an ant that can be crushed at will; he didn't do so simply because there was no need for it.
However, it cannot be denied that the influence of the daimyo of various countries on the ninja world is still considerable.
Now is the perfect time to take advantage of this.
"Go and stir up trouble for those daimyo, make them believe that Konoha intends to destroy the four great ninja villages, unify the ninja world, and even abolish their status!"
"We also need to incite the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, to make him believe that Konoha wants to abolish the Daimyo and take over the entire Land of Fire!"
"clear!"
White Zetsu gave an OK sign and disappeared underground.
White Zetsu possesses the ability to absorb another person's chakra and transform into that person.
This transformation is extremely advanced; aside from not being able to completely replicate the power of a strong individual, everything else can be transformed the same, making it very difficult to see through.
It is well-suited for infiltration and espionage missions.
With White Zetsu fanning the flames, the Daimyo should be able to believe that Konoha is plotting something sinister, and thus unite.
If the daimyo unite, it's equivalent to the ninja villages uniting...
Even Kirigakure, which has announced its surrender, will likely have many followers, and a pro-war faction will probably emerge to participate.
The four major ninja villages have always fought their own battles, each targeting Konoha, but it has been difficult for them to join forces.
However, Mochizuki Souji's actions provided a reason for these daimyo to unite.
Although the four major ninja villages have suffered heavy losses and may not be able to defeat Konoha even if they join forces, they can at least buy some time.
Once Orochimaru fully masters the Impure World Reincarnation technique, he can return to the ninja world with power approaching his peak.
At that time, no matter who or what the problem is, it will be insignificant and can be easily resolved.
"First, we need to deal with Mochizuki Souji.
This guy is acting strangely and is a big problem.
Next is Sarutobi... and we also need to retrieve the Rinnegan..."
Madara pondered this and suddenly felt that perhaps this kind of development wasn't so bad.
At least in this way, the strength of the five great ninja villages has been greatly depleted.
After Hashirama's death, he had no rivals in the ninja world. However, if the five great ninja villages united to fight against him, there might still be some threat.
Although the Impure World Reincarnation could not eliminate him, it could seal him, so it cannot be said that there were no concerns at all.
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