UK:GSW Chapter 392 – The Daimyo Wants to Move Against the Hidden Leaf? Then Let's Just Eliminate the Daimyo and His System Altogether
People gossiped, exchanged opinions, and from time to time "inside information" would surface, telling everyone why the Illusion Network couldn't be promoted in other countries, and why players outside the Land of Fire couldn't enjoy the same treatment as those under its sphere of influence.
In summary: the Land of Fire is the ideal nation, the Hidden Leaf is the chosen land, and the problem isn't with the Leaf or the Land of Fire—it's the world that's wrong!
Beyond the Land of Fire, other nations were filled with villains occupying high positions. For the sake of their own profit and power, for their titles and status, to keep everything in their grasp, they actively rejected progress, rejected civilization, rejected beauty. Utterly despicable!
What? You say the Leaf isn't actually that good, and secretly harbors malicious intent?
Tsk, tsk—bad people always assume others are bad. If your own heart is black, you'll insist everyone else's is black too.
Is it really so hard to admit others are better and you just aren't as good?
I couldn't help but reflect—why is this the case?
In the end, I realized—it's exactly as Public Knowledge says: it's a system problem!
The Leaf has already surpassed the entire ninja world, with a system ahead of its time—open-minded, advanced, beautiful, great—a beacon of humanity. Meanwhile, other nations still wallow in backwardness and ignorance, with despicable people holding everyone there, dragging them down together!
Anger! Shaking! Chilling! Too infuriating! Is there any hope for this world? image
That, in essence, was the sentiment of people outside the Land of Fire's influence. Many, amid the stir caused by the map editor and the Illusion Network not spreading, began to engage in all sorts of philosophical, political, and life reflections.
It's not that these people had nothing better to do. The truth was, anyone who could afford to play Illusion Games and easily read Public Knowledge had money—or at least enough that they didn't have to worry about daily survival—and had free time. Naturally, faced with such matters, they would start thinking deeply.
For the true bottom rung of the ninja world, who couldn't even eat enough, these issues meant nothing. They cared more about what they could eat tomorrow—or if they'd be eating at all.
That's only natural. But in this feudal era, those who could think were the ones with a voice—and they shaped public opinion, with no small influence.
For now, it was just public discourse; it wouldn't yet turn into a massive upheaval. But as the Leaf grew stronger, as the Land of Fire's populace prospered, and as the media like Public Knowledge amplified its reach, it was only a matter of time before a great storm arose.
For now, things would remain as they were. People would just grumble in private, then obediently travel to the Land of Fire or its small allied states to participate in the map-making contest.
This in turn sparked a new wave of spending and tourism. After all, those traveling to these places for the event would naturally spend on other things—and some even brought servants along, whose expenses added to the total.
Scaled to the entire ninja world, that meant a huge flow of money into the Land of Fire's sphere of influence.
You could say that the Land of Fire and its allied states were earning handsomely without lifting a finger.
But the Daimyo of the Land of Fire wasn't happy. Even though he'd made a huge profit this time, he also saw the terrifying influence the Leaf now wielded. It left him feeling deeply uneasy—almost fearful. That "the commoners are plotting against me" paranoia, planted by Black Zetsu, had now swelled to its peak, making him constantly feel the Leaf might one day take his throne.
With that mindset, the Daimyo naturally grew malicious. As one of the most powerful figures in the ninja world, he could not bear the thought of losing his authority—even imagining the possibility was unacceptable.
Thus, the Daimyo finally resolved to act against the Leaf—planning a "righteous" betrayal, a surprise attack to wipe out its leadership.
The method was simple: invite the Leaf's leaders to the capital for a meeting, then strike during the meeting, killing them all. He would then declare they had colluded with foreign forces and betrayed the Land of Fire, and at the same time dispatch top fighters to seize control of the Leaf, preventing internal chaos.
Yes, this was the Daimyo's plan. He thought it had an extremely high chance of success. If it worked, all the Leaf had built would be his. The risk was low, the profit boundless—he could even bribe other experts to join in.
Crude and inelegant? Yes. Borderline idiotic? Perhaps.
But this was actually the distilled essence of extreme political maneuvering throughout human history.
Forget the ninja world—look at the great power struggles of Earth's history:
Lure a cousin to a banquet and stab him to death.
Lure a dictator to the senate and stab him to death.
Lure a general to the palace and behead him.
Lure a foster father to the abdication platform and stab him to death.
Lure a cousin to the palace and club him to death.
Lure a brother to the Xuanwu Gate and shoot it out.
Lure a "steel father's" best friend to a meeting and kill him.
And beyond that—attacking during meetings, feasts, or under pretense of a conference.
In short: sneak attack, feigning submission and then striking. Unprincipled ambush.
Those intricate, step-by-step schemes of fiction? In reality, political intrigue was often shockingly blunt.
The Daimyo's plan was a textbook example.
Of course, he didn't actually understand the Leaf's current state. He was using old methods to think about everything. If the Leaf were still its old self, and if his plan succeeded, he could indeed get the results he wanted—never mind what other villages might do afterward.
But is the current Leaf still the old Leaf?
And the Daimyo had no idea that everything he was planning was already known in full detail by the White Zetsu infiltrating his side.
Whether Black Zetsu knew yet was unclear—but Uchiha Kei got the intel immediately.
Upon hearing it, Kei raised an eyebrow and nodded knowingly:
"Now this is authentic political intrigue—truly simple and unpretentious."
With that thought, he sent the intel via WeChat to the relevant people, letting them all know how the "excellent" Daimyo planned to deal with the Leaf.
Because the information was important, he also sent it to the retired Third Hokage, so he could see the true character of the man he once respected and served.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned, then incredulous—he didn't want to accept the cruel truth.
And then—Jiraiya appeared.
As a good student, Jiraiya immediately took his dejected teacher to enjoy his latest artistic creation, using its beauty to heal his wounded spirit.
It worked well—Hiruzen's mood improved quickly.
As for the Daimyo issue, after much thought, the retired Hokage left it to Tsunade to handle, and even helped her by pulling their two old advisor comrades into an afternoon-long discussion.
Afterward, the two advisors also stated they wouldn't involve themselves, leaving it to the Fourth Hokage—Tsunade—to deal with.
Seeing this, Tsunade knew what she had to do.
Though her upbringing gave her a deep respect for the Daimyo, she had been influenced for over half a year by Kei's reformist faction, as well as by Minato Namikaze, a radical within the progressives and her Hokage aide. His ideas and actions had long been shaping her thinking.
Add to that her close friend Orochimaru joining Kei early on and working closely with him, with similarly radical and forward-looking methods—and later Jiraiya joining too—
All these factors brought Tsunade an influence beyond her time, shattering the "golden statue" image of the Daimyo in her mind without her realizing it.
Now, learning that the Daimyo not only refused to cooperate with the Leaf to make the Land of Fire great, but planned to attack it, her respect for him was gone.
This man intended to lure the Leaf's leadership into a meeting to wipe them out and seize control—arrogant, self-important, clueless!
For such a man, there could be no leniency. A heavy blow was needed!
This was the thinking of the two current Hokage of the Leaf.
As for the retired Senju brothers, they frowned deeply. Their views on the Daimyo were more traditional, shaped in the Warring States era—but after all they'd witnessed, their thinking had changed completely.
They were upset, yes, feeling as if old ideals had crumbled—but they had no intention of defending the Daimyo.
In fact, upon hearing he wanted to harm the Leaf, their thoughts were simple:
"Anyone who means harm to the Leaf must die! Even if it's the Land of Fire itself!"
Thus, both felt killing intent toward him.
But dealing with the Daimyo didn't require these two giants. Stripped of his sacred aura and noble bloodline narrative, he was just a powerful mortal.
In a mundane, non-magical world, such men were the pinnacle of power, wrapped in their self-made sanctity.
But in a world of the extraordinary, it was different. They could enjoy their rule while supernaturals bound themselves with restrictions, but once those supernaturals collectively awakened to reality, those old rules became death warrants—especially if the ruler actively sought to harm them.
And now, after breaking free from centuries of noble- and Daimyo-built mental cages, the Leaf had no interest in such "sacred" figures. To them, he was just a man living above millions, without real talent or ability.
And worst of all, this untalented, powerless mortal dared to harbor evil thoughts toward the greatest force in the ninja world—the Leaf. Unforgivable. He must be removed entirely.
Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Kei both voiced their support. To them, the Daimyo was already outdated—a relic of the old era, a symbol of feudal rot. The new era had no place for such remnants.
Thus, alongside support for striking him down, a truly revolutionary suggestion arose:
"Should we take this opportunity to abolish the Daimyo, purge the Land of Fire, and directly implement a new system?"
Instantly, the room fell silent—you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone looked at each other, none having expected such a proposal—and it came from Minato Namikaze, with Uchiha Kei clearly supporting him.
Two young talents representing the Leaf's future had just revealed their vision—and what they wanted was what the future Leaf would surely pursue.
With the idea now on the table, the veterans present had to think carefully.
If those representing the present and past clashed in vision with those representing the future, it would be a serious political problem for the Leaf.
Fortunately, though they found the idea radical, they didn't see it as wrong. After experiencing the Leaf's great development and studying in the learning space, who still thought the centuries-old backward system was good?
If it could be done, the current Leaf leadership wouldn't mind bringing an advanced system to the ninja world.
The question was—was now the right time?
Creating a new system wasn't just about killing people. You needed enough civil servants to keep it running—not perfectly, but enough to get the machine moving.
If it could run, it could be enforced, and over time the issues could be worked out.
So the question now was: was the Leaf ready?
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