Chapter 156: Puppetization of Kirigakure and the Anti-Konoha Alliance

In the 52nd year of Konoha, Konohagakure completely took control of the Land of Fire.

It was not that the Daimyo had not resisted fiercely, but under the control of Yamanaka Chujiu, Konohagakure was terrifyingly strong.

After several rounds of intense shadow warfare, the Konoha Ninja achieved total victory.

The Daimyo not only spent all his savings, but even his last force, the Fire Temple, was razed to the ground by Konohagakure after it was discovered stealing Nine-Tails chakra.

As for how Konohagakure knew that the Fire Temple was secretly collecting Nine-Tails chakra, and how they directly found the Nine-Tails chakra sealing tool that had been strictly sealed, kept under tight security, and stored in a cellar.

Yamanaka Chujiu's explanation was: "Don't ask!"

The Fire Daimyo was completely subdued and confined to the Daimyo Mansion in the northeast corner of Konohagakure, with his rights to go out or see people completely stripped away.

He was actually considered lucky; the entire family of the Water Daimyo had already been dead for three years.

The Rising Sun Organization continuously spun off departments to transfer to Konohagakure, yet its scale was still expanding rapidly.

Itachi Uchiha led the Uchiha Clan to throw themselves into it fully, bringing out the family's assets to help the Rising Sun Organization venture into fields such as Ninjutsu education, talent training, and large-scale engineering construction.

Konohagakure opened Ninja Academies throughout the Land of Fire, recruiting children of commoners from all over to train Genin on a large scale.

These Genin were called Fire Ninja, and most of them would be hired by the Akatsuki to engage in agriculture, handicrafts, bodyguard transport, and other work.

Their dream was to work hard at cultivation, pass the Konohagakure Genin exam as soon as possible, and become official Konoha Ninja.

By then, they would be able to move their whole families to Konohagakure or the Land of Fire to live a better life.

With this, the Fire Daimyo lost even his nominal status as monarch, and internal shackles were completely broken.

Yamanaka Chujiu cast his gaze toward Kirigakure in the Land of Water, which he indirectly controlled.

In the last war, Kirigakure suffered total destruction and could only rebuild a new Kirigakure over a hundred kilometers away from the original site.

After three years of recuperation, having lifted the Blood Mist Village policy, eliminated internal factions, and united the hearts of the people, Kirigakure had finally recovered.

Kirigakure's departments were fully rebuilt, the number of ninja returned to ten thousand, and they could finally compete for missions on the international stage.

But the aftereffects of the Fourth Mizukage Yagura being controlled still plagued Kirigakure.

The biggest problems were the generational gap of ninja and the fact that the village's economic source was controlled by Konohagakure.

The problem of the ninja generational gap was half-solved by Momochi Zabuza.

Three years ago, after Yamanaka Chujiu turned Genji into a Living Puppet, he manipulated him to support Terumi Mei in becoming the Fifth Mizukage and appointed Momochi Zabuza as General Manager, specifically responsible for the reconstruction of the Ninja Academy.

Yamanaka Chujiu's arrangement was ill-intentioned.

Zabuza was, after all, the Demon who killed 99 classmates during the graduation exam!

With a Demon in charge of education, could there be any good in that?

Terumi Mei was deeply worried about this, but she could not sway Genji and could only nervously increase her focus on it.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the blood-soaked Zabuza was actually extremely gentle at heart.

When Kirigakure got on the right track of recovery, he went against his former violent and bloody image, treating every child with kindness and doing his utmost to educate them.

Zabuza even personally traveled across the Land of Water, stopping in every village to screen them, just to find the scattered Bloodline Limit ninja bloodlines of Kirigakure.

To save these children with great potential, he did not hesitate to spend money, a large amount of money.

Of course, if ordinary people did not accept Zabuza's money, the Demon would not mind sending them to the Pure Land and then taking the children of Kirigakure away.

In three years, the Ninja Academy of Kirigakure had many more good seedlings, and there were even children who had awakened Bloodline Limits.

For example, that Haku who was close to Zabuza.

In short, under the efforts of Terumi Mei and Zabuza, Kirigakure was full of hope.

The real problem was still Konohagakure!

Terumi Mei thought every moment about how to take more missions, earn more money, and get rid of Konohagakure's control.

But what she did not know was that Yamanaka Chujiu had already completely swept through the Land of Fire and cast his gaze toward the stabilized Kirigakure and the Land of Water.

Yamanaka Chujiu did not send Konoha Ninja to launch a war, but instead initiated the process of economic integration between the two countries.

The Rising Sun Organization sent personnel into the Land of Water to replicate the cooperation system in the Land of Water.

Soon, the youths relied on advanced organizational models, powerful production capabilities, and strong financial support to establish branches on all the islands of the Land of Water.

In the 54th year of Konoha, Yamanaka Chujiu's economic merger plan was perfectly completed.

The Rising Sun Organization opened up trade channels between the two countries, allowing the two countries to exchange resources.

On the surface, Kirigakure's economy was developing rapidly, non-mission bonus income was skyrocketing, the price of purchasing supplies was falling, and there was more and more hope of getting rid of Konohagakure's control.

In reality, while the Rising Sun Organization was revitalizing the economy of the Land of Water, it completely monopolized the supply of materials and brought the people, merchants, and fishermen of the Land of Water under its control.

As long as Yamanaka Chujiu gave the order, he could leave Kirigakure with no ninja tools to use, no medicine to treat illnesses, and not a single grain of rice to eat when hungry, with only endless sea fish to fill their stomachs.

As everyone knows, the economic base determines the political superstructure.

The economy, after two years of deep cultivation, began to influence political decision-making from the top down.

No matter how hard Terumi Mei tried, what she heard was what Yamanaka Chujiu wanted her to hear, and what she saw had all been filtered by Konohagakure.

The decisions and plans Terumi Mei made based on this intelligence perfectly aligned with Konoha's interest layout.

Although she did not know it yet, Kirigakure had completely become a vassal of Konohagakure.

With economic integration and political vassalization, Yamanaka Chujiu controlled the resources, population, economy, and ninja of two great nations.

Konohagakure's strength exceeded 30% of the total strength of the Ninja World for the first time, becoming the invincible strongest ninja village.

In the smoothest development of the situation, a new crisis was brewing within Konohagakure.

The Daimyo who once controlled the Land of Fire still had some foundation after all.

Even in confinement, he was still able to learn about the development of Konohagakure, and through the changes in goods and prices in the market, he deduced the fact that the Land of Water had also been mastered by Konohagakure.

The Daimyo, who was well-versed in political struggle, understood that if Yamanaka Chujiu were allowed to continue developing, it would not be long before Konoha completely abolished the Daimyo system.

He would not only end up with nothing, but even his life would not be preserved.

This was not because Yamanaka Chujiu was ruthless, but because it was something that would inevitably happen after economic and political development reached a certain level, and it would not change due to individual will.

In a desperate situation, the Fire Daimyo put down all pride and dignity, exhausted his remaining wealth, and secretly contacted all forces against Konohagakure.

Through unremitting planning and maneuvering, he finally succeeded in forming an alliance, vowing to overthrow the rule of the Fifth Hokage Orochimaru and eradicate the evil accomplice Yamanaka Chujiu.