Kazuki and the others didn't know that three Ōtsutsuki were heading towards the Ninja World.
Of course, Kazuki wouldn't care. Even if he knew, he would probably clap his hands in delight, after all, they were delivering takeout.
Now, Madara was on their side, Isshiki had already been taken care of by him, and although Hamura and Hagoromo were his initial imaginary enemies, the facts proved that these two maintained a tacit understanding with Kazuki. As long as Kazuki didn't do anything to harm the Ninja World's interests, they could even cooperate with him.
Perhaps Hamura and Hagoromo, the two brothers, now believed that Kazuki had undergone a reversion to his ancestors with the help of this planet?
Otherwise, there was no reason for Kazuki to have grown to this extent.
And Kazuki helped the planet eliminate the unstable factor that was Isshiki, and it seemed he was going to strike at the Ōtsutsuki's lair. One had to admit, he was quite arrogant, but it seemed not entirely unacceptable.
For a period of time afterward, the entire Ninja World fell into chaos.
The Land of Water and Kirigakure, for some unknown reason, declared a policy of isolation, not welcoming ninjas from any country into the Land of Water.
In response, other countries didn't feel suspicious, as the Ninja World was chaotic at the moment, and perhaps the Daimyo was worried that the village might acquire some special negative ideology, leading to his destruction by Kirigakure.
The Land of Wind was engulfed in civil strife. The Wind Daimyo was stingy with the Sunagakure, even cutting funds from time to time, but he still had high support within the Land of Wind. Most crucially, the Third Kazekage had eliminated the entire Daimyo family.
If Sunagakure were a village like Konoha, and the Third Kazekage were an unparalleled expert like the Fourth Hokage, an existence who could challenge the entire Ninja World alone, then the nobles and samurai of the Land of Wind might grudgingly accept it and then cease their activities.
However, the Third Kazekage's strength was only so-so. Although he was known as the strongest Kazekage, facing tens of thousands of samurai, he would still feel his scalp tingle.
The Land of Wind was ablaze with conflict for a time, plunging into civil strife, while Konoha took advantage of this time to continuously consolidate its territory.
Due to Konoha's expansion, encompassing the resources of the entire Land of Fire, Konoha and the clans within it prospered greatly. If Konoha hadn't just taken over the Land of Fire and felt somewhat bloated, even experiencing some indigestion, they would have wanted to march on other countries and villages.
However, even if other villages also consolidated their own countries, Konoha would not be afraid in the slightest. Nowadays, many people's sights are no longer set on the Ninja World, but on the entire starry sky.
The atmosphere in the Land of Earth and Land of Lightning was also tumultuous, everyone waiting for the next actions of Iwagakure and Kumogakure. They were all curious which village would act first.
But no one expected that the first to act would be Ōnoki, who had a good relationship with the Daimyo, rather than the reckless Third Raikage.
Ōnoki's relationship with the Earth Daimyo was good, somewhat similar to the relationship between the Senju clan and the Daimyo in the past.
In fact, Ōnoki's family and the Daimyo even had a bit of a familial relationship. For Ōnoki, the Daimyo side generally helped whenever they could, trying their best to assist.
But now, Ōnoki's side seemed to have fallen out with the Daimyo's side, and intense conflicts erupted between them. Ōnoki's side dispatched ninjas to place the Earth Daimyo under house arrest, seemingly wanting the Daimyo to hand over power.
There were many "enlightened individuals" around the Daimyo. Upon learning that the Daimyo had been placed under house arrest by Ōnoki, they immediately launched a rebellion—no, purged the corrupt officials. They wanted to protect the Daimyo.
Of course, whether there was any push from Konoha in this, no one knew.
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"Hahaha, I didn't expect Ōnoki to make a move first. It seems the Third Raikage is the most timid. I used to think highly of him." Kazuki said, his words full of mockery when he mentioned the Third Raikage.
Kumogakure had always been plundering throughout the Ninja World.
Useful secret techniques? Seize them!
Kekkei Genkai? Seize it!
It seemed that for Kumogakure, as long as it was beneficial to them, anything could be plundered.
Kazuki looked down on Kumogakure quite a bit, these guys were a bunch of bandits. Perhaps this Ninja World was not the most suitable for them. The pirate world next door was the most suitable for Kumogakure.
"The Land of Lightning's commerce is the most developed in the entire Ninja World. They established their nation on commerce. You probably haven't seen what the Land of Lightning Daimyo looks like." Tobirama said, arms crossed.
"Could it be that they are related to you guys too?" Kazuki narrowed his eyes, not knowing what to say.
Tobirama snorted coldly, "It's not related to the Fire Daimyo. It's said to be related to the Gold and Silver Brothers' family."
"No one would have thought that the Gold and Silver Brothers would rebel in Kumogakure. They were the link between Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning. In terms of status, they were even higher than the former Danzo."
Kazuki asked, raising an eyebrow, "So you suspect there's something questionable about their rebellion?"
Tobirama's eyes narrowed slightly. "Hmph, that's for sure. Rather than targeting the Raikage, they were targeting me."
"If nothing goes wrong, I imagine this was Madara's scheme."
Tobirama knew that Madara wanted to kill him after he killed Izuna. Before, he didn't know Madara was still alive, so he wouldn't have suspected that this matter was related to Madara, but now that he knew Madara was still alive, the situation changed. His death was, in all likelihood, related to Madara.
However, Tobirama had no intention of seeking revenge on Madara.
Hadn't Madara already died?
Madara had finally become the behind-the-scenes big boss, the villain, and Tobirama indicated that he would tolerate it.
Moreover, if he were still alive, there might not be the current Kazuki.
He could nurture Kagami, knowing that even if Kagami awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, he couldn't overturn Konoha, but he couldn't stand by and watch the birth of another Madara.