Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

With the end of the Third Shinobi World War, the ninja villages and daimyos of the five major countries finally had the energy to turn to dealing with domestic rebellions.

Although the ninja world has temporarily ushered in peace, the impact of the war is far from subsiding. The country's economic difficulties, class oppression and the widening gap between the rich and the poor have caused dissatisfaction among people everywhere.

Thus, under the promotion of ninja villages and daimyos from various countries, the ninja world began to suppress the rebellion.

The rebellion in the Land of Thunder was the most intense, especially the rise of the Evil God Cult which made the rebel army extremely powerful.

The evil god cult, with its mysterious immortality and strange doctrines, quickly attracted a large number of believers and even persuaded many ordinary people to join its ranks.

Not only do these believers possess powerful self-healing abilities, but they also use firearms obtained during the war to fight, becoming a major threat to the Hidden Cloud Village and the Land of Lightning.

The evil god cult uses "immortality" as bait, preaching that the power of the evil god can bring eternal life and divine power that surpasses ninjutsu. Its influence is most widespread in the Land of Hot Springs, in particular.

Many believers were attracted by this promise, especially after the war, when countless people died and many families longed for the power to transcend death, so they joined the cult.

The newly appointed Fourth Raikage Ai is determined to use an iron fist to suppress domestic rebellion, especially the eradication of the Evil God Cult.

Ai led the elite ninja troops of the Hidden Cloud Village and launched several attacks on the headquarters of the evil cult.

Although the immortality of the evil cultists made them difficult to deal with at one time, the ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village gradually broke down the evil cult's defenses with sophisticated strategies and powerful ninjutsu.

Although the individual combat effectiveness of the Cloud Village ninjas far exceeded that of ordinary armed forces, the evil cultists caused considerable casualties in the early stages with their guns and immortal bodies.

Many ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village were suppressed by gun fire in close combat, and many were even killed.

However, although the cult's self-healing ability makes them tenacious in battle, their organization is still loose and their teachings are extremely cruel, which makes it impossible for them to win the support of the majority of the people.

As the powerful suppression operation of the Hidden Cloud Village progressed, the leaders of the evil cult were defeated one by one, and the remaining believers fled in all directions, eventually leading to the complete disintegration of the main forces of the evil cult.

After the Fourth Raikage Ai's suppression operation, the unrest within the Country of Lightning was basically quelled, but the remnants of the Evil God Cult are still lurking underground, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback.

At the same time, an internal bloodline family purge broke out in the Hidden Mist Village shortly after the war, which weakened the village's strength.

However, the trauma of war and the economic recession caused by civil unrest also triggered a large-scale popular rebellion within the Water Kingdom.

Most of these rebel forces are active at sea, forming a powerful maritime guerrilla force.

The Water Kingdom has a special geographical location, and many resistance forces choose to resist through islands and seas.

The rebels took advantage of the complex terrain of the Water Country to wage guerrilla warfare, especially in naval battles, where they used ships and guns to fight against the ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village.

Since the Hidden Mist Village had just experienced civil strife, its strength had been greatly weakened compared to before. In addition, the combat skills of most of the Hidden Mist Ninjas focused on ninjutsu rather than naval battles.

This resulted in them suffering repeated setbacks when facing these well-equipped maritime rebels.

The rebels took advantage of the sea to frequently launch sneak attacks and strikes against the Hidden Mist Ninjas, using firearms and light artillery fire to pose a serious threat to the ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village.

The rebel army is equipped with a large number of firearms. Especially in battles at sea, the long-range strike capability of firearms is far superior to the traditional combat methods of ninjas.

Even the ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village, who were skilled in water-based ninjutsu, suffered repeated defeats in their confrontations with these rebel forces.

Due to the complex geographical environment of the Water Country, the rebels can easily shuttle back and forth between the islands, making it difficult for the ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village to carry out large-scale suppression.

Although the Hidden Mist Village sent out a ninja team to suppress the rebellion, the rebels always managed to escape easily by taking advantage of the terrain.

Ultimately, the suppression campaign by the Hidden Mist Village descended into a protracted stalemate, and although they were able to defeat the rebel strongholds, they were unable to completely quell the rebellion in the Land of Water.

After the civil strife, the morale of the Mist Village ninjas was low, and coupled with their lack of experience in naval warfare, the effectiveness of this suppression operation was very limited.

With the end of the Third Shinobi World War, although the Shinobi world has temporarily entered a period of peace, the internal situation of major countries remains turbulent.

The five major countries were all facing the problem of domestic rebellion, and the daimyos of each country continued to put pressure on their respective ninja villages to send out ninjas to suppress it.

In response to these rebellions, Ohnoki, the Third Tsuchikage of the Iwagakure Village, chose a very meaningful strategy - he followed the example of the Third Kazekage of the Sand Village in the Land of Wind and implemented the strategy of nurturing the enemy to protect himself.

Faced with rebellions in various parts of the Land of Earth, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki did not devote all his efforts to suppressing them, but instead adopted a more complicated strategy.

The third Tsuchikage Ohnoki was a shrewd ninja. After years of struggle in the ninja world, he knew the truth that when the birds are all gone, the good bows are put away; when the cunning rabbit is dead, the running dog is cooked.

He knew clearly that completely suppressing the rebellion would not only cost Iwagakure a huge amount of resources, but would also weaken his bargaining chips in front of the Daimyo of the Land of Earth.

Ōnoki saw the success of the Third Kazekage, and that the Sand Village had gained a great deal of spoils and wealth by incompletely suppressing the rebellion, and had gained greater political power in the chaos.

Although this strategy of nurturing the enemy for personal gain was dangerous, it had obvious benefits. The Sand Village of the Third Kazekage developed rapidly as a result.

Although Ōnoki was disdainful of the Third Kazekage's cunning and scheming, he had to admit that this method could indeed bring huge benefits.

Due to the poverty and high taxes after the war, the people of the Land of Earth began to organize resistance forces of various sizes.

Rebel armies were rising all over the country, some of which even had good armed forces. Many of these rebel armies had guns and heavy weapons, posing a considerable threat to the Iwagakure ninjas.

Ōnoki decided to adopt a two-pronged strategy against the rebellion in the Land of Earth.

Faced with the suppression order from the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, he expressed his full support and cooperation on the surface, but in fact, he did not put all his strength into suppression, but adopted a divide and rule approach.

Ohnoki recalled the strongest ninjas and elite teams in the Iwagakure Village and prevented them from participating in the suppression operations on the front line.

These ninjas were very powerful, and if they were suppressed with all their strength, the rebellion could be put down quickly. However, Ōnoki knew very well that if the rebellion was put down quickly, the benefits that the Iwagakure Village had gained from it would also cease.

Therefore, he deliberately evacuated these ninjas from the front line.

Instead, Ōnoki gave greater power to some ninjas who were ineffective in suppressing the rebellion on the front lines, giving them full responsibility for suppressing the rebellion.