Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

These ninjas understood what Oonoki meant and knew his true intention - to keep the enemy at bay.

In practice, these ninjas did not suppress the rebellion with all their might, but instead took advantage of the conflict with the rebels to profit from it, obtain the rebels' wealth, and expand the resources of the Iwagakure Village through this chaos.

To the outside world, we tell the public that the rebels are strong and we are working hard to suppress them. When others ask us about it, we tell them that we have done our best to suppress the rebellion and assist the daimyo, and to unite the people to protect the leader.

Onoki used the excuse that the "rebellion has not been quelled" to continuously demand more military funds from the Daimyo of the Land of Earth.

He exaggerated the threat of rebellion and created the illusion that the Iwagakure Village was trying its best to suppress it but was still struggling, thereby gaining more financial support from the daimyo.

Through this means, the Iwagakure Village not only did not suffer any damage from the rebellion, but instead gained a large amount of wealth and supplies.

At the same time, Ōnoki also took this opportunity to further strengthen the strength of Iwagakure Village and consolidate his power in the village.

As the fourth Hokage of Konoha Village, Uchiha Kagezuki has been paying close attention to the movements of other ninja villages.

The strategy of Iwagakure and Sand Village to keep the enemy at bay did not escape Shadow Moon's intelligence network.

Through the Shadow Screen Organization's sophisticated intelligence, Shadow Moon soon learned that the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki's strategy was very similar to that of the Third Kazekage.

Yingyue thought in his heart that the Iwagakure Village and the Sand Village obtained a large amount of resources and political capital by not completely suppressing the rebellion. Although this method was full of sinister calculations, it had to be admitted that this strategy could indeed enhance the power of the ninja village in the short term.

Yingyue knew very well that in this situation, if Konoha Village tried its best to suppress the rebellion just to show its loyalty, it would lose a lot of resources, which would be detrimental to the long-term development of the village.

Although the rebellion in the Fire Nation was not as serious as that in the Earth and Wind Kingdoms, Shadow Moon knew that completely ignoring the rebellion would also make the Fire Nation Daimyo uneasy.

Shadow Moon decided to adopt a strategy of playing it safe - neither not fighting the rebellion, nor fighting with all his strength.

The scale and impact of the rebellion must be adjusted to Konoha's interests within a controllable range.

Shadow Moon plans to follow the practices of the Earth Kingdom and the Wind Kingdom, but will be more secretive and sophisticated.

He planned to send some of Konoha's mid-level ninjas to the front lines to deal with the rebellion and suppress it appropriately when the time was right to ensure superficial peace in the Land of Fire.

But behind the scenes, Shadow Moon will gradually control the scale of these rebellions, and through indirect influence, control the domestic situation in the Land of Fire, so that Konoha will always have the initiative.

Yingyue knew very well that the essence of the rebellion was a problem of public opinion, and in order to maintain Konoha's prosperity for a long time, he had to start from within and avoid the outbreak of fundamental problems.

Therefore, while suppressing the rebellion, Yingyue also plans to continue to promote Konoha's technological development and economic construction, and resolve potential conflicts by improving the living standards of the villagers.

Yingyue increased investment in science and technology and civilian industries to ensure the rapid economic development of Konoha Village.

He hopes that through these means, he can not only improve the living standards of the villagers, but also enhance Konoha's international competitiveness and make it invincible in the ninja world.

Yingyue also decided to strengthen diplomatic means with other ninja villages to prevent the situation from getting completely out of control. He will closely monitor the movements of Sand Village and Rock Village, and be ready to deal with potential threats from all sides of the ninja world at any time.

Although Yingyue's strategy was ingenious, he knew in his heart that this method of nurturing the enemy to protect himself was only a short-term expedient. In the long run, the situation in the ninja world was still unpredictable.

The Otsutsuki clan, unknown threats from the outside world, and potential conflicts between countries are all possible triggers for future outbreaks.

As the war ended, the ninja world gradually moved towards peace. As the Hokage, Uchiha Kagezuki always paid attention to the developments in various parts of the ninja world.

The chaos within the ninja world has not completely subsided, and one of the most turbulent areas is the Rain Country.

The situation in the Rain Country fell into unprecedented chaos after the disappearance of Salamander Hanzo.

As the leader of the Hidden Rain Village, Hanzo once controlled the politics and military of the Rain Country in the name of "Ninja Demigod". But now, because he joined forces with Danzo of Konoha to plan a conspiracy against the Akatsuki organization and witnessed the terrifying power of the Outer Path Statue in the battle with Nagato, he is afraid and no longer as ambitious as before.

As Hanzo grows older, he has gradually lost his former fighting spirit and ideals.

He became afraid of death, obsessed with past glory, and no longer cared about the affairs of the village, causing the situation in the Rain Kingdom to deteriorate rapidly.

The ninjas of the Hidden Rain Village lost their command and direction and fell into chaos, not knowing whose orders to follow.

At this time, although the Akatsuki organization was still sticking to its ideals, their development was greatly affected by the turmoil in the Rain Country.

Yingyue learned about the chaotic situation in the Rain Country from the intelligence network of his own Shadow Screen organization, and also learned that the retirement of Hanzo of the Salamander had plunged the Hidden Rain Village into a state of disorder.

He knew that the chaos in the Rain Country would not only affect the Akatsuki organization, but could also affect the entire ninja world.

Therefore, Shadow Moon decided to go to the Rain Kingdom himself to help resolve this crisis.

Yingyue used the Flying Thunder God Technique to instantly teleport to the Rain Country and arrived at the Akatsuki camp.

He found Yahiko, Nagato and Konan and explained his plan to them - to take them to meet Hanzo the Salamander and resolve the chaos in the Rain Country.

Yahiko, Nagato and Konan were very grateful for Shadow Moon's arrival. Shadow Moon's support undoubtedly provided them with strong backing.

They also know that in order to restore order to the Rain Kingdom, they must face Hanzo of the Salamander.

With the intelligence support of Shadow Moon's Shadow Screen Organization, the whereabouts of Salamander Hanzo were quickly locked down.

Hanzo hides in a secret bunker in the Rain Country, which is strictly guarded, but these defenses are useless in front of Shadow Moon.

Shadow Moon sneaked into the bunker with three members of the Akatsuki organization and quickly and accurately eliminated the bunker's guards.

Finally, they found Hanzo the Salamander enjoying fine wine and delicious food deep in the bunker.

At this time, Hanzo is no longer the once powerful "Ninja Demigod", but an old man immersed in the glory of the past.

Faced with the arrival of Shadow Moon, Yahiko, Nagato and Konan, Salamander Hanzo did not show any resistance.

He knew that he could no longer compete with these young warriors in front of him, especially Yingyue's strength. He had heard about it before and knew that he had no chance of winning.

Hanzo did not try to resist, but lowered his head and sighed: "I am a dignified ninja demigod, but I have fallen to such a cowardly state. What do you think the ninjas of the Hidden Rain Village would think of me if they saw me like this?"