Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

Some older generation ninjas in the Sand Village believed that the Third Kazekage's actions deviated from the original duties of a ninja.

Ninjas should be tools to protect the country and carry out missions, rather than rulers who control the country.

The Third Kazekage ruled the Kingdom of Wind as the Shogun. Although this enhanced the economic and military strength of the Sand Village in the short term, it made the future of the Sand Village full of uncertainty.

These conservatives worried that the Third Kazekage's actions would lead to intervention from outside countries and even make the Sand Village a target of opposition forces inside and outside the Kaze Kingdom.

Although no one can shake the power of the Third Kazekage for the time being, the divisions and contradictions within the Sand Village are beginning to intensify, and the confrontation between the conservatives and the Kazekage's confidants is gradually emerging.

At the same time, although the current daimyo and the sons of the former daimyo of the Wind Country appeared to be obedient to the Third Kazekage on the surface, they secretly contacted the daimyo of other major countries, hoping to get external assistance to fight against the Third Kazekage.

The daimyo united some opposition nobles from the Kingdom of Wind and contacted the daimyo from the Kingdom of Fire, the Kingdom of Earth, the Kingdom of Thunder, and the Kingdom of Water through secret envoys.

They used the principle of "the lips and teeth are interdependent" to convince the daimyo of these big countries, reminding them that if the Third Kazekage could successfully undermine the daimyo in the Wind Country, then the ninja villages in other countries might follow suit in the future, which would eventually threaten the ruling status of the daimyo of each country.

The daimyo were quite wary of this.

Especially the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, they realized that if the Land of Wind was successfully dominated by the Sand Village, the political ambitions of other ninja villages might gradually be exposed.

Konohagakure, in particular, possesses a formidable military force, and if it follows the example of Sand Village, it could pose a serious threat to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

After weighing the pros and cons, they secretly agreed to the request of the Wind Country opposition and promised to provide assistance when necessary.

The Third Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth, Ohnoki, had an ambiguous attitude towards this. Although the Daimyo of the Land of Earth hoped that the Tsuchikage would support the opposition in the Land of Wind, Ohnoki himself was well aware that the Third Kazekage had his own interests in doing so.

He was unwilling to become a direct enemy of the Sand Village and chose to keep a certain distance on this issue, neither explicitly supporting the opposition nor fully opposing the Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage was not unaware of the opposition forces at home and abroad. His intelligence network told him that opposition within the Wind Country was gradually growing stronger, and that there were signs of intervention by external forces.

Although the situation became complicated, the Third Kazekage still maintained a tough stance.

The Third Kazekage chose to suppress the domestic opposition nobles with a tough approach. He mobilized the Anbu of the Sand Village and secretly executed several noble leaders who tried to contact external powers in order to intimidate the opposition.

But at the same time, he also knew that he could not rely entirely on tough measures, so he began to win over the conservatives within the Sand Village, trying to use the prestige accumulated by the Sand Village in the Third Ninja World War to prove that his strategy was to enhance the long-term interests of the Sand Village.

The Third Kazekage also sent envoys to visit the daimyo of major countries such as the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning.

He told these daimyo that the actions of the Sand Village were for the long-term stability of the Wind Country, not to usurp the power of the daimyo.

He also threatened: "If you interfere in the internal affairs of the Wind Kingdom, then there will no longer be peace in the ninja world." This threat made some daimyos hesitate and they did not dare to act rashly for the time being.

As the fourth Hokage of Konoha, Uchiha Kagezuki also learned about the changes in the situation in the Land of Wind through the intelligence network.

He knew very well that the actions of the Third Kazekage would have a profound impact on the entire ninja world, but Yingyue did not intend to directly intervene in the civil strife in the Kingdom of Wind at this time.

Yingyue judged that the Third Kazekage's tough measures might be able to maintain control over the Sand Village in the short term, but in the long run, this overly centralized way of ruling would only intensify internal conflicts in the Wind Country.

Yingyue decided to wait and see for the time being and continue to monitor the changes in the situation within the Wind Country through the Shadow Screen organization.

As the situation in the Land of Wind became increasingly tense, the rule of the Third Kazekage came under unprecedented pressure.

With the support of the daimyo of other major countries, the nobles, lords and officials of the Kingdom of Wind united and launched a movement to overthrow the shogunate rule of the Third Kazekage.

The support from major countries gave them great confidence and the situation became more complicated.

The nobles and lords who opposed the Third Kazekage were backed by the daimyo from the Land of Earth, the Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Water.

These daimyo were worried that if the shogunate system of the Third Kazekage was consolidated, their ruling position might also be threatened, so they secretly provided assistance and facilitated the overthrow of the shogunate in the Kingdom of Wind.

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning has a close relationship with the Third and Fourth Raikages of the Hidden Cloud Village.

The Land of Lightning has always been pursuing a policy of aggressive expansion. With the support of the daimyo, the Raikage's expansion goals are not limited to neighboring countries. He also hopes to gain more political bargaining chips on the issue of the Land of Wind.

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning made it clear that the Hidden Cloud Village must put pressure on the Hidden Sand Village and demand that the Third Kazekage return power to the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

The Fourth Raikage was very direct and tough about this. He publicly condemned the Third Kazekage and said: "If you don't immediately return the power to the Kingdom of Wind, the Cloud Village will declare war on the Sand Village!"

Ai's attitude was firm. He was determined to use force to threaten the Sand Village and force the Third Kazekage to surrender.

The Land of Lightning not only exerts political pressure, but also actively prepares militarily and may launch an attack on the Sand Village at any time.

In comparison, the attitude of the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki appears more contradictory.

Ōnoki himself was moved by the actions of the Third Kazekage. He was very interested in the shogunate system's monopoly of power over the ninja villages, and even planned to follow suit.

However, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth exerted strong pressure on Ōnoki, asking him to express support for the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

Under pressure from the daimyo, Ōnoki finally issued a statement condemning the Third Kazekage, but he only made a verbal condemnation and did not actually take further action, nor did he declare war on the Sand Village.

The Daimyo of the Land of Water also put pressure on the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, to express his stance.

Although the Water Country is far away from the Wind Country, the daimyo was worried that the spread of the shogunate system might lead other major countries to follow suit, so eventually the Mizukage also issued a condemnation statement. Although Yagura was not interested in this situation, he had to obey the daimyo's will.

Faced with tremendous pressure from both home and abroad, the Third Kazekage felt angry and helpless.

His original plan was to consolidate the position of the Sand Village through centralization, ensuring that the resources and power of the Wind Country would be concentrated in the hands of the Sand Village, thereby enhancing the position of the Sand Village in the ninja world.

However, his ruling methods aroused strong opposition at home and abroad, especially the threats from the Lightning Nation and the Fire Nation, which put him in great crisis.

At the Sand Village's high-level meeting, the Third Kazekage angrily cursed: "Damn it, how did the situation become like this!"

He thought that he could quickly control the situation with his own means, but he did not expect that the domestic nobles and lords were so tenacious and even had the support of external powers.

He realized that what he was facing was not a simple internal turmoil but an international crisis.