Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

Seeing the Third Kazekage compromise, the daimyos of major countries all breathed a sigh of relief.

Their goal was to check the power of the Sand Village and prevent the shogunate system from completely taking away the daimyo's ruling status. Now, with the abdication of the Third Kazekage and the partial return of power, the crisis is gradually easing.

The Fourth Raikage of the Land of Lightning, Ai, openly threatened to declare war on the Sand Village, which put the Third Kazekage under unprecedented pressure.

The military power of the Land of Lightning is strong. If the Raikage is really prepared to go to war, the Sand Village will have to face an extremely difficult war.

At the same time, although the Earth Kingdom and the Water Kingdom have only issued verbal condemnations, these countries may take actual action at any time.

Faced with the turmoil in the Wind Country, the Daimyo of the Fire Country also felt uneasy.

He explicitly asked the Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Kagezuki, to take action, support the Daimyo's position, and condemn the Third Kazekage's actions.

The Fire Country Daimyo was worried that if the Third Kazekage's actions were successful, it would trigger a comprehensive change in ninja village politics and weaken the Daimyo's power.

Therefore, he hoped that Konoha Village would openly support the overthrow of the shogunate.

Yingyue understood that although the Third Kazekage's approach was risky, if successful, the Sand Village would become the pioneer ninja village in the ninja world to replace the daimyo.

However, facing the political pressure from the daimyo, Yingyue had to weigh the pros and cons.

He knew that the situation of the Third Kazekage had become extremely unfavorable. The opposition forces of major countries had united, and the Sand Village was almost surrounded by enemies.

Yingyue knew very well that Konoha Village could not openly support the Third Kazekage at this moment, otherwise it would trigger more political and military conflicts.

Therefore, Yingyue decided to maintain superficial neutrality and issued a statement to the outside world verbally condemning the Third Kazekage.

Although Yingyue was unwilling to give up the Third Kazekage in his heart, he knew that at this time Konoha Village had to maintain a balance in the international situation and avoid being involved in the civil strife in the Wind Country.

With threats from the Lightning Nation, condemnations from the Earth and Water Nation, and pressure from the Fire Nation, the situation in the Wind Nation becomes more volatile.

The rule of the shogunate under the Third Kazekage encountered unprecedented challenges, and the anti-shogunate forces received strong external support, which brought the tension inside and outside the Kaze Kingdom to a climax.

The Fourth Raikage of the Land of Lightning is sharpening his sword, ready to launch a war against the Sand Village at any time.

Although other major powers did not send troops directly, their statements had already made the Third Kazekage feel deeply isolated.

With external support, the nobles and lords in the Kingdom of Wind began to plan a larger-scale military operation to overthrow the rule of the Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage was in a dilemma.

On the one hand, he had to face the anti-Qing forces at home, and on the other hand, he had to deal with the threat of war from outside.

His rule is crumbling. Although he still holds the core power of the Sand Village, the situation is gradually getting out of control.

Although Uchiha Kagezuki verbally condemned the Third Kazekage on the surface, he did not completely give up on the Third Kazekage.

With the help of Konoha Village's Anbu and Shadow Curtain Organization, Yingyue continued to closely monitor the situation in the Wind Country. He knew that this anti-shogunate movement and the intervention of external forces might trigger a new round of war.

Yingyue did not directly intervene in the civil strife in the Kingdom of Wind, but he decided to provide some help to the Sand Village through secret channels in order to maintain the stability of the Sand Village.

In Yingyue's opinion, the fall of the Third Kazekage may not be beneficial to Konoha, because once the Wind Country falls completely under the control of the daimyo and nobles, Konoha will have to face a more unpredictable Wind Country.

Yingyue knew that the situation in the Wind Country was just a prelude to the storm in the Ninja World.

He must prepare for large-scale conflicts that may break out in the future, while protecting Konoha Village from being defeated in this complex political vortex.

In this turmoil and unrest, the major forces in the ninja world are operating in secret, and the situation in the Wind Country may trigger an all-out war at any time.

Yingyue stood high on the Hokage Building, gazing at the Wind Kingdom in the distance. He knew in his heart that the conspiracy and power struggle on this land had just begun.

Under the rule of the Third Kazekage, the situation in the Land of Wind became increasingly complicated.

He felt deep pressure from both internal and external difficulties: the nobles, lords, and officials of the Wind Country joined forces to rebel, trying to overthrow the shogunate he established; and the daimyo of major countries also began to interfere externally, exacerbating the turbulence of the situation.

What saddened the Third Kazekage the most was that opposition emerged within the Sand Village, questioning his rule.

This made him very angry.

The Third Kazekage couldn't understand why some of the ninjas of the Sand Village jumped out to oppose him when it was clearly for the future of the Sand Village and to enhance the long-term interests of the Sand Village.

He cursed: "These idiots! Can't they see that I am doing this for the good of the Sand Village? Have they forgotten the methods of me, the Third Kazekage?"

Faced with opposition voices at home and abroad, the Third Kazekage even planned to eliminate the opposition within the Sand Village and consolidate his rule with an iron-fisted approach.

Just as the Third Kazekage was preparing to purge the Sand Village, he received a joint letter from the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki and the Fourth Hokage of Konoha Village, Uchiha Kagezuki.

These two letters changed his mind.

The Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki expressed in his letter that he understood the Third Kazekage's approach and was even attracted by the shogunate system. He believed that it would be of great help to the long-term interests of the ninja village if the village had comprehensive power.

However, Ōnoki also stressed that external interference was very strong, especially opposition from daimyo of various countries.

Ōnoki made it clear that the daimyos of various countries had made up their minds to oppose the usurpation of power, and this time their attitude was more determined than ever before.

At the same time, Uchiha Kagezuki's letter also showed his understanding and support for the Third Kazekage.

Shadow Moon is willing to provide secret support to help the Sand Village maintain partial control over the shogunate system.

But Yingyue also clearly warned the Third Kazekage that the Fourth Raikage Ai of the Hidden Cloud Village was very tough and would almost certainly declare war on the Hidden Sand Village. If the Third Kazekage did not make concessions, war would be almost inevitable.

After the Third Ninja World War, the Sand Village was severely damaged and could not withstand another major war.

Yingyue suggested that the Third Kazekage adopt the strategy of abdication, make appropriate compromises with the Daimyo of the Wind Country, give them certain powers, but at the same time ensure that the Sand Village still retains actual control over the Wind Country.

Yingyue proposed that the successor to the Kazekage should be someone trusted by the Third Kazekage, thus preserving the interests of the Sand Village and avoiding war.

Faced with internal and external difficulties, the Third Kazekage knew that he had reached the end of his rope.

He once tried to control the Kingdom of Wind through the shogunate system, but now he has to face pressure from all sides.

The Third Kazekage felt helpless and exhausted, realizing that if he did not make concessions, the Sand Village would be plunged into endless war and chaos.

He finally decided to take Shadow Moon's advice.

The Third Kazekage announced in a public statement that he would abdicate from the position of Kazekage and give the Daimyo of the Land of Wind his due rights.

He admitted that the Wind Country needed to find a balance between the Kazekage and the Daimyo, and he was willing to compromise for the stability of the Wind Country.

This concession satisfied the daimyos of the major powers that were interfering from outside, especially the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire. They saw the return of power from the Land of Wind and began to stop their interference.