Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

In the new agreement, the daimyo also made major concessions: they gave the major ninja villages the right to act at their discretion, especially in actions to suppress rebellions. The Kage of the ninja villages had the right to make decisions directly based on the situation on the battlefield without the approval of the daimyo.

This means that the major ninja villages will have greater autonomy in domestic military operations and security affairs.

This compromise not only ensured the core interests of the ninja village, but also allowed the daimyos to gain the support of the ninja village in the short term, and put the task of encircling and suppressing the rebels back under the leadership of the ninja village.

Faced with the daimyos' concessions, the Kages of the major ninja villages were generally satisfied.

The increased funding allowed the ninja villages to upgrade their equipment and train ninjas better, and the right to act at their own discretion in suppressing rebellions gave the ninja villages even greater power in domestic affairs.

Such conditions are very favorable for the Ninja Village.

As the daimyos of various countries compromised with the major ninja villages, the major ninja villages sent out ninjas to join the encirclement and suppression operations against the rebels in the ninja world.

The daimyos increased funding and ceded more power in exchange for the active participation of the ninja villages. However, the Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Kagezuki, appeared to be more cautious and calm.

The Nine-Tails Rebellion caused severe damage to Konoha. Although there were not many casualties, most of the buildings were reduced to ruins.

Uchiha Kagezuki used this as an excuse to explain to the Fire Country Daimyo and Konoha ninjas: "Konoha is currently in a period of reconstruction, and the village needs time to recover." Therefore, Kagezuki did not send a large number of elite ninjas to participate in the Daimyo's encirclement and suppression operations like other ninja villages, but chose a relatively conservative strategy.

Konoha mainly sent out logistical support ninjas, including medical ninjas and material supply troops. Although these support personnel were able to help the Five-Nation Alliance's encirclement and suppression operations, their combat effectiveness was far inferior to the elite troops sent by other ninja villages.

Although the Fire Country Daimyo was unhappy about this, he did not dare to criticize Konoha too much due to its special status in the ninja world and Uchiha Kagezuki's prestige. He could only accept the reality that Konoha reduced its participation in the encirclement and suppression on the grounds of "reconstruction period".

On the surface, Konoha adopted a conservative attitude towards the encirclement and suppression operation, but in fact, Uchiha Kagezuki had already made profound considerations on the entire situation.

Through Konoha's Anbu and Kage organizations, he controlled a large amount of intelligence behind the scenes, closely following the development of the encirclement and suppression operations, while secretly supporting organizations that had a unified goal against the rebels in the ninja world.

Shadow Moon continued to secretly fund some rebels through the Dawn organization in the Whirlpool Country, especially those who opposed the tyranny of the daimyo and pursued equality and liberation.

He believes that although these organizations are currently enemies of the daimyo, their ideals are similar to the concepts of peace and ninja community advocated by Konoha, and they may become allies of Konoha in the future.

These rebel forces are often more organized and idealistic, unlike those roving bandits.

Many of them were once oppressed by the ninja villages and daimyo, but now they are rising up in resistance. Yingyue believes that these people can be won over to become the secret force of Konoha.

Although on the surface Konoha's participation in the encirclement and suppression operations was not strong, Shadow Moon was fully committed to the reconstruction of Konoha internally.

Not only did he involve the Akebono Organization in the reconstruction work, he also used abilities such as Wood Release to quickly build a large number of new buildings, making Konoha's infrastructure more modern than before.

Kagezuki also strengthened Konoha's military and economic capabilities and expanded the Anbu directly under the Hokage.

Konoha's conservative attitude did not arouse suspicion from the major ninja villages.

In fact, the news of the Nine-Tails Rebellion in Konoha caused a shock in the ninja world. The Kages of the major ninja villages were afraid of the absolute strength shown by Kagezuki, and they were not in a hurry to become enemies with Konoha.

The Fourth Raikage Ai and the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, in particular, were impressed by Kagezuki's ability to summon the Thousand-armed Buddha to suppress the Nine-Tails, and they realized that confronting Konoha was not a wise option.

The Fourth Raikage Ai knew that Konoha had just experienced the Nine-Tails Rebellion, so he did not blame too much. Instead, he silently accepted Konoha's "temporary retreat" and secretly maintained friendly relations with Konoha. He believed that avoiding the sharp edge was the best choice.

Although the Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki was uneasy about Kagezuki's powerful strength, he also knew that if Konoha did not fight with all its might, the chances of successfully encircling and suppressing the rebels would be greatly reduced.

He chose to wait and see what Konoha would do for the time being, and use Konoha's "conservative" attitude to expand the influence of the Iwagakure Village.

The new Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was more cooperative. Although he knew that Konoha was holding back, he had a good personal relationship with Kagezuki, so he kept a low profile in his words and continued to strengthen his alliance with Konoha.

In the encirclement and suppression operation led by the Ninja Village, the scattered rebels were gradually eliminated, but some of the more organized resistance forces persisted tenaciously, especially the resistance forces secretly funded by Shadow Moon, which were retained and took the opportunity to absorb many scattered resistance forces.

These organizations have begun to take root in some remote areas and have become a major concern in the eyes of daimyōs of various countries.

Shadow Moon plans to turn these resistance forces into a hidden trump card in its hand through long-term funding and control.

He believes that although the daimyos have temporarily given up power, as the power of the ninja village expands, they will inevitably conflict with the daimyos again in the future, and these rebel forces can then become the key to breaking the situation.

As the encirclement and suppression operations by the Five-Nation Coalition and the major ninja villages became more and more intense, Hatake Sakumo, the leader of the Aurora Organization's resistance army codenamed "Shadow Blade", fell into trouble.

Since being resurrected by Uchiha Kagezuki, Sakumo has been committed to resisting the rule of feudal daimyo, especially in the Land of Wind. He felt extremely gratified when he saw that the originally oppressed civilians had regained their land and gradually lived a stable life because of the existence of the resistance army.

The resistance army's struggle went smoothly at the beginning. Relying on his Kage-level strength and rich combat experience, Sakumo led his troops to retake land and resources from the nobles and officials of the Wind Kingdom, bringing hope to countless refugees and poor civilians.

The resistance army grew rapidly in the Wind Kingdom and gradually became a force that could not be ignored.

However, with the arrival of the Five-Nation Coalition, the situation changed dramatically.

The combined forces of the Five Nations Alliance and the major ninja villages, including ninjas from powerful ninja villages such as Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Sandagakure, and Konoha, began a ruthless encirclement and suppression of the resistance forces.

Sakumo knew that the strength of the coalition forces should not be underestimated. Although he was personally strong, he could not resist the elite forces of the ninja world alone.

What made Sakumo feel even more stressed was that many of the originally scattered and unorganized resistance forces joined the team he led after suffering a blow. This made his team continue to expand in size, but its organization decreased a lot.

With resources in short supply, command chaos, and the five-nation coalition approaching step by step, Sakumo knew that he was in crisis.