"So, Hokage, what do you mean by this?" The Third Raikage asked with a frown.
"Everyone, I believe you all have many dissatisfactions with the Daimyo, don't you?" Kazuki's gaze deepened.
"To some extent, both the First and the Second Great Ninja War were instigated by the Daimyo. For the Daimyo, we ninja are merely tools. They fear our power becoming too great and need to weaken us through war. At the same time, they restrict our development through resources. I am looked down upon by them, and I imagine you are too, aren't you?"
"Are you planning to make a move against the Daimyo?" The Third Raikage asked in a booming voice.
"The Daimyo are not that easy to deal with." The Third Kazekage was actually somewhat swayed.
Following the end of the Second Great Ninja War, the Daimyo had cut funding, which forced Sunagakure to tighten its belt. He found it very difficult to accept such a situation.
He had thought about making a move against the Daimyo, but how could the Daimyo be so easy to deal with?
If the Daimyo were truly useless, truly without any trump cards, then they wouldn't be able to become Daimyo and possess so much wealth.
Do they really not consider ninja important?
It's not just the ninjas in the village, aren't there also rogue ninjaa?
Moreover, within the village, there are many ninjas secretly trained as suicide squads, and even the village leaders don't know about them.
It's just that dealing with the Daimyo is not that easy. Even an Elite Jonin might not be able to assassinate a Daimyo. One slip-up, and the village itself could suffer.
"Why aren't they easy to deal with? They are merely a group of ordinary people." Kazuki shook his head slightly.
"Admittedly, the Daimyo might have some trump cards, but we are Kage. Do you really think you are inferior to the Daimyo? You are people of the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Wind, and I am a person of the Land of Fire. It seems our countries are different, and our positions are also different. But similarly, do not forget, we are ninjas, they are ordinary people, so-called nobles, Daimyo. We are the ones who stand on the same side. We are all ninjas, the same group, while the Daimyo are our opposition."
Kazuki's words plunged everyone into silence. There was one point they had to admit. Kazuki's words seemed to genuinely hold some truth.
"The reason Ninja Villages fight and wage war is because our resources are insufficient, not some so-called hatred. Think about it, as long as we control the wealth of the Daimyo and nobles, won't we be able to have enough resources? After that, won't we no longer need to worry about the problem of war? At least in the short term, there will be no need to worry. Think about how many ninjas a single Daimyo family's resources could support?" Kazuki gazed at them, speaking treasonous words.
"So, Hokage, are you going to make a move against the Daimyo?" The Third Raikage and the others exchanged glances, and then spoke to Kazuki.
Ultimately, they actually agreed with Kazuki's words.
They, the ninjas, were the same kind, but what were the Daimyo?
Why should they control so many resources?
Of course, they could also tell the Daimyo about this matter. The Daimyo's power was very great. Over so many years, they had not failed to test the Daimyo, but the Daimyo's hidden strength had caused every one of their attempts to fail.
At that time, everyone could unite to deal with Konoha, to deal with Kazuki. If they won, then the Land of Fire would be theirs.
However, if they lost, their troubles would also be immense.
Most importantly, if Konoha did this, would other Daimyo still trust them in the future?
The One Country, One Village system was built on the mutual trust between Ninja Villages and the Daimyo. Once this trust disappeared, then there would be conflict between the two sides.
"The Fire Daimyo has already agreed to hand over the power of the Land of Fire to Konoha. Although there will still be a One Country, One Village system, the Daimyo will no longer represent the country." Kazuki said with a serious expression.
At this, everyone fell silent.
The Daimyo had agreed to Kazuki's proposal? They were willing to hand over power?
This was probably because Kazuki had held a kunai to their necks and asked if they were willing to hand over power, wasn't it?
The few people exchanged glances, and finally, the Third Kazekage spoke, "We still need to discuss this among ourselves first."
"Alright, this is not something you can decide on your own. However, what I want to tell you is that the Daimyo are truly rich. If utilized well, Konoha could expand its army to over one hundred thousand." Kazuki scanned the others, hinting.
Since the number of ninjas, the strength of ninjas, and the deaths of ninjas were beneficial to the Ninja World, then let there be more ninjas.
As for whether these people would agree, he would not think too much about it.
Later, Madara would certainly go and talk about life and ideology with these Kage and Daimyo.
One hundred thousand?
Everyone's hearts involuntarily tightened.
That was an army of one hundred thousand ninjas.
They thought about their own villages. Even if they united, they probably couldn't gather that many people.
Even though the Second Great Ninja War had already passed for several years, everyone had not fully recovered yet.
So, how should they choose?
Should they take advantage of Konoha not having fully taken over the entire Land of Fire yet, and declare war on Konoha, preventing them from directly and completely digesting the Land of Fire?
But Kazuki alone was enough to make them feel troublesome, and honestly, they didn't want to continue being dogs for the Daimyo anymore.
This was a very difficult decision.
Even the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage couldn't reach a unified opinion internally.
Among these people, as long as someone wanted to eliminate the Daimyo, it was actually enough. The others would have to follow suit and eliminate the Daimyo. Otherwise, they wouldn't be on the same path, and naturally, they wouldn't be able to work together to resist Konoha later.
Therefore, the Daimyo must be eliminated. Human hearts are complex, but they had no choice. Kazuki's plan was an overt strategy, one they simply couldn't refuse.
"Originally, I thought you would become like-minded individuals. I just hope you can cooperate with us." Kazuki sighed lightly.
"Speaking of which, everyone is human, so why be a dog for others?"
At this, everyone fell silent.