Hokage Office.
By the time Kakashi came again, Senju Hashirama and the others had already left, leaving only Uchiha Jin and Tsunade in the room.
Upon hearing Kakashi's inquiry, Uchiha Jin immediately gave instructions.
"Forget the 'truth' in your mind; just go all out to find the culprit!"
"But in our hearts, we all know that this investigation will ultimately not find a 'culprit,' but the problem is that we must maintain this stance."
"The reason is simple!"
"Other Ninja Villages will definitely investigate, and if everyone compares notes and finds that only Konoha hasn't investigated the culprit, wouldn't that prove that Konoha has something to hide?"
"So, regarding the 'Daimyo and Nobles Persecution' case, the investigation can be a superficial formality. The crucial core is to make the investigation process as grand as possible, conduct a full-scale investigation with great fanfare, and let the entire Ninja World know that our Konoha is furious, and we will find the culprit at all costs!"
"As for how long this charade needs to last, that doesn't depend on us."
"What we need to do is — wait!"
"Wait for other Ninja Villages to start their investigations, so Konoha won't seem out of place."
"As for when it ends, that depends on what outcome our major Ninja Villages can ultimately achieve!"
Uchiha Jin's tone was relaxed.
He genuinely felt helpless with Kakashi, wondering if such a simple matter still required his instruction?
However... considering Kakashi's personality, he still briefly explained a few things.
After hearing this, Kakashi finally breathed a sigh of relief. After bowing, he left the Hokage Office and went directly to command the Anbu to conduct 'investigation and evidence collection'.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
After Kakashi left, Tsunade couldn't help but ask, "Now that the Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Fire have been eliminated, without even leaving any offspring, should our Konoha take action next?"
"I need to remind you that the officials and even the samurai of the Land of Fire haven't been eliminated!"
"If our Konoha doesn't act quickly, I'm afraid that group of officials and samurai will use this time to elect a new 'Daimyo' again."
"Even if they don't elect a new Daimyo, it's highly likely that the samurai who control the soldiers will directly ascend and become de facto new rulers!"
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin's eyes couldn't help but become serious.
This was indeed a problem!
The original work mainly depicted the affairs of the major Ninja Villages, while the Daimyo, nobles, and Civilians were largely glossed over.
But, in fact.
Ninja in this world were a very small group; the so-called Ninja Village was just one part of the Daimyos Mansion.
In the power structure of the Daimyos Mansion, the Daimyo was the absolute ruling class.
Nobles were like feudal lords distributed in various regions, and officials were divided into Daimyos Mansion officials and officials of various feudal lords' territories.
Feudal lords' officials were responsible for governing Civilians, collecting grain, and legal affairs in their territories. Most of it went to the noble mansions, with a small portion submitted to the Daimyos Mansion.
Officials of the Daimyos Mansion were responsible for compiling statistics and collecting taxes submitted by various territories.
Besides that, there were samurai!
Samurai were more like an armed police organization, generally responsible for the safety of the Daimyo and nobles, as well as the armed control of Civilians in various places. Of course, they used to have the right to wage war, but because of the existence of Ninja, this right has now almost become a mere formality.
The right to wage war is now almost entirely in the hands of the Ninja Villages.
Ninja Villages are the highest military governing bodies of various countries. The Ninja World, due to Chakra, caused the samurai class to decline completely.
Therefore.
What Tsunade said could become a reality. If his long-term plan ultimately allowed samurai to take power, it would be a joke.
Of course, he didn't care!
It was difficult for the samurai class to become Shoguns, let alone Emperors and Court Nobles.
Because the Ninja World has Chakra, Ninja are the ones who wield the tools of violence!
Moreover, samurai are not as deeply ingrained in people's hearts as the Daimyo. No major Ninja Village would allow the samurai class to truly climb above them and lord over them.
So, after a moment of contemplation, Uchiha Jin spoke lightly.
"For now, the Village is not convenient to act!"
"Otherwise, our Konoha would easily become a target of public criticism, so what we need to do next is to go with the flow."
"With the deaths of the Daimyo and nobles of the major Ninja Villages, various countries will definitely fall into a state of ideological chaos. All Ninja Villages will basically experience a state of confusion, then investigate and ponder at the same time."
"But this chaos will only last for a very short time. Once the Kage of the major Ninja Villages react, they will understand that the Daimyo and nobles who restricted everyone are completely gone. From now on, they won't need to ask the Daimyo for money, but can directly collect taxes from the Civilian class!"
"With no middleman taking a cut, the Ninja Villages will gain greater benefits!"
"Under these circumstances, even if samurai truly emerge, only death awaits them!"
"So, no hurry!"
"At this stage, it's better to remain still than to move. Even if samurai really want to cause trouble, let them do so for now."
"As soon as this brief period of chaos ends, the so-called samurai class will be nothing but a mob, and can be cleared out at any time."
Uchiha Jin's tone was sharp.
Yes!
If there were no Ninja, the samurai class might indeed rise to power.
But, unfortunately.
The Daimyo and nobles relied on a thousand years of legacy to temporarily hold their positions through political maneuvering. The so-called samurai class had no foundation whatsoever, and no major Ninja Village would allow them to climb above them.
Tsunade nodded upon hearing this.
She had to admit that Uchiha Jin's idea was correct. The foundation of samurai and officials was far inferior to that of the Daimyo and nobles; they simply had no basis to occupy that position, and even the common Civilians would likely not recognize them.
Furthermore... the real power was in the hands of the Ninja. Previously, the Daimyo and nobles were indeed difficult to deal with because the Daimyo's authority, having accumulated over a thousand years, was deeply ingrained in everyone's bones.
But the samurai, what claim did they have?
If they were sensible, that would be fine. Once the Ninja completely took power, they wouldn't be willing to handle minor affairs in various parts of the Land of Fire, so they could hand over the responsibility of public order to the samurai.
But, similarly.
If the samurai dared to bare their fangs at the Ninja, then only slaughter awaited them!
It's a joke.
Ninja are different from samurai; what they excel at is killing!