The entire Ninja World had descended into utter chaos.
Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure launched high-profile investigations. Hidden Mist acted as if they knew nothing, merely deploying their Anbu to investigate the other Villages. Only Sunagakure, like a rabid dog or a mad wolf, glared with blood-red eyes and directly began looting the Daimyos' Mansions.
The funny thing was, only the Hidden Sand Village remained stable!
The reason was also absurd!
It was precisely because Sunagakure directly stormed the Daimyos' Mansions. Although they plundered the wealth of the daimyos and nobles, they also carried out bloody massacres, thereby directly intimidating the entire Land of Wind.
The other four great nations were the complete opposite.
Because the Ninja Villages were all investigating the incident and temporarily had no time to confiscate the wealth of their domestic daimyos and nobles, local officials, samurai, and even mountain bandits and thieves were thrown into a frenzy.
They frantically plundered all kinds of wealth. With the daimyos and nobles absent, some even went so far as to openly seize territory with fire and sword, looking as if they intended to become the new 'mountain kings' themselves.
The chaos in the numerous smaller nations was even more terrifying.
If the struggles within the Five Great Nations still had some bottom line, it was because their countries still had Ninja Villages presiding over them, so they feared being swatted dead by the Ninja Villages.
After all, they weren't daimyos or nobles; the Ninjas had no reservations about killing them!
The smaller nations were different!
The vast majority of those small nations didn't even have Ninja Villages. So, with the deaths of their daimyos and nobles and the instantaneous collapse of domestic order, all sorts of demons and monsters immediately sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain.
For a time,
The entire land of the Ninja World became a complete mess!
...Konoha, the Hokage Office.
Uchiha Jin sat behind the desk, leisurely sipping tea while listening to Kakashi's report.
A long while later.
After Kakashi finished his brief report, no surprise showed on Uchiha Jin's face.
After all, he had anticipated this scene long before taking action.
"Hmm, good!"
"Great destruction precedes great establishment!"
"Only by experiencing a great chaos can a new order, and a more lasting peace, be ushered in."
"Let them stir, let them fall into chaos."
"When everyone can no longer bear this chaos, it will be time for our Konoha, in the guise of the Savior, to bring peace to everyone in the entire Ninja World!"
Uchiha Jin's tone was calm and detached.
As someone from the Flower Nation in his past life, he understood clearly that only after experiencing a great upheaval could the people's idealized perception of the daimyos and nobles be completely worn away. Only then could his new rules and order be recognized and accepted by all.
Otherwise... if Uchiha Jin were to act now, although he could barely manage to establish the new order, he would face many attacks from conservatives in the future, and occasional small-scale rebellions would erupt from below.
There was no other way!
The class of daimyos and nobles had stood for far too long.
Even though they belonged to the exploiting class, the problem was they were too deeply ingrained; everyone in the Ninja World had grown accustomed to them.
The new order he established would be unbearable for everyone.
Just like when the Qin State conquered the six states and unified the land, yet ultimately perished in the second generation.
On the surface, it seemed because Fusu was useless mud that couldn't be propped up a wall, and the reckless actions of Li Si and Huhai caused the problems. But the core issue was the lack of ideological unification, which allowed the remnants of the six conquered states to rally the people and overthrow Qin.
Even when Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, he still didn't dare to act recklessly and had to temporarily implement a system of enfeoffment.
It wasn't until Emperor Wu of Han's time that ideological unification was truly achieved!
The current Ninja World was actually the same!
Perhaps Uchiha Jin could unify the Ninja World if he acted now, but he would definitely face all sorts of troubles later. Although Ninjas, with their Chakra, could suppress them in time, the problem was Uchiha Jin didn't want to make his future so exhausting.
Therefore, under these circumstances, he chose to let the Ninja World descend into great chaos!
Let it become so chaotic that everyone loses their reverence for the daimyos and nobles in their hearts, so chaotic that everyone yearns for a Savior to appear. Only then would it be time for him, Uchiha Jin, to raise high the banner of 'justice' and lead Konoha to directly unify the Ninja World and bring peace.
Only by doing this could his new order be stable!
Therefore.
Uchiha Jin not only wouldn't end this chaos, but he even wished for it to last longer. Subsequently, he would even employ various means as much as possible to make the entire Ninja World descend into even greater chaos... Even if other Ninja Villages wanted to end this chaos, he, Uchiha Jin, would find ways to hinder them!
"This..."
Kakashi was utterly dumbfounded.
Hearing his Hokage's words, he couldn't help but feel his scalp go numb, standing there completely stunned.
Yes!
You see, looking at the chaos in the Ninja World now, Kakashi genuinely felt distressed.
He had even wanted to persuade his Hokage to end this chaos as quickly as possible, but he never expected to hear his Hokage say such things.
Although he was taken aback in his heart, he ultimately said nothing.
Because Uchiha Jin was the Hokage!
Unless Uchiha Jin did something that provoked the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people against the Village, Kakashi, with his blind loyalty, would still choose to obey orders.
Even if he didn't understand, he would carry them out!
However, on the other side.
Tsunade was different from Kakashi. Hearing this, she immediately spoke up to dissuade him.
"This—isn't very good, is it?"
"The people of the Ninja World already live hard enough. Since your strategic objectives have now been achieved, it's better to restore peace for everyone as soon as possible."
"I truly can't understand what benefit chaos brings you?"
Tsunade frowned, very displeased.
If it were in the past, she would have wanted to curse him out directly.
Now, she couldn't!
Firstly, Uchiha Jin was Konoha's Hokage. Moreover, Uchiha Jin's many past actions had ultimately proven his foresight. This was the fundamental reason why Tsunade, even though displeased, could barely endure it now.
Although her current words were tactful, the meaning they conveyed was actually quite simple.
She wanted a reason!
If Uchiha Jin didn't give her a reason, then even if she couldn't overthrow him, she dared to leave Konoha directly, just like she had done before.
After all, she didn't want to serve a cold-blooded person!
And, regarding this.
Looking at Tsunade's clearly displeased face and Kakashi, who, though silent, was still looking at him, Uchiha Jin finally offered a brief explanation.
"The daimyos and nobles are too deeply ingrained in people's hearts!"
"Whether it was the original Ninjutsu Sect, the later Warring States Era, or even the current Ninja Village Era..."
"The daimyos and nobles remained unaffected. Their influence at the grassroots level is too vast. Even though the nobles and daimyos are now dead, they still live on in everyone's hearts."
"Only a thorough and complete upheaval can completely wear away the deep-seated, bone-deep influence that daimyos and nobles hold in people's hearts!"
"Therefore, this is necessary!"
"For the long-term stability and peace of the new order, this chaos cannot end too quickly."