Everything is difficult at the beginning. Ninjas in the past could not imagine what would happen to everyone's lives without the funds and support of the nobles?
But now, when Kizaru really publicly eliminated the nobles, the ninjas of Konoha found that without the nobles, the lives of themselves and others seemed to have no impact.
In terms of task entrustment, although a large number of nobles' entrustments were lost, the entrustments officially issued by the village replaced the nobles' share.
At the same time, the village has recently released a large number of job recruitments, which also ensures the income of the ninjas.
Compared to Konoha, Sunagakure and the Kingdom of Wind seemed a little more chaotic.
The main reason is that the number of Sunagakure ninjas is insufficient, which prevents Chiyo from controlling the situation in the country well.
Anticipating the situation of his allies, Kizaru arranged for his uncle Danzo to lead 500 Konoha ninjas to Sunagakure Village in the Land of Wind the day before the official announcement to help Chiyo stabilize the situation.
Since becoming Hokage and having a new goal, Kizaru found that his uncle was becoming more and more useful.
As long as Danzo can be controlled and many things that need to be done are handed over to him, it will definitely be done clearly.
If you say you want to kill every opponent, you won't let anyone go.
Kizaru believed that with his uncle here, the situation in Sunagakure Village and the Country of Wind could be stabilized quickly.
The facts were indeed as Kizaru expected. After Danzo led the team to Sunagakure Village, he first united with Chiyo's direct lineage to clean Sunagakure Village and eliminated all the ninjas who opposed the merger and were dissatisfied with Chiyo. .
After cleaning Sunagakure Village, Danzo and Ebizo led thousands of ninjas to cleanse the nobles of the entire Wind Country.
The purge lasted for a week. During this week, countless noble families were wiped out. All the wealth and land they had accumulated over more than ten generations were used as wedding clothes for others.
A small number of nobles, before the purge took place, secretly fled the Kingdom of Wind with some of their property and loyal men.
The escape destinations these people can choose are extremely limited, and that is the Kingdom of Earth, which is also one of the five major countries and is close to the Kingdom of Wind.
Drawing on the experience of some nobles from the Kingdom of Fire who escaped and were caught, these nobles from the Kingdom of Wind chose to remain anonymous when escaping. After running to the Kingdom of Earth, they only dared to secretly contact their trusted noble friends.
Such an approach can be regarded as cautious and thoughtful.
Unfortunately, there is only one thing that these nobles of the Kingdom of Wind did not expect, that is, almost all the nobles of the Kingdom of Earth are under the surveillance of Iwagakure Village.
When it comes to investigation and counter-reconnaissance, ninjas are professionals. The way these nobles hide their whereabouts and communicate secretly is like a child's game in front of the Iwagakure ninja who is responsible for surveillance.
Soon, the news that these nobles came to the Land of Earth was placed on the table of Tsuchikage Ohnoki.
Looking at the information reported by his subordinates, Onoki couldn't help laughing.
Isn't this a coincidence?
Just when he was worried about the decline in mission entrustment and the increasing pressure on the village to raise ninjas, someone sent him money.
When he thought of this, the smile on Onoki's face became wider and wider.
"Don't be anxious yet, let all the nobles come over, and we will take action when there are more people." Putting down the information, Onoki said gently with a smile on his face.
"Yes!" The assistant standing in front of Ohnoki responded, taking notes and taking notes on Ohnoki's instructions.
"In addition, if necessary, without revealing their identity, the ninjas on the border can secretly help the nobles to escape to the Kingdom of Earth smoothly."
Stopping writing, the young assistant looked at Ohnoki with some confusion.
As a confidant of the Tsuchikage, this assistant knew that his Lord Tsuchikage had reached an agreement with the Hokage of Konoha. After the merger of Sunagakure, Iwagakure would also join Konoha.
"You! You're still too young!" Noticing the assistant's confusion, Onoki smiled and shook his head.
"They want to give money, why don't we accept it? Later, after confiscating all these guys' money, we will escort them to Konoha.
Also, those nobles in our country, keep an eye on them to see if any of them have contacted the nobles of other countries, and arrest them together when the time comes.
Collaboration with the enemy and treason is a serious crime, and we can just use this to take back their noble status and confiscate all their property and land. "
"As expected of Tsuchikage-sama, you are so clever..." He almost said what he was thinking, but the young assistant tactfully came back.
"Go down!" Ohnoki glared at the assistant and waved his hand, not bothering to think about it.
"yes!"
Relieved, the young assistant bent down and bowed, then turned and trotted away.
After the assistant left, the smile on Ohnoki's face became even brighter. If he hadn't been in the office, he might have hummed a tune.
After being a Tsuchikage for so many years, this was the first time Ohnoki saw so many people rushing to give him money.
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"Hokage-sama, ANBU's ninja investigation found that some nobles from the Kingdom of Wind and Kingdom of Fire have secretly fled to the Kingdom of Earth."
In the Hokage's office, Hatake Sakumo, now the head of the ANBU, found Kizaru to report the news.
"Earth Country?" Kizaru showed a playful expression.
"Yes!" Hatake Sakumo looked calm without wearing a mask.
Tapping his fingers on the desk, Kizaru looked at Hatake Sakumo and asked, "Sakumo, how much do we want this time?"
Stunned for a moment, Hatake Sakumo didn't understand the meaning of Kizaru's words.
"Hokage-sama, what do you mean?"
"These nobles must have taken a lot of money with them when they fled to the Land of Earth. That old fox Onoki hasn't made any move yet. He must be waiting until enough fat pigs come to his door." Kizaru is simple and easy to understand. explained.
Hatake Sakumo, who understood, hesitated for a moment and said, "It's up to you to decide this kind of thing! Hokage-sama!"
"Then let's do it! Use Ninja Eagle to tell Onoki that we will all be a family from now on, and our money is his money." Kizaru said with a smile.
"We only take 30%, will other senior officials have any objections?" Hatake Sakumo always felt that the village seemed to be suffering a bit.
"Thirty percent? Thirty percent is Ohnoki's! We want seventy percent!" Kizaru said domineeringly.
"Will Iwagakure accept it?" Hatake Sakumo asked a little uncertainly. In his opinion, a 50-50 ratio is the most suitable.
"Yes! Ohnoki is a smart man. He wants this money now just to solve a temporary emergency." Kizaru believed that Ohnoki would make the right choice between money and the future.
"Yes! I'll arrange for someone to deliver the letter right away." No more words, Hatake Sakumo agreed.
"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Sakumo!" Kizaru said in a friendly manner.
"No hard work! This is my duty."
After saying that, Hatake Sakumo left the Hokage's office.
