Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

The situation in the Land of Wind is becoming increasingly unstable amid the undercurrents in the ninja world.

Ever since the Third Kazekage seized supreme power in the Land of Wind during civil strife, he began to consolidate his and the Sand Village's rule in the Land of Wind through a series of means.

After experiencing the civil strife within the Kingdom of Wind, the Third Kazekage realized the importance of controlling politics and military affairs.

The Kingdom of Wind has always been poor in resources, has suffered from political instability and weak central power for a long time.

In order to completely stabilize the situation, the Third Kazekage decided to use the shogunate system as a means to directly control the government of the Wind Country.

In order to make it easier to control, the Third Kazekage selected the most obedient successor from the sons of the original daimyo of the Wind Country and supported him to become the new daimyo of the Wind Country.

On the surface, the new daimyo still managed the political affairs of the Kingdom of Wind, but in reality all decisions were under the control of the Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage quickly pushed for the establishment of a centralized authority, the shogunate.

This institution has full decision-making power over all affairs of the Wind Kingdom during special periods, and all power of the shogunate is in the hands of the Third Kazekage.

In order to legitimize this system, the Third Kazekage appointed himself as the Shogun of the Shogunate in the name of a puppet daimyo, and from then on he held the highest military and political power in the Kingdom of Wind.

Although he was pushed onto the throne of the Daimyo of the Wind Country, the new Daimyo soon realized that he was just a puppet of the Third Kazekage and had no real power.

Although he appeared to be obedient to the Third Kazekage on the surface, he secretly began planning to overthrow the Third Kazekage, hoping to regain his own power.

The new daimyo secretly contacted some nobles in the Wind Country who were dissatisfied with the control of the Third Kazekage, and even contacted other ninja villages, trying to incite a new rebellion in the Wind Country.

If this plan succeeds, perhaps the daimyo can regain control of the Wind Country, but he obviously underestimated the control power of the Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage had long been aware of the Daimyo's conspiracy, and with the help of the Sand Village's intelligence network, he quickly grasped the Daimyo's entire plan.

The Third Kazekage smiled coldly, he knew that this was just another fool trying to seize power from him.

When the Third Kazekage decided to take action, he chose the most decisive way. This action caused a great shock in the ninja world.

The Third Kazekage announced the dethronement of the puppet daimyo on the grounds that he was "immoral and unpopular."

This move shocked the entire Wind Country and even the entire Ninja World. The dethronement of the daimyo had never been so easily manipulated in the history of the Wind Country, which made the daimyo of other Ninja countries feel uneasy.

However, this was not the end. The Third Kazekage then selected the most obedient successor from among the other sons of the previous daimyo and restored him to the throne of the daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind.

This new daimyo also has no real power and is completely a pawn of the Third Kazekage. The real power and destiny of the Wind Country are still firmly in the hands of the Third Kazekage and the Sand Village.

When the news of the Third Kazekage's decision to depose and enthronize the daimyo spread to other major countries, the daimyo of each major country in the ninja world were shocked and angry.

To them, this was not just an internal affair of the Kingdom of Wind, but also a blatant contempt and challenge to the daimyo system.

The daimyos of the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Lightning all issued statements criticizing the actions of the Third Kazekage.

The Fire Country Daimyo: "The Third Kazekage has already deviated from the original duty of the Ninja Village and is trying to get his hands on the Daimyo's position. This is an unprecedented act of usurpation and he is simply trying to usurp the ruling power of the Wind Country!"

Daimyo of the Land of Earth: "A ninja village actually tried to replace the Daimyo. If this behavior is not stopped, I'm afraid that the Land of Wind will be followed by other countries. We must not allow this kind of usurpation to spread in the ninja world!"

The daimyos of various countries expressed their opinions one after another, demanding that the Third Kazekage immediately revoke his actions, return the power to the daimyo, and accusing him of having the intention of usurping the country.

Facing the accusations from the Daimyo of the major ninja countries, the Third Kazekage appeared calm and tough. He issued a statement in response, saying that the dethronement of the Daimyo was for the "peace and prosperity of the Kingdom of Wind."

The Third Kazekage said in a statement: "The previous daimyo was immoral, cruel and unjust, and unpopular. He has lost his qualifications as a daimyo. For the stability of the Wind Country, I have chosen a more virtuous daimyo to succeed. This is for the sake of the Wind Country and to ensure the long-term stability of the country."

On the surface, he emphasized that he was acting on behalf of the country, but everyone knew that the Third Kazekage had completely grasped the actual power of the Wind Kingdom.

Although the Third Kazekage consolidated his power through the puppet daimyo and shogunate system, he also understood that the situation within the Country of Wind remained complicated.

The nobles within the Country of Wind are dissatisfied with the control of the Third Kazekage. Although they cannot resist in the short term, the internal unrest is gradually growing.

Some of these nobles have connections with the forces of the great powers, and they are likely to look for opportunities to contact external forces and secretly plan new rebellions.

Most of the ninjas of Sand Village supported the rule of the Third Kazekage, as his actions greatly enhanced the influence of Sand Village, allowing them to not only control the military power but also almost control the fate of the entire Wind Kingdom.

However, some high-ranking officials of the Sand Village began to worry that the Third Kazekage's excessive centralization of power might lead to hidden dangers in the future.

Uchiha Kagezuki in Konoha also closely followed the situation in the Kingdom of Wind through the intelligence system. Kagezuki knew that the actions of the Third Kazekage were not just an internal affair of the Kingdom of Wind, but part of the situation in the Ninja World.

Yingyue understood that although the Third Kazekage's approach was risky, he took advantage of the powerlessness and instability of the Wind Country Daimyo and took the opportunity to control the entire country. If the Wind Country could be stabilized, the strength and influence of the Sand Village would be greatly enhanced, which would undoubtedly be a potential threat to Konoha.

Yingyue decided to take a wait-and-see attitude and not confront the Sand Village head-on for the time being. He will send the Shadow Curtain Organization deep into the Kingdom of Wind to secretly observe the movements of the nobles and daimyo within the Kingdom of Wind.

The political situation within Konoha Village became more complicated after Uchiha Kagezuki became the Fourth Hokage.

Danzo Shimura, as the assistant Hokage of Konoha and the leader of the Root, has always been ambitious.

Since Kagezuki came to power, Danzo's Root has been repeatedly stripped of power and restricted. Not only has its funding been greatly reduced, its power has also been continuously reduced, and it has gradually been replaced by Konoha's Anbu and the Shadow Screen Intelligence Organization controlled by Kagezuki.

Danzo was filled with resentment. He did not want to see himself being gradually squeezed out of Konoha's power core.

When Danzo learned that the Third Kazekage had completely grasped the supreme power in the Land of Wind by using the method of creating a fictitious daimyo, he felt a burst of inspiration from deep in his heart.

Although the actions of the Third Kazekage triggered criticism from daimyos of other major countries, they gave Danzo an inspiration: if he could control the daimyos of the Land of Fire like the Third Kazekage did, he himself could become the true ruler of the Land of Fire, and even sideline Uchiha Kagezuki and turn the Hokage of Konoha into a puppet.