Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 128 The Daimyo of the Land of Wind

The human heart is more treacherous than the yellow sand; what a terrible place!

Tesla arrived outside the capital of the Land of Wind, stood on the yellow sand, and gazed into the distance at the location of the daimyo of the Land of Wind.

Seeing the civilians lingering on the edge of the oasis because they couldn't afford the city entrance fee, he sighed.

Then, Tesla had to pay an expensive entry fee to enter the largest oasis in the Land of Winds.

The Land of Wind has a vast territory, but most of it is barren desert, with sandstorms raging and a harsh environment.

In people's minds, the Land of Wind is a country located in the desert, and it is very poor.

But in reality, the Land of Wind is not entirely like that.

Although the Land of Wind is severely desertified, its vast lands always give birth to natural miracles—oases.

Besides the oasis, beneath the yellow sands of the Wind Kingdom lie abundant metal mineral resources and a highly developed economy.

Rasa was able to become the Fourth Kazekage largely because he was able to extract gold dust from the sand and exchange it for money.

With the Daimyo of the Land of Wind cutting military spending, Rasa was able to barely keep Sunagakure running on his own, which shows how abundant the Land of Wind's metal mineral resources are.

The land where the capital of the Land of Wind is located is the largest oasis in the entire Land of Wind, and even the land of Sunagakure cannot compare to this capital.

"Tesla, when you meet the daimyo this time, you must find a way to gain his approval. Even if it means giving up some benefits, it's worth it."

"Yakura has already led the troops from the Land of Rivers to retreat and is on their way back to the village. The situation is extremely critical. We must secure the position of the Fifth Kazekage before Yekura arrives."

Jingdu was intentionally or unintentionally doing Tesla's work. He had known for a long time that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had the idea of ​​reducing the military spending of Sunagakure.

This time, getting past the daimyo will probably be difficult.

Inside the residence of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

"My lord, Elder Jingdu has brought the newly appointed Fifth Kazekage, Tesla, to pay his respects."

Tesla has not yet been elected as the fifth-generation Kazekage, but that will not stop Jingdu from deciding on the title of the fifth-generation Kazekage ahead of time.

Once the Daimyo of the Land of Wind agrees, he will return to Sunagakure in the name of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind to assume the position of the Fifth Kazekage.

It's like getting something for nothing.

The daimyo of the Land of Wind appears somewhat bloated because the capital city of the Land of Wind is so rich in resources that he suffers from overnutrition and has people taking care of his daily life, so he hardly exercises.

Upon hearing the report from his retainer, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind scoffed, "Didn't Sunagakure launch a war? Why do you have time to pay your respects to me?"

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind was very dissatisfied with Sunagakure, especially since Rasa had used the war to erode his interests.

At the time, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind made it clear that he did not want to go to war.

But Sunagakure Village acted as if they hadn't heard anything. Under Rasa's leadership, they expanded their army and took resources as they pleased, and even illegally occupied and mined mines.

They didn't take his name, the great name of the Land of Wind, seriously at all.

Sunagakure, feeling it had the resources, declared war on Konoha, only to suffer a crushing defeat.

It even caused the daimyo of the Land of Wind to lose face in front of the other daimyo; it's truly despicable.

Since Sunagakure thinks it's grown too powerful, it needs to be given a good talking-to so that the Sunagakure ninjas realize the existence of this daimyo.

Let's start by cutting the military budget of Sunagakure.

"Let them in."

The daimyo of the Land of Wind, having made up his mind, said lazily.

"Your Excellency, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, unfortunately perished on the battlefield in this war. This is the current Fifth Kazekage, Tesla."

Jingdu said gently.

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind shook his folding fan. "The Sand Village has disappointed me greatly. Rasa stood before me, confidently declaring that he could win this war."

"But in the end, Sunagakure was defeated, and even Rasa died on the battlefield."

Tesla stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Daimyo, I'm sorry, Sunagakure was unable to help you secure any benefits this time."

The daimyo smiled slightly, closed his folding fan, and was very satisfied that the Fifth Kazekage, Tesla, clearly understood the position of Sunagakure.

"Tesla, I hope you can focus on building the village properly, instead of being like your predecessors who only thought about war. They even went so far as to plunder the resources of the Wind Kingdom in order to wage war."

"You must understand that these resources are used to maintain the stability of the Wind Kingdom. Once war breaks out, the people of the Wind Kingdom will face a crisis of resource shortage."

"I have already discussed with the other daimyo the idea of ​​cutting Sunagakure's funding and also signing a ceasefire agreement with Konoha."

After the daimyo of the Land of Wind finished speaking, he looked at Tesla, waiting for Tesla's reaction.

Tesla, undeterred, spoke up:

"Your Excellency, if the military budget of Sunagakure is reduced, the other four great ninja villages will take the opportunity to develop. Once the disparity in strength reaches a certain level, Sunagakure will not only be unable to initiate a war, but it will also be unable to resist the invasion of other villages."

"Furthermore, if the ceasefire agreement is effective, then there will be no war after the First Kazekage attends the Five Kage Summit convened by Hashirama Senju and signs the peace agreement."

"A ceasefire agreement can be negotiated, signed, and even some unequal treaties with Konoha can be accepted, but military spending cannot be reduced; it should even be increased!"

Upon hearing Tesla's words, Daming frowned, looking quite comical due to his excess fat.

"Lord Daimyo, I don't know if you understand the current situation in the ninja world, but I still need to explain."

The daimyo of the Land of Wind remained expressionless, awaiting Tesla's explanation.

"Now, Konoha has defeated Sunagakure and Iwagakure, fighting against four opponents with relatively minor losses. Kirigakure and Kumogakure won't last much longer either. It can be said that Konoha has essentially secured victory in the Third Shinobi World War."

"Wouldn't that be even better? Since Konoha is so strong, I'll entrust the mission from the Land of Wind to Konoha. I'm confident that Konoha will complete it successfully."

The daimyo of the Land of Wind said nonchalantly.

"In other words, the Land of Fire now has the power to defeat the four great powers, or even... the power to annex them."

The daimyo of the Land of Wind stiffened and became serious. He was a very selfish person, and his mind would immediately become sharp when it came to the position of daimyo.

"If Konoha were to attack the Land of Wind, I can tell you with certainty that neither Sunagakure nor any other ninja village could stop them. It all depends on whether Konoha has the resolve to do so."

"What we can do is demonstrate our strength to make Konoha think twice, and then take advantage of this last bit of time that Heaven has given us out of mercy to the Land of Wind to develop rapidly."

Tesla calmly stated this fact that worried the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

"Konoha's strength is in a class of its own among the five great ninja villages. It can be said that only when the four great ninja villages join forces can they barely suppress Konoha."

"If Sunagakure were to have its funding cut at this time, giving Konoha an opportunity to take advantage of the Land of Wind, I believe the Daimyo of the Land of Fire wouldn't mind if his territory were to expand further."

The daimyo of the Land of Wind looked extremely displeased upon hearing Tesla's words.

The one-country-one-village system was very beneficial to the daimyo, allowing ninjas to stay as ninjas and daimyo to stay as daimyo, thus ensuring the safety and status of the daimyo.

Under normal circumstances, a daimyo will not actively break this system.

However, if there is a possibility of annexation, the daimyo of the Land of Wind cannot guarantee that the daimyo of the Land of Fire will not be tempted.

Because the daimyo of the Land of Wind will not give up if given the chance.

Although the daimyo of each country are related by blood, they will not die even if they are swallowed up, but they will lose their current wealth and glory.

But whether to live under someone else's roof or to be the only one who matters, everyone knows which to choose.

(End of this chapter)