In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Can't you just rebel temporarily? Why are you talking so much?" Naruto's attitude was lukewarm. He didn't want to care about the daimyo of a small country, and the impression that Toki left on him was not good.

If it weren't for Little Watermelon, he wouldn't have said so much nonsense.

"So... what's the good news?" Zhu Lu asked, looking a little nervous. She finally realized what Naruto's purpose was in coming here, to annex the Bird Kingdom.

"The good news is that the Rain Country will provide financial support to the Bird Country and together with the Grass Country, they will establish a vertical defense belt to jointly resist the invasion of the three major countries."

"Simply put, it's a deep alliance between the Rain Country, the Grass Country, and the Waterfall Country."

"But wouldn't that be like handing over control of Bird Country?" Zhu Lu took a step back. "It's hard for me to make the decision on this matter alone."

"You are the daimyo, what can't you do?" Naruto's tone suddenly softened. He took a few steps forward and pulled Zhu Lu to sit next to the chair very naturally.

"Besides, your brother was the previous daimyo, and the Kingdom of Birds was his blood and sweat. Now that you have inherited your brother's legacy, can't you see the plight of the Kingdom of Birds?"

"The nobles have completely controlled the interests of the Kingdom of Birds, and are only interested in pleasure rather than advancement. If you have been daimyo for six years and still can't control the Kingdom of Birds, then it means you haven't reached the level of governance that your brother once achieved."

"Since you can't control it, the Bird Kingdom is still in the hands of those nobles. The common people are suffering, so why are you so obsessed with the Bird Kingdom?"

"This is not a unilateral annexation, but a deep alliance. You may not quite understand what a deep alliance means, so I can explain it to you."

Naruto stared at her and spoke slowly.

"We've already eliminated those uncooperative individuals in the Grass Kingdom. It only took one day. What we need is 100% control over the Bird Kingdom, but we don't want your ownership. Governance and other matters can be left to you."

"Do you understand what I mean? I'll leave it to you. Those nobles have nothing to do with it. As for how you cultivate your confidants, that's your business. We only need results."

"The alliance means that Bird Country also has obligations and can be at your command. This will only benefit you now, and not harm you. You should be well aware of this. Moreover, in the long run, it will also be a good thing for the development of Bird Country."

"If small nations don't unite, they will never rise to prominence. You should understand the principle that if the lips are cold, the teeth will perish."

Zhu Lu seemed a little bewildered. She had originally come to see Naruto happily. Six years had been a very long time for her, with endless official duties every day.

Being a daimyo was not as easy as she had imagined. Although the Country of Birds was not a large place, many institutions were controlled by nobles, and it was common for people to hold office but do nothing.

Those accumulated matters would eventually be judged to be unmanageable and would have to be handled personally by the daimyo to be safe. Ultimately, this was simply taking advantage of the Toki's shallow foundation.

The daimyo was nothing, with no soldiers, no money, and no tax collection. She was just a mascot, dealing with official documents day after day.

Zhu Lu said with a guilty look on his face and lowered his head.

"I actually... don't have any rights. I just deal with some affairs every day. I'm too busy to have time to sort out the village..."

"It's okay, you are a daimyo, right?" he asked with a smile.

"That's right." Zhu Lu raised his head, not quite understanding what Naruto meant. "It's true that I am a daimyo, but it's just an empty title. They have sidelined me."

"Leave professional matters to professionals. As long as you nod, the nobles of the Bird Kingdom will agree." Naruto thought for a while and said.

"I'll make them an offer they can't refuse, don't worry."

Zhu Lu was stunned. She didn't know what Naruto's irresistible condition was, but from his few words, she could guess that it was definitely not a very friendly method.

"I..." Her eyes showed confusion.

"Zhu Lu, you don't want to disappoint your brother, do you?" Naruto leaned over and put his hand on her shoulder, his eyes passing over Little Watermelon. "Times have changed. It's time to make the right choice. Should we continue to numb ourselves and sink into despair, watching the Bird Kingdom decay step by step?"

"You should fight back and take back what belongs to you. After all, those nobles... who are they?"

His voice seemed to be naturally bewitching, and he spoke softly.

"The world is in turmoil now. The Bird Nation, living in a remote corner, may not feel it, but the world outside has already changed. The nobles of the five major countries are powerless to protect themselves, like meat on the chopping board."

"What's more, the nobles of a small country like the Land of Birds, how much power do they have? Can they gather a hundred Jonin? Hmm? Two hundred, five hundred, one thousand, ten thousand?"

"Can they do it? They run parties every day, but they can only bully others by taking advantage of their power. They think they can just sit back and relax and protect their territory by raising a few dogs. That's simply a dream."

Their faces were very close, and Naruto's voice became lower and more rapid, guiding the young girl towards another path in life.

It was like the whisper of an evil god, bewitching his followers to get closer to their true hearts step by step.

"If your brother were still alive, would he watch you being bullied by them? You've lost all your dignity as a daimyo, so what's the point of wanting the future? Nod now."

"I'll help you kill them all, steal their money, and put it all into the Bird Kingdom's treasury. It's really not difficult to do all this, just nod your head."

"Is it really possible?" Zhu Lu looked a little dazed. She thought of her dead brother and the injustice she had suffered in the past six years, and clenched her fists.

Little Watermelon stood up and nodded firmly.

"You're right, take care of them!"

Naruto grinned, silently laughing. This was a chaotic world. The ninja world was about to explode. There was no time to waste. He could just deal with the nobles and move forward to rally the people.

If the money is not enough, add more money until it is enough to impress people.

Zhu Lu's decision also means that she has to rely entirely on Naruto, and all her foundation in the future will come from this man.

Naruto was very pleased, reached out and pinched Ibis, and said with a smile.

"You'll see the results by tomorrow night."

The next day.

Zhu Lu suddenly opened her eyes from her residence. She could vaguely hear a chaotic noise coming from a distant place. She walked out of bed barefoot and stepped on the floor.

He tiptoed towards the curtains, squinted his eyes slightly to adjust to the light, and then saw a fire burning in the noble palace not far from the capital of the Bird Kingdom.

"Is this the chaotic world? This is crazy." Zhu Lu grabbed the curtains, his heart pounding. "It turns out that the Bird Kingdom is so vulnerable. It's really..."

Chapter 543: The Raikage and his thirteen disciples, there seems to be a traitor among us, I suspect it is me

The Bird Kingdom is not rich and cannot support many nobles, most of whom are poor nobles.

Beneath their outwardly luxurious clothing lie filthy rags, which are so unsightly that even if they squeeze them, they can't squeeze out much profit. Yet, they are keen on taking advantage of people of lower status than themselves, robbing them and showing off their power.

Naruto was too lazy to deal with them one by one, so he looted all their property at once. He chopped down any ninja who blocked his way and drove out all the nobles.

The poor nobles who were willing to cooperate were thrown aside and waited for Zhu Lu to identify and deal with them. He just rushed through all the wooden fences like a wild beast.

He would use his absolute strength to break down their psychological defenses and shatter their dreams of luxury and pleasure. He didn't need to worry about the rest; someone would naturally come along and give him a good beating.

He only wanted a result, not whether anyone escaped. As long as there were no nobles in the Land of Birds, even if they were hiding, it wouldn't matter. His goal would be achieved.

A day and a night passed quickly, and fires were burning everywhere in the Bird Kingdom's capital. People walked on the streets, watching everything happening before their eyes in confusion and helplessness.

The nobles disappeared, and all the nobles either hid, fled or died.

No one came out to urge the people of the Bird Kingdom to work day and night. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment. Someone was shouting that all the treasures of the nobles had been robbed.

It was hard to hear clearly due to the noise, but I could vaguely hear some small words about noble treasures.

The bonfire burned in the capital all night. Naruto walked up the stairs of the Daimyo's mansion step by step with a bloody knife. Zhu Lu was waiting respectfully in front of the Daimyo's mansion in gorgeous clothes.

With a bang, he threw the bloody disposable ninja sword to the ground and a smile appeared on his face.

"I have done what I promised, and I hope you will too."

"I will." Little Watermelon bowed heavily, lifting the collar of his clothes.

The Kingdom of Birds completed its purge in a very short time, and without the interference of the nobles, Toki showed her outstanding talents as a daimyo.

At the same time, the Five Kage of the Shinobi Alliance received news of the purge of the nobles from the Kingdom of Birds, but few people took it seriously. For them, the war at hand was the most important.

"There's no need to waste time on a country the size of a small market town. Let them stir up trouble behind my back if they want."

Tsuchikage Ōnoki snorted coldly, his tone unfriendly.

"After the war is over, I want to see what the Bird Country can come up with. Such a small country can be destroyed with a single blow, but there's no need."

Heitu stood aside, feeling a little guilty when listening to his grandfather's judgment.

She knew what Naruto was up to, but because she had signed the evil god contract, she couldn't reveal any information. She could only nod helplessly, thinking, "That's probably it."

I don't know what my grandfather would do if he knew that I support ceding part of the border of the Land Kingdom as a buffer zone. This cannot be done openly.

The fate of the Land of Earth... She wasn't sure if this was the right thing to do, but she had no choice. She could only pray in her heart that peace would truly come to the Ninja World.

She could no longer go back, and was sinking deeper and deeper into trouble. Every time she leaked information about the Land of Earth, her heart was filled with struggle and immense pain, yet she was unable to stop it.

Uzumaki Naruto, you deserve to die!

Inside the Konoha tent.

"Should we send someone to investigate?" Shikamaru looked at his father and asked hesitantly.

"What are you investigating?" Nara Shikaku glanced back at his son. "The Kingdom of Birds is just a small country. Apart from a few minor punishments, many things can't be done openly."

"Besides, it's wartime now. As long as the Bird Country shows no signs of causing trouble, there's no need to waste energy on it."

"You must learn to focus on the big and let go of the small. In troubled times, the biggest threat comes from the big nations of the same size as the Fire Nation. They are also eyeing the Fire Nation covetously."

"The Bird Country hasn't done anything out of line, so there's no need to worry about it. Our allies are more dangerous than those small countries."

Hearing this, Shikamaru said nothing more and turned away.

After leaving the tent, Shikamaru still felt something was amiss. The Land of Birds had always been a peaceful place, and they wouldn't deliberately stir up trouble or commit suicide.

Could it be due to the war? This information was clearly unusual. Why would the usually weak Bird Country carry out a large-scale purge of the nobility? Someone must be behind this.

He thought about the information he had seen a few days ago about the turmoil in the Land of Grass, and his eyes suddenly became clear. Shikamaru hurriedly walked to the map he had marked and looked at it carefully.

"The Land of Grass is here, over there is the Land of Rain, the Land of Birds is over there, and there is also the Land of Taki." He muttered to himself, and used a pen to outline the four small countries along the border bit by bit.

"Impossible? This is..."

Shikamaru stared blankly at a large piece of land right next to the three major countries of Fire, Wind and Earth. What if... just hypothetically, these small countries were annexed and united.

Things seemed to be getting a little troublesome. He glanced at the swaying lamp on the table and frowned slightly.

It was at this very moment that several small countries, serving as a buffer zone between the three major powers, were experiencing problems one after another. It was so unusual. Did Father really not see this? Or was this all a conspiracy?

The Fire Nation cannot send out its last forces guarding the rear to go north and infiltrate this buffer zone to suppress the rogues. The large ninja army is now fighting fiercely on the front battlefield with White Zetsu.

Not only the Fire Nation, but none of the five major nations can easily withdraw.

"Is there nothing we can do?" Kankuro slammed his fist on the table in the Kazekage's tent and said angrily, "What does the Bird Country mean?"

"We can't send troops. It's too far away, separated by a whole desert." Gaara said calmly, pointing to the extremely empty defensive line in the middle. "The Kingdom of Birds is the throat of the Kingdom of Winds. Outsiders can only enter through the Kingdom of Birds."

"It's gone now. The Bird Country has obviously been controlled by someone." Kankuro said, "It's either the Grass Country or the Rain Country."

"The Akatsuki is gone, what's left of the Rain Country?" A high-ranking official from Sand Village interrupted. "The Grass Country is despicable, and there's a high possibility that they would do something like this."

"These are just guesses, right?" Kankuro said a little unhappy.

"Then do you have any evidence for what you said?" The Sunagakure high-ranking official stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes, and said bluntly. He had long disliked this Sunagakure prince.

If he didn't strive for advancement as a puppeteer, even if he couldn't reach the level of his old advisor, Chiyo, when she was young, as the brother of the Kazekage and the first prince of Sunagakure, he should at least work hard.

As a result, this guy loves to pick up junk, and all the puppets he uses are leftovers from other people's grandchildren.

This person doesn't care about such a great humiliation. It's ridiculous!

"Do we need any more evidence? Those nobles from the Kingdom of Birds..." Kankuro blushed, "It's obvious someone is manipulating them. The Kingdom of Grass is a bunch of rubbish. How could they possibly pull this off?"

"It must be the Akatsuki organization from the Land of Rain that has revived and is manipulating all this behind the scenes!"

In fact, Kankuro's thinking is still very clear. Although his perspective on the problem is strange, it is extremely accurate. This guess is very close to the answer.

We cannot say that the enemy is too cunning, we can only say that the enemy has not yet left our camp and is too confusing.

Who would have thought that Naruto would have so many people under his command, whether it was Otogim, Toki, or the Uzumaki Touniu he signed a contract with, none of them were simple characters.

Even for a small country like the Land of Grass, where good and bad people are mixed together, it's not difficult to overcome obstacles. But who could bring together Shion, the miko of the Land of Demons, and Yakumo Kurama, who excels in illusion, to tame the people? It's unthinkable.

Besides, who would believe in an evil god unless they are seriously ill?

But Naruto just did it for some unknown reason, one reason was for convenience, the other was because it was in line with his professional skills. His persuasiveness came in handy and he fooled more people.

Although his ideas were a bit crooked, for the ordinary people in the Land of Grass, the Land of Birds, and the Land of Rain, at least they were able to live a good life.

The nobles disappeared, and now all they saw when they looked up were evil gods and angels.

The people of the three small countries don't care whether you are an evil god or an angel. As long as the money is in place, they will call you dad. Who cares about so much mess? The world is already in such a mess. Let's eat first.

"Oh, what Akatsuki organization? It's ridiculous." The Sunagakure high-ranking officials were quite disdainful. "The Rain Country is still strengthening its defenses, fearing that the three major countries will attack."

"If Akatsuki really does revive, why would they build a defense line? They have no idea how to run a country, and they even rely on missions to earn money."

Kankuro: "......"

"Okay, stop arguing." Kazekage Gaara frowned, "Let's put this matter aside for now, and move on to the next topic. The front battlefield is now..."

The Water Kingdom Camp.

"What on earth do the people of Bird Country want to do?" Qing fell into deep thought. "If they continue to indulge themselves like this, Grass Country, Rain Country, and Bird Country will soon merge into one."