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The Land of Rivers itself does not have any ninja villages, only some wandering ninjas kept by the daimyo. It may seem that they pose no threat to the Land of Demons, but that is not the case.

The Land of Rivers is sandwiched between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, and was originally considered an absolutely neutral country.

However, because Konoha was destroyed and the war caused heavy losses to the Land of Fire, the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers had long ago openly pledged his loyalty to the Sand Village, willing to act as the Sand Village's lackey on the border of Konoha and provide the Sand Village with intelligence about the Land of Fire.

The changes in the land of demons north of the land of rivers are truly immense.

Not only has the leadership changed, but because the monsters have been removed from this land, everything here is reviving. Even the new seed of the Snake Minister is developing here faster than in the Land of Fields.

This made the Land of Rivers extremely hungry. There was no other way; in this ninja world filled with constant war and conflict, food was the real hard currency. In addition, the Land of Rivers was adjacent to the Land of Wind, and its environment was far from peaceful, making it a country that lacked food.

However, Yashiro, the daimyo of the Land of Rivers, knew that his small force was no threat to the Land of Demons. So he immediately sent a distress signal to his superior, the Sand Village, intending to show the Land of Demons what it meant to be innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure.

The land of rivers is waiting for Rasa's support to arrive so that they can share the new grain seeds with Rasa and cultivate them themselves.

Meanwhile, the Land of Grass has its own ninja village, and when they discovered that the insignificant Land of Rice next door seemed to have mastered a new type of food, they were instantly displeased.

What merit or ability does Tian Zhiguo possess?

They actually possess the true secrets to wealth during times of war?

As members of the Grass Country, which once nearly unified the entire continent, they felt that the things of the Field Country rightfully belonged to them.

Although their unification efforts failed and ultimately led to the destruction of their country, they remained proud at heart after rebuilding.

Even though they themselves relied on being opportunists and maneuvering among various major powers to rebuild their nation, they still look down on other small countries, considering themselves superior, and are merely waiting for their opportunity.

After a brief discussion, the leader of the Grass Ninja Village decided to act quickly and annex the Land of Rice Fields as soon as possible, and then use this as leverage to negotiate with the major powers and gain benefits.

The land of rivers is stirring, and the land of grass is also preparing, having already regarded the lands of demons and fields as fish to be slaughtered.

Just as they were about to take action.

A single message swept through the ninja world.

The land of fields and the land of demons have changed hands and are now collectively known as the land of Yangshin!

Contrary to expectations, a single stone did not cause a thousand ripples.

The renaming of the two countries didn't even cause a ripple in the ninja world.

Yes.

It's just a matter between small countries. Two small countries that aren't exactly close to each other have joined forces to form a slightly larger small country. This is nothing to worry about in the entire ninja world.

What truly caught the attention of all the major powers was what happened two days after the Yangshen Kingdom declared its founding.

Under the watchful eyes of the ninja world, after borrowing troops from Sunagakure, the Land of Rivers reached a tacit agreement with Kusagakure at the same time to launch an attack on the Land of Oni and the Land of Harada.

But the course of this battle was extremely unexpected for everyone. Shortly after the outbreak of the war, all those who had invaded the territory of Yangshen Kingdom lost contact with each other. And the next day, they were shocked to find that the bodies of their comrades who had attacked them had been thrown back to the border of their own country.

After much hesitation, the ninjas from the Land of Rivers and the Land of Grass brought back the bodies of their own ninjas, along with a declaration of war from the Yangshin Kingdom.

"Anyone who dares to invade the Yangshen Kingdom is doomed! They must offer up the head of the culprit within three days, or the Yangshen Kingdom will not tolerate it and they will bear all the consequences!"

A simple declaration of war made all the major powers watching this laugh their heads off, treating it as nothing more than dessert to spice things up.

To put it bluntly, they actually enjoy seeing small countries fight each other. They don't want to see these small countries unite to fight against large countries. In fact, it has been proven that those who advocate alliances among small countries are very naive and have long since disappeared into history.

However, although they do not stop wars between countries, this is the first time I've seen such a pretentious little country, and it needs to be taught a lesson.

Upon learning of the extremely arrogant remarks of the Yangshin Kingdom, Rasa, who was behind the River Kingdom, and the one-armed Third Tsuchikage who planned to forcibly support the Grass Kingdom, laughed. They then eagerly increased their efforts, providing maximum support to the River Kingdom and the Grass Kingdom, and even dispatched five squadrons led by Jonin and supported by more than a dozen Chunin.

Keep in mind that the opponent is just a small country, and this level of combat strength is enough to show that they take the opponent seriously.

Their plan was nothing more than to destroy the Yangshen Kingdom and then reap the benefits.

This time, with the actions of the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind, the entire ninja world seemed to be watching the Yangshin Kingdom make a fool of itself. However, the Raikage, who was still sitting in his wheelchair, felt that this arrogant aura was somewhat familiar, and for a moment he did not dare to make any rash moves.

Besides, one of the white tigers in the Akatsuki organization seemed to sense something and let out a soft sigh. Konan felt that this scene was very familiar, just like when Yahiko took her and Nagato to reason with the great powers, asking them to understand the difficulties of the small powers and not to bring them pain, and then they were completely ignored.

The feeling of being helpless against a behemoth, completely at the mercy of others, is truly unpleasant.

Moreover, looking at the Yangshen Kingdom now is somewhat like looking at the trio's bygone youthful days. Although they are different, they both reflect the sense of powerlessness when facing a powerful nation.

Finally, under the spotlight of everyone.

The Yangshen Kingdom's counterattack has begun.

To the surprise of the entire ninja world, the fierce battle they had anticipated never materialized.

The so-called war lasted less than half a day before the lands of rivers and grasses were completely destroyed.

Yes.

It means annihilation.

There were no survivors in that battle. Both the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Rivers and the Grass Village in the Land of Grasses were completely wiped out without a trace. The only clue was that the people on the borders of the Land of Rivers and the Land of Grasses saw a golden chakra light sword fall from the sky. Its earth-shattering aura almost scared them out of their wits.

In just half a day, the Land of Rivers and the Land of Grass were completely destroyed.

This was followed by another statement from the Yangshen Kingdom.

"The Land of Rivers and the Land of Grass will be incorporated into the territory of the Yangshen Kingdom. During the integration process, no outside forces are welcome to explore! Anyone who enters the territory of the Yangshen Kingdom without permission will bear the consequences!"

"Furthermore: The presence of a suspected major power has been discovered in this conflict. The Yangshen Kingdom strongly condemns and protests this action, and issues a warning!"

"Furthermore: The situation of the five great nations in the ninja world has lasted too long, but the strength of these great nations is merely so-so, and they are no longer worthy of their positions. The Yangshen Kingdom welcomes all small nations to conclude an alliance treaty to form the Yangshen Alliance, with the Yangshen Kingdom at its head. By abiding by the Yangshen Alliance Treaty, the Yangshen Kingdom will provide protection and support to the best of its ability. The Yangshen Kingdom also welcomes ninja people who abhor war and yearn for peace to join the Yangshen Kingdom. All citizens of the Yangshen Kingdom will be protected by the Yangshen Kingdom!"

"Anyone who dares to infringe upon the interests of the Yangshen Kingdom or harm its citizens will bear the consequences!"

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The Land of Rivers and the Land of Grasses were destroyed.

The Yangshen Kingdom has also sent out an invitation to form an alliance. It seems that the small country, which has been surviving between powerful nations, has finally stood up!

But the great power was enraged. How dare that tiny country provoke its authority?! Who gave you the courage? And you even said the great power was unworthy of its position?

The Yangshen Kingdom has already devised a way to die!

At the same time, the five great nations' daimyo were all contacting their respective ninja villages, and only the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind were likely to take action.

The reason was simple: the Fourth Raikage seemed to have determined what this so-called Yangshen Kingdom was. Although he wasn't 100% certain, the familiar golden light made him take it seriously, so he advised the Daimyo to wait and see.

Not to mention the Land of Water. Although Hinata Himaru hasn't taken over the Blood Mist Village yet, that place is still in complete chaos, completely ignoring the daimyo's orders.

Land of Fire?

Heh, the Land of Fire has no ninja villages, especially after the Daimyo's mansion was robbed of all its money by someone who openly entered and robbed it. They have no prestige left at all.

In particular, Fugaku Uchiha, the acting Fifth Hokage who had not yet completed his succession ceremony, stated that since the Fire Country Daimyo had not supported Konoha's reconstruction, it was impossible for him to order Konoha to do so now unless the Daimyo apologized to him in person as the acting Hokage. Otherwise, there was no room for negotiation.

Therefore, in reality, only the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind are capable of taking action.

However, they believed that it was more than enough for two large countries to fight a small one, and there was no need to go all out. One side simply dispatched nearly a thousand elite troops, intending to take the people away in one fell swoop.

What's shocking is that the war still didn't go on in a grand and dramatic way.

When two golden beams of light descended from the sky, the war ended incredibly quickly. The elite soldiers who participated in the battle fared even worse than those before; this time, they didn't even leave behind any corpses.

Subsequently, the Yangshen Kingdom Declaration was issued once again.

However, this declaration was much simpler and clearer.

"A path to death!"

"The Lord of Yangshin Kingdom will soon visit Konoha to attend the Fifth Hokage's succession ceremony. At that time, the culprit will have to come out and face the consequences, or else he will have to bear the consequences!"

This statement caused an uproar in the ninja world!

Those who are concerned about the incident are left with only one emotion.

Shock!

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It was like a thunderclap suddenly exploding from the ground.

With the Yangshen Kingdom's bizarre victory in this war of aggression led by a major power, everyone's attention was turned to the Yangshen Kingdom in shock, and at this moment, they had no choice but to take the Yangshen Kingdom's previous declarations seriously.

If they could have ignored the Yangshen Kingdom's words in the past, treating them as mere noise, now they had to treat them as adversaries and consider the impact of those declarations.

Although the number of ninja forces dispatched by the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind was not large, and it had nothing to do with the Ninja World War, it could only be considered a small-scale conflict compared to a real war.

But the key issue is that the Yangshen Kingdom won!

Moreover, the victory was clean and decisive, without any hesitation or delay.

This is the first time in the history of the ninja world, and it serves as a wake-up call to all major powers, reminding them that they must take the existence of this country called Yangshen seriously in a strategic manner.

Achieving victory against overwhelming odds is of historical significance in the ninja world, bringing a glimmer of hope to countless small nations struggling to survive between powerful ones.

Yangshen Alliance!

If we join the so-called Yangshen Alliance, will all small countries be respected and gain more say when facing larger nations?

They were eager to know the answer.

However, this answer cannot be fully discerned from a single conflict. It is obvious to anyone with discerning eyes that after annihilating the ninja forces of the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind, the major powers will definitely take retaliatory action.

Only if Yangshen Kingdom can truly withstand this counterattack will it be truly stable and qualified to confront major powers!

The smaller nations didn't know if Yangshen Kingdom could withstand the pressure.

But this did not stop them from showing goodwill towards the Yangshen Kingdom. They saw in the Yangshen Kingdom the hope of gaining respect and equal treatment, which was their only chance to regain dignity.

Therefore, the seemingly calm ninja world is actually turbulent beneath the surface. Countless envoys from small countries secretly came to Yangshen Kingdom, expressing that they could provide support if Yangshen Kingdom needed it, but asked them to give them some time to consider joining the Yangshen Alliance, and hoped that Yangshen Kingdom could understand.

Hyuga Himeko certainly understands this. If Yangshin Kingdom cannot resolve the counterattack from the major powers, it means that everything is just a dream. These small countries, which have been exploited by the major powers for a long time, do not want to be implicated, so it is reasonable for them to wait and see.

However, while Chief Cheng understood the situation, he also made it clear to those small countries that were observing and showing goodwill but not taking sides that joining the Yangshen Alliance now and joining after the Yangshen Kingdom withstood the pressure from the major powers were two completely different concepts, and the price to pay for joining now and joining in the future was also completely different.

Offering help in times of need and adding flowers to brocade are two completely different concepts. Although the state of Yangshen Kingdom is not exactly about offering help in times of need, this description is still valid. People who have the courage to make choices will be rewarded for their bravery while taking risks. This is similar to the difference between close advisors and those sent to other places after allies have stabilized.

The small countries that received the reply from the Lord of Yangshen Kingdom were caught in a struggle, with very few having the courage to take sides, though some did.

The ninja world is in turmoil, and people with different thoughts continue to observe.

The great power's retaliation has been delayed, but everyone understands that this is merely the calm before the storm.

Sa~

At the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Wind.

A slender figure landed steadily, carrying scattered pieces of paper, which eventually gathered above her head to form an everlasting flower.