Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Jiraiya and the others' exchange with the Fire Nation's daimyo was not pleasant, and it ended with the latter's smugness.

Watching Jiraiya and his party leave in a huff, the daimyo couldn't help but feel extremely satisfied internally, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face, "Even Shinobi from Konoha are nothing special; I was just being too cautious before."

A minister at his side advised, "My lord, it's best not to make things difficult for Konoha. After all, the Fire Nation needs to rely on Konoha Hidden Village for peace and stability, as other countries are watching us like predators."

"Don't worry."

The daimyo said nonchalantly, "If the Fire Nation faces a crisis, Konoha will not sit back and do nothing. After all, Konoha is a part of the Fire Nation. If the Fire Nation were in trouble, they would have to help in terms of morality."

"Ninja villages value their reputation and credibility most."

"If the time comes to protect the country and they remain indifferent, it will draw criticism."

This was where the daimyo's confidence lay.

Indeed.

Now that relations with Konoha had gone sour, it would lead to Konoha's ninja not cooperating with the nobles of the Fire Nation during missions, but hadn't Konoha fought other ninja villages before without his permission?

The wars were entirely between ninja villages; he was merely a benefactor footing the bills.

Luckily, from now on, he wouldn't need to fund Konoha anymore and could train his own army to resist invasions.

Whatever Konoha could do, he could do too!

The Fire Nation had plenty of rogue ninja and wandering samurai!

"But where should the missions for the nobles within the Fire Nation be sent?" a minister worried, "Without Konoha taking on missions, the nobles' security during their travels cannot be ensured."

After thinking for a while, the daimyo came up with an idea, "Aren't there many small countries around the Fire Nation? We can issue missions to them. Using the ninja villages of those small countries to keep Konoha in check is a good idea, don't you think?"

"Furthermore, by allying with other small countries, we can also strengthen the relations between the Fire Nation and those countries... Thanks to Konoha, otherwise, I would not have thought of such a great idea."

The ministers were enlightened as well.

"Your wisdom is unparalleled, my lord!"

"Hahaha!"

Surrounded by his followers, the daimyo proceeded to the palace, muttering, "If only I could get Hinata; perhaps a powerful lineage could be born!"

The daimyo's marriage proposal was not just idle slander from others; he, too, realized that strength was one of the factors in controlling the right to speak, and the daimyo's lineage must also possess great power.

But with so many affairs to handle every day, the daimyo had no time for cultivation—how could he possibly find the time amidst managing thousands of "affairs"? This content was first released on MV_LEMPYR.

Therefore, having heard about Hyuga Hinata, after much consideration, he decided to marry Hinata to father an excellent progeny.

Since he had no time for personal cultivation, improving his offspring's lineage so they could awaken at a certain age was a good idea.

And in the daimyo's plan, this was also a long-term strategy.

The daimyo was well aware of the Byakugan's importance. As long as Hinata married him, who would dare to take it away?

It was a pity that the Hyuga Clan of Konoha was also shortsighted!

What a pity.

"Konoha doesn't know what's good for them," said the daimyo. "No need to pity them."

"Konoha has wolfish ambitions. The daimyo must be prepared."

"That's sensible. Konoha will surely not be content. The daimyo must gather trustworthy people for protection, excluding those Twelve Guardian Ninja sent by Konoha."

His ministers offered advice in succession, citing Konoha's faults.

The daimyo found their words reasonable and asked, "Since you all say this, we must dismiss the Twelve Guardian Ninja. Then who shall protect me?"

"Our own powerful army cannot be assembled in an instant."

One minister spoke up, "I heard that there is a mercenary organization in the Land of Rain, and it's said that each of their members possesses shadow-level strength. Perhaps we could hire them for your protection."

"The Land of Rain?"

The daimyo thought of the unfortunate nation, plagued by ceaseless rain and scarred by wars erupted amongst Konoha and the villages of the Lands of Wind and Earth.

Of course, that was the fault of the Land of Rain's geographical location, situated at the intersection of the three countries, a strategic position.

"Send someone then. Make sure the organization from the Land of Rain sends their strongest ninja."

"Money is never a problem!"

Atop the distant city wall, two figures in black cloaks with red clouds watched the departing daimyo expressionlessly. One of them, masked, said, "Now that the daimyo's relationship with Konoha has deteriorated, fostering discord, guiding war, Konoha will eventually become a place despised by all."

"Madara, should we also kill the daimyo? That would exacerbate the conflict between the Land of Fire and Konoha, hastening the arrival of war," Jue suggested. "After all, Konoha's strength is too great right now. They need to be weakened, especially since they have both Jinchuriki, which could cause unnecessary trouble for our future plans."

Uchiha Obito pondered for a moment and then said, "The time isn't right. The daimyo cannot die at this moment. We must wait until the conflict between him and Konoha escalates."

"However, the seeds of hatred have been sown. From now on, we may not even need to intervene, and Konoha and the daimyo will no longer be as harmonious as before."

"An internal conflict between them is merely a matter of time."

At this time, all they need to do is sit back and watch the tigers fight, as involving themselves too often might raise suspicions from Konoha."

"The daimyo of the Land of Fire is looking for the Akatsuki organization. Should we let Nagato agree?" Jue asked.

"Nagato seems to have been troubled ever since he returned from Konoha. It seems that Haruno Sakura hit him hard," Obito sneered. "War orphans are just that, war orphans; their mental strength isn't that great. They crumble from small setbacks, truly worthless."

"Madara, now it's your turn to play a role. Go and comfort him," Jue said indifferently.

"I do not have the time for that."

Obito replied coldly, "However, at this time, it's not suitable for the Akatsuki Organization to get involved with the internal affairs of the Land of Fire. Better go remind him not to take the task from the daimyo of the Land of Fire."

They found Pain and explained the situation, creating a rift between the Land of Fire and Konoha while casually advising Pain not to accept the task from the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"It involves the daimyo?" Tendo Pain frowned. "The armed forces of the major nations are the ninja villages, and the daimyo aren't our targets, are they?"

Nagato believed that after the plan was complete, the created biological weapons were meant to deter the ninja villages and ninjas of all countries from starting wars. They should not involve nobles like the daimyo.

In Nagato's mind, a daimyo is just a commoner who represents the ordinary people. These people just want to live their lives in peace; they do not desire to wage wars. The daimyo is not the root cause of wars!