The capture of 9 cities in the 3 countries by the Uzumaki clan once again caught the continent of elemental nations off guard.
After all, with the fall of 6 cities from the 3 major countries, civilians believed that the armies of the major countries would be vigilant and no more cities would be lost.
And that's what the Daimyo believed, who thought that their samurai and ninjas could harass and prevent the advance of the Uzumaki clan ninjas.
Roaring with anger, the Daimyo were upset about the losses even after sending hundreds of thousands of explosive tags.
Although they didn't know what happened, they only assumed that the samurai sent were useless.
Quickly ordering the mobilization of the millions of explosive tags they had secretly stored to the captured cities, they grimaced at the use of such a trump card.
They had been slowly accumulating these explosive tags for a possible future conflict with ninjas from their villages.
It didn't matter how strong the ninja were in the opinion of the Daimyo.
Faced with an overwhelming number of samurai and explosive tags, they wouldn't stand a chance in an open battle.
Of course, they knew they had to do it in secret so as not to give the ninjas any clues.
But they could no longer allow the Uzumaki clan to advance further, so they decided to use this trump card now.
Even if the ninjas in their villages know, they won't be able to do anything.
The Daimyo did not hold back and readily released money for the mobilization of tens of thousands of samurai to surround the last captured cities.
And although they were unable to pass through the barriers of the Uzumaki clan, they had hundreds of thousands of explosive tags as a last resort now.
And to ensure victory, they were prepared to use millions.
The Daimyo also ordered that the monks be found so that they would fulfill their part of the deal.
After all this time, the religion of the respective temples had spread furiously within their territories as the monks requested, and they wanted them to fulfill their promises in order to obtain their own super-powerful warriors.
Although they only lost 3 cities out of the thousands of cities they had in their territories, it was a loss of prestige for them and it was even worse when they could not strike back.
The land of whirlpools was too far away and they had Gin Uzumaki present, and the 9 cities captured respectively in their territories had powerful barriers blocking their paths.
They had to do something right now and vowed to tear down those barriers with a barrage of explosive labels if necessary.
Of course, it was a lot of money thrown at them, and they wanted to break down the Uzumaki clan's barriers without them.
If the monks could easily provide them with powerful warriors, they would prefer not to spend so many resources.
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While the Daimyo were furious with the Uzumaki clan, the 3 villages had dignified looks.
Besides being surprised once again by the Uzumaki clan's fighting prowess, they looked askance at the Daimyo when they learned of the massive use of explosive tags.
It should be known that each one cost a few thousand ryo, and more than half a million were used on the 3 battlefields.
And according to what their spies obtained, hundreds of thousands more explosive tags were being moved to the last cities that the Uzumaki clan had captured.
Although the Daimyo had reported that they purchased these explosive tags to deal with the Uzumaki clan, it is impossible to overlook such a move.
With a large part of the explosive tag market in the hands of ninja clans, it is impossible to overlook the purchase of hundreds of thousands of explosive tags in a short time.
And according to the latest details from their spies, the Daimyo appeared to have many more.
Perhaps even millions of explosive tags stored.
The only way they could overlook this is through small purchases that have accumulated to a terrifying number after so many years.
Therefore, it was impossible to believe that the Uzumaki clan was the true target of these explosive tags.
If any of them had tried to conquer their countries, they were sure they would have ended up buried in explosive tags.
Unfortunately, for now they couldn't do anything.
They also needed the Uzumaki clan to be expelled, and those explosive tags would play a crucial role.
Later they could secretly try to destroy the places where these explosive tags are stored.
Or even steal them.
They too would like to get such numbers of explosive tags, but unfortunately they didn't have enough money.
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While the Daimyo wanted to expel the Uzumaki clan from their territories and the high command of the great villages looked at them with caution, the leaders of the 3 temples were happy.
Slowly, the number of followers in the 3 main countries increased, and in a short time, their biggest dreams would come true.
Although not the entire population of the major countries prayed in their temples, the number of believers gradually increased to a terrifying number.
They just had to wait for the moment to arrive and the dreams of countless monks from hundreds of years ago would come true.
The Uzumaki clan?
Gin Uzumaki?
They didn't care about this war at all.
All they wanted was to take advantage of this conflict, where everyone was looking the other way, to gather as much faith as possible in the shortest amount of time.
As long as their gods descend, no one will be able to stop them.
The so-called ninja gods were nothing more than insects compared to their gods.
Of course, they knew that their latest moves had put them in the sights of the high command of countries and villages, but it didn't matter when their plans came to fruition.
But to maintain the support of the Daimyo for now, they decided to give each country a powerful samurai.
Of course, then they'll make them wait for more.
They will be able to defeat the Uzumaki, and recover 1 city, but those powerful warriors will soon 'lose' their energy and will have to ask them for help again.
But at that moment it won't be so easy.
The great nations will have to increase their efforts to convert their populations to faith if they want powerful warriors capable of defeating the Uzumaki.
After learning of the power of such warriors, everyone will be wary of them and will have to wait as long as they say.
Of course, it won't be for long.
When they obtain enough faith energy and enough qualified sacrifices, they will set their plans in motion and the continent of elemental nations will be forever changed.
Of course, his decision enraged the Daimyo.
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"Those damned monks!" shouted the Daimyo of the Land of Wind when he received the news from the Wind Temple.
Only 1 person.
When they saw these bandits increasing their forces with the monks' secret method, they hoped to obtain a large number of them and were willing to spread the temple religion in their territories despite knowing the risks.
But now that they needed them, those monks were only willing to empower one of their loyal samurai.
Obviously they wanted to profit more in the future.
And he wasn't the only one, as the other 2 Daimyo were the same and ordered their subordinates to use explosive tags to take down the Uzumaki clan's barriers if necessary in case they couldn't take down the Uzumaki clan's barriers.
It was a huge expense, but they knew they had to do it if they wanted to expel the enemy from their territories.
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Land of the Wind.
The samurai armies of the 3 great countries surrounded the last cities conquered by the Uzumaki clan.
They meticulously hid the hundreds of thousands of explosive tags and waited for orders from the capital.
Even in a desert country like this one, which they call the poorest of the great countries, they had enough money to waste hundreds of thousands of explosive tags.
A samurai general had received orders to be ready to use explosive tags at any moment, so he couldn't relax.
He had been informed that he had to wait and not yet use the explosive tags.
The Daimyo was going to send a secret letter and it would take 3 days to arrive.
Until then, he must wait patiently and keep an eye on the Uzumaki clan.
Suddenly, shouts were heard from the back, and he quickly turned around to see the source of the commotion.
What they did not expect was the presence of an army of ninjas from the Uzumaki clan suddenly appearing behind them.
"General, we are being attacked from behind!" came the voice of one of his subordinates.
"I know, you idiot!" shouted the general as he wondered how the enemy had appeared behind them without anyone noticing.
But he didn't have time to complain.
They were under a surprise attack and he had to lead his men to confront the enemy.
But before that, I hear something fall near him.
His eyes widened at what he found1510.