bookbashuk Chapter 584 Economic Warfare
Chapter 584 Economic Warfare
A Thousand Shining Space-Time.
The Land of Wind, where yellow sand dances in the air, filling the sky.
Luo Sha stood steadily on the sand mat, suspended in mid-air.
The howling wind swept across the vast desert, stirring up waves of sand, but Luosha remained completely unaffected.
He was speeding forward at an extremely fast pace, while constantly manipulating his unique Magnet Release ninjutsu to surge within the sand dunes.
With eyes as sharp as a hawk, it scanned the sand below, carefully searching for precious placer gold and other mineral resources.
Although the compensation standards for ninja injuries and deaths in Sunagakure are relatively low.
However, the incident resulted in enormous compensation costs for the 7,000 casualties.
This has forced Luo Sha to work so hard day after day, and it has been a full six months now.
The long hours and high intensity of work gradually made his originally resolute face look somewhat numb and dull.
However, the pressures of life forced him to keep going, and he could only grit his teeth and persevere in continuing to work hard.
Fortunately, he finally paid off all his debts, and he felt much more relaxed.
At this moment, Rasa secretly hoped that when Iwagakure or Kumogakure learned of Chiyo's death, they would be unable to resist the urge to go and test Konoha's strength.
Unfortunately, he knew very little about the personality of Onoki, the leader of Iwagakure.
The elderly Onoki had long since developed a cautious and meticulous style of doing things.
When faced with such vague and unsubstantiated intelligence.
They wouldn't even send anyone out to probe, let alone cause the slightest disturbance.
Moreover, now that he has found a satisfactory successor, he is even less willing to create any complications or trouble at this critical juncture.
After all, when Kumogakure and Sunagakure joined forces to attack, they ended up in a sorry state and suffered a crushing defeat, with even the Jinchuriki dying in that great battle.
Ōnoki knew that if he could not obtain information from within Konoha, sending more people would be futile, so he decisively decided not to send anyone to risk their lives.
However, at this point, Rasa had no other options; he had completely lost control of the situation.
Because of the fierce battle, Sunagakure suffered heavy losses, with most of its elite forces unfortunately wiped out, and its overall strength declined sharply.
The Sand Village is now like a lamb to the slaughter, powerless to fight back.
If it weren't for its location in a barren desert region, it would probably have become a target of attacks by other ninja villages long ago.
The Hidden Cloud Village, which is known for its aggressiveness, was surprisingly silent this time.
It turns out that Kumogakure and Iwagakure had reached an understanding regarding the exchange of information about the Fourth Shinobi World War.
It is worth mentioning that most of the important information about Chiyo was revealed by Iwagakure.
For example, the special clone technique, and the powerful fire-style technique that can cover an area of more than five kilometers in radius, etc.
In addition, two exceptionally strong individuals emerged from Konoha Village on the battlefield—Shisui and Mayumi.
Both of them are outstanding members of the Uchiha clan and have been famous for a long time.
Among them, Shisui had been reported missing and suspected of committing suicide many years ago, but now he has miraculously reappeared.
Even more astonishingly, they all displayed the terrifying power of the Mangekyou Sharingan during the battle.
However, the outside world is currently unaware that overuse of the Mangekyou Sharingan can lead to blindness.
In this situation, the Uchiha clan still has four top experts who have mastered the Mangekyou Sharingan!
(There is also a little-known weaving language)
Even without the exceptionally powerful Chiyo, the Jinchūriki they face will still be greatly restrained.
It's important to know that after the Raikage lost his arm, Killer Bee was the strongest fighter left in Kumogakure.
After the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki disappeared, Killer Bee was already considered the strongest Jinchuriki.
He should have been able to control the battlefield with his own formidable strength.
However, it was overshadowed by the fact that it was countered by the Uchiha clan.
Onoki, the strongest fighter in Iwagakure, originally held an absolute advantage in the air, making it quite a spectacle.
Unfortunately, Mayumi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan ability seemed to be created specifically to counter Onoki.
His light arrows are incredibly fast and have a wide attack range.
Besides using the Limit Separation Technique to defend, Onoki had no other options.
However, Mayumi's right eye's Gokukai Shiki skill itself reduces Susanoo consumption and can partially transform Susanoo.
Onoki's consumption of Dust Release is incomparable to that of True Bow.
As a result, Iwagakure's side was completely shut down.
Under these circumstances, both Iwagakure and Kumogakure tacitly chose a non-military method to test Konoha:
Economic war!
These three countries are all major powers, and although they export slightly different goods, trade between them has never stopped.
After all, in the Land of Earth, the Land of Fire, and the Land of Lightning, besides the ninja villages, there are also a large number of ordinary civilians.
Among them, the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire are famous for their rich and diverse natural resources.
In contrast, the Land of Lightning stands out with its diverse array of high-tech products.
As far as the Land of Fire is concerned, more and more people have solved their basic needs for food and clothing.
Therefore, people's demand for various electrical appliances from the Land of Thunder that can improve their quality of life is showing a continuous growth trend.
Just recently, the Land of Lightning deliberately raised tariffs on goods sold to the Land of Fire.
Moreover, the prices of various goods exported to the Land of Fire have skyrocketed.
At the same time, the Land of Earth acted in the same way as the Land of Lightning, taking measures such as increasing tariffs and raising prices.
However, since the Land of Fire is relatively less dependent on the Land of Earth for resources, the impact of this change is not particularly significant.
In short, the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth were clearly seizing the opportunity to try and probe the true strength of Konoha.
At this moment, the Land of Fire faces only two choices:
One option is to directly reveal your trump card, making the opponent back down.
The second option is to silently endure this loss and swallow this bitter pill.
Whether it's Iwagakure or Kumogakure, their intentions are very clear—war? That's absolutely out of the question!
They just wanted to take this opportunity to see if Konoha Village was really weakened and became extremely vulnerable, so they could take the opportunity to ruthlessly exploit Konoha for a batch of resources.
In any case, they have already made long-term plans, slowly accumulating strength and taking further action when the time is right.
Despite the existence of powerful experts with the Mangekyou Sharingan in Konoha, it is an undeniable fact that the village is currently short-handed.
Would Konoha Village really start a war over something like this?
After all this twist and turn, Konoha's meticulously planned seduction scheme ultimately failed.
Moreover, judging from the current inaction of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, they probably have no intention of making a move in the short term.
That said, Rasa had previously boasted extensively about his successful killing of Uchiha Chiyo.
In reality, there are still many powerful figures in Konoha Village.
In this way, Luo Sha's ability to turn the tide was greatly diminished.
There's no chance for him to turn things around now. The Daimyo of the Land of Wind has ordered that Rasa be held accountable for this incident.
Although Rasa still holds the position of Kazekage at this moment, all the power he wields has been stripped away, and it's only a matter of time before the Kazekage changes hands...
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