Chapter 145: Ending Wars, Political Power and Hanzo's Plight

Chapter 145: Ending Wars, Political Power and Hanzo's Plight

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As soon as Ken left the compound, the founding members of the Three Corners Alliance all received the Blind Monster's message.

And in an instant, the world learned what truly went down a few months back at the Dark Brotherhood Compound.

The foundation of the Three Corners Alliance came as a shock to many, but surprisingly, some people were expecting something like this to happen...

For example, the Mizukage seemed to have anticipated more occurring during the war on the Dark Brotherhood.

He already knew that Ken was not one to go down easily, and he somewhat expected him to defy all expectations.

So the foundation of the Three Corners Alliance was something that he had subconsciously prepared himself for already.

What truly no one was prepared for was the demands that the Alliance made.

They were quite 'simple', and could be spelled out in very few words in fact.

'End the Third Shinobi War, or we will end it for you.'

It was quite literally a declaration of war against the entire world. Requesting the Nobles to take action and stop the war at the threat of facing the full strength of the Alliance.

The most shocking part of the alliance, however, was not the Shinobi Villages that hated each other coming together, but the Land of Iron deciding to give up on its Neutrality and join in.

The Samurai were a significant force that could cause waves throughout the Elemental Nations.

The world at large figured that the Land of Iron saw the Shinobi World's conflicts as beneath them, and didn't get involved for the most part except for a few skirmishes.

But now the tides were shifting, enemies were becoming friends and the once neutral powers of the world were being forced to take a stance.

The Daymio of the land of iron also acted on his promise, sending several delegations to the Nobility within the Elemental Nations.

All of the Nobles and leading figures of the world were now forced into a 'Bend or Break' situation, and the Three Corners Alliance was not at all willing to compromise.

They had little to no leverage, as it wasn't just one Hidden Village rebelling. They couldn't deprive all of the members of the alliance of their livelihoods.

In essence, things were much worse for the Land of Fire, Lightning, and Whirlpools, as they had essentially lost all control/leverage over their respective hidden villages.

The moment depriving the Hidden Villages of financial support could no longer be used as a weapon, the Nobles of each respective land became more alert.

And in just the span of a few days, the Nobles all came to a unanimous decision...

Which was to adhere to the Alliance's demands, but also make an official request/demand which they expected to be respected in exchange for their cooperation.

It was very much expected of them to try and at least retain as much of their power as possible, so it was not surprising when they requested the Alliance to not be allowed to gain any new members or ally itself with any other Hidden Villages.

It was essentially the other lands scampering to not fall into the same trap as the Lands of Fire, Lightning, and Whirlpool.

In the few days that Ken used to travel towards the Land of Rain, the situation had already mostly concluded.

The Three Corners Alliance didn't need any other members anyway. They were set to be the strongest organization/alliance in recent history and for the foreseeable future. This was true both in actual strength and in political power.

Now, when it came to political power, the nobles could maybe find some ways to pressure the alliance in the future.

But when it came to actual potential battle power? It didn't matter how much time the world had to catch up, there was no way for them to do so within the lifespan of the Alliance's founders.

One could easily imagine that every nation within the continent was affected by this, and the Third Shinobi War immediately ground to a halt.

Troops were called back, truces were signed and battlefields were left barren and abandoned.

Even so, the damage that had been done would be felt for many generations to come, and it was only a matter of time before war broke out again.

Even now, with their newly attained peace, the members of the Three Corners Alliance knew better than to consider all of thier issues gone.

Hanzo could feel a vein on his forehead bulge as he realized exactly what Ken was doing.

'He's 'doing me a favour', huh?...'

The Salamander had essentially left himself open. Ken being with the Akatsuki was something he had clearly not accounted for.

He figured the Red Dot was a busy individual, especially with the announcement of the Three Corners Alliance.

But it seemed that Ken defied all of his expectations.

Because of how the Blind Monster had discovered and presented the situation, Hanzo was essentially left with only two options.

One of them was to come clean and incur the wrath of the Red Dot because of his intentions with the Akatsuki.

He had chances of surviving Ken's wrath, but he would most definitely end up in bad relations with the entirety of the Three Corners Alliance, which didn't bode well at all for him.

And the other option was...

"Thank you very much for bringing this to my attention. I will make sure to personally look into this matter. As the leader of this village, I must apologise to you."

Was to take the hit straight on the chin. Accept 'Ken's assistance' in the matter and essentially owe him a favour.

"No, all is well... I just hope such a thing won't happen again. I trust you to look after the Akatsuki, they are merely a group of youngsters after all..."

Ken smiled underneath his mask as he spoke, his tone took a light note as he slowly stood up and stretched his back.

"Of course, the Amegakure does owe you quite a bit for your assistance in this matter... I will make sure that no such thing will ever happen again..."

Hanzo continued to keep himself composed as the Red Dot continued to stretch for a few seconds before turning around and walking towards a window.

"Good. I appreciate your cooperation Hanzo. Unfortunately, I must go, as I was merely passing by anyway.

I will check in from time to time, I will bring more tasteful gifts next time, I promise, hoho~" Ken gave a hollow laugh as he bid his farewell, he tilted his head towards Hanzo one last time before turning into a blur and vanishing from sight.

The moment Hanzo felt his presence fade his face contorted into anger and frustration.

'... That couldn't have gone worse... No, I can't afford to think like that.'

Hanzo shook his head in the end.

Ken was not the type of entity that he could afford to offend. He was not stupid enough to attempt to end what a coalition of hidden villages couldn't have.

Hell, he was lucky enough when he decided not to respond to any of the messages relating to the war room.

The very least he could do was to try to make the most of the situation.

'If I can't get rid of the Akatsuki I can at least try to hinder them discreetly in some way, maybe try to drive them away from my territory... But for now, I have to lay low...'

In the end, Hanzo decided that the best course of action was to wait.

And while he was coming to terms with the new situation he found himself in, Ken was headed elsewhere.

His direction was for the Leaf Village, he was aiming to meet with a very important figure residing there... One that was, in his lack of eyes, even more important than the Hokage.

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