Chapter 242 Can't you even use a VPN?
To be honest, as Temari's coup mentor, Uchiha Touko had considered countless possible countermeasures that Ishii Seigaku might take against Temari's actions, but he hadn't considered the possibility of Ishii Seigaku imposing martial law in Sunagakure.
The reason was simple: he could declare martial law in Konoha at will because he had a force loyal only to him. Back then, even the Hokage's word was less effective than that of a captain who spent money lavishly. Moreover, his guard force had the legal authority to impose martial law. But what about Ishii Seigaku now?
He could only mobilize the Anbu because of his position as acting Kazekage, and the Anbu's internal authority was far from sufficient to legitimately become Sunagakure's "Ichigo Rat." More importantly, martial law costs money! Could Sunagakure afford the subsidies for a martial law force now? Ishii Seigaku's forced release of the "Ichigo Rat" completely caught Uchiha Touko off guard.
"What do we do now?" Temari frowned slightly, taking two steps back as she looked at the Sand Village Anbu blocking her way. She asked in a low voice to her communicator,
"Try to force your way through first. Reveal your identity as the Sand Village princess and see how these Anbu react." Uchiha Touko thought for a moment and said to Temari.
"I understand." Temari nodded and strode towards them. Kankuro quickly followed his older sister.
The Anbu guarding the entrance to Temari's house saw that Temari intended to force her way through and raised their hands to block their path.
"Miss Temari, the village is currently under martial law. If there is no emergency, please stay at home," a masked Anbu said in a completely emotionless tone.
"Do you know who you're talking to? Such a big thing has happened in the village, and I, the daughter of the Fourth Kazekage, have no right to know? Are you going to imprison me here? What about the blood my father shed and the effort he made for Sunagakure?" Temari said righteously, her gaze fixed intently on the two Anbu blocking her doorway.
"Get out of the way!" Temari said, swatting away the Anbu's outstretched hand, and swaggered past the Anbu's blockade with Kankuro.
One of the younger Anbu guarding the area was about to make a move when his companion stopped him.
The younger man looked at his senior with some confusion.
"That's enough. We've already stopped her. It was Princess Kazekage who forced her way through. Princess Kazekage is of noble status, and we couldn't harm her," the senior Anbu said calmly.
"Senior... isn't this a bit much?"
"What's wrong with it?" The middle-aged ANBU rolled his eyes at the younger man. "With this kind of treatment, just standing here is already doing us a favor to the Acting Kazekage."
"We just came out like this?" Temari and her brother were still somewhat incredulous as they arrived on the main street of Sunagakure. They knew those ANBU members definitely weren't from their faction. Even if Ichiichi Seigaku was stupid, he wouldn't send his own people to guard them, not to mention the Fourth Kazekage's former subordinates who were serving in the ANBU and had been suspended from their duties and were now at home.
"It seems my judgment was correct. Sunagakure's finances really can't afford it right now." Uchiha Touko's voice rang in Temari's ears. "I guess those two ANBU members just had their pay reduced, otherwise they wouldn't have let you pass like this."
"So, are we going to meet up with my teacher and uncle now?" Temari asked.
"Of course. Go gather your people now, take control of all his direct subordinates first, and then head straight to your Kazekage Building," Uchiha Touko said. "Your acting Kazekage declared martial law without any apparent emergency, which is a breach of legal order. You can use that as leverage to force him to step down."
"Also, on the way to the Kazekage Building, use your status as the princess of Sunagakure to mobilize more villagers and surround the Kazekage Building," Uchiha Touko reminded Temari. "Be quick, don't give them any chance to breathe."
"Wouldn't that be a violent rebellion?" Temari said.
"Heh, failure is rebellion, success is revolution," Uchiha Touko said calmly.
"I understand. We can force them to abdicate directly, but if we mobilize the villagers, won't the Anbu attack them?" Temari was still worried. Even as a member of Sunagakure, she knew that Konoha's security forces possessed the ability to unleash six strikes per second against rioters, so she was concerned that the Anbu might follow suit.
"Heh, you're worried about these Anbu attacking your villagers with six strikes per second, aren't you?" Uchiha Touko chuckled. "Don't worry, while your village's Anbu may be strong enough to withstand six strikes per second, your current Kazekage probably doesn't understand the driving force behind it."
"Alright." Temari nodded. Just then, Maki and Yashamaru, each with their subordinates, arrived at Temari's house. They met up on the way.
"Temari, Kankuro, what are you two doing here? Did the Anbu on the street give you any trouble?" Yashamaru immediately asked his two nephews with concern.
"No." Temari shook her head, then looked at Maki. "Teacher, you and Kankuro should immediately take men to the Puppet Squad and control all of Ishiichi Seigaku's loyal followers. Kankuro spent some time in the Puppet Squad, so he can lead the way."
"Then, Uncle, the rest of us will go directly to the Kazekage Building, and along the way, mobilize as many villagers as possible to join us in surrounding the Kazekage Building and forcing Ishiichi Seigaku to abdicate." Temari calmly issued one order
after another. "Forcing him to abdicate?" Yashamaru was startled by his niece's words and quickly reminded her, "That would be a violent coup." Upon hearing this, Temari
took a deep breath, her eyes hardening. She mimicked Uchiha Touko's earlier words, scanning her teacher and the supporters her uncle had brought, her lips moving.
"Failure is rebellion! Success is revolution! Sunagakure has fallen into the hands of these insects! I refuse to see Sunagakure, to which my father poured countless efforts, sink into ruin. Therefore, I urge you all to join me in eradicating these insects! Let's restore peace and order to Sunagakure!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" The former subordinates of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, were moved by Temari's words and became excited.
At this moment, Maki looked at Temari with a hint of relief in his eyes. The princess they supported was finally beginning to act like her father.
"I entrust this to you, Master. The Puppet Team is in your hands. You must not give them a chance to reinforce the Kazekage Building," Temari said to Maki.
"Yes!" Maki solemnly accepted the order and led a group of men towards the Puppet Team's base.
Temari, on the other hand, personally led the remaining men, heading towards the Kazekage Building while inciting the villagers along the way.
It must be said that Rasa, as the Kage of Sunagakure, lowering himself to personally mine gold dust to maintain the village's daily operations, while somewhat shameful among Kage-level shinobi, was a genuine act of kindness to most of the villagers.
Now, with Temari, the princess of Sunagakure, stepping forward and raising her hand, most of the villagers know it's time to repay the Fourth Kazekage's kindness.
Not to mention that Ishii Nishigaku's absurd martial law order was genuinely affecting their lives.
Therefore, Temari didn't spend much effort to gather a large number of villagers, who then headed towards the Kazekage Building.
The Anbu in charge of the martial law didn't obstruct them much; as the saying goes, with their meager wages, a couple of rounds in the streets would be enough to repay the Kazekage's kindness.
In less than twenty minutes, the Kazekage Building was filled with people. The Sunagakure villagers, gathered together, repeatedly tried to break through the defenses formed by a large Anbu squad, chanting, "Ishii Nishigaku! Step down!" "Ishii
Nishigaku is unworthy to be Kazekage! Get out of here!"
The commotion quickly attracted the attention of Ishii Nishigaku, who sat in his office, gazing intently at the corpse in the crystal coffin. Ishii Nishigaku went to the window, looked down at the Sunagakure villagers gathered below, and at the slogans they were chanting, and was instantly enraged.
"Didn't we say the village was under martial law? What are those Anbu doing?!" Shi Yixi Yue, after putting away the crystal coffin, angrily summoned his secretary and reprimanded him.
"Uh, according to the Anbu's report, most of those attacking their lines were civilians, and they can't attack civilians because of ninja rules," Shi Yixi Yue's secretary said, forcing a smile.
At that moment, a rotten egg whistled towards the window of the Kazekage's office, smashing into the glass and leaving a dirty trail. Shi Yixi Yue was furious when he saw this, pointing at the stain on the window and yelling, "They've been through this, and you still think they're civilians?"
"They're all thugs! Thugs!" Shi Yixi Yue roared, "Get all the Anbu out there! Suppress them all!"
"Yes, sir!" Shi Yixi Yue's secretary could only nod in agreement, then left the office to issue orders to the Anbu captain on duty in the Kazekage building.
Looking at the ever-growing crowd outside the window, Shi Yixi Yue gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that after this, it will be necessary to establish our own security force in Sunagakure. These Anbu can't even handle a simple martial law order!"
However, not long after, Shi Yixi Yue's secretary brought him bad news.
"The Anbu captain on duty refused your order, citing that their Anbu cannot attack civilians," Shi Yixi Yue's secretary said, forcing a smile.
*Crack!
* A glass shattered at the secretary's feet. Shi Yixi Yue's eyes were bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour someone. "How dare they! How dare they!"
"However, the Anbu captain also said that they will guard the entrance to the Kazekage Building and not give these civilians a chance to storm your office," Shi Yixi Yue's secretary hurriedly said.
"So I should thank them, right?" Shi Yixi Yue said angrily.
"Ishiichi Seigaku, listen to me! You, who run rampant in the village, persecuting your comrades and disregarding the people's livelihood, do you deserve the Kazekage hat you wear? If you know what's good for you, step down now, take off your Kazekage hat, and apologize to the people of Sunagakure! We might let you off the hook!" At this moment, Temari came to the front of the protesting crowd and shouted at the Kazekage building.
"Damn it! I told you we should just label them rogue ninjas, but those two old bastards just wouldn't agree!" Ishiichi Seigaku said through gritted teeth after seeing Temari downstairs through the window.
"Lady Temari, what do we do now? It seems Ishiichi Seigaku isn't planning to show up today." At this moment, a former supporter of the Fourth Kazekage came to Temari's side and asked.
"No rush," Temari said calmly. "Let's wait for news from Master. Once he has the puppet squad under control, we'll storm in."
"Yes!"
Twenty minutes later, Kankuro rushed to the Kazekage Building, bringing Temari news that the puppet squad was completely under control.
Temari nodded and strode towards the Kazekage Building.
"Miss Temari, the Kazekage Building is a restricted area. Please stop." As soon as Temari approached the entrance, she was stopped by the ANBU guarding the door.
"Get out of the way." Temari was prepared to force her way in, just like she had done with the two ANBU guarding her house earlier.
"Miss Temari, your father was once the Kazekage. You should know that one cannot enter the Kazekage Building without the Kazekage's summons," the ANBU said.
"At the same time, guarding this place is also our job, please don't make things difficult for us, okay?" the ANBU said in a flat voice. However, at this moment, Uchiha Touko noticed through the communication snake hidden in Temari's ninja tool pouch that the man seemed to have deliberately emphasized the words "guarding this place.
" "Alright." Temari narrowed her eyes and took a few steps back.
"What do we do now? If we can't catch Ishiichi Seigaku today and force him to abdicate, then our crime of violent coup will be confirmed." After retreating, Temari asked in a low voice.
"If you can't get in through the main gate, can't you climb over the wall?" Uchiha Touko reminded her with a smile, "They've already reminded you like this."
"Climb over the wall?" Upon hearing this, Temari looked at the open window on the first floor of the Kazekage Building in disbelief.
Then, with a try-it-out mentality, Temari strode towards the open window on the first floor of the Kazekage Building and tentatively glanced at the two ANBU guarding the main gate.
Seeing that they didn't react, Temari leaned against the window, took a long stride, and climbed into the Kazekage Building.
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