"Yes, starting from November last year, the number of foreign personnel infiltrating domestically has suddenly increased. And they all entered the country through illegal channels, smuggling themselves in."

"Is that so? It seems the situation is more urgent than we imagined."

Hakushi didn’t need to ask to know what identities these foreign individuals infiltrating the Land of Demons held.

Ninjas from the Five Great Nations.

The Land of Demons initially developed by using the Third Ninja Realm War as cover, growing stronger in this stable environment.

The Shion Flower Pharmaceutical Company, based on this background, became the largest giant in the pharmaceutical industry of the Ninja Realm.

With Shion Flower Pharmaceutical Company as its main entity, the medical industry of the Land of Demons spans across all countries in the Ninja Realm. The profits it makes each year in recent times even make nations the size of the Five Great Nations envious.

Moreover, other changes in the Land of Demons have also attracted the attention of various countries.

Now, even the Five Great Nations can hardly sit still. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

They are probing the core secrets within the Land of Demons and trying to determine whether a series of unknown changes in the Land of Demons will cause severe conflicts with their existing interest groups.

Hakushi confidently stated—The rise of the Land of Demons will inevitably cause unimaginable destructive power to the current vested interest classes.

However, the ruling classes of the Five Great Nations have yet to predict such a situation.

Having grown accustomed to standing on high, they naturally do not see the dust beneath their feet as any threat.

The gap in intelligence and information between the two sides is a very fatal point.

They come to probe the information of the Land of Demons, mostly out of curiosity.

Therefore, in the short term, due to the neutral status of the Land of Demons, the Five Great Nations will not act rashly.

Knowing that the Five Great Nations will not take action in the short term, the expansion plans of the Land of Demons naturally cannot be halted at this time.

"Symbolically monitor them, try not to startle the snake."

After pondering for a moment, Hakushi gave this command.

At this moment, we cannot take any substantial countermeasures against the Five Great Nations. As for these ninjas infiltrating domestically, just turn a blind eye.

When the time is right, we will deal with them all at once.

"Yes."

"Are there any other messages from elsewhere?"

"There are several important messages coming from the Land of Bear."

"Speak."

The Land of Bear is the most crucial step in the expansion plan of the Land of Demons, and is a nation that must be taken. Hakushi naturally dared not be careless.

With the cessation of hostilities between Konoha and Hidden Cloud, the two sides will soon sign a peace agreement. The Ninja Realm will enter a period of relative peace and development, and before that, everything must be well planned.

"Recently, the princess of the former Land of Bear has been kidnapped, causing the Daimyo of the Land of Bear to be furious."

"Is it the one referred to as the treasure of the Land of Bear, Princess Tamahime?"

The Daimyo of the Land of Bear enjoys the company of twenty-three wives and concubines, having a total of seventeen sons and thirteen daughters.

Among his thirteen daughters, Princess Tamahime is the most outstanding in appearance, renowned across nations for her beauty and regarded as the apple of the Daimyo’s eye.

The Daimyo of the Land of Bear regards his daughter Tamahime’s food, clothing, and other aspects as comparable to his eldest son, showing the level of importance.

From another perspective, a daughter who can be sold at a high price naturally attracts more attention.

"Indeed, it’s Princess Tamahime. Because of her beauty, it’s inevitable that she would be coveted by some, but this time the situation is quite severe."

"Does this conflict with our plans in the Land of Bear?"

What Hakushi cared about was this kind of issue.

"Regarding this matter, to ensure the safety of Princess Tamahime, the Daimyo of the Land of Bear has already redeployed Akakage from his side and placed him beside Princess Tamahime."

The intelligence personnel let out a helpless sigh.

Akakage is an important spy stationed by the military of the Land of Demons beside the Daimyo of the Land of Bear, possessing a special Kekkeigenkai ability, especially adept in assassination and stealth.

With Akakage’s assistance, the military spies of the Land of Demons could quickly infiltrate all facets of the Land of Bear.

In the public sector of the Land of Bear, Wandering Witches trained by the military of the Land of Demons carried out propaganda, giving the Land of Demons an excellent reputation among the general populace of the Land of Bear.

And in the official sector of the Land of Bear, with the likes of Akakage, infiltration occurred silently, with spy personnel of the Land of Demons lurking among officials and trusted aides of the Daimyo, quietly meddling in the power elite of the Land of Bear.

"It seems this Daimyo of the Land of Bear truly loves wealth more than anything."

Hakushi chuckled with interest at this.

The Daimyo of the Land of Bear was an extremely ambitious and greedy person.

Over the years, he utilized Akakage to eliminate political enemies opposing him covertly, allowing him to amass power in the Land of Bear. By leveraging the ambition of the Daimyo of the Land of Bear, spies from the Land of Demons could quickly secure important positions in the Land of Bear.

In the end, Hakushi had to thank this Daimyo of the Land of Bear for harboring ambitions beyond his capabilities.

If it weren’t for him, it would not have been so easy for the Land of Demons to infiltrate all aspects of the Land of Bear.

"Have Akakage standby, and do not reveal any clues at this time. The work of guiding the Daimyo of the Land of Bear will naturally be executed by someone else."

Hakushi had great faith in Akakage’s abilities.

Although the other person was somewhat dense in emotions and interpersonal relations, they were a loyal and excellent subordinate.

Hakushi began contemplating what reward would be appropriate for Akakage if they successfully took over the Land of Bear.

For such a significant contribution, merely rewarding with money and Ninja Techniques seemed somewhat mundane.