Saving Uchiha starts from being the patriarch

Chapter 271 Meeting with Huo Daimyo

"Are you late?"

Zong Xian sighed regretfully.

Even if it was a starry night and a long journey, they still couldn't keep up with the speed of He Ma and others. When they arrived at Daming Mansion, the capital of this country of fire was under martial law. The guards are making a futile manhunt.

Anyway, from Zong Xian’s point of view,
The so-called martial law, the so-called manhunt seems really meaningless, and the nature of the performance is too strong.

If you really want to arrest people, there is no need to organize such a big battle. Sending seventeen or eight sensory ninjas is not better than this noisy one?
"My lord, what should we do next?"

Moonlight Gale asked aloud.

The purpose of their trip to Daming Mansion is to eliminate the source of the disaster. However, Kazuma and others, who are now regarded as the source of the disaster, betrayed the daimyo first, and fled away after killing four companions. He was trying his best to give the opponent a hard blow, but the fist was about to hit, but the target disappeared.

"Don't worry, let's go see Your Excellency Daming first."

Zong Xian said with a smile.

Although the actions of He Ma and the others were a bit unexpected, but the problem is not big, He Ma ran away as soon as he ran, and it would not be too late to clean up if he seized the opportunity in the future, anyway, Huo Daming couldn't run away, what should he do next, etc. It's not too late to talk after seeing Huo Daming.

And before that, there was another trouble to deal with.

"How could this be? How dare they? How could it be..."

Di Lu stood there in a daze, his eyes were lifeless, he whispered in his mouth, and his whole body exuded a kind of aura that strangers should not get close to. Obviously, this sudden bad news dealt him an extremely heavy blow. The brief parting in time turned into a permanent farewell.

"How dare they?"

He chanted it over and over again.

How dare they use force to kill people in the imperial palace?Obviously, among the twelve warriors who protect the ninja, Kazuma respects the daimyo the most, all this is like a nightmare that cannot be seen and woke up from!
"Land."

Zong Xian yelled, but Di Lu seemed to be frightened. He shook his body suddenly and bowed his head to Zong Xian to apologize repeatedly: "Hokage assists Your Excellency, I... please forgive me, I... I was rude, I didn't expect them to dare to do this, it's really... It's my fault for letting Your Excellency go for nothing, I'm really sorry."

The uncoordinated language revealed his hesitant state of mind at the moment.

"It's okay, it's not your fault. I understand that you must be in a bad mood right now, but the daimyo's envoy has already arrived. Are you going to visit daimyo with me, or take a rest first?" Zong Xian was very considerate inquiry.

They did not conceal their identities when they arrived.
Especially in the team there is Di Lu, a 'local celebrity' who can be recognized at a glance. At that time, a ninja from the imperial court came forward to talk to him. After asking what was going on, I got the unfortunate news.

"······ Return to leave, and go back to the big name first."

Lu Lu tried his best to suppress the turbulent emotions in his chest.

When the overheated brain calmed down a little, regained control of the ability to think, and quickly sorted out the messy clues, first accompanied Lord Hokage to meet the daimyo. After all, he personally invited him to come. After meeting the daimyo, Then proceed to investigate the murder of Beigen and the others.

"Then together."

Zong Xian nodded indifferently.

He stared at the majestic city in front of him. Although it was said that during the period of martial law, no pedestrians could be seen on the streets, but from the row upon row of buildings, it was enough to get a glimpse of how lively the Daimyo Mansion was on weekdays, and it was similar to Konoha. Different from this kind of disorder, the buildings of Daming Mansion are quite orderly, magnificent, but also give people a sense of seriousness.

really,

As the capital of a country, it feels completely different from Konoha.

Following the envoys sent by Huo Daimyo, they came to the imperial palace located in the heart of Daming Mansion, but this imperial palace is not as exciting as the outside world, that is, it occupies a larger area and has more guards ······The scenery is not surprising to be honest, it is not much different from the former residence of the Uchiha clan and the head of the Hyuga clan.

quickly,

They met Huo Daming.

This is a man who looks a little old, not to say that he is very old, but that he looks 'old', a bit lacking in the imposing manner and majesty of a head of state that he imagined before meeting , "Dilu, you're back! And this..."

When he was talking, his eyes were looking at Zong Xian.

"Nice to meet, Your Excellency Daimyo, I am Uchiha Zongxuan." Zongxian was also looking at the nominal No.1 of the Land of Fire, calmly introducing himself in an extremely simple to extreme way.

"Oh! I know you, the youngest patriarch of the Uchiha clan, and Konoha's youngest Hokage assistant, how nice! When I heard the news of the fourth Hokage's sacrifice, I was worried about Konoha's future. If Konoha can't Peace of mind, the Fire Nation will also fall into turmoil, but seeing an outstanding young man like you, there is no need to worry anymore."

"You're overrated, I'm just an underachiever."

Zong Xian said with a smile.

"Haha! Modesty is a good virtue, but you can't lose the vigor of a young man! So Zong Xian-kun?" Daming looked over.

"Please feel free, that's what Hokage-sama calls me."

"Very good, Mr. Zong Xian, let's stop making detours. Is there something wrong with your sudden visit to the Daming Mansion this time?"

"This! I heard that a group of lawbreakers in Daming Prefecture are trying to provoke the relationship between Daming Prefecture and Konoha. Their rampant behavior has reached an almost blatant level. In order to ensure the stability of the country and the village, Hokage-sama authorized me to To deal with this matter, so I came, but unfortunately, it seems that I came a step late, and the group of lawbreakers seem to have escaped!
while talking,
He stared intently at the daimyo.

However, unexpectedly, the man did not panic at all. Instead, he showed a bit of distress as if he had been mentioned something unspeakable. He sighed deeply, "Did you really come here for this matter? And Ma , Kamanosuke and the others...how should I put it better! It's not that I don't know their claims at all."

Daimyo's frank confession made Ji Lu, who had been unable to intervene next to him, widen his eyes in astonishment.

No, the feeling of surprise is real, but it is definitely not because the daimyo knew what he and the horses said and did. He was surprised because the daimyo confessed that he knew all of this. Emotions also came to mind, since they clearly knew what Hema and the others were doing, why, why did they allow them to act recklessly?

With all his might, he resisted the urge to question Daimyo.

Doing that will not change the result that Beigen and the others have already passed away, but will only put him in an embarrassing situation. If it is just his own embarrassment, it will be fine. Not what he wanted to see.

"I know Hema's thoughts, their opinions, and their small actions."

The daimyo seemed to have seen through the thoughts in Ji Lu's mind, and he looked over, "And to be honest, I was really moved by their proposition, and I held the real power of the ninja in my hands, and became a ninja from then on. The unique 'Jade' in the Land of Fire is really an extremely tempting rhetoric!"

He sighed.

The so-called Jade is the king of shogi, the unique core, and when Jade is checked to death, it is tantamount to announcing the coming of failure.

But now there are two jades in the Land of Fire.

The daimyo, Hokage.

Nominally speaking, the daimyo has a higher status, but in fact Hokage, who commands Konoha, the most powerful violent group in the land of fire, is not under the jurisdiction of the fire daimyo. Partner.

"And then? Are you going to disband Konoha, abolish Hokage, and hold the real power of ninjas in your hands?"

Zong Xian still had that faint smile on his face, as if he was talking about something very interesting, but the content in it sounded really not interesting at all to Lu Lu, he just felt his scalp tingling, not just The expressions of Jilu, Moonlight Hayate, Yuhihong, and the guard standing beside the daimyo all changed significantly at this moment.

"Hoho!"

The daimyo suddenly laughed, and he shook his head vigorously, "Do I really look that stupid?" At this moment, Zong Xian felt an aura from this very old-looking man that he had never felt before. , a majesty called the superior.

but--

"It doesn't matter whether you're smart or not. It's not unreasonable to be greedy for profit." Zong Xian was not shaken by the change in daimyo's aura, and still expressed his thoughts without fear.

"Okay! It seems that I have to take back what I said before. Your spirit is sharp enough." Daimyo laughed dumbly, and the majesty actually disappeared because of this, as if the change he perceived before was just an illusion, "The words are There’s nothing wrong with saying that, but I’m not that stupid, I’ve never supported Kazuma and the others, whether overtly or secretly, I just chose to watch from the sidelines.”

Another unexpected answer.

But his intuition told Zong Xian that this should be the truth.

"Are you on the sidelines? You chose to sit on the sidelines knowing that they were promoting the set of remarks that would damage the relationship between the Daming Mansion and Konoha?" Zong Xian continued, his words were still sharp, and he didn't know at all. How to write the word implicit.

"The Kingdom of Fire has no rules of offending people with their words. In the past, He Ma and the others only talked about it verbally. At least as far as I know, they have not done anything out of the ordinary. Of course, they have indeed crossed the line recently, so Yuiban is already collecting evidence and is planning to find a suitable opportunity to take them down, but they never thought they would dare to commit such a big case and defect.”

Having said that, the daimyo's expression became very serious, and he turned to look at Dilu, "Dilu, don't blame me for not telling you about these things, because you are all guardians of the Twelve Guardians, and I'm not completely sure Are you a group, even if it seems that you have always had conflicts, but... it just seems, especially after the relationship between Sarutobi Asma and you has recently become stalemate."

Lu Lu was silent for a moment, and said in a hoarse voice: "Then Beigen and the others...are they dead for nothing?"

"I've already said it, and I didn't expect them to do such a thing at all. Beigen and the others... I have issued a reward order to them, no matter whether they live or die, as long as they can be caught, I will pay If there is enough remuneration, and Baifeng Zhili, the Daming Mansion will provide a subsidy."

in the White Peak,

This is the birthplace of Pegen and the others, their hometown.

Dilu has nothing to say, even if he is still depressed, but daimyo can do this is already very good, if daimyo did not lie, it is obviously difficult to blame daimyo for their death in Beigen, The culprit of all this was indeed He Ma and his group of bastards.

Zong Xian watched Di Lu being "persuaded" by his daimyo with cold eyes.

He scoffed at what the daimyo said. The so-called onlookers, from another perspective, are connivance. Be a 'smart guy'.

Regardless of whether what he said is true or not, even if it is all a lie, it can be seen that this daimyo is not the kind of desperate character, he knows how to protect himself, such a person can't do it The matter of breaking the boat came.

That is,

As long as Konoha is not so weak that the daimyo can take advantage of it, there is no need to worry that the daimyo will really do anything that is not conducive to the relationship between the daimyo and Konoha.

In this way,
There's no need to think about changing Daiming Huo, if it's replaced by a radical young man, it might only be more troublesome.

"This reward order, Konoha's ninja should also be able to accept it?"

Zong Xian asked this question that hardly existed in suspense.

"Of course, it's better to say that this reward order originally hoped that Konoha's ninjas would contribute to this. Although I also sent Yuiban to hunt down Kazuma and the others, it was obvious that they failed. Compared with Konoha , Yuiban is still very immature, such a heavy responsibility, or Konoha's ninja is more reassuring."

The daimyo's answer was expected.

Of course, it's a little surprising that he belittled Yuiban so much and raised Konoha, but this kind of trivial matter is not important.

"Since this is the case, I will ask my subordinates to pay more attention. It is a coincidence that at the beginning of this year, I made some changes to the Konoha Police Department and formed a team with fairly good strength. It turned out that they were in the village. It is really useless here, and I am worrying about what to do for them... Now it seems that there is no need to worry that they have no work to do, and they just eat and wait for work all day."

"Then please, the remuneration will never disappoint."

The daimyo answered frankly.

"By the way, Your Excellency Daming, I would like to stay in Daming Mansion for a while, I wonder if it is possible?" Zong Xian's smile remained unchanged, "If you are lucky, you may be able to catch Kazuma and others. I will pay for the money myself. made money."

"As long as it is not a criminal, the Daming Mansion will not allow anyone to come and go."

Speaking of which,
There was nothing to say for the time being, Zong Xian simply chose to leave, just as Daming Mansion has a special embassy in Konoha, and Konoha also has its own 'embassy' in Daming Mansion to handle official business in Daming Mansion Konoha ninjas basically choose to live in the embassy.

Di Lu did not stay either, and after applying to the daimyo for permission to participate in the investigation and tracking, Ma and the others, he left with Zong Xian.

Daimyo sat peacefully in this quiet room,

After a long time,
Then he asked: "Genhachiro, Zenjubo, how is it? What do you think? This is the youngest Hokage assistant, and it is said that the Uchiha clan is also the youngest patriarch in history." Beside him, two One of the guards was the old man in charge of guarding the forbidden library, Genhachiro.

"Strong!"

Genhachiro spat out this short comment that made people feel a little dizzy.

The daimyo was dumbfounded, and he looked at the other person helplessly, "Zenjubo, how about you? I know that Uchiha Zongxian must be very strong to become the youngest patriarch of the Uchiha clan, but I want What I know is that he is very strong, what kind of level is he? You and Genhachiro, how do you two compare to Uchiha Sozuru?"

Shanzhufang is a man with bright eyes, and his sharp eyes seem to be able to see through all obstacles in front of him.

only,
Facing Daimyo's question, this sharp-eyed man couldn't help showing a bit of embarrassment. He and Genhachiro looked at each other, seeing each other's helplessness, "It's impossible to compare, how strong is that Hokage assistant? I can't see it at all if I test it out, but my intuition tells me that if I dare to attack him, it will definitely end in death."

"Me too."

Genhachiro also answered at this time.

"Just now I just looked at him. At that moment, I seemed to see a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood... I was completely defeated in the confrontation at the level of spiritual will. If the other party used the sharingan illusion, I'm afraid I don't even have the slightest resistance, even if I join forces with Shanzhufang, there is no chance of winning at all."

The daimyo was silent.

He thought that Uchiha Zongxian might be very powerful!

However, Genhachiro and Zenzubo’s answers are still somewhat beyond his expectations. Of course, to be honest, he is not a ninja after all. In fact, he can’t fully understand how strong Uchiha Zongxian is. He can only vaguely understand Uchiha Zongxian String is stronger than Genhachiro and Shanzhufang combined.

"So...and the horse? Is there a chance?"

"In a head-to-head confrontation, there is no chance at all." This time Genhachiro replied very sharply and decisively, "As for playing tricks with Ma... In all fairness, I don't think he has much chance of winning, Konoha Its strength cannot be shaken by just five or six people, and of course it cannot be said that there is no chance for this kind of thing, it can only be said that there is little hope."

Shanzhufang did not say a word.
Genhachiro had finished talking, and he had nothing more to say.

His opinion is exactly the same as that of Genhachiro, and he is not very optimistic about Kazuma and the others. How can Konoha fall down so easily?Do you really think Sand Ninja, Mist Ninja, Cloud Ninja, and Rock Ninja are all trash?

"That's it!"

The daimyo sighed softly, didn't say anything else, just raised his head silently, looking at the flowing clouds in the clear blue sky like a glass mirror outside the room.

(End of this chapter)