My Hokage can't be an undercover agent

The capital of the Kingdom of Fire: "The Capital of Fire".

City center: Damingfu.

Following the introduction of the personal attendants from the nobles around the daimyo, Shinjiro Hatake, a senior member of the samurai order who has served the daimyo of the Land of Fire for hundreds of years, entered the side hall of the main hall of the daimyo mansion.

"Oh, Shinjiro, you're here."

Seeing that it was Shinjiro Hatake, his schoolmate who had been studying with him since childhood, even though he was a daimyo from the Fire Country who had been in a high position for a long time, he couldn't help but abandon all the red tape and walked down from the high platform, intending to hold hands and chat with his former playmate.

"Your Highness"

Although as the leader of the Fire Country, the daimyo could not care about some common etiquette, as a subordinate of the daimyo, Shinjiro Hatake had to care about the distinction between superiority and inferiority.

Don’t you see, many senior officials with a far longer history and outstanding martial arts than the Hatake family have perished in the cruel political strife. How can the Hatake family dare to waste their future wantonly for temporary pleasure?

Although saluting is a trivial matter, if you do something arrogant in a trivial matter, it is difficult to guarantee that you will have a disobedient heart in the future.

If you want the family to last long, this word "loyalty" must be maintained.

Seeing Shinjiro bending down and bowing his body in front of him, the Daimyo of the Fire Country also knew about his persistence, so he simply refused to help him and waited for him to do it on his own.

When Shinjiro Hatake finished his greetings, the Fire Country Daimyo took advantage of his unpreparedness and hugged him into his arms.

The samurai's instinct made Shinshiro Hatake reach for the short sword at his waist, but before he could grasp the handle of the sword, his brain took control of his wrist.

In the end, Shinjirou withdrew his hand from touching the handle of the sword, and instead wrapped his hands around it, giving the Daimyo of the Fire Country a big bear hug.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire, who was not a warrior, did not notice Shinjiro's actions, but as the monarch of a country, he could probably guess Shinjiro's mental activities at this moment.

Then he burst out laughing.

"Shinjirou, how about the etiquette of the Midgard Republic in the western part of the Old World? You are really not used to it."

At this time, Shinjiro Hatake seemed to be a classmate of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"To be honest, it really shocked me."

"Ha ha"

Shinjiro's reply made the Daimyo of the Fire Country burst into laughter.Soon, as if he remembered something, he issued an order to his attendant.

"Go and notify the catering room and ask them to prepare enough carrot rice. Today I want to have a good time with my old friends to remember the bitterness and sweetness, haha."

After the valet who had received his order walked out of the palace, Shinjiro Hatake complained innocuously to his master about the order he had just given.

"Really, I rarely go to the city once. I thought I could eat delicious food from Daming Mansion, but I didn't expect you to send me away with a mere carrot rice."

Shinshiro Hatake's words did not arouse the disgust of the Fire Country Daimyo.After all, comments about food and a little grumbling when alone did not damage the majesty of the daimyo.

On the contrary, being able to say such direct words shows that Shinjiro himself has no ambition for power, and his relationship with the daimyo himself is not alienated.

"This radish rice was a must-eat meal every day when we were studying. There was no oil and water, so we had to steam the radish, and the barnyard rice that was mixed with tares and barley. Now that I think about it, I really miss it."

"If you hadn't come here, I really wouldn't be able to eat it."

Having said this, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire looked at his former classmate with a half-smile.

"You have forgotten your roots, Shinjiro"

Shinjiro Hatake was not disgusted with the actions of the Fire Country daimyo who seemed to be beating him but were actually "close" to him.

They studied together 30 years ago.Although he is the son of a daimyo, in the old Warring States period, the Fire Country was just a small country.

How could this great name of the Fire Nation live a wealthy and well-fed life back then?

On the contrary, because of his identity, he was often assassinated by all parties.

Faced with endless power and traitor fighting skills, the two young men at that time gave up their status as samurai and were raised in the temple as novice monks.

This is done to protect their identity and safety.

The two carried water and sounded the bell during the day, and slept together at night.This carrot rice is not only a nostalgia for the past, but also a testimony of their close relationship.

After all, it was just so that he could pick a few more radishes from his opponent's bowl that the current daimyo of the Fire Nation made a vow to marry his sister to Shinjiro Hatake.

After finishing their meal, the Fire Country Daimyo and Hatake Shinjirou walked under the rockery corridor.

As for the powerful Shinjiro Hatake, the attendants and guards of the Fire Country daimyo were only responsible for the outer security mission, and none of them went to the inner circle.

After all, Shinjiro Hatake is the famous "Great Swordsman" in the Land of Fire, a being who ranks above "swordsmen", "sword masters" and even "swordsmen".

In terms of fighting alone, Shinjiro Hatake, as a great swordsman, is capable of killing elite jounin, and is the number one master in the Fire Country besides Konoha.

Even the ninjas who always have their eyes on top have heard of his name.

"You said that the Hokage of Konoha Village who assisted Danzo Shimura is dead."

"Yes, as far as I know, two Uchiha ANBU directly affiliated with Danzo also died together."

"Not only that, the intelligence received from the Kingdom of Wind shows that Sunagakure Chiyo seems to have been seriously injured in this battle."

Seeing Shinjiro's reply to his question, the Fire Country Daimyo frowned with his hands behind his back.

"It seems very bad for us that Konoha Sunagakure has been hit hard."

Regarding the judgment of the Fire Nation's famous names, Shinjiro Hatake first raised his voice and then suppressed it.

"That's true, but when a crisis comes, it's often accompanied by great opportunities."

"Oh, what do you say?"

Shinjiro Hatake's words aroused the interest of the Fire Country Daimyo, and he couldn't help but listen attentively.

"The combat power of the top management of Konoha Village has been severely damaged, and they are in urgent need of replenishing their combat power. How can a shadow-level figure be so easy to cultivate?"

"The only solution for now is to expand the combat power of the middle and lower levels. But there is another problem."

"The manpower of the Ninja clan is also limited. If we want to prepare our military force in just ten years, Konoha, as an alliance of Ninja clan, will never be able to achieve its goal by its own strength."

"But the ninja clan has always been unanimous in absorbing the power of the nobles. Even the daimyo of the country of water who supported the emergence of the second-generation Mizukage, the ninja clan of Kirigakure village, only managed to award martial arts to the ninja clan of Kirigakure village. In this way, the ninjas Transformed into a member of the nobility.”

"I've never heard of anyone being able to turn a civil servant into a ninja."

Shinshiro Hatake's words aroused the approval of the Fire Nation Daimyo.

"Indeed, if it is a chakra cultivation method, it has already spread. But if you want to talk about hundreds of years of accumulation of ninjutsu, only the ninja clan can't get it."

"Having chakra without ninjutsu is like having iron ore but no smelting method. If you can't get a steel sword, you might as well use bronze."

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire compared ninjas to steel swords and samurai to bronze, which made Shinjiro nod his head repeatedly.

After a while, he started to get to the real topic.

"Since the nobles are not available to Ninja Village."

"In other words, civilian ninjas will become the mainstream in the future."