People are in Konoha, the start level is full

"Hokage-sama, is this the ninja team that protects me?"

"Yes." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and introduced to him:

"This is Orochimaru Jonin."

Orochimaru smiled professionally and nodded to him.

"They are Orochimaru's subordinates, Naoki, Uchiha Mikoto, and Kurama Yan."

"It's an honor to meet you all." The gray-haired man quickly saluted and bowed to several people, keeping his posture very low.

"He is the client this time. His name is Shiji Gingjing. He is the eldest son of the Right Minister of Taizheng of the Country of Fire. Some time ago, he came to Konoha Village to handle some affairs. The right Minister of Taizheng in the capital passed away unexpectedly. Therefore, he We have to rush back as soon as possible." Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up the document and introduced the details of the mission to several people in detail:

"Now, it has been decided in the capital that Shiji Gingjing will be the next candidate for the right minister of Taizheng. So, you all understand the importance of this mission."

"It's actually... the right minister of Taizheng, a figure of this level." Kuramahiko's eyes flickered. Naoki and Uchiha Mikoto may not know much about politics, but he has read books on this topic recently.

Because he had some doubts about the "Ninja Village-Daimyo" system in this world, he went to the library to look up some information on this aspect.

The right minister of Taizheng is an important official position under the daimyo. Its status is only lower than the minister of Taizheng and the left minister of Taizheng, but they are all Taizheng officers.

The Hokage of Konoha Hidden Village serves as the Minister of Taizheng in name only.

Therefore, the Right Minister of Taizheng is actually the third-ranking figure in the capital of the Fire Nation, after the daimyo and the Left Minister of Taizheng.

"No matter what, we must protect the safety of our client." Finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi warned him.

……

In the early morning of the next day, Team [-], Shiji Gingjing as the client, and his entourage gathered at the grand gate of Konoha Village.

"Let's go!"

After being in the cage for a long time, Shengshu, who was rarely free, stretched out his waist and roared excitedly.

"The capital of the Kingdom of Fire, I remember you've been to the Rope Tree several times before. Why are you still so excited?" Kurama Yan, who was carrying a backpack for a long trip, looked at his excitement and was puzzled.

"It's different this time." Naoshu extended his index finger to him and explained proudly: "I used to go to my great-uncle's house with my sister to play, but this is my first time as a ninja on an outing mission. .”

"That's it." Kuramayan was silent.

It was hard for him to relate to that.

"Excuse me, little brother." The employer Shiji Gingjing standing nearby unfolded the folding fan in his hand, covered his face, and asked curiously:

"Do you have any relatives staying in the capital?"

"Yes." Shengshu nodded and replied: "My great-uncle is an official in the capital. His name should be..."

He paused, thought for a moment, and said, "I remember it was called Senju Fangjian."

Said to be an uncle, in fact this Senju Hashirama was just Senju Hashirama's cousin.When Konoha Village was founded, Senju Hashirama's only biological brother was Senju Tobirama, so even though he was a cousin, he cherished him very much.

"It's actually... Lord Fangjian!" Shiji Gingjing was surprised. Suddenly he had a guess. He pointed at the rope tree excitedly and asked: "You can't be... the descendant of that Lord?"

"That sir?" Naoki looked at the excited Shiji Ginjing, puzzled.

"The rope tree is indeed the grandson of the first generation." Orochimaru, who was standing aside, answered calmly.

"It really is."

After getting the answer, Shiji Ginjing calmed down.

The first generation Hokage Senju Hashirama, who could rule the world and end troubled times single-handedly, was a belief-like existence in his mind.

Since he was a child, he grew up listening to his father telling him the legendary stories of the first Hokage.

It is said that the Kingdom of Fire was just an ordinary country on this plain at the beginning, and it was not even called the Kingdom of Fire.

During the Warring States Period, there were many small countries. There were three or four countries on this plain alone.They breed warriors, hire ninjas, and conquer each other all year round.

It was not until Senju Hashirama became the patriarch of the Senju family that he made an alliance with the previous Daimyo of the Fire Country. The Senju Family would only accept conquest missions from the Fire Country and only accept worship from one country.So far, the Fire Nation has been invincible in foreign annexation wars, and it will soon completely unify the thousands of miles of fertile land in the Fire Plains.

Even the Senju family's only old enemy, the Uchiha family, which insisted on the traditional employment model, reconciled with them and jointly established Konoha Village.

Shiji Ginkage's father once witnessed the Senju Hashirama and the first Raikage Ai fighting at the border truce meeting, and vividly recounted the scene to Shiji Ginkage as a child.

The violent Raikage was restrained by Senju Hashirama with Wood Release, and even his signature Thunder Release Chakra mode was restricted.

I saw Senju Hashirama forming a seal while shouting righteously: "Ai, you are too strong. If you don't change your mind, your strength will definitely become an obstacle to peace."

"If it gets to that point, even if you are my friend, I will have no choice but to kill you."

But in the end, Raikage was influenced by Senju Hashirama's sincerity, so Senju Hashirama did not kill Raikage.

Peace thus persisted.

Shiji Gingjing, who had always admired the first Hokage, was naturally a little excited when he saw his grandson, and looked at the rope tree differently.

However, he also knew that the most important thing now was to return to the capital and inherit his father's title and official position.

Having been in a high position for a long time, he can naturally suppress this mood easily.

"Then, I leave everything to you."

He bowed deeply to the ninja team in front of him.

Orochimaru gently helped him up with one hand: "This is our duty, don't worry, we will protect you and return to the capital safely."

……

"Creak, creak, creak"

A caravan with several horses, flatbeds and carriages was walking smoothly on the road from Konoha Village to the capital of the Land of Fire.

These days are very suitable for travel, the weather is sunny and cloudless.And since it rained a few days ago, the soil is still slightly moist, so the team will not raise dust on the road.

The convoy originally loaded the goods on flatbed trucks heading to Konoha Village. On the way back, they were only paved with a few layers of thatch and pulled by horses.

The owner of this motorcade was Shiji Gingjing, who had not long left Konoha Village. As an ordinary person without chakra, he sat quietly in the carriage.

Several people from Team [-] who were responsible for protecting him were also walking on one side of the convoy. The horse was not very fast, and with the strength of the ninja's feet, it was very easy to keep up with this speed.

Even Kurama Yan, who has the weakest physique, can easily keep up by allocating some chakra to strengthen his legs.