Saving Uchiha starts from being the patriarch Uchiha Zongxian

"Are you too late?"

Zongxian sighed regretfully.

Even though they traveled through the starry night, they still couldn't keep up with the speed of Kazuma and others. When they arrived at Daming Mansion, the capital of the Fire Country was under martial law. The ninjas of Yutingban cooperated with the large number of people. The guards were conducting a pointless manhunt.

Anyway, in Zong Xian’s opinion,

This so-called martial law and so-called manhunt operation seem really meaningless, and the nature of the performance is really a bit too intense.

If you really want to arrest someone, there is no need to organize such a big battle. Send seventeen or eight sentient ninjas, isn't it better than this noisy one?

"My lord, what should we do next?"

Moonlight Hayate asked.

The purpose of their trip to the Daming Mansion was to eliminate the source of the trouble. However, Kazuma and others, who were now regarded as the source of the trouble, actually betrayed the Daiming and fled after killing four of their companions. This feeling is like He was using all his strength to give the opponent a hard blow, but when his fist was about to be punched out, the target disappeared.

"Don't worry, let's go see the Daimyo first."

Zong Xian said with a smile.

Although the actions of Kazuma and others were a bit unexpected, it was not a big problem. Kazuma ran away as soon as he ran away. It would not be too late to take advantage of the opportunity to deal with it later. Anyway, the fire lord couldn't run away. What to do next, etc. It's never too late to say anything after seeing the fire daimyo.

And before that happens, there's another hassle to deal with.

"How could this happen? How dare they? How could..."

Di Lu stood there in despair, his eyes were blank, he was murmuring in a low voice, and his whole body exuded a kind of aura that kept strangers away. Obviously, this sudden bad news gave him an extremely heavy blow. He never thought that he would be with his friend. The brief separation turned into an eternal farewell.

"How dare they?"

He said it over and over again.

How dare Kazuma and the others use force to kill people in the Imperial Palace?Obviously among the twelve guardian ninjas, Kazuma respects the daimyo the most. All this is simply like a nightmare from which one cannot wake up!

"Land."

Zongxian shouted, but Jilu seemed to be frightened, his body shook violently, and he bowed his head towards Zongxian and apologized repeatedly: "Hokage, your Excellency, I... please forgive me, I... ···I was rude, I didn’t expect them to dare to do this, it’s really...it was my fault that your trip was in vain, I’m really sorry.”

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

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

The group of them did not conceal their identities when they arrived;

Especially since there was a 'local celebrity' like Jilu in the team who could be recognized at a glance. At that time, some ninjas from the Imperial Palace came up to talk to him. After informing him of his identity, someone immediately went back to report the fire daimyo, and they all responded smoothly. After asking what the fuss was about, I learned the sad news.

"...When I return from leave, I'd better go and report back to His Excellency the Daimyo."

Dilu tried his best to suppress the surging emotions in his chest.

After his overheated brain calmed down a little and he regained control of his thinking ability, he quickly sorted out the messy clues. He first accompanied the Hokage to assist you to meet the daimyo. After all, he personally invited him to come. After meeting the daimyo, Then start investigating the murder of Pekan and the others.

"Then together."

Zong Xian nodded indifferently.

He stared at the majestic city in front of him. Although it was said to be during martial law, there were no pedestrians on the streets, but from the rows of buildings, it was enough to get a glimpse of how lively Damingfu looks like on weekdays, and it was similar to that of Konoha. Different from this kind of chaos, the buildings of Daming Mansion are quite regular and majestic, but also give people a sense of seriousness.

really,

As the capital of a country, it has two completely different feelings from Konoha.

Following the envoy sent by the Fire Daiming, they arrived at the imperial palace located in the heart of Daming Mansion. However, this imperial palace was not as exciting as what they saw outside. In other words, it covered a larger area and had more guards. ······To be honest, the scenery is not surprising. It is not much different from the former residence of the Uchiha clan and the head family of the Hyuga clan.

quickly,

They met the Fire Daimyo.

This is a man who looks a bit old. It's not that he is very old, but he looks like an 'old' person, and he lacks the momentum and majesty of a head of state that he imagined before meeting him. , "Dilu, you're back! And this..."

While he was speaking, his eyes were looking at Zong Xian.

"First meeting, Lord Daimyo, I am Uchiha Munesuru." Munesuru was also looking at the nominal No. 1 of the Fire Country, and introduced himself in a simple and extremely simple manner.

"Oh! I know you are the youngest clan leader of the Uchiha clan and the youngest Hokage assistant in Konoha. That's great! When I heard about the death of the Fourth Hokage, I was worried about the future of Konoha. If Konoha can't Stable, 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 exaggerating. I'm just a late learner."

Zong Xian said with a smile.

"Haha! Humility is a good virtue, but young people can't lose their energy! What about Zongxian-kun?" The daimyo looked over.

"Please feel free, Hokage-sama also calls me that."

"Very well, Mr. Zongxian, let's not make any more detours. What's the reason for your sudden visit to Daming Mansion this time?"

"This! I heard that there is a group of lawless elements in the Daming Prefecture trying to sow discord between the Daming Prefecture and Konoha. Their behavior is so rampant that it is almost blatant. In order to ensure the stability of the country and the village, Lord Hokage has authorized me. To deal with this matter, I came. Unfortunately, it seemed that I arrived a step too late. The group of lawless people seemed to have escaped!

while talking,

He stared at the Daimyo intently.

However, unexpectedly, this man did not panic at all. Instead, he showed a bit of unspeakable anguish. He sighed deeply, "Is this really why you came here? He Ma , Kamanosuke and the others...how should I put it better! It’s not that I don’t know what they stand for.”

The Daimyo's confession made Jilu, who had been unable to say anything, open his eyes in shock.

No, the surprise was real, but it was definitely not because the daimyo was surprised because he knew Kazuma and the others' words and deeds. He was surprised because the daimyo confessed that he knew all this. At the same time as he was surprised, there was an indescribable anxiety. Emotions also came to mind. Since they knew clearly what Kazuma and the others were doing, why, why did they let them do whatever they wanted?

He used all his strength to resist the urge to question the Daimyo.

Doing that would not change the outcome of Bei Gen and the others' deaths. Instead, it would only put him into an embarrassing situation. It would be fine if he was just embarrassed, but if his impulsiveness was to implicate the Fire Temple, then it would definitely be impossible. Not what he wanted to see.

"I know Kazuma's thoughts, their opinions, and some of their little actions."

The daimyo seemed to have seen through Chiriku's thoughts. He looked over and said, "And to be honest, I was indeed moved by their ideas. I took the real power of the ninja in my hands and became a ninja from then on." The unique 'jade' of the Fire Country, this is really an extremely tempting statement!"

He sighed.

The so-called jade is the king in shogi, the unique core. When jade is checked, it is equivalent to announcing the arrival of failure.

But now there are two jade in the Fire Country.

Daimyo, Hokage.

Nominally speaking, the daimyo has a higher status, but in fact, the Hokage, who commands Konoha, the strongest violent group in the Land of Fire, is not under the jurisdiction of the fire daimyo. The relationship between the two parties is not that of superiors and subordinates, but more like Partner.

"Then what? Do you plan to disband Konoha, abolish Hokage, and take the real power of ninjas into your hands?"

Zongxian still had that shallow smile on his face, as if he was talking about something very interesting, but the content sounded really not interesting to Dilu at all. He just felt his scalp numb, not only The expressions of Jilu, Moonlight Hayate, Yuhi Hong, and the Konoe standing beside the daimyo all changed significantly at this moment.

"Hoho!"

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

but--

"It has nothing to do with whether this person is smart or not. It is not unreasonable to say that greed leads to greed." Zong Xian was not swayed by the change in the daimyo's momentum, and still expressed his thoughts directly without fear.

"Okay! It seems that I have to take back what I said before. Your aura is sharp enough." The daimyo laughed dumbly, and his majesty actually disappeared because of this, as if the changes he perceived before were just an illusion, "The words are There’s nothing wrong in saying that, but I’m not that stupid yet. I’ve never supported Kazuma and the others, whether overtly or covertly, I just chose to watch.”

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 even though you knew that they were promoting a set of remarks that would damage the relationship between Damingfu and Konoha?" Zongxian continued, his words still as sharp as ever, and he didn't know at all How to write the word implicit.

"There are no rules in the Fire Country that punish people for words. In the past, Kazuma and the others were just talking verbally. At least as far as I know, they didn't do anything out of the ordinary. Of course, they have indeed crossed the line recently, so Yu Tingfan was already collecting evidence and was preparing to find the right opportunity to capture them, but I didn’t expect that they would dare to commit such a big case and defect.”

At this point, the daimyo's expression became very serious, and he turned to look at Chiriku, "Chiriku, don't blame me for not telling you these things, because you are all the Twelve Guardian Ninjas, and I am not completely sure. Are you a group, even if it seems like there have been conflicts between you, but... it just seems, especially after the recent stalemate between Sarutobi Asuma and you."

Dilu was silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice: "Then Beigen and the others... did they die in vain?"

"I've said it before, I didn't expect them to do such a thing at all. Beigan and the others... I have issued a reward for them. No matter whether they live or die, I will pay as long as I can capture them." A sufficient remuneration, and Bai Feng Zhi, Daming Mansion will provide a subsidy."

In the white peak,

This is where Pekan and the others were born, their hometown.

Dilu had nothing to say. Even though he was still depressed, it was already very good for the Daimyo to do this. If the Daimyo had not lied, it would be difficult to blame the Daimyo for the deaths of Beigen and the others. The culprit of all this is indeed Kazuma and his gang of bastards.

Zongxian watched with cold eyes as Dilu was "persuaded" by the daimyo.

He sneered at what the daimyo said. The so-called bystander, from another perspective, was connivance. Of course, this was not a big problem. It was really difficult to make things difficult for the daimyo, and the most important thing was that the daimyo Be a 'smart guy'.

Regardless of whether everything he said is true or false, even if it is all a lie, it can be seen that this daimyo is not the kind of all-or-nothing character. He knows how to protect himself wisely. Such a person cannot do it. The whole thing came about.

That is,

As long as Konoha is not so weak that the daimyo feels he has an opportunity, there is no need to worry that the daimyo will actually do anything detrimental to the relationship between the daimyo and Konoha.

In this way,

There is no need to think about replacing Huo Daiming. If he is replaced by a radical young man, it might only be more troublesome.

"Should the ninjas of Konoha be able to take this reward order, right?"

Zong Xian asked this question that had almost no suspense.

"Of course, it would be better to say that this bounty order originally hoped that the ninjas of Konoha would contribute to this. Although I also sent the Imperial Guard to hunt down Kazuma and the others, it is obvious that they failed. Compared to Konoha, , Miteiban is still very immature, and with such an important task, Konoha's ninjas are more reassuring."

The daimyo's answer was expected.

Of course, it's a bit surprising that he belittled Miwaban and promoted Konoha so much, but such small things are not important.

"In this case, I will ask my subordinates to pay more attention. It just so happens that at the beginning of this year, I made some changes to the Konoha Police Department and formed a fairly strong team. It turned out that they were in the village There is really no use here, and I am worrying about what to do with them... Now it seems that I don’t have to worry about them having no work, I just eat and wait for get off work all day long.”

"Then please, I will never disappoint you in terms of reward."

The daimyo replied calmly.

"By the way, Lord Daming, I want to stay in Daming Mansion for a while, is that possible?" Zongxian's smile remained unchanged, "If I'm lucky, I might be able to catch Kazuma and others. I'll use the money myself." made money."

"As long as they are not criminals, Daming Mansion does not prohibit anyone from coming and going."

Speaking of which,

There was nothing to say for the time being, so Zong Xian simply chose to leave. Just as the Daming Palace has a special embassy in Konoha, Konoha also has its own 'embassy' in Daming Palace for people who come to Daming Palace to handle official business. Konoha ninjas basically choose to live in the embassy.

Chiriku did not stay, and after applying to the daimyo for permission to participate in the investigation and tracking of Kazuma and others, he left with Sozuru.

The daimyo sat peacefully in this quiet room,

After a long time,

Then he asked: "How is Genhachiro, Zenjubo? What do you think? This is the youngest Hokage assistant, and it is said that he is also the youngest clan leader in the history of the Uchiha clan." Beside him, two people stood beside him. One of the guards was the old man in charge of guarding the forbidden library, Genhachiro.

"Strong!"

Genhachiro spat out this short and confusing comment.

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

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

only,

Facing the daimyo's question, the sharp-eyed man couldn't help showing a hint of embarrassment. He and Genpachiro looked at each other and saw each other's helplessness, "It's incomparable. How strong is the Hokage's assistant without taking action?" I can't tell at all if I test him, 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.

"I just looked at him and looked at each other. At that moment, I seemed to see a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood... In the battle of spiritual will, I was completely defeated. If the other party used Sharingan illusion, I'm afraid They don’t even have the slightest strength to resist, and even if I join forces with Shanzhufang, there is no chance of winning at all.”

The daimyo was silent.

He thought that Uchiha Sozuru might be very powerful!

But Genhachiro and Zenjubo's answers were still somewhat beyond his expectations. Of course, to be honest, he was not a ninja after all. In fact, he did not fully understand how strong Uchiha Sozuru was. He could only vaguely understand Uchiha Sozuru. String is stronger than Genhachiro and Zenjubo combined.

"So... Kazuma? Is there any chance?"

"In a head-to-head confrontation, there is no chance at all." Genhachiro answered very neatly and decisively this time, "As for Kazuma using shortcuts... To be fair, I don't think he has much chance of winning, Konoha Its power cannot be shaken by just five or six people. Of course, it cannot be said that there is no chance at all for this kind of thing. It can only be said that the hope is slim. "

Shanzhufang didn't say anything.

Genhachiro has finished speaking, and he has nothing more to say.

His opinions are completely consistent with Genhachiro's, and he doesn't think highly of Kazuma and the others. How could Konoha fall so easily?Do you really think that the Sand Ninja, Mist Ninja, Cloud Ninja, and Iwa Ninja are all useless?

"That's it!"

The daimyo sighed softly and said nothing more. He just raised his head silently and looked at the flowing clouds outside the room in the blue sky as clear as a glass mirror.