Tsunade and Jiraiya left together, and Uchiha Fugaku and Itachi's father and son also returned to the Uchiha clan, leaving only two old men, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo.
The Third Hokage watched his old friends stagger away. They were getting older and older, their bodies were inevitably declining, and they had become remnants of the old era.
"Danzo, wait!
"I have a top secret mission for you!"
"Just think of it as the nutrients we pay for the new branches and buds on the tree!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Shimura Danzo twist his body and walk towards him step by step again. Then he stood up and said in Danzo's ear: "If the village and the Daming Mansion cannot reach an agreement, you understand me."
What do you mean?"
"..."
Shimura Danzo glanced at his old friend and suddenly tightened his grip on the ninja sword in his hand!
Are you trying to use him to do dirty work again? Can you show some shame? You really think he is Konoha's trash can!
After thinking for a long time, the Hokage advisor turned and left.
If it were in the past, Danzo might have eliminated the Fire Country Daimyo for the sake of Konoha's future... But now Konoha is about to enter the era of Uchiha's rule, and he doesn't want to get into trouble.
And this matter really requires careful planning on his part.
Because it is really difficult for the root ninjas under Danzo to leave the village to perform tasks. They often go without returning, and are intercepted and killed by some Uchiha on the way...
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Since Sarutobi Hiruzen publicly agreed, he made arrangements in the Fire Country Daimyo Mansion to give Uchiha Itachi a big surprise.
It's April in this world, and spring has come to an end.
Uchiha Itachi, the envoy of Konoha, took his crow into the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire and was responsible for negotiating with the Daimyo. He was accompanied by a team of Anbu to protect him.
The person who greeted him was the ninja of the Uchiha clan stationed in Daming Palace. The leader of the captain said respectfully: "Master Itachi, I am Uchiha Meiji who is responsible for protecting Daming Palace..."
"I'm here to urge this year's daimyo allocation..." The young jounin raised his hand, looked at the frightened civilians not far away, and asked doubtfully: "Hmm? What happened here recently? Someone invaded the daimyo mansion?"
"Ever since the big names in the Kingdom of Wind, Kingdom of Water, and Kingdom of Thunder happened, the atmosphere here has been a little strange. Many nobles have fled north..."
Uchiha Meiji whispered: "And the officials of the Daming Prefecture are becoming more and more hostile to us Konoha ninjas, thinking that we will endanger their safety..."
"Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the funding for the Daming Prefecture has been delayed this year." Itachi Uchiha nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Why is there such trouble? We, the Uchiha clan, were once ninjas of the Konoha police force. There is no need to pay too much attention to the hostility of these people towards us..."
Uchiha Meiji scratched his hair and chuckled: "Even if they want to do anything, as long as the ninja sword is placed on their necks, they will be obedient... In fact, there is no need for Lord Itachi to come.
!”
"..."
Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. He remembered how lawless his tribe was when they maintained law and order in Konoha...
Facts have proved that he still underestimated his own people.
The famous mansion.
Itachi Uchiha frowned slightly, watching a group of ninjas in strange costumes jump on the daimyo's wall and disappear from sight, he couldn't help but said: "The village should only have sent two of your teams to garrison here, right? They are
who?"
"Don't worry, Itachi-sama."
Uchiha Meiji waved his hand back, and his subordinates pulled out their ninja swords with a grin and rushed into the daimyo's mansion.
A moment later, screams came from the Daming Mansion.
Looking at the dumbfounded Uchiha Itachi, the leading Jonin actually chuckled and asked him for credit: "The Daimyo of the Land of Fire has hired many wandering ninjas to protect his safety during this period. How can this kind of thing be tolerated? We usually encounter
When they arrive, they will be killed easily."
Uchiha Itachi glanced at him speechlessly: "..."
There is really no reason for this kind of thing. After all, it is the duty of Konoha ninjas to protect the daimyo. Now that someone is trying to steal business, it is natural that these opponents must be eliminated.
Just the way he does things is not very friendly to the Fire Nation daimyo...
Since the time of Uchiha Madara, the Uchiha clan has not respected daimyo very much, which can be regarded as a relatively alternative historical tradition of their Sharingan clan.
Because there were ninjas stationed there to clear the way, there were no unsighted people to offend along the way, which just showed that these tribesmen were living well here.
It just attracted a lot of hatred for Uchiha...
It’s really tiring to have these clan members who maintain the family’s reputation...
Seriously speaking, if the daimyo problem cannot be completely solved this time, he may not be able to pass the daimyo appointment process if he wants to succeed the Fifth Hokage in the future.
In the mansion, the Fire Country daimyo and officials looked at the killing Konoha ninjas in horror, fearing that they would slash their butcher knives at them. This matter is not without a history...
The news has spread throughout the ninja world.
Among the five major countries in the ninja world, the daimyo of the land of fire and the daimyo of the earth are the only remaining leaders of the country. The daimyo of the earth country has always been on good terms with the three generations of Tsuchikage. Whether they are governing the country or the ninja village, they are both daimyo.
Do it together with Tsuchikage.
The Daimyos of the Fire Country do not manage the country's affairs very much, but they rely on the Fire Country's superior geographical environment and climate, so they are particularly frightened.
The daimyo shook his little fan and looked at Itachi Uchiha who was surrounded by ninjas in horror. That young man was not a good person at first glance!
The crow in his hand looks so vicious!
The daimyo was sitting on pins and needles, looking at Uchiha Itachi and the fierce ninja team behind him from time to time: "Is it our turn finally?"
He really doesn't have much courage.
"You are joking..."
Uchiha Itachi sighed and waved his hand to signal the people behind him to leave: "I am Konoha Jonin Uchiha Itachi, and I am also the fifth generation Hokage candidate of Konoha. I came to Daming Mansion today just to urge the new year's financial budget and negotiate the plan.
Ye’s allocation amount…”
I'm a little worried about something going wrong!
It feels like what their tribesmen are doing here, who knows, the great name of the Fire Country will really be frightened into fully funding it... That would really make a lot of fun...
If Shide Wuming, the Third Hokage wouldn't be too embarrassed to kill him, right?
"We still need to discuss this matter before we can decide."
After the daimyo shook his head violently, he suddenly spoke in a low voice: "But it is not non-negotiable now. As long as you agree to withdraw the garrisoned ninjas from Daming Mansion, the amount of funding is negotiable. You just saw that group of people
It’s really too fierce…”
"..."
"If I heard correctly..."
The young jounin was stunned, not hearing his words clearly for a moment, and leaned forward subconsciously: "You mean, let Konoha remove the protection of you? Then you will allocate all the budget required by Konoha?"
"
"Yes, yes! That's it!"
"..."
Uchiha Itachi looked at the crows on his arms. The eyes of each bird were filled with helplessness. What is this?
The previous Konoha ninja's attitude towards the daimyo was too weak, which led to the fire country's daimyo's attitude towards Konoha being to come and go as soon as they were called.
Later, Konoha established the Ministry of Defense, and Uchiha Fugaku sent the elite of the police force to protect the daimyo, but they Uchiha frightened the daimyo...