It has to be said that the occurrence of the Shura ambush incident and the hidden meaning behind it made Lei Luo very afraid of the Fire Nation daimyo, because Konoha currently does not have the capital to fall out with the Fire Nation.
Even if the force of force between the two sides is not at all of the same order of magnitude, these steps to seize power and create a new order cannot be accomplished solely by relying on force.
Thinking back on how powerful Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara were at the beginning, but Konoha Village could only rely on the name of the Fire Country and did not dare to cross the thunder pond. From this point, we can see that the ninjas
limitations.
First of all, the number of people is too small, and secondly, there is no culture, no knowledge, no knowledge of management, so Lei Luo has never thought of controlling the Fire Country through his ninjas, which is simply unrealistic.
Now that he is far away from the famous names and is now even more tense, the only investors Lei Luo can rely on are those capitalists with huge power and rich financial resources.
But the capitalists are accustomed to acting according to the prevailing situation. If Lei Luo really messes up the matter and causes the relationship between the Fire Country and Konoha to completely collapse, then it is hard to say whether they will support Lei Luo Ke.
After all, although Konoha's development prospects are very good, and the new policies it implements are also very attractive, there are only a few hundred thousand people in Konoha including all civilians and ninjas, while the Fire Country has millions of people, and there is a big gap.
It has reached more than ten times.
Businessmen make judgments based on interests. With a market of more than 100,000 people and a market of millions of people in front of them, it does not seem to be a difficult decision to make.
If after losing the support of daimyo and then losing the support of capitalists, what else will Konoha have to develop? In other words, what will it have to continue to maintain?
Lei Luo felt that Nara Shikaku's analysis was correct. At this critical moment, instead of going further and bearing the risk of total collapse after failure, it would be better to take a step back, or to settle for the next best thing, and achieve the goal through curves to save the country.
Of course, how to do this depends on the situation.
One day later, Lei Luo and his party arrived at the capital of the Country of Fire.
Compared with the capital of the Kingdom of Sichuan, the capital of the Kingdom of Fire is undoubtedly much more prosperous. Lei Luo has been here once before and has various worries during this trip, so he has no interest in visiting this bustling capital.
After rushing to the daimyo's mansion and explaining his purpose to the guard, Lei Luo waited. During this process, both Naoki and Shikaku were holding their breaths and watching their Hokage-sama nervously.
The original plan has not been completely cancelled. Fugaku and Beiliuhu hidden around Daming Mansion can start taking action at any time. As long as Lei Luo uses time fluctuations to send a signal, they will use various means to disintegrate all resistance forces in Daming Mansion, so
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Whether we advance or retreat depends on the outcome of this negotiation with the daimyo.
Lei Luo's plan was to judge whether there was an opportunity to take advantage of the situation based on the daimyo's attitude towards him, and then decide whether to take a huge risk and directly determine the future of the Fire Country and Konoha.
"Hokage-dono, the daimyo invites you."
Ten minutes later, the guard returned to the main entrance and waved an invitation to Lei Luo in a neither humble nor condescending manner. Judging from the title, this young man, who was only twenty years old, obviously had no fear of Lei Luo.
Glancing at the guard lightly, Lei Luo didn't say anything, just nodded to the guard, and then stepped into the daimyo's mansion, following the man wearing heavy armor and holding a halberd.
First there was the back garden, then there was the pond and rockery, and finally after passing through a series of magnificent palaces, Lei Luo and the other two stepped into a tall building.
The style of this building is somewhat similar to Konoha's Hokage Building. Although its function is to handle political affairs, it is completely different from the design concept of the main hall in Kawanoguni. In short, it is to improve work efficiency.
I don’t know whether it’s because the Fire Country is much larger than the Kawa Country, or because the Fire Country’s big names and officials have more advanced thinking. In short, the gap between the two countries can be seen from the office space.
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Stepping into the main entrance, walking up the steps, and arriving on the third floor, it wasn't until the guard opened the door to a conference room that the annoying old face of the Fire Country Daimyo caught Lei Luo's eyes again, making him wish he could see it.
Punch on top.
"Hey, Hokage-dono is here? Please sit down."
The daimyo held a fan to cover his chin, glanced at Lei Luo in the direction of the door with a smile, and then waved his hand to the left, signaling Lei Luo and his party to sit here.
It is worth mentioning that this conference room is not big, and the indoor environment is relatively gloomy. The dim lights are cast from the roof, bringing a gloomy atmosphere. Lei Luo can feel that there seem to be many faint sounds coming from all around.
There were many peeping glances, but when I looked back, there was nothing.
Depending on the situation, there should be a lot of surveillance equipment here, or some very small psychic beasts.
A long square wooden table was placed in the center. On one side, five Fire Nation ministers wearing white robes and top hats were sitting. On the other side, there were a few empty seats, obviously reserved for Lei Luo and the other three.
With.
First he winked at Naoki and Shikaku, and then Lei Luo walked forward without saying a word and sat down on the first place on the left hand of the daimyo. He waited for a moment and waited until Naoki and Shikaku also came.
After sitting down, he said calmly:
"Your Excellency Daimyo is really talented. The Shura ninjas are so powerful that you can recruit them. I, Lei Luo, really admire them."
Furukawa's tone was unwavering, but he stated the opening remarks that shocked the whole audience. The five daimyo ministers looked at each other, and then looked at their monarch. However, they saw that the daimyo did not show any panic at all, but smiled calmly and said:
"Hokage-dono is not bad either. He has created epoch-making production ninjas, doubled Konoha's economic development every year, and is less and less dependent on the funds of my Daimyo Prefecture. I am very envious of this ability."
The two of them were obviously praising each other, but in reality they were trying their best to ridicule them. One was belittling the other's blindness and recruiting a bunch of losers, the other was undermining the other's misbehavior. The result today was entirely his own fault.
Just after these two sentences, the five daimyo ministers immediately realized what the current situation was. They all sat upright, not even daring to breathe, for fear of missing the key content of the conversation between Lei Luo and the daimyo.
Beside Lei Luo, Lu Jiu silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He felt that the situation seemed to be bad, and he was extremely worried that the Hokage would not be able to control his emotions.
As for Naoshu, although he didn't know what the plan was for Lei Luo and the daimyo, when he saw that everyone was getting nervous, he also frowned and stared at the daimyo and his ministers, as if he would take action if they disagreed.
"Your Excellency Daimyo, I don't want to talk nonsense to you. Please tell me the truth. Are there any future financial allocations?"
Listening to the daimyo's sinister tone, Lei Luo thought of all the possible back tricks that the other party might have planned. He couldn't help but show a hint of impatience on his face, and his tone became much colder.