Chapter 281 Birds in a Cage 【Seeking Monthly Ticket】
Shiren sat on the chair and did not move.
He put his hands on the table and turned his head to look at the Fire Country Daimyo.
At this time, although the Fire Country Daimyo's eyes were a little surprised, he was still calm. It was probably because the twelve guardian ninjas next to him and his long-standing high status as a Daimyo gave him a lot of confidence.
After all, even during the post-war period, the daimyo of each country were those aloof beings.
In addition, if things go on like this, their position in people's hearts will be unshakable, so they have no fear.
Except for the residents of Konoha, it is estimated that if you randomly select a resident of the Land of Fire and ask them to choose a daimyo or a hokage, it is estimated that 90% of them will choose the daimyo.
This is the influence of deep-rooted thoughts. Even if the Hokage and Konoha are the ones protecting them, the old thoughts in their hearts will still be towards the daimyo.
It's a bit like the emperor and generals of a country. No matter how hard the generals try, it's hard to surpass the lofty status of the emperor in the hearts of everyone.
Any Hokage of Konoha might not be so rude to the Daimyo.
But it's a pity that Toneri, who is sitting in front of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire at this time, is not a pure and authentic resident of the ninja world. If you speak politely, maybe you can follow the trend and respect you as a Daimyo. After all, in addition to appropriation, you are also responsible for
Not as good as him.
But if you think that you can shit on Toneri's head just by virtue of your status as a daimyo, then I'm sorry, I will never tolerate you.
Therefore, when Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Hokage, it was usually Danzo and his roots who were responsible for contacting the daimyo.
With Danzo's character, he would naturally choose to swallow his anger, and he could also build good relationships with various high-ranking officials of the Fire Nation, asking them to speak more favorably in front of the daimyo.
Even if you suffer a loss in some aspects, you can get it back in other places, and you always have a good grasp of the daimyo's character.
It is precisely because of this that Konoha and the Fire Country daimyo get along fairly well.
But recently, Danzo was killed by Toneri, took over the root, and became Hokage. The benefits of these ministers were suddenly cut off.
Even if no one said good things to Konoha, after being cut off from the benefits, he even became resentful and even kept saying bad things in front of the daimyo.
Do you know if you want to say these things?
That must be known.
You want to ask why he didn't continue to bribe these high-ranking officials of the Fire Nation like Danzo?
There is only one reason.
I rely on my hard-earned money for my ability, why should I give it to these idiots who want strength but not ability, and want ability but not ability?
Let them get used to it.
Such a bad temper...
"Daimyo, your minister doesn't respect you at all. He made a decision for you before you even said anything. Isn't this overstepping in front of you?
Don’t worry, I will never let him go!”
Toneri immediately seized the right to speak and continued: "I believe the daimyo must support our Konoha, right?"
As he said that, Toneri's eyes looked directly at the eyes of the Fire Country Daimyo, and the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes was spinning at high speed.
"It's an illusion! This Konoha Hokage actually dares to use illusion on the daimyo and take him down!"
Among the twelve guardian ninjas, there are also beings who are very sensitive to chakra perception. When they noticed Toneri's Mangekyō Sharingan and the flow of chakra on his body, his face suddenly changed and he roared.
This was the first time that they had met a Konoha ninja who dared to use ninjutsu against the Daimyo of the Fire Country since they became the Guardian Twelve Ninjas.
Especially since this person is actually the Hokage of Konoha.
This suddenly made the radicals who were guarding the Twelve Ninjas feel excited, and they finally caught hold of the Konoha Hokage.
If they dare to take action against the Daimyo, even if they kill Tosa here, no one in Konoha will dare to say anything.
All of a sudden, various special ninjutsu and ninja tools were thrown towards Toneri.
"Protect yourselves."
Toneri's voice came to mind in Ryoma and Terai's ears.
After hearing Toneri's order, Ryoma and Terai didn't even hesitate. The parasitic bug wrapped Ryoma and carried him towards the door. Terai also held a long sword and slashed hard at the door, breaking through the door directly.
With Sheren's strength, there is no need for their protection at all.
However, two ninjas rushed out after them.
There are still ten left, all elite jounin with one or two special skills.
But Sheren didn't come into contact with them at all. He suddenly appeared behind the Fire Country Daimyo, and twisted spaces appeared around their bodies.
He just disappeared into the office with his name.
"Time and Space Ninjutsu?!" The expressions of the remaining ten guardian ninjas changed when they saw this scene.
Immediately afterwards, the leader stared fiercely at the three Fire Nation ministers who were sitting tremblingly next to him, and shouted sternly: "Did you all see the scene where the Hokage of Konoha attacked the daimyo just now?"
The three ministers looked at each other and nodded like chickens pecking at rice, "Look...I see it."
"Brother, now that the Hokage has kidnapped the Daimyo, what should we do?" A woman walked out among the ten people. She was the woman who just welcomed Toneri and others into the Land of Fire.
It seems that this brother and sister should be the leaders of the twelve ninjas who protect them.
Her eldest brother, who was also the leader, had short silver-white hair and looked very tough, but his eyes at this time were very sinister.
"We have proposed to the daimyo for so long, taking advantage of Konoha's fierce battle with the other four hidden villages to kill Konoha's Hokage and put the power of Konoha in our hands, but the daimyo just refused to agree.
Ye had too much trust.
Even if we join forces with these ministers to make a proposal, we will only get him to agree to reduce Konoha's financial support.
No matter whether this daimyo is being held hostage or not, we can no longer rely on him!"
This silver-short-haired man is called Zephyr, a native of the Land of Fire, and the woman is his biological sister named Heyuan. The two of them almost control the entire guardian twelve ninjas.
"Then let's..."
"Where is the eldest son?" Hefeng asked in a deep voice.
"Brother, do you want to..." He Yuan's eyes lit up.
"The daimyo was killed by the Hokage of Konoha, and the daimyo's eldest son naturally became the next daimyo. Hasn't the eldest son always been obsessed with the position of daimyo?
It's a pity that the eldest Daimyo's health is too good. If the eldest son wants to succeed the Daimyo, he will probably have to wait for several more decades. This is his opportunity, and it is also our opportunity!" Something called ambition flashed in Zefeng's eyes.
What Zefeng didn't expect was that the content of their exchange fell into the ears of Tonero Daimyo, word for word.
"Now daimyo, do you understand why they keep trying to get you to take action against our Konoha? Without the help of our Konoha, you will most likely become a puppet in their hands." Toneri stood with his hands behind his back.
In the divine power space, leaving a gap allows you to still see the outside scene.
The daimyo was holding a small fan and still covering half of his face, but it could still be seen from his expression that he was in a very bad mood.
However, he had been sitting on the chair just now and could not see his lower body. Now standing, he could see that except for the hand holding the fan, in the other hand, he was holding a snow-white hand across his body.
, a very beautiful and well-behaved cat!
"According to your opinion, what should we do?" The daimyo's voice sounded a little solemn.
"Kill." Sheren said calmly without changing his eyes.
Hearing Toneri's words, the daimyo hesitated slightly, but when he hesitated, the white cat in his arms gently licked him.
And the Mangekyō Sharingan in the eyes of Toneri next to him kept rotating all the time.
"In that case, let's do what you want, the Fourth Hokage. But this time when things are done, you need to provide me with some ninjas to replace them. Otherwise, my safety will not be guaranteed. Of course, I will not
Ye's allocation can be increased appropriately.
If the corruption list of those ministers is true, then your little increase in Konoha's allocation is really nothing."
The corner of Shiren's mouth raised.
Others thought he came to meet the daimyo without any preparation, but they didn't know that when he spread all kinds of cats to the entire ninja world, he had already made plans around the daimyo of the Fire Country.
The cat in his arms at the moment was arranged by the owner himself.
"Don't worry, Daimyo. I will send root ninjas to protect your safety this time when you go back. After all, we Konoha and the Land of Fire are one."
After the words fell, the space was distorted again, and Tonero and the Daimyo appeared in the previous conference room again.
However, when they appeared, brother and sister Hefeng and Heyuan had already left with the people who guarded the twelve ninjas to find the so-called eldest son.
In fact, the daimyo also wanted to see what choice his son, the first crown prince of the Fire Country, would make under the temptation of the twelve guardian ninjas.
"Ah...Daimyo, are you okay!" The three remaining ministers who were sitting on the chairs shakily saw Toneri and the daimyo, and immediately knelt on the ground in fear.
"Daimyo, I'll come as soon as I go." As he said that, Toneri's figure disappeared into the conference room.
After leaving the meeting room.
"Sheren, they are all still in Daming Mansion. They are all gathered in one place." Xiao Erwei's voice rang in his ears.
Shiren nodded.
"Psychic art!"
Bang——Bang——
Several cats were channeled, it was Xiao Lan and the others, as well as the demon cat Nemomata who had just been conquered.
At the same time, Sheren patted him gently with his palm.
"Wood Release-Wooden Clone!"
Several logs extended from his body, and when they fell on the ground, they took on his appearance.
Wood clones are different from shadow clones. They will not respond and will be destroyed simply by being hit by a certain attack. Their ability to withstand strikes is much stronger than that of shadow clones, and as long as the internal chakra is not exhausted, the special ability of the wood escape will be eliminated.
Sex and chakra can be converted into life energy, and the wooden clone can also repair itself.
Therefore, as long as the wooden clone is not completely destroyed or exhausted, it can ensure a relatively long-lasting combat effectiveness.
There are a total of six wooden clones, which correspond to the six psychic cats that possess the tailed beast chakra at this moment.
Like the small two tails, they lie on the shoulders of each wooden clone respectively. They can support each other to increase the combat effectiveness, and at the same time ensure that the wooden clones have sufficient chakra.
In any case, the opponent is also ten elite Jonin. If one versus ten faces ten people alone, it will be a little bit tricky.
But if there are wooden clones to help attract six of them, the remaining four people will not have much ability to resist in front of Toneri.
He jumped lightly on Nekomata's head with the soles of his feet and rushed towards the building where the few people were.
Without any intention of concealing his appearance, almost all the houses wherever Nekomata passed were destroyed.
Toneri will not save money for the daimyo. The treasury of the Fire Nation should be the richest in the entire ninja world.
Accompanied by three ministers, the daimyo also walked out of the conference room. Not only was he not angry when he saw Toneri walking, but he also felt a vague sense of pleasure.
As a daimyo, this was the first time he had seen such fighting power and destructive power.
"In this way, my Daming Mansion can be renovated, right? Huh?" The Daiming held the cat in one hand and gently stroked the soft fur with the other hand.
"Yes Yes..."
The minister next to him was hunched over, wiping the sweat from his forehead while feeling a little gloating in his heart.
Not only to the Minister of Finance who was glared to death by Toneri just now, but also to the twelve guardian ninjas who were usually arrogant.
There was such a big commotion in the Daming Mansion, and all the troops in the capital gathered here.
The troops stationed in the Daming Mansion had already protected the Daming immediately.
However, the daimyo didn't care at all. He just stood on the high platform in front of the conference room, looking at the increasingly noisy battle in the distance.
Suddenly, the daimyo's eyes lit up, and a towering tree that was taller than the tallest building in the daimyo mansion rose from the ground. Along with it, there was a wooden dragon circling upward.
"Is this the legendary Wooden Ninjutsu? I saw it when I was young, but I can't remember it clearly. Is this the Wooden Ninjutsu that my father kept chanting before he died?
It is indeed quite impressive. Compared to the fourth generation Hokage of Konoha, the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who is stronger?"
The daimyo looked excited. Although his life in the daimyo mansion was comfortable all year round, it also made his life lack some color. Now that he saw the wooden escape used by Toneri in battle, he couldn't restrain the excitement on his face.
The ministers who stood nearby and heard his question were not fools either. It was obvious that the Daimyo admired the Fourth Hokage and his Wood Release very much.
"Daimyo, in my opinion, this fourth generation Hokage should be stronger than the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen!" The minister with the quickest mouth had already blurted out, and the others felt a little regretful because of their hesitation.
As expected, the face of the daimyo who heard his words became even more joyful.
"Awesome, indeed Konoha is one of the pillars of our Fire Nation. If there are a few more such powerful ninjas, we in the Fire Nation may have a chance to surpass some of my cousins."
"Yes Yes Yes..."
boom--
Suddenly, the daimyo opened his eyes and saw a blue skeletal shadow that looked like a hill, waving its arms and fists. Accompanied by huge roars and the collapse of houses one after another, the movement became louder and louder.
The ministers, soldiers and generals surrounding the daimyo felt that their bodies were already soaked.
Such terrifying destructive power prevented them from having much thought of resistance.
This is not a hierarchical level of combat effectiveness.
Even though there were many powerful warriors around the daimyo, they still seemed a little powerless in the face of such a completely different level of power.
The battle lasted for about an hour, and the daimyo was excited for a full hour.
Bang - bang - bang -
Dozens of corpses were thrown in front of the daimyo. Toneri jumped down from the wooden dragon, and with him were two slightly embarrassed root ninjas Ryoma and Terai.
There is no doubt that the corpses on the ground are the corpses of the twelve ninjas who were guarding them. Not one of them fell here.
But the daimyo turned a blind eye to them, and just trotted three steps at a time and two steps at a time before arriving in front of Toneri.
"Fourth Hokage, what you just used was Wood Release, right? It's the same Wood Release as your First Hokage?
The first Hokage who found my father alone and successfully persuaded him to establish the Hidden Leaf Village?"
Looking at the daimyo's eyes, Toneri felt a chill. If he hadn't been a daimyo, he would have kicked him away long ago.
Holding back the discomfort in his heart, he nodded and said: "Yes, this is Mu Dun!"
After getting the answer he wanted, the daimyo looked satisfied. Several ministers who were quick to adapt to the situation immediately came up to him and kept saying that the daimyo had really good eyesight. He also said that Toneri was very powerful and so on.
The initial arrogance is completely two extremes.
"Wood Release, it's really Wood Release. I wonder how many ninjas there are in Konoha like you, the Fourth Hokage, who can use Wood Release?"
"As of now, I should be the only one left."
Hearing this, the daimyo looked slightly disappointed.
"However, if we have more funds, we might try to invest more, and maybe we can dig out a few more Wood Release Ninjas."
In an instant, the daimyo's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Okay! That's it, let's make an immediate decision. Starting from this year, Konoha's annual allocation will be increased by fifty percent!"
There are still a few ministers who are somewhat sensible and know that 50% is not a small amount.
But based on the appearance of the daimyo at this moment, it was obvious that this was not the time to exhort, so I could only suppress the impulse in my heart and bow my head obediently to express approval.
But they didn't notice that after they all lowered their heads, there were two scarlet windmills spinning faintly in the daimyo's eyes, and they quickly disappeared again.
"In this case, in order to express our gratitude to Konoha, please leave this ruined Daming Palace to me."
As he said that, Toneri turned around, looked at the Daming Mansion, which was seriously damaged due to the previous battle, and clapped his hands.
"Mudun-Lianzhu Family!"
Dong dong dong dong——
It was as if the sound of piling was being driven, and wooden strips sprang up from the ground, quickly blending and weaving into houses.
Even the houses in Daming Mansion that were originally intact were all wrapped in this scorpion wood.
Daming Mansion was completely upgraded and became more magnificent all of a sudden.
"well!..."
This scene made the great names clap their hands and applaud again and again.
Toneri, who was carrying everyone on his back, had a gleam in his eyes and said softly: "The house made by my wood escape has stronger defense and is also safer. The daimyo can live in it with peace of mind in the future."
The cage is also finished, so from now on, the Daimyo of the Fire Country will just be a fat, happy caged bird in this gorgeous cage...
