Chapter 289 Beheading
fire nation

Konoha
The Daimyo’s palace was a temporary structure located in a forest in Konoha. Although it was only a temporary structure, it was built in a decent manner thanks to the absolute efficiency of the ninjas.

But obviously this is still too simple for Daimyo.

“His Majesty Musashi actually lives in such a simple place?”

“That Hokage is simply…”

On the corridor of the Daming Palace, a group of noble young masters, young ladies and men dressed in brocade robes walked here, with dissatisfaction on their brows.

“Silence.”

“This is Konoha.”

The girl in the blue brocade robe who was leading the group looked back at the noble from Taki Country who had expressed his dissatisfaction.

“Yes, Your Highness Longze.”

The noble of Taki Country realized after being reminded by Kasumigaoji Ryuzawa that this was no longer his territory, and the attitude of the current Hokage was extremely dangerous.

“His Majesty Musashi had caught a cold and refused to meet with us.”

“Why do you suddenly call me here now?”

A burly man in a white brocade robe among the nobles frowned and spoke.

He is a noble from the Land of Thunder.

No one else said anything when they heard this.

They all knew it in their hearts.

Caught a cold?

Are you kidding me?
That’s His Highness the Daimyo, and he’s in Konoha. What kind of cold could infect His Highness the Daimyo for so long in Konoha, a city with the best medical technology in the ninja world?

It must be that evil Senju Tobirama who refused the visit in the name of the daimyo.

Now that he suddenly announced that the daimyo has recovered from his cold and can meet guests, I’m afraid he has already come up with a plan to deal with them.

The noble of the Thunder Country saw that his attempt to attract attention had no effect at all, so he simply kept silent and followed the waiter’s footsteps towards the reception hall in the daimyo’s palace.

Himura, who had been following this group of ninja nobles silently, was taciturn and had no intention of speaking.

Compared with this group of people, he was just a retainer of a daimyo.

Dispensable.

Moreover, he already knew the Hokage’s purpose, but he didn’t dare to say it.

And because of the difference in status, it was useless for him to say anything.

He is a retainer of the daimyo, and the Hokage is the daimyo’s arm.

Is it possible that the daimyo would cut off his arm just because of a word from his retainer?
Before the Fifth Hokage, such a thing would never have happened.

It can’t happen now because the Hokage hasn’t rebelled yet.

As everyone arrived at the reception room, the first thing they saw was the young daimyo sitting in the main seat with a somewhat restrained look on his face.

But there was someone on the left hand side of the daimyo.

A girl in a red and white Hokage robe and long pink hair.

That was… Konoha’s Fifth Hokage.

“presumptuous!”

“How dare you hold a knife in front of His Highness the Daimyo!”

Suddenly one of the nobles spoke angrily.

But the person he accused was not the Hokage, but an Anbu with long purple hair and a ninja sword on his waist who stood behind the Hokage.

As the Hokage’s close anbu, Uzuki Yugao never leaves her ninja sword.

“Left and right, hurry up and capture this man!”

The noble who spoke was wearing a green brocade robe and was obviously a noble from the Kingdom of Wind.

But after he finished speaking, the guards guarding both sides of the conference hall did not move at all.

“Um, this ninja is the bodyguard of Hokage-sama. He has been carrying a sword all the time. Please forgive me, uncle.”

At this time, no one spoke, but Minamoto Musashi, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke somewhat stiffly to explain for the noble.

The young Hokage sitting in the seat seemed to be unaware of the other party’s presence. He just picked up the teacup on the tea table in front of him and took a sip. Then he called Uzuki Yugao’s name in a leisurely and gentle voice:

“Xiyan.”

Mao Yue Xi Yan behind him heard this without showing any expression on her face, she just took off the knife from her waist.

This made the nobleman’s expression ease a little, but the next second, his expression turned ugly.

It was seen that Uzuki Yugao did not place the ninja sword in the sword box outside the hall, but faced the Hokage, knelt on one knee, and presented the ninja sword in front of the Hokage with both hands.

At this moment, the Hokage actually caught the ninja sword with one hand and placed it on the tea table in front of him.

The ninja sword hidden in the scabbard was placed quietly in front of the Hokage, as if it could emit its heart-pounding cold light at any time.

What is this…for?!

At this moment, the Hokage’s action made all the nobles present break out in cold sweats.

This guy……

Don’t you even want to act anymore?
They wanted to turn around and leave at this moment.

And you’re still trying to get the Hokage’s opinion.

It’s obvious!
But now they have already arrived here without saying a few words. If they turn around and leave now, the ninja sword in front of the Hokage may be unsheathed in the next second!
“Hehe, everyone, everyone sit down.”

Minamoto Musashi, who was sitting in the main seat, watched all this with embarrassment on his face. He forced himself to speak and asked everyone to take a seat.

however……

No one moved.

All the nobles present were silent as they looked at the Hokage who seemed to be sipping tea.

“Didn’t you hear His Majesty ask you to take a seat?”

“Does His Highness have to go and invite you personally?”

The slightly narrow green eyes opened slightly at this moment, as if glancing at those nobles inadvertently.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The nobles only then realized what was happening and sat down.

But after they sat down, still no one spoke.

The Hokage’s attitude is everything at this moment.

After a long time, a voice as gentle as water sounded.

“I have heard of His Highness the Hokage’s name for a long time, but unfortunately I have never met him. Today, it seems that His Highness is truly majestic and impressive.”

When these words were spoken, the hearts of all the nobles present skipped a beat, and they couldn’t help but look towards the person who spoke.

I saw a beautiful girl in blue brocade clothes sitting in front of the tea table. She looked dignified and decent, with a hint of bookish air between her eyebrows.
The Hokage looked up and said:

“You are the fiancée of Lord Musashi?”

Xiadalu Longze smiled and said:

“It is me. I didn’t expect that a figure like His Highness the Hokage also knows me. This is really gratifying.”

“Before I met His Highness the Hokage, I heard about his deeds. At the age of twelve, he wiped out the three Kages of Lightning, Wind, and Water.”

“I thought Your Highness was a man of great stature. After all, how can someone who has accomplished such great feats be treated as an ordinary person?”

“I never thought that after seeing you today, Your Highness would be so extraordinary. I am really envious of you, my sister.”

The girl named Kasumigaoji Ryuze looked at the Hokage with a smile in her eyes, and in just a few words she changed the way she referred to herself from ‘little girl’ to ‘sister’.

It was as if he ignored the ninja sword on the Hokage’s desk.

The Hokage looked calm when he heard this. He just chuckled and said:
“In this case, I am really disappointed Your Excellency.”

The noble girl’s emotions did not subside at all because of the Hokage’s indifference. She just spoke with a look of regret on her face:
“It’s just a pity.”

The Hokage replied: “How is it a pity?” Kasumi Oji Ryuzawa continued:
“It’s a pity that people in the world are jealous of talents and can’t bear to see that His Highness the Hokage is so good, so they even spread ridiculous rumors that His Highness would assassinate the Daimyo.”

“It really makes me so angry that I want to tear those people’s mouths apart with my own hands.”

At this point, Xiada Lu Longze seemed to realize something and smiled:

“My sister actually said such vulgar words, I hope you can forgive me.”

But the hall was completely silent, no one dared to answer, even Minamoto Musashi, who was sitting in the main seat, couldn’t help but swallow.

He looked at the Hokage below with a complicated look.

He is just mediocre, not stupid.

If there were really any fools among the royal nobles, they would not have lived to grow up.

Sometimes mediocrity is a skill for survival.

When he was appointed as the daimyo by his father’s will, he was so panicked that he could only regard this Hokage as a life-saving straw.

But who knows…

That Shimura Danzo might be wrong, but…

“Oh, Your Excellency is really not shy about speaking frankly.”

The Hokage seemed to be unaware of Minamoto Musashi’s gaze on the main seat. He just chuckled and looked at the noble girl and said:

“What do you think?”

Xiadalu Longze smiled slightly upon hearing this, then revealed a trace of indignation and said:

“To slander a meritorious official like this, the main culprit should be caught and his entire clan exterminated to serve as a warning to others.”

“This is to silence the gossips of the world and prove that my sister is loyal to the orthodoxy of the daimyo and is definitely not the kind of person who would commit crimes against her superiors.”

Xiada Lu Longze’s light words at this moment made the surrounding nobles silent.

Although I don’t know who said that this Hokage committed treason and assassinated the daimyo.

But there is no doubt that this kind of talk is prevalent among the nobles. If just catching the “main culprit” and exterminating the three clans can be exchanged for the so-called “loyalty” of the Hokage, then this deal is really a good deal…

“So, who do you think is the main culprit?”

There was a barely perceptible malicious smile in the Hokage’s eyes as he gently watched the noble girl performing in front of him.

“Before this person entered the palace just now, he was outspoken and his words were very offensive to my sister. We should kill him first to calm Youyou down.”

“Moreover, this person was disrespectful to my sister. I think Taki no Kuni was the real culprit behind the rumors against my sister.”

“After all, if the rumors continue to spread, people in the world will be dissatisfied with my sister.”

“It remains to be seen what will happen then.”

“After all, although the Fire Country Konoha is famous, it is still uncertain whether it can face the whole world.”

“Such evildoers should be destroyed.”

“Sister, you’re right, right?”

Kasumigaoji Ryuze pointed without hesitation at the Takikoku nobles who had previously been dissatisfied with the daimyo’s palace. The concerned look on her face made people feel that she was really a close friend of the Hokage.

“Wha, what?”

“Your Highness, please spare your life!”

“This is nonsense!”

“How can you determine the real murderer based on one person’s words?”

The noble who had been dissatisfied with the palace immediately stood up in panic, wanting to argue.

but……

He seemed to inadvertently meet Xia Dalu Longze’s meaningful eyes, and his hurried words came to an abrupt stop.

If he could appease this Hokage with the lives of his family, then…

The noble from Taki Country had a gloomy look on his face at this moment, and then he seemed to be determined to die, and he knelt down in front of Minamoto Musashi.

“Your Highness, this is all my fault.”

“The Takinin Village under my command failed to keep a close watch on the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, causing it to roam around the Land of Fire, and even leading to the death of the Daimyo.”

“I am willing to sacrifice my own life in exchange for the life of the previous daimyo.”

“Please have mercy on my family, Your Highness, please forgive me!”

“Takino Kuni Uesugi Fuutarou, please at this moment, Your Highness.”

“Cut off my head.”

At this moment, this noble from Taki Country has clearly realized what the daimyo’s fiancée wants to do.

The previous Fire Country Daimyo died?

What’s the value if a person dies?
The current plan is to stop the rumors and once again get this Hokage to sit on their noble carriage and drive the horses for them.

And now, if he sacrifices one of his own, he can force this Hokage to stop in time, thus preserving the dignity of the nobles.

Moreover, the previous Daimyo of the Land of Fire died at the hands of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

And who has the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki?

Taki Ninja Village, the country of Taki.

Therefore, Takiguni Village is the best “chief culprit”.

“Um… so…”

Minamoto Musashi, who was sitting at the main seat, looked embarrassed, but at this moment he heard a voice coming from below his seat.

“In that case, drag him away and behead him.”

The Hokage glanced at the prostrated man and spoke lightly.

As the words fell, the ninja who had been guarding the door without any reaction to these nobles immediately stepped into the hall and dragged the nobles from Taki Country out of the hall.

Everyone only heard a scream, and then two ninjas entered the hall again, carrying the head that was still bleeding hotly.

The blood from the head dripped onto the floor, emitting a pungent bloody smell, which made many nobles turn pale.

“Your Excellency the Hokage, the evildoer has been punished.”

The ninja threw the head in his hand onto the shiny floor, blood splattered all over the ground, and the head rolled and landed in front of Kasumi Road Longze. The pair of eyes that were still open stared at the noble girl, which made her hair stand on end.

No matter how smart she was, she was only twelve years old.

Faced with such a scene, I felt extremely panicked.

At the same time, this scene made her heart sink to the bottom.

Nobles have their own way of dying. Even if she needed this noble from Taki Country to die for her, how could she drag him out of the palace and behead him like a dead dog just because of a few words?

When choosing and preparing a solemn venue, wearing white brocade clothes, and finding a person of high moral character to serve as the kaishakunin, the king must choose a famous sword to commit suicide by seppuku.

Now this high and mighty noble died so hastily, just like those filthy untouchables. How could she not be shocked and afraid?

“presumptuous.”

“How can you be so unreasonable when your great name and nobles are here?”

“Fine you two this month’s salary.”

“Go down quickly.”

The Hokage glanced at the head on the ground indifferently and scolded softly.

“Yes, Hokage-sama.”

Upon hearing this, the two ninjas remained calm and bowed to leave.

From beginning to end, he never even looked at those so-called nobles.

At this moment, Xia Dalu Longze’s face looked ugly and uncertain. He seemed to want to speak, but he kept silent.

On the contrary, at this moment, the Hokage looked at the noble girl and chuckled as he spoke, ignoring the head on the ground as if it were nothing:

“It’s a rare occasion to see you today, so I have a gift for you.”

(End of this chapter)