novel-bin Chapter 265 The Hand Rope Tree Makes Its Move! It Gradually Devours the Land of Fire!
Chapter 265 The Hand Rope Tree Makes Its Move! It Gradually Devours the Land of Fire!
Chapter 265 Senju Nawaki Makes His Move! Gradually Devouring the Land of Fire!
Crying doesn't necessarily stem from sadness; it can also be caused by joy.
After the chaos at the Daimyo Palace, several nobles led their teams to the scene immediately.
The deceased daimyo was too young; her child was only two and a half years old.
How can someone of that age shoulder the heavy responsibility of being the Daimyo of the Land of Fire?
The nobles who were once eliminated by the deceased daimyo feel that their opportunity has come again!
The Land of Fire has declined; this is an indisputable fact.
This fact cannot diminish the allure of the daimyo's position!
Even being the ruler of a fallen kingdom is better than dying an unknown death!
"Who? Who dares to assassinate His Majesty the Daimyo!" A nobleman gripped a long sword and rushed into the hall. He saw only the figure of Uchiha Yuuki. Most of the nobles, of course, recognized the head of the Uchiha clan.
He shouted directly at Yuuki, "Chief of Police, this is your dereliction of duty!"
"Huh?!" Uchiha Shouichi, who had been lying in ambush to the side, heard someone dare to reprimand his older brother.
He flashed in front of the nobleman using the Instantaneous Movement Technique, and a sharp kunai pierced through his neck.
A lifeless corpse lay on this blood-red earth.
The nobles who arrived later clearly saw how quickly Uchiha Shouichi finished the battle.
Ministers from the Land of Fire arrived one after another, with the bolder ones carefully examining the bloody scenes inside the palace.
At the same time, my inner emotions were churning!
The guardian ninja have betrayed us?
The only dead at the scene were the daimyo, the palace servants, and the slain guardian ninja!
Judging from the traces at the scene alone, it is impossible to determine who killed the daimyo.
The truth still needs to be carefully verified.
The Land of Fire implements the Double Jade Policy.
In the name of power, under the great name, lies the Hokage!
Within the capital, below the daimyo, the most powerful person is none other than the Grand Minister of State.
The Grand Minister of State is responsible only to the Daimyo and directly manages the judicial, legislative, and law enforcement agencies of the Land of Fire. He indirectly manages the Land of Fire's political decisions through the Left and Right Ministers.
Because of the immense power wielded by the Grand Minister of State, the position was generally not a permanent one.
The Grand Minister of State was filled with anxiety and almost collapsed to the ground.
"Lord Uchiha Yuuki, what exactly is going on?"
The Grand Minister of State was completely panicked.
The daimyo is dead, what will happen to him!
The position of Grand Minister of State is not something one gets for nothing!
Such a powerful position can only be obtained through the exchange of favors.
The bargaining chip he gave up was the leadership of an army of five thousand warriors!
What now?
That samurai unit had already perished on their way to conquer Hanzo the Salamander of the Land of Rain.
When a new daimyo ascends the throne, will he still acknowledge the position of Grand Minister of State?
Definitely not!
Uchiha Yuuki pointed at the corpse of the Guardian Shinobi and said with a regretful expression, "The leader of the Guardian Shinobi, Oda Satoru, cruelly killed Lord Daimyo. It's a pity I arrived a little too late and couldn't save Lord Daimyo in time!"
His tone was full of regret, as if he were truly saddened by the young daimyo.
The Grand Minister of State, as if grasping at a last straw, looked pleadingly at Uchiha Yuuki: "I've heard that Lord Uchiha Yuuki is a powerful medical ninja. Can't you save the Daimyo?"
Yuuki waved his hand: "The dead cannot be brought back to life. Let's discuss what should be done about the future of the Land of Fire!"
The Grand Minister of State suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, yes!"
I was so flustered by the news of the daimyo's death that I almost forgot the most important question!
Heir!
Logically, after the death of a daimyo, his son should inherit the title.
The problem is that Da Ming's son is only two and a half years old and can't even write his own name.
For the Grand Minister of State, it was a great loss that such a young child had inherited the position of daimyo.
That's a really good thing!
He doesn't need to worry about being purged and can continue to enjoy the responsibilities of Grand Minister of State.
However, other nobles would probably not agree.
The land of fire is beset by internal and external troubles, and is in turmoil.
The other four great nations are eyeing the land covetously, and even Konoha Village has an ambiguous attitude. The Uchiha clan, with a wave of their hand, has seized one-fifth of the Land of Fire's territory.
Given such a complex situation, who would be willing to let a child inherit the title of daimyo?
unless...
The Grand Minister's gaze fell on Uchiha Yuuki.
Unless supported by the Minister of Police, the Uchiha Clan Chief, and the Castle Lord, Uchiha Yuuki!
"A nation cannot be without a great name even for a day." The Grand Minister of State leaned close to Yuuki and whispered, "What does Minister Uchiha think?"
As is customary, discussing the next generation of daimyo in the Land of Fire is not something that should be discussed with Yuuki.
The unspoken rules among officials should still be followed.
But he still broke the rules and asked the question bluntly.
Yuuki smiled. "The Grand Minister of State is an interesting person!"
Not pedantic!
"The Land of Fire is unharmed. Can't a three-year-old child govern a country?"
Uchiha Yuuki patted the Minister of State on the shoulder and whispered, "I heard that Your Excellency is related to the daimyo from three generations ago by blood."
"Your reputation is weak, so please work harder!"
After saying that, Uchiha Yuuki led his men away from the Daimyo's palace.
Let the nobles in the capital 'explode' each other and deal with the rest of the trouble.
Let's see who kills whom.
His real target is still the remnant of the divine tree!
The death of the daimyo was merely a convenient convenient tactic.
The system of daimyo existed even before Kaguya Otsutsuki descended!
It can be traced back at least a thousand years.
With such a long-standing system, surely Rokudo Laoden had his own reasons and thoughts.
Uchiha Yuuki didn't believe it!
The fact that the remnants of the roots descended to the nearby location also proves that the Sage of Six Paths may have left some hidden tricks on the daimyo and nobles of the great nation!
While observing the situation, Yuuki triggered other hidden forces.
On November 15th, Konoha Year 36, the daimyo was buried, and a three-year-old child succeeded him as the new daimyo. He allocated 11 million ryo to Konoha and requested the reconstruction of the Guardian Shinobi.
On November 20th, the Grand Minister of State led the daimyo to visit Uchiha Yuuki and the Fire Temple.
On November 21, the Fire Temple was destroyed, and Uchiha Yuuki detected the fluctuations of the Sage of Six Paths' chakra for the first time.
On November 25th, the Sage of Six Paths sent a message to the remaining ninjas, samurai, and onmyoji of the Ninja Clan, urging them to join forces to stop Uchiha Yuuki from finding the Divine Tree. Their efforts were in vain, and the entire army was wiped out, completely eliminating the military forces in the capital.
On November 26, the Hive Tyrant commanded Leviathan to bombard the Land of Water, displaying a power similar to, yet not entirely the same as, chakra, which attracted the attention of the Sage of Six Paths.
In the Land of Hot Springs, a parasitic beast triggers a chaotic beast tide that causes 'transformation'.
In the Land of Rain, tens of thousands of mechanical modifiers pray for the birth of the Divine Tree, based on their suffering and mechanical labor.
On the eastern side of the Land of Fire, a swarm of insects blots out the sky, terrifying all living beings!
Suddenly, a symbiotic insect outbreak occurred in Konoha Village, with hundreds of people infected by the insects, leaving everyone in a state of fear.
The Land of Fire is in turmoil, and Senju Nawaki of the Thousand Hands Castle has been mobilized!
With overwhelming force, he conquered three small towns in succession!
A small circle was carved out of the almost square Land of Fire!
Senju Nawaki publicly announced that Senju Castle was independent and that the Senju Kingdom would be established!
No longer a vassal of the Land of Fire!