novel-bin Chapter 243 Pacifying the Land of Snow, Promotion to Special Jonin
Chapter 243 Pacifying the Land of Snow, Promotion to Special Jonin
Chapter 243 Pacifying the Land of Snow, Promotion to Special Jonin
Outside the castle of the daimyo of the Snow Country, a sizable resistance force arrived at the heart of the Snow Country's rule.
The one leading the group was Feng Hua Xiaoxue. Looking at the fortress that was both familiar and unfamiliar, she was filled with mixed feelings.
She grew up here, but was forced to leave when she was very young. For many years, she was hunted down and had to live in hiding. Now, she has finally returned.
Not far behind her were the members of the Kitahara Squad.
Kitahara Kaede stood with his hands in his pockets, gazing at the Daimyo castle in the distance, which wasn't particularly grand.
This kind of Japanese castle already looks rather small and unassuming, and since the Land of Snow is a poor and remote country, the castle of this daimyo is even less interesting.
Having seen all sorts of magnificent imperial palaces in my previous life, this kind of Japanese castle tower really doesn't hold much appeal.
After the lottery draw yesterday, Kitahara Kaede had Kazeka Koyuki gather all the resistance fighters early the next morning, preparing to storm back to the castle tower and reclaim the daimyo's position.
Having witnessed Kitahara Kaede's almost stunning performance yesterday, Kazeka Koyuki had great confidence in him and, without hesitation, gathered the remaining resistance forces early in the morning.
"Xiaoxue, I never expected you to dare show your face in front of me again."
At this moment, a figure flew out from their castle tower.
It was none other than the current Daimyo of the Land of Snow, Fuuka Nutō, who was wearing chakra armor.
When Kazeka Koyuki saw Kazeka Nutō, her body instinctively began to tremble, but then she felt a warm, large hand on her shoulder; it was Kitahara Kaede.
He stepped forward and walked up to Feng Hua Xiaoxue.
"Damn Konoha ninjas."
When Feng Hua Nu Tao saw the Konoha vest on Kitahara Kaede's body and the headband on his forehead, he was immediately enraged.
"Wind Release: Black Dragon Storm Strike!"
The raging waves unleashed a black ice dragon, its attack amplified by the chakra armor, possessing power equivalent to an A-rank ninjutsu.
With the amplification of the chakra armor, Fuuka Nyutō's combat power is at least equivalent to that of an elite Jonin.
The ice dragon roared towards Kitahara Kaede, but Kitahara Kaede remained calm and simply took a step back before drawing his longsword from his waist.
"Thunder Breathing, First Form, Thunderclap Flash!"
The improved Thunder Breathing instantly caused his chakra to surge with thunderous power, and in an instant, he was like a bolt of lightning, shooting straight away.
"boom!"
Kitahara Kaede's sword light tore the ice dragon apart, but he didn't stop there, charging straight into the raging storm in mid-air.
Feng Hua Nu Tao was completely unprepared. He thought that since he could fly, even if the Konoha ninja was powerful, he could not be threatened. He only needed to be careful of the shuriken, shuriken, or some ranged ninjutsu that the opponent might throw.
No one expected that Kitahara Kaede would be so unreasonable, immediately unleashing a powerful attack.
The speed of the First Form of Thunder Breathing is already the fastest, and when combined with Kitahara Kaede's secret Eight Gates Released Formation.
He's too fast!
In an instant, they arrived before the raging waves.
"How could it be so fast!"
Fuyu had no time to resist and could only hope that the energy shield of the chakra armor would work. However, the next second, the energy shield generated by the chakra armor was shattered by Kitahara Kaede's sword.
Immediately afterwards, the sword's edge tore the raging wind and waves in two.
Sold out instantly!
Even though Fuuka Nutō's strength was at the level of an elite Jonin, he was completely powerless against Kitahara Kaede's sword strike.
Kitahara Kaede's figure then landed.
Meanwhile, the rebels not far away, after their initial stunned silence, immediately cheered.
They had been engaged in a resistance movement in the Land of Snow for a long time, but they could not see any hope. If it weren't for the brutal rule of Feng Hua Nu Tao, they might have given up long ago and retired to their hometowns.
Now that they suddenly saw the great demon die, everyone started cheering.
"We won?"
Feng Hua Xiaoxue said in disbelief, "The demon that had haunted my heart for so many years has just vanished."
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but burst into tears, murmuring to herself, "Dad, did you see that? We won."
"Done, job done!"
Kitahara Kaede sheathed the Thor's Sword.
The Snow Princess Ninja Scroll mission was not difficult for him. With his previous strength, it was like a veteran returning to the beginner village and swatting fish.
Of course, Kitahara Kaede was also well aware that in the current ninja world, beneath the seemingly clear surface of the beginner village's waters lurked a real crocodile.
After killing Fuuka Nutō, the group escorted Fuuka Koyuki back to the castle tower. Along the way, the guards inside the castle tower surrendered one after another. Because the rebels were carrying Fuuka Nutō's corpse, seeing their leader killed, except for a few die-hards, the rest surrendered without resistance.
After all, Feng Hua Nu Tao's rule was brutal, and few people truly submitted to him.
It is precisely because he is a powerful ninja in this remote and impoverished place that he has been able to survive until now.
With the return of Fuuka and Koyuki, this castle tower has returned to its original owner!
The next day, the impatient Asama Santayu helped Fuka Koyuki regain her position as daimyo and sent messengers to inform various countries of the news.
On the third day, the Snow Village sent people to express their submission and seek cooperation with Kazeka Koyuki.
After all, the mainstream model in this world is still the one country, one village system, and the ninja village is nominally subject to the command of the daimyo.
It's impossible for a ninja village to develop independently from a daimyo; that's unrealistic!
It was a month later when Fuuka Koyuki had completely stabilized the situation. Kitahara Kaede then led the Kitahara Squad, Team 7, and the delegation sent by the Land of Snow back to Konoha.
This mission excited everyone. They were just genin, and chunin had no idea they would have the opportunity to participate in the reconstruction of the country.
To thank everyone, Feng Hua Xiaoxue upgraded this mission to an S-rank mission. In addition to the normal mission reward, there was an extra bonus. Bei Yuanfeng personally received ten million taels, and everyone else received three million taels at once, making a fortune.
Especially for Naruto and Sakura, who were in the worst financial situation, they were overjoyed.
This is far more than they could earn from completing countless D-level and C-level missions.
This mission can be described as a great success, especially since they hardly experienced any intense battles or life-or-death struggles; the mission was completed smoothly and naturally.
A month later, Kitahara Kaede escorted the delegation from the Land of Snow to Konoha. The Land of Snow officials planned to conclude a friendship treaty with Konoha, which was also to counterbalance the power of the Snow Village within the country and prevent them from doing whatever they wanted.
After all, there had already been a rebellion in the Snow Village.
After returning to Konoha, Kitahara Kaede went straight to the Hokage's office in the Hokage Building.
"During the mission, we were ambushed by a snow ninja sent by the daimyo of the Land of Snow. After killing the attacking snow ninja, we learned that our mission target, Kazahana Koyuki, was actually the daughter of the former daimyo of the Land of Snow. After the current daimyo, Kazahana Noto, launched a coup, she fled to the Land of Fire and became the famous movie star, Fujikaze Yukie."
In order to protect the parties involved, we were forced to intervene in the civil war of the Snow Country. Later, I killed Fuuka Nutō, and the Snow Country completed the change of regime.
The newly appointed Daimyo of the Land of Snow also dispatched an envoy to Konoha, hoping to conclude a friendship treaty with the village. That concludes the entirety of the facts.
Kitahara Kaede reported the status of the mission to the Third Hokage in front of him.
Of course, he also omitted a lot of key information. For example, he already knew that Fujikaze Yukie was the daughter of the former daimyo of the Land of Snow, and he didn't find out until halfway through the mission.
Kitahara Kaede completely portrayed himself as someone who had been temporarily drawn into the internal strife in the Land of Snow; otherwise, he might have even broken a taboo.
After all, it involves the change of a country's name, even if it's in a remote and impoverished place.
"I see!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was smoking his old pipe; he already knew about the matter Kitahara Kaede had reported.
While Kitahara Kaede was helping to stabilize the situation in the Land of Snow, he had already sent a message back to Konoha.
Konoha has already dispatched its ANBU to investigate, and the situation is basically the same as what Kitahara Kaede said.
This mission was issued by Konoha; Kitahara Kaede was merely helping Kakashi Hatake, who was in seclusion, complete it.
From beginning to end, Kitahara Kaede was probably unknowingly dragged into this.
But then he remembered Kakashi Hatake's assessment of Kitahara Kaede's strength, saying it was no less than his own!
No wonder they were able to complete the change of regime!
It would be impossible for an ordinary Chunin to do this; even the weakest daimyo would have Jonin-level ninjas protecting them.
"You have done a great job on this mission. I will have it upgraded to S-rank," the Third Hokage said.
This mission was undoubtedly a great and unexpected success for Konoha.
The fact that a daimyo from a country with whom they previously had little connection is willing to befriend Konoha implies a significant amount of profit.
If Konoha could share some of the spoils from the mission of just one country, it would bring considerable benefits.
As for the possible dissatisfaction of the Snow Village?
What kind of thing is that?
You call this tiny ninja village? We'll raze it to the ground in no time. What complaints or temper do you have?
The Third Hokage did become much weaker in his dealings with outsiders after he got old, but that was still at the level of the Five Great Ninja Villages, not something that just any small ninja village could get.
"Furthermore, after discussions with the advisory group, we have decided to specially promote you to the rank of Special Jonin and issue you a letter of appointment." The Third Hokage said, taking a letter of appointment from his drawer and handing it to Kitahara Kaede.