Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage!

Chapter 160: Water Country: We also need guardian ninja!

Half a month later, in the capital of the Water Kingdom.

The Matsuyama family's caravan sailed across the ocean and came all the way to Kyoto.

"Mr. Koji, welcome to the Land of Water. You must have had a hard time traveling by boat. Come, sit inside!"

"Thank you, Mr. Hattori."

Matsuyama Koji got out of the car and followed the other party into the hall.

There were many nobles sitting in the house.

When they saw Matsuyama Koji, they all looked at him, and when they saw the family emblem on his chest, smiles of sincere welcome appeared on their faces.

Matsuyama Koji felt it was ridiculous in his heart.

Even though he was the eldest son of the Matsuyama family, he might not be welcomed like this in the Land of Fire. As a result, he received such treatment in the Land of Water.

These people...

He felt a little nervous for no reason.

However, Matsuyama Koji soon calmed down a little.

He was already very familiar with the interactions among the nobles; the only thing he was not familiar with was that he was the center of attention this time.

After some hypocritical greetings, it is time to make friends and get to know people freely.

Hattori Hiroyuki introduced them one by one.

Unknowingly, he led Matsuyama Yukiji into a small room.

"Kouji-kun, our two families have had many transactions and exchanges before, so we are acquaintances. These are all my friends, and they are all nobles in Kyoto."

Hattori Hiroyuki laughed.

"I've met you all."

Matsuyama Koji was respectful and polite.

These people should be from Hattori Hiroyuki's own circle, but they may not be here for business.

After a few more drinks, someone finally revealed the real purpose.

"Kouji-kun, I heard that in your Land of Fire, there are recently guardian ninjas. I wonder what the significance of these guardian ninjas is?"

"The main duty of a shugo-nin is to protect the daimyo, but since we are in Kyoto, we nobles can also benefit from it. It is somewhat safer than before."

Koji Matsuyama answered with a smile.

Then, he sighed: "Thanks to this, there are more wealthy businessmen coming to our Fire Country Kyoto than before."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

Hattori Hiroyuki passed on the message, quietly digging for information.

Matsuyama Koji drank his wine and nodded gently: "Yes, as you know, I used to manage the casino more, and the number of wealthy people coming here recently is three or four times more than before!"

"Three or four times?"

Everyone was secretly shocked.

You can't squeeze much money out of a poor guy. Except for a few big fat sheep, the casino's clients ultimately depend on the wealthy.

These people are the main force.

So many flips...

It's amazing!

"Why is this happening?"

"Public security. With the guardian ninja, is there anything else to worry about in Kyoto? Which wandering bandits dare to come to Kyoto to cause trouble?"

Matsuyama Koji smiled and said, "Now that our reputation has spread, customers will naturally feel more comfortable coming to the Land of Fire."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded secretly——

That's the truth!

These days, they have heard from businessmen that it is safe to do business in the Fire Nation, and they did not understand it at first.

Later I learned that this was related to the Fire Nation's guardian ninja.

The guardian ninja not only guards the daimyo and protects Kyoto, but is also responsible for clearing out the surrounding bandits and bringing peace to the area around the Land of Fire.

and so.

They came up with an idea, and so they found a way to ask Hattori Hiroyuki to invite Matsuyama Yukiji over.

Matsuyama Koji was a little drunk.

He smiled proudly: "We are all friends. To be honest, we have received fewer commissions from Konoha recently!"

"Oh? Then Konoha can tolerate it?"

Hattori Hiroyuki said in surprise.

Matsuyama Koji looked at him strangely: "Why not? We are the ones who pay the money, we are the masters, it is our freedom to give it to whom! Do we have to see what they think?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

This……

That's true, but the ninja village has powerful strength, so they still don't dare to fight so hard.

After chatting for a while and finding out that Matsuyama Koji really didn't have any more information, they dispersed the banquet.

Inside the cabin, everyone sat opposite each other.

"Guardian Ninja, Guardian Daimyo, it's a nice title indeed. I heard that they have expanded recently and recruited several families."

"But they have Danzo."

Some people questioned.

Without Danzo, the Guardian Ninja would never have been able to operate on such a large scale.

"But we also have the Kaguya clan and the Yuki clan."

Hattori Hiroshi said.

The combined strength of the Hyuga clan and the Snow clan is definitely not weak, and the fact that the two clans are now on their side is a clear indication that they have long since fallen out with the Hidden Mist Village.

Guardian Ninja is a good name.

and.

A ninja team belonging to the daimyo and nobles!
How tempting?

So what if it's a ninja village? They are the ones who pay the money, and they just support some ninjas who are loyal to them.

"You can try it."

"agree!"

"First do the work at home, and then we will do more work in our families, and try to implement the guardian ninja as soon as possible."

……

After returning to his residence, Matsuyama Yukiji breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not difficult to pretend to be drunk.

but.

It is really difficult to pretend to be drunk and make others think that you are really drunk and that what you say is true!
"Mr. Wu Zuo, are you still there?"

"Yes."

A deep voice sounded.

Matsuyama Koji breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the country where the blood mist is!

It was because he had someone following him and protecting him that he agreed to come to the Water Kingdom. Otherwise, he would not dare to come to this damn place.

Although it makes money, it is also dangerous.

He sat down and said, "Is this all right?"

"Ah."

……

In Konoha, Tsunade looked at the report in amazement.

"You really have a way!"

She was amazed by Jingyan's methods!
Or public opinion.

but.

This time, the main target changed from ninjas to daimyo, nobles and wealthy businessmen in Kyoto, who were the main force commissioned by ninjas.

There is no need to worry that the Water Country will not take the bait. By that time, the Hidden Mist Village will face a situation similar to that of Konoha.

"These are just some measures in terms of public opinion. At most, they can take advantage of the situation and cannot directly interfere with their decision-making. The Water Country has its own ideas."

Jingyan shook his head.

The attitude of the Hidden Mist Village is obviously different from that of Konoha.

The situation in the Water Kingdom is even more different from that in the Fire Kingdom.

At least the Water Country is not as open-minded and intelligent as the Fire Country Daimyo.

In addition, apart from anything else, the Hidden Mist Village has already shown a hostile attitude towards the Kaguya clan and the Snow clan.

If she adds more fuel to the fire, she doesn't believe that the Hidden Mist Village will be able to sit still.

Tsunade agreed and nodded approvingly: "Yes, we have to thank the Matsuyama family for their cooperation in this matter, otherwise it would not be so easy for our people to sneak in easily."

In addition, she discovered that the abilities of the Ibri people were indeed very useful!

Not just as an intelligence ninja.

As bodyguards, they can protect their employers in real time and can still enter business places to avoid some dangerous areas.

Tsunade couldn't help but say: "Kyohiko, after the problem of the Ibri clan is solved, there is great potential, and there are many areas of use that can be explored, not just limited to intelligence."

She was very jealous. Such a ninja could be used as a personal bodyguard, especially after his abilities stabilized.

"I understand, but at the moment, the curse seal is not very stable, and the other ability also needs further verification and practice. It may take a few years to see the results."

Kyouhiko knew exactly what Tsunade was thinking.

However, the current situation is indeed not suitable for further spreading the Ibri people to other areas.

"It's just the way it is."

Tsunade sighed, but she understood the reason.

She didn't push.

For safety and humanitarian reasons, further experiments are prohibited, and this curse needs to be tested layer by layer before it can be applied to humans.

and so.

It's normal to be slow.

If he gets faster all of a sudden, she will start to worry whether Kyouhiko has been contaminated and corrupted by Orochimaru.

……

Jingyan has been planning the Water Country affairs for half a month. Now that public opinion has slowly fermented, the Anbu no longer needs to operate in the future. All they have to do is wait.

Wait until problems arise within the Water Country itself.

and so.

Many of the Anbu people have already withdrawn.

The debut of the Ibri clan was undoubtedly a success. Even though they took a shortcut, they also demonstrated their abilities.

This ability is unique to any family in the village. No family will be hostile to them or think that Konoha has infringed on their interests.

The addition of the Ibri clan was quite successful.

but.

The curse problem is still a difficult problem at present.

"Senior, what's the situation?"

"Disaster!"

Orochimaru frowned.

He has recently been studying Kurokawa's physique.

This special immortal body made him extremely curious. He had wanted to study it before, but he had never had good experimental materials.

If the old man was still in power, he would probably just let himself go, but the current Hokage is Tsunade, and her policies and attitudes on many things are completely different.

He didn't want to ruin the relationship.

However, doing so will inevitably slow down the progress of the experiment.

Orochimaru said, pointing to one of the monkeys.

"Look at it."

The monkey has turned into a horrible monster, no longer recognizable as it once was, and is now madly attacking the fence.

"It was the only one that survived out of the fifty, and it went crazy. Even though I used various methods to suppress and improve it, it was useless."

Orochimaru sighed.

The power of immortals.

This was the most difficult problem he had ever encountered.

"Longdi Cave is also one of the holy places. There should be ways to cultivate immortal power, right?"

Jing Yan said.

Orochimaru nodded, then hesitated for a moment and said, "Ryuchi Cave is completely different from your Myoboku Mountain. Manjushibi cannot even touch the training method of Sage Mode."

Even if there is, that guy won’t teach.

Orochimaru said, "Given the style of Ryuchi Cave, even if it exists, it would be very difficult to obtain. But perhaps, when I have some free time, I will go look for it."

Jingyan didn't say anything else.

Ryuchido's style is indeed more cruel, and he does not take human life seriously at all. Moreover, given Orochimaru's suspicious and life-loving character, he may not be willing to let Ryuchido teach him the Sage Mode.

In the original timeline, Orochimaru missed the Sage Mode.

"Is something wrong?"

Orochimaru turned around.

Jing Yan said: "The situation in the Water Country is going smoothly. I believe there will be results in one or two months at most. After that, we may need everyone to get moving."

"No problem, but are you sure you can do that over at Danzo?"

"Well, when the Water Country gets in turmoil, I will go to Kyoto and have a good talk with the Daimyo."

Jingyan nodded.

Then he said, "I have also communicated with the Hyuga clan through letters."

"This guy Rizu..."

Orochimaru stopped what he was doing and chuckled, "Forget it, the Hyuga clan won't cause any trouble anyway."

The Hyuga clan's main family system is destined to ensure that the main family has absolute authority, and it is impossible for the family to fall into chaos no matter what.

“I don’t know what they are going to do, but I hope nothing goes wrong at this critical juncture.”

……

In the Hyuga family, Hizashi and Hizashi sit opposite each other.

They have gatherings like this several times almost every month, and the relationship between the two brothers seems to be getting better and better over time.

"Hiashi, when you go to the Land of Water this time, you must remember to bring back a few children with corpse veins. Also--"

The muscles on Hiashi's face moved slightly, and he said, "Be careful. If it's really impossible, forget it. The Hyuga clan may not need the corpse bone vein."

"I'll bring back some seedlings!"

Hiashi said solemnly, "As Kyouhiko said, our family has indeed not produced a being comparable to the Tennin of the past for a long time, and..."

He didn't finish, but Hiashi knew exactly what his brother wanted to say.

There isn't even one that's close to the movie level.

Isn't Hinata diligent enough?
Every member of the Hyuga clan is extremely hardworking. They have been honing their bodies and physical skills since childhood to maintain the current chance of opening their Byakugan.

Their ancestors back then were able to reach that kind of strength with their soft fists and white eyes, but they could only do so through some unorthodox methods.

It can be seen that the Hyuga clan is indeed in decline.

If this continues for a hundred or two hundred years, will the Hyuga clan be wiped out?

This is something they are both very worried about.

and so.

The corpse bone vein is indeed very important!

"Then please."

Hiashi stood up and was about to bow to Hizashi.

Hiashi quickly held it up.

"I'm just helping... Never mind. Anyway, you don't have to thank me. I'm doing this for the family."

After saying that, he stood up.

"I'll send the letter and wait for a reply from there, then I'll head to the Kaguya clan."

"Come back alive."

Rizu was rarely moved, showing his inner emotions.

Hiashi nodded and turned to leave.

……

Jing Yan estimated that it would take one to two months for the situation to develop, but in reality, it only took half a month for his Anbu members to get the news.

Kyoto has announced that it will establish a guardian ninja for Kyoto, the Land of Water.

Their duties are similar to those of the Fire Country's guardian ninja, and their purpose is to protect the safety of the Water Country's Daimyo, but there has been no response from the Hidden Mist Village so far.

The attitudes of both sides are very tough.

So, Hizashi set out on the journey to the Land of Water.

but……

He was not alone.

Hiashi looked around and couldn't help but say, "It's not necessary, is it? I'm a jonin after all. Do I need your protection when I go to the Land of Water?"

"Not to protect you."

Jingyan shook his head, "It's a cover."

"cover?"

"Ah."

Jingyan nodded.

Hizashi thought about it for a while, and then he understood a little.

He is not trying to cover up himself, but using his own name to cover up the direction of his own actions.

Kyoto?
Hiashi thought about the darkness of the ninja world in Kyoto now, combined with Kyohiko's recent actions, and gradually realized the other party's calculations and subsequent actions.

This is to get rid of Danzo!

Hiashi was shocked, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just thought for a moment and said, "How can I cooperate with you?"

"Just stop in Kyoto for a few days, don't worry about anything else."

(End of this chapter)