Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 212: Daming Danger

The Konoha team gradually disappeared at the end of the road outside the palace, and the sounds of footsteps and conversation also faded away.

The daimyo stared out the window with a cautious look on his face, and asked the maid beside him quietly, "Have the people outside gone far away?"

The maid bowed slightly, looked carefully into the distance, and replied respectfully: "Sir, they have gone far away."

When the daimyo heard this, his tense shoulders relaxed instantly and he breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders: "The Uchiha clan is not easy to deal with."

At this moment, the little girl who had been hiding behind the daimyo's throne came out skipping and jumping. She was the daimyo's granddaughter, Sonoko.

The messenger stepped forward, with a hint of dissatisfaction on his face, and said angrily: "This kid is so rude, why don't you convict him? Letting him go so easily is really too easy for him."

The daimyo smiled and shook his head, not immediately answering the messenger's question.

He squatted down gently, opened his arms, held his granddaughter on his lap, his eyes full of love.

The daimyo looked at the sky outside the window, his thoughts drifting back to many years ago, and he slowly spoke: "When I was very young, I saw my grandfather, my father's grandfather, dealing with the chief of a village that became rich by selling ninja tools. That village, at its peak, could even challenge the entire ninja world. It was called Mei Village."

"At that time, there was no Konoha Village, and the military was entirely controlled by my grandfather. He advocated expansion at the time, and there were constant wars around the border, resulting in many casualties. The Fire Country's own ironmaking technology and iron ore production alone could not meet the needs of such a war, so my grandfather bought a lot of ninja tools from the beautiful village."

"Because at that time, the Fire Country was at war with the Wind Country and the Water Country at the same time, the financial reserves of the Fire Country had already collapsed, and there was little left in the warehouse. Grandpa negotiated with the head of the village of Mei Village and agreed to pay off the money for the ninja tools in two years. He signed a contract that now seems very expensive and unreasonable."

"However, the Fire Nation failed to win the war, but the average living standard of the people in Mei Village, which provided Ninja Tools to the Fire Nation for many years, even caught up with the noble families. When the grandfather saw that Mei Village was so wealthy, he thought that if he took over Mei Village, he would not have to pay for the Ninja Tools, and he could get more resources and continue to expand his territory."

"The result was that the American village won, but the old man did not win the war, and the national economy was dragged down."

Yuanzi blinked her big watery eyes and asked curiously: "And then, Grandpa?"

"When the representative of the Mei Village came to see my grandfather, he showed no courtesy and even stood side by side with my grandfather and shook hands with him. After that, the representative lived in the Land of Fire and established a ninja base. However, later, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha established Konoha Village. Thanks to the deterrent power of Hashirama Senju, the Mei Village withdrew its troops and the ninja world ushered in a long period of peace. The Mei Village could not make money from the war, so it was destroyed."

Daimyo continued, "When I grew up and recalled this period, I also wondered why the old man was not angry and why he was so polite to a commoner. Later, I experienced many things and finally understood three truths."

"What's the reason?" Yuanzi asked impatiently, her eyes full of desire for knowledge.

"Yuanzi, let me ask you a question. Why do the two dogs you raise receive completely different treatments? The food the puppy gets is always worse than what the big dog gets."

Yuanzi pointed a finger at his chin and said, "It's because big dogs eat a lot."

"No, you took extra care of the big dog when it was still a puppy. Remember? It once bit your hand."

Yuanzi nodded, "Well, my mother told me not to keep one, saying it was a wolf that could not be tamed."

Daimyo smiled and said, "So why did you give it extra food later?"

Yuanzi thought about it seriously and said, "Maybe, I want to fill its stomach so that it won't bite me."

The daimyo smiled but said nothing. He gently touched his granddaughter's head, then turned to the attendant beside him and said, "Go, give orders to entertain the Konoha team well and make sure everything is well arranged."

Others couldn't understand it, but the messengers who had come into contact with the Hokage and Danzo understood it.

No wonder the Daimyo was so polite to Danzo and had a neutral attitude towards Sarutobi Hiruzen during every meeting.

The reason is that a vicious dog will bite people, but a gentle dog will be fine even if it is not full, right?
This is the first principle.

The second principle is to learn to endure.

What about the third one?
No, more research is needed.

The messenger looked as if he had learned something and bowed to the daimyo. "I'll arrange it right away."

"Click——"

The sound of the crispy fried lotus root breaking was particularly clear in the silent banquet room. Hongdou stood frozen in place with his cheeks puffed up, and the trembling crab roe sauce on the tip of his chopsticks "plop" onto the table embroidered with gold thread.

The faces of the Konoha ninjas were all red. Although the sake was light, the quality of the sake from the daimyo was too high, and everyone drank it comfortably.

Mao Yue Xi Yan tapped the spoon of her soup lightly on the edge of the porcelain bowl, and said in a cold voice with a hint of smile: "Senior, this is the fourth dish you have secretly eaten from us tonight. You said you would order your own dish."

"I'm testing the poison for everyone!" Hongdou dragged the whole plate of shrimps in front of her with confidence.

Sasuke knelt on the cushion with his back straight, but his chopsticks quietly reached for the cold tomato dish in front of Uchiha Yu.

Kurenai Yuhi suddenly leaned over and poured him a cup of plum juice. The camellia flowers on her temples brushed against the boy's hair. "Little Sasuke's chopsticks are more stable than kunai."

Sasuke retracted his hand with an embarrassed expression.

It's the same with Sasuke. After his entire family died, the original Sasuke lived alone for many years, so it's normal for him to become withdrawn.

But now Sasuke has an older brother like Uchiha Uchiha, who always tells jokes about hell. His personality is more cheerful and lively than the original Sasuke.

"Taste this."

Yamato scooped a spoonful of tofu and put it on Sasuke's plate, but turned around and found that his eel rice had turned into red bean and chili rice.

Hongdou was holding the eel tail in her mouth, and commented to the maid seriously: "The cooking time is far worse than the barbecued pork at Ichiraku Ramen. Remember to use cherry wood to smoke it next time."

The maid was holding the empty tray in her hands, dumbfounded, not noticing that half of the sashimi platter for ten people she had just brought was missing.

The teriyaki chicken wings that Hongdou was about to pick up suddenly turned into bitter melon stuffed with meat - Yuhi Hong's fingertips glowed barely noticeably in the candlelight.

"It's too despicable to use illusions at the dinner table!" Hongdou slammed the table and stood up to protect the food.

Xihihong said, "If the food you ordered is not tasty, just steal ours."

"No! No!" Hongdou pouted, "I'll eat mine later too."

"Alright." Uchiha Yu interrupted the quarrel between the two: "Senior Hongdou, please eat less. If you continue to eat, you will become a hand-washed sweet potato in a few years."

"jingle--"

The wind chimes in the corridor suddenly rang softly, and the maids all knelt on the ground.

The daimyo came out from behind the folding screen, waving a gold leaf fan. He laughed when he saw this scene and said, "Your dining etiquette is very ninja-like."

Everyone quickly stood up, even Uchiha Yu.

After all, cannibals have short mouths.

"It's okay. I just wanted to see how you guys were eating. It's getting late. After dinner, the maid will put you to bed."

Yamato bowed, "Thank you for the hospitality!" After seeing off the daimyo, Uchiha Yu smacked his lips, "This daimyo is much more powerful than I thought, with a high emotional intelligence. No wonder a few ninjas would come to assassinate him."

Yamato nodded, "Yes, I was on a mission related to the Daimyo two years ago and had a brief encounter with him. He is much more than he appears to be."

Sasuke didn't understand what the two were saying, so he pulled Uchiha's sleeve and asked, "When will you teach me the Great Fireball Technique?"

"Why are you learning the Fireball? I'll teach you the Dragon Fire Technique!"

Mitarashi Anko's elbow pressed heavily on Sasuke's shoulder, and the strong smell of alcohol made the boy frown and take a step back.

The corners of her red eyes gleamed in the light of the lantern, and her knuckles as she gripped the wine flask turned white, as if she wanted to pour some burning emotion into Sasuke's body.

Uchiha Yu raised his hand to separate the two of them: "He hasn't graduated from the ninja school yet, so it's a little early for him to learn C-level ninjutsu."

"Graduation?" Hongdou suddenly sneered, and the wine jug hit the pillar and splashed amber liquid. "When I was seven years old, I could dissect a bear by myself in the Death Forest."

“At that time.”

Hongdou's voice stopped abruptly. She stared at the winding traces of wine stains in the moonlight, as if she saw blood overflowing from the room in a laboratory on a snowy night.

The reason why she has become the "strong one" she is now is actually because of Orochimaru.

When Uchiha Yu heard this, he was immediately unhappy, stood up, pointed at himself and said, "You're trying to steal my apprentice, right?"

Mitarashi Anko put her hands on her hips and said unconvincedly: "What can you teach him? I know more ninjutsu than you."

"Hey! It's fine for others to say this, but you?"

"What's wrong with me! I've been on hundreds of missions! You've only been on a few!"

"Including this three times, oh yeah, every mission I fought against Kage-level ninjas, what about you?"

Hongdou continued to drink, "You're kidding me!"

The two of them argued back and forth, neither of them giving in, and finally decided to go to the lake outside the house to compete to see who was more qualified to teach Sasuke ninjutsu.

The moonlight is like water, sprinkling on the calm lake, creating ripples.

Mitarashi Anko stood by the lake, took a deep breath, quickly formed seals with her hands, and shouted, "Dragon Fire Technique!" In an instant, a thick flame spurted out of her mouth, like a roaring fire dragon, rushing towards the lake. The moment the flame touched the lake water, water vapor evaporated, making a "sizzling" sound. The scene was very spectacular.

"How about it, Sasuke, you're awesome, right?" Mitarashi Anko looked at Sasuke proudly, her eyes full of anticipation.

Sasuke's eyes sparkled with excitement, he nodded continuously, his face full of desire to learn.

Uchiha Yu smiled disdainfully, walked forward and said: "What's the big deal."

As he said this, he took a deep breath, and the huge fireball and the masked monster's pressure combined into a compound ninjutsu: Flame Wind Wave!

The range and lethality of this technique are much greater than Mitarashi Anko's Dragon Fire Technique. Sasuke's eyes suddenly lit up!

"If, if I can learn this, then Itachi..."

Sasuke gritted his teeth and said, "Teach me!"

This made Uchiha Yu freeze, and he could only find an excuse, "Your 'affinity' for wind attribute chakra is not high, so you can't use it."

Hongdou snorted coldly, "Although your technique is better than mine, he can't use such a technique at his age! I'm still better!"

Uchiha Yu curled his lips, "I know everything you know, so what's so great about you?"

When Mitarashi Anko heard this, she became even more unconvinced. She formed seals with both hands again and shouted, "Shadow Snake Hand!"

Her arms quickly stretched out and turned into countless thick pythons, which pounced towards Uchiha Yu, spitting out their tongues and looking very aggressive.

Uchiha Yu was not in a hurry. He also formed seals with his hands and shouted: "Shadow Snake Hand!"

In an instant, his arm also turned into a python and collided with Mitarashi Anko's python. For a moment, the snake shadows intertwined and hissing sounds continued.

When Mitarashi Anko saw this scene, her eyes widened in shock, with an expression of disbelief on her face: "How is this possible? This is a technique taught by Orochimaru himself, how could you do it?"

Uchiha Yu smiled and lowered his arms, and the pythons disappeared instantly.

He gently pulled open his collar, revealing the Heavenly Curse Seal on his neck. The strange black lines flickered mysteriously in the moonlight. "Don't you know anything about your teammates?"

Mitarashi Anko looked at the curse seal with mixed feelings. She never thought that Uchiha Uchiha was also involved with Orochimaru.

Yu is much younger than Hongdou, and they both have the Heaven's Curse Seal, which means.
Did Orochimaru treat him as a new container?
After seeing Orochimaru's certification, Mitarashi Anko was convinced.

No matter what you say, nothing can compare to Orochimaru's careful selection.

"Well, you teach him."

"That won't work." Uchiha Yu suddenly stopped Mitarashi Anko and said, "I didn't say you can't teach. If you want to teach, then teach him the basics. I'm just competitive, not idle."

Mitarashi Anko forced a smile now: "How about a bet? Whoever teaches him Fire Style first will treat us!"

"Tsk, you think you have an invincible appetite, right? I just can't eat easily." Uchiha Yu rolled his eyes at Hongdou and continued, "Then you teach me first, I'm going to go back to sleep."

After this incident, Sasuke's snake-type ninjutsu was back on track.

At midnight, inside the Fire Temple, a stealthy figure avoided the sight of a patrol team of monks and jumped onto the courtyard wall.

He Ma's son Kong looked around and made sure that no one noticed him, then jumped off the courtyard wall and ran down the mountain.

Kong had done this many times before. Whenever he was wronged in the temple, he would get angry and "run away from home" and wait for Master Lu to come down the mountain to find him. At that time, his fellow disciples who rolled their eyes at him would inevitably be criticized and educated.

Kong's plan was good, but it was a pity that he shouldn't have gone down the mountain at this time.

Kong had just reached the middle of the mountain when a man wearing a Prajna mask suddenly appeared behind him, grabbed Kong by the collar and lifted him up.

"Who are you! Let me go!" Kong waved his hands angrily, but the other party was so strong that after just a few moves, his neck felt sore and he passed out.

"hehe."

He Ma then took off his mask and looked at his companions in the distance: "Got it, disperse!"

A pretty young woman showed a delighted expression: "With him, Daimyo will definitely not live past tomorrow night!"

(End of this chapter)