LRAB Chapter 676 Incitement
Chapter 676 Incitement
Chiyo's strategies were always incredibly farsighted. That's why Minato always planned to put Chiyo's ideas into practice without hesitation.
The topic then shifted to Hydrangea. Minato had long known that both Hydrangea and Tenten possessed extraordinary spatial talents.
However, these two young girls do not have much chakra, and learning the Flying Thunder God Technique not only requires a lot of time and energy, but also puts a huge burden on them.
"Given their current situation, isn't it a bit premature for them to try learning the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
Minato hesitated for a moment, then asked a question.
Qianyao, however, holds a completely different view:
"In my opinion, hydrangeas have limited talent in combat."
"Even if she were given a few more years to grow and gain experience, her overall strength would probably not improve significantly."
"In that case, we might as well focus on exploring her other potential functional characteristics."
"It's the same every day, except that she's always busy delivering goods, and I haven't seen her since I got back."
Upon reflection, Minato realized that this was indeed the case.
"Both of them are very talented children, but whether they can learn the Flying Thunder God Technique depends on whether their spacetime talent is good enough."
Qianyao remained noncommittal in response, simply stating:
"It's okay, there's no harm in giving it a try."
Immediately afterwards, he said to Shuimen:
"Go pick up Sasori and Chiyo and take them to Orochimaru's laboratory."
Although Chiyo didn't know Sasori was there, he knew that Minato must have left the Flying Thunder God mark on Sasori. Under these circumstances, it was most appropriate for Minato to go and meet him.
Upon hearing this, Minato did not hesitate at all, but simply nodded slightly in agreement.
Then, he vanished from the spot in a flash.
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In the Daimyo Prefecture of the Land of Fire.
Although the reputation of the Fire Country Daimyo has gradually declined compared to the past, the area still presents a scene of peace and prosperity.
Daming continued to live a life of eating, drinking, having fun, and indulging in extravagance.
As for whether he is worried that the Hokage of Konoha will eventually replace him, to be honest, what good would worrying do?
After all, he himself had no combat ability whatsoever, and the soldiers he possessed were only capable of dealing with ordinary civilians; they were completely powerless against powerful ninjas.
Under these circumstances, all he could do was pretend to be confused and continue to indulge in the comfort he had been enjoying.
Just as the daimyo was leisurely enjoying fresh fruit and watching the graceful dancers perform with great interest...
A stern-faced aide quietly leaned close to the daimyo's ear and whispered:
"Sir, he's here again."
The daimyo already knew who had arrived, but showed no sign of it on his face, calmly continuing to enjoy the food and watch the dance.
Seeing that the daimyo remained unmoved, the aide added softly, "This time, Jiraiya has come along too."
Upon hearing this name, Da Ming lowered his eyes slightly, seemingly pondering for a moment before slowly raising his hand and gently waving it downwards.
Upon seeing this, the dancers below the stage, who were dancing energetically, immediately understood and stopped dancing, quickly and orderly retreating from the stage.
Daming then stood up and walked steadily toward the inner room.
As soon as he entered, he saw two people quietly waiting for him inside. One of them had a full head of snow-white hair and a hideous scar across his face;
The other person had a shiny bald head.
These two people were none other than Kazuma and Jiroku.
Upon seeing the daimyo arrive, Kazuma and Jiraiya quickly bowed and shouted in unison:
"Greetings, Your Excellency!"
The daimyo smiled and waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be so polite, and casually asked:
"Di Lu, why did you come along too?"
Jiriku first turned to look at Kazuma beside him, then respectfully replied:
"As the Twelve Guardian Ninja, we bear the heavy responsibility of protecting your safety, and naturally we should be ready to serve at any time."
This is quite intriguing, considering that these two individuals were once members of the Twelve Guardian Ninja.
However, this organization was formed during the Third Shinobi World War.
That was when the entire ninja world was in complete chaos.
The daimyo lived in constant fear, dreading the day he might be assassinated. Thus, the organization that protects the Twelve Ninja Warriors came into being.
At that time, Asuma was having some unpleasantness with the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and in a fit of pique, he joined the organization.
Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. Not long after, due to ideological conflicts among its members, the organization inevitably disintegrated and split.
After that, Asuma could only return to Konoha Village dejectedly.
Time flies, and now everything has changed.
Most of the once glorious Twelve Guardian Ninjas have perished, leaving only these two people in front of me.
At this moment, they still considered themselves the Twelve Guardian Ninja, clearly single-mindedly wanting to continue serving the Daimyo.
Faced with this situation, the daimyo simply shook his head slightly and slowly said:
"I am safe here and do not need any form of protection."
Upon hearing this, Kazuma, who was about to argue, was stopped by Jiriku, who was standing nearby.
Jiriku picked up the conversation, and with a solemn expression, advised the daimyo:
"My lord, Konoha is currently at its zenith, its power growing stronger day by day, and the Hokage's fame is spreading far and wide, his prestige in the hearts of the people is increasing day by day."
"If, by some chance, something were to happen to you, my lord, then the Land of Fire would likely fall completely into the hands of Konoha!"
"Therefore, sir, you should plan ahead and prepare as soon as possible!"
Jiraiya's words were quite blunt, meaning that if Konoha sent someone to assassinate you, the Daimyo's prefecture would be finished, so it would be better to cooperate with us.
Kazuma had always been loyal to the daimyo, insisting that the Hokage was an unnecessary position and that real power over ninjas should be held by the daimyo of the Land of Fire.
However, Di Lu did not think that way; he never conceived the idea of concentrating power in the central government.
After all, Asma and he used to have a very close relationship; the two were best friends.
Unfortunately, times have changed and the situation is now very different.
Asuma and the entire Sarutobi clan were massacred by the people of Konoha, and the Fire Temple lost its economic aid from Konoha.
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