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Chapter 398 The Hokage Ceremony! (Please Subscribe)

'Were they discovered as soon as they entered the village?'

Jiraiya was startled; he hadn't felt like he was being watched at all along the way.

Furthermore, even if they were elite members of the secret service, it would be impossible for them to monitor him for so long without him noticing.
'Is that some kind of secret technique?'

A guess flashed through Jiraiya's mind.

After all, although the young man in front of him did not have many achievements in the ninja world, he was famous for his self-created Fire Release Kekkei Genkai.

At this time, Jiraiya was unaware of Maki's feat of single-handedly sweeping away thousands of Cloud Village ninjas on the border of the Land of Frost.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have had this doubt.

"Lord Jiraiya has been away from the village for many years, and now he's suddenly back. Could it be to avenge his teacher?"

Mu Sheng stepped forward and stood a foot away from Jiraiya, smiling as he spoke.

Jiraiya instinctively sensed the danger, as if he were being targeted by a savage, ancient beast, and every cell in his body trembled.

'Such a terrifying killing intent!'

Jiraiya had never encountered such a terrifying person before.

Even Hanzo of Amegakure, who bestowed upon them the title of the Three Legendary Sannin, was but a small pond compared to the vast ocean when it came to the murderous aura emanating from this young man.

'Did this Katsumi Kanbara start killing people from the womb?'

Jiraiya simply couldn't understand how Maki could have such a terrifying killing intent, like a murderous demon crawling out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Jiraiya had no idea that Maki had traversed multiple worlds, and the number of enemies who had died directly or indirectly at his hands was in the hundreds of thousands.

He probably met more people than Jiraiya had in his entire life!

Jiraiya suddenly understood why that arrogant Uchiha group would submit to this young man.

Sarutobi-sensei, you deserved to lose!

"a ha ha ha."

Jiraiya chuckled, looking carefree, and said, "As a Hokage, to force a coup in the village, there must be something Sarutobi-sensei did wrong."

"He's already past his prime, his eyesight is failing, yet he still clings to his power. He has no one to blame but himself for his current predicament!"

"As expected of Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin, his vision is truly remarkable!" Mu Sheng gave a thumbs up.

Faced with Maki's blatant sarcasm, Jiraiya couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.

There is no way, people have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Even the greatest hero has to bow down when faced with a man whose mere murderous aura can make him tremble!

"Since you're not here for revenge, welcome home!"

Maki's voice suddenly rang out from behind Jiraiya, and a hand patted him on the shoulder.

Jiraiya's body suddenly stiffened, and the 'Makikatsu' in front of him suddenly became transparent.

Like a fleeting bubble, it slowly disappears.

'when? ’

Jiraiya was somewhat horrified to discover that he hadn't even noticed when Maki had gotten behind him.

He even began to doubt whether the other party had ever actually appeared in front of him.

The thought that he might be trapped in an illusion caused Jiraiya to break out in a cold sweat.

'What a terrifying illusion!'

Jiraiya was somewhat glad he had made that choice.

If he had said something inappropriate because of his status, he might already be stabbed in the back.

Jiraiya only came to his senses after Maki had been gone for a while, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.

He glanced one last time at Naruto's house behind him before leaving, somewhat forlorn.

Two months later, time flew by.

With only a few days left until the Fifth Hokage's inauguration ceremony, the entire Hidden Leaf Village is brimming with a vibrant and energetic atmosphere.

During this period, the ninjas on the front lines of Kumogakure gradually withdrew, leaving only a small number of ninjas on regular patrols.

With the existence of the Space Tree, Konoha no longer needs to stockpile too many ninja troops on the border.

This greatly relieved the logistical pressure on Konoha.

As the Hokage ceremony approached, many nobles and officials from the Land of Fire came to observe the event.

On the Hokage Rock, Kakashi looked down at the village below, his feelings a mix of emotions.

While he was away fighting a battle, the Hokage was replaced.

This gave him a sense of melancholy about the impermanence of life.

"Konoha Tornado!"

A green figure suddenly rushed out from behind Kakashi and kicked straight at his head.

boom!boom!
Kakashi raised his hand to parry without turning his head, and then kicked the attacking watermelon-headed man away.

"Yo ho! As expected of my lifelong rival, Kakashi!"

After Might Guy did a backflip and got up, he gave Kakashi a thumbs-up and flashed his signature smile.

Those two rows of gleaming white teeth gave Kakashi a headache.

"Kai, shouldn't you be in special training right now?" Kakashi meant, "Leave me alone."

However, Might Guy's eyes lit up after hearing his words: "The special training is over. With the Sacred Tree Fruit bestowed by Lord Kanbara, my physical training has doubled in effectiveness."

Might Guy enthusiastically shared his surprise with Kakashi.

He then proceeded to demonstrate on the spot, lying on the ground and doing handstand push-ups.

"Lord Kanbara's Sacred Tree Fruit is several times more effective than my special training meal, as long as..."

Might Guy explained as he trained, while Kakashi secretly slipped away without him noticing.

"Let's go see Naruto."

After leaving the Hokage Rock, Kakashi thought for a while and then decided to go see his teacher's child.

Previously, the Third Hokage had forbidden anyone from approaching Naruto Uzumaki under the pretext of protecting the Jinchuriki.

Now that Hiruzen Sarutobi is dead, this order has naturally been abolished.

Mu Sheng had no interest in using such methods to control Jinchuriki, and besides, he had already rubbed the Nine-Tails inside Naruto's stomach and buried it under a tree.

"Kakashi, you've come!"

As soon as Kakashi entered Naruto's house, he saw Genma Shiranui with a toothpick in his mouth.

"Hmm!" Kakashi nodded, then looked at Naruto Uzumaki, who was playing with his friends in the living room.

These are all children from the Konoha Orphanage, brought by Yakushi Nonou to keep Naruto company.

"Naruto, you're so stupid!"

"Huh? Hehehe"

Naruto scratched his head and grinned foolishly. The recent events felt like a dream to him.

Those who had always been hostile and disgusted with him suddenly stopped deliberately ostracizing him. He also frequently received visits from uncles and aunts he had never met before, who brought various gifts.

In particular, Director Nono often brings the children from the orphanage to play with him.

Aside from the fact that his third grandfather hadn't visited him in a long time, Naruto was extremely happy with his current life.

Even before going to sleep each night, I am reluctant to close my eyes for a long time, for fear that when I wake up, everything will be back to the way it was.

"Naruto seems to really enjoy his life right now," Kakashi murmured, looking at Naruto whose smile never faded.

"Yes, the Third Hokage did do some things."

Genma Shiranui shook his head and didn't continue, but Kakashi already understood what he meant.

In any case, at least in this respect, Maki Katsumi did a much better job than Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Uncle Kakashi, you've arrived?"

Naruto, who was playing, suddenly spotted Kakashi and ran towards him in a flash.

On the eighth floor of the Naruto Building, in a large conference room of several hundred square meters.

An official from the Land of Fire was speaking, his brow beaded with sweat.

"Lord Kambara, it's a well-established practice in the ninja world for clients to send out ninjas and for the ninjas to receive payment for completing missions. Don't you want to change this suddenly? Shouldn't you reconsider?"

The official from the Land of Fire was almost in tears. He was only representing the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to attend the Hokage Ceremony, how did he end up in such a big mess?

"A new era brings new atmosphere. Before the First Hokage established the system of one village per country, who could have imagined that the era of ninja wars would end so easily?"

Although things weren't much better during the ninja village era, even more people died in the war.

"Cocoa"

"No buts. I'm already very unhappy that the Daimyo isn't attending the Hokage Ceremony. You don't want to see the consequences of my anger!"

Mu Sheng stared at the Fire Kingdom official with a murderous look in his eyes, as if he might kill him at any moment.

The latter immediately deflated, forcing a smile as he explained, "Daiming...Daiming is unwell; he didn't mean to skip your ceremony."

"hehe!"

Mu Sheng sneered, "It doesn't matter whether he comes or not, but the ninja mission system must be changed!"

"Go back and tell the Daimyo that he should sort out all the financial information of the Land of Fire within a month."

From this day forward, all commercial activities within the Land of Fire will be protected by Konoha. All taxes will henceforth be paid to Konoha Village. Understand?

"I understand!"

The officials from the Land of Fire nodded obediently, fearing that if they didn't agree in time, Mu Sheng would chop off their heads with a single stroke.

If it were Konoha during Hiruzen Sarutobi's era, he certainly wouldn't have had this worry.

But the ruling body of Konoha now is a madman who even dared to hang the son of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire at the palace gate; there's nothing they wouldn't do.

Mu Sheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "See, that's right. As long as you pay your protection fees—oops, I mean, your taxes—normally, everything will be the same as before!"

"The daimyo can remain the daimyo, and can simply eat, drink, and have fun every day. Konoha Village will protect the safety of the people of the Land of Fire!"

"Yes, yes." The official from the Land of Fire nodded repeatedly in agreement.

The protection money has already been paid; does he dare to deny it?

'All the tax revenue is taken by Konoha Village, so what will these people eat in the future?'

'If that doesn't work, we'll just have to levy more taxes. We can't let these pillars of the nation, who work so hard for the country, go hungry, can we?'

'Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hiruzen Sarutobi, how could you die?'

The officials of the Land of Fire thought bitterly to themselves, feeling dissatisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi's incompetence.

If he could even manage a village, they wouldn't be so oppressed by Mu Sheng.

"Elder Setsuna, remember to send someone to escort this lord back to the capital and make sure my message is conveyed to the daimyo!" Mu Sheng said to the old man Setsuna beside him.

"Understood, I will assign three hundred elite ninjas to handle this matter!"

The old man immediately agreed and wrote it down in his notebook, planning to arrange the matter after the event.

This isn't escorting me back to the capital; this is showing the daimyo a thing or two!
If the daimyo dares to disagree, it's likely that the one hanging at the palace gate this time will be the daimyo of the Land of Fire himself.

Thinking of this, the officials of the Land of Fire dared not utter a single unnecessary word, standing like wooden figures.

"Alright, that's all for you. Get out!"

"Yes, yes!" Upon hearing that they could leave, the Fire Country official hurriedly bowed and left the conference room.

After he left, the old man said again, "Directly taking over the tax revenue of the Land of Fire will cut off the source of wealth for those powerful and wealthy people. Even if they agree under duress, they will probably only be paying lip service!"

"Flattery in public, defiance in private?" Mu Sheng scoffed. "Then kill them! Kill them until they dare not defy you again!"

Mu Sheng is very experienced in how to govern a country.

I dare not say that there is absolutely no injustice or oppression, but we can still achieve clean governance and a peaceful and prosperous society!
The core principle is to kill!

Embezzlement and bribery? Kill him!

Those who oppress the people, kill them!

Abuse of power and bending of the law for personal gain—execution!

In short, if all the bad guys are killed, the whole country will be fine.

"That would probably require killing all the officials of the Land of Fire," the old man said, gritting his teeth as he imagined the scenario. "Without officials to govern, the entire country would descend into chaos."

The Naruto world is not the homeland Mu Sheng traveled to before. There are hundreds or thousands of people competing for a single government position.

If we really kill all those powerful and influential officials, then there will truly be no one left to replace them.

Mu Sheng understood what the old man was worried about: "Governing a country isn't as difficult as you think. If it doesn't work, just pull people from the village to fill in!"

"Is that okay?"

"Why not? Don't forget Ninja City, just throw them in there for some training!"

After Mu Sheng's reminder, the old man also thought of that magical spiritual world.

As the earliest investor in Musheng (as the old man called himself), he certainly knew about the existence of the 'Ninja City'.

That was a place where one could quickly learn ninjutsu and taijutsu, and improve their ninja combat experience.

There is also a special treasure that can allow someone to instantly acquire certain knowledge or skills.

As far as the old man knew, there were quite a few young men in the Uchiha clan who had mastered many of the Kumogakure's Lightning Release ninjutsu through the 'Ninja City'.

Although it is unknown how Mu Sheng did it, the old man Shaka speculated that it was related to the dead Cloud Village ninjas.

'No wonder Shinbara wasn't afraid of having no one to use him after killing all those officials.'

'If he can master ninjutsu instantly, then management and governance skills will be a piece of cake!'

"hiss!"

The old man gasped in shock, not expecting that Mu Sheng had anticipated the current situation and made arrangements so early on.

No wonder he chose this man!
'Could this old man have awakened some kind of extraordinary fetish?'

Mu Sheng felt uncomfortable under the old man's gaze, which was as sharp as glass, and left in a hurry after a short while.

Soon, the day arrived when Mu Sheng took office as Hokage.

(End of this chapter)