Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 119: Capital Relocation and Assassination
According to the information collected by Kakashi, this Daijokan Right Minister named Miura Kazuo is definitely not a good person if judged by the secular standards for evaluating officials.

This man was greedy for money and lustful. After becoming the Right Minister, he used his power to make a lot of money. He had countless beautiful wives and concubines in his mansion. However, Uchiha Tokou saw many shadows of the former daimyo in the intelligence obtained by Kakashi. In other words, this Right Minister named Miura Kazuo should be the black glove promoted by the former daimyo.

However, the Right Minister has not had an easy time recently. He and his followers have been completely defeated in the political confrontation with Abe Taiichi. If Orochimaru had not assassinated the daimyo, it would not be long before the Right Minister would be blamed by the daimyo, and after he has exerted his last bit of energy, both his political and physical life will come to an end.

Therefore, after the daimyo was assassinated and Uchiha Tokou entered the Fire City and was entrusted with an important task by the daimyo, although Miura Kazuto still didn't know what exactly happened and why the daimyo would issue such an outrageous order, the arrival of Uchiha Tokou was undoubtedly a ray of hope for him and his followers when they were at their wit's end.

Therefore, there was no need for Uchiha Tokou to take the initiative to contact them, as Miura Kazuo and his followers voluntarily offered their loyalty.

Uchiha Tokugawa was naturally happy to see this happen. It didn't matter to Uchiha Tokugawa whether Miura Kazuo had a stain or not. On the contrary, it was easier to control him if he had a stain.

In addition, at this moment, Uchiha Toukou has firmly grasped the entire Fire City. The huge wealth that Miura Kazuo has collected over the years is just money that Uchiha Toukou can withdraw at any time.

At this moment, the process of three refusal and three decline has been completed, and Uchiha Tokou is now the popularly elected Prime Minister of the Land of Fire.

Even Abe Taiichi, who had been dissatisfied from the beginning, had to accept this result. However, when he saw Uchiha Tokou wearing the official uniform of the Grand Minister and standing in the front of all officials, an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes.

In the next few days, the officials of the Land of Fire also found that something was not right. All government affairs needed Uchiha Tokou's approval. Compared with the four-year-old child sitting on the throne, Uchiha Tokou looked more like a real daimyo. This situation also made Abe Taiichi and others secretly anxious. What made them even more shocked was that Uchiha Tokou kept all the memorials to repair the palace destroyed by Orochimaru and Manja.

This situation alone would not be a big deal, but recently there have been rumors in the Fire City that the dragon veins of the Fire City have been consumed for many years and are no longer able to protect the Fire Kingdom, so there are rumors of such a disaster in the imperial city.

At this moment, the Fire City has been under the control of the ninjas of the Hidden Leaf Village. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that these so-called rumors were spread by Uchiha Tokou on his own initiative. Combined with his decision not to repair the palace for the time being, it is obvious what Uchiha Tokou wants to do.

He wanted to move the capital.

After finishing their shift that day, Abe Taiichi's followers had dinner and then rushed from the secret passage in their homes to the secret room in Abe Taiichi's mansion.

In recent days, with the tacit approval and even support of Uchiha Toukou, Miura Kazuo's forces have also turned to decline and have been attacking them one after another. Although Uchiha Toukou would always take the initiative to stand up and act as the peacemaker at the final stage, Uchiha Toukou collected all the evidence collected and fabricated by the other party, which made them anxious. It was obvious that Uchiha Toukou wanted to accumulate a big wave and settle accounts with them all at once.

So, after everyone arrived, someone immediately spoke up impatiently: "I really don't know why the late king left such a will. Uchiha Douguang is arrogant and domineering, controlling the government, and the court is full of treacherous officials. If this continues, the country will no longer be a country."

As soon as this person opened his mouth, some people burst into tears on the spot, and Abe Taiichi couldn't stop sighing.

However, their complaints were meaningless. For Abe Taiichi and his followers, this rally was more like a gathering for warmth. After all, the entire Fire City was now under the control of Uchiha Tokou. The Susanoo that Uchiha Tokou used to force back Orochimaru that day was no less than a god coming to earth for them.

"Why are you all crying here? Can crying kill Uchiha Douguang?" At this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded in the secret room, which scared everyone.

"Who is it?" Abe Tai asked in surprise.

In the shadow of the secret room, a man wearing a blank forehead protector slowly walked out. At the corner of his clothes, there was a loin cloth with the word "fire" written on it.

"Is it you?" Someone present recognized the person who came. He was Kazuma, one of the twelve guardian ninjas of the former daimyo.

After recognizing the person, Abe Taiichi calmed down. Although they, the civil officials, were not familiar with the daimyo's twelve guardian ninjas before, he had heard of some of their ideas. He agreed with their idea that the power of the ninjas of the Land of Fire should be in the hands of the daimyo, and that the system of ninja villages and hokage should not exist.

"Since this righteous man said this, does he have a way to deal with Uchiha Tokou?" asked Abe Taiichi.

"Of course," Kazuma nodded, "Although Uchiha Toukou is strong, he is not invincible. I once learned a technique that can summon the dead. I only need to use it to summon my former colleagues, the Four Lightning Releasers, to set up a combined ninjutsu outside Uchiha Toukou's mansion, Lightning Release: Thunder Dream and Thunder Man. Everything within the range of this technique will be reduced to scorched earth. Even Orochimaru, who came to assassinate the daimyo, did not dare to resist this technique. I think it should not be a problem to kill Uchiha Toukou with it." "Really?" Abe Taiichi was delighted when he heard this. If he could really get rid of Uchiha Toukou as Kazuma said, it would be a great achievement.

"However," He Ma changed the subject, "the conditions for performing this technique are too demanding, and the medium required is also extremely precious, and it will be difficult to gather them at the next opportunity."

"How much does the hero still need? We have some wealth at home and you can use it as you like." Abe Tai said hurriedly.

"You gentlemen are indeed the pillars of our Fire Nation!" He Ma was also moved.

"Please do not say that, my lord. Although this action is dangerous, for the sake of the stability of our Fire Nation, please do not refuse."

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In the gorgeous tea room of the temporary residence requisitioned from a minor noble, Uchiha Douguang was brewing tea slowly and leisurely.

"You seem to have quite free time." Kakashi, who had been appointed as the security commander of the Fire City by Uchiha Tokou, said with a smile after pushing the door open.

"You know what, any small noble in the Land of Fire knows how to enjoy life better than our Uchiha clan." Uchiha Douguang looked up at the precious antiques displayed in the tea room and said with a smile.

"The person who is going to kill you is coming." Kakashi handed a piece of information to Uchiha Douguang.

These Fire Nation officials and nobles, who are usually high and mighty, obviously underestimated the intelligence-gathering capabilities of the elite Jonin of Konohagakure.

In front of Kakashi, their secret passage gatherings were no different from the tricks played by kids who had just graduated from ninja school.

Although Kazuma is considered an elite jonin even in Konoha, he comes from a wild background and his attainments in concealment and investigation, the ninja's core profession, are not much better than those of the village's genin. He can fool ordinary people, but he is full of loopholes in front of Kakashi.

Uchiha Douguang took a look at the intelligence. After seeing what Kazuma was planning, he couldn't help but laugh: "Want to use Lightning Release to kill me? That's a bit funny."

"How should we deal with this matter?" Kakashi asked, "These civil officials who are plotting this have a lot of wealth at home. Should we just take action?"

Kakashi, who had several experiences in making money, had stayed in the Fire City for a long time. Seeing the huge wealth hidden in the homes of these officials and nobles, he had been ready to make some money. If he had not been afraid of delaying Uchiha Douguang's plan, he would have brought people to rob the homes of these nobles and officials long ago.

As for Kazuma's assassination plan, Kakashi really didn't take it seriously. If it was any other means, Kakashi might be a little worried, but forget about the combined attack ninjutsu of Lightning Release.

As both were masters of Lightning Release, they had practiced together on a daily basis. He knew clearly how strong Uchiha Toukou's Lightning Release attainments were. Under Uchiha Toukou's special Lightning Release chakra mode, Uchiha Toukou's control over lightning was terrifyingly strong. Any lightning attribute attack could not hurt him at all. Instead, it would be directly seized and utilized in the process of approaching him. This was why Uchiha Toukou could freely roam in a super large range of Lightning Release ninjutsu without hurting himself when fighting.

"Let's wait until they take action. Since they are willing to give me a reason to take action, I don't need to be polite anymore." Uchiha Douguang said with a smile.

To be honest, if he hadn't known that the Fire Nation still needed some time to develop and couldn't directly declare war on the entire ninja world, Uchiha Tokugawa would have started purging the court of the Fire Capital long ago. Before, he was willing to play political tricks with Sarutobi Hiruzen in the village, and even when they officially clashed, they used relatively mild coup methods, simply because neither of them wanted to start a fight and destroy their own village. But now, facing this group of officials and nobles, as long as the other party gave a reason, Uchiha Tokugawa didn't need to give anyone face.

"By the way, have someone keep an eye on Asuma during this time. If things don't work out, send him back to the village. The Sandaime-sama has had it hard already. Don't let him experience the pain of losing a son again in his later years."

(End of this chapter)