Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 121: Sword Shocks the Court

Abe Taiichi was still asleep at this moment, but at this moment, he was the only living person left in this mansion.

After Uchiha Douguang and Kakashi walked into the old man's bedroom, Kakashi directly put the knife to the other's neck, while Uchiha Douguang gently patted the other's face.

Abe Taiichi slowly woke up at this moment, but when he saw Uchiha Tokou's face and the knife next to his head, he was instantly frightened awake.

You know, in the last second he was still dreaming of punishing the traitors with Ma Tian, ​​and that he would successfully become the Prime Minister, eliminate the treacherous ministers in the court one by one, and thus be remembered for generations to come. But the next second, the knife was already on his neck.

"Good morning, Left Minister." Uchiha Douguang said with a chuckle.

"You...you...you..." Abe Taiichi raised his trembling hand and pointed at Uchiha Douguang.

"Minister Zuo, you want to know why I'm still alive?" Uchiha Douguang said with a smile, "That can't be helped. The assassin you hired is too cool."

After Uchiha Douguang finished speaking, he took out Kazuma's head, which had died with his eyes open, from the sealed scroll and gently placed it next to Abe Taiichi's head.

Abe Taiichi, the old man, had never seen anything like this before. A look of horror suddenly appeared on his face: "I... I don't know what you are talking about."

"Sir Abe, don't you want to admit it? But it doesn't matter. My Yamanaka Clan of Konohagakure has a secret technique that can dig out information directly from the heads of dead people." Uchiha Douguang said, "So, for the sake of my innocence, please lend me your head, Sir Abe and your followers."

"You...what did you do to them?" Abe Tai's heart tightened when he heard this.

"What you said, Lord Abe, I am a ninja, and my job is to kill whole families. What do you think of your followers?" The smile on Uchiha Douguang's face became even wider, but Abe Taiichi felt his scalp tingling.

"You are plotting a rebellion by killing the minister without authorization." Abe Tai gritted his teeth.

"So Lord Abe also knows how to write the word treason," Uchiha Douguang said, "I thought you didn't know it, otherwise you wouldn't have come up with such a thing as hiring someone to assassinate me, the Grand Minister appointed by the late king."

"However, since you have lost, please go on your way, Lord Abe." Uchiha Douguang said with a cold expression.

Kakashi, who was standing by, heard Uchiha Tokou's order, raised his sword, and chopped off Abe Taiichi's head.

After dealing with everyone, it was already dawn and the court meeting was about to begin.

Uchiha Douguang simply changed his clothes and strode towards the imperial city.

After today's court meeting began, the ministers of the Fire Nation immediately noticed that there seemed to be fewer people attending the court meeting. None of the people from the Left Minister Abe Taiichi's faction came. Similarly, Uchiha Tokou, who was supposed to stand at the front of all the officials, was not present today.

Fortunately, not long after, the eunuch in charge of reporting came back with news from outside the palace gate that Uchiha Douguang had arrived outside the palace gate.

Soon, Uchiha Douguang stepped into the hall. As soon as he entered, the ministers beside the door showed horror on their faces. The reason was that Uchiha Douguang, who had killed people without even taking a bath, was covered in a pungent smell of blood, and he was emitting a terrifying murderous aura all the time.

"Your Highness, I had something important to do last night, so I was delayed in attending court. I hope Your Highness will forgive me." Uchiha Douguang bowed.

"It's okay, teacher, please come to the front." When Minamoto Gokyo saw Uchiha Toukou arriving, he jumped down from the throne immediately and tried to come to Uchiha Toukou with his short legs.

However, as soon as the child approached Uchiha Douguang, he was frightened by the murderous aura and smell of blood on Uchiha Douguang and stood there in a daze. His legs were trembling, his face turned pale, and he even forgot what to say.

Uchiha Douguang looked down at Gen Gokyo, bent down and picked him up, walked towards the throne slowly, and placed him gently on the throne.

In just a few dozen steps, Gen Gokie, who was facing the murderous aura and smell of blood from Uchiha Tokugawa at close range, had stopped thinking and his body was shaking constantly. It was not until he was placed on the throne by Uchiha Tokugawa that he came to his senses for a short time.

"Ugh!" Yuan Yuxie vomited as soon as he sat down, and tears kept flowing out of his eyes. The eunuch beside him hurried forward to take care of him.

Uchiha Douguang looked back at him, then stood beside the throne and looked coldly at the ministers below.

"Your Highness is unwell, and today's court meeting was supposed to be postponed. However, I have to explain what happened last night to you all, so I will preside over today's court meeting." Uchiha Douguang said, then turned to look at the eunuch beside Minamoto Gokyo, "Send Your Highness back to rest."

The eunuchs around the daimyo were also frightened by Uchiha Tokou's murderous aura and did not dare to refute him at all. They could only pick up the daimyo who was still crying and vomiting and retreat to the bedroom at the back.

After the daimyo left, Uchiha Douguang stood on the high platform where the throne was located, looking down at the officials below who bowed their heads like quails, and said, "I think many people must be curious why the Left Minister and his friends did not come to court today. Because something very unpleasant happened last night."

"Last night, I was assassinated in my mansion."

As Uchiha Doukou finished his words, the ministers present were suddenly in an uproar. "Fortunately, as the Fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village in the Land of Fire, I had a bit of chakra to rely on, and I was able to kill the assassin. However, the identity of this assassin is quite interesting. You may wish to guess who had the audacity to assassinate me."

As Uchiha Douguang finished speaking, the huge court suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

After a while, Uchiha Douguang opened the sealing scroll on his body, took out He Ma's head and threw it to the ministers.

After rolling twice on the ground, Kazuma's head stopped at Miura Kazuo's feet.

Miura Kazuo was so frightened by the scene that he fell to the ground. At this time, the ministers in the court also recognized the owner of the head.

"This……"

Kikuchi Tomoken and others were so shocked that they were speechless.

"One of the twelve guardian ninjas of the former king actually committed such a treasonous act!" Uchiha Douguang said, "But this is nothing."

"My Yamanaka clan of Konohagakure has a secret technique that can extract pre-birth memories from the brains of the deceased. After extracting the memories, I discovered something very interesting. The mastermind behind this assassination is our Left Minister Abe Taiichi."

"Moreover, these two were in collusion with the traitorous ninja Orochimaru. It was with their help that Orochimaru was able to sneak into the palace and directly assassinate the late king!"

"As the Fifth Hokage of the Land of Fire, entrusted with such a heavy responsibility by the late Emperor, how can I tolerate such a traitor remaining at large?"

"Therefore, I have no choice but to take action overnight and kill all these traitors who are plotting rebellion. Only in this way can I comfort the spirit of the late emperor in heaven!"

After Uchiha Douguang finished speaking, he once again looked at the ministers below, and after a while, he continued:

"And this is why I came to court so late today."

At this time, Kakashi also walked into the court. After quickly passing the ministers, he came before Uchiha Douguang, bowed and said, "Reporting to the Minister of State, all those involved in the case last night and their families have been executed, and their bodies have all been transported to the mass grave outside the city."

Upon hearing this, the ministers present felt their hearts tighten again. They raised their heads cautiously and looked at Uchiha Douguang beside the throne in disbelief.

It was not until this time that everyone truly realized that in addition to being the Grand Minister appointed by the previous king, Uchiha Tokou was also the highest commander of all armed forces in their Land of Fire. If they really angered him, he would really kill your entire family if he said he would.

"Miura Kazuo." Uchiha Douguang suddenly started calling the roll.

When his name was called, Miura Kazuo shuddered, took two steps at a time, and knelt down in front of Uchiha Douguang, saying, "I am here."

"The Left Minister has been executed. You are the highest-ranking official in the court besides me. What do you think about this?" Uchiha Douguang asked slowly.

"All this is what the traitor Abe deserves! We must also thank the Grand Minister for his timely intervention and for restoring peace to the Land of Fire! Otherwise, who knows how much longer these traitors, who eat the emperor's food but harbor rebellious intentions, will remain at large."

"Really?" Uchiha Douguang chuckled, then mentioned another person's name, "Nagano Kiri."

"I'm here." Nagano Kiri also stepped out of the line and knelt at the speed of light. As one of the people kidnapped by Kakashi that night, he understood the methods of the Grand Minister earlier than the others. For the safety of his entire family, Nagano Kiri knelt even faster than Miura Kazuo.

"Then Abe Taiichi must have been planning this treason for a long time. The late king was assassinated this time because he discovered their evil intentions. They were desperate and the late king suffered this misfortune. The Grand Minister took action this time and crushed their conspiracy with thunderous means. This is a great thing for the country and the people! As for these traitors, their deaths are not a pity!"

"Okay, okay." Uchiha Douguang nodded. "It seems that the Land of Fire is not short of loyal and righteous people. Then, the follow-up of this matter will be left to you guys to handle."

"Yes!" Everyone present knelt down and responded.

"Does anyone have anything else to report?" asked Uchiha Douguang.

At this time, Miura Kazuo gritted his teeth and said, "Your Excellency, Grand Minister, I have something important to report."

"Speak." Uchiha Douguang glanced at the man and simply uttered a word.

"Although the mastermind of the rebellion has been executed, the traitor Orochimaru who assassinated the late king has not yet been apprehended. They have been operating in this Fire City for many years and may have other tricks up their sleeves. This Fire City is probably no longer safe. For the sake of His Majesty the Daimyo, relocating the capital is urgent."

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(End of this chapter)