Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 425 Avenging the Hokage (in parentheses)

Nara Shikaku:......

Aokiji is quite adept at crying "stop thief!" when he's the thief.

Aokiji ordered the guard ninja to be locked up in the dungeon, and then prepared to set off.

"Lord Hokage, calm down, calm down."

Nara Shikaku was truly afraid that Aokiji would use this as an excuse to kill the daimyo.

Aokiji's intention to kill the daimyo is unstoppable, but the question is, can't you slow down a bit? Shouldn't a coup be done gradually?

How can you just find any excuse to destroy a daimyo?

Aokiji spoke with righteous indignation, his neck stiff, "Don't stop me. I will definitely seek justice from the Daimyo for the death of the Third Hokage."

Nara Shikaku:......

Aokiji said in a commanding tone, "Shikaku, come with me."

Nara Shikaku was taken aback, his mouth twitching: "I'm coming too?"

"That's right."

Aokiji's attitude was beyond question.

"Oh well……"

Having such a madman as Hokage is giving Nara Shikaku a terrible headache. His past experience as a supporter is completely useless. Now he misses the era when Hiruzen Sarutobi was in charge.

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Daming Mansion.

From within the inner palace courtyard, came the sounds of warbling birds.

A beautiful woman in a kimono flirted and giggled, "Daimyō-sama... come here quickly, I'm here..."

A middle-aged man dressed in luxurious clothes, his face covered with a black band, lunged at the sound. His hand felt hard and he squeezed it; it was definitely not a woman's body.

"Uh, Lord Daimyo..."

An awkward sound rang out.

Shinji, the daimyo of the Land of Fire, removed his black belt, revealing a pot-bellied, greasy minister. The contrast was so stark that his face immediately fell, and he said coldly, "You'd better have something urgent to attend to, or I'll make sure you do."

The greasy minister swallowed hard: "The Hokage requests an audience."

"I won't see you."

Disturbed of his pleasant mood, Shinji was already furious and prepared to give the Hokage a hard time. He was in charge of the finances, and he was confident that he could easily cut Konoha's military budget.

The greasy minister said in a deep voice, "I think it would be best to meet him."

Why?

"He is the new Hokage."

"The new Hokage?" Shinji asked in surprise. "That old Hokage is dead?"

"I don't know, I only know that he is the new Hokage, and Lord Shikaku, who is with him, can testify to that."

"Okay, I understand."

Shinji frowned, straightened his clothes, and headed to the palace.

In a normal election for Hokage, the Daimyo must first give his approval.

Although the daimyo doesn't interfere much in this matter, it's still necessary to maintain this attitude.

But what does this mean? He's already become Hokage, and only now they're informing him? Do they even respect his name anymore?

Hmph, it seems I need to mention cutting military spending a bit more to give them a warning.

Shinji, with a sinister thought in his heart, entered the hall and summoned the new Hokage to an audience.

Aokiji entered the hall and casually looked around, showing no restraint whatsoever, as if he were home. After all, this would soon be his palace.

On either side were ministers, and through the gauze curtain in front, one could vaguely see a figure sitting upright.

The daimyo is a real god of high status. Gods are different from mortals. They are separated from humans by a veil, creating a sense of distance and thus establishing a distinction between humans and gods.

Aokiji curled his lips, his face displaying blatant disdain.

"What is your name, new Hokage?"

"The daimyo's attendant asked."

"Uchiha Aokiji..."

Uchiha?

The daimyo behind the curtain frowned. "Is this Hokage from the Uchiha clan?"

What was the Third Hokage doing?

Aokiji laughed and said, "Alright, I've answered your question. Now it's your turn to answer mine."

"Lord Hokage, please show some respect. How dare you speak to a Daimyo like that?"

The lord's servant questioned loudly.

Aokiji scoffed and asked to himself, "You ordered the assassination of the Third Hokage, didn't you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback.

What's going on?

The Third Hokage is dead?

How could it be that the emperor himself issued the order?

Upon hearing this accusation, Daiming felt a chill run down his spine.

He did not recall giving such an order.

Could it be that these people secretly went to assassinate the Hokage behind my back, and actually succeeded?

He knew to some extent that a group of people under his command wanted to transfer the military power of the ninjas to the daimyo.

From the daimyo's perspective, this starting point was good, and one could even argue that these subordinates were very loyal.

However, these subordinates knew nothing about Konoha's power.

The daimyo had considered firmly grasping military power over the ninjas.

But it has to be realistic.

However, no matter what, Daiming would never admit to such a thing, and besides, he never did such a thing in the first place.

"Don't talk nonsense, how could a Daimyo do such a thing?"

Aokiji poked at the name behind the curtain with his finger and said bluntly, "An explanation is just a cover-up, and a cover-up is the truth. You're just trying to cover up the truth."

Upon hearing this, everyone understood what was going on.

Judging from this aggressive attitude, this Hokage is clearly up to no good.

The nearby guards were swift. Unlike some bodyguards who claimed to be able to kill in a fraction of a second, this group of people filed in almost as soon as Aokiji finished speaking, armed with weapons and heading towards him.

Shinji slowly rose from his chair, pulled back the curtain, and found himself surrounded by the ninja guards, which gave him the courage to meet Aokiji's gaze.

"Lord Daimyo, please step back."

The guards protecting him seemed to be showing off their loyalty, as if seeking credit.

He was a radical among the guardian ninja, thinking that after this battle, the daimyo would surely agree with their ideas.

Surrounded by the crowd, Shinji felt a strange sense of security. He calmly waved his feather fan and said, "You're not the Hokage, are you?"

"Whether or not someone becomes Hokage is not up to you to decide."

"What an arrogant guy."

Several guards, wielding Japanese swords, swayed and charged forward with increased speed.

Aokiji had no time to play around with the lackeys. He leaped over their heads and flew straight toward the daimyo.

"Stop him."

Amidst cries of alarm, shuriken and kunai rushed toward Aokiji from all directions, determined to riddle him with holes.

"Like an ant trying to shake a tree..."

Aokiji was engulfed in flowing flames, which sculpted into skeletons that enveloped his entire body, blocking attacks from all directions. At the same time, he still had the energy to branch out a skeletal hand from the skeleton, moving with lightning speed, grabbing Shinji and holding him in his palm like a chick.

Shinji had never seen anything like this before. He let out a scream, tears streaming down his face. He was truly terrified. "Ahhh—! Help!"

"Hehe, I still prefer your calm and composed demeanor."

Aokiji grabbed Shinji with Susanoo's hand and walked away while everyone stared in disbelief.

The guards pursued closely behind, shouting angrily, "Damn it, put down Lord Daimyo!"

Aokiji left the main hall and landed in an open area like a dragonfly skimming the water. He paused deliberately for a moment, and in less than a few seconds, a group of guards surrounded him.

"Damn it, you're surrounded! You'd better release Lord Daimyo now!"

The guards were filled with remorse. So many people had just watched as one person kidnapped the daimyo right in front of them. They felt they had to commit seppuku to atone for their sins.

"No, it's you who are surrounded by me."

Aokiji's tone was mocking as he slapped his palms together, forming a hand seal.

He ran away not out of fear, but because he didn't want to destroy the palace; renovations would cost money.

Everyone looked up suddenly and saw that the sky was covered by a layer of ice wall. The ice wall was so large that it even covered the entire Daming Prefecture. From the sky, it looked like an octagonal square formation.

Inside the Daimyo Mansion, Fugaku and Nara Shikaku also noticed this extraordinary ice wall.

Fugaku looked up, as if he had just realized something: "Ice Release: Ice Crystal Labyrinth Technique, it seems Aokiji is about to begin."

"You...you said 'start'?" Nara Shikaku's voice trembled. "What do you mean?"

"I don't need to say more, do I?" Fugaku strode forward, his voice low. "Let's go, if we're too late, we might not see it."

"This is Ice Release..."

The guardian ninja recognized the ninjutsu and exclaimed in astonishment, "To think that one person could use such a large-scale ice-style barrier!"

"Now... let me have some fun."

Aokiji's three-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly, connecting to form snowflake-shaped pupil patterns.

"This is……"

As Nara Shikaku rushed towards the center, he suddenly saw a huge blue phantom materialize, its entire body blue, its size comparable to a tailed beast, and its emerald green eyes radiating a mysterious and dangerous aura.

His eyes, filled with terror, stared blankly: "What on earth is this thing?"

"Soul Flame, this is the eye technique of the Uchiha clan."

Fugaku's voice, as he explained and responded, carried a sense of pride.

Having mastered such power, Nara Shikaku suddenly understood why Aokiji was so arrogant and looked down on everything.

Just seeing it from afar would send chills down one's spine, so one can only imagine the feelings of the guards facing the Soul Flame at this moment: "What... what kind of monster is this?"

Aokiji sat on the Soul Flame's shoulder and leisurely gave the order: "Let's stretch a bit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Soul Fire threw a punch with overwhelming force, the shockwave of which sent all the surrounding guards flying.

The daimyo's guards were completely desperate. What was the point of fighting? They dropped their weapons and abandoned their armor.

The Soulfire bent slightly and leaped to guard the escape route. The moment it landed, the earth roared and shook like an earthquake, causing the fleeing guard to lose his footing and fall to the ground with a thud.

"It's too slow..."

Aokiji spoke leisurely.

"Sizzle."

A bolt of lightning tore through the air, striking towards the caster.

Aokiji smiled slightly, and a huge claw blocked the lightning.

The guardian ninja's face was extremely grim.

What kind of ninjutsu is this? Its speed, strength, and defense are all flawless.

"Forget it, I'm already tired of it..."

As that dull voice rang out, Soulfire raised its arm, a ball of blue flame igniting in its palm, radiating an incredibly chilling aura. With a flick of its wrist, the blue flame landed, and the moment it touched the ground, pillars of flame erupted in front of it, surging upwards and turning everything in their path into ice sculptures.

Eight wine cups.

(End of this chapter)