Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 428 The Thirteenth Guardian Squad

Upon seeing this, the onlookers were terrified, causing a commotion as they tried to flee.

At this moment, a cold voice came from the blue giant, stopping the fleeing onlookers. Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw a white-haired youth with snowflake-shaped red pupils standing on his shoulder.

The Konoha ninjas, who had never seen anything like this before, were also astonished to see Aokiji use this ability for the first time. They wondered what kind of ninjutsu this was and whether their Hokage was really that powerful.

A guard calmed the crowd down, saying, "Don't panic, everyone. This is the power of the new daimyo."

Upon hearing this, the onlookers calmed down slightly. They also noticed that the blue giant was holding a cage, and inside was none other than the daimyo of the Land of Fire, though he was disheveled and in poor spirits.

Aokiji manipulated the soul fire to lower the cage, and then the soul fire dissipated like fire in the wind.

His grand display using the fire of his soul wasn't meant to be pretentious, but rather to create a godlike image for these commoners, thus reducing subsequent management costs.

Aokiji patted his pocket and pulled out a key. Two guards understood and jogged over. One of them respectfully took the key with both hands and walked towards the cage, intending to open the door and invite the daimyo inside to come out and behead him.

As the key was inserted into the lock, the Fire Country Daimyo's heart skipped a beat with each turn. He wanted to maintain his dignity as Daimyo, but the moment the cage opened, his defenses crumbled, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground like a rag doll.

Without even giving Aokiji a glance, the two guards grabbed the daimyo by the arms and forcibly led him toward the execution platform.

"Ah, you can't do this! I am the daimyo, I am the spokesperson of God!"

The daimyo of the Land of Fire let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, as if he had lost his mind.

Aokiji sneered, "Since you claim to be the spokesperson of God, you should be more than happy to be sent to see God."

The two guards roughly pressed the daimyo's head onto the execution platform. The fire daimyo tried to struggle, but with his thin arms and short legs, he was no match for the two strong men.

Aokiji cleared his throat, stood on the steps, and, under the banner of avenging the Third Hokage, exposed the crimes of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. He didn't even need to fabricate anything; his crimes were simply too numerous to list.

By making this comparison, Aokiji's image suddenly becomes righteous and honorable. In addition, Aokiji is good-looking, and first impressions are especially important wherever you are, which further highlights Aokiji's legitimacy.

Having said all that, the daimyo was no longer of any use to him, so Aokiji ordered the executioner to slash at the daimyo's neck.

With a single stroke, the daimyo of the Land of Fire was decapitated, his blood flowing across the ground, thus marking the complete end of the daimyo's rule over the country.

Seeing this scene, the onlookers were somewhat uneasy, but Aokiji's next words immediately dispelled all their doubts.

"Given the fact that everyone is having a hard time making a living, I hereby announce that all taxes will be halved."

In an instant, a commotion arose among the crowd, who praised the new daimyo as a truly good person.

Amidst the enthusiastic farewells of the people, Aokiji returned to the palace, sat on the throne, crossed his legs, and casually addressed Nara Shikaku below: "It seems being a daimyo is easier than I imagined; there isn't a single dissenting voice."

"Hokage-sama, what should we do next?"

Nara Shikaku thought to himself, "You slaughtered all the opponents right from the start, and then you won people's hearts by reducing taxes by half. It would be strange if there were any dissenting voices."

Aokiji said casually, "What else can we do? Of course, we'll move the capital."

Nara Shikaku was taken aback and asked, "Move the capital?"

"I'm a sentimental person. Although this place is far more prosperous than Konoha, I still hope to live in Konoha for the rest of my life."

Aokiji looked around the magnificent palace and said, "It will take quite a long time to empty this place."

Nara Shikaku:......

"I'm feeling a bit sleepy, I'm going to take a nap. We'll talk about the rest later."

Aokiji stood up from the chair and went straight to the inner palace, where the daimyo's wives and concubines were located. Those with children were disposed of, while those without children were temporarily left there by Aokiji, who ignored them.

Looking at this group of beauties, Aokiji felt a pang of emotion. His past dream of having a harem was now within easy reach, yet he felt no stirrings in his heart.

With Aokiji killing the daimyo and officially renaming the country the Land of Flames, the news spread like wildfire to every corner of the world.

The daimyo of various countries were terrified, fearing that their own ninja villages would follow suit and send them to the executioner's block, thus establishing themselves as kings.

This is not an exaggeration; it is indeed possible.

It's important to understand that back then, all countries were essentially "crossing the river by feeling their way across Konoha."

The one-country-one-village system, the title of Kage, the Ninja Academy, the Anbu, and other examples were all copied from Konoha. Now Konoha has easily killed the Daimyo and established itself as king. It's not impossible that other ninja villages will follow suit.

The Akatsuki organization has even launched a discussion on this matter.

Inside the room, Obito, upon hearing the news, shook his head and said, "What a crazy guy..."

He gouged out Kakashi's eyes, originally intending to create conflict between Aokiji and the Konoha leadership's plans.

The conflict was indeed planned, but no one expected Aokiji to be so ruthless, killing all the high-ranking officials and then taking over the Land of Fire in one fell swoop.

"This kid is really tough to deal with."

Black Zetsu's voice was deep: "They might even know about us."

He still feels lingering fear about the last time Aokiji came knocking on his door.

Furthermore, Aokiji has likely obtained White Zetsu cells, further enhancing his strength and making him an increasingly uncontrollable variable.

Madara Uchiha had a backup plan: if things started to spiral out of control, he would have Black Zetsu resurrect him using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

At this moment, Black Zetsu had this thought in his mind to some extent.

Obito admitted, "Yes."

"Should we take a cue from this guy?"

Black Zetsu's idea was to have Obito control the Fourth Mizukage, kill the Daimyo of the Land of Water, and thus control the entire Land of Water, thereby strengthening the Akatsuki organization.

"No, I have a better idea."

"??"

"This guy has set a bad example for everyone. All the daimyo will definitely see Aokiji as a great enemy and will not hesitate to kill him."

"So what do you mean?"

"Let's compromise. Kill the daimyo, and then have the White Zetsu impersonate him."

"I see……"

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Konoha, meeting room.

On the steps, Aokiji's gaze swept over the crowd, and he said, "You should all know something about what has happened recently. Do you have anything to say?"

The audience looked at each other, wondering what else they had to say.

You, this big shot, said you were going to seek justice for the Third Hokage, but you ended up getting justice instead.

But haven't you gone too far? Not only did you kill the daimyo in public, but you also declared yourself king. Was you really that aggressive?

Compared to this, the Third Hokage was practically a coward during his political period.

Seeing that everyone was silent and had no objections, Aokiji continued, "Since you have nothing to say, then I have something to say."

Everyone pricked up their ears.

"In order to better embrace the new era, I plan to bring about a major organizational restructuring to Konoha, no, the Land of Flames."

Everyone was a little confused.

Organizational structure changes?

What kind of trouble is this Hokage going to cause?

Ever since Aokiji killed the daimyo, they felt that they wouldn't be surprised if Aokiji did something unbelievable.

"Konoha's current system only applies to a village of this size, but it's unrealistic to apply it to a country as large as the Land of Flames. Therefore, a change in the organizational structure is urgently needed." After explaining for a while, Aokiji concluded, "I've named this new organizational structure the Thirteen Guardian Divisions."

(End of this chapter)