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Chapter 211 Chaos

"I will certainly live up to my godfather's expectations! I will take care of everything outside. I hope my godfather will take good care of himself."

With a sorrowful expression, Hozuki Shingetsu secretly channeled his Water Release chakra and squeezed out a few crocodile tears in front of everyone.

After all, he'll be sitting on someone else's throne, wearing their clothes, spending their money, and playing with their daughter from now on. Hozuki Shingetsu still has to give him this last bit of face.

After all, it's acting; for the sake of the future, there's no need to feel ashamed.

"I started ninja training at a young age, and my parents were always busy with missions. I never experienced what family affection was until I met the daimyo."

"As our ancestor, Hozuki Gengetsu, said, 'Since you eat the king's food, the king is your father.' In truth, I am not the only one who regards His Highness the lord as his father; among the millions of people in this Land of Water, who does not regard His Highness as their lord as their father?"

Faced with Hozuki Shingetsu's unreasonable tears flowing freely, coupled with her sentimental words, Mizuki Keita, unaware of what Hozuki Shingetsu was thinking at that moment, was also filled with mixed emotions.

"Alas... I never imagined that in my old age, the best thing I ever did was to adopt you as my godson..."

There's no way around it; people are only good when compared to others.

When he was dying, both of his biological sons wanted him to die quickly, and the only one who accompanied him was Hozuki Shingetsu, the adopted son he had taken in halfway through his life. How could this not make Sui Keita sigh with emotion?

Although he was a daimyo, he was still human and a father, and even on his deathbed, he longed for this familial bond.

Even though he couldn't do it himself, he still longed to have it.

"Your Highness, our Liuze clan is here, and we will never allow any thieves to come here and disturb your rest, so there is no need for an outsider to come here to protect your safety."

Just as this seemingly loving father and son were putting on a touching show in front of everyone, an untimely voice broke the "warm" atmosphere.

The head of the Yanagisawa clan, Yanagisawa Takamasa, appeared before the crowd, knelt on one knee, and addressed the daimyo:

"Our Yanagisawa clan has served the Water Clan for hundreds of years and has extensive experience in protecting them. I admit that Lord Hozuki may be powerful, but he probably knows nothing about how to protect a Daimyo."

"If we were to add Lord Hozuki to our protection list, it might disrupt our original plans and have negative consequences."

Protecting the daimyo has always been the job of the Yanagisawa clan, and Yanagisawa Takashiro naturally wouldn't allow outsiders to intrude on their territory.

Moreover, Hozuki Shingetsu had previously fought against the Jonin of their Yanagisawa clan, and their men were killed before they could even withstand three moves from Hozuki Shingetsu.

Later, even the daimyo had some doubts about their abilities, but in the end, they retained their status as daimyo guards because of the effect of the "Life Link" bloodline limit.

However, this was a great humiliation for the Yanagisawa clan, and now that he had the opportunity, he naturally wanted to make things difficult for Hozuki Shingetsu.

"Furthermore... though it may be presumptuous, I am still curious as to why Lord Hozuki has arrived at this time. Theoretically, the capital should be under lockdown at this time. Could it be that someone is tipping us off?"

Yanagisawa Takashiro's tone was very calm, but when everyone present heard these words, they all involuntarily turned to look at Hozuki Shingetsu. Some of the guards around him were so impatient that they even put their hands on the hilts of their swords.

Yanagisawa Takashi's meaning was clear: with the capital under lockdown, Hozuki Shingetsu's arrival must mean someone had tipped him off.

Previously, only a few people were qualified to know about the Daimyo's physical condition. Who knows if Hozuki Shingetsu had already chosen a side?

Faced with Yanagisawa Takamasa's questioning, Hozuki Shingetsu was not flustered at all. Instead, he just looked at Yanagisawa Takamasa with a smile, which made him feel uneasy.

Just when he thought Hozuki Shingetsu was about to turn on him, Sui Keita spoke up:

"Alright! I'm the one who called Xinyue over!"

When Yanagisawa Takashi heard this, his face was filled with disbelief.

As the daimyo's personal bodyguard, he had no idea what this matter meant.

This means that the daimyo no longer trusts the Yanagisawa clan. Thinking deeper, the daimyo may have summoned Hozuki Shingetsu to guard against them!

Hozuki Shingetsu looked at Yanagisawa Takamasa with a mocking expression.

"Aside from his bloodline limit, he's utterly useless trash."

Since he was coming, he would naturally have made thorough preparations. How could he not have taken precautions against such an obvious flaw?

In fact, this was all thanks to Kusaka Masato. In order to complete his revenge, Kusaka Masato made full use of his "specialty" and has been maneuvering among three forces in recent years. It was also he who suggested to Mizu Keita that Hozuki Shingetsu be brought over as an external ally.

If that's why when Hozuki Shingetsu met Sui Keita, Sui Keita didn't ask him why he had come.

Otherwise, given Mizuki Keita's sensitive nature at this moment, he would never have entrusted the duty of being a personal bodyguard to Hozuki Shingetsu, or even allowed him to step into the castle tower.

"We could keep the Liu Ze clan in captivity in the future and use them as specialized emergency blood packs."

Hozuki Shingetsu glanced at Yanagisawa Takamasa, who looked dazed and seemed to have lost his spirit in an instant, and thought to himself.

Once things are settled in a few days, there will naturally be no need for the Yanagisawa clan, a protective ninja clan.

His Hidden Mist Village has a large number of talented people who can be used to protect the future daimyo. Not to mention the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the Blood Pond Clan is also fully capable of taking on this responsibility.

With the Blood Dragon Eye, a "hypnotic eye" on par with the Sharingan, it's much more convenient to do whatever you want.

Without the Yanagisawa clan, naturally no one would check if anyone in the castle tower was under a spell.

Or rather, the people conducting the inspections will be replaced by people from Kirigakure.

The Blood Pool Clan, possessing the Blood Dragon Eye, is perfectly suited for this role.

So at this time, Hozuki Shingetsu wouldn't get angry at Yanagisawa Takashiro at all. He was still hoping that everyone in the Yanagisawa clan would become good studs and reproduce well in the future!

"Alright, I'm tired. You may all leave now!"

Seeing that the situation had calmed down, Shui Jingtai waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

Hozuki Shingetsu was fine with it, and after discussing the arrangements for guards with the absent-minded Yanagisawa Takashiro, they officially moved into the castle tower.

Meanwhile, news that Hozuki Shingetsu had moved into the castle tower and become the daimyo's personal bodyguard also reached Mizuto Tomio through secret channels.

"Good, very good, he really does have a way!"

After reviewing the intelligence in his hand, Mizuto Fumi was overjoyed and said to Kusaka Masato:

"Tell him that the plan will be launched in three days, and that I, His Highness, will personally visit the castle tower to prove his loyalty!"

Kusaka Masato forcibly suppressed the hatred that had accumulated in his heart for many years, and replied in a calm tone:

"Yes, Your Highness!"

(End of this chapter)