My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

Chapter 118 Taking Control of the Fire City

"Is that so?" Uchiha Touhuan glanced around at everyone in the bedchamber. "So there's no precedent for this?"

"The Left Minister is right. There is indeed no precedent for this in our Land of Fire," another civil official stepped forward. "Moreover, if martial law is declared rashly, the people in the Land of Fire will also be dissatisfied."

"And who are you?" Uchiha Touhuan asked, frowning.

"I am Matsuda Seisuke, the Minister of the Interior of the Land of Fire," the man who stepped forward said.

"I understand." Uchiha Touhuan slowly walked towards the door of the bedchamber, saying as he spoke, "I am but a warrior inept at politics. I know I cannot bear such a heavy burden placed upon me by the late king, but as a citizen of the Land of Fire, I know to be loyal to my lord and serve my country! But now, a treacherous minister has already stepped forward!"

"You, Matsuda Seisuke, are one." Uchiha Touhuan pointed at Matsuda Seisuke, then turned and pointed at Abe Taiichi, "And you, Abe Taiichi!"

After Uchiha Tohkan finished speaking, the courtiers in the hall erupted in uproar.

"I'm afraid what the Hokage said is inappropriate." After being called a traitor by Uchiha Touhuan, Abe Taiichi's face twitched slightly as he spoke.

"Improper?" Uchiha Touhuan sneered. "The late king's body is still warm, and the assassins who killed him are still at large. If martial law isn't declared, who can guarantee His Highness's safety? Left Minister, can you? You can't! If anything happens to His Highness, even if you and your entire clan are sacrificed, it won't make up for it!"

"You..." Abe Taiichi's face flushed red and then turned pale. He knew that if he couldn't say something now, he would be firmly labeled a traitor.

However, at this moment, another person stood up and said, "The Grand Tutor is right. In the current situation, everything should be done with His Highness's safety in mind. The Left Minister's objection based on the fact that there is no precedent is rather biased."

Uchiha Touhuan looked with interest at the person who had spoken, who was not on Kakashi's kidnapping list that night.

It seems this Left Minister has quite a few political enemies in the court.

"Kazuo Miura, what do you mean by that?" Taiichi Abe asked, looking at the speaker.

"Hmph, isn't my meaning obvious? Besides, the late king appointed the Grand Tutor to assist in governing, which also makes the meaning very clear, doesn't it?" Miura Kazuo stepped forward and confronted Abe Taiichi head-on.

After Miura Kazuo finished speaking, the civil officials in the bedchamber immediately started arguing. At this moment, the four-year-old daimyo Minamoto no Miyakushi was also at a loss for words, standing blankly in front of the daimyo's bed.

Uchiha Touhuan and Kakashi stood at the entrance of the sleeping quarters, watching the civil officials engage in a passionate exchange.

For Kakashi, today was quite an eye-opener. These ministers, who were usually of high status to them as ninjas, started arguing with each other. It turned out that arguing with those unruly villagers was no different from arguing with the common folk in the village.

"Enough!" Seeing that the two groups had almost stopped arguing, and having figured out the distribution of power in the Fire Country's court, Uchiha Touhuan immediately spoke up to stop the farce.

The sounds in the sleeping quarters subsided slightly, and then everyone looked at Uchiha Touhuan. Uchiha Touhuan strode up to Minamoto no Yuuki, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, give the order."

Gen Yuxie stared blankly at Uchiha Touhuan before him, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses before he finally spoke, "I will follow Master's arrangements."

Uchiha Touhuan nodded, strode out of the sleeping quarters, and arrived at the open space in front of the sleeping quarters. At this moment, all the elite Jonin of Konoha Village, except those who were on missions outside, had arrived.

"Pass on my order: from this day forward, the ninjas of Konoha will take over the defense of the City of Fire. Once reinforcements arrive, the Anbu will cooperate with the security forces to complete the blockade and martial law of the City of Fire. During this period, any suspicious persons will be killed without exception!" Uchiha Touhuan said coldly.

Asuma and his two companions, who had been waiting outside the bedchamber and were unaware of what had happened inside, were also taken aback upon hearing this.

At that moment, Kazuma immediately stepped forward to question them.

However, Uchiha Touhuan had already foreseen this direction, and his Mangekyou Sharingan activated, the killing intent emanating from his eyes almost materializing.

Kazuma was also stunned by the murderous intent, and the words stuck in his throat, unable to come out.

"We need to get rid of this guy..." Kakashi arrived at Uchiha Touhuan's side and asked softly.

"No need." Uchiha Touhuan shook his head. "He's just a clown; he can't cause any trouble."

……

After the arrival of the security forces and the support troops from the Anbu, and after they had completely taken control of the defenses of the Fire City, Uchiha Touhuan showed a relieved expression. At this moment, the entire Fire City was completely under his control.

For Uchiha Touhuan, this series of arrangements required no thought; his past life's history had already provided him with a plethora of standard answers.

Furthermore, compared to his predecessors in his previous life, Uchiha Touhuan has a unique advantage: Shisui's eye technique, Kotoamatsukami, directly resolved the issue of his legitimacy. Now, with both righteousness and martial prowess in his hands, there's no reason for him to perform worse than his predecessors.

As dawn broke, the civilians of the Fire Capital were about to go out when they discovered that the streets of the Fire Capital were filled with many fully armed ninjas patrolling, and they were announcing the order of martial law from house to house. It was only then that the civilians who lived far away from the daimyo's palace realized what had happened.

Although he was somewhat unhappy about being forbidden from going out, he obediently returned home after seeing the batons and kunai in the hands of the ninjas.

The first batch of guards who arrived initially thought that establishing martial law in the City of Fire would be difficult, given that the City of Fire was more than twice the size of Konoha. However, including the ANBU who assisted them, they only numbered a little over seven hundred. Nevertheless, with the cooperation of the civilians, they easily gained control of the City of Fire. The guards couldn't help but marvel at how much better the City of Fire was, considering it was a capital city; even the civilians were far more civilized.

Uchiha Touhuan was not surprised by this result. After all, the Fire Capital was not like Konoha Village, where there were laws restricting ninjas from attacking civilians at will. The nobles were not like the Third Hokage of the past, who indulged them. If you angered a noble, the samurai under his command would really kill.

After lifting martial law, Uchiha Touhuan found a residence near the capital of the Fire Capital and settled down. He also asked Kakashi to help him gather information on all the officials in the Fire Capital. As for the young daimyo, his shadow clones kept watch over him until a few days later, when the old daimyo was buried and the new daimyo's enthronement ceremony was held under the supervision of Kikuchi Tomoken and others. At the new daimyo's first court assembly, Uchiha Touhuan, wearing the Hokage's robes and holding the official robes of the Grand Minister of State, arrived at the court assembly.

After a series of ceremonies were completed, Uchiha Touhuan, who was standing in front of the officials, was the first to step forward. He bowed to the minor daimyo on the throne and then slowly began to speak.

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"I am deeply grateful for the late King's trust in me and the heavy responsibility he entrusted to me. However, I am aware that I am young and lack virtue, and I have been filled with fear and trepidation these past few days, lest I fail the late King's trust. I beg Your Highness to rescind the late King's decree, for I am truly unworthy of the position of Grand Minister of State." Uchiha Tohkan said, squeezing out a few tears from his eyes.

Just as Left Minister Taiichi Abe was about to speak, Kazuo Miura stepped forward and asked, "What makes you say such a thing, Grand Minister of State?"

"We greatly admire the Grand Minister of State for not coveting power and position, but this is, after all, the late King's last will and testament, and there is no reason to take it back. Wouldn't the Grand Minister of State's actions put His Highness in a position of filial impiety?"

After Kazuo Miura finished speaking, several more people stepped forward from behind him, each offering their own comments.

"Yes, we have all witnessed the Grand Minister of State's dedication and tireless service to Your Highness these past few days, staying by your side day and night. This position of Grand Minister of State is truly yours."

"That's right. After learning of the attack on the late emperor, the Grand Minister of State rushed here alone day and night. His loyalty is as clear as day. Please do not refuse the position of Grand Minister of State."

At this moment, Nagano Kiri looked around and stepped forward as well: "Yes, Grand Minister of State, please don't refuse."

As the three regents appointed by the late king, besides Uchiha Touhuan, Nagano Kirito and the other two did not hold prominent official positions at this time, but their words carried more weight than anyone else's in the court. After he spoke, Abe Taiichi realized that the situation was hopeless. Thinking of the ninjas who had been loitering in front of his residence these past few days, he could only grit his teeth, shrink back, and remain silent.

"This..." Faced with everyone's urging, Uchiha Touhuan also made a hesitant gesture.

At that moment, Genji Yuxie rose from his throne, tears welling in his eyes, and said, "Is my teacher going to abandon me?"

In the past few days, when Uchiha Touhuan's shadow clones were protecting the child closely, they got along quite well. At the slightest disturbance, they would shield the child behind them. For a four-year-old child who had just experienced a great upheaval and whose father and brothers had all died tragically, this undoubtedly gave him a great sense of security.

The terrifying figure of Manda had clearly left a deep shadow on the child. Now, as soon as Uchiha Touhuan uttered his resignation, it immediately terrified Minamoto no Yuuki.

Yuan Yuxie's words undoubtedly killed the game.

Soon, two civil officials behind Miura Kazuo stepped forward, took the official robes that Uchiha Touken was holding without saying a word, and put them on Uchiha Touken, while saying repeatedly, "Minister of State, please don't refuse anymore."

Throughout this process, Uchiha Touhuan made no move until the official robes of the Minister of State were completely draped over his body. Only then did he raise his head and glance at Miura Kazuo, a meaningful smile flashing across his face.

In the past few days, Kakashi has gathered a lot of interesting information about the Grand Minister of State, the Right Minister of State, within the Fire City.

(End of this chapter)