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

Chapter 119 Relocation of the Capital and Assassination

According to the information gathered by Kakashi, this Minister of State for the Right named Miura Kazuo was definitely not a good person by conventional standards of evaluating officials.

This man was greedy and lustful. After becoming the Minister of the Right, he used his power to amass wealth. His mansion was filled with countless beautiful wives and concubines. However, Uchiha Touhuan saw the shadow of the former daimyo in the information that Kakashi obtained. In other words, this Minister of the Right named Miura Kazuo should be a black glove promoted by the former daimyo.

However, things haven't been going too well for this Right Minister lately. He and his cronies have been completely defeated in their political battle with Abe Taiichi. If it weren't for Orochimaru's assassination attempt on the daimyo, it probably wouldn't be long before the daimyo pinned a blame on him, and after he'd done his last bit of work, both his political and physical life would come to an end.

Therefore, after the daimyo was assassinated, and Uchiha Touhuan entered the City of Fire and was entrusted with an important task by the daimyo, Miura Kazuto did not know exactly what had happened or why the daimyo would issue such an absurd order. However, Uchiha Touhuan's arrival was undoubtedly a glimmer of hope that suddenly appeared when he and his followers were at their wits' end.

Therefore, without Uchiha Tohkan even making contact, Miura Kazuo and his cronies offered their loyalty voluntarily.

Uchiha Touhuan was naturally happy to see this happen. Whether Miura Kazuo had a stain on his record was not important to Uchiha Touhuan at all; in fact, a stain made him easier to control.

Furthermore, at this moment, Uchiha Touhuan had firmly grasped control of the entire Fire City. The vast wealth that Miura Kazuo had accumulated over the years was nothing more than money that Uchiha Touhuan could withdraw at any time.

At this moment, the process of declining and resigning three times has been completed, and Uchiha Tohsen is now the well-deserved Grand Minister of Fire.

Even Abe Taiichi, who was not entirely convinced from the beginning, had to accept this result. However, when he saw Uchiha Touhuan standing at the forefront of the officials in the official robes of the Minister of State, a strange light flashed in his eyes.

In the following days, the officials of the Land of Fire also noticed that something was wrong. All government affairs required Uchiha Touhuan's approval before they could be passed. Compared to the four-year-old child sitting on the throne, Uchiha Touhuan seemed more like a real daimyo. This situation made Abe Taiichi and others secretly anxious. What alarmed them even more was that Uchiha Touhuan kept all the memorials for repairing the palaces destroyed by Orochimaru and Manda hidden away.

This situation alone wouldn't be a big deal, but recently rumors have been circulating in the Fire City that the Fire City's dragon vein, after years of depletion, is no longer able to protect the Fire Kingdom, which is why the imperial city is facing such a great calamity.

Meanwhile, the City of Fire was under the control of the ninjas of Konoha. It was obvious to anyone with eyes that these rumors were spread by Uchiha Touhuan. Combined with his decision not to repair the palace for the time being, Uchiha Touhuan's intentions were already clear.

He wants to move the capital.

After finishing their shifts that day, Abe Taiichi's henchmen, having eaten dinner, all rushed through the secret passages of his house to a secret room in Abe Taiichi's residence.

In recent days, with the tacit approval and even support of Uchiha Touhuan, Miura Kazuo's forces have reversed their decline and launched repeated attacks against them. Although Uchiha Touhuan would always step forward to act as a peacemaker in the final stages, he collected and gathered all the evidence that the other side had gathered and fabricated without missing a single one. This made them anxious, as Uchiha Touhuan clearly wanted to accumulate a big wave of evidence to eliminate them all at once.

So, once everyone had arrived, someone couldn't wait to speak up: "I really don't know why the late king left such a will. Uchiha Touhuan is arrogant and domineering, controlling the government. There are treacherous officials running rampant in the court. If this continues, the country will not be a country anymore."

As soon as this person opened his mouth, some people burst into tears on the spot, and Abe Taiichi also sighed repeatedly.

However, their complaints were meaningless. For Abe Taiichi and his cronies, this gathering was more like a group of people huddling together for warmth. After all, the entire Fire City was now under the control of Uchiha Touhuan. The Susanoo that Uchiha Touhuan used to force Orochimaru to retreat that day was no less than a god descending to earth for them.

"Why are you gentlemen weeping here? Do you think crying will kill Uchiha Touhuan?" Just then, a strange voice suddenly rang out in the secret room, startling everyone.

"Who is it?" Abe Taiichi exclaimed in surprise.

From the shadows of the secret room, a man wearing a blank headband slowly emerged, a cloth with the character for fire tied around his waist.

"It's you?" Someone in the room recognized the newcomer, who was none other than Kazuma, one of the twelve guardian ninja of the previous daimyo.

After recognizing the newcomer, Abe Taiichi calmed down. Although these civil officials and the Daimyo's Twelve Guardian Ninjas were not very familiar with each other, he had heard of some of their ideas. He agreed with their belief that the power of the ninjas in the Land of Fire should be in the hands of the Daimyo, and that the system of ninja villages and the Hokage should not exist.

"Since this righteous man has said this, does he have a way to deal with Uchiha Tohkan?" Abe Taiichi asked.

"Of course," Kazuma nodded. "Uchiha Tohsen is strong, but he is not invincible. I once learned a technique that can summon the dead. I only need to use it to summon my former comrades, the Lightning Release Four, and set up a combined attack ninjutsu, Lightning Release: Lightning Dream Lightning Man, around the perimeter of Uchiha Tohsen's mansion. Everything within the range of this technique will be reduced to ashes. Even Orochimaru, who was assassinating a daimyo, did not dare to directly withstand this technique. I think it should not be a problem to kill Uchiha Tohsen with this technique."

"Really?" Abe Taiichi was overjoyed upon hearing this. If he could really eliminate Uchiha Touhuan as Kazuma said, that would be a great achievement.

"However," Kazuma changed the subject, "the conditions for performing this technique are too demanding, and the medium required is also very precious, which I will find difficult to gather in a short time."

"How much more do you need, righteous men? We also have some family wealth, which you may use as you see fit," Abe Taiichi hurriedly said.

"You gentlemen are truly the pillars of our Land of Fire!" Kazuma exclaimed, deeply moved.

"Please don't say that, righteous man. Although this is a dangerous undertaking, for the sake of the stability of our Fire Kingdom, please do not refuse."

……

In the luxurious tea room of the temporary residence that Uchiha Touhuan had requisitioned from a minor nobleman, Uchiha Touhuan leisurely brewed tea.

"You seem to have a lot of free time," Kakashi, who had been appointed by Uchiha Touhuan as the commander of the Fire City's security, said with a smile as he entered the room.

"You know what, even a minor noble in the Land of Fire knows how to enjoy life better than our Uchiha clan," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile, glancing up at the valuable antiques displayed in the tea room.

"The person who will kill you is coming." Kakashi handed a piece of information to Uchiha Touhuan.

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These usually high-ranking officials and nobles of the Land of Fire clearly underestimated the intelligence-gathering abilities of the elite Jonin of Konoha.

Their secret meeting routine was no different from the tricks of a kid who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy, in front of Kakashi.

While Kazuma possesses strength that would make him an elite Jonin even in Konoha, his self-taught background means that his skills in stealth and investigation—traditional ninja skills—are not much better than those of a Genin in the village. He might be able to fool ordinary people, but he is full of loopholes when facing Kakashi.

Uchiha Touhuan picked up the intelligence report and glanced at it. After seeing Kazuma's plan, he couldn't help but laugh: "Trying to kill me with Lightning Release? That's a bit ridiculous."

"How should we handle this?" Kakashi asked. "These conspiring civil officials have considerable wealth. Should we just take action?"

Having had several experiences of making money, Kakashi had been in the Fire Capital for a long time. Seeing the vast wealth hidden in the homes of these officials and nobles, he had long been itching to make a move. If he wasn't afraid of delaying Uchiha Touhuan's plans, he would have already led his men to ransack the homes of these nobles and officials.

As for Kazuma's assassination plan, Kakashi didn't really take it to heart. If it were any other method, Kakashi might be a little worried, but a combined lightning ninjutsu was out of the question.

As fellow masters of Lightning Release, the two had trained together regularly. He knew perfectly well just how powerful Uchiha Touhuan's Lightning Release skills were. Under Uchiha Touhuan's unique Lightning Release chakra mode, his control over lightning was terrifyingly strong. No amount of lightning-attribute attack could harm him in the slightest. Instead, the lightning would be directly seized and used as it approached him. This was why Uchiha Touhuan could move freely within a vast range of Lightning Release ninjutsu without harming himself during battle.

"Let's wait until they make their move. Since they're willing to give me a reason to act, I won't hold back anymore," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile.

Frankly, if he hadn't known that the Land of Fire still needed time to develop and couldn't directly wage war against the entire ninja world, Uchiha Touhuan would have already begun purging the court of the Land of Fire. Before, in the village, he was willing to play political games with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and even in formal confrontations, he used relatively mild coup tactics, simply because neither of them wanted to start a fight and destroy their own village. But now, facing this group of officials and nobles, as long as they gave him a reason, Uchiha Touhuan didn't need to give anyone face.

"By the way, keep an eye on Asuma during this time. If things get really bad, send him back to the village. The Third Hokage has already had a tough time; don't let him suffer the pain of losing a son again in his later years."

(End of this chapter)