Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 319 Strange Attitude

Tachibana Kanagawa had no aversion to meeting the daimyo, the leader of the Land of Water.

Although the Daimyo doesn't actually have much say in the selection of the Mizukage, he can't very well not even bother to meet with the other party, who is the biggest financial backer of Kirigakure.

In fact, after gaining in-depth exposure to the administration of Kirigakure Village.

Tachibana Kanagawa also roughly understood the relationship between the Land of Water and Kirigakure.

There is actually no real subordinate relationship between the two. Kirigakure is more like a country within a country, and its relationship with the Land of Water is mostly one of employment.

Or perhaps it's the relationship between cultivation sects and secular countries in a fantasy world.

Tachibana Kanagawa himself has no intention of changing this relationship. All he wants now is to develop Kirigakure well and be a qualified Mizukage. He'll let everything else take its course.

The next day, Tachibana Kanagawa and Elder Genji set off for the Daimyo's residence with several Jonin guards.

Perhaps it was because the daimyo only managed the ordinary people's livelihood and economy of the Land of Water, leaving him with ample energy to develop commerce.

The capital of the Land of Water is currently much more prosperous and advanced than Kirigakure.

"Is this your first time visiting Daimyo Prefecture, Tachibana?"

Elder Yuan looked at the bustling street and smiled at Jianchuan Ju beside him.

"Well, most of our previous missions were in the eastern part of the Land of Water, but it's not uncommon to see such a bustling city."

Experiencing the prosperity here, although it is still far from the big cities of my previous life, it is still clear that the mental outlook of the ordinary people living here is much better than elsewhere.

"After the city of Whirlpool Island is built, it should become very prosperous, and some changes can be made to the village as well."

If conditions permit, Tachibana Kanagawa also hopes to make life more comfortable for ordinary people in Kirigakure.

Although Kirigakure's location and environment are not ideal, it doesn't lack outsiders because many merchants go there to post missions.

If this portion of the population can be utilized even slightly, it should be quite easy for Kirigakure to grow and prosper.

Elder Yuan Shi agreed with this, but since the two were only expressing their feelings, they did not continue to discuss the matter further.

Before long, the two arrived at the daimyo's residence.

Originally, Tachibana Kenkawa thought that in order to meet the daimyo, they might have to go through some kind of weapon inspection or have a few snobbish servants remind everyone to pay attention to etiquette.

After all, it seems that aristocratic families with such a long history tend to place great importance on these superficial things.

However, in reality, none of these exist.

After a brief announcement, a representative came forward and said that the magistrate was not currently handling official business and that they could meet.

He then led the way, guiding everyone inside.

However, Tachibana Kenkawa soon realized that he had misunderstood.

The Land of Water and the Land of Fire are slightly different.

It has neither a powerful temple like the Fire Temple, comparable to a ninja, nor a second-generation daimyo like Sarutobi Asuma, who throws a tantrum and runs off to become a bodyguard for the daimyo.

As you walk into the mansion, you'll see that most of the daimyo's garrison consists of ordinary samurai.

The few ninjas were probably just wandering ninjas of chuunibyou strength recruited by the daimyo himself.

With such defensive capabilities, it would be too cumbersome to go through a complicated process every time we meet these ninjas.

If someone ever gets upset and wants to teach the daimyo a lesson, these people might not be able to stop them.

"Looking at it this way, Daiming seems to have a pretty tragic past."

Jianchuan Judu started to feel a little sorry for the other person.

Ordinary people living in this extraordinary world, no matter how much power and money they have, still need to worry about the day when their lives may be in danger.

"Forget it, it's better to pity the ordinary people than to pity their famous names."

While they were lost in thought, Tachibana Kanagawa and the others arrived at the reception room of the daimyo's mansion, guided by the waiters.

There were still quite a few people in the meeting room at this time.

Besides the famous man wearing a headdress resembling an unfolded folding fan, there were also several elderly men dressed in black and wearing tall hats, dressed as officials.

These people must have been arguing about something beforehand, and the scene looked rather chaotic.

They only fell silent and turned to look at the door after Jianchuan Ju and the others entered.

The messenger leading the way was also somewhat embarrassed. He hadn't expected that the daimyo and officials, who had been so dignified when they came to report, would start arguing in such a short time.

Noticing the somewhat awkward situation, the experienced Elder Yuan immediately spoke up, breaking the tension.

"It seems Your Excellency has some important matters to discuss here. Would it be necessary for us to excuse ourselves?"

As one of the oldest ninjas in Kirigakure, he has been a high-ranking member of the village since its founding. Elder Genshi has dealt with the Daimyo on more than one occasion.

Along the way, Jianchuan Ju even knew that Elder Yuanshi had many exchanges with the previous daimyo.

At this moment, there is naturally no stage fright.

The daimyo on the other side didn't seem to care much about the scene.

He merely straightened his collar in a perfunctory manner, gestured for the officials to return to their seats, and then began to speak.

"It's nothing serious, Master Yuan, please take a seat."

Upon hearing this, Elder Yuanshi did not immediately take a seat. Instead, he turned slightly to the side, leading Jianchuan Ju to the front, and introduced her.

"Your Excellency, this is the Jonin mentioned in the previous letter, Tachibana Kanagawa. He is also the only candidate to become the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure."

However, after Elder Yuan finished speaking, before Jianchuan Ju could even say hello, he was interrupted.

The daimyo of the Land of Water on the other side seemed somewhat impatient and simply waved his hand.

"Let's sit down first."

Upon hearing this, the four officials from the Land of Water immediately showed anxious expressions, as if they wanted to say something but couldn't.

Jianchuan Ju and Elder Yuanshi exchanged a glance without realizing it.

"Is the daimyo of this land of water planning something?"

The selection of the Mizukage of Kirigakure was originally unrelated to the Daimyo; it was usually just a formality.

Today's meeting is not to obtain your approval.

Rather, the meeting was held to facilitate better cooperation between the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village in the future.

Moreover, because of their previous victory over Konoha's forces, the Land of Water gained a lot of leverage in the negotiations. In their previous communications with the Daimyo, the Daimyo also praised Kirigakure's performance on the battlefield.

Even the fact that Tachibana Kenkawa would succeed as the Fourth Mizukage was conveyed to the Daimyo Prefecture by Elder Genji as soon as the news of the Third Mizukage's death was announced.

The other party also agreed with this.

But now, with this attitude, it seems things have taken a new turn?

(End of this chapter)