Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

Large numbers of people moved through the streets, the sounds of metal clashing and flesh tearing echoing in turn.

After a samurai kills an enemy samurai, he will be killed by several other enemy samurai working together.

This cycle repeats itself on the streets of the City of Fire.

Until some unknown time, a huge shadow loomed over their heads.

"Gentlemen, this pointless war must end!"

The calm voice echoed through the Fire City, but as it spread throughout the streets and alleys of the Fire City with the strange fluctuations of chakra, it gained a sense of majesty, like a resounding bell.

The sudden sound immediately drew the attention of both sides in the battle. Almost everyone subconsciously glanced at the sky and then froze in place.

I was unable to come to my senses for a long time.

At some point, a giant dragon over a thousand meters long was coiled above their heads, and a huge dragon head was slowly piercing through the clouds and falling downwards.

The enormous dragon eyes made the night seem as if two new bright moons had appeared.

Both sides, who were still fighting, were so frightened by this sudden turn of events that they dared not move for a moment.

It wasn't until the enormous dragon head was only a few dozen meters away from the center of the battle that people below saw the several figures standing on the dragon head.

Before they could even see what it looked like, that calm voice rang out again.

"I am the Hokage of Konoha. I heard that Your Excellency is troubled by villains, so I have led the Konoha ninjas here to help you."

Baiyun Qingye introduced himself and his purpose in just a few words.

For a moment, soldiers from both sides, as well as civilians who had been hiding at home cautiously observing the outside world, felt a sense of reassurance after hearing his words.

After all, all of this started because the daimyo was taken hostage.

All we need to do is rescue the daimyo.

In addition, the giant dragon stretching across the sky made the Hokage of Konoha the backbone of almost half of the common people in the Fire City.

Just then, the ground trembled slightly, and the sound of rapid hoofbeats broke the silence of the night.

After a brief commotion, the soldiers on the ground quickly made way, and several warriors, whose attire clearly indicated their high status, rode up at full speed and stopped as close as possible to Baiyun Qingye and his companions.

"Hokage of Konoha, I am the Shogun of the Land of Fire. The Daimyo is currently being held captive in the Daimyo's mansion by treacherous villains. In order to ensure the Daimyo's safety, we must quickly wipe out the nobles of the Fire Capital. Since you have come for the Daimyo's sake, please lend us a hand."

His reaction was understandable, considering that previous Hokage had always treated the Daimyo with utmost respect.

The Hokage is subordinate to the Daimyo, so it's normal for him to obey the Daimyo's orders.

It's only because Baiyun Qingye is currently exerting too much pressure that he's being so polite.

However, Baiyun Qingye naturally knew what this guy was really thinking.

The reason this guy is only arriving now is because he was just looting a nobleman's mansion.

Although most nobles are not good people, this guy's thoughts are equally unpleasant.

Shirokumo Aoba ignored him, but gave Yakumo a wink.

Yakumo immediately understood, took out his paintbrush, and casually made a stroke on the drawing board that had been prepared to the side.

Immediately afterwards, thunder suddenly resounded through the previously calm night sky.

A bolt of lightning crashed down, and the man who had just claimed to be the general of the Land of Fire was reduced to ashes in the thunder.

The scene, resembling divine punishment, chilled the soldiers to the bone, making them even more silent.

"This war is pointless. Continuing it will only lead to unnecessary sacrifices. Once the daimyo is safe, everything will fall into place!"

Bai Yun Qingye spoke calmly, then turned to another person who had accompanied him and was also dressed in extraordinary attire, and said, "Tell them to lay down their weapons, and then take us to find the daimyo!"

"Understood! Everyone, put away your weapons! I'll lead the way for the Hokage!"

After swallowing hard, the general immediately addressed the crowd and rode his horse toward Daming Prefecture.

The soldiers around them breathed a sigh of relief, especially the warriors who belonged to the noble alliance. They quickly threw down their weapons, afraid of being suspected of having any intention to rebel.

Let them fight that monster? Are you kidding me?

Bai Yunqingye and the others remained standing at the dragon's head, heading towards Daming Prefecture.

They didn't step down from the dragon head until they reached the gate of Daming Prefecture.

The samurai guards who had originally surrounded the daimyo's mansion without any obstruction all voluntarily made way for him.

They had all heard what Baiyun Qingye said.

Are the former high-ranking officials of the Land of Fire still in the Fire Capital?

Bai Yun Qingye did not rush into Daming Prefecture, but instead asked the general who had led the way earlier.

"Yes...yes."

The general dared not be negligent and hurriedly replied, "Most of those officials are nobles, so they are well protected by the nobles' army."

"Well."

Bai Yun Qingye nodded slightly and said, "Daimyo will be rescued soon, but the reconstruction of the Fire Capital still needs to be discussed. Go and inform them immediately to come to the Daimyo Prefecture for a meeting."

"Sasuke, you should go with him too."

"understand!"

"Okay... okay."

The two left.

Baiyun Qingye looked at the magnificent main gate of the Daming Prefecture in front of her with a complicated expression.

Once he stepped through that door, his carefree days of slacking off were over...

Chapter 670 Inviting guests, beheading, and taking in servants as dogs

When Sasuke arrived at the Daimyo's residence with the high-ranking officials from the Land of Fire, they all wore expressions of fear.

They did not come voluntarily.

After all, they've all risen to high positions in the Land of Fire. Even with noble backing, there aren't many idiots among them.

The Hokage claimed he was there to rescue the Daimyo, but he immediately killed a Daimyo's general. No one would believe he had any respect for the Daimyo.

In addition, there's the recent uproar in the main ninja story about Konoha's occupation of the Land of Grass.

Many people know that the guardian ninja who kidnapped the daimyo went to Konoha to demand an explanation from the Hokage, and then returned as if they were completely different people.

They even directly attacked the daimyo.

The reason behind this is chilling when you think about it.

Therefore, most officials knew that Daming Prefecture was now a den of dragons and tigers, and who knew what might happen if they went there.

But there are some things they can't refuse.

After Sasuke used a Fire Release technique to eliminate all the samurai and ninjas who were protecting them, no one dared not come.

Given the choice between dying on the spot and waiting to die, many people would choose to struggle a little longer.

What if he survives?

But once they all arrived at Daming Prefecture and entered the council hall, they were all stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

Each of them had a look on their face as if they had seen a ghost.

When they entered the main hall, they were horrified to find that the person sitting in the daimyo's seat was actually the young Hokage from the intelligence reports.

Meanwhile, Daimyo, whose entire body was still wrapped in bandages, stood to the side.

"Hokage, what exactly are you trying to do?!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, some of the ministers immediately felt their blood boil and their heads throb, letting out angry roars.

Not everyone is afraid of death; there are still a few upright officials who keep the ancestral laws in mind.

"How dare you commit such a disrespectful and rebellious act! Do you know how much trouble this will bring upon yourself?"

They initially thought that Shirokumo Aoba intended to take control of the Land of Fire by holding the daimyo hostage, just like Kazuma did, but they never expected that he would actually sit in the daimyo's seat directly.

Similarly, when people are in a group, their IQ drops significantly, and they also gain a strange sense of courage.

When someone takes the lead in criticizing, others will naturally join in the commotion.

For a moment, there was a sense of public outrage.

Sasuke frowned slightly as he looked at these unruly guys, wanting to teach them a lesson, but was interrupted by Shirokumo Aoba's voice.

Baiyun Qingye chuckled lightly, "Hehe, sitting in this position is not my idea, but the Daimyo's."

"What did you say?"

Many people were stunned again.

How could a great name possibly give up its position to someone else?

At this moment, Daimyo, who had been standing next to Shirokumo Aoba and looked somewhat sickly, stepped forward.

“This was indeed my idea. Now that the City of Fire is in such a state, with countless soldiers and nobles dead, I cannot shirk my responsibility.”

"Your Highness, the fault lies not with you!"

An official quickly shouted.

But the daimyo ignored him completely and said to himself, "This is all because I am unworthy of my position. Now, a few guardian ninjas can cause such chaos in the Fire Capital by holding me hostage. What will happen if a group of even more terrifying villains comes tomorrow?"

The officials remained silent.

The daimyo continued, "I was seriously injured in the process and need to recuperate for a while. Therefore, I will voluntarily relinquish my position as daimyo and pass it on to the Sixth Hokage of Konoha, Shirakumo Aoba, who timely stopped the chaos in the Land of Fire and possesses sufficient ability!"

"..."

There was a moment of silence, but soon someone raised an objection.

"Absolutely not! Your Highness, the position of Daimyo cannot be entrusted to someone with no Daimyo blood!"

"That's right. The Land of Fire has a history of over a thousand years, and there has never been a precedent of a ninja without any bloodline serving as a daimyo!"

"It wouldn't matter if it were passed on to Tsunade."

"Damn it! You evil Hokage of Konoha, did you use genjutsu to control the Daimyo? Were those guardian ninja who suddenly kidnapped the Daimyo also controlled by you?"