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

Mabuya still asked in disbelief.

They originally thought that after Konoha conquered the Land of Grass, their next target would be the Hidden Cloud Village, and they were already considering whether to find an opportunity to offer their sincerity.

The result was the even more explosive news that Shirokumo Aoba had become the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

It's no wonder she asked that question; this is indeed a rare occurrence.

In the past thousand years, there has never been a case where a ninja directly replaced a daimyo.

Even in those small countries, when others want to seize power, they think of controlling the country by controlling the daimyo.

Shirokumo Aoba's actions can be said to be unprecedented since the appearance of ninjas.

“Aoba wouldn’t joke like that. The whole Land of Fire probably knows about this by now, so how could it be fake?” Shizune explained with a smile.

"But if that's the case, Konoha will probably encounter considerable trouble later, right?" Samui's expression was complicated.

With their intelligence, they could naturally understand the meaning behind it.

From today onwards, the situation in the ninja world will likely undergo a dramatic change.

Konoha is very likely to be besieged by the other ninja villages in a couple of days.

The daimyo would never allow an outcast like Shirakumo Aoba to exist.

"Don't worry about that."

Shizune shook her head and said, "Qingye had already considered the consequences before doing this."

"Too."

Samui and Mabui came to their senses and then fell silent.

There was a moment of silence.

"Shizune, did you already know about Aoba's plan?"

Xiao Nan, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but speak up, her eyes somewhat deep.

"Uh...yes."

Silent felt a little guilty.

Xiao Nan's gaze towards Shizune became even more profound.

We're all sisters, back to back, heart to heart, yet you kept such an important thing from her.

"Uh……"

Silent looked embarrassed and was about to explain.

Otherwise, she might suffer a lot tonight.

However, a slight spatial fluctuation in the office interrupted her.

Bai Yun Qingye's figure suddenly appeared in front of the four of them.

Chapter 674 Samui's Sincerity

The sudden appearance of Baiyun Qingye caught all four people present off guard.

After all, he has only just become the daimyo of the Land of Fire. Shouldn't he first stabilize the situation in the Fire Capital?

"Qingye, why are you back so soon?"

Silent asked directly.

She thought the other party would take several days.

Bai Yun Qingye's face immediately showed displeasure. "Does Sister Jingyin not want to see me come back?"

"..."

That's not what I meant.

Shizune knew perfectly well that the other person was faking it. She rolled her eyes and explained, "I was worried that something might happen in the Land of Fire since you came back so early. After all, the Land of Fire is much bigger than Konoha, and the situation there should be much more complicated, right?"

"Don't worry about that. Fire City has teachers and Aunt Misaka and the others. They won't cause any trouble."

Baiyun Qingye sat down in the Hokage's seat and said with a smile, "Besides, Shizune-neechan, you don't need to take the Daimyo and those noble officials too seriously. In the end, they're just a bunch of parasites with no ability."

"It's just that Konoha really doesn't have that many people right now, otherwise they wouldn't keep them around. They could use them like dogs in the future."

"It's not that outrageous, is it?"

Shizune, Konan, Samui, and Mabui all wore strange expressions.

After all, in their past understanding, daimyo and nobles were always high and mighty, and ninjas were just lowly tools in their eyes.

Comparing them to dogs is indeed quite horrifying.

"What's so outrageous about that? In two years, they won't have the chance to become Konoha's dogs anymore."

Bai Yunqingye said earnestly.

"This is getting more and more outrageous."

Shizune couldn't imagine the high and mighty nobles of the past begging to be treated like dogs, so she simply changed the subject, "You've put aside the matters of the Fire City and come back, there must be other important matters, right?"

"Sister Shizune understands me best."

Baiyun Qingye smiled, but her expression quickly turned serious again.

His gaze swept over Xiao Nan, Samui, and Mabuyi one by one.

"Since you're all here, Konan, I'll get straight to the point: Pain plans to enter Kumogakure and take action against the Eight-Tails."

This is information transmitted by Itachi Uchiha through his summoning crow.

Originally, Shirokumo Aoba instructed Sasori, who was currently infiltrating Kumogakure, to pass on the message to him as soon as Pain appeared in Kumogakure. Unexpectedly, it was Uchiha Itachi who sent the message back first.

Furthermore, it was said that the leader of the Akatsuki organization seemed to be considering joining Konoha.

He was stunned when he heard the news.

No, he and Konan haven't even exerted their strength yet, so how did Nagato break apart on his own?

"When...when did Payne..."

After a brief moment of surprise, Xiao Nan quickly calmed down, as it was something she had expected.

Once Nagato obtains the Eight-Tails, he will fight Aoba to determine his future path.

I just don't know if Nagato's body can withstand a beating from Aoba.

"It's tomorrow. Just in case Black Zetsu has any tricks up his sleeve, I'll be going too. Konan-neechan, do you want to come with me?"

Baiyun Qingye did not hide anything.

Black Zetsu, the sixth oldest ninja in the world, endured for a thousand years and finally managed to trick Madara Uchiha into awakening the Rinnegan.

As the most promising opportunity, how could we possibly give it up so easily?

Of course, if Black Zetsu really held back, then White Cloud and Green Leaf could just go and watch the show and hear the noise.

"go with!"

Xiao Nan nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Wait a moment!"

It was Shizune who spoke up. Her expression was a little stiff as she looked at Shirokumo Aoba and said, "Mikoto has already been taken to the Fire Capital by you, and now Konan is asking for leave. Who will be in charge of their work?"

"This……"

Baiyun Qingye didn't speak, but silently looked at Samui and Mabui, who were trying to speak but couldn't find an opportunity.

After a slight pause, the two immediately understood what the other meant.

His facial expression quickly became somewhat strained.

Their workload is already heavier than others, and now they have to take on even more responsibility.

Don't bully them just because they're from out of town.

However, neither of them complained. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone else had seen it, Samui asked directly, "Lord Aoba, who is this Pain you are talking about?"

Shirokumo Aoba suddenly remembered that Samui and Mabui were still unaware of the Akatsuki organization's situation. At this point, there was no need to hide anything anymore. "Pain is the leader of the Akatsuki organization, and Konan was previously the vice-leader."

"what?!"

Samui and Mabuyi were both startled.

Then he looked at Xiao Nan with surprise.

They really didn't expect that the other party would be the vice leader of the Akatsuki organization, which had caused such a stir recently.

They had naturally heard about the Akatsuki's collection of tailed beasts. After all, both of Iwagakure's tailed beasts were gone, and even the Eight-Tails was almost captured. In the end, the Fourth Raikage arrived in time to save the seriously injured Killer Bee.

So, it's highly likely that the Akatsuki organization was Konoha's secret weapon for collecting tailed beasts.

Because back then, only the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Cloud Village were threatened by the Jinchūriki; the Hidden Leaf Village, the Hidden Sand Village, and the Hidden Mist Village were completely unaffected.

Samui and Mabui's expressions were once again incredibly complicated.

Xiao Nan could only respond with a helpless smile.

After leaving Akatsuki, she never participated in anything within the organization again.

Samui and Mabui had no right to refuse Shirakumo Aoba's requests and could only agree to serve as his servants without complaint while Konan and Uchiha Mikoto were away.

The lunch break passed quickly.

Shirokumo Aoba didn't leave Konoha immediately, but was forcibly kept in the office by Shizune to handle the work that hadn't been finished in the past two days.

Shizune went to handle Mikoto Uchiha's work.

For a moment, only Bai Yunqingye remained in the office.

A knock came at the door.

Bai Yunqingye didn't even look up. "Go in."

The office door was pushed open, and Samui walked in after glancing at the fact that only Baiyun Qingye was in the office, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing that there was no sound for a long time, Baiyun Qingye finally raised her head.