The Fifth Leaf Village

"Di Lu! You remove the barrier first and go back to refine the chakra. Everyone else come with me! We must not let him hurt the daimyo and the little prince again!" Asuma shouted when he saw this.

The next second, the golden barrier suddenly shattered with a bang, and Di Lu fell to the ground with a groan, while the others guarding in front of the bedroom rushed forward fearlessly.

Four of the ninjas had lightning flashing all over their bodies. They quickly rushed to the surroundings of Orochimaru and Manda and began to form hand seals.

Four lightning-attribute chakras gathered in the air, forming a lightning cage that enveloped Orochimaru and the snakes.

"Lightning Release: Thunder Dream Thunder Man!" The four people who attacked shouted at the same time and increased the output of chakra.

"Combination ninjutsu?" Orochimaru looked up at the lightning cage above him, taking his time to assess it before squinting at the closest caster. "It looks quite powerful, but I can't let you guys pull it off."

The next moment, a giant snake broke out of the ground from under the feet of the caster in the southeast corner, opened its scarlet mouth and swallowed it in one gulp. With one of the casters missing, the lightning cage covering Orochimaru and Manja's heads also dissipated instantly.

"Xingdou!" Asuma shouted, wanting to go forward to support, but a mud dragon of terrifying size rose from the ground and continuously sprayed earth-attribute chakra shells at him.

"Earth Release·Earth Dragon Bullet!"

"Wind Escape·Vacuum Jade!"

Facing the siege, Orochimaru slowly formed hand seals and released one ninjutsu after another. Although the twelve guardians directly under the daimyo were all good jonin, Orochimaru seemed to be strolling in the garden when facing them.

With the cooperation of Orochimaru and Manda, the twelve ninjas were killed one after another by ninjutsu and snake mouth. Soon, only Asuma and Kazuma, the two strongest of the Twelve Guardian Ninjas, were left on the scene. However, their physical strength and chakra had been exhausted in resisting Orochimaru's ninjutsu like a storm.

"It's time to end it." Orochimaru said, forming seals with his hands, "Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet!"

The earth veins surged at this moment, and a huge mud dragon, comparable in size to the ten thousand snakes under Orochimaru's feet, rose from the ground. Chakra gathered in the mud dragon's mouth, and a terrifying earth-attribute chakra energy bomb slowly gathered.

After the mud dragon let out a dull roar, the earth-attribute chakra shell whizzed towards the only remaining building in the entire palace in the desperate eyes of Asuma and Kazuma.

However, the next second, a thunder was heard in the sky, and a pale blue lightning flashed, shattering the earth dragon bomb.

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Chapter 117 The Great Master Entrusts His Son to Him

The lightning slowly dissipated. Whether it was Asuma and Kazuma in front of the hall, or the Fire Nation officials who were hiding in the small bedroom and trembling with fear at the aggressive Orochimaru and the Manda, they all saw a tall figure at this moment.

The divine robe printed with flame patterns fluttered in the wind. Even in the dark night, the words "Godaime Hokage" embroidered with golden and red silk threads were exceptionally clear in the lightning leaping around him.

"Take everyone back, leave this to me." Uchiha Douhuan turned around and said to Asuma, his tone full of domineering attitude that could not be refused.

Asuma looked at the Mangekyō Sharingan slowly flowing in Uchiha Dohan's eyes and nodded blankly.

Kazuma, standing by, gritted his teeth and demanded, "Why did you come just now? Do you know how dangerous the Daimyo was just now?"

Uchiha Douhuan coldly looked at the guy in the original timeline who advocated that the Hokage should not exist and that all ninja power should be under the jurisdiction of the Daimyo, and even caused a civil war among the Twelve Guardian Ninjas for this purpose, and said, "Didn't the guy who taught you ninjutsu tell you to have a sense of awe for the strong? Get out of here before I lose my temper!"

"You!" He Ma gritted his teeth and stared at Uchiha Dohuan's divine robe. He wanted to say something, but Uchiha Dohuan had already turned his head and stared at Orochimaru. His eye power and chakra surged out, and Susanoo rose from the ground.

This god-like figure shocked He Ma so much that he stood there in shock. At this moment, Asuma and Di Lu, who had recovered some chakra, hurried forward and pulled the other party back into the bedroom.

Uchiha Dohan's Susanoo slowly raised its hand towards Orochimaru and Manda. In the huge hand of Susanoo, the violent thunder slowly gathered and formed a huge demon-subduing pestle engraved with special fairy symbols.

Upon seeing this, Manshe immediately cancelled his summons on the spot. Although he was not aware that Orochimaru and Uchiha Dohuan had already agreed to a match-fixing, he was an eyewitness to the commotion that occurred when Uchiha Dohuan fought Orochimaru last time. In Manshe's perspective, both of them were contractors of Ryuchi Cave, so there was no need for them to fight to the death.

After all the snakes escaped, Orochimaru also formed a seal, and his entire body turned into white snakes, which scattered away.

Seeing this, Uchiha Douhuan also withdrew his Susanoo, and at the same time staggered and gasped heavily.

"Are we just going to let this traitorous ninja who assassinated the daimyo get away like that?" Hema broke away from Asuma and Dilu, came in front of Uchiha Dohuan, and yelled at him.

"What else?" Uchiha Douhuan turned around and sneered, "I rushed here at full speed, and my chakra is already very low. I was able to force that guy back, which chakra would I have left to pursue him?"

"Hokage-sama, please calm down. Kazuma is also worried about the Daimyo's safety." At this time, Di Lu also came forward and pulled Kazuma down again, while trying to smooth things over for him.

"If you are really worried about the Daimyo's safety, you should ensure His Highness's safety instead of shouting and chasing him." Uchiha Douhuan said coldly, "Asuma."

Asuma, who was still immersed in the scene where Uchiha Dohuan had just forced Orochimaru to retreat, came to his senses when he heard his own name and came to Uchiha Dohuan.

"Keep an eye on your colleague, or I wouldn't mind teaching him some ninja etiquette."

After Uchiha Douhuan finished speaking, he walked straight into the bedroom.

After Uchiha Douhuan walked into the bedroom, the ministers of the Fire Nation in the bedroom involuntarily made way for him.

On the bed in the bedroom, a middle-aged man was lying with a pale face and breathing very hard. His chest looked like it had been hit hard, with a large indentation. It was obvious that he was not going to survive. Beside the bed, a child who was less than four years old kept crying.

"Your Highness the Daimyo! I am late in coming to your rescue! Please forgive me!" Uchiha Douhuan started acting right after entering the room. Two tears squeezed out of the corners of his eyes and he said sincerely.

"Don't worry, Daimyo-sama. I will send a message back to the village and ask them to look for Tsunade. Your Highness, Daimyo-sama, please hold on."

The current Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Minamoto no Mitsuhide raised his eyes with great effort and looked at Uchiha Dohuan, the Hokage whom he had appointed with the official document issued personally not long ago.

However, the moment he raised his eyes, he suddenly noticed that a falcon had flown in from outside the bedroom window. The moment the man and the falcon's eyes met, a red light flashed in the eyes of the inexplicably appearing falcon.

After feeling that Kotoamatsukami had succeeded for a short time, Uchiha Douhuan showed a barely perceptible smile at the corner of his mouth.

At this time, the daimyo spoke with difficulty, his breath weak, "No need... to trouble you. I know my situation very well."

As Daimyo spoke, an abnormal blush appeared on his face. Seeing this, the medical officer serving at the bedside began to tremble with his hands. This was obviously a state of last breath.

"Your Highness!" Seeing this, all the officials in the bedroom also showed sad expressions and shouted in unison.

"I inherited this daimyo from my late father at the age of 21, and it has been over years now. I never imagined that I would suffer such a great disaster today. Even the Crown Prince..."

As Daimyo spoke, blood began to flow from the corner of his mouth.

"Of course, the country cannot be without a king for a day. Ahem, ahem, Yuxie, come here." The daimyo struggled to call the four-year-old child beside the bed.

The young prince of the daimyo came to the daimyo's side with tears in his eyes.

"The Crown Prince is young, and I hope that all the ministers will assist him wholeheartedly..."

Upon hearing this, all the officials in the bedroom became alert. They knew that the next thing was going to be the highlight, and the daimyo was going to appoint a regent.

At this time, several eyes were looking at a person in the bedroom. This person was the Left Minister of the Fire Nation and the head of the civil servants of the Fire Nation. In the eyes of all the officials in the bedroom, if there really was a position of Minister of State, then he should be the one.

However, what the daimyo said was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Minister of Construction, Tomoken Kikuchi; Minister of Economy, Masaya Kujo; and Councillor, Kirito Nagano, will serve as assistant director."

The three people whose names were called looked at each other with an expression of disbelief on their faces. Except for Councillor Nagano Kiri, the positions of the others were not very high, and it was not their turn to do such a thing. However, the daimyo chose these three as regents.

Soon, they discovered something in common: all three of them were kidnapped by Kakashi that night.

Nagano Kiri looked at the words "Five-Daime Hokage" behind Uchiha Dohan, and a look of horror appeared on his face. The daimyo's next words also confirmed some of his guesses.

"Also, the Fifth Hokage of Konohagakure, Uchiha Dohan, is appointed as the Grand Minister of State and the Grand Master of the Daimyo. He will teach the Crown Prince and protect his safety."

Although the boss's words were weak at this moment, it was like throwing a bomb into the crowd.

What is the position of Grand Minister? It's truly the head of all government officials! Even the daimyo are expected to treat them with respect and respect. Because this position is so important, it's sometimes left vacant if there's no suitable candidate. The last time the Fire Nation had a Grand Minister was during the Warring States Period, over a hundred years ago.

However, in the eyes of some people, the daimyo's intention was not difficult to understand. The daimyo had just been assassinated by a powerful ninja, so he urgently needed a strong man to protect his son. For this reason, he even promised the position of Prime Minister. The role of the three people who had been ordered to assist in the administration was very obvious. They were used to check and balance Uchiha Dohuan. After all, it was no secret that these people jointly wrote a letter some time ago, and it was not a secret that they did not recognize Uchiha Dohuan as the fifth Hokage.

However, apart from the parties involved, no one could have imagined that the lives and deaths of these people had long been in the hands of Uchiha Douhuan, and their and their families' personal guards had all been replaced by people from the Uchiha clan.

At this moment, the Left Minister Abe Taiichi was about to say something, but Uchiha Douhuan got the better of him and knelt on one knee, shouting, "Daimyo, please revoke your order. I am truly unable to shoulder this heavy responsibility!"

"Your family must not refuse. Ahem, cough, cough, right now, with a formidable enemy at hand, the prince still needs your protection. I've heard of your family before. During the Third Ninja World War, you guarded the borders, protecting the peace of the countless people of the Land of Fire. Now, could I ask your family to protect my only son?"

"Your Highness!" Uchiha Douhuan squeezed out a few tears. "Your Highness has entrusted me with such a heavy responsibility. I will never refuse, even at the cost of my life. However, I simply cannot bear this responsibility..."

Before Uchiha Douhuan could finish his words, the daimyo summoned the prince.

"Yuxie, please become my disciple." The daimyo looked at the four-year-old young master standing beside the bed.

"Your Highness!" At this point, the Left Minister Abe Taiichi could no longer sit still. He knew that if he didn't say something, once the young prince became his disciple, the matter would be settled. He immediately knelt down and shouted, "Please think twice!"

The Daimyo ignored him and looked at Uchiha Douhuan: "While protecting this child, the Qing family can also teach him some ninjutsu. In the future, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire must not be completely powerless to protect himself."

"Your Highness, this..." Uchiha Douhuan showed an embarrassed look.

However, Gen Gokyo, who was standing by, bowed respectfully to Uchiha Douhuan and said, "Teacher."

"This...this..." Uchiha Douhuan looked at a loss.

"Okay... okay... okay, with the Qing family taking care of me, I can rest assured." Dai Ming said with a smile on his face and closed his eyes heavily.

"Your Highness!" Uchiha Douhuan shouted, but the daimyo no longer responded.

"Farewell, great master!" At this time, the eunuch beside him shouted at the top of his voice.

Suddenly, all the officials in the bedroom burst into tears.

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More than an hour later, Kakashi also arrived at the Fire City with a team of elite jonin, and went straight to the only remaining sleeping palace after Orochimaru's destruction.

After seeing Kakashi, those who were kidnapped that night didn't even dare to breathe.

At this time, Uchiha Dohuan also slowly stood up in front of the daimyo's body, glanced at the Fire Country officials in the bedroom, and then walked straight to Kakashi.

"What's going on? How many people are here?" Uchiha Douhuan asked in a deep voice.

"Because of the urgency of the situation, all the elite jonin who were previously in the village, except for the jonin squad leader Uchiha Fugaku, have arrived and are on standby outside the palace. In addition, a temporary force of approximately 700 people composed of guards and ANBU is on the way, led by Inuzuka Fuu and Gekkou Toru, and is expected to arrive tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Uchiha Douhuan nodded, then turned to look at the officials in the bedroom, "Where are Kikuchi Tomoken, Kujo Masaya, and Nagano Kiri?"

The three people whose names were called shuddered at first, wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, and then walked out of the crowd.

"I wonder what the Grand Minister has to say?" asked Nagano Kiri.

"Don't call me Grand Minister yet. I'm really not qualified for this position." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"This is the last will of the late emperor. Please do not refuse, Grand Minister." Nagano Kiri looked at the threatening look in Kakashi's eyes beside Uchiha Dohuan, gritted his teeth, and then spoke.

"Well, let's discuss this matter later." Uchiha Douhuan said after shaking his head.

"I wonder what Lord Uchiha wants us three to do?" Seeing this, Kikuchi Tomoken quickly changed the address and asked.

"I'll leave the daimyo's funeral to you three." Uchiha Douhuan bowed and said.

"Master Uchiha, you must not do this. This is our job." Uchiha Dohuan's action almost scared the three of them to death, and they hurriedly returned the greeting. The look in Kakashi's eyes beside Uchiha Dohuan was very clear. If the three of them really accepted Uchiha Dohuan's greeting, their whole family would be killed tonight.

"The traitorous ninja Orochimaru who tried to assassinate the daimyo has not been apprehended yet, so from now on, the ninjas of the Hidden Leaf Village will take over the defense of the Fire City. Also, for the safety of Your Highness, starting tomorrow morning, I will impose martial law in the Fire City, and no one is allowed to go out without reason." Uchiha Douhuan glanced at the officials in the bedroom and spoke slowly.

"This... I'm afraid it's against the rules?" At this time, the Left Minister Abe Yasuichi, who had previously had little presence, stood up and said to Uchiha Dohuan.

"Oh? May I ask who this sir is?" Uchiha Douhuan narrowed his eyes and looked at the other party.

"I am the Left Minister of the Land of Fire, Abe Taiichi." said Abe Taiichi.

"Really? May I ask Lord Abe, is there any problem with what I said?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.

"The Fire City is under martial law. There has never been such a precedent before. The Fifth Hokage would better act with caution." Abe Taiichi said with a hint of hostility in his tone.

He was not only saying this to Uchiha Dohuan, but was also secretly reminding all the officials in the palace that having the Hokage serve as the Grand Minister and the Daimyo Grand Master was also a precedent in the Land of Fire, and it was better to avoid setting precedents if possible.