What's wrong with having a large harem if you're the emperor of the ninja world?

Like the other high-ranking officials, he kept a vigilant eye on Di Yan and Gaara to prevent them from taking advantage of the situation.

He cautiously looked down at the thing that had rolled to his feet.

The cloth bundle was opened, and a bloody, mangled human head, with its eyes wide open and an expression of extreme terror still lingering on its face, rolled out.

... .. ....

It stopped right in front of the special envoy's boots.

"what..."

Villagers who were nearby screamed in terror.

The special envoy and Chiyo and the others first frowned in disgust.

But when their gazes were fully focused on the face of that severed head...

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The envoy's face drained of all color instantly, and his pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints!

He felt as if he had been struck hard in the chest by an invisible giant hammer, and he gasped sharply.

He staggered back several steps.

His finger trembled as he pointed at the human head, his mouth agape, but no sound came out.

Only a strange "hoarse" sound, like a broken bellows, came from his throat!

Granny Chiyo and Ebizo were also trembling violently.

As if all his strength had been drained in an instant, his face turned as pale as a dead man.

The old man's body began to tremble violently uncontrollably.

His eyes were filled with horror and fear that were beyond words!

That head...

That face, even stained with blood, was still clearly recognizable...

It is clearly...

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind!!!

"No...impossible...this is absolutely impossible!!!"

The envoy finally managed to utter a sound from his extreme fear, letting out a shrill and desperate scream.

It was as if they wanted to deny the horrific scene before them.

"It's an illusion! It must be an illusion! You used an illusion!!"

However, the strong smell of blood and the incredibly realistic details...

And the cold, indifferent gazes of Di Yan and Gaira mercilessly shattered his last shred of hope!

The entire arena fell into a deathly silence once again.

But this time.

It was no longer doubt and mockery, but utter, deep-seated fear and deathly silence!

All the villagers of Sunagakure saw the horrified expressions on the faces of the high-ranking officials and the special envoy, as if they had seen a ghost.

Although they couldn't see the head clearly.

But one can guess that he must be a very important person who could cause the sky to fall!

Di Yan coldly observed everything before him.

He looked at those who had been mocking him before, now looking as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, their faces pale and lifeless.

He spoke slowly, his voice seeming to come from the deepest hell:

"Now, does anyone still think I'm joking?"

"The Kingdom of Wind is history. Now, it's your turn to make a choice."

...Spoon.

107 Chiyo's Determination; Winning Hearts and Minds is Paramount

Granny Chiyo suppressed the turmoil in her heart and shouted sharply, trying to stabilize the morale of the troops who were on the verge of collapse:

"Silence! Everyone calm down!"

There was a barely perceptible tremor in her voice.

However, his accumulated prestige over the years temporarily calmed the restless crowd.

She stared intently at the severed head, searching for any flaw, and hissed:

"Absurd! This could never be Lord Daimyo!"

"The Daimyo Prefecture is far away in the capital, heavily guarded, and protected day and night by countless elite Jonin and Guardian Ninja."

"How could you possibly break through so many defenses and assassinate a daimyo?"

"This must be a fake! It's a despicable illusion or disguise!"

Her words were like driftwood thrown to a drowning person.

This immediately gave the surrounding Sand Village ninja a glimmer of hope, and they all echoed:

"Yes! Lady Chiyo is right!"

"Daming Prefecture is as solid as a rock, how could it be easily breached!"

"It must be fake! They're trying to disrupt us with this kind of tactic!"

The envoy also struggled out of extreme fear, as if grasping at the last straw.

His face twisted into a ferocious expression again as he pointed at Di Yan and Gaara, shrieking:

"That's right! I almost fell for your tricks!"

"Chiyo! Ebizo! Quickly capture these traitors who are trying to assassinate the daimyo!"

"Tear them to pieces and take them to the daimyo to atone for their sins!"

However, they questioned and clamored.

Di Yan merely curled his lips into an extremely disdainful smile.

They didn't even bother to offer an explanation.

He simply gave a signal with his eyes.

Gaara, standing beside him, stepped forward, his icy gaze sweeping over Chiyo and the envoy.

In a completely flat tone, he uttered a fact that was enough to plunge everyone into utter despair: "June 27th."

"Cross the borders of the Land of Wind? Break through the stronghold?"

"There's absolutely no need for that."

"I led 13,000 ninja soldiers, and we made our way straight to the daimyo's capital without any obstacles."

"No one stopped us at any of the checkpoints or outposts along the way, and no one was able to raise an alarm."

His voice is not loud.

But it struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.

"As for the guards of Daming Prefecture?"

Gaara's tone even carried a hint of sarcasm, "They are as fragile as paper in front of thirteen thousand rigorously trained and well-equipped ninja soldiers."

Those who resist stubbornly shall be killed without exception.

"Now, not a single chicken or dog remains in Daming Prefecture."

Finally, his cold eyes locked onto Granny Chiyo, whose face was deathly pale:

"And now, those thirteen thousand ninja are right outside Sunagakure."

"Elder, the ninjas you sent to the outskirts of the village are probably already..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning couldn't be clearer.

With each additional word Gaara spoke, Granny Chiyo's face paled a little more, and her body swayed slightly.

When she heard "13,000 ninja soldiers" and "just outside Sunagakure Village".

He felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and staggered back a step.

He was saved from falling only because Ebizo caught him in time.

She had indeed received an alarm that an unknown number of enemy troops were approaching, which is why she hurriedly sent people to defend against them.

But she never expected it.

The enemy's numbers are enormous!

A full thirteen thousand people!

This is almost more than the total number of all the ninjas in Sunagakure today!

And they appeared here so mysteriously and without anyone noticing!

more importantly...

If Gaara were leading the team...

Given his status as the former Kazekage and his understanding of the Wind Kingdom's border defense system, he wanted to cross the border undetected.

It even rendered the outposts along the way useless, which...

This is totally possible!

All wishful thinking was shattered at that moment.

A chilling despair coiled around Chiyo's heart like a venomous snake, almost suffocating her.

She finally understood that the young emperor's words, "The Kingdom of Wind no longer exists," were not empty threats!

He really does have that ability.

And they actually did it!

In the coldest and most thorough way, it crushed the old order of a country!

The sky over Sunagakure, and indeed the entire Land of Wind, has truly changed.

The envoy saw that Elder Chiyo's face was pale and she looked disoriented.

The ominous premonition in my heart became stronger and stronger.

But he knew he represented the last vestige of Daming Prefecture's authority and could not afford to show weakness at this moment.

Even now... the daimyo's head is right at his feet.

But he stubbornly believed it must be fake...

He forced his almost collapsing body to stand firm, and with a fierce but weak voice, he roared at Chiyo and Ebizo, putting pressure on them:

"Chiyo! Ebizo! What are you still hesitating about?"

"Are we just going to stand by and watch these traitors go unpunished? Seize them immediately!"

"Otherwise, if the Daimyo were to hold you accountable, your Sunagakure village wouldn't be able to bear the consequences!!"

His shouts sounded particularly jarring in the deathly silent arena.

Di Yan didn't even bother to give him a second glance.

He merely frowned slightly, as if shooing away an annoying fly, and uttered a faint sentence:

"Noisy."

Two words, light and airy, yet like a death warrant!