In Konoha, Naruto lies down

The capital of the Land of Fire, the Konoha Intelligence Department camp.

Watching Naruto and Ino enter the office, Yamafuji and Jiye, who were requisitioned as human-shaped cameras, felt as if they had been pardoned, and quickly slipped away to the small cafeteria to find something to eat.

The two of them were eating and just sat down when Shan Teng couldn't help but sigh.

"This is incredible, that noble just... disappeared?"

"Who asked them to manipulate the ninja rebellion? This is a serious crime." Ji Ye was relatively calm, but his face was still very red. He was too nervous and his heart was pounding.

It's so magical, so magical.

I originally thought it was magical that those nobles used such a ridiculous excuse to embarrass the Intelligence Department, but when I thought that the other party was aristocrats, the ridiculous means became less ridiculous.

Even though they were breaking the law and defying the authorities, the Intelligence Department couldn't do anything to them. It was simply because they were aristocrats and had the privilege of being lawless.

But I didn't expect that Naruto's procedural justice of free conviction would actually work. It really seems absurd, but it seems reasonable when you think about it carefully.

After all, Naruto is a high-ranking official in Konoha, and the people who connect him are either the Hokage or the great ninja nobles of Konoha. The ninja nobles may not have much power, but they have an army.

Perhaps in the eyes of those nobles, the ninjas could not really punish them with those outdated laws. After all, their status was not equal. They were great nobles, and most of the Fire Nation's assets belonged to them.

They have money and people. Konoha is just a dog under the Daimyo, and the rule that ninjas are not allowed to harm civilians makes them even more unscrupulous.

After all, their logic is simple: if the ninjas don't obey, they can just put pressure on Konoha to take care of them. Use stronger dogs to tame weaker dogs, and let them be dogs for life.

Ji Ye was actually afraid of the nobles, fearing their retaliation, whether it was bribing the village leaders to hold him accountable or secretly hiring ninjas to retaliate.

From the moment she entered the courtyard, her legs had gone weak. She was so frightened that she remained silent the entire time, her face expressionless.

"It's common for nobles to hire ninjas to commit crimes. I've never heard of anyone being able to beat up a noble directly, let alone wipe them out." Shan Teng was still frightened.

"I was thinking, if it's a little ninja like us, we'll probably just have to endure it if we get hurt. Even if the other party really breaks the rules, no one will care if we recite those things."

"After all, Lord Naruto is different from us, and those nobles may not be able to do anything to him." Ji Ye put down his chopsticks and pursed his lips.

"Besides, wasn't Lady Ino present the entire time? Since she didn't say anything to stop them, it proves that the nobles aren't that scary after all."

"But didn't those nobles just block our project for several days with just a few words? Even when Lady Ino came to visit them, they didn't take Lady Ino seriously." Shan Teng retorted.

"That's because there hasn't been a war for too long. Those nobles have forgotten the nature of Konohagakure. We are a violent agency!"

"That being said, but..." Shan Teng sighed.

"Eat and shut up." Ji Ye interrupted him unhappily.

On the other side, inside the camp office.

"Will this bring trouble to Konoha?" Ino held a teacup, leaning against the desk with a frown on her face.

"Kakashi will definitely have a headache for a while, but it shouldn't be a big problem." Naruto leaned back in his chair, looking relaxed and at ease.

"All our procedures were legal. It was Yuan and those nobles who were reckless. They were also the ones who refused to repent. In the end, they got the backlash, didn't they?"

"Yeah." Ino nodded. "I hope so. Before the news reaches Konoha, I have to write down the situation and send it back to Konoha to avoid us being put in a passive situation."

"Okay." Naruto stood up and made way for Ino.

Ino sat at her desk, pen in hand, pondering for a long moment before she began writing. Without pausing, she simply and clearly explained the situation and slipped it into an envelope.

At the same time, the other three noble families in the capital were also shocked by the news of Yuan He's sudden death. After learning the cause and effect, they found it even more incredible.

"What? Konoha's ninjas? What are they doing crazy!?"

"The charges are ridiculous! Manipulating ninjas into rebellion? What kind of novel crime is this? Those ninjas are completely lawless and crazy!"

"Have they forgotten who feeds them? They even bite their masters. They are simply mad dogs!"

"We must kill the mastermind ninja. Who is he? Notify the Konoha Ninja Village and have them kill that lunatic and hang his body at the city gate!"

"What! You don't know?"

"Give me some money to find someone to interrogate me! I have plenty of money, find the person for me! Whoever it is who actually attacked the nobles, I will kill him."

"What? Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Even if it's the Nine-Tails...wait, are you talking about that Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Forget it, let's wait and see for a while."

"Is there any news from Konoha? Go and urge them!"

"Zonowa is really ridiculous, claiming to be a newly minted noble. As expected, the upstarts' refinement is simply not as good as that of us established nobles. He can't distinguish right from wrong, and why does he have to offend that plague god when he could just offend any other ninja."

"Yes, Kyuubi Jinchuriki, why did you offend him? Is there anything you can't just sit down and compromise? Now that something has happened, you can't blame us for annexing his forces."

"You still have to be well-informed these days. You're too impatient to fight to the end without even finding out the information about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"What explanation? Oh, Konoha still needs to give an explanation, otherwise what should we do if this person bullies us in the future? Of course, we should be more polite, after all, we are not the ones in trouble."

The small envelope was sent back to Konoha from the capital of the Land of Fire, and even extended to further places through intelligence spies. Due to the distance, the news was naturally delayed by several versions.

At this moment, inside the Hokage Building.

Kakashi was buried in his office, his head spinning as he watched the mail drift in like snowflakes. Dark circles hung under his eyes, as if he had been reborn from the dead.

"That guy Naruto is really causing me trouble."

"Forget it, forget it. Let's call him back and question him first. Killing a noble, this is really..."

After a while, a white-robed female ninja wearing an Anbu mask walked in. She had purple hair and long legs, and a nondescript gray short sword strapped to her back.

"Hokage-sama." Uzuki Yugao took off her mask and said respectfully.

"Ah, take a look at this first." Kakashi handed the information to his right-hand man, Uzuki Yugao, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Then go and bring him back first."

"Killed a noble from the capital?" Mao Yue Xi Yan glanced at him, her eyes changing instantly. She couldn't help but feel a little surprised. "Is he crazy?"

"They're not crazy. That group of nobles set their sights on the Intelligence Department's communicator project and made things difficult for Ino, and Naruto just happened to run into them," Kakashi explained.

"What he did was completely in line with procedural norms. There's nothing wrong with it. It's just that his reasons were a bit far-fetched."

Hearing this, Maoyue Xiyan looked strange.

"Don't these nobles deserve it? They couldn't have provoked anyone else, but they had to fight him to the death. If it's in accordance with the rules, then they are simply seeking their own death, and no one else can be blamed for it."

"I know, but it's better to bring him back for questioning, so that we can give an explanation to those nobles." Kakashi said with a sigh.

"That's fine, but what if he refuses to come back?" Mao Yue Xi Yan pinched her fingers and said awkwardly, "I can't beat him, and there's nothing I can do if he doesn't come back."

"Don't look at me. I'm his teacher. How can I do it myself?" Kakashi coughed. "I can't bring him back either. Just go find Ino."

Ino? Uzuki Yugao suddenly remembered that the number of people who could cure that bastard could be counted on one hand.

"I understand." After saying that, Mao Yue Xi Yan left.

"Going back to Konoha? Why? I'm not going!" Naruto said while lying on the bed, looking at Ino beside him, "I've only been here for a few days."

"Teacher Kakashi must be under a lot of pressure. You have to go back there," Ino said.

"Ah? Kakashi wrote you a letter?" Naruto asked.

"No, the letter from Konoha hasn't been delivered yet. I guess it will arrive soon." Ino changed her position, lying on her side and supporting her head to look at him.

"I know there's nothing wrong with what you did, but you've been with me for two days already, which is more than enough. The pressure in the village is also very high. If you refuse to go back, Kakashi-sensei will probably have to stay up late and work overtime to deal with those nobles again."

Looking at Ino's golden hair cascading down, Naruto sighed.

"alright."

Seeing Naruto's look of enjoying the taste, Ino bit her lower lip, hesitated for several seconds before leaning over to Naruto's ear and whispered.

"I've been there a few times, I can't afford to... owe you anything. I'll definitely go there next time."

Hearing those familiar words, Naruto couldn't help but look at Ino with a complicated expression. What do you mean by "next time for sure"? Generally speaking, saying that kind of thing basically means nothing.

But after thinking about Kakashi's situation, he reluctantly felt guilty and nodded in agreement.

The next day.

Fire Nation Forest.

Uzuki Yugao met Naruto on the way, and the two stopped at a distance. Naruto took out his sword, and she also drew her short sword.

He squinted his eyes and looked at him, then found that it was an acquaintance and put his weapon away.

"Why are you here? Are you here to take me back?" Naruto asked casually.

"I need you to go back and question you. Kakashi is too busy." Uzuki Yugao said businesslike, "Just go back and explain the situation. Kakashi has suppressed the news. Only the higher-ups know about it."

"Didn't Ino submit the mission instructions? I have to go back, what a hassle." He followed Uzuki Yugao's pace and jumped towards Konoha.

"That mission description is for Kakashi to see. You go back to explain the situation to the people sent by the nobles. Just tone down your attitude a little and don't be too aggressive."

"Okay, okay!" he said impatiently.

..........

Inside Konoha Village.

The representatives sent by the three nobles sat in the conference room, silently thinking about the instructions given by their host when they came, and they must have a better attitude so as not to offend Konoha.

They said they were offending Konoha, but in reality, they were just afraid of offending... the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Although it seemed that the man was no longer the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it had nothing to do with them, so for now, they would just consider him the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

"It's not difficult to be nicer, but I heard that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki can eat a person alive in one bite. If we meet him, won't it be..." The messenger was uneasy.

Chapter 418: Will you compromise? If I don’t, who will? Bah, cheap!

The Fire Nation is vast, mostly covered in forests, with numerous cities and a prosperous economy. However, since the end of the war, it has only been peaceful for 20 to 30 years.

The great nobles of the Fire Nation devoured each other, and apart from the tragic death of Sonowa, only three great nobles remained in the Fire Nation capital: Fukama, Terahara, and Egawa.

The three noble families have deep roots with the Sarutobi clan, the Hinodera clan, and the Hyuga clan respectively, and the old noble families did not rise to power out of thin air.

Without the support of the ninja, how could they have survived the Ninja World War and successfully gained strength by annexing the other nobles and rapidly strengthening themselves?

The only reason they have been able to stay safe and sound until now is to cling to the powerful and hide. They are flexible and if they can't kill someone, they will quickly slide down and apologize to avoid leaving behind trouble.

In the eyes of these old-school aristocrats, kneeling down to apologize is not a disgrace but an honor. Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and worldly wisdom.

The three noble envoys' daily work these past two days consisted of waiting in the conference room from nine to five. They would eat at their appointed time and return to their assigned accommodations in Konoha to rest after dark.

Waiting was always dull and tedious. At first, the three of them just drank tea and read books in silence. When they looked up and their eyes met, they just smiled.

Finally, the Fukama family's messenger couldn't help but break the silence. He was a middle-aged, fat man with a mustache on both sides of his face, and his voice was twitchy.

"I believe that even though Lord Yuanhe died in misfortune, it's not a bad thing for our three families. However, we still need to show our proper attitude to demonstrate our noble character."

"That makes sense!" The Terahara family's envoy nodded with a frown. "Nobles are not pushovers. How can they be manipulated by ninjas at will?"

"Yes, yes, we still need an explanation." The envoy of the Jiangchuan family agreed deeply.

"Konoha must give an explanation, and even compensation!" The Terahara family's messenger added, "Today it's Sonowa, but tomorrow it might be the turn of the masters present here."

"That's not a good idea. After all, the Sonowa family was at fault first." The Fukama family's envoy hesitated. "I think we should just ask for an explanation. It's not wise to confront the people of Konoha head-on."

He remembered his master's repeated instructions when he arrived, to be polite and not to conflict with Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. No matter how the other two families pursued him, he must not follow them.

"How can you be so weak, Your Excellency?" The Terahara family's messenger glanced at the fat middle-aged man. "Shouldn't they be held accountable? Are we supposed to beg in a humble manner?"

"Yes, where is your noble dignity? Have you abandoned your noble integrity?" The envoy of the Jiangchuan family was also filled with righteous indignation and slammed the table.

"This..." The fat man from the Fukama family suddenly broke out in sweat on his forehead, thinking that the envoys from these two families were really crazy. Why were they competing with the people of Konoha at this time?

After all, even he understood that what had happened had already happened and that the people were already dead. The Yuanhe family had a miserable end, having been almost completely divided up by the three great families in the capital.

He now regretted speaking. Why couldn't he just sit still? The other two noble families looked even more frantic. He had to be more careful in his conversation later.

Keep a proper distance and draw a clear line when necessary to prevent blood from splattering on yourself.

But this is also good, it would be best if these two families could confront that Jinchuriki and make a fight to the death. That way, the Fukama family can benefit from it.

After all, the Terahara family and the Egawa family are not aristocratic families with shallow roots like the Sonokatsu family. Even if a piece of meat falls off, it will be enough to make the Fukama family happy for several years.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged fat man simply stopped trying to persuade her and started to fan the flames.

"That's right. With my status, how could I possibly compromise with a mere ninja? I must hold him accountable and not give him a chance to explain!"

"Yes, will you compromise?" asked the envoy of the Terahara family.

"I won't compromise!" The Jiangchuan family's envoy showed his silver teeth, which were even handsome. "Who among the nobles would compromise for a ninja?"

The two smiled at each other and clinked their teacups from a distance.

"Bah, vile!"

The middle-aged fat man from the Fukama family didn't know what they were laughing at, but he felt that he couldn't let the atmosphere become cold, so he also picked up the teacup and took a sip.

A silly smile appeared on his fat face, his small eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly in satisfaction.

On the other side, Naruto and Uzuki Yugao were on their way back to Konoha.