Chapter 22: The Imperial Diet Competition

Naruto's shadow clone was splitting up to make his way to various battlefields, and one of them passed through the forest, "Let me see who's the impostor!" but he saw a group of ninjas besieging a samurai. That samurai was so powerful that more than a dozen ninja corpses fell to the ground. A Iwa shinobi had just been hit by a samurai knife and fell to the ground, screaming. A misty shinobi yelled at the bastard, and he slashed at the samurai with a long knife, and the samurai was extremely good, and with a swing of the blade, the samurai was knocked to the ground. Cajuyi shouted, "What are you doing, stupid, don't get into his range of attacks!"

This is already on the edge of the D war zone. Naruto was taken aback, "That guy seems to have seen it somewhere!" The tall samurai suddenly blessed the wind escape chakra on the sword, and with a swing of the sword, the sword wind shot out, and several ninjas screamed and flew out. Kajui stepped back to fend off the wind, "As a samurai, why do you do this, spread out, stay away from him!" Naruto popped out, "What are you doing?" Cajuyi said, "It's all the imposters who stirred up the situation and caused us to get separated from the big army." Now we have to wait for reinforcements to come! Hey, who are you?"

Naruto was not angry, "Huh, who did you ask me again, you beat me up before!" Karui showed an expression that was trying to remember, Naruto jumped to his feet, "Don't tell me, you forgot everything!" Karui finally recognized, "You're Naruto!" Naruto nodded, Kajui got angry, "Who would recognize it when it turned into a glowing body!" Naruto said, "It's the Nine-Tails mode...... Who is that?" Cajuyi said, "A samurai reincarnated in the filthy earth, incredibly strong!" Naruto said, "Samurai?" The samurai was fighting a rock ninja and a Konoha ninja, and when he heard Naruto's voice, he glanced back.

Naruto saw a scar on the samurai's left eye, and thought the man was familiar. The samurai shouted, "Stand down, ninjas!" The two ninjas stepped back, and the samurai turned around, "I have no grievances with you ninjas, but my body is ...... Those who are manipulated by others, so they can't control themselves. Besides, our samurai have long since abandoned the Land of Iron, and are now only ronin...... No, I'm ......" Naruto walked over, "Are you an uncle with a knife?" "That's right, my name is with a knife! You're ......" Kajui said, "Do you know him, Naruto?"

With a knife, "Naruto...... Are you Naruto?" Naruto said, "yes, Uncle with a knife. "You're still alive!" tell me, what happened to those two after that?"

Naruto, who was running towards the battlefield, learned that their opponent was a samurai named Sword, who had been reincarnated in the dirt. In fact, Naruto had already known Obito when he participated in the "This Country" mission three years ago, and at that time, Naruto and the others were tasked with sending the young lord of the city to the "Country of the Other Side" safely, and Obito had been serving as a guard by the young master's side.

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Naruto's memoriesβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

3 years ago, Tsunade was the Hokage, and Sasuke had already left. On this day, Tsunade arranged the task as usual, "This mission is personally assigned by the Daimyo of the Fire Country, and it is an important task related to the affairs of the country, so you must always keep it in mind!" Shikamaru said, "It seems to be very troublesome!" Ino said, "Don't say that!" Ding Ji said, "I love to eat eel liver!" Jing Zang scolded the fool, "It's not to eat, it means to keep it in mind!" Naruto said, "That's it, why do you mention it again!" Ding Ji was annoyed, "What's the matter? I want to ask you two why you're here?"

Tsunade said, "Shikamaru is already a shinobi. This time I asked Naruto and Crystal to join Shikamaru's team, temporarily. Shikamaru wondered, "Do you need the five of us to complete the mission together this time?" Jing Zang said, "What kind of mission is it?B-class?" Tsunade said, "In short, it's kidnapping." Jingzang and the five of them shouted together, "Isn't it, let's go to be kidnappers!?" Tsunade took out the map and pointed to an inconspicuous area at the junction of Wind and Fire, where was the territory of this country, and below was the territory of the other country. Jing Zang was amused, "Such a strange country name is also rare." ”

Tsunade said, "In the royal city of this country, there is a young master of the other country who was sent as a hostage. Your mission is to kidnap the young master and not reveal your identity. Naruto said, "But what do you do with the kidnapping of people?" Crystal said, "Do you want to ask for ransom from the other country?" Shikamaru complained, "Then you really become a kidnapper! No matter how you look at it, this has nothing to do with politics!" Tsunade sighed, "The other country is an ally of this country, but the other country intends to break the alliance and become an ally with the fire country." Therefore, we must take the young master who is a hostage in this country and secretly send it back to the other country. ”

Jingzang said, "Tsunade-sama, this shouldn't be a B-rank mission according to the level, right?" Tsunade coughed, "It's roughly B-grade, but if the city is heavily guarded, it's likely to jump to A-rank." Jing Zang frowned, "The hostage protection work of the allies must be heavily guarded, and it must be an A-class mission." Really, can't you send a shinobi to lead the team?" Tsunade said, "I'm sorry, but there's no suitable shinobi for the time being." I had to let the middle shinobi Shikamaru take you 4 shinobi to carry out this mission. Naruto shouted, "Very well, that's worth a try!" Shikamaru was angry, "No, we don't think it's necessary!"

Shikamaru and 5 others left. Tsunade said, "I've already told them that the smell of gunpowder is all around this country. Yamato, who was wearing a mask, said, "The other country wants to break the alliance, and it has something to do with it!" Tsunade said, "If the situation changes, the difficulty of the mission may rise to A or even S, so I hope that you, as the Shadow Ministry, can control the overall situation behind the scenes." Yamato asked, "When will I come forward?" Tsunade said, "The military news of this country should also be collected, so you can respond on the spot!" Yamato said, "I understand." ”

In front of a certain shrine, Deidara and Scorpion sit on the steps. Deidara said, "I said big brother Scorpion, don't you think the recent mission is getting more and more shabby?" The scorpion was also a little dissatisfied, "Now I will accept all the commissions as promised!" Deidara said, "It's all about making money, being a mercenary and fighting a war or something like that, and it's not artistic at all!" Scorpion is a scarlet amber gesture, "I feel the same way!But the organization's policy has to be followed!" Deidara sighed, "There is still a long way to go before conquering the world!"

As the two spoke, the flying segments and horns appeared together. "You're so late!" said Deidara, "I've brought a new mission." One is to make money, and the other is to fight. Deidara stood up, "I'm not interested in making money!" Scorpion agreed, and Kakudu said, "Then I and Fei Duan choose to make money." Fei Duan was annoyed, "Hey, don't call the shots!I'm not interested in money!" Kakudu said coldly, "But someone has to do it! Both Scorpion and Deidara want to fight." Don't argue about this!" Fei Duan was furious, "You bastards remembered me ......"

The scorpion directly ignored Fei Duan, "Who is the war with?" Jiaodu said, "A country is a small country." "What about that small country?" said Kakuto, "The smaller the country, the easier it is to change its position, so a large country entrusts us with taking the small country and taking it for ourselves." Deidara was in high spirits, "Interesting!"

Shikamaru and 5 other people came to this country, and from a bird's-eye view, the country seemed to be peaceful and peaceful, and there was a peaceful atmosphere everywhere. Jing Ye said, "This is this country, right?" Ding Ci said, "Kidnap the young master!" Jing Zang said, "The key is how not to reveal your identity." Naruto said, "You can use Shikamaru's shadow mimicry technique and Ino's heart turning technique!" Shikamaru said, "Wrong, the key to this mission is Naruto and Dingji. Ding Ci was stunned for a moment, "Ha, we?" Jing Zang said, "No, Shikamaru, the two of them can fight, and this kind of secret task still depends on the three of us." Ino agreed, "Relying on the two of them, their identities must be revealed." ”

Shikamaru shook his head, "No, this mission is a little different. Ding Ci, you go to participate in the Imperial Diet Competition! Ordinary people can't enter the royal city at all, except for the contestants of the Imperial Diet Competition. Ding Ci was stunned, "Do you have a martial arts competition in front of the Emperor?" Ding Ci had no confidence in his kung fu, "Why do I have to do such a thing? Let Jing Zang go! His physical skills and swordsmanship are superhuman." Naruto agreed, "Ding Ji will definitely lose when he plays, so let's go with Jing Zang!" Shikamaru said, "Stupid, if it's an imperial martial arts competition, of course Jing Zang will go, I'm talking about the imperial food competition." Ino was confused, "What is the Imperial Diet Competition?"

Shikamaru Thief laughed, "Get excited, Dingji." To put it simply, it's the Big Stomach King Competition!" Ding Ji Daiki, "Really, Shikamaru, I am so happy to be able to participate in the Big Stomach King Competition in the mission!" Jing Zang's face darkened, "I was depressed just now, and now I am crying with joy!" Naruto said, "What about me, what can I do?" Shikamaru said, "Taking advantage of the Ding Ji Competition, Naruto took the opportunity to sneak into the castle." Then you use the transformation technique to transform into the appearance of the young master, and tune with him to buy time for escape. Jing Zang was worried, "Is it really okay for Naruto to pretend to be the young master?"

Naruto was dissatisfied, "Jingzang, what do you mean by that?" Jingzang said, "I'm afraid you'll show your stuff, that's what you mean." Ding Ci said, "That's right, when the time comes, you will dress up as a young master, and shout that you want to eat ramen at lunchtime, and you will definitely show your feet." Ino said, "I think it's more appropriate for Jing Zang to go, he is much more reliable and stable than Naruto." Naruto was furious, "You guys, why don't you believe me?" Ino mocked, "Don't add your mantra!" Naruto jumped to his feet, "Of course I understand this little thing!" Ino said, "Do you really understand?" Naruto said, "Got it!" Shikamaru said, "Actually, I sent Naruto mainly to consider the convenience of retreat, using his multiple shadow clone technique." ”

In this King City, the 63rd round of the Imperial Diet Contest began, and the people who can compare here are all strong men or big stomachs who can eat, and there are even many exaggerated Obasan, Ding Ci and Naruto are also in it. The old man shouted, "Contestants, come forward!" Naruto said, "Let's go!" Ding Ji was full of confidence, "Hmm!" The old man of the country wearing glasses, "In order to pray for the prosperity of this country, there is now a royal food contest!" The winner will receive honors and prizes from the adults. Please give full play to your usual strength, eat out of style, eat out of level!"

Behind the eaves of the high house, Shikamaru and Ino lay in ambush there. Jing Zang fell slightly, and Shikamaru asked in a low voice, "How is it, Jing Zang? Shikamaru asked, "Very good, it's up to Ding Ji and them now." Jingzang looked inside, "Oh, they're already in!" Ino said, "For Dingji, this kind of preliminaries is a piece of cake at all!" Jingzang frowned, "Why did Naruto participate too?" Shikamaru smiled, "There is a competition in the preliminaries to eat ramen. Jing Zang smiled bitterly, "In addition to ramen, his appetite is slightly stronger than that of ordinary people." Shikamaru said, "Yes!"

The glasses family announced, "The first game of the preliminaries, Manju Showdown!" Naruto almost fell, "Isn't it ramen?" There were enough manju on the table in front of each contestant. "......Provided by the famous store in Joshita Town, Tian Tian An" A delicate man with glasses smiled with joy, he was obviously the owner of Tian Tian An. The old man announced that he was going to eat, and all the contestants began to speed up and devour the steamed buns, Ding Ji was at ease, Naruto looked a little flustered, and just ate two, he hurriedly drank water.

After the high eaves, Ino said, "Naruto really can't do it!" Jing Zang said, "That guy is like that, eating steamed buns is sure to lose." Shikamaru prompted the two to look at the high platform opposite, the thick-lipped daimyo of this country sat in the center, on the right hand side was a girl, Chiyohime of the second country, and the boy on the left hand side was the young lord of the other country. Ino said, "Those people are ......," Jing Zang said, "That beautiful girl with reddish-brown hair and red eyes is the princess Chiyo-hime of this country, and that young man with light blue hair is the young master of the country we are kidnapping." Shikamaru said, "What needs to be paid attention to is the people around him. ”

Ino snorted, "Is there a big man next to him?" Next to Prince Xiu stood a tall samurai with a scar on his left eye, and this person was carrying a knife. Shikamaru said, "This country has hired this samurai as a guard. He's the captain, and he's the biggest obstacle in our mission!" Jing Zang reminded, "This samurai is a very powerful sword master, and he should not be underestimated!"

The glasses family suddenly shouted to stop, and the first game was over. Naruto barely finished the last steamed bun, but began to roll his eyes. Ding Ji took the empty plate and asked, "Are you alright, Naruto?" Naruto burst into tears, "Something seems to be wrong!" The old man told the unfinished people to leave quickly, and many people were forced to retire. Naruto lay on the table, "I finally passed the preliminaries!" The old man immediately announced the second game, Naruto was shocked, "Will the second game start soon?"

Naruto cried, "Ramen, is this time to serve ramen?" An oversized bowl of ramen was placed in front of Naruto, and Naruto's liver trembled. "This is provided by the famous castle town, Yatsu-tei!" Naruto sweated, "This is too big......, isn't it?" But now the thick and thick loin soup ...... Delicious, but ...... It's really ...... to eat a lot of thick noodles now," Ding Ji said, "The char siu is also super delicious, and the meat is full of juice!" Naruto was depressed, "I can't eat it! Even though this ramen is so delicious...... I want to eat, but I can't, my stomach will explode if I really eat it! But I still want to eat......" Naruto was completely blind, "I can't eat it!"

Jing Zang sighed, "If the first one is ramen, Naruto will definitely have no problem. But now that his stomach is completely filled with steamed buns, such a big bowl of ramen is ......" To Jingzang's surprise, in addition to the gluttonous eating of Ding Ci, the king of big stomachs, a brown ponytail girl and a bald old man also ate a lot of food. The girl's name is Yuxu, and the old man's name is Isano.

The daimyo of this country admired, "Isn't it easy for you!" Chiyohime said, "Father-sama, I feel hungry when I look at it here!" Daimyo said, "Let them bring the steamed buns from earlier, go quickly!" Chiyohime went down to get the food, Chiyohime asked, "What about Prince Xiu?" Prince Xiu said, "I'm interested in that ramen." The daimyo of this country felt that the ramen was not good, and Prince Xiu asked why, and the daimyo said, "It's not hot in half temperature, and the noodles are soft and rotten, and they don't taste good!" said with a knife, "The daimyo must first test the poison in his diet, so the noodles will inevitably rise." "The daimyo said, "It's still a steamed bun, it won't rise!" Prince Xiu said, "Is it? ”

With a knife suddenly said, "Your Highness Xiu, the time is up!" Xiu said, "But there is a royal meal competition today!" With a knife said, "It has nothing to do with this, let's go!" Prince Xiu reluctantly agreed, and left with the knife. The daimyo of this country was still smirking, "You guys are amazing!" Chiyohime looked at Xiu's back, thoughtful.

The glasses family elders announced that there were still 30 seconds left, and Ding Ji gobbled it up, and Naruto had already fallen. After Ding Ji finished his last bite of ramen, he also noticed the girl Tamao and the old man Isano, and they also solved the ramen. Shikamaru said, "It seems that Ding Ji has locked down the opponent. The elder announced that there were only 5 seconds left, and after the countdown, the game was over. "Only those who have eaten up the finals in the evening are eligible to enter the city." Ding Ji Xixi, the eliminated Naruto tilted his body, and his breath was weak, "Come on, Ding Ji!" Ding Ji stretched out his thumb, "Wrap it on me!"

The contestants exited, and Shikamaru said, "The preparations are complete, let's go have lunch!"

In the backyard of the inner city, the knife is pointing out the knife skills of the prince. Xiu attacked with a knife, parrying with a knife, "There is a flaw in the ribs!" The wooden knife hit Xiu. With a knife scolded, "Don't stop!" Xiu struggled to block the wooden knife with a knife, and with a knife praised, "Yes, just face the opponent squarely, don't go straight back!" Xiu covered his hands and seemed to be in pain. "Pick up your knife!" Xiu said, "I can't move anymore." "It's not over yet!" Xiu said, "What's the use of practicing harder? I'm a hostage, so I can only stay here obediently." ”

"No one knows how fate will change!" Xiu said, "That's what I'm going to do." With a knife, he suddenly raised his knife and slashed down, and Xiu was so frightened that he fell backwards and fell to the ground. Chiyohime had been watching from a distance, "With a knife!" with a knife, "Isn't this moving?" Xiu was stunned, a little dazed. Chiyohime walked over, "The practice is too harsh!" with a knife jaw, "That's it for today." With that, he took the knife and left alone.

Chiyohime, "Are you alright, Hide?" Hideki sighed, "Hate me with a sword!" Chiyohime said, "No, he's just loyal to his duty, he's a samurai!"

In the evening, the final of the Imperial Diet Contest began. The opening remarks of the Daimyo of this country, "O chosen ones, I wish you to stand out! Don't be inhibited, eat to your heart's content!" There were only five people in the finals, and in addition to Akido Dingji, Tamao, and Isano, there were two men. In the finals, 5 people made a promise together.

Shikamaru and the other 4 people were still ambushed at the high eaves, and Naruto applauded, "Very good, Ding Ji must win!" Shikamaru said no, Naruto asked the reason, Shikamaru said, "Our goal is to be second, and then we can take the young master away as planned." Jing Zang said, "This is related to the prize of the second place, so Ding Ci can't be allowed to win the championship." In the distance, Yamato emerged from a large tree, "I see!" and disappeared into the tree.

The glasses family announced that the first game of the final was a fast food victory, and only the top 3 could enter the final round. "Let's eat sushi from a famous restaurant in Joshita-cho, let's eat!" to the beat of drums, the contestants began to eat the sushi that was spread all over the table.