The country of the river, the castle of Kugawa.

The news of the rain disappearing south brought a far greater shock to the city than expected.

Although many people knew that a large number of troops in Rain Hidden Village had been dragged on the northern front of the Rain Country, the fear of the Rain Hidden Ninja that had accumulated for a long time still made the residents of Kugawa Castle instantly enter a state of extreme tension.

Although the daimyo had issued a strict order not to allow the people of the city to leave the city again, it was far from being effective when this order was gradually getting out of control.

As order spirals out of control, the city becomes more and more chaotic. However, such a situation is an opportunity for some people.

For example, the Mizuki Ninja under Ryohei Mizuki, as well as some people in the Ghost Lantern Clan.

Although the two sides can be said to have a deep enmity like the sea, for some people in the Ghost Lantern clan, at this moment, the biggest enemy is within the family.

Ghost Lantern Hideki obviously underestimated the power balance between the two sides in the family, although several of the real powerful bosses in the clan have not yet expressed their support for which side, but things have begun to slowly develop in a direction that is not in their favor.

After all, his foundation is still too shallow, and there are too few talents in his pocket, even if he can force others to give up their positions, he does not have enough subordinates to fill these positions for a while.

Not only that, Ghost Lantern Hideki found that Ghost Lantern Hanari himself has always been unkind to himself. And this is a direct threat to his rule over the family.

Ghost Lantern Huali is still young, he doesn't mean that he hopes that the other party will have a love for him. However, Ghost Lantern Hideki found that Ghost Lantern Huali didn't seem to recognize the identities of the two parties at this time, but had been the identity of the daughter of the former patriarch, and pointed fingers at his handling of clan affairs, which made him very unhappy.

Although he was already the patriarch of the Ghost Lantern Clan at this time, the Ghost Lantern Huali still meant a lot to him. After all, as a direct descendant of the Ghost Lantern Phantom Moon, the Ghost Lantern Flower Pear represents the patriarch's legal inheritance.

In recent days, Kukawa Castle, which has not rained all year round, has been shrouded in a misty drizzle. Although the rain is not heavy, it makes people's hearts sad, and at this time when the rain hidden ninja goes south, it makes people feel faintly ominous in their hearts.

Just sent away the head of another big clan in the city, Ghost Lantern Hideki sighed, took the decanting soup brought by the maid next to him and drank it all, and then asked the ninja beside him, "How is it, have you found out the identities of those people?"

The young ninja on the side had a scar on his face from his forehead to the corner of his right lip, and his muscles turned out, making him look fierce when he spoke.

But listening to his voice, it seems quite clear.

I only heard him say to Eiki Ghost Lamp: "Patriarch, although I can't be completely sure, but I guess that that group of people must be from the country of water. ”

Hideki took the hot towel handed over by the maid, wiped his face, and then said, "That's true." The family has been in the land of water for so many years, and there must be some broken ties there. It's just that my foundation is too shallow, and Lord Phantom Moon hastily handed over the position of patriarch to me, but I haven't been able to receive these networks. ”

The Scarface ninja didn't speak, but secretly touched the ninja knife on his waist.

Ghost Lantern Hideki noticed his movements, couldn't help but smile, and then said with a smile: "Don't be too upset, with my background, it is already a monstrous luck to be able to take over the position of patriarch." As for the others, it's better if they have, and if they don't, I don't pay too much attention to them. ”

But the Scarface ninja spoke up again, saying, "That's what the patriarch said. However, it is an eventful time now, so please make a decision as soon as possible. ”

Ghost Lantern Hideki's lips pursed, muttered for a moment, and then said, "What you said is also true, if you continue to interrupt, you will suffer from it." In this way, you first mobilize a group of people who are absolutely loyal to us, don't ask for much, but must be loyal enough, I will be of great use. ”

Scarface Ninja looked up suddenly, with an irrepressible look of surprise on his face, and glanced at Hideki Oni Lantern again, and after confirming his intentions, he answered in a deep voice, and then turned and walked out.

Ghost Lantern Hideki looked at the back of his subordinates leaving, and there was still a smile on the corner of his lips.

After the other party completely disappeared from sight, Ghost Lantern Yingshu suddenly lowered his head, hugged the maid into his arms, kissed the other party's forehead gently, and then attached it to her ear, and whispered: "I heard that when the Shui Wuyue clan had a New Year's party for the whole clan last year, the first person to launch it was not Shui Wuyue Jingjia sister and brother, but the current patriarch Shui Wuyueqi. What do you think of this rumor?"

The maid's face changed slightly, then she raised her head, looked into the eyes of the ghost lamp Yingshu, and said calmly, "Is there any point to this? No matter what the truth is, Shui Wuyue Qi is now firmly seated as the patriarch of Shui Wuyue, isn't it?"

Ghost Lantern Hideki laughed, and then said, "Morality seems to be an ethereal thing, a useless thing. But it's also very important when it comes to using it. For example, if I want to sit firmly on the position of patriarch, I still need to marry a woman from the patriarch's line as a wife. It is precisely because of this that when the news of Shui Wuyue Jingjia's pregnancy came out, Shui Wuyue actually had no way out, and it was only a matter of time before he started. ”

The woman smiled suddenly, put her arms up, wrapped her arms around the back of Eiki Ghost's neck, and then leaned into Hideki Ghost's ear and whispered, "With me here, do you still need to worry about this?"

After speaking, she gently stuck out the tip of her tongue and gently swept it on the earlobe of Ghost Lantern Yingshu, dyeing the latter a little wet, and then let her body squeeze into the latter's arms, her breathing in her mouth became slightly short, and she continued: "Besides, Ghost Lantern Huali is so talented. When she grows up, you won't be able to control her. ”

Ghost Lamp Hideki lowered his head, looked at the latter, moved his hand slightly, and touched the inside of her clothes along the position of the other party's chest, and then looked at the other party's suddenly misty eyes, and said, "What about you, will you always listen to me?"

The latter didn't know where he had been touched, and suddenly snorted, his body writhed uneasily a few times, and then said intermittently to Eiki Ghost Lamp: "Big ...... My lord...... I...... I'm ...... now Isn't it...... Isn't that ...... Listening...... Listening to your ...... What do you say......"

……

That night, Hideki went to the Daimyo's Mansion at night, and finally got the authorization of the Daimyo, and ordered the Oni Lantern clan to take over all matters related to the defense of Kugawa Castle.

Hideki Oni then ordered a large-scale mobilization of ninjas in the clan to deploy defenses in the city.