The daimyo can't meddle in the affairs of the ninja village, the daimyo of the land of fire can't meddle in the affairs of the Konoha hidden village, and no daimyo can meddle in the affairs of any ninja village.

The information received by the three generations of Hokage only made the Daimyo of the Fire Nation a layer of suspicion of trying to kill the armed commander of his country, but this suspicion was enough, and the Hokage never had to ask for 100% evidence when making any decisions.

Now that the ninja war is not over, the Daimyo of the Fire Country, who has ambitions and brains, will never choose to engage in infighting at this time, but it is precisely because the internal and external situation of Konoha has tended to be stable that he will try to take advantage of the fire when he is not at peace.

Even if the Hokage is not completely obedient to the Daimyo, the Daimyo should have his own voice at least within the Ninja Village...... The Daimyo of the Land of Fire had such an idea. And if Konoha loses two Hokage in a row, then as long as he does it properly, he can choose at least one ninja who is close to the Daimyo and support him to succeed the Hokage.

Frankly speaking, this Daimyo of the Fire Nation is even more courageous than Hanyu, a time-traveler, who has never rebelled against the ninja system since the beginning of the day, and since he entered Konoha he has accepted some good or bad arrangements, and has silently suffered the consequences...... Because he knew he couldn't resist the ninja's ways.

But the Daimyo seems to be a little different, as the head of a country, he at least has some more capital than Hanyu to resist the ninja system, although this capital is also very limited, and he is not lacking in ambition, courage, and action...... Isn't it a good attempt to post a bounty mission to try to take out three generations of Hokage?

It doesn't matter if you succeed and make a lot of money, you can't lose anyway, if that's the case, then why not try it so much? As long as you don't get caught, you don't count as doing bad things...... If the daimyo didn't have such a maid by his side, everything would really be as the young lord wanted.

It's a pity that no matter how cunning the fox is, he can't fight the Saiyans, who have an armed mind and no armed body, everything is in vain...... Insidious or far-sighted, the second Hokage is undoubtedly the smartest type of person in the world, at least far smarter than this daimyo.

After learning that the talkative and laughing daimyo in front of him was suspected of assassinating him, the three generations of Hokage did not break out on the spot, he just continued to mingle with the other party, as if he was enjoying this banquet with all his heart.

The banquet lasted until late at night, and after the three generations of Hokage returned to the guest room, the guards were reassembled, and even Jirai returned from outside, he did not continue to explain the matter to his subordinates, but ordered everyone to rest well and return to Konoha on time tomorrow.

Is this just a matter of being taken lightly?

Hanyu thought it was unlikely, the mistake made by the Daimyo was very serious, and if he took 10,000 steps back, the Daimyo's assassination of the Hokage would be forgiven, but his attempt to put his hand into Konoha would never be let go...... Konoha Hidden Village is a treasure created by the first Hokage and the second Hokage with a lifetime of hard work, how can it be handed over?

Hanyu didn't know what the three generations of Hokage would do, but he knew that the Hokage would definitely do something, maybe tomorrow.

After the Hokage and his party left, the servants of Daimyo Castle began to clean up the banquet hall with a mess of cups and plates, but at this time, the Daimyo did not rest directly, but stood on a high platform in the Miyagi Castle Tower, overlooking the night outside the castle.

"Failed...... Sure enough, ordinary ninjas are no match for the Hokage. After a long time, he muttered to himself.

Since the three generations of Hokage arrived at Daimyo Castle safely today, doesn't that mean that the arrangements made by the Daimyo before have failed.

But it didn't matter if he failed, after all, except for sending a sum of money to the black market, the daimyo had nothing to do with those assassins, and he didn't directly provide any information about the Hokage's whereabouts to the other party...... In the eyes of the daimyo himself, the secrecy of what he did was unusually high.

"From the time I came to Daimyo City to the end of the banquet, the performance of the three generations of Hokage was normal, and I didn't associate the incident with us at all, which is good news." The daimyo continued.

At this time, there were only the maid and the three courtiers by his side.

"There are a lot of enemies in the ninja world, no matter what, he can't associate the assassination with our side, I'm responsible for the secrecy, Daimyo-sama, I can guarantee that the news will never leak out, otherwise I'm willing to be punished." A minister bowed and spoke.

"Once the matter is exposed, there is no point in holding accountable." The maid whispered behind the daimyo...... She's playing a loyal character.

The minister meant that if the matter was exposed, he would dare to eat upside down.

The maid means that although the is delicious, don't be greedy.

If Hanyu or Hokage were here, they would have noticed that the maid didn't seem to have reported all the details she knew.

The Daimyo smiled gracefully, and then said, "Revoke the mission and withdraw the funds, let the other people involved in the mission disappear, and I can only look for other opportunities in the future, for the time being, I don't want to anger the young Hokage." ”

Even if he fails, he looks like he has a pearl of wisdom in his hands.

…………

The night passed, and nothing special happened on the Hokage's side. And the next day, after a brief farewell ceremony, the three generations of Hokage were supposed to return to Konoha, but at this ceremony, Hokage-sama suddenly had a hard time.

"Daimyo-sama, there's one thing I forgot to explain...... Yesterday, I was assassinated by a team of twelve ninjas on my way to Daimyo Castle, but fortunately my men were able to protect me from being killed on the spot. ”

Although none of the three generations of Hokage lost a single hair in the assassination, he now took this matter to the most serious.

Why did he suddenly mention these? The Daimyo's heart secretly lifted, but on the surface, he just frowned and pretended to be surprised and worried, "What, is there actually someone who tried to assassinate Hokage-sama?" Where did the Assassin come from? You were able to sneak into the hinterland of the Fire Country, and even came to the vicinity of Daimyo Castle?! ”

The daimyo was testing to see how far the Hokage knew about the events.

I saw that the third generation Hokage shook his head and continued, "The identity of the assassin is unknown now, assassination is a common thing, and both the first and second generations have experienced a lot, so I don't plan to track it down. ”

So far, the Hokage's words have been very favorable to the Daimyo, however, he is going to turn the corner.

"However, considering that Konoha has just settled down from the chaos of losing the second generation purpose, and the consequences will be unimaginable if the enemy is successfully assassinated, so considering that the war will continue forever, I don't know when I will die on the battlefield, so I think if the successor of the Hokage takes place during the war, then the successor doesn't have to come to Daimyo Castle, and it would be nice for the Daimyo-sama to sign the appointment letter and send it to Konoha......"

The Hokage slowly swallowed his words, but the meaning of his words was fatal to the Daimyo—he was further severing the political ties between the Hokage and the Daimyo, ensuring the further independence of the ninja village...... What kind of special requirements in the war-torn period are just polite words, and the Hokage is obviously saying that he will never use the name of the bird when the Hokage succeeds him in the future.

He didn't even want the symbolism of the daimyo, and if the daimyo wasn't even a rubber stamp, how could he meddle in the affairs of the ninja village?

"But, Hokage-sama, you must know that the Hokage's succession rules are the first ......"

The daimyo wanted to argue, but the third Hokage directly interrupted him, "Besides, considering that I will encounter assassinations around, the daimyo may also be in danger, so Konoha decided to send 24 ninjas to protect the safety of the daimyo at all times, hoping that the daimyo-sama will not refuse the kindness of the village." ”

Protection? It's clearly surveillance, right?

This was something that the daimyo could not bear, and at this time he finally did not have that breezy expression, and his whole face was a little distorted.

However, the words of the three generations of Hokage were not finished, "In the end, considering that the war will continue, and in the later stages of the war, the economic pressure on the ninja village will continue to increase endlessly, so I hope that the Daimyo's financial support for the village will increase by 80 million taels from next year...... Please think about it, it's 80 million, not a little more, not a lot of it. ”

The words 80 million were like a bucket of ice water pouring down from the big name's brain, extinguishing all his defenses.

He got it? Yes, he definitely knew!

- Why do you emphasize the number of 80 million, this is clearly the Hokage's bounty he gave, it is obvious that the three generations of Hokage have already noticed what he is doing.

The daimyo's palm, hidden in his sleeve, trembled with fear.

The three generations of Hokage are already tolerant enough, he will only start asking for this money from next year, originally, if the Daimyo Castle can come up with such a sum of money to do bad things, it is better to use it as a war fund for Ninja Village.

Looking at Sarutobi's calm eyes, the daimyo knew that it was impossible for him to refuse these three proposals, because refusal would be equivalent to a complete tear of the faces of both parties, and a complete tear of the skin would mean that two people would have to die, anyway, the three generations of Hokage would not die, so ...... Guess who's going to die.

A third-generation Hokage, who did not want to be named, said this at this time: The money is mine, the power is mine, and even you are mine.

The daimyo struggled with his expression, but finally suppressed his emotions and said, "24 ninjas are too many, I don't need so many guards. ”

"Then 12 is fine, cut half of the number, it should be in line with the daimyo's wishes, right?" The three generations of Hokage said that with 12 ninjas, it is impossible to control Daimyo Castle, but it is more than enough to control Miyagi of Daimyo...... When he first said 24, the Hokage had already left room for bargaining for the other party.

"Any questions? Daimyo-sama? ”

At this time, all the people who participated in the farewell ceremony were already aware of the problem...... Compared to yesterday, the three generations of Hokage are inevitably too aggressive.

However, at this time, no one dared to step forward and interfere.

A daimyo is just a daimyo but the Hokage is always the Hokage.

"No problem!" The daimyo gritted his teeth and said that he couldn't control himself anymore.

"That's good, I have to say, this time to come to the famous city is really a pleasant journey." The third Hokage stretched out his hand and forcibly shook it with the Daimyo.

The daimyo wanted to keep his demeanor, and he should have smiled at this time, but he struggled to pull the corners of his mouth, only to find that his cheeks were completely indifferent.

Hanyu was a little sympathetic to the daimyo and even wanted to sing him a pain pain go away to comfort his wounded heart, really, who would have thought that Miyome was actually a stinky hooligan.

Ahem, generally speaking, Sarutobi is an open-minded person, and he doesn't even care much about Kakuto's assassination, because it is a dispute between ninjas, but he will never allow others to meddle in the ninjas...... His retaliation was so fast and so ruthless.

The courage of the brave man who rebelled against the ninja system was commendable, but he was cremated on the spot.

What is the use of ambition, ambition, ambition? After all, this world belongs to ninjas.