The distance between the outer areas of Kyoto and the inner city area is not small.

Amid the clatter of the wheels of the carriage, Itachi and Ape Fei Sun slashed along the official road, passing through the sixth area divided by 'village', and finally faintly saw the towering walls of the inner city.

In any case, the ferret no longer plans the area with the definition of 'city'.

There is no city wall, and there is no defender, what kind of city is this?

There are also large streams, mountains, dense forests, and urban villages in the city...... Is this called a city?

In Itachi's mind, Kyoto Castle is more like a small country.

It's ridiculous to say that in such a big country as the Land of Fire, there are two small countries, one named 'Konoha' and the other called 'Kyoto'.

One represents 'ninjas' and the other is dominated by 'ordinary people'.

The reason is that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, as an ordinary person, was forced to carefully carry out the collection of power in China in order not to provoke the nerves of the ninjas, and in the name of 'castle', he used the means of gathering people's hearts and minds to form a country.

And in fact, according to what Itachi revealed from the mouth of the ape flying sun.

Whether it was for Sarutobi Hiza or other Konoha high-level officials, they knew very well in their hearts that this country was originally owned by the daimyo, and they had never argued against this.

In the face of the daimyo's cautious methods, they never even regarded the daimyo as an opponent or an enemy.

Because the high-level leaders of Konoha know very well that neither the daimyo nor the Fire Nation can do without their protection.

As for what country owns it, they never cared.

Konoha only needs the continuous transmission of energy from the Fire Country as a resource for cultivation, as a resource for war, and as a resource for life...... That's enough.

Being in the position of a daimyo, gathering tens of millions of ordinary people can fight against ninjas? No way.

Don't look at the fact that the Daimyo is now very popular among the people of the Fire Country, but once he gives the order, he will be the enemy of the Konoha Ninja, and not many people will be willing to sacrifice their lives to fulfill this order.

Whether it's Ape Flying Sun Slash or other Konoha high-level officials, they all think so.

Even the private garrison of the Daimyo Mansion, the Guardian Twelve Ninja, disagreed in the choice between Konoha and the Land of Fire, which eventually led to its dissolution.

Even if, their daily work is to take the daimyo's fortune, and their allegiance is to the daimyo!

"I didn't expect the Guardian Twelve Ninja to be disbanded."

On the carriage, Itachi communicated with Artoria next to him in surprise, "Could it be ...... Is the daimyo now without ninja protection by his side? ”

When he got the news from the ape flying day, he was quite surprised.

I heard that the second son of Ape Fei Sun Slash is also in the position of guarding the twelve ninjas, originally, Itachi thought that the protection of the twelve ninjas should be a big help for Konoha, after all, it is the power of the twelve upper ninjas.

Can ...... now

"Probably not."

Also in the carriage, Artoria replied softly, "It's a daimyo anyway, and in such an era, it's impossible to live without the protection of ninjas. ”

Also......

Itachi nodded, but remembered something, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry for this time, I really don't have much energy to respond to you when I ask questions from time to time." ”

In fact, along the way, Artoria also has a lot of insights into the so-called Kyoto City.

But because the communication with the ape Fei Ri Chop never stopped, the two almost ate and slept together.

And his one after another problems are either temptations or traps, even if the ferret predicts some in advance, but more can only be improvised.

So, Itachi didn't have much time to respond to Artoria.

This is also the first time since he met each other that he hasn't talked to each other for so long.

In the past, even if I had communicated with other people, I couldn't reply for a while, but I would quickly get free time to respond.

And this time, it took more than ten days.

"It's fine."

Artoria didn't care about this, "Although this road seems to be peaceful, I don't fail to see the danger in it." ”

"But as things stand, you're coping well."

"Since that day, when you told him the information of the kaleidoscope, he has noticeably changed his attitude, and the number of temptations has not been so great."

This step is relatively risky.

If Sarutobi is like Uchiha Aoto or Shimura Danzo, who looks more radical or ruthless from intelligence analysis, then perhaps, they don't think about it that much at all, and just want to strangle the danger in the cradle.

For example, the Itachi was tied up and used to threaten Fugaku.

Or, go straight to the Uchiha to avoid more kaleidoscopes.

"Sarutobi is very clear, and with his temperament and age, he will most likely hesitate to the power of the Uchiha." Itachi explained softly, "I can feel from this time together that he really hopes that he can have a relatively perfect ending in the position of Hokage. ”

"As for the disposal of the Uchiha, he should be more entangled."

"Because whatever the outcome, it will have an impact on his reputation during his reign."

Artoria, as a former king, understands this feeling very well, and replies, "As a high-ranking person, it is natural to expect that your political achievements will come to a perfect end, and you will leave a clear name and a good name in history. ”

After a pause, she was a little puzzled, "But Ape Fei Ri is slashed in Kyoto City, it seems that there are other arrangements, and it can't be to leave to gamble." ”

Today, horse-drawn carriages are parked in the Kyoki Street, which is some distance from the inner city of Kyoto.

After a brief brief pause, Sarutobi left the carriage for the time being, leaving Itachi and the groom waiting at the exit of Short Book Street.

Although it is called a 'street', in fact, this large area is a relatively prosperous 'gambling town' in the country of fire.

This casino is located in the area between the inner city of Kyoto and the middle line of the outer city.

Whether it is the nobles in the inner city, or the landlords and merchants who occasionally have spare money in the outer city, they will often fight in the casinos of this short book street.

It is either out of the fluke idea of 'winning more with less', or out of the gambler's psychology of 'saying that you will accept it when you see it, but in fact you step into it again and again in your heart', and of course, there is also the aristocratic attitude of 'spending money for pleasure and not caring about winning or losing'.

He waited from day to night, and halfway through, Itachi asked the groom to help him buy a few lunches and dinners.

Finally, as midnight approached, the figure of the ape reappeared in Itachi's field of vision, and beside him, a figure wearing an animal mask followed.

Shadows!

Kakashi Hachiki!

From the way the ape flew to the sun, Itachi couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad about what he had done during his absence.

However, the shadow ninja beside him was easily recognized by Itachi because his silver hair was too eye-catching.

"There's one more person in the middle of this journey."

After Sarutobi got into the carriage, he explained to Itachi in a slow voice, "When I get to the Daimyo's Mansion, I may leave for a while, and when the time comes, Kuroyuki ...... Forget it, Kakashi will take care of your safety. ”

Originally, he was also going to be called by the code name of the dark department.

But in fact, when he saw Itachi's familiar gaze, he already knew that he recognized Kakashi's identity.

In fact, Kakashi's mask after joining the shadows is mostly useless.

The name Kakashi Hachiki resounded throughout Konoha from the moment he graduated from the ninja school, and with the promotion of his position, it spread again and again in the ninja world.

"Good work."

Itachi nodded at Kakashi, who simply nodded in response.

"He has signs of fighting on his body, it looks ...... Our journey has not been easy. ”

And in his mind, Artoria's reminder sounded.