"Teacher, it's time to go, there are still ten minutes left, and it's the appointed time."

In the Hokage's office, Shisui looked at the time, and as soon as he arrived at the time Tatsuma said, he immediately reminded Tatsuma to open his eyes and wake up from the state of making up for sleep.

He sat up straight, nodded, and said, "Does the Daimyo Mansion respond to the content of the fax?" ”

"There is no special response, just a regular reply received, inviting you to come over for an interview as soon as possible."

After Zhishui finished speaking, Chenma nodded, and at the same time stood up, Zhishui took off the robe and hat hanging on the side very interestingly, Chenma put on a windbreaker, brought a hat, and said, "Xiao." ”

The black shadow flickered, and the dark part wearing the mountain monkey mask appeared in front of Tatsuma, and saluted respectfully and said, "Hokage-sama." ”

"Take away the disguise."

"Yes! Hokage-sama! ”

Xiao quickly took off his mask, and at the same time took out the scroll, quickly changed his clothes, revealing his true face, the son of the third generation of Hokage Sarutobi Hizaki, Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

He inherited the name of Tatsuma's former predecessor Xiao in the shadows, and now he is the nameless minister of the dark department, and he is also Tatsuma's bodyguard, and he is also Tatsuma's current only guard, after all, Tatsuma has not established the Hokage guard class.

"Shinnosuke, stop the water, just the two of you and follow me to the Daimyo's Mansion, the others don't need it."

Tatsuma raised his hand, the two approached with interest, Tatsuma shared a part of the chakra with the two, linked the two at the same time, and then launched the Flying Thunder God Spell.

Outside the Daimyo's Mansion, the figures of the three suddenly appeared, and Tatsuma sighed: "It's been eight years, and I still came to the Daimyo's Mansion as a guard for the third generation, but now I come again, but I'm already the Hokage."

It's interesting to say, the third generation was also the second generation of the guard, and the second generation also served as the first generation of the guard"

He didn't finish his words, but Shisui and Shinnosuke showed excitement at the same time, and Tatsuma didn't promise anything, which made the two of them feel that the future was bright.

For a moment, the two of them felt that a white robe with "Five Generations of Hokage" written on it was waiting for them.

Tatsuma smiled, walked towards the gate of the Daimyo's Mansion, walked out of the jungle, his vision suddenly opened up, the city road connected to the city gate, and there were already many officials of the Daimyo's Mansion waiting.

As the three of them approached, an official with round-rimmed glasses also walked up to Tatsuma and greeted, "Your Excellency the Fourth Hokage, you have been looking up for a long time, and you are talking to the Minister of Finance of the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire." ”

"Your Excellency, Tanhe, has also been known for a long time, and in the past three years, thanks to you coordinating resources in battle, you helped Konoha block foreign enemies."

Both of them were very polite, and there was a hint of sincerity on Tan He's face that was different from a commercial smile, and his understanding of Chenma came from various intelligence.

And the fourth generation of Hokage Sakamoto Tatsuma in the information is a powerful and somewhat arrogant person, but he didn't expect to see it with his own eyes, but there are many discrepancies with the rumors.

It seems that the plan that keeps me awake at night may not be the true thoughts of the four generations of Hokage, but the mainstream opinion of Konoha?

But now is obviously not the time to talk about this, he turned sideways and greeted him: "Your Excellency the Fourth Hokage, let's go into the city and talk about it, the national lord has been looking forward to it for a long time." ”

Tatsuma stepped forward, and Shinnosuke and Shisui were about to follow, but they found that the samurai on both sides began to move closer, as if they were about to be separated, Tatsuma stopped, turned around and said, "You are watching and studying in the Daimyo's Mansion, don't make trouble." ”

"Yes! Teacher. ”

"Yes! Hokage-sama. ”

The two responded, and Tatsuma also looked at Tanhe and said, "Your Excellency Tanhe, this is my student and most trusted subordinate, I hope that you can let someone serve as a guide, and also let our Konoha ninja learn the results of the daimyo's governance." ”

"No problem, I'll arrange it."

After talking about it, he turned around and explained a few words to his subordinates, and then continued to warmly welcome Chenma into the city.

The Daimyo Mansion is very prosperous, compared to the time when Tatsuma and Ape Fei Ri came, now nearly ten years have passed, and the Daimyo Mansion has undergone earth-shaking changes, in Tatsuma's opinion. Modernized a lot.

Looking at the young men and women wearing professional uniforms on the street, Tatsuma suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had returned to the world before he crossed over.

The fast-paced civilians are incompatible with the rituals that are going on at the moment, and there are many etiquettes for Tatsuma to enter the city, which are much more cumbersome than the one that accompanied the ape to fly to the sun.

After all, this is the first visit of the four generations of Hokage, and the Daimyo's Mansion must come up with the highest courtesy, and the next time it will not be so grand.

Of course, Tatsuma didn't like such a grand and cumbersome gift, it would be a waste of time, but today, or rather, this trip is destined to waste a lot of time.

Like a parade exhibition, Tatsuma listened to the endless discussions along the way, but he still had to maintain a decent smile on his face, which made him a little tired. Don't want to come again.

It took Tatsuma a while to get from the gate to the central palace, surrounded by samurai and ninjas, but the ninjas didn't wear Konoha forehead guards.

These are ninjas raised by the Daimyo's Mansion, and although they are also registered in Konoha's files, they will not participate in Konoha's actions, and they only have one duty to protect the Daimyo's Mansion.

The leader of these ninjas is the Guardian Ninja Twelve, and the Guardian Ninja Twelve are selected from different "transcendent power" organizations in the Fire Country, and the Fire Temple and Konoha Hidden Village are both the talent pools of the Guardian Ninja Twelve.

As he was about to enter the palace gate, a group of ninjas stepped forward and said, "Lord Hokage, Fourth Hokage, we need to check if you are carrying weapons or other dangerous objects. ”

"I'm the biggest danger."

Tatsuma made a joke, then spread his arms and said, "Come to visit the Daimyo, how can I possibly carry a weapon?" Of course, I understand your responsibilities and concerns, and I will cooperate. ”

"Offended."

The ninjas didn't let their guard down because of Tatsuma's words, and they searched Tatsuma, but they were very careful, and even the female ninja who checked Tatsuma's neckline and hat helped Tatsuma tidy up his collar after the inspection.

"Please come in."

After the inspection, the ninja led by the leader and his subordinates confirmed it before letting him go sideways, and Tanhe also explained again: "Your Excellency the Fourth Hokage, these are all prescribed procedures, I hope you don't mind." ”

Tatsuma nodded and continued joking, "There's nothing incomprehensible, the security guard at the custom shop also checks if the guests are carrying cameras, isn't it?" ”

A trace of embarrassment flashed on Tan He's face, the character of this fourth generation Hokage is really difficult to understand, judging from the intelligence and documents, it is very difficult to get along with, and when they meet, they feel that they are a friendly and friendly person, but now there are thorns in their words.

He didn't dare to echo Tatsuma's words, Tatsuma and the daimyo were the same, and he dared to compare the daimyo's palace with the custom shop, but he didn't dare to say that he was a courtier.

Therefore, he could only continue to laugh and continue to take Tatsuma to the center of the palace.

"Your Excellency the Fourth Hokage, the Daimyo of the Kunichi will welcome you, and the Daimyo of the Kunichi will meet you at the banquet, please come in."

Without a direct meeting, Tatsuma frowned again, but didn't say anything more, and came to a large hall, and after opening it, there were countless maids and guards, but there were only two small dining tables with some fruit snacks.

The two seats were not prioritized, and even the conversation expressed the attitude of Chenma choosing the seat first, and Chenma sat down nearby, accepting the service of the maid, eating food that was not even enough for him to stuff his teeth.

After a while, the daimyo finally came, and brought the twelve guardian ninja warriors, the daimyo looked about the same age as Jiraiya, but they were a little vague, even compared to other ordinary people, it was a little empty.

"Four generations of Hokage."

"Daimyo."

Tatsuma didn't get up, just nodded, and the daimyo didn't mind, sat down behind another table, and said, "You can call me by my real name, Matsukyo, just that." ”

"Then Your Excellency can also call me Chenma."

After a few words of greeting, Songjie suddenly said: "Chenma, you have been hiding from me for a long time, if it weren't for the battle of Yunlei Gorge, I wouldn't have known that you would have been the fourth generation Hokage." ”

"It's a joke, didn't Your Excellency Songjie inherit the throne of the country's great name without prior notice?"

Chenma's words fell, and the twelve guards of the ninja all took half a step forward, and the chakra in his body surged, and he pressed towards Chenma with momentum, Chenma looked at the pine knot, and saw that the pine knot was not stopped, and the corners of his mouth also showed a smile.

"Outside! It's all about it! ”

"Smack!"

Tatsuma raised his hand and patted it lightly on the dining table, covering his palm, and an eye and the pumping muscles around him appeared.

"White eyes! Coercion! ”

There wasn't even much chakra overflowing, but the chakra surging in the body of the Guardian Ninja Twelve was suddenly interrupted, and then.

"Knock knock~"

The twelve ninja guards fell one after another, rolling their eyes, this scene frightened all the guards on guard, and the maids serving Tatsuma were also a little scrambling to stay away from Tatsuma.

"Smack~"

Songjie folded the fan in his hand, pointed to the twelve guardian ninja soldiers who fell to the ground on his side, and said: "I have long advised you to rest more if you are tired, and now it is so rude, I really take them down." ”

The last words were said to the samurai around him, and as for Tatsuma Sakamoto, the culprit that everyone could see, Matsujie even controlled himself from looking over.

Tatsuma withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "Fall asleep upside down, this sleep quality is too enviable to me." ”

"So Tatsuma, you also have insomnia? Me too, as soon as I close my eyes, all kinds of documents wake me up. ”

Matsujie said with a smile, Tatsuma nodded, and said: "It turns out that Your Excellency Matsujie has been so anxious about the development of the Fire Country, if I had known earlier, I would have shared your worries earlier, and I wouldn't have thought about it until today." ”

Songjie was stunned when he heard this, this fourth generation. It's a bit shameless, saying that the struggle for economic autonomy is a share for him?

Can. Looking at the twelve guardian ninjas who were being moved away, Songjie thought of the lines in his heart, but he didn't know how to say them.

As the Daimyo of the Fire Country, before he took over, he had already heard his father say that in this Fire Country, the Daimyo has the final say when there is a unity of opinion, and the Hokage has the final say when the opinions are not unified, especially in wartime.

Turning on the folding fan, Songjie kept dissipating heat from his head, and said after a while: "Today's banquet, don't talk about business, otherwise you will live up to the delicious food, Your Excellency Chenma, you are right." ”

Noticing the change in the name of the pine knot, Tatsuma also smiled and said: "That's right, I've heard people say a long time ago that only love and food can't be disappointed. Let's serve first. ”

"Serve! Hurry up and serve! ”

(End of chapter)