Konoha Steady King

There was a flash of light in the famous name, and he secretly said that Ye Shan was young but very shrewd. As expected, he could make a name for himself, no matter whether he was an ordinary person or a ninja, there was no fuel-saving lamp, so he became more rigorous in his words.

"In recent years, the Fire Country Konoha Village has become increasingly prosperous under the great efforts of the Hokage, and with the help of all of you. This is something that the entire ninja world can see. As a daimyo, I am very pleased. You have all worked hard."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile: "The development of Konoha Village cannot be separated from the help of the Daimyo. According to me, the Daimyo is the biggest contributor."

Everyone agreed, and a lot of good words came out of their mouths, praising the name as the wisest monarch in history, to the point where no one has ever done it before or since.

There were people carrying the sedan chair, and the name was an ordinary person. He was not naturally immune to some flattering words. Even though he knew that everyone's words were not sincere, he couldn't help but feel very happy in his heart.

Everyone chatted outside the banquet hall for a while, and then slowly entered the banquet hall at the mention of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Today's banquet is different from the past. It adopts a separate meal system. Many low and small tables are placed on the floor, which are scattered and clearly differentiated.

There are two small tables at the front, which belong to the exclusive seats of the Hokage and the Daimyo; below them are six tables for the two ministers of the Fire Country and four high-level officials of Konoha; further down, there are no rules, and there are ten tables for A row was placed all the way to the entrance of the banquet hall, but it was for many ninjas to take seats.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Daimyo showed humility to each other. Finally, at the invitation of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Daimyo sat down facing everyone first, then some senior officials sat down, and finally it was the turn of people like Hayama.

Interestingly, the daimyo and other senior officials sat facing the people below. As long as Hayama raised his head, he could see their smiling faces, and he couldn't help but mutter in his heart that nobles have too much trouble.

After everyone sat down, a team of servants placed exquisite and gorgeous vessels on the table. The two daimyo and hokage placed nine small plates on the table, the senior management placed eight, and Hayama and others only had seven.

Hayama has attended dozens of large and small banquets over the years, but this is the first time he saw the dishes with different numbers. He couldn't help but become curious and looked at today's dishes carefully.

The seven dishes are all in small portions, so small that Hayama can swallow the entire plate in one bite. They include mashed potatoes for dessert, cold seaweed shreds, a palm-sized squid, a piece of crystal-clear braised pork, a few pieces of roasted tofu, and a grilled The saury was served with a bowl of soup made from an unknown source, which made Hayama's eyes twitch.

There was an extra bowl of leeks and a small piece of bear paw on the daimyo's table, but there was no other difference.

The World of Naruto belongs to the original version of the country where I lived a good life. Not only is the language in circulation Japanese, but some of the customs and habits are also roughly the same.The dishes at the banquet were probably about the same, and they looked so stingy that they couldn't be compared to those from the Heavenly Kingdom.

As long as Hayama has never seen rare ingredients such as venison, tiger penis, and sea cucumber, is it too much for you to give me a piece of mashed potato?Is this something you should have at a banquet?

What Hayama doesn't know is that before the extraordinary profession of ninja was born in the world of Naruto, the environment of the entire world was extremely harsh, resulting in low production. Today's dishes were luxury goods many years ago, and people without high status could not eat them. arrive.The rule of the nobility is to be like their ancestors. This is true in clothing and etiquette, and even more so in food. Otherwise, how can we be called a nobility?

The daimyo was very satisfied with the dishes at the banquet. He felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi had put a lot of thought into hosting him, and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, Hokage, you are very interested. Today's dishes are enough to whet my appetite. "

"Your Excellency, the Daimyo, has come all the way, and it is as it should be for trivial matters to be trivial."

Sarutobi Hiruzen replied, looked at the people sitting at attention below and said, "Everyone, please say a few words first."

It might take several hours to just say a few words before the banquet. When Hayama heard this, he secretly groaned. It seemed that it would be difficult to get something to eat today.

The daimyo did not refuse, raised the small wine glass, and said with a smile: "You are all the pillars of the Fire Country. Logically speaking, my daimyo has nothing to say, but since the Hokage has invited me, I will not be respectful. ”

A group of grown men sat down to eat and chat about two topics: politics and women.Of course, it would be a bit frivolous to talk about women on today's occasion, so there is only one topic, and that is politics.

Sure enough, the daimyo revealed the overall situation of the ninja world.

"Today is the 46th year of the Konoha calendar. It has been 46 years since the first Hokage established the one-country-one-village system. It can be seen that the passage of time is really embarrassing. In the past 46 years, the Land of Fire and Konoha have The village has become stronger and stronger under the leadership of the three Hokages, and there is no longer the turmoil of the Warring States Period, so I propose to toast the three Hokages with the first glass of wine to thank them for their efforts over the years."

Everyone raised their cups and drank it all in one gulp, then continued to look at the daimyo, waiting for his next words.

"But the peace of the ninja world has not really come. The big countries such as the Kingdom of Wind, the Kingdom of Earth, the Kingdom of Thunder, and the Kingdom of Water are still secretly accumulating strength in an attempt to invade the land of the Land of Fire and defeat the Leaf Village. This is also the fundamental reason why the First Ninja War and the Second Ninja War broke out. The fact that national officials like us can sit in the city to handle official business and appease the civilians is the result of the sacrifice of the ninjas with their lives and blood. Without the sacrifices of our ancestors, There would be no prosperity for the Fire Nation today.”

"I heard that Hokage-dono built the Heroic Spirit Tower and kept sacrificed ninjas in the tower. This is very good. Hokage-dono used this method to tell us that we should not forget our roots. So I propose a second glass of wine to toast the sacrificed ancestors. Thank you. Their efforts.”

Ye Shan drank another glass of wine and looked a little impatient, but he had to cheer up and listen to the other party's long and boring words.

"You are all the elites of Konoha Village, and you are also the elites of the Fire Country. It is you who have propped up the big tree of the Fire Country and allowed me, the daimyo, to stand upright and speak in front of other daimyo, so this time I offer you three glasses of wine."

After drinking three glasses of wine, the daimyo finished his speech. It was just a few words as he said. Otherwise, if he started talking about it from the Warring States Period, he would probably not be able to eat even after dark.

Ye Shan didn't sleep all night and didn't eat breakfast. At this time, he was already hungry. When he saw everyone raising their chopsticks, he ate without hesitation.

The portion of the dish was very small, and Hayama was barely half full after finishing it. He secretly thought about eating ramen after the banquet, but unexpectedly the daimyo mentioned him again.

"In recent years, the ninja world has not been peaceful. Wandering ninjas often appear in the capital of the Fire Country to cause chaos, which makes many people panic. Today, I would like to ask the Hokage to send a few elite ninjas to the country to suppress Xiaoxiao. generation."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart tightened, and he smiled lightly and said, "Daimyo-dono, don't worry, I will take care of such small matters."

It's strange. The daimyo has always resisted the idea of ​​ninjas stationed in the capital. They were afraid that their little secrets would be discovered by ninjas. How could they take the initiative to request ninjas to station themselves today?Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled continuously on his face, his heart lifted.

The daimyo said with a smile: "I heard that Baiyun Yeshan is not only powerful but also has good conduct. How about letting him do it?"

The atmosphere in the banquet hall became strange. Many people looked at Ye Shan secretly, muttering in their hearts, mistakenly thinking that it was something that the two had discussed in advance.

Little did he know that Hayama was extremely depressed. No matter from any aspect, he had nothing to do with moral integrity. Wasn't the daimyo openly scolding others?

As for the matter of going to the capital to stay permanently, Hayama resisted without thinking. What a joke, he is a ninja, not a security guard. He is not even interested in the position of the leader of the root, let alone protecting the daimyo.The most important thing now is to practice cultivation. Where is the time to protect an ordinary person?

Besides, Hayama didn't believe that there would be ninjas who would assassinate a daimyo, and it was a daimyo from the Land of Fire.You must know that the ninja world has long had regulations that no ninja is allowed to attack daimyo, even daimyo from small countries.Any ninja who breaks the rules will be hunted down by the ninja community. This is no joke.

The daimyo is in charge of the political economy of a country and is the main guarantor of providing supplies to the people. If killing the daimyo causes chaos, should the ninjas be allowed to roll up their sleeves and organize production?Isn't this Zhang Fei picking up an embroidery needle and staring at him with big eyes and small eyes?

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Hayama with a half-smile and asked, "The Daimyo personally asked you to go, what do you think?"

Of course I see with my eyes...

Hayama secretly cursed at the old fox who knew how to blame others, stood up and said seriously: "May I ask what the daimyo-sama's criteria are for selecting ninjas?"

The daimyo thought for a moment and replied: "Of course we need some strong ninjas."

Seeing that the daimyo was playing into his heart, Hayama said with a smile on his face: "The daimyo is unaware of something. It is not the safest choice for a strong ninja to act as a guard."

The daimyo asked in confusion: "Why?"

"Ninjas are roughly divided into three types: fighting ninjas, perceptual ninjas and medical ninjas. Hayama belongs to the fighting ninja category. But the guard mission does not mean that you are strong enough to perform the duty. The reason is that fighting ninjas cannot sense. Chakra cannot predict the prophet's defeat, so naturally it cannot truly ensure the safety of the employer."

"So it's not that Hayama declined, it's that he is really not qualified and asked the Daimyo-sama and Hokage-sama to choose another person."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled: "What Hayama said is true. The Daimyo-dono doesn't know something. Sensing ninjas are not only good at reconnaissance, but their combat power is also not weak. They are extremely suitable for security tasks."

Although he didn't know what kind of medicine the daimyo was selling in his gourd, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to veto him. Even if a ninja was sent to stay in the capital, it could only be done by ninjas from the Hokage line, otherwise he would have to take the blame for anything that went wrong.

Even though the Daimyo usually does not interfere in the management of the Ninja Village, he does have the power to appoint a new Hokage. After all, the Daimyo is nominally the supreme leader of the Fire Country.

The selection of a new Hokage is roughly divided into two steps: the first is to vote on the appointment by a show of hands at a collective meeting of the Ninja Village and the country. The one with the most votes will win.The second is the Jōnin confidence vote. The vote rate must not be less than 60.00%, otherwise it is illegal and needs to be re-nominated. This is also an important means for the great Ninja clan to control the village resources. After all, there are many Jōnin in their clan, which is enough to influence to turnout.

It has to be said that although dictatorship is popular in the ninja world, it also has a sense of democracy, but this kind of democracy is ultimately the democracy of a few people.

The daimyo smiled when he heard this and asked, "Who do you think is best to send, Hokage-dono?"

Of course, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not show his preference for anyone, and the banquet was not the place to talk about business at all: "Daimyo, please rest assured that after the Chuunin exams are over, I will conduct a screening in the village to ensure that the ninjas sent can competent."

At this point, the daimyo still didn't understand that his plan had failed, but he didn't care in his heart. Anyway, this little thing was insignificant.

It was a helpless move for the daimyo to ask Konoha to send ninjas to guard the safety of the capital. It was entirely his fault that the useless ninjas he recruited had done some crazy things, otherwise he would not have asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to send people.Because this is undoubtedly putting his life in the hands of Konoha, even though his life was the same before...

The daimyo is not a fool. He clearly knows how to punish the Ninja Village. He also knows that his own life is dispensable to Konoha. The one-country-one-village system is what they care about, so he has restrained his small actions in recent years. Many of them, especially after being caught selling military rations by Sarutobi Hiruzen, honestly did not dare to mess around.

At this time, the daimyo was extremely envious of the daimyo of the country of wind. The daimyo of the country of wind, who was his cousin by blood, was extremely tough on Sunagakure Village. He would pay less for military expenditures, unlike himself who spent more every year. Give.

But the daimyo didn't even think about it. In the land of wind, Sunagakure Village had no choice but to rely on the daimyo. Konoha was different, it had mines, and the tasks it received every year were soft, which was not bad at all. Money naturally despises his famous name.