[Naruto] The big battle to transform the image of the patriarch

At the end of October, the autumn wind is cool, and the waning moon hangs high.

Mana arrived at the meeting point 10 minutes early.However, there was already a figure standing at the door of Konoha.Mana only saw a figure from the back, who seemed to be standing with her sword in her arms, looking a little lonely.

She fell lightly, deliberately bumping a branch.

The man turned around.Although the light was weak, it was enough to illuminate his facial features.

"Manna." He said, "You're here."

Mana froze for a moment, and said in surprise, "Hey...is it Minato? You are..."

Minato Uchiha's name was not included in the information obtained yesterday.

"Hmph, what's that expression on your face, don't you really want to see me?" The baby-faced young man wanted to make a fierce expression, and said impatiently, "That guy Yuan Feichong had a bad stomach last night, so let me temporarily I'm here."

Mana twitched the corner of her mouth, doubting: "This reason is too funny... Takashi Sarutobi will definitely be punished once."

It's already the day before the mission, and it's very unqualified for a ninja to have such a thing happen.This kind of behavior that violates the ninja rules will be punished, and the ninja level may even be lowered if it is serious.

"... Cough, that guy is just so unreliable occasionally." Uchiha said.

His eyes flashed.

"Really," Mana didn't really care, and said casually, "You two have a good relationship."

Unexpectedly, this sentence seemed to hit a certain point of Uchiha Minato.

The baby-faced youth suddenly became furious: "Who, who has a good relationship with him! It's all because that guy made his own decisions...!"

He shut up all of a sudden.

Mana blinked suspiciously, and tilted her head to express her bewilderment.

Uchiha Minato's eyes wandered a little.

"Mana, you," he said in a low voice, unconsciously tightening his hand holding the sword, "do you really don't want to go on missions with me..."

Before dawn, the cold wind shuttled between the two of them, stirring the young man's black hair.He shook his head irritably, brushing away the few strands of hair that blocked his view.

"I said," Mana patted him on the shoulder, and asked openly, "Ah Minato, when did you become so sentimental? I don't know Sarutobi Takashi, so of course it's more fun to go on missions with you." !"

Her eyes are slightly curved, and her smile is extremely cute in the eyes of young people.

Ah Min subconsciously wanted to raise the corners of his lips, but in the next second he put on a vicious expression, shook off Mana's hand on his shoulder, and stared at the girl in front of him: "Shao, you are being passionate! Who would have thought I want you to be happy!"

After saying this, Ah Min almost bit his tongue.Annoyance flashed in his eyes, he looked fiercely but actually looked at Mana nervously, afraid of seeing anger or disgust on her face.

However, Mana was still the Mana he knew after all.

She shrugged her shoulders indifferently, looked at him pretending to be disgusted, and said, "Ah, you still look like a brat at such an age, be careful not to find a girlfriend!"

Uchiha suddenly froze in place.

Seeing his sluggish look, Mana laughed and shook her hands desperately, saying, "Oh, are you serious? I'm joking hahaha! Ah Min is handsome and strong, there must be many girls who like you, don't worry !"

The Ah Min she was talking about heard her words, his eyes lit up, and he was about to say something.

A burst of chakra fluctuations.

"Hug, sorry!" A young and soft female voice sounded, "We are late!"

Two young ninjas with forehead protectors appeared before them.

"It's okay, the time is just right." Mana withdrew her relaxed and changeable expression when facing acquaintances, turned to face the two, and asked, "Are you Mito Arashi and Shimura Keisuke?"

"Yes!" the female ninja who had just apologized replied nervously, "I am Arashi Mito, a zhongnin, 22 years old this year. A medical ninja."

Mito Arashi has long, smooth brown hair and black eyes that look very gentle.

"Hey," Mana laughed, "Don't be nervous. But since everyone has said that, why don't you all introduce yourself."

Her gaze shifted to Shimura.

"Yes!" Shimura Keisuke replied loudly, "I am Shimura Keisuke, a ninja of the Shimura clan, a chunin, 22 years old this year, the person I like is Arashi, I hope to be with..."

"Keisuke!!" Lan interrupted him in a panic, his cheeks flushed, "I'm sorry, Mana-sama! This guy is always reckless!"

Even so, Arashi didn't seem to dislike Keisuke's confession.

Mana nodded with a smile.

"Uchiha Minato." Aminato said coldly, "Uchiha Clan. Chunin, 22 years old."

He paused, glanced at Mana, and then continued: "There is something wrong with Sarutobi, I will replace him."

Lan and Qisuke looked at each other, nodded and said, "Chonghe, we've talked about it."

Ah Min stopped talking.Although it has a friendly baby face, it still has Uchiha's aura of not getting close to strangers when it cools down.

Seeing him like this, Mana sighed inwardly.It is really not easy for everyone in Uchiha to immediately become one with other ninjas like Senshou.

But on the surface, of course, she still smiled and said: "Then it's my turn. I am Mana Uchiha, 20 years old. Although I am the team leader this time, I am still a ninja. So sorry, I can only be wronged this time." You guys are Zhongren."

She said this in a joking tone, and everyone could understand that she was joking.Sure enough, Lan, who was nervous, relaxed a lot.

Only Ah Min next to her laughed at her: "Mana, you're only four months away from turning 20."

Mana's birthday is in February.

There was a moment of silence.

Then, I saw Mana slap Uchiha Minato on the back with such force that he staggered directly.

Minato stood up quickly, raised his head angrily, and was about to speak when Mana slapped him on the head again.

The words in his mouth were swallowed back.

"Sorry," Mana still said with a smile, "This guy is a typical Uchiha character. He can't speak, but he is proud and strong. He looks difficult to get along with, but he is actually cold on the outside and hot on the inside. He is hard-hearted and soft-hearted. You will know after getting along for a long time."

In the background sound of A Minato's "Hey, Hey, Mana, are you praising me or hurting me", Lan and Keisuke burst out laughing, nodded and said, "We know."

Keisuke also said carelessly: "So that's the case, I just said, people who have such a good relationship with Chong shouldn't be bad people, hahaha."

And although Lan didn't speak, Mana could clearly see a feeling of sympathy in her eyes.

Nana couldn't figure it out for a moment.She didn't realize it until she announced her departure as the captain, and a few people used chakra to quickly shuttle through the mountains and forests with the help of the teleportation technique.

Mito Arashi, she wouldn't consider Minato and herself as a couple, would she? !Mana thought dumbfounded.

Azuchi Castle was originally located in the northwest of the central part of the Fire Country, not too far from Konoha, and Mana had been there before on missions.But when the new city was built two years ago, Antu City was moved to the southeast, and the city changed from the original Pingshan City to Pingcheng.

Pingcheng, as the name suggests, refers to a city built entirely on flat land.It abandoned the defensive advantages brought by the mountains, thereby obtaining a larger urban area, more convenient transportation, and naturally more conducive to trade.However, there are many rivers and swamps in the southeast, and moats can be built to make up for the city's defense system.

In the distance, this brand new city can be seen from the top of the hill.Surrounded by sparkling moats, the pure white city walls are dazzling, and blue tiles are piled up to form cornices and bucket arches.The streets in the city are vertical and horizontal, and there are many houses. The castle towers in the center are stacked like pagodas, overlooking the bustling city proudly.

"It's so beautiful..." Mito Arashi murmured.

Although the other two didn't make a sound, the changes in their breathing also showed the fluctuations in their hearts.

Mana, standing in the front as the captain, quietly looked at this beautiful castle.The whole city adopts a circular layout, similar to the word "Hui", and a total of three moats divide the city into three layers and wrap it up.The outermost moat is wide and calm, without knowing its depth, and the two inner city rivers flow around like jade belts; and the center of the city is an area called "Honmaru".The tallest building in the city, the Tianshou Pavilion, is located here.

Generally speaking, the upper level of the castle tower is the watchtower, and the lower level is the living hall of the daimyo.But the castle tower in front of me is different.Compared with the castle towers in other cities, it is taller and more refined.It is not even a single building, but consists of a large castle tower and four smaller castle towers.The large Tianshou Pavilion in the middle has seven layers, and the small Tianshou Pavilion is separated around it, connected with it by exquisite corridors.

With Antu City as the center, the roads outside the city extend in all directions, and there are also some buildings of unknown purpose scattered around.

What a luxurious city.The treasury of the Kingdom of Fire is full, which can be seen in general.However, after building a new city with a lot of money just now, the pockets of the nobles will probably be tightened even more...

A trace of worry flashed in Mana's heart.

Besides...

She listened to the sound of water not far away.

The sound of the waterfall.

The eyelashes moved slightly, and the black eyes were replaced by blood red in an instant, and the three gou jade turned, and the Antu City in the distance became more and more vivid in her eyes.

Waterfalls, underground, distant buildings, facilities in the city...

"team leader?"

Seeing that Mana hadn't spoken for a while, Shimura Keisuke made a sound in doubt.

"Mana, you won't be stunned, will you?" Uchiha Minato laughed.

During the mission, Mito Arashi and Shimura Keisuke both called her captain in a proper manner, but Uchiha Kuo, a brat, insisted on calling her by her name.

Knowing that he has been this virtuous since he was a child, Mana quietly rolled her eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

"No, it's okay." She retracted Sharingan, and her eyes had returned to normal when she turned around, "Let's go."

The figures of the ninjas disappeared in place, leaving only the leaves blown up by the airflow and falling slowly.

The sound of the waterfall is still unhurried, rushing.

The new Antu City has seventeen gates.

Although with the skill of ninjas, they can fly over the walls and directly enter the castle tower where the daimyo is.But that is tantamount to an enemy attack.

Not only are they not enemies, but—unfortunately—they're here to ask for money.If you want something from someone, of course you have to be polite.

Therefore, after bidding farewell to the mountains and forests, Mana and the others merged into the flow of people, and entered Antu City through the city gate in an orderly manner.

Although it has only been newly relocated, Antu City has already shown a momentum of prosperity.The streets are clean and flat, and the buildings are neat and beautiful.Pedestrians on the street come and go with different expressions. Some walk in a hurry as if they have something important to do, while others walk leisurely and leisurely.The caravans were laden with goods, the wheels of the wagons creaked, and the drivers shouted harshly to let the idlers out of the way.

"It's so prosperous." Mito Arashi sighed, "Although the place I lived in was considered peaceful before, I have never seen such a scene."

The surname Mito does not belong to any ninja family worthy of the name.Mito Arashi comes from a small city on the border of the Land of Fire, and has experienced several small wars, and this is the "peace" of this era.But compared to the rich and romantic temperament of Antucheng...

No, there is no comparison at all.

"It's also the first time I've seen it." Shimura Keisuke looked around enthusiastically, without any ninja's characterization, and said, "Our Shimura clan was close to Harada Castle before. Although it is a city, it is not as lively as Konoha. Unexpected fire The capital city of the country is so prosperous."

With his long sword on his back, Uchiha folded his hands, glanced at the amazed expressions of the two men, then looked at Mana's back in front of him, and said suddenly: "It must have cost a lot of money, Xiu'an Tucheng."

"That's for sure." Shimura Keisuke said something unconsciously at first, and then seemed to react, saying, "Ah, you mean..."

Mito Arashi's expression also changed slightly, and she whispered, "So... the Land of Fire is probably, probably out of money?"

The girl tensed up again.

Uchiha caught a glimpse of her helpless look, frowned impatiently, and clicked his tongue inwardly.

"No, that's not enough." Mana stopped, turned her head and smiled, "Don't underestimate the treasury of such a big country."

Although she spoke lighthearted words, her eyes circled around.The scale of the city, the materials and decoration of the buildings, and the complete public facilities...

It was such a big deal.

You know, although Antu City seems to be in a peaceful and prosperous age now, in fact, other parts of the world are still full of wars.The previous ninja battles were only part of the war, and the daimyo's own army was not idle.

Although the Kingdom of Fire has gradually completed the unification of the regime in recent years, there is a lot of peace in the territory, and the economy is also constantly developing (this also provides favorable conditions for the truce and alliance between Uchiha and Senju), but on the border, there are other The country, the war is still going on.

At this time, you should rest and recuperate.But such a large-scale construction project is obviously not only considering the enjoyment of the nobles themselves...

What exactly are they going to do...

But Mana did not express such worries.

Seeing the uneasiness on the faces of the team members, she smiled more confidently and said, "Besides, this is something agreed in the treaty, and the daimyo will not wish to damage the country's reputation."

To appease everyone's emotions, Mana continued to lead the team to the castle tower.

However, Mana thought to herself, if Daimyo could accept this reason so readily, it would be great if she just handed over the money.

After submitting a series of documents such as identity certificates, Mana and others waited outside the city to be summoned by the daimyo.Not long after, a waiter came to invite them in.

This person probably didn't know anything about Konoha at all, and regarded them as nobody.When leading the way for them, along the way, they muttered that a ninja like them could meet Daimyo so easily, what an honor it is, I should be so grateful...

Both Uchiha Minato and Shimura Keisuke could hear the veins twitching in their heads, and Minato almost beat someone up.Mana stopped him and shook her head at him.

You are not angry? !Minato asked silently with incredulous eyes.

Mana smiled.There's nothing to be angry about, it's just a poor person who has been taught to serve others since he was a child.

She really wants to get angry so easily, Uchiha Minato was beaten to death by her when he was a child, okay?

Guided by the attendants, they entered the daimyo's residence hall and were ordered to wait outside the hall again.

"Wait, I'll tell you adults. I'll go in after I tell you." The waiter said arrogantly, but turned his face but was full of respect.

Keisuke Shimura rolled his eyes at his back.

After Mito Arashi entered the castle tower, his expression became restless again.Seeing her carefully observing the precious and exquisite decorations in the hall, with a little awe in her eyes, Mana comforted her.

"Lan, don't be nervous." She tilted her head and said with a smile, "Daimyo and nobles are just ordinary people, there's nothing special about them except for putting on a show."

In order to make the other party relax, she even deliberately teased the daimyo and the noble...

Lan, however, seemed taken aback by her sudden words.She looked up at Mana, her eyes were a little strange, her lips parted slightly, but she finally lowered her head and said "yes" in a low voice.

This was not the same reaction as Mana expected.She blinked a little puzzled.

Shimura Keisuke didn't realize the subtlety of this facial expression communication at all.Instead, Uchiha Minato glanced at Mito Arashi again, and hooked the corner of his mouth mockingly.

The previous waiter came out just at this time.

"My lord let you in." He still had the same blunt tone, but his expression became more restrained, and he didn't look down on people so much.

Probably feeling something from the attitude of the nobles, Mana thought, this should be good news.

Go through the corridor and enter the main hall.After pushing open the door, the waiter bowed and retreated.

Mana glanced at the hall.

Although there are no lights, good lighting brings clear sightlines.Inside the house, there are decorative paper doors all around, with colorful landscapes and flowers painted on them, with delicate brushwork and light colors; at the top, on a step slightly above the ground, is the person from the Kingdom of Fire sitting upright. Daming; there were two people sitting opposite each other under the steps, and when they heard the sound of them coming in, one of them turned his head to look at them.

The daimyo wears a black wind-folded black hat and holds a folding fan.He was about thirty years old, with a pale, beardless face, a smile on his face, and gentle eyes.The two people at the bottom of the steps are people Mana has seen before: one is Shiina, the head of the envoy group who has matured into a mature person, and the other is Asakura, a reckless young man at that time.

Asakura turned his head to look at their affairs.

"It's not polite!" Asakura stared at them angrily, "Are all ninjas so rude!"

Mito Arashi subconsciously wanted to half-kneel to salute, but was grabbed by Uchiha Minato who was beside him.

Lan didn't understand why he looked over, but Uchiha Minato's fierce eyes shook slightly in fright, and he couldn't help leaning against Shimura Keisuke.

Shimura Keisuke, who was usually reckless, didn't say anything, he just took her hand comfortingly, winked, and signaled her to see what the captain did first.

Arashi Mito looked at Keisuke Shimura, then at Mana who had a straight back, bit her lip, and lowered her head again.

Mana didn't care about the small movements of the people behind her.

On the other side of Asakura, there is Shiina with an old godly face; then, Daimyo with a gentle smile but deep eyes on the stage...

She deepened the smile on her face, and looked away from Asakura, who was staring at her, to daimyo.

Even looking directly into the daimyo's eyes—an act of impoliteness to the point of arrogance for a nobleman.

The daimyo showed a trace of surprise.

"I am here this time," she said, "to represent Hokage-sama's will. Konoha and Fire Nation are allied as equals, and Hokage-sama and your country's daimyo are naturally equal in status. There is no need to be polite to dialogue between equals .at this point……"

She moved her gaze to Shiina aside, her smile widened, and she said, "...the last time Shiina-sama came to Konoha, he explained it very clearly to us."

Not only did he talk to Uchiha Madara and Senjujuma, but he also blew his beard and stared.

"Since your country leads by example," she said cheerfully, "Konoha is also willing to follow suit."

Shiina, who had pretended not to see them since they came in, froze, and the old god's expression finally broke.

Asakura also choked, and subconsciously looked at the opposite side, and then at the daimyo above him, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Since that's the case," Daming didn't think it was disobedient, he lightly spread the folding fan in his hand, put a smile on his lips, and said, "That's how it is. Xiuzhong, don't worry about these details."

"...Yes." Asakura replied reluctantly.

It turned out that his name was Asakura Hidezhong.Nana turned her thoughts around.

"I already know the reason for your village's visit from the document you submitted." Daimyo said slowly, shaking his folding fan lightly, "Our country did promise to bear the construction funds for Ninja Village. But..."

He suddenly put away the folding fan and made a "hula" sound in the air.At the same time, Daimyo paused for a moment, turned his gaze on Mana's face inquisitively, seeing that her expression did not change at all, it seemed that she regretted that she was not frightened.

"However, holding the budget plan and shaking it in front of our eyes, I want to move all the funds back easily..." He continued, his gentle eyes suddenly turned sharp, "Konoha is too unruly. .”

After finishing speaking, his expression softened again, and he tilted his head to smile at Shiina, and asked, "Really, Shiina?"

Shiina shook her head, stroked her beard, Su said yes.

It really wasn't that easy.Mana narrowed her eyes.

"You're worrying too much." She smiled, "Of course Konoha follows the rules. So..."

She spread her hands and said a little rascally.

"...Didn't I just stand here and talk to you about the rules?"

small theater:

"Konoha Daily, page six, society. 'A man wearing a detonating amulet robbed and was subdued by the plainclothes police force on the spot'."

(on site)

Plainclothes Uchiha: Fire escape...

Plainclothes Qianshou (slap on the head, angry): Shut up!I didn't see that it was a detonator!

(Turning head): Water Escape·Water Prison Art!

(crowd applauds)

Plainclothes Uchiha: ...Hmph.

Plainclothes Qianshou (angry): Humph!Finish this sentence with me!

Plainclothes Uchiha (face turned black, but still took a deep breath): ...to prevent Konoha from being destroyed!

Plainclothes Senju (raises head and chest, loudly): In order to protect the peace of Konoha!

Plainclothes Uchiha (wants to cover his face): We...

Plainclothes Senshou (louder): Konoha Police Force! !

Plainclothes Uchiha (weakly) & Plainclothes Senshou (touched): At your service anytime.../At your service anytime! ! !

(crowd cheering)

#I choose the dog belt#