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

"Ninja of Konoha! You are so rude!" Asakura shook his head unbearably, and growled angrily.

Nana glanced at him.

Any experienced ninja who saw Asakura knew that this was a nobleman who had never seen blood with his own eyes.The arrogance born of pampering, the etiquette grown out of the splendor, even the anger must be carefully restrained within the scope of etiquette.In the eyes of ninjas who are accustomed to wind and frost swords, his anger is no heavier than a feather.

"Xiuzhong, be safe and don't be impatient." The daimyo's folding fan nodded towards Asakura, but he was not angry, "You are, the ninja of the Uchiha clan, right? Mana Uchiha?"

He admired: "I didn't expect such a powerful ninja to appear among women. However, even girls must abide by established procedures in state affairs. Shiina?"

"Yes." Shiina, who already had a lot of wrinkles on her face, understood, and said, "According to the procedure, after getting the budget plan, officials need to review it first, and after the review, they will ask Konoha about the problems in it, and proceed only after it is confirmed that it is correct. appropriation."

Before Mana could answer, Uchiha Minato behind him took a step forward and said with a sneer, "Review? Who knows how long you will have to go through the trial? If you say that you will go through the review for one or two years, do we have to wait for one or two years? I really want to beautiful!"

Speaking of the last sentence, he had released a murderous look.

The three nobles were ordinary people, and they became stiff and covered in cold sweat in an instant.

Qiang Lang——

"Bold!" The samurai guarding the daimyo bravely drew his samurai sword even though his brow was sweating.

"Aminato." Mana then spoke slowly, and smiled at Daimyo.

Accompanied by Uchiha Minato's cold snort, the pressure in the room was relieved, and several people suddenly took a breath.

Mana said casually: "I'm sorry, Yoshikawa-sama. Minato is a quick temper."

The fire country daimyo's surname is Yoshikawa.

"Hmph," Daimyo finally took off his gentle mask, sneered, and said, "Is Konoha planning to rob?"

He squeezed the folding fan tightly in his hand.

"No, Master Yoshikawa misunderstood." Mana said calmly, "Since we are a cooperative relationship, we are of course pursuing a win-win situation rather than a win-win situation. It is true that we can obtain the supplies and money we need by force, but this is tantamount to fishing out the water." , not a long-term solution.”

"What arrogance! Do you compare yourself to a fisherman and treat us as fry for you to catch!" Hidechu Asakura said angrily.

"Ah," Mana suddenly said, apologizing heartily, "I made a wrong comparison, sorry. However, the truth is like this, what do you think, Mr. Yoshikawa?"

She admitted her mistake so readily, but Asakura didn't know how to reply.I don't know if it was his illusion, but he saw the fierce baby face next to Uchiha Mana seemed to glance at him with a little sympathy in his eyes.

Well, it must be an illusion.

"Win-win, that's a good way to say it." The daimyo quickly cleared up his emotions and put on a mask-like gentle smile again, "In this way, it is true that if Konoha can't get the funds, the next mission released by our country will probably Will it be rejected too?"

"Well," Mana smiled sheepishly, "who knows. Well, maybe."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" daimyo tapped his hand with a folding fan and frowned distressedly, "it seems like Konoha wants us to fulfill our promise right away, doesn't it?"

"Hey, let me say," Uchiha Minato was so annoyed by the aristocrat's tone of voice, "Can't you just say a word!"

"Don't worry," Daimyo was worthy of being a daimyo, and he didn't seem too scared when facing the ninja who threatened him just now, so he just said, "Actually, it's not impossible to follow the authority in a hurry. But..."

He said distressedly: "There is not so much money in the treasury at the moment."

Arashi Mito let out a low "ah" behind him.

Mana frowned inwardly.Who are you kidding, Konoha is a village, even if the expenditure on armaments is relatively high, it is only a drop in the bucket compared to the annual income of the Land of Fire, okay?

Uchiha twitched his eyebrows, and said gloomyly: "Are you kidding us?!"

"If you don't believe me, ask Shiina," Daimyo innocently tapped the old man Shiina with a folding fan, "he is in charge of the national treasury."

"This, this," Shiina tugged at his beard, "After all, Azuchi City has just moved in..."

"If the money is not enough, it will be converted into supplies." Mana said decisively, "Your Excellency, you don't have to worry about us. Ninjas have ninja transportation methods."

Just in case, Mana asked everyone to bring enough blank seal scrolls, even if they were all converted into steel, wood, and cloth...

It can also be easily brought back.

By the way, the world already has banknotes, checks and banks, and credit has always been relatively stable.

Daimyo was probably a little dumbfounded.He forgot that the power of ninjas is often unimaginable.

"Ahem, this..." He covered his face with a paper fan and coughed a few times.

Mana waited for Daimyo Yoshikawa's next move.The supreme ruler of the Fire Nation was able to quell the internal turmoil in the Fire Nation within ten years, and even single-handedly dominated the prosperity of business, which is enough to demonstrate his vision and ability.Such a person, even if he has no strength to restrain a chicken, cannot be underestimated.

But having said that, for a person with such a long-term vision, on the premise that he has already formed an alliance with Konoha, there is no need to be so fussy.

A trace of doubt flashed in Mana's heart.

"Then..." Daimyo said.

coming!

Mana put aside her doubts, cheered up, and waited for Daimyo's next words.

who knew...

"Cough, cough, cough!" Daimyo suddenly coughed forcefully, covered his chest with his hands, and said in a drawn-out voice, "Ah——I can't, I suddenly feel very uncomfortable, and I need to rest immediately!"

Ninjas: "..."

"My heart! It must have taken too much effort!" Daming said sadly, "If I don't go back to my room and lie down immediately, I feel like I'm going to die!"

All mouths twitched.

Mana even caught a glimpse of the old man Shiina quietly covering her face.

"I can't do it, I can't do it!" Daimyo was still performing sadly, and stretched out a trembling hand towards Asakura, "Xiuzhong! Hurry up and help me back!"

"Ah... yes!" Asakura Hidechu hurriedly stood up and helped Daimyo up, "My lord! How are you, Mr. Yoshikawa! Mr. Yoshikawa, don't worry!!"

His voice was shrill and his expression was terrified.

The rest: "..."

The old man Shiina covered his face and turned his head this time.

Asakura seemed to be the only one present who didn't see through Daimyo's exaggerated performance, huh...

"Ninja of Konoha," Daimyo leaned on Asakura to stand up, and said in a weak voice, "You can talk to Shiina about the budget. What he means is what I mean... Ah, I can't do it!"

He tilted his head and leaned against Asakura.

"Master Yoshikawa!!!" Asakura panicked, and glared at Mana and the others sadly, "If Master Yoshikawa has any problems, I will fight with you!!"

After finishing speaking, he supported his daimyo and left in a hurry under the escort of the samurai.

...Young man, you think too much, please look at your daimyo's pace, how vigorous it is!

"T-Mana," she whispered to Mana with her dumbfounded head lowered, "what should I do, do you want to stop him from leaving?"

"How to stop it?" Mana was also stunned by the other party's twisted style of painting, and replied dumbly, "The other party is the supreme leader of the country after all, and even used such shameless methods, what else can we do?"

The other party has "wait for one more second and I'll die for you" written all over his face, okay?

When Daimyo completely disappeared from sight, Mana turned her eyes to Shiina with a bitter face.

Shiina pulled his beard, the corners of his mouth drooped, and the wrinkles on his face were squeezed deeper.

"Old man..." he said dryly.

"Master Shiina." Mana took a step forward, with a hint of ethereal in her gentle voice, "Please, please, have a good talk with us."

She smiled kindly and spoke softly.But in Shiina's eyes, it was clear that there was an invisible black air emanating from behind her, baring its teeth and claws in the air.

"Hehe, hehe..." He smiled uglier than crying, "I must, I must..."

The group stayed in Antu City for three days.

Shiina's old fox, with a look of trepidation and daring to be angry, dared not speak out, but he was very firm on the key issue.He knew that Nation of Fire and Konoha now have two-way needs, and money must be given, but he was unwilling to let it go, so he grinded with Mana little by little on the budget.

Shiina once again showed his characteristics of being good at negotiating on the bottom line: grind a little every day, grind a little every day...

Anyway, it's Konoha-kyu now, not Fire Country.He is an old man who has a lot of patience.Shiina's psychology is like this.

No matter how smart Mana is, she is still too young in front of Shiina, facing the old fox who firmly implements the policy of "you are hard and I am soft, and you retreat and I advance", she has no choice but for a while.

She knew in her heart that there must be Daimyo's inspiration for Shiina to act like this.However, that Yoshikawa daimyo just pretended to be sick, staying in the room and not going out, always looking like he was going to die.

The situation stalemate.Uchiha Minato even proposed to just grab the things and leave.

This simple and rude proposal moved Mana very much, but she still firmly rejected it with reason.

Just when she was seriously considering whether to use Sharingan to manipulate the group of nobles, Asakura Hidezhong unexpectedly came to her.

The place where the four of Mana lived was not far from the main castle tower. They had their own courtyard, the decoration was simple and elegant, and they had all the daily necessities, so they couldn't fault it.

Asakura was led by the waiter to the courtyard.At that time, Mana was standing by the pond staring at the gurgling water, and Uchiha stood beside her.Not far away, Arashi Mito and Keisuke Shimura were talking in a low voice.

Seeing him coming, the four of them focused their eyes on him.

Asakura went straight to Mana.

"You are the strongest ninja here." He said seriously, "I want to talk to you alone."

"You kid..." Uchiha Minato narrowed his eyes and was about to get angry.

Mana stopped him.

"Okay," she said.

Let the other three people wait in the courtyard, then close the paper door, and finally release the chakra perception to ensure that no third person can hear their conversation.

However, as soon as Mana released her chakra perception, her expression froze.She glanced out the window thoughtfully, then smiled helplessly, but didn't make a sound.

Asakura took a few glances at the tatami cushions kept aside, and confirmed that the owner did not intend to sit down and communicate.

"Do you ninjas all talk standing up?" He looked at Mana who was standing upright, and couldn't help but sarcastically.

"That's right." Mana was really in a bad mood these days, and replied bluntly, "After all, we ninjas are a group of people who value efficiency, and we don't have so much time to waste."

Probably because he has been with Uchiha's patriarch for a long time, Mana's cold appearance is somewhat similar to him, and Asakura was bluffed immediately.

Asakura gritted his teeth and comforted himself not to argue with the ninja who doesn't know what etiquette is, let alone a woman.

Forget it.

"I want to entrust you with a task." He restrained his anger and tried to slow down his tone.

Mana's eyes moved slightly.

"Mission?" she repeated. "What kind?"

Asakura's young face was full of solemnity.

"Stay with me..." He took a deep breath and said seriously.

squeak-

There was a sudden knock on the window.

"...protect me for a while." He completed the sentence.

It was quiet outside the window.

"...Master Asakura," Mana sighed, rubbing her temples, "Don't speak out of breath from now on, you know?"

Look, scare the eavesdroppers.

Asakura returned blank eyes, decided to ignore this sentence, and asked persistently, "Do you accept this task?"

Although it was a question, he seemed very confident, exuding the unique sense of superiority of the superior.

Mana pursed her lips, not in a hurry to answer, but tilted her head to look at him with unclear meaning in her eyes.

Being stared at so silently by her, the young Asakura actually blushed.

"You, you, you," he stammered, "what are you looking at!"

Look, I won't like you either!he thought angrily.

But, if you look closely, this female ninja is actually quite cute...

Just when his thoughts diverged to a strange place, Mana suddenly said: "I don't accept it."

Asakura was stunned.

"Why?" He didn't expect to be rejected at all.

In his cognition, a ninja is someone who will take on any task and exchange his life for reward.

"I'll pay enough!" He thought he hadn't made it clear.

Mana smiled, and unconsciously sneered a little, and said: "Master Asakura, you are a nobleman, you have no shortage of guards, but you still have to temporarily hire ninjas to protect yourself, and you need to find the strongest ninjas when you come... this task It’s not easy at first glance.”

Asakura looked ugly, and said, "Aren't you from the Uchiha who is known as the fighting clan? I saw you in the envoy meeting before. Why, Uchiha is also afraid of a mere escort mission?"

Mana doesn't care about this aggressive method.

"It seems that you have indeed inquired about our situation carefully." She moved slightly, smiled, and said, "You are right, Uchiha doesn't pay attention to mere guard missions. And I am in Uchiha It is also considered the best in the family.”

She said without shame.

"However, you also know," she changed the topic, showing distressed expression, "Master Shiina is very tight on the budget. I only care about worrying about this now, how can I have time to take over your task? Ah , how about you send the commission to Konoha? Or, in fact, my team members are also very strong..."

"No!" Asakura said anxiously, "There's no time! And the stronger the ninja I need, the better!"

Mana, who was beaten down by Shiina's old fox, finally regained her psychological balance when she saw Asakura's expression of being completely unable to withstand the temptation.

She smiled slightly.

Asakura didn't notice her expression.

He just pursed his lower lip hard, his brows were furrowed, his expression was cloudy and uncertain, as if he was engaged in some fierce ideological struggle.

"I," he hesitated, but finally said with determination, "I'll let Shiina pass that budget, and you'll get what you want! How about using this as a reward?"

He looked very reluctant, but very confident.It seems that what Mana is troubled with is nothing more than a piece of cake to him.

"..."

Chao Cang found unexpectedly that the other party did not agree as he thought.

He opened his mouth hesitantly, but closed it again.

Fortunately, Mana didn't intend to remain silent for too long.

"It seems," she said meaningfully, "that we should really talk about it—as long as no one else knows."

Asakura doesn't know why.

Outside the window he couldn't see, someone left silently.

"Well, that's fine." Mana apologized to Minato in her heart, and then said warmly to Asakura, "Master Asakura, before I take on this task, I need to know more about the situation."

Upon hearing this, Asakura's expression became contradictory.Reluctant, angry, hesitant, ashamed...

But in the end, he still bowed his head and compromised.

"My name is Hidenaka Asakura," he deliberately suppressed his voice, sounding calm, "but I can also be Hidenaka Yoshikawa."

illegitimate child.Mana immediately thought of the word.

No wonder Daimyo Yoshikawa seemed to dote on him so much, and it was no wonder he had such casual confidence in matters of the budget.

"Recently, I am in charge of a project," he clicked, not wanting to mention his identity, "but some people want this result to be written under someone else's name. My informant told me that these people commissioned powerful The ninjas came and assassinated me."

Assassinated the daimyo's favorite illegitimate son, but the bastard who knew the news did not dare to tell the daimyo about it, so he could only quietly ask other ninjas for help.

"The heir of the Yoshikawa family?" Mana asked.

Asakura silently nodded.

Mana raised her hand, tapped her chin with her index finger, rolled her eyes, thinking about something.

"May I ask," her eyes lit up, "What is the project presided over by Master Asakura?"

small theater:

On How The Police Force Learned Their Fixed Lines

(The day before the police force took office, Hokage gave a speech, telling all the team members to complete the fixed speech after completing the task)

Hashirama (laughs): ...That's it!Very handsome! !Everyone understands!

Thousand Hands (passionately): Oh! !Understood! ! ! !

Uchiha (grim face): ...No, I don't understand at all.

(Inner heart: I don’t want to understand)

Hashirama (touching her chin in distress, turning her head and seeing Toikama, her eyes light up): Toikama!

Tobima (bad premonition): Brother? !

Hashirama (patting his younger brother on the shoulder confidently): Come on, Tobima!Let us demonstrate it to everyone in the police force!

Tobima (looks at Uchiha who gloats, his eyes twitch): No, brother, if this is the case...

Hashirama (turning to the police force, waving vigorously with open hands): Hey——!Everyone!Now, let me and my brother Tokama show you the coolness of this speech! !

Thousands of Hands (extremely moved, they all raised their hands in response): Oh——! ! !

Uchihas (gloomy smile, no objection): ...

Tobima (tempered): Hey brother...

Hashirama (suddenly revealing the sharp eyes of a big brother): Feima!

Tobima (frozen): ...

(closes eyes, opens, compromises): I see.

Hashirama (with a hearty smile again): Yoshi!let's start!

(Turning his head, suddenly showing sharp eyes again): Also, remember to add movements, Feijian!

Tobima (tempered): I know, big brother! !

The audience (looks forward): ...

Hashirama (lowered his head, raised his head suddenly, with piercing eyes): In order to prevent Konoha from being destroyed!

Tobima (adhering to the spirit of doing the best to do what you want, with firm eyes for a moment, and a sinking dantian): To protect the peace of Konoha! !

Hashirama (holds hands together, firm tone): Carry out the justice of love and peace!

Tobima (also clasped his hands, sonorously): A special ninja who is tolerant and unrestrained! !

Hashirama (step left): Uchiha!

Feijian (stepping a step to the right, and very glad that he still pronounced his surname): Qianshou! !

Hashirama & Togama (suddenly raised his hand and pointed straight ahead): We are the Konoha Police Force shuttling on the roof! ! !

(holding posture)

All the audience (sluggish): ... =dish=

Uchihas (muttering): ...No, sure enough, we would rather die than speak out...

Thousand Hands (shaking): No, even we...

(Looking at each other, suddenly feeling kind)

Madara (just came to the police force on business, witnessed the whole process): ...

(Without expression, he pulled out the round fan and sickle, and pointed at the two people on the stage): Hashirama, Higama, you two, there is no need to grow up anymore.

... Anyway, the next day, the lines of the police force were replaced.