Chapter 25 See if the Daimyo Believes or Not
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they left the restaurant, surrounded by their entourage.
"It's such a long night, how about we go to Kabukicho for a couple more drinks?" suggested Uchiha Touhuan, who was surrounded by everyone.
"Since Clan Chief Touhuan has spoken, I have no choice but to accompany you!" said Inuzuka Fu
, already slightly tipsy. The group, their guard lowered by alcohol, chuckled. Even the usually stern Hyuga Takato and Hyuga Ken had slightly lewd smiles on their faces.
"Clan Chief Touhuan! There are girls in the group!" said Uzuki Yugao, somewhat annoyed.
"Oh, I didn't think that through!" Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile, then took out a wad of banknotes from the sealed scroll and roughly stuffed them into Gekko Hayate's arms. "Hayate, why don't you take your little girlfriend and have some fun in town!"
"That's right, just remember to come back early tonight," Kuroki Ryuta teased.
The laughter of the crowd made the young couple blush, but Gekko Hayate still accepted Uchiha Touhuan's money, said goodbye to the others, and went shopping with Uzuki Yugao.
As for the others, they headed towards Kabukicho.
After everyone had gone far away, Uchiha Touhuan's true form slowly emerged from the shadows of the street and walked in another direction.
...
Inside the lord's mansion in Tanabata Town, as the area where the largest gambling den in the Land of Fire was located, the lord of this place was naturally no ordinary person.
Aside from the noble title officially granted by the Land of Fire, Yamamoto Taro's castle lord's mansion also housed hundreds of samurai and more than ten ninjas. In addition, his interactions with some ninja clans in Konoha Village made Yamamoto Taro's position as castle lord as secure as a mountain.
After the evening's banquet, Yamamoto Taro, with a lewd grin on his face, drunkenly stumbled into his bedroom, an arm around a shapely young woman.
"Tonight will surely be a pleasant night," Yamamoto chuckled. However, as soon as he looked up, before he could even turn on the light, he noticed a figure sitting on the sofa by the window in his luxurious bedroom. The moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating the person and the kunai being repeatedly wiped in their hand, reflecting a chilling glint.
The woman in Yamamoto's arms instinctively wanted to scream, but a flash of red light appeared in the man's eyes, and the woman in Yamamoto's arms instantly collapsed
, powerless. Yamamoto sobered up instantly. Whoever was in his bedroom at this time, carrying a weapon, clearly had ill intentions.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" Yamamoto, after all, had seen his share of storms. Although he was covered in cold sweat, he maintained basic composure and retreated hastily.
"I suggest you don't back up any further, or that thing to your right rear will explode," the newcomer said mockingly. "I can't be sure if you'll die, but you'll definitely be flying."
Yamamoto Taro abruptly stopped and turned around. He saw an explosive tag stuck to his right rear, the trigger mechanism now only centimeters from his right foot.
Yamamoto Taro swallowed hard. In his high position, he had never faced death so closely before. "Sir, let's talk this out. Are you after money or..." Yamamoto Taro stopped in his tracks, but his hands continued their subtle movements. He planned to make some noise in the bedroom. Once the guards in the lord's mansion reacted, his expensively hired samurai and ninjas would tear the intruder to shreds! The person by the window seemed oblivious, smiling as they watched Yamamoto Taro slowly move forward until they knocked over a large flowerpot by the door, the sound of shattering porcelain echoing throughout the room.
However, the guards from the lord's mansion that Yamamoto Taro was expecting did not appear. At this moment, the person by the window spoke.
"Are you waiting for the samurai and ninjas in this mansion?" The person by the window slowly rose and walked towards Yamamoto Taro. His footsteps were light, but to Yamamoto Taro, they sounded like the footsteps of death.
"Two Jonin from the Shimura clan, twelve rogue ninjas, and 271 samurai—it took a bit of effort to deal with them." The newcomer approached Yamamoto Taro and turned on the room's light. A handsome face gradually came into focus in Yamamoto Taro's eyes, and the three tomoe swirling in the blood-red eyes made Yamamoto Taro pause in surprise.
"The Uchiha clan?"
"Not bad." Uchiha Touhuan patted Yamamoto Taro's chubby cheek with the side of a kunai.
"As a ninja from Konoha, your actions are probably against the rules." After seeing the Sharingan, Yamamoto Taro calmed down considerably. For the Uchiha clan, a ninja clan from Konoha, to attack him, a nobleman with a title from the Land of Fire, was a capital offense.
"Rules?" Uchiha Touhuan chuckled. "Then let's talk about rules." "
Over the course of four years, Mr. Yamamoto has provided the traitor Shimura Danzo and his criminal gang with a staggering 1.8 billion ryo on multiple occasions, attempting to help him control the Land of Fire's military. Tell me, what would the Daimyo think if he knew this?"
Uchiha Touhuan said with a half-smile, causing Yamamoto Taro's pupils to dilate suddenly.
"Sir, you can't speak carelessly. I just want some guards," Yamamoto Taro quickly clarified. It was true; he had spent a fortune hiring Shimura clan ninjas precisely because of their strength and ability to handle dirty work. He had never considered the other party's intention to control Konoha.
"Just guards? We'll see if the Daimyo believes it," Uchiha Touhuan chuckled.
"What exactly do you want, sir?" Yamamoto Taro took a deep breath and asked.
"Personally, I believe in Lord Yamamoto's loyalty to the daimyo, but you should know that our daimyo is rather suspicious." Uchiha Touhuan's kunai danced in his hand like butterflies. "Well? Still want to talk about rules?"
"Please keep this a secret for me, and I will reward you handsomely afterwards." The kunai's sharp edge grazed Yamamoto Taro's nose several times, directly shattering his mental defenses. He immediately knelt down and said.
"What kind of person do you take me for?" Uchiha Touhuan's face showed displeasure.
"Yes, yes, I deserve to die, but please, sir, have mercy and spare my life." With his life in someone else's hands, Yamamoto Taro could no longer hold back and immediately kowtowed to Uchiha Touhuan.
After watching him kowtow for a while, Uchiha Touhuan slowly spoke: "I see your Tanabata Street business is doing quite well. How much profit do you make each month?"
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