Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 256 Fire Country Daimyo: Hiruzen Sarutobi, Your Face, My Insoles

The next morning, Hiruzen Sarutobi got out of bed feeling depressed.

He didn't sleep well all night yesterday. He couldn't explain why, but he felt particularly depressed and had a bad feeling.

"Could it be that I spoke too harshly to Danzo yesterday? Maybe I should go back and have a good talk with Danzo. We've been friends for so many years, he should be able to understand me. After all, as Hokage, I have a lot to consider, and sometimes I have no choice in the matter."

After thinking it over, he made a decision.

"Well, let's go and have a talk with Danzo."

After a quick wash, I decided to go to the Root branch to talk to Danzo without even having breakfast.

"Hit! Lord Hokage! Something terrible has happened, Lord Hokage!"

Just as I stepped outside, I saw a ninja rushing towards me, shouting that something bad had happened.

"Calm down. What's wrong with me? I'm perfectly fine. Besides, it's only early in the morning, how could there be so many bad things happening?"

The ninja stopped the car, panting heavily, and after catching his breath for a while, he stood up and spoke.

"Lord Hokage, something terrible has happened! The Daimyo of the Land of Grass was attacked at his villa last night."

"what!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt his vision go black, and without even thinking, he was certain that the person who attacked the Daimyo of the Land of Grass was Danzo.

Alright, alright, so your subordinates couldn't handle Sasuke, so you took matters into your own hands and attacked the daimyo yourself, huh?

Danzo, you're becoming more and more lawless and disrespectful to your position as Hokage.

It seems that I have been too lenient with Danzo in the past, to the point that he has now become so outrageous that he has gone completely out of control.

This won't do. It looks like we'll have to take a hard line against Danzo from now on.

However, now is not the time to consider these things. What we should be doing now is figuring out how to calm things down.

Where is Danzo now?

"Elder Danzo is currently in the Root."

"And the daimyo of the Grass Country? Where is he now?"

"The daimyo of the Land of Grass, Chiba, went to seek justice from the daimyo of our Land of Fire."

“Oh no, go find Tianzang and tell him to keep an eye on Danzo. If anyone asks, have Tianzang insist that Danzo didn’t leave last night.”

"Lord Hokage, what about you?"

"Afraid? Of course I'm going to find the Daimyo of the Land of Grass now, to see if I can minimize the impact of this matter."

Having said that, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't care about anything else and ran straight towards the direction where the daimyo were.

When the villagers along the way saw this, they all had to give a thumbs up and praise the Third Hokage, saying that he was still vigorous despite his advanced age and could run so fast.

Having such a Hokage is truly a blessing for Konoha Village.

Meanwhile, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was in his temporary residence in Konoha.

Tetsuya has already started to put on a great performance, as a player whose acting skills are maxed out.

Before the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Tetsuya was in tears, every word dripping with blood.

She said she almost died yesterday.

What? He was, after all, from Konoha, and Konoha Village was practically his hometown. Because he considered this place his home, he didn't bring many guards with him.

But who could have imagined that they would be attacked in their own home?

They even said things like, "Did you offend someone from Konoha? They want to get rid of you as soon as possible."

It's just a lot of crying and playing the victim.

What's most interesting is that, at the residence of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, there were also several other Daimyo from other major countries. They had come to meet and chat with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, but they never expected to stumble upon such a good show.

However, while watching the show, they also felt a sense of dissatisfaction.

Although Chiba Tetsuya is only a daimyo of a small country, he is still a daimyo of a country. Your Konoha Village is just a ninja village. To put it bluntly, you are just a dog that these daimyo pay to raise. How dare you, a dog, bare your teeth at someone of the same level as your master? What do you mean by that?

If you dare to send someone out to attack the Daimyo of the Grass Country today, then in the future, won't it be the Daimyo of the Five Great Nations' turn?

And then, do you plan to overthrow them and take their place?

The daimyo of the Land of Fire kept comforting Tetsuya, but his face was already very grim.

Isn't this a blatant slap in the face?

First of all, he, Tetsuya Chiba, was also the ruler of a country, a daimyo of a nation.

Secondly, looking at the entire ninja world, who doesn't know that Chiba Tetsuya is his friend?

Moreover, the reason why Chiba Tetsuya came to Konoha was because he invited him. Otherwise, why would someone from a country that doesn't even have a ninja village come to participate in the ridiculous Chunin Exams?

Does Konoha have a lot of prestige? If the current Hokage of Konoha were that God of Shinobi or the Asura of the Shinobi World, then it certainly would have a lot of prestige. When they hold any kind of event, the Daimyo would still give them some face.

But who do you think you are, Hiruzen Sarutobi? Chiba Tetsuya came back to give face to himself, not to give face to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Just as he was getting angry, a servant came to report that Hiruzen Sarutobi had arrived.

"Good timing. Let him in. There are some things I need to ask him."

Hiruzen Sarutobi received permission and entered the hall.

Seated in the main seat was the daimyo of the Land of Fire, with Chiba Tetsuya sitting beside him.

On either side of the hall sat the daimyo of the four great nations: Earth, Water, Thunder, and Wind.

For a moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt an unprecedented pressure.

On the other side, atop a tower in the Forest of Death, Sasuke sat cross-legged on his bed, closing his eyes to rest.

As the first team to reach the finish line, they have been here for three days.

During their rest period, more teams arrived, but he wasn't particularly interested in them.

"Knock knock knock~!"

"Enter."

The door was pushed open, and Karin stood in the doorway, greeting everyone.

"Sass, the last team has arrived," the Konoha ninja said. "The preliminary rounds will begin in an hour."

"Have we finally arrived? Who's the last team?"

"It's Konoha's team, the same team that recognized you and Haku in the exam hall during the written test."

"Heh, so it was Naruto Uzumaki. I didn't expect him to have collected the scrolls and passed the test as well."

However, even if you manage to pass the test by sheer luck, being at the bottom of the class is still being at the bottom of the class.

“That’s true. However, Sasuke, I always feel that that blond kid isn’t as simple as he seems. He has a very powerful chakra within him, but it doesn’t belong to him.”

"Yes, I know. Back in Konoha, the bottom-ranked guy was called the Nine-Tailed Fox by those unruly villagers. The powerful chakra you saw must be the reason he was called the Nine-Tailed Fox."

As he spoke, Sasuke got off the bed, put on his coat, and tucked the ninja sword hanging on the wall into his waistband.

"In the next assessment, if you're matched against the bottom student, remember to finish quickly, understand, Karin, Shiro?"

"I see."

Karin responded, and Shiro outside nodded.

"Let's go, let's not stay here, let's go check out the preparation area first."

The tower in the center of the Death Forest is a small arena, which is the venue for the preliminary rounds.

Many teams have already assembled in the preparation area, and the team leaders for each team have also arrived.

Of course, apart from their team leader Zabuza, who was called away by Tetsuya to act as a temporary actor.