Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 319 Weird Attitude
Jianchuan Ju had no aversion to meeting the daimyo, the leader of the Water Kingdom.

Although the daimyo actually does not have much say in the selection of the Mizukage, after all, the other party is the biggest financial backer of the Hidden Mist Village, and it would not be good to not even meet him.

In fact, after getting in-depth exposure to the political affairs of the Hidden Mist Village.

Jianchuan Ju also had a general understanding of the relationship between the Water Country and the Hidden Mist Village.

In fact, there is no real subordination between the two. The Hidden Mist Village is more like a country within a country, and the relationship between it and the Water Kingdom is mostly an employment relationship.

Or it could be the relationship between a spiritual sect and a secular country in the world of immortals and heroes.

Jianchuan Ju himself had no intention of changing this relationship. All he wanted now was to develop the Hidden Mist Village and become a qualified Mizukage. Everything else could be left to nature.

The next day, Jianchuan Ju and Elder Yuanshi set out for the Daimyo Prefecture with several jonin guards.

Perhaps it was because the daimyo only managed the ordinary people's livelihood and economy of the Water Country and had sufficient energy to develop commerce.

The current capital of the Water Kingdom is obviously much more prosperous and advanced than the Hidden Mist Village.

"Is this your first time in Daimyofu?"

Elder Yuanshi looked at the busy street and said with a smile to Jianchuan Ju who was standing beside him.

"Well, previous missions were mostly conducted in the eastern part of the Water Country, but prosperous cities like this are not uncommon."

Feeling the prosperity here, although it is far from the big cities in the previous life, it can still be seen that the mental outlook of ordinary people living here is much better than elsewhere.

"After the city of Whirlpool Island is built, it should be very prosperous, and some appropriate changes can be made in the village."

If conditions permit, Jianchuan Ju also hopes to make the lives of ordinary people in the Hidden Mist Village more comfortable.

Although the location and environment of the Hidden Mist Village are not good, there is actually no shortage of outsiders because there are many merchants going to the Hidden Mist Village to issue tasks.

As long as we can make some use of this part of the population, it will be easy for the Hidden Mist Village to grow and develop.

Elder Yuanshi also agreed with this, but after all, the two of them were just expressing their feelings and did not continue to communicate more on this matter.

Not long after, the two arrived at the daimyo's mansion.

Originally, Jianchuan Ju thought that if he wanted to meet the daimyo, he might have to go through some weapons inspection, or have a few snobbish servants come to remind everyone of etiquette and so on.

After all, noble families with a long tradition like this seem to attach great importance to these face-saving things.

However, in reality, none of this is the case.

After the group simply informed each other, a special person came out and said that the daimyo was not currently handling official business and could meet.

He led the way in front and led everyone inside.

But then Jianchuan Ju realized that he was wrong.

The Water Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom are slightly different.

There is neither a powerful temple like the Fire Temple that can rival a ninja, nor a second-generation person like Asuma Sarutobi who acts like a child and runs to be a bodyguard for the daimyo.

Walking into the mansion and looking around, I saw that most of the daimyo's garrison were ordinary warriors.

The few ninjas there were were probably just wandering ninjas of mid- to low-level ninja strength recruited by the daimyo himself.

With such defensive strength, it would be too complicated to go through a set of procedures every time we meet these ninjas.

If someone ever becomes unhappy and wants to take down Da Ming, these people may not be able to stop them.

"From this perspective, the daimyo seems to be in a very miserable situation."

Jianchuan Ju began to feel a little sorry for him. Ordinary people living in this extraordinary world, even if they have more power and money, still need to worry about their lives being in danger one day.

"Forget it. It's better to pity the common people than to pity the daimyo."

While he was daydreaming, Jianchuan Ju and others had already arrived at the reception room of the daimyo's mansion under the guidance of the waiter.

There were quite a few people in the reception room at this time.

In addition to the daimyo who wore a headdress that looked like an unfolded folding fan, there were also several old men dressed in black and wearing tall hats dressed as officials.

These people must have been arguing about something before, and the scene looked a bit chaotic.

It was not until Jianchuan Ju and others came in that they immediately stopped talking and turned to look at the door.

The messenger who was leading the way was also a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that the daimyo and officials, who were so dignified when they came to report just now, would start arguing in just a few minutes.

Noticing that the situation was a little tricky, the experienced Yuanshi Elder immediately spoke up to break the awkward atmosphere.

"Your Excellency the Daimyo seems to be discussing something important here. Do you want me and others to step aside for a while?"

As one of the oldest ninjas in the Hidden Mist Village, he has been a high-ranking official in the village since its establishment. Elder Yuanshi has dealt with the daimyo more than once.

On the way, Jianchuan Ju even learned that when the previous daimyo was in office, Elder Yuanshi had a lot of communication with him.

There is naturally no stage fright at this moment.

The daimyo on the opposite side didn't seem to care much about such a scene.

He simply straightened his collar in a formal manner, motioned for several officials to return to their seats, and then began to speak.

"It's nothing serious. Your Excellency Yuanshi, please take a seat."

Upon hearing this, Elder Yuanshi did not take a seat immediately. Instead, he slightly leaned to the side, led Jianchuan Ju to the front, and introduced him.

"Your Excellency, this is the village jonin mentioned in the previous letter, Jianchuan Tachibana. He is also the only candidate for the future Fourth Mizukage of our Kirigakure Village."

However, after Elder Yuanshi finished speaking, he did not wait for Jianchuan Ju to say hello.

The Daimyo of the Water Country on the opposite side seemed a little impatient and simply waved his hand.

"Sit down first and then talk."

As soon as these words were spoken, the four Water Country officials immediately showed anxious looks on their faces, as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.

Jianchuan Ju and Elder Yuanshi looked at each other unconsciously.

"Is the Daimyo of the Land of Water going to cause trouble?"

The original selection of the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village actually had nothing to do with the Daimyo and was usually just a formality.

The purpose of today's meeting is not to get the approval of Da Ming.

It was a meeting held to enable better cooperation between the Water Country and the Hidden Mist Village in the future.

Moreover, this time, because the Water Country had defeated Konoha's troops before, it had gained a lot of advantages in the negotiations. In the previous contacts with the daimyo, the other party also praised the performance of the Hidden Mist Village on the battlefield this time.

Even the fact that Jianchuan Tachibana would succeed the Fourth Mizukage was conveyed to the Daimyo Prefecture by the elder Yuanshi after the Third Hokage's death was announced.

The other party also agrees with this.

As a result, with this attitude now, it seems that things have taken a new turn?

(End of this chapter)