The Master of Konoha's Legacy

His expression immediately softened, and he said apologetically:

"It seems it wasn't you; I must have made a mistake."

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that no one told anyone, so I can kill them without worry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Tonan grabbed the hilt of the chakra short blade and vanished instantly.

"Pfft~"

......

In the blink of an eye, Uchiha Tonan had returned to his seat.

All the servants collapsed to the ground.

Uchiha Tonan picked up the white cloth on the table and gently wiped the bloodstains from the chakra dagger.

A smile appeared on his face, but his eyes were devoid of any emotion as he raised an eyebrow.

"It's time to close the net."

The next moment, he created a shadow clone to handle the aftermath.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Tonan's true form rapidly writhed and transformed back into the appearance of Abe no Seimei.

[Chapter 92. The Death of the Great Name and the Frame-up]

At this moment, in the Crown Prince's study.

The prince held the daimyo's body, weeping bitterly, with two Root ninjas standing guard beside him.

Meanwhile, Shinnosuke was cornered in the room by the other eleven guardians, who stood ready for battle.

Before long, a group of ministers arrived upon hearing the news. Seeing the daimyo who had breathed his last, their faces were extremely grim.

They all turned to the people inside the house and questioned them:

"Who harmed our lord?"

All eleven guardians turned their gazes toward Shinnosuke, their eyes filled with wariness.

The ministers looked at each other in shock at the scene.

What followed was resentment.

"Shinnosuke, do you know what you're doing?"

"Is this your intention or Konoha's?" the Finance Minister immediately demanded.

Shinnosuke said with a solemn expression:

"I didn't kill Daimyo."

I was in the main hall just now, while His Highness and His Majesty were in the study.

I rushed in after sensing the chakra fluctuations and found that the lord had already killed the daimyo using Earth Release: Earth Spikes.

I was just about to arrest the Crown Prince when these two... Anbu ninjas walked in.

Upon hearing Shinnosuke's explanation, everyone paused for a moment, then turned their gaze to the weeping prince.

The prince, his lips pale and his face numb, slowly raised his head to look at Shinnosuke.

"hehe......

Is Nahara already so impatient?

What did he offer you that made you take such a big risk to frame me?

Shinnosuke frowned and said in a deep voice:

"Your Highness, your methods are too clumsy."

I have absolutely no reason to kill His Highness the Daimyo.

On the contrary, it is you who harbor resentment towards the Daimyo because he wants to pass the position to the Second Prince.

The Crown Prince's eyes were filled with grief. He tightly embraced the Daimyo's body, struggling to suppress his emotions, and sobbed:

"How could I bear to kill my own father?"

The Minister of Inspection narrowed his eyes and asked Shinnosuke, "Why are you in the room?"

Shinnosuke calmly replied, "His Highness instructed me to wait in the room and protect his safety."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Supervision immediately flew into a rage and said, "Don't you think your excuse has too many loopholes? There are four guardians guarding outside, why would you need to come in?"

Then he asked the guardians of the daimyo who were under the protection of the night, "What did you four see when you came in?"

One of the oldest guards said in a deep voice, "When we came in, we only saw His Highness holding the body of His Highness the Great."

Shinnosuke was about to attack the Crown Prince when he was stopped by two Konoha Anbu members who jumped in through the window.

"Those two were sent by Lord Danzo to protect me," the prince casually explained.

Upon hearing this, the Minister of the Censorate frowned deeply.

This makes things even more complicated; perhaps the daimyo is just a victim of the power struggle within the ninja villages.

Just then, the Second Prince, surrounded by a group of servants, entered the study.

"What happened to Father? Is Father alright?"

Upon hearing this voice, a hint of murderous intent flashed in the prince's eyes.

However, as soon as the Second Prince stepped into the study, he saw the daimyo pierced by earth spikes and blood flowing all over the room.

His eyelids twitched immediately, and he fainted from fright.

Fortunately, the servants were quick enough to catch him.

The ministers frowned at the Second Prince's appearance and quickly ordered, "Take the Second Prince back to rest."

The two people present had extremely special identities: one was the son of the Hokage, and the other was the son of the Daimyo.

Without irrefutable evidence, even arresting them is not an option.

The situation reached a stalemate, and the ministers were all at a loss.

The Minister of the Censorate said in a deep voice:

"What means do you have to prove your innocence?"

The Crown Prince shook his head and said:

"Everything happened so suddenly, and I have no way to prove my innocence."

I previously thought Shinnosuke was in cahoots with Nahara, but seeing how heartbroken Nahara is, there might be other reasons.

However, I think we can search Shinnosuke's residence to see if there are any clues.

One of the guardians immediately said in a cold voice, "I'll go check."

No one is allowed to leave until the truth is revealed; the City of Fire is immediately placed under martial law.

At this time, apart from Shinnosuke, the Twelve Guardians were basically cultivated by the daimyo himself with a lot of resources.

They were loyal to the daimyo from birth, and many ministers trusted them.

Unlike later on, when Asuma became a Guardian, the Guardians were divided into moderates and radicals.

One side is loyal to the Daimyo, and the other side is loyal to the Hokage.

A moment later, the guardian returned to the study with a gloomy expression, clutching a piece of paper tightly in his hand.

It was the guarantee that the Second Prince had written to Shinnosuke earlier.

“I found this in a hidden compartment in his bedroom.”

Shinnosuke's heart skipped a beat when he saw this, and he thought to himself: Oh no, I've been tricked.

The guardian handed the guarantee to the others for review, and sure enough, everyone's gaze towards Shinnosuke changed.

The Minister of Inspection looked at Shinnosuke with a cold gaze.

"How do you explain this? You are the First Prince's guardian, so why should the Second Prince write a guarantee for you?"

"When did you and the Second Prince become so close? What kind of deal did you two make?"

Shinnosuke was now covered in sweat, his anger rising, and he gritted his teeth as he said to the prince, "You did this on purpose from the very beginning..."

The prince lowered his head, refusing to look at Shinnosuke, and gasped for breath, saying angrily:

"Nara... why did you do this...?"

Shinnosuke knew he couldn't defend himself, but he thought about his special status, even if he was being slandered now.

Alternatively, we can wait for Hiruzen Sarutobi to send someone to help investigate the truth.

Surely, His Highness's low-level tactics will be exposed by Konoha's Anbu.

He immediately declared loudly, "I know you don't believe me, but that's alright. I will not leave the City of Fire."

You can investigate the specifics gradually.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the prince raised his head with a cold smile and said:

"Fine, you're still being stubborn even now."

Then I suggest we hire a ninja who can interrogate memories to examine Shinnosuke's memories.

But this ninja can't be from Konoha.

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Intruding on memories can cause significant damage to one's mental state.

Shinnosuke's identity was too special, and none of the ministers, who were used to weighing the pros and cons, dared to speak up in agreement.

But for the daimyo's die-hard loyalists, the other eleven guardians, this was a very good suggestion.

Immediately, a guardian spoke up:

"can."

"I happen to have learned some ninjutsu for probing memories, let me do it."