I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

But one person managed to evade the surveillance placed outside and approach the latter, kneeling respectfully on one knee and saying:

"Lord Danzo, the Fourth Hokage has already gone out."

Even at home, Danzo, who was still used to being in the shadows, tapped his cane and sneered, "Even I know that the other ninja villages are stirring up trouble and want to take this opportunity to assassinate the Hokage. The Fourth Hokage couldn't possibly be unaware of this. Even so, he still sets off with such a small group of people. He's really young and impetuous. Does he really think he's the First Hokage? You should know that even the latter will eventually die of old age."

The visitor remained silent.

After a short while, he asked, "Lord Danzo, should the Root also make a move?"

Upon hearing this, Danzo's single eye flashed with a cold, sharp light.

After tapping his cane rapidly for several minutes, he suddenly stopped and said, "The Fourth Hokage is too young and doesn't listen to advice. His policies completely violate Konoha's past principles, even loosening the shackles of the Uchiha, an evil clan that disregards Konoha's existence. Sooner or later, he will suffer the consequences. It's one thing for him to be alone, but he will also bring misfortune to Konoha. This is something I absolutely cannot tolerate!"

At this point, Danzo stood up abruptly, and the shadows in the room expanded accordingly.

"Therefore! I have decided that we must set things right, even at the cost of the Fourth Hokage, so that Konoha may return to the right path. Otsu!"

"Lord Danzo!" The Root ninja named Oto lowered his head and obeyed.

"Send out the Four Symbols Squad to carry out the operation to restore order!" Danzo ordered, his voice filled with murderous intent.

"Yes!"

The person had vanished as soon as they finished speaking.

Danzo was left alone in the room once again, along with a soft whisper.

"Naruto..."

......

Coincidentally, not only Danzo, but also various external forces that quickly received the news from the Konoha spies also reacted swiftly.

Some remained unmoved; some merely probed, hoping to find an opening; while others went all out to kill the Hokage.

In addition, the high bounties offered on the black market have also tempted many bounty hunters and even rogue ninjas to make their move.

This is because the fourth Hokage, Senju Untei, has a bounty of 800 million, the highest at present!

In the land of rivers, inside an underground black market.

Having just returned with a bounty of ten million for the corpses on the wanted list, Kakuzu, carrying a box full of money, habitually approached the wanted list to check if there were any new targets worth hunting.

suddenly!

His gaze was fixed on the very top of the list.

Eight hundred million taels of silver in reward!

Such a huge sum of money made even the usually calm man's breathing quicken.

Instinctively, Kakuzu was about to tear off the bounty poster.

But when his gaze fell upon the Fourth Hokage, his hand suddenly stopped.

Immediately after seeing the information that the latter possessed Wood Release, Kakuzu, as if struck by lightning, quickly withdrew his hand and left without looking back.

For the first time, he chose to back down in the face of money.

It was because he thought of someone he had remembered for a long time, someone whose memory remained incredibly vivid.

Hashirama Senju!

Both being users of Wood Release, Kakuzu, who had already made a mistake on the other party and narrowly escaped with his life, would never make the same mistake a second time on the current Fourth Hokage, Kumo-tei!

There will be countless more opportunities to make money.

But you only have one life!

......

On the main road leading from Konoha Village to the capital of the Land of Fire, Yun Ting, dressed in the Hokage's robes and wearing the Hokage's hat, walked with his female secretary, Yamanaka Ritsuko.

If they traveled at full speed like ninjas, they could reach the capital of the Land of Fire in about a day.

However, Yun Ting, who rarely gets to come out and wanted to properly experience the landscape of the Land of Fire and the lives of the people along the way, was not in a hurry and simply traveled at a normal pace.

Along the way, the roadside was full of lush and beautiful scenery, and the air was filled with the natural fragrance of green grass and flowers. Occasionally, we passed by one or two villages, where the crops were growing vigorously and thriving, which showed how fertile the land was.

Only by seeing it with their own eyes can Yun Ting truly understand why the Land of Fire occupies the best location on the continent.

There's no other reason than that the climate and topography here are simply too excellent!

The Land of Fire is located in the center of the continent, and its territory is almost entirely composed of fertile plains. It enjoys favorable weather and abundant harvests throughout the year, making it a country with all the advantages of favorable weather and geographical location.

Let's look at the other four major countries.

The Land of Wind is mostly desert, the Land of Earth is full of high mountains and cliffs, the Land of Lightning is located on a high plateau, and the Land of Water is located in an archipelago outside the mainland.

Compared to the Land of Fire, the Land of Completion can be described as a remote and impoverished place.

It's no wonder that the Land of Fire is always the primary target during every Shinobi World War.

After all, with such a superior land, who wouldn't want to have a big bite?

In particular, the Land of Wind, which is the weakest of the five great nations, is much weaker than the Land of Fire, yet it always takes the lead in every Shinobi World War, all in order to make a fortune on the Land of Fire's territory.

These losses may not be much to the wealthy Land of Fire, but they are undoubtedly a great boost to the impoverished Land of Wind.

Therefore, Yun Ting strongly disapproved of Jiraiya's and Naruto's kind of compassionate peace.

This is because such so-called peace can only last for a short time.

As long as the Land of Fire retains its superior resources, regardless of morality or truth, the impoverished neighboring countries will eventually reignite the war in order to sustain themselves.

It should be understood that what truly connects nations is only eternal interest.

Just like the two world wars in Yun Ting's previous life, they were ultimately caused by the unreasonable distribution of resources, and were wars launched by the new forces that came later against the vested interest groups.

Through his observations along the way, Yun Ting came to many conclusions and ideas, which greatly helped him in his later governance.

"Lord Hokage, there's a teahouse up ahead. Would you like to rest there for a while?"

It was already noon, and half a day had passed since Li Yunting left Konoha Village. Beside him, Yamanaka Ritsuko, dressed in a Konoha vest uniform, saw a teahouse by the roadside and asked about it.

Yun Ting looked up, glanced around, and nodded, saying, "Let's go in and rest for a bit. Also, have Ye Shan and the others clean up the little bugs that have been following us all this way. They're not harmful, but their buzzing around can be annoying."

"Yes!" Ritsuko Yamanaka said, extending a long, slender, white hand behind her waist, making a gesture to start.

So, while Yunting and his female secretary were enjoying her cool tea in the teahouse,

A bloody storm also swept through the surrounding forests.

Chapter Fifty-Four: The Bold Underground Black Market

"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!"

Clusters of colorless chakra shockwaves shot out from Hyuga Tokuma's hands, striking the enemies around him with perfect accuracy.

Soon, all the commotion subsided.

His gaze shifted from the lifeless corpses around him, and Tokuma Hyuga opened his Byakugan and looked elsewhere.

Even more commotion than him was caused by Tsutsumi at the ten o'clock position.

The latter truly lived up to his reputation as a master of traps. Without the Byakugan's ability to see through everything, a team of ninjas who were his enemies didn't even get close to him before they were killed one by one by kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags.

On the other side, Baiyun Yeshan, the captain of the Shadow Guard, was much quieter. However, with his outstanding swordsmanship and extremely fast speed, the people in the shadows had no time to react and were killed one by one.

As for the last newcomer, although the two sides have been arguing for many years about who has the best dojutsu in the ninja world, Hyuga Tokuma couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he looked at him, "As expected of the Uchiha."

Compared to the other three, Aya Uchiha is undoubtedly facing the most enemies at this moment.

Looking at the twelve ninjas in front of her who had not revealed any information, Aya Uchiha, beneath her mask, revealed the typical Uchiha's warlike killing intent.

collapse!

With her longsword drawn, Aya Uchiha vanished from her spot with incredible speed, launching the first attack on the twelve people.

"Find..." Before the leader could finish speaking, his eyes fell upon a pair of blood-red three-tomoe jade ornaments, and then nothing more.

Blood splattered across the sky, and Uchiha Aya, whose life had been taken by the sword, continued to swing her sword without the slightest hesitation.

Ding ding ding ding...

With the high-speed dynamic capture ability granted by her Sharingan, Aya Uchiha easily fought against the remaining eleven people and quickly killed one enemy after another.

After wiping out half of them, someone finally shouted, trembling, "Watch out! She has Sharingan!"

A person's name is like the shadow of a tree.

Upon hearing the word "Sharingan," the remaining people trembled and had the urge to run away.

However, Aya Uchiha would not let anyone go.

Seeing this, the remaining six had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Don't look into her eyes!"

"Use ninjutsu for ranged attacks!"

In an instant, all sorts of magnificent ninjutsu were unleashed and hit their targets.

"Did you succeed?"

"Is she dead?"

"Haha! The Uchiha are nothing special!"

Seeing that the person who had once terrified them was now a corpse, the remaining six cheered with relief.

However, at that moment, a series of cold, sharp blades slashed across their vital points.

Before they could put up any resistance, they all died one by one.

As one of them lay dying, he looked ahead again and saw that the corpse of Uchiha Aya, which they had previously seen as dying a gruesome death, was no longer there.

"Heh, an illusion..."

He understood everything in an instant, gave a bitter laugh, and then closed his eyes.

"Illusion?"

Coincidentally, Hyuga Tokuma, who was also observing with his Byakugan, realized this when he saw the enemy release a ninjutsu into an empty place and rejoice at their success.

"What an amazing woman!"