I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

Chapter Sixty-One: Meeting the Great Name

After their secret conversation, Yun Ting and Nara Shika went back to rest.

The night passed, and the formal meeting between the Hokage and the Daimyo went very smoothly the next day, without any unexpected incidents.

After the official ceremony ended, when Yun Ting met with the other party again in private, he saw the Fire Country Daimyo holding a small round fan to cover half of his face and greeting him warmly in his rather sarcastic tone: "Yun Ting, you should have no problem with me addressing the Fourth Daimyo like this, right?"

Looking at the man before him, whose clothes, appearance, and tone all exuded an eerie aura, Yun Ting inwardly scoffed while maintaining a smile on his face, saying, "Officially, you are my name, and personally, you are my elder. It is only natural that you call me by my name."

Daimyo laughed heartily: "Hehehe, then I'll just call you by your name. When Hiruzen recommended you, I was quite surprised, after all, you're too young, Yunting. But after seeing that your surname is Senju, I felt much more at ease. You know, the First and Second Hokage of Konoha were both Senju. Back then, they got along very well with my father and even propelled the Land of Fire to the position of the greatest ninja nation in the world. Now that you and I have each inherited the will of our ancestors, it's only right that we make the Land of Fire strong again!"

"Thank you for your kind words, Konoha will do its utmost to help you." Yun Ting nodded in agreement.

He knew very little about the person in front of him.

On the contrary, Yun Ting had a lot of contact with his wife, the daimyo, after he became Hokage.

There was no way around it; that daimyo's wife issued dozens of cat-finding missions in Konoha every year.

Every time, the cat would be found, only to run away again soon after, only to be found again and lost once more.

This cycle repeated itself, and it can be said that the Daimyo's wife alone supported a considerable number of Konoha's genin.

They even live in Konoha permanently.

Yun Ting had been wondering why the Great King would allow his wife to stay away from home.

Now, seeing this frail, thin figure before him, as if he could be blown away by a gust of wind, and recalling his wife who was as wide as a ball, he instantly knew the answer.

Looking at the daimyo with a hint of pity, Yun Ting spent the rest of his time, apart from exchanging pleasantries with him, focusing on the current battle.

Although the Third World War is nearing its end, the war in the Land of Fire continues, albeit at a much lower intensity than the large-scale offensives of the past.

However, it is not impossible that an unexpected friction could trigger a new round of major conflict.

In this regard, Konoha, which controls the military power of the Land of Fire, undoubtedly needs strong support from the Land of Fire's government and must always maintain the same stance.

This was also one of the reasons why Yun Ting, as the Hokage of Konoha, came to meet the Daimyo.

It is said that political reforms will occur when people leave, and Yun Ting also needs to propose his foreign policy to the daimyo and obtain their support.

Overall, Yun Ting continued Konoha's previous strategy, but compared to the Third Hokage's conservative and yielding approach to external affairs, he was more assertive and unyielding.

In short, although Konoha is currently unwilling to escalate the war and hopes for true peace, they will not yield an inch if the enemy takes advantage of their position.

Having witnessed the Third Hokage's defeat on the battlefield against the Land of Earth, only to be utterly defeated at the negotiating table, and having personally seen how the Third Hokage caused such a huge uproar within Konoha that he had to resign and appoint a new Hokage, Yun Ting naturally understood how to deal with the outside world.

After considering this for a moment and asking some questions about the Cloud Court, the Fire Country Daimyo finally nodded in agreement.

Thus, the conversation between the Hokage and the Daimyo, the two most important figures in the Land of Fire, was successfully concluded.

The overall policy of the Land of Fire was thus adjusted.

Overall, Yun Ting had a fairly good impression of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire after this meeting.

While the other side may not be considered brilliant or invincible, they are certainly not the type to drag their teammates down.

Those who should cooperate know how to cooperate, and they won't have excessive ambitions beyond their own capabilities.

Yun Ting was quite satisfied with this nominal patron, who was actually his partner.

After leaving the Daimyo's residence, he did not leave immediately, but stayed there for a week. He met with many forces within the Land of Fire, improved relations, and also negotiated many economic cooperation matters for Konoha.

Of course, in his spare time, he would also take a stroll around the capital city to personally experience this incredibly prosperous and largest city in the ninja world, and carefully learn about its details.

He also gave the Shadow Guard and Ritsuko Yamanaka a special day off.

Putting the former aside, he personally witnessed the latter carrying a large bag of clothes, jewelry, cosmetics, and the like every day when she came back from shopping.

Indeed, women from all worlds have a strong obsession with shopping.

Oh, right, there's one exception: a woman.

That's Aya Uchiha.

During these seven days, even Baiyun Yeshan went out to play, but she endured the loneliness and persisted in practicing in the courtyard.

He would occasionally go out once or twice, but only to the nearby ninja tool shop to replenish his weapons.

So, as expected of the Uchiha clan.

Even women can be assimilated.

......

Seven days have passed.

Yun Ting and his group also prepared to return.

They were originally planning to travel back to Konoha at full speed, since they had already met everyone they needed to meet.

However, after hearing from the Daimyo that the new Fire Country's special envoy to Konoha would also be going to Konoha, Yun Ting decided to take him with him.

Just as Nara Shikama holds a prominent position in the capital of the Land of Fire, each successive special envoy of the Land of Fire to Konoha is equally important.

In many decisions made by the Land of Fire regarding Konoha, the influence of the Konoha envoy is second only to that of the Daimyo.

Since it was just a small favor, Yun Ting would not let this opportunity pass by.

The newly appointed Konoha envoy was a short, stout man named Daisuke Imai.

The moment he saw Yun Ting, he immediately stepped forward with a beaming smile and greeted him warmly.

After exchanging pleasantries, Imai Daipu pointed to the palanquin behind him and invited, "Lord Hokage, the journey is long, why don't you sit in my palanquin?"

Yun Ting glanced at the small, barely-fitting sedan chair not far away, then at the broad figure before him, and chuckled:

"Thank you for your kindness, Daisuke, but as a ninja, I'm not used to riding in a sedan chair. Besides, the journey is quite unsettling, so I'll stay outside and keep watch."

"With the Hokage here, what petty thief would dare to offend him?" Imai Daisuke had complete confidence in Yun Ting.

However, seeing that Yun Ting was determined, he could only regretfully give up.

Unlike those ninjas who can fly and dive, he was just an ordinary person, and he was also obese. If he relied solely on his two feet, he probably wouldn't be able to reach Konoha in a week.

The sedan chair, a mode of transport for nobles, was naturally the best choice.

Soon, the team set off.

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Four Symbols Seal

The team then set off.

The Shadow Guard has returned to the shadows to provide protection, and Yun Ting is only accompanied by Yamanaka Ritsuko.

On the other hand, Daisuke Imai's side had a group of samurai and servants in addition to two palanquin bearers.

In terms of presence, he's even bigger than the Hokage.

Yun Ting didn't pay any attention. He casually glanced at the group of people and, finding nothing unusual, followed along.

Time passed second by second, and the massive silhouette of the Fire Kingdom's capital gradually disappeared into the sunlight.

To accommodate Daisuke Imai and his group, Yunting didn't speed up, but returned at the normal speed he had used on the way there.

Even so, the group of people beside them still had to walk a while and then rest.

The two palanquin bearers carrying Daisuke Imai, in particular, were sweating profusely from exhaustion.

Suddenly, after one of the sedan bearers stepped on a loose stone and fell, the entire sedan chair overturned and fell to the ground.

Imai Daisuke's pig-like screams instantly rang out from inside the sedan chair, followed by a string of curses directed at the sedan chair bearers.

The two palanquin bearers could only tremble and beg for mercy while trying their best to right the palanquin. But whether it was due to panic or something else, they couldn't get it right for a while and could only face more anger from Daisuke Imai.

Yun Ting, who had witnessed all of this, frowned slightly. Without waiting for anyone else to take action, he went up to help, hoping to end this farce as soon as possible.

Seeing this, Ritsuko Yamanaka followed closely behind.

However, just as Yun Ting arrived at the overturned sedan chair and was about to pull it up, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred!

The two sedan chair carriers, who had previously been timid and cowardly, looked up at Yun Ting again, their faces now filled with a death-defying indifference.

Without making any statement, they activated the techniques within their bodies as quickly as possible.

In an instant, blood gushed out from both of them.

What's unsettling is that the blood they spurted was an eerie black.

Damn it!

Almost simultaneously, Yun Ting's pupils suddenly contracted, and he immediately realized what this was, feeling a strong sense of impending death for the first time.

Without a word, he forcefully pulled Imai Daisuke out of the sedan chair, and then, amidst another pig-like scream, grabbed Yamanaka Ritsuko beside him and retreated as quickly as possible.

However, at that moment, two more servants rushed out from the group behind them. Like the sedan chair carriers before them, they also silently splattered black blood all over their bodies.

This is a meticulously planned, deadly trap!

In an instant, Yun Ting was completely submerged in black blood, both in front of and behind him, and even in mid-air and on the ground. With the appearance of the divination seal, four surging balls of black blood rapidly spread towards him.

......

The Four Symbols Sealing Technique, an S-rank sealing ninjutsu.

The practitioner first inscribes the Four Symbols Seal within their body, sacrificing their own life to seal away all surrounding matter and take it to the underworld. It is an extremely powerful method of mutual destruction.

Almost no one in the entire ninja world could withstand this technique.

This was the strongest killing move that Danzo had specially prepared for Yunting.

The Four Symbols Squad refers to four individuals whose bodies are engraved with the Four Symbols Seal.

They are the absolute loyalists of the root.

Danzo had been in control of Root for so many years, and apart from himself, only these four people were able to inscribe the Reverse Four Symbols Seal.

Not only does this technique require extremely high qualifications from the practitioner, but the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique itself also requires a large amount of resources to succeed.

The fact that they used this decisive trump card against Yun Ting shows how determined they were.

so......

For the sake of Konoha, for the sake of Lord Danzo, please let the Fourth Hokage die!

As they lay dying, the four members of the Four Symbols Squad looked towards Yun Ting's location with hopeful eyes.