After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they walked out of the restaurant with a large crowd of people following them. "It's been a long night, why don't we go to Kabukicho and have a few more drinks?" Uchiha Douhuan, who was surrounded by everyone, suggested. "Since Clan Leader Douhuan has spoken, I have no choice but to risk my life to accompany the gentleman!" Inuzuka Feng, who was already a little tipsy, laughed. Everyone, whose guard had been lowered by alcohol, laughed at what they heard. Even Hinata Keito and Hinata Kenya, who had been serious until then, had a slightly obscene smile on their faces. "Clan Leader Douhuan! There are girls in the team!" It was Uzuki Yugao who said with some anger. "Oh, that's my inconsiderateness!" Uchiha Touhan said with a smile. He then pulled a wad of bills from the sealed scroll and roughly stuffed it into Moonlight Hayate's arms. "Haiate, take your girlfriend out to have some fun in town!" "That's right, just remember to come back early tonight," Kuroki Ryuta teased. The laughter made the couple blush, but Moonlight Hayate still accepted Uchiha Touhan's money, said goodbye to the others, and went shopping with Uzuki Yugao. The others, on the other hand, headed towards Kabukicho. As the crowd faded, Uchiha Touhan's true form slowly emerged from the shadows of the street and headed in the other direction. ... In the lord's mansion of Tansho Town, home to the Fire Country's largest gambling den, the lord was undoubtedly no ordinary figure. Besides the official nobility granted by the Land of Fire, Yamamoto Taro's castle lord's mansion also housed hundreds of samurai and over a dozen ninja. Coupled with his connections with some of the ninja clans of Konoha Village, Yamamoto Taro's position as castle lord was as secure as a mountain. After tonight's banquet, Yamamoto Taro, with a graceful young woman in one arm and a lewd smile on his face, drunkenly entered his bedroom. "Tonight will surely be a pleasant night," Yamamoto Taro chuckled. However, as he looked up, before he could even turn on the light, he saw someone sitting on the sofa by the window in his luxurious bedroom. The clear light filtered through the window, casting a chilling light on the man and the kunai he was repeatedly polishing, reflecting it with a terrifying cold glow. The woman in Yamamoto Taro's arms instinctively wanted to scream, but a red light flashed in the man's eyes, and she instantly collapsed helplessly. Yamamoto Taro sobered instantly. Whoever appeared in his bedroom at this time, holding a sharp weapon, looked like someone with bad intentions. "Who are you? Why are you here?" Yamamoto Taro had seen a lot of things, and although sweat was pouring down his forehead, he still maintained his basic composure and kept backing away. "I suggest you don't back away anymore, or it will be bad if that thing behind you explodes," the man said with a playful tone. "I'm not sure if you will die, but you will definitely fly." Yamamoto Taro stopped abruptly and looked back. He saw a detonating tag stuck to his right back, and the trigger was only a few centimeters away from his right foot. Yamamoto Taro swallowed. For someone in such a high position, he had never faced death so closely.
"Sir, if you have something to say, let's talk it over. Do you want money or..." Yamamoto Taro stopped, but he didn't stop the little movements in his hands. He planned to make some noise in the bedroom. As long as the guards in the city lord's mansion reacted, the samurai and ninjas he had raised at a high price would be able to tear the invader to pieces in an instant!
The person by the window seemed not to notice, and smiled as he watched Yamamoto Taro move his feet little by little until he knocked over a large flower pot by the door, and the sound of broken porcelain resounded throughout the room.
However, the guards in the city lord's mansion that Yamamoto Taro was expecting did not appear for a long time, and at this time, the person by the window spoke.
"Are you waiting for the samurai and ninjas in this mansion?" The person by the window slowly stood up and slowly walked towards Yamamoto Taro. His footsteps were light, but in Yamamoto Taro's ears, they were not as light as the footsteps of death.
"Two Shimura clan jonin, 12 stray ninjas, and 271 samurai—it took quite a while to take care of them." The man approached Yamamoto Taro and flicked on the light in his room. A handsome face gradually became clearer in Yamamoto Taro's eyes, and three magatama swirled in his blood-red eyes, leaving him startled.
"Uchiha clan?"
"Good sense." Uchiha Dohuan patted Yamamoto Taro's chubby cheek with the side of his kunai.
"As a ninja of Konohagakure, I'm afraid it's against the rules for you to act like this." After seeing the Sharingan, Yamamoto Taro calmed down considerably. As a ninja clan of Konohagakure, the Uchiha clan would be guilty of a capital offense for attacking a nobleman like him, a member of the Fire Nation.
"Rules?" Uchiha Touhan said with a smile. "Then let's talk about rules."
"For four years, Mr. Yamamoto has repeatedly provided 1.8 billion ryo to Shimura Danzo, the rebel from Konohagakure, and his criminal gang, in an attempt to empower him to control the Land of Fire's military. What do you think would happen if the Daimyo learned of this?"
Uchiha Touhan said with a half-smile, and Yamamoto Taro's pupils suddenly widened.
"Sir, don't talk nonsense. I'm just looking for some guards," Yamamoto Taro hurriedly clarified. That was indeed the truth. He'd paid a large sum to hire Shimura clan ninjas because they were so powerful and could handle his dirty work, wasn't it? But he had never considered the other party's stated intention of controlling Konohagakure.
"Just guards? Let's see if the Daimyo believes that," Uchiha Touhan said with a smile.
"What exactly do you want, Sir?" Yamamoto Taro said, taking a deep breath.
"I personally believe in Lord Yamamoto's loyalty to the daimyo, but you must understand that our daimyo is a bit paranoid." Uchiha Douhuan's kunai fluttered up and down like a butterfly. "So? Do we still want to discuss the rules?"
"Please keep this secret for me, sir. I will reward you handsomely later." The sharp edge of the kunai grazed Yamamoto Taro's nose several times, directly breaking Yamamoto Taro's psychological defenses. He immediately knelt and said.
"Who do you take me for?" Uchiha Douhuan said with displeasure.
"Yes, yes, I deserve to die, but please, sir, have mercy and spare my life." With his life in his hands, Yamamoto Taro could no longer hold back and kowtowed to Uchiha Douhuan.
After watching him kowtow for a while, Uchiha Douhuan slowly said, "I see that your business in Tansho Street is doing quite well. What is the monthly revenue?"
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