In any case, the Sarutobi clan's army would take a few days to arrive. Danzo was not in a hurry.
He was highly confident that the Daimyo would agree to his request.
After all, no monarch could possibly like matters of treason and rebellion.
He had told the Daimyo the dangers of the Uchiha rebellion. As long as the Daimyo had a brain, he would surely take his side.
Having achieved his goal, Danzo did not stay long in the Daimyo's Mansion and quickly departed.
"Guards!"
After Danzo left, the Daimyo called out in a deep voice.
"Present!"
"Summon all the ministers and the Twelve Guardian Ninja!"
"Yes!"
Soon, the ministers of the Land of Fire's Daimyo Mansion, along with the Twelve Guardian Ninja, all arrived in the great hall.
"We pay our respects to Your Majesty!"
"You may rise!"
"Your Majesty, for what matter have you summoned us so urgently?" a minister asked at that moment.
"Just now, Danzo came to see me. He wants me to publicly support his counter-attack on Konoha, and at the same time, denounce the Uchiha clan. What do you all think I should do?"
The various nobles, ministers, and the Twelve Guardian Ninja looked at each other in dismay.
Kazuma's eyes, however, lit up. He felt this was an opportunity to take Konoha. But he didn't speak up immediately. He quietly watched the others' performance.
At this time, a minister stood out and said: "Your Majesty, this should be an internal matter for Konoha. We shouldn't get involved. We just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!"
"At first, I thought so too, but Danzo's words made a deep impression on me," the Daimyo said.
"What did Danzo say?" another minister asked.
"He said that if I ignore the Uchiha's treason and rebellion, I'm afraid others will follow their example in the future!" the Daimyo said in a deep voice.
"What?" Upon hearing this, the faces of the ministers changed drastically.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire hall became delicate.
At this time, the corners of Kazuma's mouth curled upwards. He knew it was his time to enter the stage. Immediately, he stood out and said: "Your Majesty, I think what Danzo said is not without reason!"
"Oh? So, Kazuma, you mean I should agree to Danzo's request?" the Daimyo said, glancing at Kazuma.
"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, not only should we agree to his request, we should take the initiative to participate!" Kazuma said in a deep voice.
"Participate?" the Daimyo was startled.
"Yes, Your Majesty!!" Kazuma said gravely.
"And why is that??" the Daimyo quickly asked.
"This is a matter of great military importance. Could Your Majesty please dismiss the ministers first!" Kazuma said, glancing at the nobles and ministers in the hall.
"All of you, leave for now!"
Hearing this, the Daimyo did not hesitate and directly dismissed all the ministers.
"Kazuma, you can speak now," the Daimyo asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Previously, with Konoha's internal turmoil, the Uchiha usurped the village. Sarutobi Hiruzen died, and Shimura Danzo fled. We couldn't interfere in Konoha's internal affairs.
Now, Shimura Danzo is counter-attacking Konoha. He wants Your Majesty to back him up. This has given us an opportunity to interfere in Konoha's internal affairs!
Didn't Danzo ask Your Majesty to publicly support him?
Then we will publicly support him.
We can even send troops to assist!
But once we've conquered Konoha...
We won't leave.
We will directly take full control of the entire village.
If possible, we should also eliminate Danzo, Tsunade, and Jiraiya.
Without those three, the great Konoha will belong only to you, Your Majesty!" Kazuma said with an excited expression.
"You make it sound easy, but actually accomplishing it won't be so simple!" At this time, Rikudo spoke up.
Hearing this, Kazuma didn't rush to refute, but instead looked towards Asuma. Grinning, he asked: "Asuma, what do you think??"
The Daimyo also looked at Asuma expectantly!
"If Your Majesty will have us, the Sarutobi clan is willing to join your command and serve you!!"
Asuma didn't hesitate, directly bowing his head to the Daimyo in submission.
In reality, he hadn't discussed this with Shinnosuke, but he knew Shinnosuke had considered surrendering to the Daimyo. Before, due to the threat from Aburame Ryoma, it couldn't be done. Now, with the situation constantly evolving, he felt this was a rare opportunity.
So, without overthinking it, he directly pledged allegiance to the Daimyo.
"Good, good, good! To have the service of the Sarutobi clan is truly like adding wings to a tiger! Asuma, rest assured, as long as you can help me control Konoha, I will absolutely not treat the Sarutobi clan poorly!" The Daimyo was overcome with excitement.
The Daimyo was by no means a man without ambition; he had his own ideas about Konoha. He just never dared to act on them. Now, after hearing Kazuma's words, he suddenly felt the matter was feasible, and his ambition was instantly stirred.
Coupled with Asuma's decisive pledge of allegiance, he was naturally ecstatic.
Vaguely, he could see Konoha beckoning to him.
"I will become the first Daimyo to hold both political and military power in my hands."
"I will leave my name in the annals of history!"
The Daimyo thought with surging excitement.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After hearing the Daimyo's words, Asuma excitedly bowed his head in submission again.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! With the Sarutobi clan joining us, my plan is already halfway to success!!"
At this time, Kazuma also congratulated the Daimyo.
"Haha, Kazuma, if this succeeds, you will have the greatest merit. Now, tell me more about the specific operational plan, so I can have a clear picture in my mind," the Daimyo laughed heartily, looking at Kazuma.
"Yes!" Kazuma responded.
He then explained his ideas and plans one by one to the Daimyo and the Twelve Guardian Ninja.
The more everyone listened, the more they felt that Kazuma's plan was highly feasible.
For a moment, even Rikudo fell silent. Although he didn't want the Daimyo's Mansion to get involved in Konoha's internal strife, it seemed his good friend, Asuma, had already sided with the Daimyo.
He no longer had any reason to object and could only go with the flow.
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