20demayo Chapter 144 Who?! That ramen vendor is going to become a daimyo?! Why should he?!
Chapter 144 Who?! That ramen vendor is going to become a daimyo?! Why should he?!
Izuna took several deep breaths to calm himself down.
"Why are you thinking of resurrecting Tobirama Senju, who was born evil, at this time?"
"Hehe, the war is over, and there will be a long period of peace ahead."
As he spoke, Tetsuya revealed a wicked smile.
"How should I put it, Konoha is alright during wartime. With external threats present, even if they have huge internal problems, they can put them aside for the time being and work together to resist the enemy."
But if we enter a period of peace, then all sorts of hidden problems are likely to surface.
The increasingly muddled Hiruzen Sarutobi, the ambitious Danzo Shimura, and the internal conflicts between the various clans—Konoha had far too many problems.
Moreover, although the Third Shinobi World War has ended, another battle will break out soon afterward, namely the Battle of Kikyo Mountain.
In this battle, the Sand Village and the Cloud Village joined forces and directly attacked the interior of the Land of Fire, specifically Kikyo Mountain, Konoha's bridgehead.
Beyond Mount Kikyo lies Konoha Village; it's as if we've been attacked right on our doorstep.
After the Battle of Kikyo Mountain came the Nine-Tails' rampage, the death of the Fourth Hokage, the Third Hokage regaining power, and then the night of the Uchiha clan's massacre.
With so many great shows about to unfold, how can we be without a suitable audience?
And who is most suitable to be this audience member? That would naturally be Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage of Konoha, who set the general direction for the development of Konoha.
He believed that if Tobirama Senju could witness the destruction of the Uchiha clan, he would jump for joy.
The most crucial point is that he wants the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique. During his time traveling back and forth in the ninja world, he has come to a deep understanding of the importance of this technique.
"Heh, you're really something, Tetsuya."
Seeing Tetsuya's mischievous grin, Izuna's mood improved.
"To make the inherently evil Tobirama Senju witness the decline of Konoha is even more painful than killing him outright."
"Haha, it's alright, just so-so."
As he spoke, Tetsuya countered with a question.
"Speaking of which, Izuna, don't you want to fight Tobirama Senju again and kill him with your own hands?"
Izuna paused for a moment, then nodded firmly.
"Think about it, that inherently evil Tobirama Senju killed me by sneak attack using the Flying Thunder God Technique. This time, I will definitely defeat him head-on!"
"Very good, that confidence is excellent."
"So, when do you plan to resurrect Tobirama Senju, that inherently evil guy?"
"No rush. Reviving him now would just be letting him cause trouble. Let's wait until I officially become the Daimyo of the Land of Grass."
"I see. Well, it'll be soon then. Your coronation ceremony is in seven days, right?"
Tetsuya nodded.
"Yes, the invitations for my enthronement ceremony will be sent to the daimyo of various countries and the major ninja villages in seven days. Who do you think will attend?"
Izuna laughed.
"The daimyo of each country should be fine. Even if the daimyo of the five great powers don't come back in person, they will at least send envoys to attend the ceremony."
"But I don't think many people from the Five Great Ninja Villages will come. After all, they only just ended a war, and they still harbor hatred towards each other. If they meet here, they'll probably start fighting."
"If they want to fight, let them fight again. If they break anything, they can just pay for it."
"What if they don't compensate us?"
Hehehehe~!
Tetsuya flashed his familiar mischievous grin again.
“If they don’t pay, then Uchiha Madara and the masked man Tobi will come to our door to collect the debt in person. At that time, they will only have two choices: either they obediently pay up, or I will smash their territory into something like ours.”
"As expected of you."
"Haha, it's alright, just average. Come on, let's have a drink."
While the two were drinking and chatting, people from various ninja villages also received Tetsuya's invitations.
Hiruzen Sarutobi convened a meeting with Konoha's high-ranking officials to discuss the matter.
"Everyone, you probably already know why I've gathered you all here. Now, please share your thoughts."
"This is utterly absurd!"
Danzo Shimura was the first to slam his fist on the table and express his opinion.
"How could Chiba Tetsuya, a commoner, a businessman who started out selling ramen, become a daimyo of a country! This is simply a joke, a huge joke!"
Hiruzen, this guy is a traitor to Konoha, a traitor to the Land of Fire. He was born in Konoha, but he did business with people from other countries and other ninja villages, and now he wants to become the daimyo of another country.
This is a betrayal of Konoha and the Land of Fire. Send me men now, I'll capture this guy and take control of the Chiba Trading Company from him.”
From the very beginning, Danzo Shimura looked down on Tetsuya Chiba. He thought, "How come you, a ramen vendor, have been climbing higher and higher, while someone as outstanding as myself is getting further and further away from realizing my dream?"
Why?! Why?!
For a time, Shimura Danzo was consumed by jealousy, and his condition deteriorated significantly.
"Enough, Danzo! Calm down."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's loud shout calmed Danzo Shimura down.
"Humph."
Danzo Shimura snorted and sat back down in his seat without saying another word.
But a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Tetsuya Chiba, he will definitely kill this guy, and he will definitely take control of the Chiba Trading Company.
Mitomon Yan spoke up.
"Although I don't know how he did it, becoming a daimyo is no small matter. What did the daimyo say about Hiruzen? What is his attitude towards Chiba Tetsuya?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi replied.
"The daimyo has a very good relationship with Chiba Tetsuya. From what I've heard, our fire country's daimyo even supports Chiba Tetsuya becoming the grass country's daimyo."
The head of the Nara clan spoke.
"Lord Hokage, I think that since the Daimyo supports this matter, we have no reason to oppose it, right?"
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.
Ultimately, Konoha is the village of the Land of Fire, and the Daimyo is the master of this country. Naturally, they cannot oppose anything that the Daimyo approves of or supports.
“You’re right. If the daimyo supports it, we have no reason to oppose it. After all, Chiba Tetsuya was once a part of Konoha. Now that he’s about to become the daimyo of another country and has sent us invitations to attend his enthronement ceremony, we have no reason to refuse.”
"Yes."
That's right.
That makes sense...
The family representatives expressed their agreement, although most of them merely echoed each other with a few perfunctory words.
After all, the representatives of some smaller clans were well aware that their purpose in attending the meeting was simply to demonstrate the Hokage's democratic principles and, incidentally, to understand the thoughts of these people.
The actual decisions are not really their concern.