This drama had yet to reach its conclusion when the Land of Fire became lively once more.
Compared to the war, far more people were paying attention to the Land of Fire's troubles. This was one of the few incidents in the Ninja World where an assassination had occurred between a Daimyo and a village.
If it was not handled properly, the entire country could descend into chaos. Enemies causing havoc worked from the outside in, while this kind of chaos spread from the inside out.
Unfortunately, while people enjoyed watching the spectacle, not many thought highly of the Land of Fire's Daimyo.
Everyone knew that among all nations, the Land of Fire's Daimyo had relatively little influence over its village. It was not that the Daimyo was incompetent, but that the village was simply too powerful.
Konoha's strength meant that even if certain people became Hokage, they would not yield excessively to the Daimyo.
Even the relatively mild-tempered Third Hokage would not keep bowing his head to the Daimyo, much less Konoha's Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Ronglin.
He was a forceful man. Though still young, he acted decisively and ruthlessly, far beyond anything the Third Hokage could compare to.
Therefore, most people did not think highly of the Daimyo, especially after Ronglin began pressing the matter.
"Bastard!! Bastard!! Does he not remember who supported him back then?! And now he's actually trying to force me!!"
At this moment, where was the Land of Fire's Daimyo's usual laziness and elegance?
The word elegance was usually used to describe women, so applying it to a grown man was rather strange.
Yet Ronglin still felt that the Daimyo usually had a damn bit of elegance to him—though in a derogatory sense. In other words, he was calling the Daimyo a sissy.
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