Meeting

The next day.

The Xiao Ming of the Land of Fire.

Kanami arrived there quite early.

The Xiao Ming of the Land of Fire is in no way inferior to other Daimyo's Mansion.

"That old bastard has embezzled quite a bit too; he must have cut off a lot of the villagers' profits."

Kanami muttered to himself as he went inside.

The guards at the Lord's Mansion let him in as soon as they saw he had red hair.

"Lord Emperor Akashi!"

"Lord Emperor Akashi!"

As Kanami walked a few steps, people came up to greet him.

"Emperor Akashi..."

"Stop shouting, or I'll exterminate your entire clan!"

Kanami shifted his gaze.

The man immediately fell silent.

The others who were about to continue speaking immediately shut their mouths.

Kanami continued walking forward.

A barely perceptible smile crossed his face.

Hahaha!

Cool!

He was secretly pleased.

After walking for a while, they soon saw the Xiao Ming of the Land of Fire come out to greet them.

"Emperor Akashi."

Xiao Ming bowed slightly in greeting.

Kanami nodded. "Tell me, how do you want me to announce something related to education?"

"Just use your name, and I'll announce it."

However, the merging of the Ninja Academy and Cultural School will certainly displease many Noble; they don't want their way of thinking to be adopted by Ninja who work for them.

Xiao Ming responded.

Kanami naturally knew this.

He nodded slightly. "Understood. Summon the Five Kage of the Shinobi World... There aren't any Five Kage anymore, so just hold a meeting anywhere. I'll go and kill off any who disagree with me then."

Xiao Ming: "..."

"Yes, Lord Emperor Akashi."

"Stop calling me the Emperor Akashi, just call me by my name."

Kanami still felt that such a title was not suitable for him, but he was still satisfied with being called "I" (朕).

"Okay, Lord Akai."

"Can't I just call him Kanami?"

"Yes, Lord Feng An."

"Yes, that's right. Go hold the meeting. I'll just wander around here for a bit."

Kanami immediately found a large golden chair and sat down.

Xiao Ming immediately instructed his Ninja to extend invitations to other Noble and various Autonomous Villages.

As for the meeting location, it is no longer the Land of Iron, but is now being held directly in the Land of Fire.

If you're coming, you're coming; if not, Kanami will be at the village entrance in the next second.

Basically, no one dared not to come.

Time flew by, and after wandering around the Lord's Mansion for a while, Kanami got bored and went home to play with Hinata.

Two days later, all the important figures finally arrived near the Xiao Ming of the Land of Fire.

"Calling a meeting at this critical juncture? They clearly don't have good intentions."

"I think so too, but we can't not come. That Emperor Akashi and all that is too scary."

"Yes, I heard that some small villages that refused in the morning were gone by the afternoon. The promised Autonomous Villages were simply wiped out."

"Sigh... This time it looks like we're in deep trouble. I hope it won't mean we'll be forced to step down."

"You're underestimating him. I even suspect he might use this meeting as an excuse to kill all of us old fogies."

"..."

The group chatted amongst themselves, each person feeling awkward and uneasy.

Of course, this group consisted entirely of Noble.

Shadows like Kurotsuchi and Mei Terumi, now called village chiefs, stood silently on the other side, barely exchanging a word.

Most of them were strangers.

The Noble themselves colluded with each other; although they lacked military strength, their ability to form cliques was extremely strong.

They know how to band together for mutual support and how to use their power to manipulate others for their own benefit.

"Since you're already here, then follow me."

Seeing that most of the people had arrived, Xiao Ming led the way, and after leaving Lord's Mansion, they soon appeared in a large, enclosed conference room.

There was a round table that was over twenty meters long, and at a glance, it could easily accommodate a hundred people.

It was exactly the standard format for a meeting of 100 people.

No one said much, and everyone chose their own seats.

Most of the people I sat with were people I already knew.

Of course, due to the large size of the venue, the final result was mostly people sitting scattered around with empty seats between them.

Seeing that everyone was seated.

Xiao Ming also sat down on the side of the long oval table, while the seat in the middle was empty.

"Everyone's here, why isn't Chi here yet?"

Someone noticed the empty seat in the very center and immediately knew whose seat it was.

Besides the Emperor Akashi, who else is qualified to sit in that position?

As soon as he spoke, the people around him started chattering.

"Yeah, so slow. Does he still think he's a child?"

"Power and politics are different from killing. His strength is undeniable, but when it comes to power, I don't think he has any ability."

"Just a greenhorn, I heard he's not even twenty years old yet, what ability could he possibly have, and he's already declared himself emperor."

"Feudal Lord Daimyo, how could you willingly relinquish your position to him?"

"Yugong, the Feudal Lord is dead. I am now using Xiao Ming. Please watch your words."

Xiao Ming glanced at them coldly.

Yugong, who had been speaking, froze, a hint of disdain flashing across his face. He nodded and said nothing more.

"Is he really going to be late? Is he coming or not?"

"If you're not coming, we're leaving."

"Time is money! How can someone who has absolutely no concept of time claim to be emperor!"

"Bang!!"

Kurotsuchi Tu slammed his hand on the oval table, and the chattering Noble immediately fell silent.

I was so frightened that my whole body tensed up.

"Where did these flies come from, buzzing incessantly?" Kurotsuchi said coldly.

She didn't care about any of that at all; what Noble?

In her eyes, the most disgusting thing was these Noble; they were utterly useless, yet they still swaggered around the village.

Jonin dislike the behavior of Noble.

That condescending attitude made them very unhappy.

However, they highly regard the Feudal Lord because they acknowledge the Feudal Lord and believe that the Feudal Lord creates value for them. Therefore, they accept the Feudal Lord's high status.

"Tsuchikage! You're calling us flies?"

One of the old Noble, who was very good at winning people over, directly asked a question and quoted us.

He instantly pulled everyone around him onto the same boat.

Kurotsuchi Tu looked at him coldly, and was about to stand up and punch him when...

Slight ripples appeared in the space.

"Bass!"

Kanami and Hinata Hyuga, both dressed appropriately, appeared in the center.

Aren't you flies?

Kanami spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, the old Noble's Adam's apple bobbed twice, but he didn't dare to say anything more.

Instead, he silently lowered his head.

The young man standing before them was none other than the ruthless Crimson Emperor Akashi, and the mere rumors about him had terrified them to death; none of them dared to utter a word.

The moment Kanami An appeared, an immense, invisible pressure dissipated.

No one around dared to speak, and their posture changed from lazy to upright.

Hinata gently tugged at Kanami's hand, "Kanami."

Kanami turned around and smiled, "Yes, let's sit down."

Kanami and Hinata sat down in the middle and side seats, respectively.

Hinata's right hand is occupied by Kanami, but her left hand is not empty.

Kanami frowned slightly, "Three."

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Two."

Everyone's face turned pale instantly.

Some people seem to already know what it means.

All eyes turned to the man sitting on Hinata's far left.

"One."