The Last Daimyo

Land of Fire

Capital City

At the gates of the capital city of the Daimyo Capital City, a grand procession slowly emerged. The procession was enormous, with thousands of people and banners waving in the wind. Embroidered on the banners were three symmetrical small fireballs, the emblem of the Land of Fire.

In the middle of the convoy, in a magnificent and luxurious carriage, the Land of Fire's Daimyo, Prince Xia Chang, sat upright on a futon, exuding an air of elegance.

At the edge of the carriage, the Daimyo man's uncle, the Prime Minister of the Imperial Court Lie Jun, sat upright, but his face showed a worried expression.

Daimyo Xia Chang grew older and began to assume personal rule, seeing his uncle's worried expression, he couldn't help but frown and admonish him:

"Uncle Lie, you are the prime minister of the court, don't look so worried and troubled."

Xia Chang knew some Ninjutsu. The powerful minister Lie, who originally held immense power in the court, gradually became a true assistant minister as Xia Chang grew older and took over the reins of government.

"Your Highness, missing-nin are rampant in the Land of Fire, Kazuma has repeatedly plotted attacks, causing the ministers to live in fear and panic."

Moreover, Konoha Uchiha Zensui Orochimaru, two of the Konoha missing-nin, were notorious, and Konoha had not been able to eliminate missing-nin for many years.

I don't know if Konoha doesn't want to destroy it, or if it's simply incapable of doing so. It's really... sigh."

Lie sighed heavily at the end.

Retsu, being of considerable age, keenly sensed the conspiracy behind the rampant missing-nin and the frequent attacks and assassinations of ministers and relatives of the Land of Fire. However, he was somewhat powerless to do anything about it and could only drag the Daimyo to Konoha for refuge.

"Uncle Lie, didn't the Fourth Hokage say that he would personally arrest Kazuma and bring him to justice?"

I believe that if the Fourth Hokage intervenes, the conflict with Kazuma can be resolved quickly. We can simply patrol Konoha and wait patiently."

Xia Chang is now increasingly displaying the demeanor of Daimyo. He speaks slowly and deliberately, giving people a sense of reliability.

"I hope so..."

Lie glanced at Xia Chang with a complicated expression, paused, and still didn't voice his more conspiratorial speculations, hoping that Konoha could eliminate Kazuma, who orchestrated the assassination.

The caravan was guarded by thousands of samurai and ninjas. Based on Retsu's understanding of Kazuma, he knew that Kazuma could not break through this defense, but Retsu felt a vague unease in his heart.

The convoy moved slowly forward, and the two men remained silent, closing their eyes to rest.

The journey from the Capital City to Konoha was not far; according to the ninjas' pace, it would only take a day. When the group had traveled halfway, they encountered an uninvited guest.

The vanguard officer of the Daimyo's army was somewhat bewildered by this cloaked man blocking their path and shouted at him:

"Hey, move aside!"

The person blocking the way was Kazuma. Kazuma stood alone on the opposite side of the Daimyo's Kazuma, remaining silent in the face of the reprimands. He silently took down the large scroll he was carrying, laid it flat on the ground, then bit his fingertip and began to Hand Seals.

"This person is a ninja!?"

"Watch out for the ninjas!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The vanguard of the Daimyo's army, numbering several dozen, included many ninjas. Upon seeing Kazuma's actions, they realized Kazuma was a ninja. Although they didn't know what Kazuma intended to do, they showed no mercy, immediately throwing Kunai in preparation for killing Kazuma.

However, their actions came too late; Kazuma's Ninjutsu had already been completed, Summoning Technique with a blood pact.

Earth Style: Powerful Transformation!

Boom!

Kazuma's large scroll appeared to be a spacetime Storage Scroll. Under Kazuma's Ninjutsu control, a massive, foul-smelling torrent of mud and rocks surged forward.

Among the Daimyo's Guardian Ninja were many skilled individuals. Upon witnessing the massive mudslide, they quickly Hand Seals and unleashed Ninjutsu, slamming their hands on the ground.

"Earth Style: Earthquake Core!"

In a critical moment, the Earth Style Ninjutsu was successfully executed, causing a large area of land in front of the team to sink, which in turn caused the incoming mudslide to be swept into the sinking pit.

Kazuma's right hand remained on the scroll, and endless mounds of earth were summoned and surged forward, filling the huge crater created by the enemy ninjas before unleashing their power once more.

"So many of them! Block them! The rest of you, follow me!"

Seeing the continuous mudslides, the vanguard officer realized that the enemy was a powerful ninja. However, having received the country's favor for generations, he was not afraid. After giving his orders, he led a large group of samurai, bypassing the foul-smelling mudslides on both sides, and charged forward to attack the caster.

"Hi!"

Numerous ninjas and samurai responded to his call, and the ninjas Hand Seals to perform Ninjutsu.

"Earth Style: Earth Style: Earth Formation Wall!"

"Earth Style: Earth Release: Earth Shore Return!"

The mudslide filled the large pit, and when it struck again, countless earthen walls rose up, blocking the mudslide at its base.

"Heh, my Ninjutsu is not that simple."

The massive mound of earth that Kazuma Jianyou was transforming into was blocked. With a hint of disdain and sarcasm, he quickly Hand Seals, finally ending with the seal of the Snake Seal.

Earth Style: Ultimate Creation Technique - Soil of the Dead!

With a soft shout from the Kazuma, the roar of a wild beast echoed from the stinking mound of earth. Hundreds of arms emerged from the soil, tearing away the earth to reveal pale, foul-smelling people crawling out.

"Aww!"

These people did not seem to be normal humans; the sounds they made resembled the roars of wild beasts. Hundreds of corpses slowly approached the Daimyo's entourage.

The dozen or so samurai who charged toward Kazuma were surrounded by a multitude of corpses. These corpses, undeterred by pain and fearless of death, quickly annihilated these loyal living samurai.

The commotion and shouts of battle from ahead reached the center of the convoy. Prime Minister Lie, somewhat puzzled, lifted the curtain and asked the captain of the guards beside him:

What's going on up ahead?

The captain of the guard, his left hand resting on his scabbard, respectfully answered upon hearing Lie's question:

"Lord Retsu, there's an attack ahead! The ninja squad has already passed by! Please don't worry!"

The captain of the guard was a highly skilled swordsman, renowned throughout the Capital City, and remained calm in the face of the riot.

"Um"

Lie nodded in agreement and drew the curtains.

"Temple..."

Lie turned to look at the Daimyo, preparing to report, but the Daimyo had been sitting in the middle disappeared, replaced by a person wearing a black robe and a mask, Masked Ninja eyes glowed red.

"Protect..."

Lie was terrified. He tried to call for protection, but found himself unable to speak. His body seemed to be in a whirlpool of water. All Lie could see was the increasingly eerie red light in the Masked Ninja's left eye.

Lie was swept up by the vortex and vanished on the spot, going to another world.

Uchiha Obito sat comfortably in the original position of the Daimyo. After dealing with the esteemed Daimyo and prime minister, a whirlwind appeared in his right eye, and he vanished without a trace.

Kazuma, who was feigning an attack from the front, was chased down by hundreds of ninjas and samurai, and the hundreds of undead puppets in the Corpse Soil were almost completely wiped out.

Daimyo's Guard Corps had received the emperor's favor for generations. They did not flee when faced with a powerful enemy, but fought the corpse ninja to the bitter end, and finally repelled the attackers Kazuma.