"Why are you still alive!"
After closing his eyes and taking a deep breath to calm himself, Fujiwara Muneyoshi looked at Mingye and spoke.
"There are countless nobles in the Land of Fire, with hundreds of clans standing side by side. If they all died, the country would descend into extreme chaos!"
The corners of Mingye's mouth curled up as he looked at Fujiwara Muneyoshi mockingly. He raised his hand, lifting the man's arm until it was beside his mouth. "Rule through chaos. The more chaotic things are, the easier it will be for me to govern this rotten country. The Daimyo has already granted me absolute authority. Until the war ends, my position seems to be the highest in the entire Land of Fire! So I still can't understand one thing—why are you still alive!"
Sweat continuously trickled down Fujiwara Muneyoshi's forehead, as though he had just endured a torrential rain. In the blazing summer heat, even the cicadas' cries sounded especially loud and piercing, making Fujiwara Muneyoshi increasingly irritated.
"You can't suppress every noble. Someone with ulterior motives will always find your weakness and strike you a fatal blow!"
Mingye pushed his arm again, bringing the teacup back to Fujiwara Muneyoshi's lips, and continued.
"When I first arrived in Okayama, you gave me tremendous help. But in return, you brought the Senju Clan back into Okayama. I tolerated it because I didn't know how to resist. Later, you introduced Uzumaki Mito to General Sato. After that, you joined forces with the other generals to erase the Senju Clan's crimes, then brought the Senju Clan into Konoha. And afterward, you leaked our information, causing my Anbu ninja to suffer devastating losses in the battle at Qiuliang Valley. Why are you still alive!"
"I want to see the Daimyo!"
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