"Yamanaka Batsu, are you really all right?"
The Daimyo looked at Yamanaka Batsu, who was now missing an eye, and spoke with some suspicion.
He did need the brothers' help. After they left, he had ordered the current Hokage of the Land of Fire, Uchiha Hanjō, to be reprimanded.
He was to come and apologize.
Yet Uchiha Hanjō had treated his words like they were nothing but wind in his ears.
Absolutely infuriating.
This was not the first time Uchiha Hanjō had embarrassed him. He simply did not regard him, the Daimyo, with any respect.
Then this time, he would teach Uchiha Hanjō, along with the Uchiha Clan, a lesson.
He would let them know who the true ruler of the Land of Fire was.
Besides,
he intended to choose a new Hokage for Konoha. It was merely a ninja village—what waves could it possibly stir before a Daimyo like him?
Thus, upon learning that the Yamanaka Brothers were coming, he immediately had someone invite them over.
"Of course I'm fine. I was merely caught off guard and injured my eye. Don't worry, in a couple of days, my companion will find an eye suitable for me and restore it!" Yamanaka Batsu nodded, then licked his dry lips.
The look on his face became even more unrestrained.
After speaking, Yamanaka Batsu found a place to sit before looking back at the Daimyo. "Go on, then. What do you want us brothers to do?"
The Yamanaka Brothers naturally understood that the Daimyo had been treating them so well because he intended to have them handle certain matters at a crucial moment.
Since they had enjoyed the Daimyo's preferential treatment, the brothers were not stingy about doing a few things for him.
"Nothing can be hidden from you two!"
"I do have