Wedding in a Sea of Blood

After Kanami finished speaking, he killed every ninja from the other villages around them.

Tsunade opened her mouth, then helplessly closed it again.

She could not stop him.

Although she could ask Kanami to do things for her, the fundamental reason was that he was willing to do them.

If he was unwilling, there was no way she could order him.

"Can you spare the Fire Country daimyo?"

After a long while, Tsunade finally gritted her teeth and pleaded.

Kanami turned to look at her. "I'm curious—what exactly is your relationship with the Fire Country daimyo?"

"For you to protect someone standing above you like this, he must be important to you. It can't simply be because you're loyal to the Fire Country daimyo.

"You're not that foolish."

Bitterness appeared on Tsunade's face. "The Fire Country daimyo and I do have some connection. No, rather, it was the previous Fire Country daimyo who had some connection with me...

"Because of my relationship with the previous Fire Country daimyo, the current daimyo granted me the title Princess Tsunade,

"meaning the princess of the Fire Country."

"So, you actually have no relationship with the current Fire Country daimyo?"

"That's right, but... I don't think he's an especially incompetent daimyo. Compared to others, he hasn't exploited us too severely."

Tsunade pleaded on behalf of the Fire Country daimyo.

Kanami spoke calmly. "He may not have exploited you too severely, but his very existence is exploitation. Why should he gain something without working for it?

"Why should he collect additional handling fees from every mission completed by ninjas?

"If there were no daimyo, wouldn't it be more reasonable to collect those fees directly through the Kage?"

Tsunade was left speechless.

She did not know what to say.

Kanami continued, "Honestly, I think the Ninja