She had been fine when she left. Who could have expected the two of them to be separated by death when she returned?
"Damn it. The Daimyo must have been murdered."
"Princess Haruaki, don't worry. I'll definitely find those bastards!"
Kikunosuke and Haruna clenched their fists.
The Daimyo had lived an incorruptible life, treated his people with great leniency, and was deeply loved by everyone.
So...
No matter what, they would find the murderer who had killed the Daimyo.
"Lord Naruto, please avenge my father!"
Princess Haruaki ignored Kikunosuke and Haruna and instead turned her gaze toward Naruto Uzumaki.
"Leave it to me."
Naruto Uzumaki gently patted Princess Haruaki on the head.
Putting aside how pleasantly she had served him along the way,
he would not let those people off for causing trouble within his jurisdiction.
Just then, a short, stout man hurried in. Behind him followed a burly man with a fierce-looking face.
"Chunming, why did you only come back now?"
"Do you know that during this time..."
The short, stout man had not finished speaking when he saw the man standing beside Princess Haruaki.
The next second,
the aggressive look on his face vanished. It was as if someone had grabbed him by the throat, and he could not say another word.
Was that Naruto Uzumaki?
Damn it, why was this God of Death here?!
As the Shinobi World had grown increasingly prosperous in recent years, portraits of Naruto Uzumaki had also become more and more common throughout the Shinobi World.
Ordinary civilians aside,
at the very least, there was no high-ranking official in any country who did not know what Naruto Uzumaki looked like.
"Lord Naruto, this is my father's younger brother, my uncle."
Princess Haruaki introduced him to Naruto Uzumaki.
"Oh?"
"Uncle?"
Naruto Uzumaki raised an