The daimyō's heart tightened. Had what he feared finally come?
Had Uchiha Yi already proclaimed himself a deity? Judging by the look of him, he seemed ready to make a move against the daimyō and the others!
But how was the daimyō supposed to answer his question?
Should he say outright that daimyō were dispensable? Uchiha Yi might kill him on the spot for wasting food.
But if he claimed that daimyō were descendants of deities and attacking them would be blasphemy, wouldn't that be a direct challenge to Uchiha Yi?
Uchiha Yi already considered himself a deity. If the daimyō claimed divine ancestry too, what was to stop Uchiha Yi from slaughtering the old gods to become a true god himself?
Uchiha Yi had already slaughtered the powers backing them.
Why did someone as monstrous as Uchiha Yi have to appear in the Shinobi World? He should never have existed. When Madara Uchiha betrayed Konoha, Tobirama Senju should have wiped out the entire Uchiha Clan.
"I sent invitations to the daimyō of every country for my inauguration ceremony.
"Unfortunately, none of them came except you. I suppose to you daimyō, we ninja are nothing but lowly servants and useful tools." Uchiha Yi wore an expression of sorrowful compassion.
No, no. Other ninja might be tools, but you certainly aren't.
Besides, Konoha and the Daimyo's Residence had always maintained a relationship of equals.
Though the daimyō had taken steps to weaken Konoha behind the scenes, his public support had been genuine. Whenever Konoha asked for money, he gave it. Whenever it asked for people, he gave it money too.
"They showed you such disrespect? I'll condemn them as soon as I return. Hokage, rest assured: if they look down on you, they look down on me." The daimyō declared his