Chapter 120: Legendary Meteorologist Orochimaru
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Uchiha Douhuan glanced at Miura Kazuo with satisfaction, but still voiced some hesitation, "Might this be a bit too hasty?"
"Grand Minister of State, you mustn't say that! Right now, His Highness the Daimyo's safety is paramount. Since there are hidden dangers in the Fire Capital, every moment His Highness stays here poses a risk. Please, Grand Minister of State, make a swift decision," Miura Kazuo urged.
Miura Kazuo had a very clear understanding of himself. He knew that Uchiha Douhuan had been willing to step forward and help him before primarily to counter Abe Taiichi's faction. Now that Abe Taiichi was dead, if he didn't do something to demonstrate his value, he would likely be next.
Therefore, Miura Kazuo knelt down without hesitation at this moment.
"Please, Grand Minister of State, make a swift decision," the members of his faction behind Miura Kazuo echoed in unison.
Seeing this, Uchiha Douhuan could only sigh deeply and say, "Since it has come to this, let's put the matter of relocating the capital on the agenda soon. For His Highness's safety, I will first escort His Highness to the Hidden Leaf Village in a few days. Kikuchi Tomoyasu."
"Your servant is here," Kikuchi Tomoyasu quickly stepped forward to respond.
"I remember you used to be the Minister of Construction, correct? These few days, quickly produce a blueprint for His Highness's new palace. In a few days, you will also accompany us to Konoha," Uchiha Douhuan instructed.
"As you command," Kikuchi Tomoyasu replied.
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Under the intimidation stemming from the execution of Abe Taiichi's entire faction and their families, the matter of relocating the capital to the Hidden Leaf Village was quickly settled. Over the next few days, the officials of the court were all busy with this matter amidst widespread anxiety.
As for Uchiha Douhuan, he only went to the Daimyo's palace hall the next day to inform the young ruler of this decision.
When Uchiha Douhuan arrived, Minamoto Miyuki was having a meal. Upon hearing the eunuch announce Uchiha Douhuan's visit, the small hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly.
It was clear that Uchiha Douhuan from that day had left a deep shadow on him. On the first day back in the palace hall, Minamoto Miyuki had nightmares.
"Quickly invite Teacher in," although a residue of fear remained in his heart, Minamoto Miyuki still instructed the attending eunuch beside him.
After Uchiha Douhuan walked into the palace hall, he first bowed to the young Daimyo, then spoke, "Yesterday, the situation was urgent. After executing the rebellious elements led by Abe Taiichi, I didn't have time to bathe, and thus offended Your Highness. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
"Teacher, what are you saying? Teacher acted for my safety," Minamoto Miyuki managed to squeeze out a smile and said. "May I ask what brings Teacher here today?"
"The situation at yesterday's court assembly has likely been reported to Your Highness by the palace attendants," Uchiha Douhuan said. "The current Fire Capital is no longer safe for Your Highness. Therefore, in a few days, I would like to invite Your Highness to return with me to the Hidden Leaf Village."
Minamoto Miyuki glanced at Uchiha Douhuan, lowered his head, and said, "Everything is according to Teacher's arrangements."
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Two days later, Uchiha Douhuan set off back to Konoha with a portion of the ninjas, while Kakashi temporarily remained in the Fire Capital to handle the follow-up matters regarding the relocation.
Due to the Daimyo's large entourage, the group traveled slowly, taking a full three days to reach Konoha Village.
When the group arrived, under Uchiha Douhuan's arrangement, all the ninja clans within the village, as well as the higher-ups among the commoner ninjas stationed in Konoha, were waiting at the village gate to welcome the Daimyo's arrival. Leading them was none other than Uchiha Fugaku, who had been left in Konoha by Uchiha Douhuan to handle village affairs.
"Your Highness, this is the Hidden Leaf Village. And those present here are all powerful ninjas of the village. With them here, Your Highness's safety can be guaranteed without worry," Uchiha Douhuan led Minamoto Miyuki by the hand down from the carriage while introducing them.
After speaking, Uchiha Douhuan looked towards the ninjas at the village gate and shouted loudly, "All units, salute His Highness the Daimyo!"
"Loyalty!" Everyone raised their hands in salute with perfect uniformity. This display directly startled Minamoto Miyuki.
"Hello," Minamoto Miyuki somewhat awkwardly raised his hand and said.
Uchiha Douhuan nodded with satisfaction. After the welcoming ceremony, Uchiha Douhuan left Yamato behind with the Daimyo and his attendants, proceeding to a large cleared area north of the Uchiha compound that had been prepared in advance. He handed the Daimyo's palace blueprints, prepared earlier by Kikuchi Tomoyasu, to Yamato.
Yamato took the blueprints, examined them carefully, and then nodded.
"Wood Style: Serial Pillar Housing Technique!" After forming a series of hand seals, Yamato slammed one hand onto the ground. Before the incredulous eyes of Minamoto Miyuki and some accompanying officials, countless giant trees burst from the earth and converged together, instantly erecting magnificent palace halls.
With Yamato's current chakra reserves, it was naturally impossible to construct all the required palace buildings at once. Therefore, initially, only the Daimyo's residential quarters were completed. The palaces intended for court assemblies and handling political affairs would still require some time to finish.
After settling the Daimyo, Uchiha Douhuan also took his leave and returned to the Hokage Building.
Although village affairs had been entrusted to Uchiha Fugaku during this period, Uchiha Fugaku could only handle routine matters. Issues such as the rotation of ninja forces on the border and secret intelligence transmitted back by spies embedded in other villages could only be handled personally by Uchiha Douhuan, the Hokage. During his time in the Fire Capital, these documents had piled up.
By the time Uchiha Douhuan finished processing these, it was already late at night.
After returning home, Uchiha Douhuan used the summoning technique to call forth a messenger snake from Ryuchi Cave, sending Orochimaru a message to meet at Ryuchi Cave shortly.
Before long, the space-time fluctuations of a reverse summoning jutsu appeared, and Uchiha Douhuan also arrived at Ryuchi Cave.
"Douhuan-sama." After Uchiha Douhuan reached Ryuchi Cave, Orochimaru, who was already waiting, bowed respectfully.
"You've worked hard this time," Uchiha Douhuan nodded towards the other.
Although the plan to kill the former Daimyo had long been in place, Uchiha Douhuan's original plan was to operate for a while longer, then procure some fighters from other ninja villages or the Akatsuki organization to carry out the task. However, because the remnants of the Utatane and Mitokado clans courted death, he had to advance the plan to avoid impacting his own agenda, thus playing the Orochimaru card prematurely.
While Orochimaru executed the task beautifully, directly killing the former Daimyo's eldest son while leaving the former Daimyo himself barely alive, Orochimaru as a 'card' was now effectively burnt in the open. After all, his act this time was the assassination of a Daimyo. The Land of Fire, as the victim, naturally couldn't remain indifferent. Orochimaru's bounty at the underground exchange stations directly doubled from its previous amount. Upon learning of this, the Daimyos of the other major nations also contributed funds to increase the bounty. Now, Orochimaru's head hung high at the top of the underground exchange's bounty list. Orochimaru's current market price was a full thirty Asumas.
And that wasn't all. After doing this, Orochimaru understood that he likely couldn't remain in the Akatsuki organization any longer either, proactively severing the chakra connection to his Akatsuki ring himself. So now, if Orochimaru dared to show his face in the ninja world, besides facing successive waves of bounty hunters, he would also have to face pursuit from the entire Akatsuki organization.
"Being able to serve Douhuan-sama is my honor," Orochimaru said.
"Speak, what reward do you want this time?" Uchiha Douhuan glanced at Orochimaru and chuckled. "Don't refuse. For those loyal to me, as long as they render meritorious service, I will not be stingy."
"Is that so?" Orochimaru raised his head upon hearing this, looking at Uchiha Douhuan. "Then, may I ask Douhuan-sama to resolve a doubt for me? What exactly did Douhuan-sama do to me? Why does my brain involuntarily prioritize completing Douhuan-sama's missions above all else?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Douhuan's eyes narrowed slightly: "It seems you've discovered it. When did this happen?"
"Just recently," Orochimaru stated calmly. "Although no matter how I think about it, my loyalty to you feels logical and natural, factually, it's completely unable to justify itself."
"I see," Uchiha Douhuan chuckled lightly. "Then, revealing this to me now, are you planning to bypass the technique's restriction and make a move against me?"
"If it were before, perhaps. But now, I have no such intention," Orochimaru said, bowing his head respectfully.
"May I know why?" Uchiha Douhuan asked. Although Orochimaru had revealed his awareness, here in Ryuchi Cave, a place brimming with natural energy, he could easily suppress Orochimaru, who was restricted by Kotoamatsukami. Thus, Uchiha Douhuan had the patience to chat with Orochimaru for a bit.
"Because of the mission to assassinate the Daimyo this time," Orochimaru smiled. "The entire ninja world has been peaceful for too long. And Douhuan-sama's appearance, for this ninja world, is like a wind appearing out of thin air. I wish to witness personally how far this wind you represent can blow, and where this ninja world will head under your influence."
"Hehe, interesting. Then watch closely," Uchiha Douhuan chuckled lightly, no longer dwelling on the matter. "How is the task I assigned you last time progressing?"
Orochimaru nodded, took out a scroll, and respectfully handed it to Uchiha Douhuan.
"The technique you asked me to test last time is theoretically feasible. However, during the fusion process of Mangekyou Sharingan pupil power and Sage Art chakra, I could clearly feel that something was missing."
"To address this, I made some attempts, including adding activated Hashirama cells into the mix."
"Is that so?" Uchiha Douhuan raised an eyebrow. "And the result?"
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(End of Chapter)
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