"Are you a pig-brain? Beating the Daimyo's envoy in broad daylight, during this special period, you're handing a knife to that little bastard to carve our flesh. How did I give birth to such a good-for-nothing?"
Harukawa Yamayoshi was almost fuming with anger. He had been thoroughly vexed at the Daimyo Manor yesterday and came back to vent.
This morning, Chief Yu rushed in to report that his good second son had intercepted and beaten the Finance Minister, causing his blood pressure to surge instantly.
"Father, the situation is very unfavorable. Lord Shimotsuki is using this incident to cause trouble. Losing money is a small matter; whether my brother can be protected is the real problem."
Harukawa Yamayoshi had a confident expression. He wasn't worried about the Daimyo causing trouble; he was only distressed about the money.
"It's nothing serious, just pay a bit more. The Feudal Lords are united; the Daimyo wouldn't dare to go too far, or it wouldn't be good for anyone."
"Kill! Attack Harukawa City! Capture the Harukawa Family head alive!"
No sooner had Harukawa Yamayoshi finished speaking than shouts of killing erupted outside the city. Harukawa Yamayoshi, greatly alarmed, disregarded everything else and hurried out of the Harukawa Family.
"This is bad! Lord Harukawa, someone is attacking Harukawa City!" A guard rushed over, panting heavily, speaking in broken sentences.
Harukawa Yamayoshi grabbed the guard's arm, incessantly asking, "Did you see how many people there were?"
"No, it was too dark. All four gates were attacked simultaneously. There were at least ten thousand people."
"Immediately organize people to defend the city. I will arrange for people to assist you right away." Harukawa Yamayoshi pushed the guard out and turned back into the mansion.
Walking into the depths of the mansion, a brightly lit courtyard, where rough and vulgar laughter occasionally echoed.
Opening the courtyard gate, twenty Ninja wearing headbands looked up when they heard the sound.
"Yamayoshi, what's the matter so late? Murder and arson, or extortion? We've done it too many times, we're more than familiar with it, we can get it done tonight."
The leading Ninja raised his sake bowl, drained it in one gulp, and picked up the kunai beside him.
"Aren't I telling you? What's the point of grabbing a few plots of land or a few shops, just small-time stuff? Becoming a Daimyo means endless money; you should strive for that position."
Harukawa Yamayoshi indeed had ideas about the Daimyo's position. The Shimotsuki Family was left with only the teenage Shimotsuki Kongming. The Third Mizukage and the Shimotsuki Family were not on close terms.
Once Shimotsuki Kongming died, the Daimyo's position would be contested by the Feudal Lords. Two years ago, Harukawa Yamayoshi began hiring Ninja, which required a large sum of money each month. Therefore, he embezzled and occupied many fertile lands and shops.
"None of those. Shimotsuki Kongming might have sent people to attack Harukawa City. I hope you all can assist in defending the city."
"Really? Finally, we can go on a killing spree again!"
The first reaction of these people was actually excitement, excited because they could kill! They put on their headbands, which had a slash mark, and eagerly left the small courtyard.
Yu Bohe was getting closer and closer to the city wall. Hundreds of heavy shields were at the front of the formation, with archers hiding behind them, moving towards the city wall.
"Wind Release — Wind Blade."
"Earth Release — Earth Wall Jutsu."
Yu Bohe had already detected the Chakra fluctuations on the city wall and was constantly vigilant for enemy Ninja to make a move.
"Harukawa, the enemy also has Ninja participating. I will go and kill him."
"Dao Shan, be careful of their tricks."
Dao Shan leaped over the city wall, appearing in front of the troops, staring directly at Yu Bohe.
"You all retreat, I will deal with him. Fire Release — Fireball Jutsu."
Yu Bohe launched an attack the moment he approached Dao Shan, using his signature Ninjutsu. A large expanse of flames rushed towards Dao Shan.
"Water Release — Water Wall Jutsu." A water wall condensed in front of Dao Shan, blocking Yu Bohe's attack.
"Fire Release — Consecutive Fireballs." Several fireballs continuously struck the water wall. Dao Shan's Ninjutsu was broken, and he used the Substitution Jutsu to evade the fireballs.
Yu Bohe anticipated Dao Shan's appearing location, holding a kunai and thrusting it towards his chest.
Dao Shan urgently used the Body Flicker Jutsu, barely dodging Yu Bohe's attack, resulting in a scratch on his chest.
Seeing Dao Shan injured, Harukawa Yamayoshi said to the two Ninja beside him, "You two, quickly go and help him."
The two Jonin nodded together and jumped down the city wall.
"Oh? There are two more Jonin. Good thing I followed to watch, otherwise Chief Yu would suffer a great loss."
The outcome of the war was crucial, so a worried Shimotsuki Kongming quietly followed along.
Shimotsuki Kongming approached the two Ninja and cast a barrier to cover all three of them.
"Who's there!" The two Ninja raised their hands, forming hand signs.
"The one who will kill you! Isn't it good to live well? Why must you be my enemy?"
"Hmph, no matter who you are, we, brothers, have killed many self-righteous fellows like you."
"Is that so? Take this!"
Shimotsuki Kongming directly activated the Ninjutsu 'Storm of Wind and Rain'. A strong wind blew throughout the entire barrier. Dust, weeds, and fallen leaves danced with the wind, severely disrupting visibility.
"Do you also want to dance?"
Standing in the wind, he watched the two of them jointly activate Earth Release, creating an earth wall in front of them.
Shimotsuki Kongming slowly raised his right hand. The raindrops that had been falling vertically stopped in mid-air. He used wind control to lift him into the sky, looking down at the two flustered Jonin on the ground.
Shimotsuki Kongming closed his right eye, shaped his hand like a gun, aimed at the two, and made a 'bang' sound effect himself.
The raindrops suspended in the sky shot towards the two, and the earth wall became riddled with holes in the blink of an eye.
In less than five minutes, Shimotsuki Kongming riddled the two with holes, grabbed their bodies, controlled the barrier to move, and left the battlefield.
During the time Shimotsuki Kongming was 'shooting', Dao Shan and Yu Bohe were still fighting. Shimotsuki Kongming, far from the battlefield, stood on a tree, observing the battle from a distance.
"Wind Release — Tornado Jutsu." Dao Shan quickly formed hand signs and blew a small tornado from his mouth. The tornado, carrying dust and fallen leaves, rushed towards Yu Bohe.
Yu Bohe used the Body Flicker Jutsu to retreat some distance, dodging Dao Shan's attack.
Landing with the Body Flicker, two identical Yu Bohe approached Dao Shan from different directions. Dao Shan also performed the Clone Jutsu, and two Dao Shan engaged the two Yu Bohe.
"Fire Release — Fireball Shuriken." The fireballs wrapped around the shuriken increased in speed, instantly hitting and killing Dao Shan's Clone. Yu Bohe's true body and Clone jointly attacked Dao Shan.
Thousands of archers in the distance had been watching their battle. Once Dao Shan moved away from Yu Bohe, an arrow rain composed of thousands of arrows would shoot towards him.
The more Dao Shan fought, the more anxious he became. Yu Bohe acutely noticed the change in Dao Shan's emotions.
He deliberately exposed a weakness. Dao Shan seized the "opportunity" and used the Ninjutsu "Water Release — Water Dragon Bullet" on Yu Bohe's true body, ignoring Yu Bohe's Clone's attack, intending to exchange a minor injury for a severe one on Yu Bohe.
Seeing Dao Shan take the bait, Yu Bohe instantly used the Substitution Jutsu to swap places with his Clone, directly using a kunai to cut off one of Dao Shan's arms.
Dao Shan, seeing no hope of victory and with no support arriving, desperately fled back to Harukawa City.
During the time Yu Bohe and Dao Shan were fighting, Tanaka Ken had already killed five Chunin. The other Genin and Chunin of Harukawa Territory had already been dealt with.
The Daimyo Manor Ninja and army performed well. The fate of that Dao Shan Jonin from Harukawa Territory was sealed; he would surely be killed by the combined efforts of Yu Bohe and Tanaka Ken.
Without the Ninja to hold them back, the Daimyo Manor army had already approached the city gate. Under the cover of their own Ninja, they would soon break through the gate.
How could such a favorable situation encounter an unexpected turn! Shimotsuki Kongming, with victory in his grasp, turned and merged into the night, returning to the Daimyo Manor.
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