Chapter 38

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Chapter 38: Preparing to Return to the Village

"Master Ryosuke, I really believed it a few days ago. The reason you came to meet with the Daimyo this time was because the clan leader wanted to persuade the ThirdHokage to retract his previous decision and start with the war."

It was already noon on the fifth day when Ryosuke and the other two left Kyoto City.

As soon as he walked out of the city gate, Hyuga Souji, who was standing behind him, spoke impatiently.

Next to Souji, Hoshicai also nodded, indicating that she also believed his words yesterday.

A few days ago, Ryosuke excitedly gave a speech to Tokugawa Shigeshige in the Daimyo Prefecture about his theory of national spirit and dignity.

His ability to incite was so strong that he directly persuaded Tokugawa Shigeshige to sign some treaties that would help the development of their Hyuga clan.

For example, in the next few years, the amount of money offered for employment in "private work" will be appropriately increased.

For example, give the Hyuga clan a position as guardian ninja.

Regarding these concessions of interests, Tokugawa Shigeshige made it clear that this was the Land of Fire's way of compensating the Hyuga clan for their sacrifice this time.

Even though he realized that this might be Ryosuke setting him up, he didn't want to bet on that possibility.

This is not the first time that this group of ninjas have done things that they know are impossible.

Spending money can ward off disaster. As long as we can maintain the current stable situation and let them enjoy their life happily, giving up a piece of the cake is nothing.

"If it were ordinary officials, this matter would give them a way out. Forced by the situation and force, they would agree without hesitation. After all, these literati are very proud."

Ryosuke was no longer as excited as he was when he met Tokugawa Shigemo, and his emotions were very calm.

"But a ruler like His Highness Tokugawa, although he grew up under the influence and teaching of scholars and literati, he has been holding supreme power for a long time, so he is inevitably tainted with the greed that only businessmen have."

"No ordinary method can make him willingly give up his own interests, so I can only take advantage of the other party's lack of intelligence to put some psychological pressure on him."

Due to the outstanding abilities of the Hyuga clan, theycan also be considered a powerful sensory family.

For these reasons, the intelligence chain within their family is very complete.

On numerous occasions, as soon as the Hokage's office made a decision, the Hyuga clan would be the first to know about it.

Therefore, Ryosuke, a member of the main family, can obtain a lot of information and have access to the most advanced intelligence and information in the Land of Fire and Konoha.

For example, Sarutobi Hiruzen has not yet informed Tokugawa Shigeshige of this matter.

Apparently because it was a matter of face, the Konoha high-level officials had no intention of informing the Land of Fire high-level officials.

They plan to make a big deal out of a small matter, and after the corresponding compensation is in place, Konoha and Kumogakure will sign a confidentiality agreement to prevent the matter from leaking out.

And this gave Ryosuke an opportunity.

The plan to gain more benefits from the Daimyo Prefecture this time was formulated by him and Hyuga Hiashi.

Although they had avoided this incident in advance with Ryosuke's "foresight", they had also anticipated the village's attitude and did not feel so aggrieved mentally and emotionally.

But since the village intends to fight for their interests, why not just take an extra share.

In this way, Ryosuke had the opportunity to go out of the village to gain experience and see the ninja world.

Since only the main family can represent Hyuga, he is the right person to complete this task.

However, it is a pity that due to the secretive nature of the trip, he did not encounter any emergencies on the way here, and there were no practical opportunities for him to gain experience.

But... the way back is different.

"Master Ryosuke, life in this daimyo is so enjoyable, why don't we stay a few more days?"

As soon as they left the city of Kyoto, Souji asked a question with some confusion.

They stayed in Kyoto City for a total of five days, which, including the journey, was less than half a month. There was still a long time left before the one-month mission deadline given to them by Hiashi.

After entering the city, except for the first day which was spent discussing practical issues, on the second and third days... they were all hosted by the daimyo and many nobles, and lived a luxurious and wonderful life comfortably with them.

To be honest, it is easy for people to sink into this kind of decadent life.

At least these days, Souji enjoys the feeling of having someone serve him from the moment he wakes up in the morning until he closes his eyes and falls asleep at night.

"I was originally planning to leave the next day, but in order to make our journey back more fun, I delayed for a few more days." Ryosuke chuckled and turned back.

Looking at Souji's expression, he knew that this guy really enjoyed that kind of aristocratic life.

But Ryosuke didn't want to care. Everyone has their own goals and choices. Hyuga Souji's goal was to live such a decadent and luxurious life, which was not bad.

Not to mention that this kind of life is indeed beautiful.

After experiencing these past few days, Ryosuke retracted his previous thoughts. No matter how luxurious and decadent the life in this world was, it was not as comfortable as the previous life.

This relatively feudal lord life is still very beautiful, especially when you are at the top.

The level of happiness is completely comparable to the era of entertainment information explosion in the previous life.

But... the same thing, compared to training, this kind of thing really can't give Ryosuke much satisfaction.

"pleasure?"

Souji and Hoshicai obviously caught the key point in Ryosuke's words, and their relaxed expressions suddenly became alert.

The chakra in the body flows even faster, sensing and confirming the situation around it.

"It seems that the enjoyment you've had these days hasn't made you forget that you're a ninja." Ryosuke turned around with a smile and continued to walk forward along the planned route. "Don't worry, we haven't found any traces of the enemy yet."

"But the journey ahead will not be peaceful. I hope you two can be alert. If you really want to continue enjoying yourself, you should go back to the village."

"Have you received any news, Master Ryosuke?"

Although Hoshicai is a woman, she is calmer and more mature than Souji, and she can always catch some small details.

"No news, just my guess."

Ryosuke shook his head. "Do you remember that day when His Majesty Tokugawa mentioned increasing the mission rewards? Besides us, have any other families mentioned this?"

"You mean... the Uchiha clan?" Hoshicai frowned.

"It's just a guess, but there's a high probability that they'll attack us." Ryosuke's voice was as usual, calm and gentle, without any sign of worry about the matter.

After all, he had thought of this matter a long time ago.

His first task on this trip was to negotiate with Tokugawa Shigeshige and use the Cloud Village incident to gain benefits. This matter was very important to the family.

The second thing is his actual combat mission, which is very important to him personally.

(End of this chapter)

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