Master, Please Become a Hokage

The large ship, loaded with empty boxes, sailed towards the Land of Waves...

......

As the sky began to brighten, the ship, which had been sailing for half the night, smoothly arrived at the Land of Waves.

The Land of Waves is a country shrouded in a light mist.

Above the sea, the sun rose, gently penetrating the mist, and coating the ship in a layer of orange light.

Yamanaka Kei was sitting in the ship's cabin at this moment.

Hinata Ruri guarded her side.

Yamanaka Kei, having once again used her mental secret technique to control the female ninja's body, slowly opened her eyes.

When she walked out of the cabin.

The coastline of the Land of Waves was already very clear before her eyes.

On Sarutobi Ryo's side, he had already put on some makeup, adding fake beards, hair, and other props.

He looked like a burly gangster.

Sarutobi Ryo: "That is... the Land of Waves."

The Land of Waves is the location of the famous incident in the original story. Kakashi, Zabuza, and Team 7 had a fierce battle here.

In this era, Kado had not yet occupied it, so the Land of Waves was not as poor as it was in the original story.

The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, minding their own business, and their lives were quite prosperous.

And one of the goals Sarutobi Ryo gave to Kurenai was to have her unify the shipping industry of the Land of Waves in the future.

After the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools.

The Land of Waves became an important port transit center.

Many ships passed through here every day, transporting goods.

So... this is a country with great potential for profit.

As long as a large amount of money and profit sharing are negotiated with the Daimyo of the Land of Waves, one can run rampant here.

Of course, Sarutobi Ryo's purpose is to make money and improve local development, not to act arbitrarily.

This is different from Kado and the twelve female ninja.

"We've arrived."

Standing at the bow of the ship was none other than the "Ringo Ameyuri" of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!

Chapter 34. Ringo Ameyuri · Danger!

"Heh heh..."

Ringo Ameyuri gripped the rope beside the mast with one hand, full of spirit.

Shark-like teeth revealed the characteristics of a Hidden Mist ninja.

The rabbit hairstyle pointing towards the sky, and the short stature, were very characteristic of her personality.

From the moment she appeared, Sarutobi Ryo perked up and constantly scanned the scene with his eyes.

Multiple thermal imaging outlines appeared in his right eye's vision.

As footsteps sounded, the Hidden Mist ninjas began to gather at the bow of the ship, coming behind Ringo Ameyuri.

The Land of Waves is a neutral country.

So no one would say anything about the Hidden Mist ninjas appearing here.

And because it was early morning, there were not many people around, and with the light mist, this became a quiet trading place.

"Hmm?"

A seemingly ordinary scene, but it aroused Sarutobi Ryo's vigilance.

Because...

"She... has become weaker?"

In his right eye's vision, Ringo Ameyuri no longer radiated the infinite light and heat she had when they first met.

At this time, her chakra radiation state had become weak, like a sun about to be extinguished.

"Not only that..."

Yamanaka Kei also noticed Ringo Ameyuri's changes.

"Where are the twin swords behind this guy?"

Lightning Blade · Kiba... one of the seven swords of the Hidden Mist, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen are all together with their swords.

Ringo Ameyuri had lost her sword at this time, why was that?

"Heh heh heh... we meet again..."

A series of silvery laughter rang out, and Yamanaka Kei, imitating the mannerisms of the body's original owner, walked over.

Every move and every action was no different from the original body.

This fully demonstrated Yamanaka Kei's talent. She was always very enthusiastic about things that leaned towards fun or negativity.

"Yo."

Ringo Ameyuri also stepped down from the ship, arriving on the wooden bridge of the pier.

The wooden planks under her feet made a crackling sound, and the faint sound of the waves lapping could be heard clearly.

Different from Yamanaka Kei, who was unaware of the plot.

Sarutobi Ryo directly guessed what had happened to Ringo Ameyuri.

"That guy..."

When Sarutobi Ryo saw the guy with the dark green hair and thick lips closely following behind Ringo Ameyuri, everything became clear.

"Kurogane Raiga..."

This Hidden Mist Jonin, with bandages wrapped around his neck, was named Kurogane Raiga.

In the original story, Kurogane Raiga is the next user of the Lightning Blade · Kiba.

"Which means, Ringo Ameyuri is already critically ill..."

Although he tried to hide it, his slightly pale face was still seen by Sarutobi Ryo, who zoomed in and observed through his right eye's vision.

The right eye, which can function as a telescope and magnifying glass, is extremely useful when analyzing these situations.

Ringo Ameyuri is a genius girl who contracted a serious illness in the original story.

And the ninjas in the Bloody Mist will not have a good end.

When they become weak, others will follow the scent of blood and come, like bloodthirsty sharks swarming and tearing their flesh.

Ringo Ameyuri is sick.

So someone took advantage of her illness to take her life.

Known as a genius girl, who has made various contributions to the Hidden Mist throughout her life, the final outcome is to be betrayed... and then, killed.

This is the way of survival for ninjas in the Bloody Mist.

Perhaps in their opinion, this is normal, after all, everyone has come this way.

But in Sarutobi Ryo's view, it is a typical case of social Darwinism, lacking the basics of being human.

In addition...

Ringo Ameyuri, as a meritorious official in the Bloody Mist, was ultimately killed by her own people. This is so similar to Hatake Sakumo!

Malice is something that cannot be concealed.

Kurogane Raiga and these people... Sarutobi Ryo was very familiar with that cannibalistic look in their eyes.

Because Sarutobi Ryo had seen too many of those eyes.

"Which means... Kurogane Raiga, and even the entire group of Hidden Mist ninjas, are planning to kill Ringo Ameyuri in this transaction..."

In Sarutobi Ryo's right eye vision, Ringo Ameyuri's thermal image was continuing to dim little by little.

"Young Master Ryo..."

Nono Yu was also in the crowd.

She was standing behind Sarutobi Ryo at this time.

As a very powerful medical ninja, Nono Yu could judge the other person's health through their facial features.

She wanted to tell Sarutobi Ryo about Ringo Ameyuri's abnormality, but she didn't know how to speak.

On the one hand, the other party was eyeing them covetously, and all the Hidden Mist ninjas were watching this side. If there was any slight movement, they would probably riot.

On the other hand...

Nono Yu hesitated in her heart.

Over the past week, she had seen Sarutobi Ryo's decisive methods.

The gangs were integrated into a regular shipping company, and those with bad records were killed.

The smoky atmosphere of the entire port town was dispelled in just seven days.

More job opportunities also emerged as a result, and the people were moving towards a better future.

Different from the traditional Fire Second Generation, or even the previous generation, in her impression.

This young master from a noble background seemed... very special.

He could empathize with the grassroots, which... was something that other power holders did not have.

Over these days, she had greatly changed her impression of Young Master Ryo.

So, tasks and various arrangements had begun to be led by him.

Subsequently, Nono Yu noticed the change in Sarutobi Ryo's eyes: "Young Master Ryo, he... seems to already have a plan?"

Just when Nono Yu thought that Sarutobi Ryo would choose to sneak attack Ringo Ameyuri, capturing the leader first...

Sarutobi Ryo's order to Yamanaka Kei surprised everyone.

"Save her."

"? ? ?"

Her mind was questioning, but her body had already moved.

The tacit understanding from childhood to adulthood allowed Sarutobi Ryo and Yamanaka Kei to completely trust each other.

So... facing Sarutobi Ryo's instructions, Yamanaka Kei didn't delay for even a second, directly drew her katana and rushed towards Ringo Ameyuri.

"Eh?"

Kurogane Raiga, standing behind Ringo Ameyuri, was first puzzled.

Then he grinned.

If he could use someone else's hand to kill Ringo Ameyuri, that would be the best thing.

Without dirtying his own hands...

Just as he thought that the katana would pierce Ringo Ameyuri's chest.

Swish!

The katana turned around and slashed fiercely at him.