Ninja Ice House

The status of this Chunin Examination, and

The situation in the "King of Fighting" challenge is similar. The average level in the third trial is still very high, even exceeding the average level in previous years. However, there are not many dominant players, making the competition particularly fierce.

The influence of accidental factors has become greater, making it increasingly difficult to determine the outcome, which in turn increases the viewing pleasure of the arena competition.

Without Uchiha, Hinata and many well-known ninja geniuses, the audience was very satisfied with this chunin exam.

Geniuses don't come around often, but this is the case

Competition full of "hard-working geniuses" is the mainstream. After the semi-finals, in order to give the winning candidates sufficient time to prepare, the examination room left lunch time for the audience and came back in the afternoon to watch the final showdown.

"Bu Shui..." He asked the attendants to serve the prepared food. After taking a few bites of the clear rice balls and tea soup on the tray, the old daimyo, who had no appetite, faced the young governor Gusugi who was leaning on the railing in the front row and looking out.

shouted,

"Come here, I have something to tell you."

"Eh? It's coming, it's coming!" When he was a child, Gushan Bu Shui was still very popular with his grandfather. At that time, the eldest name was not weak and covered in age spots. He seemed dull, but he was actually wise and capable. With his relatively weak strength,

He is somewhat capable of suppressing the influence of Konoha Village, and he is a very powerful monarch.

"What are your orders?"

"The order is too serious. I just have something to ask you. How many princes and titles of the Genpei clan do we still have available?"

"We still have two Taira clans, and the Genji clan is said to have three. Two of them are already waiting to be succeeded, and there is only one that is really vacant." In the Country of Fire, the real master is actually passing on the legacy of the Genji clan.

The Daimyo Heira family is the direct descendant of the Kosugi family, and each family has only three branches in name.

"Royal family members", that is, close relatives with inheritance rights, can be called the prince's branch family. In fact, the two main families have long since eliminated these people who can threaten their own power.

The "Iron Hat King" was divided into several small families, and their strength declined. Haruki Kosugi was deposed, and the daimyo directly asked Princess Ruri to inherit the family name, and recruited Kosugi Masaki, those big and small

The "prince" didn't even dare to say a thing, he only dared to complain a few words in private. On the other hand, it's the same, the main branch of the Daimyo must have extinct heirs, so-called

The "Three Genji Families" could only watch and let Furusugi inherit the position of Daimyo through his heir. The marriage between the two direct lineages actually ended the hope of counterattack by a side branch.

As for those who have no inheritance rights

There are even more "Yu Sanqing". Except that they have no nominal inheritance rights, they are no different from direct descendants.

"Among the two children of the Haruki family, let's choose one to inherit the title of prince of the Genji family." Originally, the Fushigi family

The "Katsura Palace" was prepared for the uncle who was responsible for the discipline. Adding another one would be a fiefdom from the territory directly under the daimyo.

"You're so generous! I'm sure I have no objection. I don't know what my cousin thinks..." Glancing at his cousin Zhiji who was coaxing the child with Mrs. Mikoto not far away, Gushan Bushui whispered,

"I know you want to compensate, but will Cousin Zhiji feel unbearable for such an excessive favor?"

"It's just a title. It doesn't matter if we allocate a piece of territory to our descendants as an inheritance. The Fire Country is so big, we can arrange for a few children."

"You can just arrange this kind of thing. If you need my cooperation, just ask."

"You just take these things too lightly. Also, with your ability, these external things are things that everyone admires. Other relatives in the family, as well as future generations, may not have this ability."

"You've been taught a lesson! I'll be careful and don't get into trouble."

"You are a good boy! Although our family is not short of people with good brains, it has been many years since we have had real skills and can really get things done. Think about our ancestors.

For hundreds of years, I have been fighting and fighting, and I have become stronger and stronger, but I have wiped out other forces, large and small." This is a typical boss and the second child fighting for hegemony, and the third, fourth and fifth children are all involved.

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The world is like this, the ninja world is the same, Uchiha and Senju also play this way.

"We can only talk about this in private. How can other people understand the true meaning of power? People who know nothing about the cruelty of this world may be better off if they know less."

"Yes, this world is neither kind nor correct. Only we, the Genpei clan, are always kind." The world needs order. Even if it has various problems, it is better than no order.

After knocking down the Daimyo and Furusugi families, if a small group of people come up, will things get better?

"The world always thinks that we are rotten, worms in this world, vampires lying on the people. However, at least we are full, we will take care of the appearance of our food, and we will put on sanctimonious faces to maintain the surface fairness and justice. If

Without us, those extremely vicious people with no regard for dignity come to slaughter us, and we don’t know what it would be like.”

"Alas!" The old man held Gushan Bushui's arm with his thin hands and said with emotion,

"With you here, I feel relieved. Over the years, the Ninja Village has become stronger and stronger, and its influence in the secular world has also increased day by day. My son and grandson are both conservative and not enterprising. They want to change the governance model as soon as possible and cope with the situation.

They...can't do the next challenge."

"Take good care of yourself and watch with peace of mind, everything will be fine!"

"I don't know how long I can watch. You have done a good job. What I am most satisfied with is your grasp of proportion. We have the Kingdom of Fire in our hands. As long as we don't make mistakes, it means we have no opponents. Others

The great powers, including the five major ninja villages including Konoha, are not enemies, they are just noisy neighbors."

"Yes! You saw it accurately!" If there were no major events such as Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Otsutsuki Kaguya's resurrection, the development of the future world would indeed develop in the direction mentioned by the boss.

"Where's Xiang Phosphorus? I haven't seen her yet..."

"Let's go out and play with our classmates!"

"That's a good boy. He suffered a lot when he was a child. Now he's doing well, so I'm relieved." As if hearing his sister's name, the sensitive Xiao Hiiragi raised his head and looked at his father and not too much.

Cooked

"Grandpa" saw them chatting, so he continued to lower his head and ate the delicious eel rice.

Seeing that the family was happily together, the eldest Daimyo said happily: "Many years ago, there was a scene like this. When I inherited the position of Daimyo, my ancestors asked me to take good care of my family, but the result... alas!"

"The ending is pretty good! Cousin Zhiji is quite satisfied now, and the family is very harmonious." After talking for a long time, the sun set and the heat wave subsided a little, and the finals began.

It was the first time for a star-nin to perform in such an arena. The female star-nin named May was not intimidated by the occasion and looked eager to give it a try.

On the contrary, the burly Konoha ninja opposite was a little embarrassed and nervous. Being able to show his strength and win the championship in front of everyone was a rare opportunity in his life.

There is no master with an overwhelming advantage this year. It is not easy to get to this point. After the competition started, Fusugi Fusui, who has an extraordinary vision, roughly judged that the Konoha ninjas on the opposite side had a stronger foundation. May's

Her mastery of ninjutsu is pretty good, whether it's throwing ninja tools or restricted secret techniques. If she doesn't use forbidden techniques, her strength is already impressive. She can reach the finals, and it's really not all about luck.

However, there is still a big gap between them and Konoha ninjas in terms of the connection of ninjutsu and the maturity of tactics.

If you single out a certain field, you won't lose at May's level, but if you focus on one person, in actual combat, there will be a gap.

"The gap in the heritage of the Ninja Village!" Gushan Bu Shui shook his head regretfully. This is caused by a deep-seated lack of accumulation. Not only the candidates outside the field, but also the Fuma clan is indeed not what it used to be. It will take a long time to restore the old outlook.

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Sure enough, May, who had been proactive before, gradually fell into a disadvantage after a few minutes of attacking to no avail. He was suppressed in turn and struggled for nearly twenty minutes before he unfortunately lost.

Finally, the referee announced the result, and the audience burst into warm applause. "The face of Konoha Village has been saved!"

』If a star ninja wins the championship, the mist ninja and sand ninja will certainly lose face, and the host Konoha village will lose face even more.

With a smile on his face, Hiruzen Sarutobi came off the stage, presented awards to the victors, and granted him Chuunin status, while also giving some words of comfort to the defeated Satsuki.

Soon after, the audience began to leave one after another. Fusugi Fusui said hello to everyone and left early to go to the Hyuga family's mansion.

The Hyuga clan leader, who had heard the news a long time ago, had already arranged for his attendants to wait at the door. After walking through the antique courtyard and arriving at the reception room, Hyuga Hizu had been waiting for a long time.

"Greetings from Jiu Shu, Hizu-senpai." Gusugi Bushui knelt down opposite and took the matcha that was handed to him. He took a few sips and found that the taste was okay.

"Long time no see. Master Bu Shui's demeanor is still the same, but I've aged a few years." Hinata Hizu is already forty years old this year. If you really think about it, she can be considered a daughter in his later years.

Of course, this matter actually has something to do with the Furusugi family. Very early on, Furusugi also had the idea of ​​​​marrying with Hinata. The Furusugi family needed the fighting power of the Hyuga family, and the Hyuga family needed the power of the Furusugi family to protect themselves.

Originally there was still a high hope of success in this matter, but later it fell through due to some accidents.

Even Zhiji's cousin almost couldn't find this person, so the so-called marriage was naturally out of the question. Strictly speaking, the two families almost became relatives.

Things have changed and people have changed, and the grievances and entanglements in the early years are gone forever. Otherwise, Furugi Bosui, Hyuga Neji, and even Hyuga Hinata might not have been born.

"You are too modest. I don't know about this invitation. What advice can you give me?"

"Advice is out of the question, Master Bu Shui. I want to know how you plan to treat our Hyuga family in the future."

"Treat?" Gu Shan Bu Shui asked strangely,

"Furusugi and Hinata are not directly related, right? Are there any grudges worth talking about?"

"Hinata is the only one left among the millennium-old clan of Konoha Village..." Hinata and Hizashi explained slowly while drinking tea,

"My grasp of current events may be a little clearer than the average person. Back then, our Hyuga ancestors were not the first ninja clan to defect to Konoha Village. We, like Sarutobi, Shimura, Inokacho and other families, were more than a step behind, and

It’s not that we can’t see the strength of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, but that we Hinata have our own principles for doing things.”

"Preserving the family heritage is more important than developing and growing, or even becoming the king and hegemon?" Hyuga Hiashi said with a smile: "Where are the majestic Senju and Uchiha now? The Uzumaki clan who is married to the Senju, if it weren't for you

Even if you take action, it will have disappeared long ago. Besides, is the current whirlpool still the whirlpool of the past?" The direct lineage of the country of whirlpool has long since disappeared in the accident that destroyed the country and the family. The current whirlpool established by the survivors of the whirlpool has disappeared long ago.

The blood relationship between the country and the original main branch is too far.

Kosugi Fusui never had any idea of ​​getting married to Uzumaki Naruto, and even Momiji didn't call herself after the Uzumaki clan's surname, and her daughters had no idea of ​​inheriting the Uzumaki family name.

If it's gone, it's gone. One whirlpool in Konoha Village is enough.

"You are right! So, what are your plans related to our Gushan family?"

"As for Konoha Village, I want to know if Gusugi wants to take direct control?"

"No!" Gushan Bushui smiled,

"The order of one village and one country is still stable, and I have no intention of breaking it. However, the debate about 'Jade' has been going on for many years. I hope it ends in this generation! After all, Naruto is also a daimyo in name.

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"I understand!" Hinata let out a long sigh of relief.

"Then I'm relieved! There's nothing terrible about the Ninja World War. It's just a game where a few big Ninja Villages argue and fight against each other every few years, and then Konoha Village wins. If Konoha Village and Fire

If the country breaks up, it will be completely different."

"Why do you have such an idea?" Gushan Bushui asked puzzledly,

"You know, I have never shown any malice toward the Konoha ninjas. Rather, I am very friendly." A rare smile appeared on Hinata Hizashi's old-fashioned face: "The third generation, after all, does not have the heritage of our thousand-year-old family.

I don’t quite understand, but the so-called hostility is not driven by malicious intent, but is the result of a struggle for interests. Now, in the village, how many lives are in your hands, how many ninjas and Gusugi are flirting with each other, how many people there are

Are we living directly or indirectly on the Furusugi family? Even we Hinata are increasingly aware of the importance of the Furusugi family in the village." Others cannot see through the Fushui divination hidden behind layers of vests.

The tentacles of the Hyuga family, who are well-informed, really feel the pressure of that behemoth getting closer and closer.

Furusugi Bushui will not take the initiative to harm the Leaf Village, but he will never allow the Konoha ninjas to infringe on the authority of the Daimyo and the Furusugi family.