The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

After leaving the restaurant, Hanzo and Genji prepared to leave the city.

However, when the two reached the city gate, an unexpected person stopped them.

"Chief Hanzo, Your Excellency Genji, please stay." When the two heard someone calling their names, they immediately turned to look at the source of the sound.

It was a carriage, and the complex and gorgeous patterns and decorations on the carriage undoubtedly showed the noble status of the owner.

At this time, the curtain of the carriage opened, and a young man stepped out of the carriage.

If the first impression a ninja gives to ordinary people is that of strength, then the first impression of a noble to ordinary people is that of nobility.

The young man in front of him is undoubtedly the leader among the nobles.

With a gentle and reserved smile on his face, he looked polite, noble and distant, and there was a trace of imperceptible indifference in his eyes.

A standard nobleman.

The young man walked up to Hanzo and Genji and said with a faint smile, "Two of you, are you free to come and sit in my house?"

Genji didn't like this kind of aristocratic behavior and frowned, pretending he wanted to say something.

But at this time, Hanzo next to him stopped him.

Ignoring his younger brother's somewhat confused expression, Hanzo said, "I wonder why His Highness Zongquan invites me and my younger brother to your residence?"

Although Hanzo knew the twists and turns between these nobles, as a ninja, he didn't have the time to play according to these guys' rules.

These nobles all seem to have noble status, but in the supernatural world, the real power is always the one who controls the power.

In the current ninja world, it is actually the Great Ninja Clan. As for these nobles, when facing the Great Ninja Clan, they have only two choices, cooperate obediently, or... be crushed.

Therefore, Hanzo speaks very straightforwardly when facing young people...or the current crown prince of the Fire Country.

As if he was not used to such a straightforward conversation, Zongquan was obviously stunned for a moment, but he responded quickly, with a skilled fake smile on his face: "Of course it is for the sake of the Fire Country... and the future of the nobles."

Hanzo's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a moment, he smiled and said, "Then I'll bother Your Highness."

Then, Zongquan took Hanzo and Genji into his luxurious and spacious carriage.

Hmm... How should I put it? Zong Quan seemed to want to show off his nobility and grandeur in a subtle way, but... he was actually a bit too arrogant.

As two ninjas, Hanzo and Genji would not appreciate any exquisite carvings or exquisite shock-absorbing designs.

Well, maybe the latter is still useful, at least when climbing the technology tree.

But all in all, when the three of them got off the bus, the Shimada brothers felt that the carriage was really slow.

The distance from the city gate to the mansion took them both less than a minute on foot.

However, as the guest does as the host does, the two of them reluctantly tolerated it.

After Zongquan went through a series of strange procedures, Hanzo was finally able to talk about business with His Highness.

"Does the Daimyo know that His Highness Zongquan is meeting me this time?" Hanzo asked an extremely pointed question as soon as he opened his mouth.

Zong's face turned pale.

Although the Fire Daimyo is still alive, His Highness has not had much contact with the ninja clan, so he subconsciously treats ninjas like a noble, but as the prince of the Fire Country, he has lived in the Fire City since he was a child. The political ecology of the Fire Country is the most complicated.

In this place, Zong Quan is not a fool.

Hanzo's temptation was so obvious that he didn't even bother to cover it up, so he could naturally hear it.

Zong Quan stiffened for a moment, sighed, and said, "My father... doesn't know."

Having said that, without waiting for Hanzo to ask any more questions, Zongquan said directly: "Okay, Chief Hanzo, I will tell you straight away..."

"The response is very quick..."

Hanzo thought to himself, he didn't expect that in just a few words of conversation, the nobleman who spoke with the golden key in his mouth had already initially understood the key points of communicating with ninjas.

"...In short, you just need to know that most of the people in the Daming Mansion are now under my control. I can now speak to the Hanzo clan leader on behalf of the Fire Country." Zong Quan said, with an inevitable look on his face.

A trace of pride and pride emerged.

Hanzo shook his head secretly. His Highness the Crown Prince probably hadn't yet figured out who the real person in the Land of Fire was.

This is normal. Not every daimyo in every country is like the water daimyo who has been tickled by the Ninja clan for countless years, so he has long seen through the relationship between the country and the Ninja clan.

Even the father of His Highness the Crown Prince's team in front of him, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, only understood this truth in the past two years, so he cannot ask too much of this Crown Prince.

He thought so in his heart, but in his mouth, Hanzo said calmly: "Then I wonder if the Daming Mansion has anything to do with my Shimada clan?"

Zong Quan immediately put away all his emotions and said, "I think the Hanzo clan chief understands everything that happened in the Kingdom of Water."

As he said that, he glanced at Hanzo meaningfully.

Indeed, the Shimada clan has just returned from the Kingdom of Water, and the Shimada branch, led by Motohisa, has taken root in the Kingdom of Water. Therefore, the Shimada clan knows everything that should be known and what should not be known.

Zongquan said slowly: "We are very optimistic about the model of cooperation between the Five Clans Alliance of the Water Country and the Daming Prefecture, and want to follow it in the Fire Country. I wonder if the Shimada clan is interested in becoming the leader of this ninja clan alliance?"

Hanzo raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

This cake is really big.

"His Royal Highness Sozen is joking." Hanzo said without missing a beat: "Even if my Shimada clan is willing, I think the Senju and Uchiha clans will not easily agree to have my clan as the leader."

His Highness Zongquan heard this and said with confidence: "Chief Hanzo, there is no need to worry, the Daming Palace will fully support the Shimada clan."

Seeing Zongquan's confident look, Hanzo looked at him carefully for a while.

After a long while, Hanzo confirmed that the Crown Prince really thought so and was not pretending to be stupid on purpose.

However, Zongquan felt a little uncomfortable after being stared at by Hanzo for such a long time. He subconsciously twisted his body and said, "Chief Hanzo, what do you think?"

What do you think?

Of course I didn’t watch much.

What's the use of Daming Prefecture's support for the Shimada clan? The most it can do is provide some financial aid.

As for the ninja troops in the Shogun's Mansion, ever since the Fire Daimyo started to fight, the funds that were originally promised to the Shogun's Mansion have also been "misappropriated" by the Daimyo.

Besides, it's not that Hanzo looks down on those ninja troops, but the outcome of the current war between the three clans actually depends to a large extent on the outcome of the decisive battle between the three clan leaders.

If nothing else, just talk about Hanzo himself, he is confident that he can defeat the entire ninja army by himself.

So to be honest, the support Daming Mansion could provide to the Shimada clan was very limited. He didn't know where the Zongquan in front of him got his confidence.

But thinking about it in his heart, Hanzo had no intention of offending the future daimyo to death.

"Your Highness Zongquan, this matter is important. I need to discuss it with the elders of the family." Hanzo showed a tangled and emotional expression on his face.

Zongquan seemed very satisfied with Hanzo's reaction: "I understand, then I will wait for the good news from the nobles at home."

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