Under the Bamboo Forest of Naruto

Time passed quickly, and the procession soon arrived at the central square of the City of Fire. In the central square, there was a huge altar, and a tall stack of firewood was piled inside the altar.

After arriving at the square, the daimyo stepped off the sedan chair and walked to the altar in the center of the central square. A group of sacrificial priests and witches followed closely behind the daimyo. The daimyo would personally light the sacred fire in the center of the square on behalf of the people. This is the Fire Emperor Festival.

The climax part.

Others in the procession, including Namikaze Minato, stayed outside the altar, while ordinary people stayed in the square further outside. Watching the Daimyo walk up to the altar, the people outside the square gradually became quiet and expected.

looked at the big name on the stage.

However, among the quiet crowd, there were more than a dozen figures sneaking around and looking very suspicious. Looking at the Fire Country Daimyo on the altar, a dark-skinned man in gray clothes flashed a trace of hesitation in his eyes.

, but his eyes quickly became firm.

"Hokage-sama?"

Ryūha looked at Namikaze Minato and asked softly. The more important the day, the more vigilant it is. This is something that the guards need to keep in mind.

From the beginning of the parade, Liu Yu turned on his own sensing ability and was alert to possible dangers in the crowd. However, the crowd was moving with the parade, so Liu Yu had not noticed anything unusual before.

But now that the people in the periphery have calmed down, the dozen or so people still moving in the crowd seem very suspicious, and there are still strong chakra fluctuations in these people. However, Liu Yu is still worried that they are secretly arranged by the daimyo

security force, so he asked Minato Namikaze softly.

Namikaze Minato didn't reply, but his expression became a little more solemn, and he gestured lightly to several people. Seeing Namikaze Minato's gesture, Shiranui Genma and the other three also seemed nervous, because Namikaze Minato just said

The hand gesture conveys the meaning "Ready to fight"

"really!"

Seeing Minato Namikaze's gesture, Liu Yu thought to himself. He really didn't stop for a moment! He thought that escorting Minato Namikaze would be an easier task this time, but he didn't expect that he would encounter this kind of thing again.

.......

"boom------"

On the altar, several feet of flame suddenly shot up. After a long prayer from the priest, the daimyo finally threw the torch lit with the holy fire into the altar.

"Long live....."

"Long live......"

"..."

The moment the holy fire was raised, the people below cheered. This is the most important festival of the Fire Nation and has special meaning to the people of the Fire Nation.

"Whoosh----"

The moment the crowd cheered, a shuriken with a detonating talisman tied to it was thrown violently from the crowd, aiming directly at the Fire Nation Daimyo in the center of the altar.

"Ding-----"

Namikaze Minato appeared in an instant, blocking the kunai thrown by the enemy with his right kunai. With a slight exertion, the kunai with the detonating talisman attached was bounced into the air.

"boom-----"

A huge explosion suddenly sounded in the air, and the originally lively crowd suddenly fell silent.

"ah...."

"ah....."

Soon, the crowd realized what was going on. Various screams rang out one after another in the venue. The originally orderly crowd instantly became chaotic. People fled in all directions, trying to avoid the impending battle.

The explosion just now was a signal. After receiving the signal, the assassins hidden in the crowd rushed out one after another, aiming directly at the daimyo in the center of the altar.

"Fire escape. The technique of large fireball."

"Earth Release. Earth Dragon Bullet."

"Thunder Escape. Earth Walk."

All kinds of ninjutsu were continuously released by the attackers, which only added to the confusion of the crowd.

"There are assassins to protect the name."

Looking at the chaotic crowd, a warrior who was suspected to be the leader drew his sword and shouted loudly, trying to stabilize the situation. After receiving the order, the warriors took action to form a human wall, trying to block out the chaotic crowd.

A figure suddenly rushed out from the crowd, and took out a scroll with his left hand. Holding both sides of the scroll with both hands, he suddenly unfolded the scroll, and countless shurikens and kunai flew out from the unfolded scroll.

"Whoosh whoosh----"

Faced with this sudden attack, many warriors lost their fighting ability, and a gap was opened in the human wall originally formed by the enemy.

Seeing that the enemy had opened a gap, the samurai leader hurriedly rushed forward with a long sword in his hand. The assassin who had previously released a large number of hidden weapons touched the scroll with his right hand, and a long sword appeared in his hand.

"Ding-----"

In a hurry, the warrior leader stopped the sword wielded by the assassin. However, when he raised his head and looked at the enemy in front of him, he found that the corner of the enemy's mouth had been taunting at some point.

"嗗嗗----"

Crystal blue electric arcs flashed on the two long knives that were exchanged, and the assassin actually directly applied the Lei Dun blessing to the knife.

"ah-----"

Suddenly receiving an electric shock, the warrior leader screamed in pain.

"laugh-----"

Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity when the enemy was paralyzed by Thunderbolt, the assassin turned sideways, withdrew the long sword in his hand, and then slashed across the chest of the samurai leader at a faster speed.

Blood spurted out from the wound on his chest, and the samurai leader knelt on the ground unwillingly. After finishing off the samurai leader, the assassin continued to advance towards the daimyo's location.

"Whoosh-----"

A long knife was thrown and shot straight at the rushing assassin. Seeing the long knife coming, the assassin turned slightly to try to avoid the attack of the long knife.

Just when the assassin sideways dodges Mikazuki Munechika, with a ripple in the surrounding space, Ryūha appears next to the thrown Mikazuki Munechika. Ryūha appears and kicks the assassin fiercely in the waist and abdomen.

"boom!"

Faced with Liu Yu's sudden attack, the assassin had no time to react and endured Liu Yu's kick. After being hit hard, the assassin's entire body flew to the side. However, the assassin quickly reacted and stabbed suddenly with the long knife in his right hand.

into the ground to stabilize his body.

The assassin who stabilized his body solemnly looked at Liu Yu's sudden obstacle, took a deep breath, then gritted his teeth and charged forward again with his sword. This is the capital of the Kingdom of Fire, and they never thought about it from the beginning of the operation.

Came back alive.

On the other side, about half of the dozen or so assassins had already broken through the temporary defense circle formed by the samurai, and were killing the Daimyo of the Land of Fire under the leadership of the gray-clothed assassins. The guardian ninjas had already surrounded him when the explosion sounded.

By the daimyo's side, they were ready for battle. Shiranui Genma and the other three were on alert around the royal dignitaries of the Fire Country to prevent a sneak attack.

"bass----"

Before the assassins could move forward, Namikaze Minato flashed in front of the assassins. Looking at the murderous assassins, Namikaze Minato said coldly: "I won't let you do evil anymore."

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