Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 164 Mute: Heartbreak

The daimyo in Naruto are not very prominent. Apart from making a brief appearance in the Fourth Shinobi World War, showing five elderly Chinese men, they basically only appear in the background.

Yuanshi Xiu, however, is an exception.

As the Daimyo of the Land of Fire during the Boruto era, his presence was quite significant.

Compared to his father's generation of prominent figures, Enichi Kyu could indeed be considered a competent politician.

However, in the ninja world, being a politician is of little use.

A typical example is Danzo.

During the Boruto era, Enichi Kyu succeeded to the position of Daimyo and long considered himself "a friend of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki".

This alone shows that this future daimyo of the Land of Fire is quite something.

He knew clearly how terrifying Naruto's fighting power was at that time, and he also knew Naruto's personality. It was difficult to become the most important person to him, but it was very easy to become an ordinary friend.

How simple is it?

It's so simple that, given his status, all he needs to do is tell Naruto, "Let's be friends," and that's basically it.

That's right, Naruto is actually the male version of Fu, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

As for whether Enichi Kyuu truly considered Naruto a friend, that is clearly not the case.

He even deliberately concealed the fact that his own son had been kidnapped, hoping to use this to pressure Naruto and achieve his goal of "cutting Konoha's budget".

That's right, the Daimyo's classic tactic of "cutting costs" is still being used in the Boruto era.

Naruto was helpless in the face of his "friend's" "business-like" attitude. He could only sulk and childishly express his dissatisfaction by not seeing Yuan Shixiu off when he left.

There's nothing else I can do.

However, Enichi Kyu's "budget-cutting" methods are far more ruthless than those of the previous generation's Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

Yuan Shixiu's reason for cutting Konoha's budget was to allocate the money to education, healthcare, public welfare, public safety, and infrastructure development.

It sounds wonderful.

Wow, Yuan Shixiu is such a good person.

Yuan Shixiu's actions seem to be similar to the reforms Bai Mo implemented in the Land of Earth, the Land of Water, and the Land of Wind.

In fact, quite the opposite.

First of all, in a world where the Otsutsuki threat exists, cutting military spending is an incredibly stupid thing to do.

Secondly, the reforms implemented by Bai Mo were centered on ninjas as the core productive force.

Yuan Shixiu's reduction of Konoha's funding was essentially aimed at abandoning the ninja system.

One achieves twice the result with half the effort, while the other achieves half the result with twice the effort.

In the ninja world, if you want to develop [education], then please tell me, what do you want to educate?

Even if you want to teach math, physics, and chemistry, aren't top figures like Orochimaru and Amado all in Konoha?

You can't exactly say that the [education] field you want to develop is the humanities, can you?

The same principle applies to [medical fields].

And their claims about people's livelihood, public safety, and infrastructure are even more outrageous.

In short, Enichikyu, a political figure, was similar to Danzo.

They all employ some political tactics, appearing very clever, but in reality, they are just "scheming fools," making a series of moves that seem impressive but ultimately have negative consequences.

They say they're doing it for everyone, but in reality, they're all doing it for themselves.

The same applies to Enichi Kyuu during the Boruto era, and the same applies to the current Enichi Kyuu.

Moreover, compared to the more mature, steady, cunning, and shrewd Enichi Kyuu during the Boruto era, the young Enichi Kyuu, who is only in his twenties or thirties now, is somewhat naive in his methods.

It was precisely because Enichikyu resembled Danzo that Tobirama Senju, Danzo's teacher, immediately saw through his ulterior motives.

After figuring out that Enichi Kyu and the people of Daimyo Prefecture were birds of a feather, Tobirama Senju made some explosive tags, made them into origami cranes, and sent them over.

However, not everyone can see through Yuan Shixiu's true colors. His previous speeches have earned him considerable prestige among the people of the Land of Fire.

Therefore, Tobirama Senju also helped to forge a will for Enichi Kyu.

The suicide note said—

He witnessed the changes in other countries and felt deeply ashamed, clearly aware of the corruption and filth in Daimyo Prefecture.

In order to end this filthy clan, he decided to emulate Itachi Uchiha of Konoha and launch the Night of the Clan Massacre.

Therefore, he invited the mysterious ninja genius Explosion, who had once wiped out the entire family of the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, to launch an attack on the Daimyo's residence.

But he is, after all, the son of the current Daimyo of the Land of Fire, and doing so is truly disloyal and unfilial.

Therefore, after accomplishing all of this, he decided to commit suicide to atone for his sins.

From this day forward, the Hokage will be in charge of all affairs in the Land of Fire. It is hoped that the people of the Land of Fire will support the Hokage so that his spirit may rest in peace.

Let his sins not be in vain.

After witnessing firsthand how Yuichi's "last will and testament" was circulated, Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha, told his older brother what he had done, and invited him to go see Tsunade to tell her what had happened as well.

Hashirama Senju was enjoying a pleasant stroll through Konoha.

Suddenly, my younger brother appeared with a Flying Thunder God technique.

Hashirama Senju became alert and was about to ask his younger brother where he had left the Flying Thunder God mark.

As a result, his younger brother told him directly that he had just killed the entire Daimyo family of the Land of Fire and was preparing to consolidate power in the Hokage.

Hashirama Senju was completely stunned.

Hashirama Senju was so bewildered that he was dragged to the lobby of the hot spring inn before he came to his senses.

At this moment, Tsunade and Bai Mo had just completed their experiment, and Tsunade had found the accurate proportion of the sun's natural energy for Bai Mo.

After deactivating [Sage Mode], or rather [Mega Evolution], Tsunade discovered that she was still in the same state as before.

Even though the Hundred Healings Technique was deactivated, and she cut her own arm, it healed immediately.

This truly represents a return to one's original nature after birth, turning recovery into a passive process.

Moreover, Tsunade could clearly sense that this recovery did not consume her lifespan or vitality.

Compared to this, the fact that she no longer needs to use the Yin Seal to maintain her youth has become a minor matter.

Tsunade walked out with a smug look on her face.

"Oh? Great-Grandpa, Second-Grandpa, hello there! What brings you here?"

Tsunade greeted them happily.

"We've come to inform you of something, Tsunade. The Daimyo of the Land of Fire and his family have died tragically. Before they died, they entrusted all the power of the Land of Fire to the Hokage. Therefore, the responsibilities you will have to bear from now on are even greater."

Tobirama Senju spoke.

"Huh? Okay."

Tsunade was somewhat surprised by the tragic death of the Fire Country's daimyo, but having just experienced a joyous occasion, and given that the daimyo was not related to her, she didn't feel particularly sad or upset.

"Huh?! Waaaaah..."

Upon hearing this, Shizune, who was following behind Tsunade, was struck dumb. She collapsed to her knees, covered her face, and began to weep bitterly.

"Who is this?"

"What is her kinship with the people of Daming Prefecture?"

Tobirama Senju asked in confusion.

Why is Tsunade, the little follower, crying so sadly after the daimyo died?