Chapter 628 The Nara clan is seeking death!
Konoha Village!
An airship docked in the 'airship area' a few kilometers away.

The overall cigar-shaped airship appears to be much more refined and neat compared to ordinary airships.

Just like two ships of the same size, one is a fishing boat and the other is a yacht, they can definitely be distinguished at a glance.

This is the castle tower's own 'yacht', designed specifically for traveling.

Very popular!

The great nobles will buy it anyway.

After all, compared to bumpy means of transportation such as horse-drawn carriages, airships are countless times more comfortable and faster, so there is no need to consider which one to choose.

As for the cost and so on?

Is this a problem that nobles need to consider? Expensiveness is a problem for ordinary people, not nobles.

In the entire ninja world, the richest are the aristocrats.

It can even be said that they, with less than 1% of the population, occupy more than 90% of the wealth and resources.

Yes, the nobles are so greedy and corrupt, otherwise Tang Ping would not have fought to the death with the other party.

Because he doesn't want to squeeze money from ordinary people, but wants to develop well, he can only target these incompetent and corrupt classes.

Since the Qingkong nobles, the castle tower has been developing at a rapid pace, which is really too comfortable.

As for taxation, the Fire Country Daimyo had sent people to collect it, but all of them ended up committing suicide by getting 17 kunai stuck in their backs.

The bureaucrats refused.

Anyway, there are many shrine maidens in the castle tower, so it doesn't need bureaucrats to manage it.

Now, the nobles of the Fire Nation are looking at the castle tower and the surrounding area of ​​several hundred kilometers with envy.

This originally desolate area with no value was turned into fertile land due to the castle tower's unconditional investment.

Such a good place, anyone with a common sense would set his sights on it.

Even Konoha had the same mentality, but due to everyone's relationships and strength, they had not taken any action.

Snapped!
The side panels of the airship dropped down, connecting to the wooden tower like a springboard, allowing people to walk down from the airship.

"Mr. Dohei!"

Nara Shikaku, who had been waiting for a long time, came forward to greet him.

As for the fact that he disguised himself to come to Konoha before, it was as if he didn't know anything about it.

This time, when inviting someone to run for the position of Hokage, the etiquette must of course be grand.

At this time, the castle tower was completely like a local lord of Konoha, the kind that neither obeyed orders nor instructions.

If Konoha is strong, it will naturally be able to force the other party to surrender.

But now Konoha’s own strength is not good enough, and it is surrounded by enemies on all sides, so it is natural for it to bow its head and seek safety.

Therefore, having Nara Shikaku, the "Konoha Military Strategist", to greet him is definitely the best choice.

However, this time, there was also a special team among the people who came to greet them.

Class 10!
That is the class led by Asuma.

When you bring someone to such occasions, don't make it too obvious that you are intending to cultivate them.

If it were an ordinary Genin, let alone participating in such an occasion, there wouldn't even be a teacher to lead the team.

But when someone saw Tang Ping walking out of the airship, their expression changed.

"How can it be!"

Yamanaka Ino's exclamation made Nara Shikamaru, who was looking around with a bored face, look over. When he saw the 'boy of the same age' who was leading the crowd, his eyes almost popped out.

"Shikamaru... isn't that the exchange student named Sohei?"

Akimichi Chouji was so frightened that he didn't even have time to eat his snacks.

Because their mission today is to welcome an important person.

But they didn't expect that the person who came was the exchange student they had met before. How could they not be surprised and shocked?

"No... there's something wrong with the other party's identity!"

Shikamaru's eyes became much more serious.

Given the current situation, it is natural for him to realize that the other party's identity is not only problematic, but also a big problem.

However, these are not something they can control, so they just observe silently.

After taking a look at the welcoming team, Dohei teased Nara Shikaku in front of him.

"It seems that the village attaches great importance to my arrival. They even sent the famous Konoha military strategist to welcome me?"

Given his current status and position, it is not an exaggeration to say a joke.

"Given your status as the Purifying Flame, Dohei, and the commander-in-chief of the Southwestern Ninja Army, it means that the Hokage is unwell, otherwise he would have come to greet you personally!" Nara Shikaku said this very beautifully.

However, sometimes it is not about what the other person says, but what they do.

The other party has never expressed its position, and even the secret transactions are very rare, but in fact, it has already expressed its position.

He doesn't even want to have the best of both worlds.

"I actually thought the Nara clan were all smart people, but it seems I overestimated them!"

Tang Ping pointed at the other party.

The Nara clan is naturally not indispensable after they have the shrine maiden system, but it would be good if they could be subdued. Otherwise, they would just be sending themselves to death.

And this death refers to a clan.

After all, you are all smart people. Since you are my enemy, of course I have to kill you all to avoid trouble in the future.

"…The Nara clan has always been the Konoha ninja clan!"

Nara Shikaku could naturally hear the coldness in Dohei's words, but he could only smile bitterly to express his attitude.

Yes, the Nara clan is so tightly tied to the big ship of Konoha that there is no possibility of jumping off ship.

"I just hope the Nara clan won't regret it in the future!"

Tang Ping said no more.

Anyway, he has already tried to persuade the other party, and since the other party wants to die, he will not stop him.

If he spent energy and means, it was not impossible to conquer the Nara clan, but that would be like bringing an ancestor over to himself, and he didn't want that.

Anyway, with the shrine maiden, a system with higher loyalty and harder work, the Nara clan will be gone if they are gone.

Behind Doheira, many people came to the castle tower.

Yamama Koji, Hinata Sogetsu, Izumi, Naruko, Karin, Kasumi and others.

Uchiha Mei naturally had to stay in the castle tower to take charge.

Now that the Ninja World War has begun, even if no one dares to cause trouble, we still have to be careful.

After all, in the previous battle at Myoboku Mountain, the castle tower suffered a lot of losses, plus there are the toads secretly coveting it, if you are not careful, something really could go wrong.

It’s a pity that no one knew where those toads hid after leaving Myoboku Mountain.

If he finds him, Tang Ping will definitely deal with him as soon as possible.

But there is no need to be too anxious.

As long as the big toad immortal is killed, the biggest hidden danger will be solved. No matter how powerful the remaining toads are, without sufficient natural energy, it is impossible for powerful toads to appear continuously. Even for the likes of Wen Tai, it is a problem whether they can maintain themselves.

Therefore, the castle tower can be on guard against the remnants of Myōbokusan, but will not focus on them.

The team arrived at the nearby Konoha Village.

The atmosphere in Konoha is tense right now.

Not only did Asuma rush back with the defeated ninja army, but the Rock Ninja and Cloud Ninja also invaded the territory of the Fire Country.

It was only when Jiraiya and Tsunade, two of the three ninjas, returned to the village that people gained some confidence.

Hokage election!

It was even more widely publicized.

It is used to deter and divert attention.

The villagers' attention was focused on the election, which eased the tense atmosphere.

As for deterrence, it is naturally because no matter which new Hokage comes to power, it is impossible for him to be as incompetent in external battles as Sarutobi Hiruzen, the "strongest Hokage", so the major ninja villages have to think clearly about the consequences.

It has to be said that even under the worst circumstances, Konoha played a good card.

At least the advancement of the Cloud Ninja and the Rock Ninja has slowed down a lot. They are all waiting for the new Hokage to take office, and at the same time they also want the new Hokage to direct his troops towards the other side.

"Wait, Sakura, don't go!"

A loud shouting voice came from the street ahead, causing several people in the team to change their expressions.

Too shameful!

This thought flashed through Quan's mind.

A frown appeared on Ino's brows, and she wanted to beat Naruto up.

Soon, the two entangled people saw the team, and Naruto greeted them.

"Hey, that guy called... Sohei, what are you doing in Konoha?"

If you didn't know the other person's personality, you might think it was a provocation.

(End of this chapter)