Chapter 246 The Daimyo Arrives

There is a long distance between Konoha and Daimyo Prefecture.

It was two and a half days later when the Anbu delivered the letter.

Strictly speaking, the daimyo and the kage are in a superior-subordinate relationship.

But in Konoha, the Daimyo and the Hokage are basically on equal footing. When the Hokage is strong, the Hokage can suppress the Daimyo.

The Anbu sent to notify the daimyo walked into the daimyo's mansion.

Inside the magnificent hall, the floor is covered with gorgeous carpets and the ceiling is supported by bright red pillars.

The Anbu ninja had long anticipated the daimyo's extravagance.

But he was still stunned for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and walked in.

After notification and inspection, the Anbu ninja handed the letter to the servant, who then passed it to the daimyo.

"Daimyo, the Sandaime abdicated three days ago, and now Lord Uchiha Haneda has succeeded him as the Fifth Hokage." said the Anbu ninja.

"Uchiha Haneda? He's from the Uchiha clan. Is he related to the Sandaime and the Yondaime?"

When the daimyo heard that it was an Uchiha who succeeded as Hokage, he became interested and opened the letter curiously.

It began with a polite, formatted greeting, but he just glanced at it and didn't read any further.

The Anbu ninja thought about it carefully and found that the Fifth Hokage had no special relationship with the Third Hokage and the Fourth Hokage.

He had no choice but to say, "The Fifth Generation has obtained the permission of the Third Generation. The Fourth Generation and the Fifth Generation have a master-disciple relationship."

The daimyo opened his folding fan, and there was a hint of gloom beneath his smile:

"We are not a master-disciple relationship. Has he already passed me over to take over?"

When the Anbu ninja heard the Daimyo's words, he realized that the Daimyo was dissatisfied with the Hokage.

He quickly explained:

"Godaime-sama took over the throne three nights ago."

"But he wrote to you the day after he ascended the throne, inviting you to Konoha to be crowned."

Daimyo picked up the letter, read it carefully again, and a smile returned to his face.

He knew that Uchiha Haneda's succession to the position of Hokage without a clear master-disciple relationship lacked legitimacy.

Letting himself go to Konoha was in the hope that he would be recognized as the Hokage.

The daimyo also vaguely felt that Uchiha Haneda came to power through a coup.

You know, it's almost impossible for an Uchiha to succeed to the throne of Hokage without unconventional means.

The Daimyo intends to strengthen the control over the Ninja Village like the Wind Country, so he said:

"Is that so? Then let's go to Konoha. We haven't been there for a long time."

"Sarutobi Hiruzen is really something. He didn't even tell me that he was going to elect the Hokage."

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Konoha Village,

After succeeding the Hokage, Haneda assigned all the affairs of the village, big and small, to his four elders.

As Hokage, he only needs to make the final decision and control the overall direction of Konoha.

This form is similar to the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty, and all decisions made by the elders must be nodded by him before they can be passed on.

In this way, Haneda saved most of the time handling official business.

He only needs to spend some time signing in the morning, afternoon and evening.

It is impossible for Haneda to adopt the political style of the seventh generation, who personally handled all matters big and small.

He also has a bloodline network plan to prepare for promotion to the Six Paths.

As for the reforms after succeeding the Hokage, Haneda needs to first deal with the nobles who have been engaged in politics for generations in the Land of Fire.

Konoha's economic pillar, namely the mission system, is highly dependent on the nobles of the Land of Fire.

Missions are provided by wealthy nobles, and ninjas need money to survive.

This is just enough to satisfy the livelihood of an ordinary ninja.

Departments like the Ninja School, Anbu, and Sealing Class have almost no revenue, and each of them is a big spender.

The agency fees that Konoha collected from the missions could only satisfy one or two departments.

Not to mention Konoha's external wars.

That's why the village needs funds from the daimyo every year to meet the operation of various departments.

Haneda was heavily dependent on the daimyo just to keep the village running.

Reform requires more massive funding and requires making changes to the existing political system.

This is bound to harm the interests of the daimyo and nobles.

Of course, the profits they lose will be transformed into the results of Haneda's reforms.

From the moment Haneda decided to reform, the daimyo and the nobles behind him became his enemies.

The arrival of the daimyo was planned by Haneda.

He needed to announce to the whole world that the Hokage of Konoha had a higher status and power than the Daimyo.

Half a month later, under Asuma's arrangement, Konoha was decorated with lights and the streets were cleaned tidy.

Envoys sent by daimyos from various countries and representatives from ninja villages all gathered in Konoha.

The new Hokage of Konoha has appeared, and he is the famous Uchiha Haneda in the ninja world.

They need to obtain information about Konoha's current situation.

For this reason, even the Hidden Cloud Village, which had been humiliated by Haneda, sent ninjas to collect information about the changes in the upper echelons of Konoha.

Inside the Hokage's office.

Haneda crossed his legs and sat in the Hokage chair, drinking tea and supervising Shikaku's work.

At this time, Kakashi walked in.

He glanced at Shikaku who was working hard, then glanced at Haneda who was relaxing and contented, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Haneda took a sip of tea and asked with a smile, "Kakashi, what's the matter?"

"The ANBU has informed that the Daimyo is arriving. Do you want to meet him in person, Haneda?" Kakashi asked.

"Let him wait outside and tell him that I have important things to deal with." Haneda said.

When Shikaku heard this, he put his pen down hard on the document.

The sound was very loud, but Haneda was not deaf.

He noticed Lu Jiu's resentful look, and laughed a few times in his heart, but his expression remained normal as he said:

"Elder Lu Jiu, have you processed all the documents? If you have, please place them on my desk."

"Not well." Lu Jiu gritted his teeth.

Seeing this scene, Kakashi couldn't help but turned his back and laughed secretly.

He remembered that he often threw work to Shikaku, and his smile became even more happy.

Lu Jiu took a few deep breaths and calmed himself down.

After finishing the documents in his hand, he looked up at Haneda:

"Hokage-sama, it's almost time. It will have a bad impact if we let Daimyo-sama wait outside any longer."

"Let him wait."

Haneda glanced at the time. Only a few minutes had passed and he was still leisurely drinking tea.

He also hoped that the daimyo would have a very bad impression of him and then target him.

This way, Haneda had a legitimate reason to fight back.

Kakashi and Shikaku looked at Haneda strangely. They originally thought that Haneda was simply lazy and didn't want to move.

But now it seems that Haneda may have other plans.

Kakashi was very familiar with Haneda's style, and he immediately realized that Haneda had other ideas about the Daimyo.

Most likely he wanted to suppress the Daimyo, but fortunately, in the invisible confrontation between the Hokage and the Daimyo, he had the upper hand.

And Shikaku, with his intelligence, guessed that Haneda wanted to suppress the daimyo.

But the problem is that Haneda invited the daimyo to come to Konoha and crown him in the presence of dignitaries from various countries.

As a result, what Haneda is doing now is completely contrary to the meaning of the coronation!

What exactly does Haneda want to do?

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