novelraw Chapter 145 - 145
Chapter 145 - 145
At this moment, Shiki turned his attention back toward the daimyō.
"How is this possible?!"
The daimyō could not believe what he was seeing. Princess Chiba beside him was the same.
How could this be?
How could so many powerful samurai be defeated?
"Lord Shiki! Koharu Utatane got away!"
At that moment, the ninja who had finished dealing with the ignorant fools returned to Shiki's side.
Hearing Nara Shikaku's report, Shiki simply waved a hand without concern.
When Koharu Utatane escaped, Shiki had already noticed.
He just did not care.
Today, Shiki's attention was fixed entirely on the daimyō.
He had no time to bother with useless stuff like that.
Just as the daimyō stood there in shock, Shiki had already walked right up to him.
"Y-You…"
The daimyō still could not believe it.
Wasn't it supposed to be that ninja were nothing but tools?
Wasn't Konoha supposed to be just an ordinary military force?
Then why was it this strong?
"What are you trying to do?! I'm the daimyō!"
Shiki's expression, neither smiling nor openly murderous, only made the daimyō more terrified.
"Hmph! You're just a daimyō. It seems that old geezer Sarutobi Hiruzen made fools like you forget one thing…"
Shiki's voice turned cold.
"Ninja are the strongest force in this shinobi world."
In the end, this was still the shinobi world.
Strength reigned supreme.
Power?
Money?
In front of absolute strength, all of that was worthless.
As he spoke, Shiki's hand rested once more on the hilt of his sword.
"D-Don't kill me! I can marry my daughter to you! We can cooperate!"
Of course, the daimyō did not want to die.
The higher a person's status, the less willing they were to die so easily.
The moment Princess Chiba heard that, she immediately nodded.
"Yes, yes, yes! I can marry you! I can become your wife!"
"…"
The entire scene went silent.
Shiki's face darkened.
Orochimaru's expression turned strange.
As for the ninja standing nearby, every single one of them looked like they wanted to laugh, but did not dare.
Damn it.
Looking at Princess Chiba's appearance, Shiki genuinely could not understand it.
Was this daimyō begging for mercy… or trying to ruin his life with him before he died?
Marry her to him? He really had the nerve to say that.
And while Shiki stood there with a dark face in silence, Princess Chiba was still nodding enthusiastically.
After all, in her eyes, Shiki really was an excellent husband candidate.
He was handsome.
He was strong.
His status was not low.
If she married him, she definitely would not be the one losing out.
"Don't worry, after marrying you, I will definitely—"
"Oh!"
Golden sword-light flashed once more, cutting straight through Princess Chiba's body.
For a moment, the princess looked stunned.
She clearly had not expected Shiki to actually strike her.
But whether she believed it or not no longer mattered.
Princess Chiba was dead beyond doubt.
"I…"
The daimyō wanted to say something, but when he looked at his daughter's corpse, then at Shiki as he calmly withdrew his blade, his mind went completely blank.
Reality was completely different from what he had imagined.
Why was Konoha this strong?
"Hm?"
Just as Shiki was about to say something else, he suddenly sensed several approaching presences and turned to look in another direction.
Orochimaru, who had sensed them as well, smiled faintly.
"It seems the people from the Fire Temple have arrived."
The moment Orochimaru's words fell, a group of monks instantly appeared around the daimyō, protecting him in the center.
At the front were twelve young monks, with hundreds more following behind them.
It was obvious they had come to protect the daimyō.
"The Fire Temple's Twelve Guardian Ninja?"
Shiki gave them a dismissive glance.
In truth, the existence of the Fire Temple was somewhat similar to Konoha's.
The difference was that Konoha and the daimyō's estate had an employer relationship.
The daimyō paid.
Konoha provided military strength.
The Fire Temple, on the other hand, existed purely to protect the daimyō's side of things.
To put it simply, the daimyō never truly trusted Konoha's power.
He never believed Konoha alone could fully protect him.
That was why the Fire Temple existed.
As for the so-called title of the Twelve Guardian Ninja…
It sounded impressive.
But in the Land of Lightning, did they have such a thing?
In the Land of Water, did they have such a thing?
Only the Land of Fire had this Fire Temple.
"And you ninja dare trespass into the daimyō's residence!"
The monk leading the group glared furiously at Shiki.
The moment something happened at the daimyō's estate, the Land of Fire had already received word. Without wasting a second, they had rushed over at full speed.
And with the Fire Temple's people now present, the daimyō instantly regained his former arrogance.
"Hmph! You dared to kill my daughter. Now that the Twelve Guardian Ninja are here, let's see what you can do!"
After saying that, the daimyō turned to the monks protecting him.
"All of you! Kill him!"
He glared at Shiki viciously, wishing he could die on the spot.
"Yes!"
The people from the Fire Temple answered in unison, taking up battle stances as they faced Shiki and the others.
"Pathetic."
It was only the Fire Temple.
The Twelve Guardian Ninja sounded impressive, but in truth, they were just twelve jōnin.
Even if Shiki were not here, Orochimaru alone would have been enough to deal with them.
"Shiki-kun, do you need me to handle this?"
Orochimaru asked with a faint smile.
He clearly did not care in the slightest about the daimyō's residence or the Fire Temple.
Still, watching from the sidelines the whole time was getting a little boring.
But Shiki shook his head.
Drawing his swords, he rejected Orochimaru's offer.
"For something this dull, I don't want to waste any more time."
Clearly, Shiki intended to settle everything here in the shortest time possible.
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