"Good! Good! Good!"
Kakuzu didn't care what the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was thinking. At this moment, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. The more he looked at the man in gorgeous clothes, the more pleasing he was to the eye!
The Land of Fire was so damn rich!
In Kakuzu's mind, ten thousand plans to persuade Lucian to send troops to the Land of Fire instantly appeared.
"This friend, no, what are you all standing around for? Why don't you quickly get this big brother a seat!"
Kakuzu shouted, and walked over with great enthusiasm. He grabbed the hand of the man in gorgeous clothes and asked with concern:
"This big brother looks like he's in a high position of power and has a great aura. May I ask your name?"
"You're too kind, my lord. I'm fine standing. My surname is Kishimoto, and my name is Oda."
"A fine name. Come, I'll take you on a tour of the city..."
Kakuzu held Kishimoto Oda's hand tightly and didn't let go, not bothering to look at the rest of the people.
"Go and accept the congratulatory gift from the Land of Fire quickly. I'll take this big brother for a walk. Don't neglect our friends from the Land of Fire."
The corners of everyone's eyes twitched. Jiraiya was also a little speechless.
Everyone's mentality had collapsed.
Wasn't the difference in treatment a bit too obvious?
But they couldn't say anything. If someone had given them so many resources, they would have directly knelt down and called them 'daddy'.
"This is big trouble!"
The Fourth A and many other ninja's hearts grew heavy.
Although these resources probably weren't enough to change Lucian's decision, you don't hit a smiling face.
Even Lucian probably wouldn't be so shameless as to shout about attacking the Land of Fire for no reason, right?
Of course, that's what they thought.
Since he wasn't going to attack the Land of Fire for the time being, then if Lucian wanted to expand his territory, he would definitely attack other countries.
You see, Lucian had shown his ambition to unite the ninja world, and he had such powerful strength. How could he be willing for the empire's territory to be so small?
But it was useless to think about it now. Everyone slowly entered the city to gather intelligence.
The empire didn't even entertain them. They could just wander around as they pleased, as long as they didn't violate the laws of the empire.
So, many people split up.
"Look, the streets are so wide."
"The buildings are all magnificent. Look at that tall building in the distance. It's so grand."
"My god, is this city really in the same world as me?"
"...These civilians are so enviable."
"..."
They had originally wanted to gather intelligence at the first opportunity, but most of them were captivated by the various buildings of the Silbern.
Wide, clean, grand, magnificent, and ahead of its time was everyone's impression.
Especially some people who were formerly from the Land of Rain. They lamented the changing of the times and had to be shocked at Lucian's handiwork.
When they saw many civilians coming out of luxurious, large houses with happy and relieved smiles on their faces, it touched their hearts.
Such smiles!
Even in their own countries and villages, they were extremely rare.
But here, almost every smile was warm.
"Lucian is not only powerful, but his methods are also so high..."
Sakumo Hatake's heart was under great pressure.
It could be said that, at present, apart from the rapid recovery and growth of its economic level and resources, all other aspects of the Wandenreich were good.
If word of everything here got out, who knows how many people would be willing to live here.
What made Sakumo Hatake most wary was Lucian.
This man, who was rumored to have a power comparable to the God of Shinobi, was not only good at fighting, but also had an extraordinary wisdom.
Everywhere, one could faintly hear the worship and admiration of many civilians for Lucian.
How long had it been!
Brainwashing?
Was Lucian really good to the common people?
The former was terrifying, and the latter... was even more terrifying.
It meant that Lucian's ambition was not just the ninja, but to take over everyone in the ninja world.
"These buildings..."
The Fourth A and the young Killer B were walking around, and the more they looked at the buildings, the more something felt wrong.
When the Fourth A couldn't help but touch a pillar, he suddenly found that he didn't know what material it was made of. His heart immediately sank to the bottom of the abyss.
Just as the spies had said, the material of the wooden houses built by Hashirama Senju was also special. It seemed that what the spies had said might be true.
In fact, the various countries and villages had already received reports from their spies:
Lucian had raised his hand and destroyed the buildings of the Land of Rain, and then raised his hand again to build a magnificent giant city.
But who was willing to believe it!
But at this moment, they had no choice but to believe.
It was as if they and Lucian were not in the same dimension!
"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!"
"The Puppet Master Chiyo!"
"The future Fourth Raikage, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."
"The future Kurenai Yūhi's father, the father of Kakashi Hatake."
"These people are all so young now."
Lucian sat on the throne, seeing everyone who entered the city clearly.
A part of the Silbern was the shattered and reassembled buildings of the former Land of Rain.
But more of it was built by Lucian by mobilizing spirit particles. Spirit Particle Concentration could use spirit particles to create any building or object.
So, the entire Silbern was Lucian's domain.
Not even an ant could escape his detection.
Sakumo Hatake's so-called disguise had long been exposed in the eyes of Jiraiya and Kakuzu.
After all, his spiritual pressure was obviously stronger than that of the others. It couldn't be hidden.
But as Lucian said, today was for congratulatory gifts. As long as they didn't cause trouble, everything was fine.
"Afraid I'll kill you? You underestimate my magnanimity..."
Lucian really didn't want to kill Sakumo Hatake here.
But he was thinking of turning him to his side.
Talent was not important.
What was important was that if he could turn Sakumo Hatake to his side, then Sarutobi's and Danzo's expressions would definitely be priceless!
The more unhappy they were, the happier Lucian was!
This Konoha, which had been licked by countless transmigrators, Lucian was going to go against it!
"To subdue Sakumo Hatake, what do you think I should do, Orochimaru?"
Hearing Lucian's question, Orochimaru, who had been summoned, couldn't help but be stunned.
His Majesty was completely cutting off Konoha's roots!
The departure of the Sannin had made Sarutobi vomit blood.
If he were to dig away the White Fang of Konoha as well, wouldn't the Third Hokage die of anger?
Orochimaru thought for a moment and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, if you want to subdue a person, it's nothing more than threats and inducements. No matter how strong they are, they will always have something they want and a weakness."
"To be truly without desires, without attachments, even a god can't do it."
Lucian couldn't help but nod!
No matter what intelligent creature it was, there was no absolute refusal to submit!
If there really was, then it could only mean one thing!
The threat was not ruthless enough, the inducement was not enough, and he was not strong enough!
The most direct way was for Lucian to kill his way to Konoha.
Using the lives of everyone in Konoha to threaten Sakumo Hatake, he would have no choice but to submit.
But Lucian disdained to use such a small trick.
"Why bother with so much trouble..."
Thinking of this, Lucian decided to let Sakumo Hatake recognize reality.
"Go and prepare a cup of sake, and bring him here by the way!"
"...Yes, Your Majesty!"
Hearing Lucian say so, Orochimaru also instantly knew Sakumo Hatake's choice.
It would be the same as Jiraiya and Tsunade.
The same choice!
On the street!
Just as Sakumo Hatake was preparing to find a civilian to chat with, he saw Jiraiya walking over. He was immediately prepared to calmly walk around him, but Jiraiya directly blocked his way.
"Senior Sakumo, His Majesty is looking for you. Please come with me."
Exposed?!
Sakumo Hatake's heart shook. Just as he was about to make a choice, he saw Orochimaru land in an instant.
"Don't think about leaving, or the empire will kill its way to Konoha!"
"..."
Sakumo Hatake's eyes were extremely grave. He couldn't help but say:
"I thought my disguise was good, and I didn't leak a single trace of chakra. How did you recognize me?"
To be recognized so easily was too hard to accept.
Orochimaru licked his lips and said plainly, "When you see His Majesty, you will know."
"Is that so."
Sakumo Hatake didn't expect the two of them to answer. The idea of escaping from the Silbern was directly abandoned.
The two of them were no longer who they used to be. Fighting would only lead to a greater terror.
At that time, not only would he not be able to escape, but Shinku would also die.
"Hah, lead the way!"
Sakumo Hatake couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
The experience in the Silbern was really bad!
All of a ninja's means could not be used to their corresponding effect in the Silbern. The Hokage's expectations had also come to nothing.
"Captain, what should we do?"
Not far away, the people from Konoha could only stare.
Shinku Yūhi was also helpless. Attack? Then everyone would die together.
If they did nothing, there was a chance of survival.
Sakumo Hatake didn't even resist. How could they save him?
"Let's wait for now. If nothing happens and he comes out, then it's fine. If something happens, leave here immediately. I'll cover the rear!"
"Yes, Captain!"
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