Chapter 419: Inside the City of Fire
Time passes slowly, and the time for Konoha to invite the other four shadows to hold the Five Shadows Conference is getting closer and closer, and letters of invitation from the Four Shadows have been received one after another, confirming that the Five Shadows Talk can be held as scheduled.
July 3rd, year 1065 of the Star Kingdom Calendar.
A group of five people from Yunyin Village arrived in front of a magnificent city after a long journey.
The city wall made of masonry and cement is more than 10 meters high, with neat blue bricks on the outside, reflecting intertwined light and shadow in the sun.
Above the huge city gate, there is a plaque with the words "City of Fire" written in flying phoenixes!
The five people looked up, and Darui, a young man with dark skin and white hair, sighed: "What a spectacular city wall, even more than the City of Thunder... It is worthy of being the legendary City of Fire, the first of the five capitals."
On the side, wearing a military beret-like hat and an eye patch with the word 'Thunder' written on his right eye, the much older Todai smiled and said: "Darui, this is your first time in the Fire City. .”
"Yeah." Darui nodded: "Did Lord Todai come here once when the Fourth Raikage took over as Raikage?"
"Earlier, I came here once when I followed the Third Raikage-sama." Todai shook his head and said: "After all, it is the capital of the Kingdom of Stars, and it is the only capital among the five capitals that has not been completely rebuilt. Whether it is the successor of the Raikage or Successors of daimyo basically come here to worship the first daimyo and the goddess."
Darui’s eyes returned to the city wall and gate.
The history book of the Kumogakure Ninja School will not be as detailed as that of Konoha Village, but some basic things will be recorded. 1 capital, 5 cities and 16 villages are the peaceful land originally designated by the first daimyo. Even the other four Everyone has to give in. As a citizen of the Kingdom of Thunder, we have to admit that this is the center of the entire world.
And during the thousand-year Warring States Period, the other four capitals all experienced destruction and reconstruction, but only the City of Fire has always stood firm.
Ninjas all maintain a basic sense of awe. Even in the worst case scenario, only less than half of the Fire City has been destroyed and can be repaired later.
Of course, it is no longer the same as it was a thousand years ago. It has probably been repaired and renovated thousands of times.
After looking at the magnificent city wall for a while, he didn't know what he thought of. The Fourth Raikage's expression became a little unhappy, and he raised his arm and swung it.
"go in."
“Yes, Raikage-sama!”
The four guards followed Lei Ying and passed through the gate of the City of Fire. Flat roads, bustling neighborhoods, and rows of shops appeared in their eyes.
There was a Konoha ninja waiting not far away. It was Kakashi. He came close with two Daimyo guards and said: "The Fourth Raikage, your accommodation has been arranged. Please get on the chakra car." , come with us.”
The chakra car he guided was a small car with a carriage-like shape and four wheels mounted underneath. It had a chakra drive device inside. As long as the driver inputs a small amount of chakra steadily, the four wheels can rotate forward.
This kind of thing can only be seen in the City of Fire. The Fourth Raikage looked at it twice, then looked at Kakashi, and said in a low voice: "Has the Hokage arrived? Who among the five shadows has arrived?"
Kakashi replied: "Not long before you, the third Tsuchikage-sama and the fourth Kazekage-sama had already moved into the Fire Capital, and only the Mizukage had not arrived."
“That crazy guy ended up at the end this time.” The Fourth Raikage hummed, “Where is your residence? Did you pass through Daming Mansion?”
“Yes, it’s near Damingfu.”
The Fourth Raikage stopped asking questions, pressed the Raikage's hat with his hand, and stepped onto the chakra car, followed by four guards. Then Kakashi personally boarded the car to drive, and the car started to move.
Sitting in the car that was running smoothly, Darui looked at the neighborhood being thrown behind him with a little freshness, "This car is quite interesting."
“It is said that...this kind of thing was invented by the first generation daimyo.” Tudai said.
"Huh?" Darui said in surprise: "I remember that the book only said that the original power generation device was designed by the first generation daimyo, and this kind of car too? But it uses chakra, thousands of years ago..."
Todai smiled and said: "So it's just a rumor that it was a toy designed by the first daimyo-sama for Hagoromo-sama and Hamura-sama when they were young."
“This, this is it…”
"It's not a rumor." Kakashi, who was driving in front, suddenly turned around and said, "This is a piece of real history, but the cars made by Ishiba's ancestors back then were only for one-person riding and gliding, such as skateboards. Everyone should see this. Pass."
The affirmative tone made Todai look surprised, and the Fourth Raikage hummed: "No one could introduce it to me with such certainty last time. Why, what kind of history have you studied in recent years?"
We have examined the person of history. Kakashi smiled and didn't explain. They drove quietly the rest of the way until they were near the Daming Mansion.
The vehicle stopped before they reached the residence. Lei Ying and others were not surprised and they all stepped out of the car.
The ornately decorated Daming Mansion just passed by at a glance, and their eyes turned to the opposite side of Daming Mansion.
In that direction, there is a large square and a small tower, and on the tower, there are four tall statues standing.
One of them, one on the left and one on the right, is half sideways to the center. They are young men, with majestic appearance, an admiring smile, horns on their heads, and wearing coats with magatama printed on them. They are Hagoromo and Hamura!
Needless to say, there is no need to say much about the two people in the center. The man has a majestic appearance and wears a gorgeous aristocratic costume that is slightly ancient in today's era. The woman has long hair and long flowing clothes, unlike ordinary people.
“The first daimyo and...the goddess!”
Darui murmured softly: "This is the legendary square, where the goddess and the first daimyo reviewed the four thousand goddess army, spreading chakra for the first time, making the ninja world except for the first daimyo special. For the first time, a large-scale 'ninja' army appeared."
The beginning of Ninja!
The origin of the ninja world!
It’s all here!
As long as you are a ninja and understand the history, you will not fail to pay due tribute when passing through this place.
Sure enough, the Fourth Raikage looked into the distance for a moment, then led the four of them onto the square, walked to the tower, looked up at the statues of the first daimyo and the goddess, and bowed deeply!
…
At the same time, in the Daiming Mansion, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was kneeling down to worship the living being.
"Ancestor! Ishiba Hiroyuki, the incompetent descendant, respectfully welcomes his ancestor back to the ninja world!"
Ji Xing observed the middle-aged man opposite.
With a pale face, narrow eyes, and wearing a set of ordinary aristocratic clothes, there is a bit of "nobility" about him. It has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is difficult to find traces of the second brother on him.
“Get up,” he said. “Why do you call yourself incompetent?”
Ishiba Hiroyuki slowly straightened up, still keeping his head down, and said: "As your descendant, with the surname Ishiba, I can only allow the Kingdom of Stars to split into five major countries and six small countries, and only protect the land of Fire Capital. Of course, inability!"
Ji Xing waved his hand: "It's not like you split from your generation, and I heard from Tsunade that in the Third Ninja World War that just ended, Konoha could win without your help and cooperation. You did a good job.”
“Ah, thank you ancestor for the compliment!” Ishiba Yuyuki said with a slightly excited tone.
"But you should pay more attention to your own body. You are obviously a ninja and have a decent amount of chakra, but your face is pale and the dark circles under your eyes are so heavy. Don't be too tired." Ji Xing said again.
"Thank you, ancestors, for your concern." Hiroyuki Ishiba explained: "Actually... it's not too tiring. It's just that I heard the news of your recovery a month ago. I was thinking about it day and night and couldn't sleep. Now that I finally see you, I can finally feel at ease. .”
“Then it’s my fault that I came too late.”
"No, no, no, our ancestors have returned to the ninja world. There must be a lot to understand and a lot to do. I can't hold my breath," Ishiba Yuyuki said.
Ishiba Hiroyuki was startled: "I will host it?"
"I have other things to do." Ji Xing said, "Don't let the news of my recovery go out yet."
"...Yes, I understand." Hiroyuki Ishiba seemed to understand something, and said seriously: "Since receiving the message from the Hokage, I have not even informed my children about your recovery, for fear of ruining your plan."
Ji Xing smiled: "Look at you, you are so smart and you still call yourself 'incompetent'?"
Hiroyuki Ishiba laughed with me.
Ji Xing shook his head and said: "Yu Xing, you are a descendant of my second brother, and part of the blood flowing in your body is in common with mine. I think you are also a smart person, so I will tell you some things directly."
“Yes, please teach me from my ancestors.”
"Hmm. Before today, you were first the son of the Daimyo of the Country of Fire, and then the Daimyo of the Country of Fire. You also occupied the orthodox and respected position in the Country of Stars. You should have never kowtowed to anyone, right?"
Ishiba Hiroyuki was startled and said in shock: "Ancestor, this is my respect for you, nothing..."
"I know." Ji Xing smiled and said, "I can see your respect, but you haven't used this emotion much in the past, so it's just a little awkward.
And...do you really not have any objections to my recovery? "
Ishiba Yuyuki was shocked and immediately knelt down again: "No, ancestor, I..."
"Get up." Ji Xing smiled gently, raised his hand and said: "I once had an enemy who told me that people have more or less dark sides in their hearts, with some flashes of evil desires. This is normal. Our rationality Also controllable.
But these dark sides must not be magnified, otherwise they will only lead people to evil or destruction.
The ancestors from a thousand years ago suddenly revived, and there was a huge mountain above their heads. They may lose their original position of power. Even if you are my biological son, you may not be completely calm. What's more, you are not, and we are thousands of years apart. "
“Ancestors…”
“I’ve said this, but it’s meaningless if you still keep saying ‘you have admired me since childhood’ and ‘you have no other thoughts’.” Ji Xing said.
Ishiba Yuyuki’s lips wriggled and he lowered his head.
“Please forgive me, ancestors!”
Ji Xing shook his head: "What crime? I have already said it, it would happen to anyone. And I mentioned it to you face to face, just to tell you that I understand that you would have such thoughts, and I don't blame you, but you must not Action, you know what I mean?”
"Yes, this is...a reminder from our ancestors." Ishiba Yuyuki said, "It's just to protect us."
Ji Xing smiled with satisfaction: "It's good to understand. What I'm most worried about is that your pampered life will turn you into a waste and you can't carry it. That will really make me a little embarrassed."
Ishiba Hiroyuki hesitated for a moment and said: "Ishiba Siji's ancestor left an ancestral precept, which mentioned that because he was jealous of your excellence and was instigated by the Toad Immortal of Miaomu Mountain, he wanted to harm you and regretted it throughout his life.
Later, you forgave him and put him in charge of farming after establishing Star Kingdom. So to this day, my children and I have to go to farming to train ourselves in our youth, and we will remember that lesson. Hundreds of In recent years, there have been only two incidents of brothers killing each other. "
"Second brother has written it down." Ji Xing shook his head slightly: "Yes, I understand. Okay, remember to have a good sleep tonight and take care of yourself. There may be a heavier burden on you in the future."
“Yes! Ancestor!”
Hiroyuki Ishiba retreated, while Ji Xing turned around and walked to the other side of the house. As soon as he got closer, he heard Tsunade's shouting inside.
“Damn it! Stinky fox, did you peek at my cards? Why do you know everything?!”
“Hey—don’t play if you can’t afford to lose. Your skills are so bad, and you still accuse me of looking at your cards?”
“Stinky fox! Who are you talking about who is technical...”
Tsunade stood up angrily. Halfway through her words, she noticed Ji Xing's arrival, so she stood down and said, "Have you finished meeting the daimyo? Ancestor."
“Father!” Kyuubi called out, “This woman is worse at mahjong than Shukaku. I don’t want to play with her anymore. It’s boring!”
Tsunade's face instantly looked like she had eaten nine rounds of intestines, feeling suffocated and helpless.
Ji Xing smiled and motioned to an ANBU who was playing cards to get up and said, "I'll come with you, Tsunade, Shisui, Nine Lamas, the four of us will play."
"this…"
“Come on, there are no ancestors at the card table.”
Tsunade looked at the mahjong, thinking that this was the inventor of mahjong, and was a little moved, so she slowly sat down and glanced at Ji Xing - this ancestor, does he seem to be in a good mood?
Playing mahjong until late at night.
She was sure of another thing—she was in a terrible mood!
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The bustling Fire City gradually became quiet in the dark night, and the five shadows had already arrived, preparing to participate in the five-shadow meeting that would begin the next morning.
Under the thick darkness of night, some ninjas moved quietly, trying not to disturb the silence of the night.
The Tsuchikage guards sent a message to the Kazekage, and the Kazekage guards sent a message to the Tsuchikage. The two shadow guards sent a message to the Raikage at the same time, and the Raikage guards sent a message to the Mizukage...and were kicked out...
Without anyone noticing, Ji Xing found a suitable place to sit under the roof after playing mahjong and watched the whole show of four people and eight groups.
At this time, he was wearing ANBU attire, just like an ordinary Konoha ANBU guard.
These people don’t even sleep? Only Naruto Tsunade...oh, probably can't sleep either.
Ji Xing could guess what they were communicating.
It was nothing more than discussing how to attack the Akatsuki organization he pretended to be without using too much force, and unite against Konoha.
Different from the direct descendants of Konoha, the three countries of wind, earth, and thunder are far away from Kaguya and herself, so they will probably be busy tomorrow.
Only by 'taming' the other four countries, making the ninja world roughly united, and taking back Kaguya can the first step be basically completed, and then sufficient preparations can be made to deal with Otsutsuki.
Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside!
Of course, besides the four countries, there are also some other ‘internal affairs’ that need to be settled.
Beside Ji Xing, a dark figure melted into the night. Hei Jue slowly emerged from the natural cover and said to Ji Xing: "Father, Obito has arrived in the City of Fire and is hiding in Dongcheng Street."
“Well done, thank you for your hard work.”
Ji Xing nodded. Of course, the real Xiao couldn't let them mess around.
I just don’t know...whether there will be other uninvited guests attending tomorrow!
Just one more day and two updates tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)