radicalducati Chapter 148 Uchiha Fugaku, the Meeting of the Four Villages
Chapter 148 Uchiha Fugaku, the Meeting of the Four Villages
As night fell, Tetsuya finally received news of the Konoha delegation's arrival.
"Lord Daimyo, the people from Konoha have arrived."
"Oh, we've finally arrived."
Tetsuya glanced at the setting sun in the sky.
"Tsk, good for you, you arrived at just the right time. It's definitely afternoon now, any later and it would be evening. Let's go, let's go see the people from Konoha."
With that, Tetsuya stood up and told the salamander god Tatsu to go and greet the others to prepare to welcome the Konoha envoy.
Upon arriving at the capital's gates, Tetsuya finally saw the people of Konoha.
Four somewhat slender figures walked along the official road toward the capital. The dim yellow sun cast long shadows of the four, much like the scenes in early movies where the main characters went to the battlefield to fight the villains in a life-or-death battle.
"Good grief, all I did was hold an inauguration ceremony, how did I become the villain?"
Tetsuya smiled and dismissed the jumbled thoughts from his mind.
Finally, he could see clearly which clan the Konoha representative who had come was from.
Uchiha.
Those scarlet eyes, and the uniquely arrogant and domineering aura emanating from their entire bodies—all characteristic of the Uchiha clan.
Even from a distance, others could easily recognize that the four of them were all Uchiha from Konoha.
"The envoy from Konoha, the Uchiha clan, Fugaku Uchiha, has come to congratulate the Daimyo on his ascension to the throne."
"Hahaha, I didn't expect the person sent by Konoha to be from your Uchiha clan. It's been a long time since I've seen Fugaku. He's changed quite a bit."
Upon seeing Fugaku, they greeted each other familiarly.
"Mr. Chiba, no, I should call you by your full name now. It's been a long time."
Fugaku said with some emotion.
"When the Chiba Daimyo left Konoha to do business elsewhere, I wondered when I would be able to eat your ramen again. Now it seems that I will never have the chance."
Fugaku is different from other Uchiha. Although he is also filled with the pride unique to the Uchiha clan, he is more willing to communicate with people outside the Uchiha clan than other Uchiha.
When Fugaku was still running his shop in Konoha, he ate at Fugaku's ramen a few times. As one of the few Uchiha clansmen who was willing to leave the Uchiha clan's territory to eat, Tetsuya had a fairly deep impression of Fugaku.
"Hey, what are you saying? Tate is my apprentice whom I taught myself. The taste of our dishes should be about the same. Did that old bastard Tate cut corners? I'll go back to Konoha sometime and have a good talk with him."
Upon hearing this, Fugaku smiled.
"Your Excellency Chiba is joking. The chef's skills are also very good, but ultimately, they are different people, so the taste of their dishes will vary."
"Hmm, that makes sense. Since you miss my ramen so much, Fugaku, come on, come on, if you don't mind, let's go back to my residence now, and I'll make ramen for you myself."
"Oh, oh, oh, we wouldn't dare. We appreciate your kindness, but it's not appropriate now. After all, our statuses are different now, and it would be beneath your dignity to cook for us."
Just as Tetsuya was welcoming the Konoha members, a meeting representing alliances of different forces began at the hotel where the guests were staying.
The village of Sunagakure is represented by Chiyo, the village of Kirigakure by Yagura Karatachi, the village of Iwagakure by Tsuchida, and the village of Kumogakure by Tsuchidai.
Representatives from the four major ninja villages (excluding Konoha) were all present and began discussing a single focus.
And the focus is on Konoha.
They had all suffered losses at the hands of Konoha, and in the recently concluded Ninja World War, they launched attacks on Konoha in turn, but Konoha blocked them all.
It can be said that Konoha was the biggest victor in this Shinobi World War, and such a victorious nation obviously became an anomaly in everyone's eyes.
Even though the Third Raikage of Kumogakure died at the hands of Iwagakure, and the two villages had a deep-seated hatred for each other, they were still willing to sit down and negotiate when facing Konoha, and discuss how to deal with Konoha.
"The people from Konoha have arrived."
"Heh, Konoha has quite the clout, arriving last."
"It seems that Konoha is quite dissatisfied with this daimyo who came from their village."
“It’s good that he’s dissatisfied. Chiba Tetsuya is a very shrewd businessman. The fact that he doesn’t get along with Konoha is good news for us.”
"That's right. Our Tsuchikage said that if possible, we should try to win over Tetsuya Chiba. His Chiba Trading Company has unimaginable power."
"Let's not talk about Chiba Tetsuya anymore. He has now gone from a merchant to a nobleman, and even the top nobleman, a daimyo. As ninjas, it's best for us to avoid provoking him."
“That’s right. Let’s continue our discussion about Konoha. They only sent four people this time. How about we wait until the ceremony is over and then work together to take them down?”
"Do you think things are that simple? Four Uchiha are coming."
"So what if you're an Uchiha? Not all Uchiha are Madara Uchiha."
"Heh, indeed, it wasn't Uchiha Madara who came, but rather the head of the Konoha Police Department, Uchiha Fugaku."
"this......"
Fugaku Uchiha, the head of the Konoha Police Department, was a notorious figure who earned his name on the battlefield during the Third Shinobi World War.
He was also a genius in his early years. If Fugaku Uchiha had brought three more Uchiha with him, no one could say that the agreement would have been 100% successful in taking them down. After all, they didn't bring many people with them to this ceremony.
"I think we should let them go for now. After all, it would be disrespectful to Chiba Tetsuya to make a move on his turf."
“That makes sense. Besides, if we kill someone on his turf right after he becomes a daimyo, it might leave a bad impression.”
As soon as he said this, everyone agreed.
"Let's leave this topic here. Although this meeting is for Konoha, it's not good to offend the newly appointed daimyo for the sake of a few Uchiha, and it might also expose our next plan."
"That's right,"
That's right.
"That's right..."
The representatives chatted for a while longer, but in the end, Chiyo was the first to stand up.
"Alright, since everyone has agreed, then I'll go down first. I'm old and not as healthy as you young people."
"Elder Chiyo, you must not forget the agreement we made."
Chiyo turned around and took one last look at the earthen platform.
"I may be old, but I am not forgetful. Rest assured, I will bring back the entire plan for the joint attack on Konoha and tell Lord Kazekage about it."