The domineering Uchiha drove the Third Hokage mad!

Chapter 110 Storming into Daming Prefecture and Killing the Daming!

In the deepest secret chamber of the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Fire, the Daimyo sat cross-legged in the main seat, his fingers tapping incessantly on the gilded armrest.

The "tap-tap" sound of fingernails hitting metal sent cold sweat down the backs of the four ministers kneeling below.

"Your Highness, the tax reduction decree has been issued, and the unrest among the people has temporarily subsided."

The Finance Minister's forehead pressed against the tatami mat, his voice trembling: "But the people... are still talking about... what happened in Konoha Village..."

The knocking stopped abruptly, and the daimyo's voice was terrifyingly somber: "What...are they talking about?"

The Minister of the Interior took out a handkerchief and kept wiping the cold sweat from his face.

His Adam's apple bobbed: "They...they say His Highness is ungrateful...If it weren't for Konoha Village...His Highness wouldn't have canceled the tax increase!"

"Bang!"

The low rosewood table tumbled twice in the air before crashing onto the screen painted with landscape paintings.

A shard of porcelain flew and cut the Minister of the Interior's cheek. A drop of blood fell onto his purple official robe, spreading into a dark flower.

The four ministers immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, their wide official robes spread out, trembling like frightened quails.

The daimyo stood up, the hem of his magnificent robes sweeping across the overturned tea set. His face trembled with anger, and veins bulged at his temples.

He spat out the name through gritted teeth: "Uchiha Mitsunaga... First he stirred up public opinion, now he's manipulating the nobles against me... Does he really think he can ride roughshod over me?"

The Minister of War mustered his courage and looked up: "Your Majesty, how about I send troops to wipe out Konoha...?"

The daimyo suddenly grabbed a teapot and smashed it at the Minister of War: "Fool! The whole country thinks I'm... ungrateful... If I openly take action, wouldn't that... wouldn't that confirm those rumors?"

The military minister dared not dodge; the scalding tea flowed down his hair and burned red marks on his face.

Faced with the furious name, everyone remained silent; even breathing could be clearly heard in the secret room.

The candlelight crackled and popped, and the commander of the secret guards, who had been as silent as a shadow, suddenly knelt forward: "Issue an underground bounty."

Daming squinted his puffy eyelids, signaling him to continue.

The commander of the secret guards took out a scroll from his robes. The parchment gleamed with an old yellow hue in the candlelight: "The black market doesn't care where things come from, it only cares about money. This contains information on all the high-ranking officials of Konoha, from Jonin upwards, including their usual routes, weaknesses in ninjutsu... even their eating habits."

The daimyo's eyes lit up. He took the scroll and greedily browsed the names: Uchiha Mitsuru, Tsunade, Nara Shikaku, Hyuga Hiashi... Each name was followed by an enticing number.

The daimyo's expression turned sinister: "Three times the bounty. No, five times! I'll show these arrogant ninjas who the true masters of the Land of Fire are!"

Three days later, late at night, at the underground exchange in the Land of Waterfalls.

The old man behind the counter was wiping a wine glass with his missing little finger when the curtain was suddenly lifted, bringing in a gust of cold wind.

Bounty hunter Kakuzu glanced at the latest bounty list.

He then tore down a reward notice and slammed it onto a greasy wooden table: "I'll take this job."

The old man behind the counter squinted his cloudy eyes and examined the papers by the dim light of the oil lamp.

When he saw the contents, his withered fingers trembled violently.

The old man gasped, "Konoha advisor... Uchiha Mitsumine... a 3.6 million ryo bounty... and someone actually dares to take it..."

Kakuzu tossed out a heavy bag of coins: "Enough talk, this is the intelligence fee."

The old man swallowed hard, and with trembling hands, pulled a stack of documents from under the counter: "Breaking news, the Uchiha Three Summit will appear in Loulan... This is the roadmap."

Looking at the bounty of 3.6 million taels, Kakuzu let out a low laugh.

In fact, it wasn't just Kakuzu; many more bounty hunters joined in the assassination of Konoha's high-ranking officials.

......

The forest surrounding Konoha Village was shrouded in an eerie silence.

Moonlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the corpses of the three Chunin.

Their heads were gone, the cuts on their necks were as clean as mirrors, and the blood soaked through the fallen leaves, emitting a rusty, metallic smell.

Aburame Shiki's sunglasses reflected a cold light, and countless parasites poured out from his sleeves, covering the corpse.

His voice was quite calm: "The third team, the same method, one-hit kill, a bit like the samurai of the Land of Iron."

The Hyuga youth beside him activated his Byakugan, veins bulging at the corners of his eyes: "Two kilometers to the northeast... there's a chakra reaction... wait... it's gone?... they were very fast at escaping..."

Zhiwei's insects suddenly all took flight, forming a defensive formation in the air: "Not an ordinary assassin... Report to the Hokage immediately."

Late at night, in the underground conference room of the Hokage Building, the air was so heavy it was almost solid.

Nine corpses covered with white sheets were arranged in the center, their bloodstains soaking through the fabric and forming dark red outlines on the floor.

Nara Shikaku rubbed his temples, his eyes dark and swollen: "Three more patrols were attacked tonight... all elite Chunin... they didn't even have time to send out a distress signal."

Tsunade lifted the white sheet and examined the knife wound on the corpse's neck. Her brows furrowed deeper and deeper: "A professional assassin... clean and sharp swordsmanship... very much like a samurai from the Land of Iron... his strength is at the level of an elite Jonin."

Hiashi Hyuga's Byakugan, the veins around it still bulging: "It's not just the outer perimeter... we've already detected over a dozen unfamiliar chakra reactions within the village... all disguised as merchants or artisans..."

Uchiha Mitsumine suddenly pushed open the door and entered, his long black hair still damp with night dew.

He threw some intelligence on the table, the dull thud making everyone turn their heads.

"The daimyo has issued an underground bounty... The heads of everyone present... are worth three to five times the market price."

The meeting room erupted in chaos instantly.

Akimichi Choza slammed his fist on the table, causing the teacups to jump. "Damn it... the daimyo has declared war!"

Nara Shikaku pressed his friend's shoulder, his gaze sweeping over everyone present: "No... that's precisely where his cleverness lies... underground bounties aren't official actions... even if we're all wiped out... he can still absolve himself of all responsibility."

Of the nine corpses, three were Chunin from the Kurama clan.

As the clan leader, Anma Tiancong slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Then let's storm into Daming Prefecture and wipe out Daming..."