Land of Lightning's First Gun Man

T/N: in China, 'gun man' is a reference to the character, Graves the Outlaw, in League of Legends

What a disaster! What a disaster! What a disaster!

Thanks to the blessing of the rapid development of media, the incident of the Land of Lightning's important minister, the Courtier, being begged in the street instantly became the center of attention of the whole world once it was revealed.

Admittedly, in terms of gruesomeness, the murder of the Land of Lightning's Heavy Minister Courtier was smaller than the murder of the Land of Water's Daimyo last year.

But in another sense, its nature was rather worse.

-The Land of Water's Daimyo was killed by Nagato, but in all the years since the birth of the ninja, there has only been one lone case.

Moreover, Makoto did not disobey the orders of the daimyo from the beginning to the end, and when he was told to go against the Akatsuki-organization, he really went.

Although the process... but overall it is still barely reassuring.

And the minister was killed by a mysterious force... since the end of the warring states era, this kind of thing has not happened!

What people call the Warring States Period is generally divided into two parts, namely, the Guardian Daimyo Period, and the subsequent Warring States Period.

Generally speaking, the status of the two is somewhat similar to Blue Star's Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period.

In the Guardian Daimyo Era, although everyone also fought endlessly, there was still some regard for propriety in the kernel.

Nothing stupid like Duke Xiang of Song happened, but generally he still abided by the ancient custom of not punishing a doctor.

T/N: Duke Xiang of Song was the leader in the state of Song in the Spring and Autumn period. His personal name was Zifu and he took his throne in 650 BC

As long as you surrendered, the odds were that you'd just get your clan changed, not your family name destroyed.

But the Warring States Daimyo era, it is completely different... that is really fucking rites and music collapse.

The father killed the son, the son killed the father, the mother killed the son, the son forced the mother, the next to the top, there is no loyalty, there is no trust, it is just like a fucking hell...

It was the most painful time for the ninja, but in reality, it was not easy for the nobles either.

No one wanted to go back to that state back then.

And now the assassination of the Land of Lightning's senior ministers has made the nobles unable to resist remembering those bloody storms of many years ago... Once the rites are broken again, there is no telling how many people will die!

The greatest contribution of the Shodaime lies here.

Although he didn't take advantage of the situation to unify the world, so much so that he got into the current situation. But from back then, the Ninja Village system was indeed very advanced.

Although it brought more casualties later... though this is actually not to blame for the ninja village system. It's like industrialization brought about a rapid rise in killing efficiency... Industrialization itself is right.

But now...

Although this matter came out in the Land of Lightning, what it caused was the attention of the whole world.

People were fearful of the return of that era.

This was not at all the same thing as the fake assassination that Makoto had staged back then in order to raise money for the military!

When the Konoha bonds were issued, Konoha really didn't kill anyone, the one who really did was Yakura, who wanted to use this opportunity to provoke a deeper war between the two great nations.

And even with that assassination, no real ministerial-level bigwigs died.

For the highest echelons of the Land of Fire, it was more of a tax in disguise than an assassination - the top great nobles followed suit, and only then would the middle and lower nobles follow suit. After the incident was accomplished, the big nobles had their money returned in the original amount, while the ordinary nobles...

Anyway, the death is not the top big nobles, and in the background of the two countries going to war, the news is slightly suppressed, and it will pass.

But now things really...

"So the daimyo of the Land of Fire held a meeting, inviting the bigwigs of all parties to meet remotely to discuss this matter... Things have just happened, and no one knows exactly who did it. But this kind of bottomless assassination must be stopped."

"The daimyo have their hands full for the next while."

The daimyo were a group of guys who hated going to work the most, but when it came to an international situation like this, it could only be decided by them.

This has only subsided for less than three years, the cloud of war is once again floating over the world... Well, since the well-known notables became Hokage, the world has not subsided, it really is a big news every day.

I'm afraid the only people who are beyond happy are the heartless news writers.

Everything they report on now is destined for history textbooks... The optimistic news writers have even come up with a catchy name for this era.

Eiroku Great Rebellion.

T/N: The Eiroku Incident begins with the death of the 13th Ashikaga shōgun, Yoshiteru

The new era and the old era met here, causing a seismic boom.

The advanced was preserved, and the corrupt and backward washed away. Without realizing it, how many great men and women were there at one time.

...Damn, where does it sound good.

All in all, as the current Hokage and the actual Omatsuke, Makoto got the videotape of the assassination scene immediately, and he summoned his seniors and confidants to watch the videotape to decide the next strategy.

Nobles don't care about the truth a lot of the time, they care about how to capitalize on it next.

Konoha wasn't the mere military head it had been before, and there were some things that they had to care about.

"So, let's all just watch the video first."

This was not an era where there were cameras everywhere, and it was a good thing that the Courtier was in such a high position of power that even if it was just an ordinary street speech per se, there were still relevant people carrying various equipment to follow the whole thing.

These devices didn't save the cabinet minister's life, but they captured the entire crime process on film.

The whole assassination process was divided into two rounds.

The first round of assassination took place inside the house.

The camera showed the cabinet boss talking to a beautiful young woman with a warm face, although the two were discussing the next street speech to be made, but with a beautiful woman beside them, the whole conversation was not too boring.

Then the assassin came.

"Die!"

"You scum who hinder the progress of society!"

With ear-piercing screams coming from the surrounding ladies, the three assassins dressed as waiters made their move.

It had to be said that the reactions of the Courtier's guards were still quite fast. The bodyguards standing at the side immediately took action and stopped two of the assassins.

However, one of the assassins was still missed.

The assassin wielded a strangely colored dagger and stabbed viciously towards the Courtier.

The ninjas who were present to watch the image were all senior ninjas, and they could tell at a glance that it was a dagger coated with poison.

If nothing else, as long as the skin was scratched a little bit, this Courtier would be finished on the spot.

Because of the haste of the incident, no one thought that someone would assassinate at such a moment, the remaining bodyguards of the Courtier didn't have time to react at all.

Seeing that the Courtier was about to be finished on the spot, the Courtier even moved.

Obviously, Courtier was not a ninja. Because of his age, his movements were more or less sluggish.

But it was still more than enough to deal with a small assassin.

He wasn't one of those scrappy social animals that would just stand still and wait for a stab, ready to cross over to the otherworld.

Only to see that this burly Courtier who wore gorgeous kimono and weighed over two hundred kilograms first sidestepped to the side, dodging the opponent's desired strike. Then he probed his hand and grabbed the assassin's neck.

Click!

With just this one blow, Courtier-san ended the assassin's life.

However, he didn't seem to be relieved, after killing the other party, he even carried the other party's neck with one hand and threw the assassin's body out of the window.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden situation.

However, the nobles reacted quickly, they hastily swallowed their heart's surprise and turned to gather around, their horse's asses coming in like a tidal wave.

This slightly made the Courtier's face look better.

However, Courtier did not have a deep conversation with them, and instead walked towards the outside under the protection of those guards who had the hindsight to realize the situation.

The guards didn't know why someone would want to assassinate one of the Land of Lightning's Courtiers at this time, they only knew that it was no longer safe here.

The safest option was to have the courtier leave the scene first and return to his residence to stay there, waiting for the powerful authorities to find out what happened.

The cabinet boss was not satisfied with this, but he was not stupid, and would not joke with his own life, so he still followed the crowd to evacuate together.

The reporter who shot the video was also mixed in the crowd, and while everyone else was worried because of the unexpected incident, the reporter was keenly aware of the pulse of the big news.

He even went up to interview the Courtier against the eyes of the guards around him who wanted to kill.

"Your Excellency, may I ask what you think of the assassination that just happened?"

"As a decision maker of a country, there is nothing that can be done about it. I'm always doing things that make things difficult for people, especially people from other countries. But the assassin's appearance also confirmed one thing for me - we are walking on the right path."

After all, he was a top-notch bigwig at the level of a cabinet minister's heavyweight, and after his emotions eased up, this speech was simply perfect.

But this kind of grandiose answer was obviously not what the reporter wanted, so the reporter on camera continued to speak.

"Listening to how you said it, I am also filled with motivation, and I also need to keep on cheering before I can do so."

"Yes, that's true, what we've been accumulating is not all in vain. In the future as well, as long as we don't stop, the road will continue to extend..."

"Then again, the streets are really quiet today..."

Squeak!

Between the reporter and Courtier's question and answer, the two had arrived at the street level. Just as the two were sighing at the quietness of the street, a black limousine suddenly rushed in from the street.

"Please stop there, don't go closer..."

One of the Courtier's guards sensed that something was wrong, and he made a wary gesture, bellowing for the black limousine to stop.

However, the other party didn't do that and instead directly accelerated and crashed into the other party.

The guards who were already in a state of high tension reacted quickly this time, and they reacted immediately.

However, the one who was going to line up against them this time was no ordinary assassin either.

As the guards set up their formation and prepared to meet the enemy, an assassin in a black suit appeared in the black premium sedan. Using what was obviously a homemade weapon, he fired two shots at the Courtier from a distance.

The Naruto world has always had hot weapons, except for large-caliber cannons and the like, which were never very effective against the too-fast, too-strong ninjas - but if I can't deal with ninjas, I can't deal with you?

This time, Courtier's well-trained physical body didn't help him.

After taking two hard shots, Courtier fell into a pool of blood.

The guards around him were immediately disorganized when the Courtier fell to the ground. Among them were those who went forward to try to capture the assassin, and there were also those who came to the Courtier and wanted to provide him with emergency treatment.

"Courtier... what are you doing..."

Amidst the shrill screams of the reporters, several of the guards who looked to be well-trained kept pressing on Courtier's chest.

Then the Courtier's car arrived, a black bulletproof sedan. The guards, who had quickly ended their compressions, lifted Courtier together and then scrambled to carry him toward the car.

This action would not have been a problem, but the guards made a mistake in the chaos, and when they carried the pavilion elder toward the car, they forgot to open the car door... The result was disastrous.

The result was catastrophic. The courtier's head hit hard on the solid bulletproof glass.

This group of guards force is really too much, the bulletproof glass should be shattered, but the attic old gentleman's head is also afraid...

In a cloud of confusion, the assassin jumped into the black limousine and escaped.

The scene ended here.

Makoto looked to the seniors and minders present.

"That's probably what happened. -

"The optimists say that she has a pair of feet and I happen to have a mouth. -

"The pessimist says that she has one foot and I only have one mouth. -

"The meaningfulist would say that these feet of hers are the meaning of my being born with this mouth - what do you think, gentlemen? -

"Please don't be apprehensive, feel free to speak your mind."

Kakashi had learned his lesson from last time and did not choose to speak his mind directly.

The first to speak was Tsunade.

"Is that Excellency... indeed dead?"

"There's no doubt about that, no matter which source the information came from, the matter has been established." Makoto nodded, "Tsunade-neesan, what doubts do you think there are? -

"There are no doubts, but in my experience, after being shot you shouldn't perform... cardioversion compressions on a patient at the very least like in the footage, and it was the heart that he was hit with. And they hit the door glass of the car a little bit, it's just too hard, even if it's fine by itself... How can these guards make so many basic low level mistakes?"

Tsunade voiced her doubts from a professional point of view.

"If it wasn't for those two blows, it might have been saved..."

"It is indeed a question to ponder, but now that people are dead, we have to face the future, not the present."

"I know... I have no more comments."

Politics was something Tsunade really wasn't good at. Since Makoto didn't care about the truth, there was nothing for her to mention.

Maybe this matter was his doing.

Seeing that Tsunade had nothing to say, Makoto immediately looked at Jiraiya.

Jiraiya pondered for a long time, and finally raised a doubt based on his own experience.

"Judging from the other party's stance when attacking and retreating, the two waves of people who attacked the Courtier this time were not ninjas, but ordinary people who had received some specialized training. -

"In terms of ordinary people, their reactions can be said to be quite fast. But... why do I feel that the weapons used by the other party seem a bit familiar? -

"Seems like I've seen it somewhere?"

"Weapon? Seen before?" Makoto curiously pursued, "It sounds like a very important clue... can you recall?"

"If I recall it... it seems to be within the Konoha Institute?"

As soon as those words came out, Jiraiya immediately kept shaking his head.

"It seems to be some kind of model not known to outsiders... -

"Impossible, impossible, what good is it to get involved in this kind of thing... It must be that someone has gotten information from somewhere and wants to frame us Konoha! -

"But then again, how in the world did they do such a thing? ...The various formations within the institute have not been destroyed recently..."

Jiraiya thought of some joints, but his mind was still puzzled.

Makoto looked at the Sandaime.

The Sandaime ghostly smoke a mouthful of smoking gun, after a few seconds before slowly answered.

"I, ah, like old-fashioned things. Cigarettes, alcohol, tea, rainy streets, people hurrying by without umbrellas, except for the news, I like clichés."

"Some things do seem to go out of fashion easily, but can we really run out of time? -

"I can't, I can't do it, it goes too fast, it tramples to pieces so many things I value. -

"While time is as valuable as money, it is also worthless at the same time. It can make you realize the disappearance of precious things, but it won't stop for you. You can't stop it either, you can only watch everything slowly fall apart and be replaced. -

"All that remains are memories, and one's self will eventually become a part of those memories... Maybe in another decade or so, or a few decades, these won't be remembered anymore. -

"I can't imagine the scene of Konoha at that time, the only thing I can do is to live in the present..."

Makoto bowed slightly.

"As you said."

"It's good that you know that... the future, after all, is yours."

After Sandaime said that, he never spoke again.

The atmosphere was inexplicably heavy.

Among the people present, only Gai was still confused about the situation.

"To actually kill the Courtier in the street, this is really... is this the youth of the storm clouds and excitement?"

"Kakashi, it's decided! For the new tournament's content, let's compete to see who will catch the mastermind behind that assassin first!"

Kakashi's eyes fluttered.

"Catch? It's impossible to catch in a lifetime..."

"Kakashi how can you be so negative, how do you know it can't be done if you don't try?"

"Can't do means can't do it..."

"How can you be like this! Isn't our Konoha the most powerful ninja village? As long as it's not done by our Konoha, surely we can catch it!"

Kakashi looked up at the sky.

Gai had no choice but to look to the side at Stopper.

"Shisui, what do you think?"

"Maybe... really can never be caught?"

"What kind of words are you saying... Shisui, youth is not to say it can't be done! You are betraying youth like this!"

...Gai really wasn't fit to come over to this kind of meeting.

He didn't notice the abnormality of his two companions.

However, there was no matter.

Makoto was quickly able to divert the other's attention.

"Not bad, Gai, so energetic... I heard that you often compete with Kakashi? That's good, how about this - I'll arrange a competition topic for you guys, and you'll each go through it, how about it?"

"Hokage-sama, what topic?"

"You'll compete in opening harems, whoever opens a hundred harems first wins..."

... ...

The assassination incident in the Land of Lightning had once again cast a shadow over the entire world. Regardless of what exactly was in their hearts, everyone had to have a rendezvous.

But unlike the previous meeting, it wasn't just a Five Kage Summit, there were likewise diplomats as well as daimyo's from the five major countries.

The system of ninja village to ninja village and country to country was once again strongly impacted.

But... there is no way, this time things are really a little too big.

Maybe some people want to take advantage of the topic, maybe some people want to explore the truth, maybe some people gloat... But through all kinds of ninjutsu transfer, everyone finally gathered to discuss this matter without the main body arriving.

-The ninjas were actually indifferent, but the great nobles were really stressed out. They had committed too many sins and were really afraid of assassination. So what was originally a meetup just turned into an online meeting.

Only although everyone was gathered together, Makoto knew very well in his heart that it was really a bit difficult to get them to argue in a short period of time.

After all, the cabinet ministers are dead, and people's interests are so many, even if the daimyo want to reconcile, for a while, they can not do anything - not to mention that there are people who do not want to reconcile at all.

That's right, the two princes of the Land of Water and the daimyo of the Land of Lightning.

The two from the Land of Water could be said to have a deep hatred for the Four Daimyo.

Although with the secret help of Makoto and Terumi Mei, these two didn't actually suffer a big loss from the Four Great Nations, but that didn't stop them from realizing that they were mowing down the actions of the Four Great Nations.

This scene, must be recovered.

There was even less to say about the Land of Lightning Daimyo.

The one who lost the most this time was his family.

The assassination of the courtier was not just a simple matter of one less important minister, but everyone was in danger - the ninjas couldn't cover it, and you, the daimyo, can't cover it now, so who will follow you in the future?

If there was anyone in the world who hated assassins the most, it was definitely the Land of Lightning daimyo.

If he can, he must let the assassin see his benevolence... but I am afraid it will be difficult.

If he wasn't caught on the spot, then the odds were that the other party would never be found - no matter who the mastermind was, a slightly smarter course of action would surely be to kill and exterminate him.

The Land of Lightning Daimyo couldn't find the real culprit, and he looked at anyone as if they were the real culprit - although there was no evidence, he still slightly realized that after the Land of Water, the few remaining great powers seemed to be treating it a bit like meat on a chopping board...

A group of conspirators with evil intentions gathered together, destined to discuss nothing.

In desperation, Makoto, as the host, could only announce that the meeting would be temporarily halted and further discussions would begin tomorrow.

After temporarily placating the five great powers, Makoto was not idle, he privately invited the other four major ninja villages for a second round of talk during dinner time.

The Kumo Conservative Elders ate the hot pot in front of them and coldly looked at Makoto who was licking a popsicle.

This discrepancy in terms of food gave him a pleasure that temporarily suppressed Makoto.

"What exactly do you want to do, Godaime Hokage-sama? You clearly killed the people, didn't you!"

Makoto was scared, so of course he wouldn't be afraid of this kind of bluff.

"That's right, it was me who did it, how's that?"

"Huff..."

Kumo's heart was resentful, but there was really no way for him to continue to confront Makoto right now, so he could only lower his head and eat the hot pot.

Yugito licked his popsicle, her face equally cold.

"Godaime Hokage, please be serious!"

Terumi Mei also licked her popsicle.

"Yeah, this isn't the time to argue about all this. Things have turned out like this, so who's going to propose a solution? We, Land of Water... hah..."

Father-in-law also licked his popsicle in agreement.

"Now... is no longer the era I'm familiar with..."

Seeing all three families say that, Kitsuchi took a sip of the broth from the hot pot and looked melancholy.

"I've been worried that the adults up there, think we did it, and that loss of trust is deadly... Godaime Hokage-sama, surely you must already have a solution!"

Makoto licked his popsicle and nodded slightly.

"We need the computer. Only through it can we find our target the fastest."

"Now... it's time to put aside our grudges and join forces to modernization."