After listening to his subordinates' discussions, the Lord of Lightning Country's mood relaxed slightly.
Indeed. He had been a little too worried.
From ancient times to the present, he had never heard of any Ninja daring to disobey the Lord's command.
Thinking of this, the Lord of Lightning Country chuckled and said lightly, "Everyone has a point. This time, I will properly punish those Ninja."
"Especially the Uchiha Clan."
"We took them in, and not only are they ungrateful, but they even dared to do such a rebellious thing..."
"They must be severely punished!"
As soon as the Lord of Lightning Country's voice fell, the room's door flew directly inward.
Uchiha Fugaku, Ay, and Sakumo Hatake rushed in.
Following them, a black-haired, black-eyed youth slowly walked into the room.
The Lord of Lightning Country and the others were first stunned, then an angry expression appeared on their faces.
"You bastards, who let you barge in?"
Ay, Uchiha Fugaku, and Sakumo Hatake remained silent. Uchiha Yuzuru slowly spoke, "I am Uchiha Yuzuru, the Ninja who released the Chinoike Clan from Hell Valley."
Upon hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's words, a minister stood up and coldly reprimanded, "Are you here to confess your crime and accept punishment?"
Uchiha Yuzuru sneered, "Clearly, I'm here to cause trouble."
The Lord of Lightning Country suddenly shouted, "Guards, kill all these rebels!"
Even if he was a fool, he already knew—
The Ninja of Hidden Cloud Village had rebelled!
Following the Lord of Lightning Country's shout, over a dozen Ninja appeared in the room, instantly surrounding Uchiha Yuzuru and the others.
Ever since the decline of the samurai, the Lords of various countries would hire Ninja to protect their safety.
They only obeyed the Lord's commands, and their strength varied.
In the original work, Asuma Sarutobi once served as a Guardian Ninja for the Lord of Land of Fire for a period.
"Fugaku, Ay, Sakumo, you deal with them."
Uchiha Yuzuru spoke indifferently, then slowly walked towards the Lord of Lightning Country.
Over a dozen Guardian Ninja immediately attacked Uchiha Yuzuru, but Sakumo Hatake and the others were faster.
With a series of screams, Uchiha Yuzuru walked in front of the Lord of Lightning Country.
Looking at the exquisite fruit platter placed before him, Uchiha Yuzuru took out a kunai.
Feeling the chill emanating from the kunai, the Lord of Lightning Country swallowed hard.
Only when death was imminent did he realize how foolish his earlier words with his ministers had been.
No matter how high and mighty they usually were, once their Ninja rebelled, they would become pigs to be slaughtered.
After understanding this, the Lord of Lightning Country stammered, "Can... can we reconcile?"
Uchiha Yuzuru raised an eyebrow and smiled, "What are you kidding about?"
With that, the kunai directly slashed across the Lord of Lightning Country's throat.
The Lord of Lightning Country clutched his neck tightly, but still couldn't stop the flow of life.
Before his consciousness faded, he had only one thought—
Why provoke these desperate people for an unimportant Ninja clan?!
"They killed the Lord, these madmen!"
"No, don't kill me, I can give you anything you want!"
"Openly killing the Lord, you have violated the original agreement. Hidden Cloud Village is finished, and the Land of Lightning will also be devastated because of you!"
"That's right, from today onwards, you are the enemies of everyone in the Ninja World!"
When Hashirama Senju established the Ninja Village system, he defined the relationship between the Lord and the Ninja.
The Lord was the master of the country, with the right to decide any matters of the country.
This concept was deeply ingrained and lasted for decades.
Now that the Ninja of Hidden Cloud Village had openly killed the Lord, other Lords would not stand by idly.
Once they sent troops, both the Land of Lightning and Hidden Cloud Village would be finished!
Ignoring the roars of these ministers, Uchiha Fugaku walked up to Uchiha Yuzuru and asked, "Yuzuru, what do we do next?"
Uchiha Yuzuru scanned the people in the room and slowly said, "From the Lord's children, choose a girl who is willing to declare the Lord's submission to the Kage to succeed as the next Lord."
"Tell our plan to the ministers who are willing to surrender to us; kill all those who are unwilling."
The concept of the Lord being supreme was deeply ingrained. To make Ninja the ruling class was not as simple as just killing the Lord; people also needed to accept the concept of Ninja being supreme.
And this would require a certain amount of time for transition.
After all... having the original rulers actively publicize this matter would be much more effective than them saying it themselves.
Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku glanced at the ministers in the room and asked, "What if none of them are willing?"
"Then kill them all and promote new people from the next level." Uchiha Yuzuru snorted coldly, "For a status like royalty and nobility, there are quite a few people who would scramble to have it."
After hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's words, all the ministers present couldn't help but show terrified expressions.
They never expected that this seemingly harmless youth would be so ruthless.
Some quick-thinking ministers immediately knelt on the ground, shouting loudly, "We are willing to submit to you, Lord, please spare our lives!"
Watching the once high and mighty ministers kneel on the ground, anxiously awaiting their judgment, Uchiha Fugaku, Sakumo Hatake, and Ay felt a mix of emotions.
Were they really ruled by such people in the past?
To sacrifice so many lives for such people, it was truly not worth it for their fallen comrades!
"Fugaku, place a Restriction on them. If they dare to have other thoughts, exterminate their entire clan!"
Seeing the ministers willingly submit, Uchiha Yuzuru did not go for a complete massacre.
After all, it was just a transition of power, so sparing their lives was fine.
Once everything stabilized in the future, these ministers would no longer be necessary.
Hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's command, Uchiha Fugaku immediately nodded in agreement.
Then he began to set Restrictions on the ministers.
While Uchiha Fugaku was busy, Sakumo Hatake asked, "Yuzuru, what should we say about today's events?"
Uchiha Yuzuru replied without thinking, "Just say the Lord accidentally fell into the water, and the new Lord was told in a dream by the Heavenly God to cede power to the Ninja!"
"Not a single word changed?"
"Not a single word changed!"
After arranging a series of subsequent matters, Uchiha Yuzuru found a place to Cultivate.
Killing the Lord today, although it controlled the situation in the Land of Lightning, once the news of the Lord submitting to the Kage spread, it would surely cause a huge uproar in the Ninja World.
The Lords of other countries would definitely not stand idly by in order to maintain their rule.
Next, it was very likely that they would face a tough battle.