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And with his approval, the very next day, Hinata assigned a mission to bring the owner of that land to Konoha to sign documents.
Because of her situation, Hinata still couldn't leave the village.
At the end of the day, Naruto could only trust himself for Hinata's safety. While Hinata focused on business, he focused on the actual situation.
The village was barely holding any ninjas. Most of them were tasked with different missions, many of them belonging to Uzumaki Industry.
Although the construction job was done by normal people, they were still in the range of assassination, especially with different spies working on their land.
More importantly, he also had a meeting with the Daimyo today. After a month, those nobles finally couldn't hold on anymore.
So, the Daimyo immediately contacted Naruto and invited many of those nobles to give Naruto a single mission.
Many of these nobles were either middle-aged men or older men. Among them, Naruto was the youngest.
But his status was also the same as that of the daimyo who was sitting next to Naruto.
They had already shared pleasantries.
One of the nobles stood up and said.
"Lord Hokage, Konoha exists to protect the Land of Fire. But after you become Hokage, the Land of Fire has been invaded by enemies."
"Why are you not doing anything about this?"
Naruto looked at the man and nodded.
"You make a fair point, but you forgot Konoha is a ninja village. We do things based on missions."
"I can't just send my shinobi to protect your people unless an army has crossed the borders of the Land of Fire."
"I understand your fear of assassination, but even the Lord Daimyo has established a long-term mission to protect his safety."
"And you are right about another thing. It is because of me that they are trying so hard to start a war. But you also fail to realize why they are doing this."
"They see me as the next God of Shinobi, and I am only thirteen. They want to use this war to kill me before I grow up."
"That's why I can't do anything about them. I can only protect you, but you have not given us any missions."
Hearing his long explanation, the noble couldn't help but feel speechless. His face turned blue and purple before he angrily shouted.
"Then, I will give you the mission to wipe out those ninjas."
Naruto smiled and said.
"That's why Lord Daimyo invited you. You must understand my limitations. If I could send my shinobi to stop all conflicts, this wouldn't have been a problem."
"But I can't do that. That's why I have been waiting for your mission. Who would've thought it would take you such a long time?"
Hearing his words, the noble angrily sat down while the other noble asked.
"Lord Hokage, can you tell us how long it will take to complete this mission, and why are these assassinations targeted towards us?"
Naruto kept his smiling face as he replied.
"Because someone wants to provoke a war between the five villages. The death of the nobles can be quite troublesome for Lords."
"So, whoever is pulling these assassinations is just trying to make the war bloodier than before."
"Then, can't we just find this group and destroy them?"
Another noble spoke.
Naruto nodded.
"We can. I am already working on it. But they are very secretive. That's also the reason why I have not urged Daimyo to invite you."
"Daimyo and I have been working together to establish a barrier around the Land of Fire."
"Huh? You mean the entire Land of Fire?"
One of the nobles stood up in shock, with terror flashing in his eyes, but he quickly hid it and sat down.
Naruto slightly narrowed his eyes, trying to keep his smiling face as he said.
"Yes, whoever this group is, they plan to make our lives miserable. So, we must stop them from doing this."
"Although they can assassinate people, they can't start a war against the Great Villages. So, I plan to put a barrier around the country."
"This barrier will not stop any transportation, but it will record a person's Chakra Signature, so if anything does go wrong, we can immediately take action."
"This project is quite huge, so much so that most of the budget given by Lord Daimyo has already been invested."
"So, your mission is quite important for the village and the Land of Fire."
Daimyo nodded and said.
"That's why I plan to make it a first mission with a reward of two hundred million ryo. I believe you can raise that money quite easily."
"Of course, if you think it is too much, you can choose not to pay, but the project will be halted, and those assassination attempts will only slow down."
"They will not stop. Until Lord Hokage finds this group, more and more nobles will die."
Hearing that, nobles looked at each other. Although the price was quite high, they could still afford it.
There were around fifteen nobles in the room.
They could raise fifteen million each. Besides, these nobles also had several businesses all over the Land of Fire.
At this moment, the noble who had shown panic earlier spoke.
"Lord Hokage, you are also a resident of the Land of Fire. Your businesses are blooming quite a lot. Can we expect to see any monetary support from you?"
Naruto shook his head.
"No!"
This answer surprised the nobles, but Naruto quickly continued.
"I am indeed earning a lot from those businesses, but they are merely starting. They are not bringing enough profit for me to support the village."
"Besides, most of the money has already been spent on war preparation. We can expect this war to start within two or three months."
"Or maybe much earlier!"
The situation of the war immediately drew the attention of the nobles.
"Lord Hokage, can Konoha withstand this war? Can you win this war?"
Naruto gave them a gentle yet strong smile.
"I will win."