"Honey, what happened? You look so serious."
Hinata woke up with a start and sat up in bed. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked at her husband standing by the window.
"Did I wake you up? Sorry."
Naruto put down the intelligence he had just received and looked apologetically at his wife. "The Daimyo has been attacked by an unknown enemy, and all twelve guardian ninja have been wiped out. Therefore, the Daimyo has requested that Konoha send people to provide emergency support."
"Isn't that a very serious matter?!"
Upon hearing Naruto's description, Hinata's sleepiness vanished instantly. She got out of bed and analyzed with worry, "The Twelve Guardian Shinobi were all wiped out. The enemy must have been incredibly powerful. If something happens to the Daimyo, the entire Land of Fire will be thrown into chaos. And with something like this happening, the Daimyo must be furious."
"Yes, this is really troublesome."
Naruto nodded, a troubled expression on his face. "Konoha was completely unaware of this attack beforehand, which is undoubtedly a huge failure in intelligence operations."
"Honey, don't think about it too much right now. Let's get to Lord Daimyo as soon as possible. If something happens to Lord Daimyo, that would be a real problem."
Hinata walked to her husband's side, handed him her coat, and then, considering what was troubling him at the moment, added, "I'll go with you this time. I'm strong enough to serve as the daimyo's temporary bodyguard, and I'll also try to appease the daimyo's anger."
"Honey, are you going too?"
Naruto was somewhat surprised by Hinata's suggestion, but after looking his wife's alluring figure up and down, he seemed to have thought of something and nodded, "That's fine too."
Ninjas travel at a different speed than ordinary people, and the valley where the Fire Country Daimyo temporarily hid was not too far from Konoha in a straight line.
After receiving the summons, Naruto quickly brought Hinata to the camp of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
"Uzumaki-kun, you've finally arrived. I can finally relax."
Upon seeing Naruto, the attendant of the Fire Country daimyo showed a relieved expression.
Before Naruto arrived, the attendant was constantly on edge, fearing that the makeshift camp would not be able to withstand the enemy's attack and that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would meet with misfortune.
Indeed, just as the attendant had feared, the attack during the day was merely the first wave of attacks by enemies hiding in the shadows. They quickly located the location where the Fire Country Daimyo was temporarily stationed and launched a second wave of attacks.
Fortunately, the second wave of attackers was mainly composed of ordinary humans, which was more like a probing tactic by the enemy.
Even so, the troops defending the camp paid a heavy price to repel the enemy's second wave of attacks.
Moreover, after testing the strength of the temporary camp's defenses, the enemy's next attack will certainly be extremely fierce.
Naruto's arrival at this moment undoubtedly relieved the attendant's extremely tense mood.
As a close attendant of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, he was well aware of Naruto's formidable strength as a ninja.
"My lord, I apologize for being late. Has the daimyo retired for the night? I would like to request an audience."
Although the other party was just a servant serving the daimyo of the Land of Fire, Naruto showed no disrespect whatsoever. He kept glancing at the largest and most luxurious tent in the center of the camp while asking his attendant about the lord's situation.
"this--"
Upon hearing Naruto's words, the attendant looked troubled. He glanced back at the Fire Country Daimyo's tent, recalling the scene of the Fire Country Daimyo's fury when he reported the enemy's second attack.
"I'm sorry, Uzumaki-kun, the master just instructed that once you arrive, you should immediately go and keep watch on the enemy in the surrounding area. You don't need to pay your respects."
"But"
Hearing the attendant's answer, Naruto's eyes showed a hint of surprise, then his eyebrows furrowed and his expression became tense. "Is the Daimyo not in a good mood right now?"
"Yes, the master is quite angry right now. He thinks that Konoha performed very poorly this time, and that you didn't arrive quickly enough."
The attendant confirmed Naruto's guess, and at the same time, a hint of sympathy appeared in his eyes as he looked at Naruto.
After all, he knew that Naruto's arrival at the camp in such a short time was already quite fast.
However, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire didn't care about all that. He only knew that Naruto hadn't arrived before the second wave of enemy attacks, and that his own safety was once again threatened by enemy attacks.
Noticing the pity in his attendant's eyes, Naruto thought about his own situation and his expression turned grim.
Naruto knew very well that this was not just a matter of his own future. The wrath of the Fire Country Daimyo could not be borne by a single ninja; it would inevitably affect the future of the entire Hidden Leaf Village.
If the Daimyo of the Land of Fire were to cut off the budget allocated to Konoha, no, he only needed to reduce a portion of the budget, it would be enough to severely damage Konoha.
"By the way, Uzumaki-kun, the master also said that you must deal with the enemies that appear later and then find out their true identities. If anything goes wrong again, the master said you'll be fired. He also needs to seriously consider the necessity of Konoha's existence."
The attendant's subsequent explanation further confirmed that Naruto's worries were not just wishful thinking, but something that could actually happen.
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