Shiren blended into the crowd and entered the square of Daming Mansion.

Even before the sky was fully lit, people were already a little excited, as if they themselves were going to become famous.

No one knows the disguises of the four of them. Except for Chi Luan, who is the captain and is in charge of the overall situation, the rest of them don't know each other even if they meet.

However, not long after Toneri entered the square, a ninja wearing an Iwa-nin forehead protector came not far from him.

When I noticed the person coming, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Just try to stay calm.

After confirming that the Iwa Ninja was really coming towards him, he turned his palm over and a kunai landed at the junction of his sleeve and palm. Once something was wrong, he could be prepared whether it was an attack or a defense.

"Has it been discovered?" Shiren was slightly confused.

You must know that what he uses is the "Jutsu of erasing the face". Even a powerful ninja will find it difficult to detect abnormalities in him without contact.

But when the rock ninja was two steps away from him, he suddenly made a strange gesture.

Seeing this gesture, I was stunned.

Because this gesture was a unified gesture that they unified before the start of this mission in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and collisions when they met each other. Only the four of them knew it.

"Could it be that someone has already sneaked into the Iwa Ninja team?"

If this is the case, then the ability of these roots must be re-examined.

After confirming his identity, he put away the kunai in his hand, followed the flow of the crowd, and walked quietly towards the direction of the Iwa ninja.

Finally, without attracting anyone's attention, Toneri followed the Iwa nin to a deserted corner.

"Who are you?!" I couldn't help but asked in a deep voice.

The Iwa Ninja, who originally looked a bit honest, suddenly became very cold, and with a straight face, he said calmly:

"Mingmao, disguise yourself as this rock ninja and slowly approach the mission target. Don't act without permission. Wait for my notification. Once a disturbance occurs, it will be the best time."

Listening to the tone and manner of speaking, Shiren recognized this person.

He spoke slightly tentatively: "Chi Luan?"

After pondering for a moment, the rock ninja nodded and said, "It's me."

Then, without explaining anything, he just took out a scroll with scrawled writing from his arms and handed it to Toneri: "This is some information I learned from his mind, which should be of some help to your lurking."

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Shiren took the scroll.

Immediately, he saw that the Iwa Ninja in front of him slowly took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag and placed it on his neck indifferently.

"Remember to clean it up."

Neither his voice nor his eyes contained any emotion, but the hand holding the kunai was trembling slightly, as if his body was instinctively resisting what he wanted to do.

However, these resistances are in vain, as there is a huge gap between the strength of the body and the strength of the will.

The kunai cut his throat, and blood spurted out instantly.

The originally indifferent eyes disappeared, and what was revealed next were eyes showing panic, fear and despair. It was this kind of eyes that was worthy of what he had just done before.

He dropped his kunai and covered his neck, as if this would stop the blood from flowing out.

The mouth opened slightly and the final sound came out, but it could not form a complete word.

His eyes gradually began to wander, and Toneri caught his fallen body in time and gently placed it on the ground without causing any movement.

Looking at this Iwa Ninja who has completely lost his life and doesn't even know his name.

"The art of changing hearts? It seems that this cheap captain Chi Luan is from the mountain clan. No wonder he is good at control and containment." Sheren understood the state of this man.

If there is a ninja who can use the secret technique of Heart Turn as a companion, the feasibility of the mission will be relatively higher.

According to Chi Luan's instructions, he immediately used the art of erasing the face to make up and look like an Iwa Ninja who fell to the ground. At the same time, he took out a scroll with some basic information about this Iwa Ninja scrawled on it, and some information about this Iwa Ninja.

, which includes his name, the ninjutsu he is good at, and the responsibilities he bears in this ceremony.

Simply write it down.

After a moment, Toneri walked out of the corner after finishing his disguise, no different from when he entered just now.

"Yan Jiu, where have you been? I can't find you anywhere. The ceremony is about to begin. Mr. Han asked us to get ready."

As soon as Toneri walked out of the corner, an Iwa ninja couldn't run forward and shouted to him.

"Uh...it's you. You scared me. I just felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach and found a place to go to the toilet. Don't tell Mr. Han, so as not to blame me."

Toneri imitated what Chi Luan told him, pretending to be a rock ninja, and pretending to be honest, he scratched the back of his head.

"Hahaha - that's what I guessed. Don't worry, I won't tell Mr. Han. Come back to your place quickly." The Iwa ninja obviously did not doubt Toneri.

The camouflage of the art of erasing facial expressions is indeed quite excellent.

The two of them returned to the ceremony stage in the square together.

Chiluan is quite good at choosing people, and the rock ninja that Toneri pretends to assumes a relatively important responsibility in the entire ceremony.

In addition to the next daimyo who should stand in the center of the ceremony stage to receive the ceremony, and the five-tailed jinchūriki guarding him, Toneri's duty is to stand at the corner of the ceremony stage, guard the ceremony stage, and protect the safety of the ceremony stage.

In addition to him, there are three other such ninjas, including the Iwa ninja who was looking for him just now.

It seems that these four of them should be valued by the Five-Tailed Jinchuuriki Han.

Toneri, who was standing in the corner, glanced at the man in the middle wearing fiery red armor with an indifferent expression.

This man is the Five-Tailed Jinchūriki of Iwagakure Village!

His calm eyes and the look in his eyes that everything was under control gave the many Iwa ninjas present enough confidence, as if as long as he was there, no problems would arise.

And the middle-aged man in black attire standing in front of him is the target of their mission, the next daimyo of Tian Country. As long as he completes today's succession ceremony, he will become the real daimyo.

, then Konoha will no longer be qualified to deal with him.

However, seeing Han's appearance as a personal guard, Shiren really couldn't find any way to assassinate him.

Moreover, even if the assassination was successful, who would deal with the furious Han?

Can they still leave?

Why hasn't the person Chi Luan mentioned who was sent to deal with Han shown up yet?

If there is no one to deal with the Han, Shiren believes that this mission will only end in failure.

Suddenly, Han, who was standing on the ceremony stage, turned his head and glanced in the direction of the master.

Toneri immediately averted his somewhat obvious gaze.

Fortunately, Han just took one look at it and after confirming that it was "Yan Jiu", he didn't pay too much attention to it.

"As expected of the Five-Tailed Jinchuuriki, he has a terrifying sense of perception. He can detect it just by looking at it."

He restrained his inner thoughts. Anyway, he was just helping the roots to do the task this time. Even if the task failed, it didn't matter.

As for the loss of the Fire Country and the loss of Konoha, it has nothing to do with him. What should be valued is the Daimyo, ministers and various high-level officials of the Fire Country.

When the sun gradually rises in the east, the time reaches the auspicious hour of six o'clock.

The succession ceremony officially begins.

Originally, the normal succession ceremony should have started in the evening of the previous day. The older generation of daimyo would hold a resignation ceremony before setting on the stage, and the setting of the sun represented the daimyo's twilight.

Then, at dawn the next day, when the sun just rises, it is the time for the new daimyo to succeed to the throne, which symbolizes that the new daimyo is reborn like the rising sun.

This is a unified succession ceremony for the great names of all countries in the ninja world, whether it is a big country or a small country.

It can be seen from such succession ceremonies that these great names compare themselves to the sun in the sky.

Since there is no resignation ceremony, after the new daimyo pays homage to their ancestors, there will be nothing too complicated.

The ceremony has already taken place...

Toneri stood silently in the corner of the ceremony stage, watching the priests come on stage one by one, performing some strange-looking rituals on the man in the Chinese costume one by one. Although it was cumbersome, the man in the Chinese costume accepted it calmly.

Until the end, a line of honor guard led by the high priest, holding a tray in his hand, and placed on the tray was a very luxurious-looking crown, which was a symbol of the name.

The daimyo's crown.

As long as the man in black attire wears it, he will become the real daimyo of Tian Country, and if Konoha attacks him openly, he will become the target of public criticism.

The man in black attire, who had always been indifferent and calm, couldn't help but tremble with excitement after seeing this crown.

The excitement in my heart manifests itself in my body.

At this moment, Shiren had to turn his attention to the man in the splendid crown and attire again.

So far, they have not waited for the so-called strong man who can deal with Han to appear in Chi Luan's mouth.

"Chiluan, how should we make a choice next?"

At this time, Toneri no longer became anxious, but was just waiting for the captain, Chi Luan, to make a choice.

The honor guard has already arrived in front of the ceremony stage.

at this time.
To be continued...