"Caravan?"
Shigeru said softly as he looked at the things he had discovered.
Tanaka Daimyo's caravan handles some pretty complicated things, but overall, he's just a second-rate merchant.
They primarily resell various items between the Land of Fire and the Land of Thunder to take advantage of the price difference. They resell the extra profit they make.
"You can pay more attention to this caravan. In short, make money first," Shigeru told Tetsuno.
Tetsuno nodded. "Understood, young patriarch."
After resolving the financial acquisition issue, Shigeru and Tetsuno returned to the hotel.
In the following days, Daimyo Tanaka also arranged a residence for Tetsuno.
During the week, Tetsuno takes care of the Mansion's financial problems and then goes to find Princess Asuka, everything progresses step by step.
Until one day half a month later.
In a courtyard, an old man and a middle-aged man were sitting opposite each other.
The middle-aged man is one of the ten ministers of the Daimyo's court.
"Father, the only son of Daimyo Tanaka died, and now only one daughter remains."
However, Tetsuno has maintained a very close relationship with Princess Asuka recently, and the daimyo also appointed him finance minister. Could it be that... the daimyo wants to give the position to Tetsuno?
The middle-aged man looked at his father with an incomprehensible expression and asked in a low voice.
The old man drank tea. "Isn't this obvious?"
The middle-aged man's voice lowered slightly. "Father, you've made a great contribution to Daimyo Tanaka over the years, and now his only son is gone. Father, wouldn't it be only fair if I let you take charge?"
The old man put down his teacup and looked at the middle-aged man. "What do you mean?"
A sinister smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face. "Father, as long as the man named Tetsuno disappears, then wouldn't it be normal for Daimyo Tanaka to give way to you?"
The old man did not speak, but looked at his son with a smile on his face.
The middle-aged man who understood the meaning of his father's smile also smiled back, then stood up, bowed, and left the room in small steps.
…
Three days later.
Shigeru and Zenitsu were playing chess to pass the time in the house that Daimyo Tanaka had given to Tetsuno.
The similar game in this world is actually shogi, but Shigeru, who is not used to playing it, directly brought the game of chess from his previous life.
At night, Tetsuno returned from shopping with Princess Asuka.
After spending more than half a month together, a certain affection developed between Tetsuno and Princess Asuka. Although they occasionally argued, if the daimyo granted them a marriage, Princess Asuka would not object.
However, there's no need to worry too much about granting a marriage. It's best to take the money bag and cannon from the Palace first, and it won't be too late to do so after obtaining royal power over the Palace.
"Young clan leader, father."
Tetsuno came over to greet Shigeru and Hagoromo Zenitsu.
Although Shigeru has said that there is no need for such courtesy anymore, Tetsuno still respects Shigeru even more when no one is around.
After chatting for a while, the three returned to their rooms to rest.
However, in the latter part of the night, Shigeru suddenly opened his eyes.
Immediately after, with a flash of frost, Shigeru disappeared into the bed in an instant.
!!
Shigeru's right hand could be seen with ice adhering to it, directly holding the blade of the short sword in a ninja's hand, and then he extended his left hand and instantly strangled the opponent's neck.
"Young Patriarch!"
"Young Patriarch?"
At that moment, Zenitsu also appeared in the room and at the same time, Tetsuno also woke up.
Zenitsu turned on the lamp, letting the light appear in the dark room.
"Oh…"
The ninja who was strangled by Shigeru continued to fight.
However, Shigeru just looked at the other party, and then the other party's pupils went out.
"Who sent you here?"
Shigeru threw the genjutsu-possessed ninja to the ground and began to demand information from him.
Since mastering the power of advanced Yin Escape, Shigeru's Genjutsu skill has been increasing day by day.
Until now, if his genjutsu was used against a Jonin, just a glance at the opponent would cause them to be engulfed in genjutsu and unable to break free.
It can be said that Shigeru's current level of genjutsu has reached the level of the strongest, even equaling the Uchiha clan who possess the Sharingan.
Of course, his illusion ability is still far inferior to that of Kurama Mukuro, the leader of the Kurama clan.
After all, he is also a patriarch-level expert of the genjutsu type, and he also has the Kekkei Genkai that allows him to manipulate the five senses.
Therefore, if Shigeru encounters Kurama Mukuro now, his genjutsu will probably not be effective at all.
Of course, it would be difficult for Kurama Mukuro to make Shigeru fall into a Genjutsu.
Because the power of Yin Escape is the origin of genjutsu, and genjutsu is basically an application of Yin Escape. Therefore, Shigeru, who has mastered the power of advanced Yin Escape, is usually resistant to genjutsu.
Slowly, the ninja who was possessed by the genjutsu said what he knew: "I was sent by the Murakami family, to assassinate Tetsuno."
Murakami Yamada is the minister responsible for security within the Mansion, the power he controls is also part of the daimyo's military.
"Why do you want to kill Tetsuno?"
At that moment, the ninja controlled by the genjutsu fell silent.
It was obvious that he was just a tool man and had no idea why Murakami Yamada wanted to kill Tetsuno.
!!
Shigeru stepped on the opponent's neck and broke it.
"Young Patriarch, what should we do now?" Zenitsu asked from the side.
Shigeru looked at Zenitsu and said, "What else can we do? Who are we? We are ninjas. Ninjas have to do what they have to do. Zenitsu, go and kill that Murakami Yamada, and finish off everyone involved in this matter."
After all, Shigeru is also the young leader of the Hagoromo clan, so he can't do everything alone, so he left this matter in Zenitsu's hands.
"Yeah!"
Zenitsu accepted the order and disappeared instantly.
"Okay, let's go to bed."
Watching Zenitsu leave, Shigeru yawned and returned to his room.
As for Tetsuno, this happened suddenly in the middle of the night and he couldn't sleep anyway.
Early the next morning, news suddenly spread throughout the city of Tanzaku-gai.
Murakami Yamada, Minister of Public Security under the Tanaka Daimyo government, was assassinated last night along with his entire family!