But, can the credit of a Renegade Ninja really be trusted?
At this point, Sandayu had a big question mark regarding Hakushi.
"How can you guarantee that afterward, you won't take adverse actions against Her Highness?"
Sandayu was still not very reassured.
Hakushi's proposal did indeed tempt him, but he couldn't trust the credibility of a Renegade Ninja.
Renegade Ninjas are dangerous ninjas who have forsaken their homelands; such ninjas are simply not trustworthy.
"How about I take this child as my adopted daughter? I can guarantee that afterward, she will become the Daimyo of the Land of Snow."
Hakushi offered his opinion.
"This... this is outrageous!"
Sandayu was stunned for a moment before outright refusing.
The princess of the Land of Snow accepting a Renegade Ninja as her adoptive father, what kind of joke is this?
This is simply absurd.
Just as Sandayu was about to firmly refuse again, Koyuki spoke up to Hakushi:
"Father."
Crack!
Sandayu's glasses made a cracking sound and shattered all over the ground.
"..."
Your Highness, your principles have fallen!
Sandayu lamented in his heart.
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"Your Highness, why did you agree to his request?"
After Hakushi left, Sandayu looked at Koyuki with a face full of helplessness and headache.
Koyuki glanced at Sandayu and looked at the azure sky as she responded:
"I'm sorry, Sandayu, I cannot forgive Kazahana Doto for everything he has done."
"Even so, we can plan carefully, it doesn't have to be…"
Sandayu still couldn't agree with Koyuki's course of action.
Being too involved with a Renegade Ninja is not good for the Land of Snow.
If it gets exposed in the future, it would bring a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Especially the Konoha Village in the Land of Fire, if they were to investigate, the Land of Snow would be completely powerless to resist.
"Plan carefully? Sandayu, how long will this take?"
Koyuki looked at Sandayu.
Sandayu stuttered and couldn't answer.
How long would it take, he couldn't be sure, because they had no armed forces at all.
Although he had some money, it was far from enough to raise an army.
Moreover, Kazahana Doto had a Ninja Squad in his hands; an army composed of ordinary people poses absolutely no threat to ninjas.
Therefore, the so-called plan carefully, in Koyuki's view, was just finding a place to live quietly for the rest of their lives.
But if by any chance they were found by Kazahana Doto's people, the outcome would be predictable.
Now someone is willing to help her with her revenge, no matter what price she has to pay them, it's essentially the only lifeline she has.
"Furthermore, the situation is not as simple as we think."
"?"
Sandayu looked at Princess Koyuki, puzzled.
"That man from Konoha, the one protecting me, Kakashi-san, might also be one of them."
"!?"
Sandayu opened his mouth wide, and at Koyuki's reminder, finally realized it too, his body trembled.
Yes, one was a promising ninja genius from Konoha, and the other was a dangerous renegade ninja hidden behind the scenes in the Land of Demons, yet Kakashi had Koyuki placed in the Land of Demons without any dispute with the renegade, which already indicated something.
Spy, perhaps? Sandayu's heart was filled with awe.
Just marveling at the audacity of the renegades, even daring to plant spies in such a powerful ninja village as Konoha.
If that's the case, perhaps they really could help Koyuki reclaim power in the Land of Snow.
Though afterward, they might lose a certain amount of autonomy, if it's just relying on his and Koyuki's power, heading to the Land of Snow to seek revenge is no different from a lamb entering a tiger's den.
"I understand, Your Highness. No matter what happens, Sandayu will always follow."
Sandayu promised solemnly.