"Although the Land of Bears is just a newly-ranked ninja village, he is, after all, their great ninja. And the one who killed him was an outer-gate ninja from our Star Village. So, this matter must be accounted for."
"When we were doing a headcount just now, there was not a single outer-gate ninja from our village who was out, except for Xiari. Now that we've just checked and he is not here, this means it's very likely that he did it."
"So, if you don't speak, you are harboring a murderer."
Hearing this question from the Daimyo Akihotaru, Xiari, who was hiding behind the wall, frowned with a grave expression, a look of surprise on her face.
"I killed Duoyoulong? How is that possible? Didn't he die at the hands of Hozuki Mangetsu?"
"Why are the people from the Land of Bears saying I killed him?"
But Xiari quickly figured it out. "Could it be... that those guys framed me?" Xiari guessed that must be it. But what confused her was, how could those ninja from the Land of Bears be so shameless? Besides, they didn't have any major conflicts between them. And he had even saved that group of ninja from the Land of Bears. If it weren't for him today, those guys would have all been finished.
This matter... she had to get to the bottom of it. But for now, the most urgent thing was to solve the current problem.
However, Natsuhi still shook her head. With a wronged and scared expression, she said, "Lord Akihotaru, Lord Daimyo, I really don't know where he went. And I can be sure he didn't go out. He only just left not long ago. He said he was going to change his clothes or something, so I really don't know where he went. I think he should still be within the Star Village."
"Smack!"
However, the moment her voice fell, the Star Village Daimyo directly slapped her across the face. "Don't you try to argue anymore! Believe it or not, I'll have you tortured directly!"
"I already said, that bastard likes to deceive people. Usually, when I come here, I never see her. He's always going here and there. I don't even know what he's up to."
"At that time, this person was the one who opposed the Star training. I've always held a grudge about this matter. It's just that I've been too lazy to bother with it for so long."
"And today, he even caused such a huge disaster. He shouldn't even think about staying in the Star Village any longer! Today, I will definitely make him get out!" The Star Village Daimyo was extremely angry, his eyes burning with a raging fire. He wished he could beat Xiari into a cripple.
Seeing this, Xiari frowned with a grave expression. Last time when there was a problem in the village, these people had never appeared. Instead, now that all the incidents had been quelled, they had come out to stand up.
Then, she strode out.
"Lord Daimyo, isn't what you're doing a bit too much?" Xiari no longer planned to give him any face and asked coldly.
"Xiari! Where have you been?" the Daimyo Akihotaru asked in a reprimanding tone, his face instantly becoming serious. His eyes held a trace of disdain and contempt, a constant disgust.
"You bastard! You piece of trash! Where the hell have you been?" The Star Village Daimyo rushed up in a rage.
"Swoosh!"
Then, he spread his hand, and a whip instantly appeared in it.
"You bastard, get on your knees for me! It's one thing to be truant, but to actually cause trouble for our Star Village outside... are you trying to anger me to death?"
"Get on your knees, quick! And take a few dozen of my whips first!"
"I haven't done anything wrong. Why should I kneel?" Xiari asked.
"You haven't done anything wrong? You were truant, and you went outside without my permission. Most importantly, you killed the guard of the Land of Bears, Duoyoulong."
"Now the great Daimyo of the Land of Bears and the other Daimyos have all come to demand an explanation. They all say it was done by an outer-gate ninja from our Star Village."
"And I and the other Daimyos have also done a headcount. You are the only outer-gate ninja from our village who was not present. So if you didn't do this, who else could have done it?"
"So, you can't escape responsibility for this matter today no matter what. You must receive a severe punishment. And from now on, you are no longer a ninja of the Star Village. You will never set foot in the Star Village again. Even if your parents kneel before me in the future, I will not have the slightest sympathy."
Xiari frowned and said seriously, "I don't know anyone named Duoyoulong, nor do I know how he died. This matter has nothing to do with me. Besides, don't you think about it? I'm now considered the Hoshikage. How could I possibly move against a nameless junior?"
Hearing her say this, the Star Village Daimyo and Akihotaru were both confused and looked at each other. They had indeed overlooked this problem.
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