"That's right. If that's the case, then we really have overlooked this problem. No matter how strong Xiari is, he couldn't possibly beat the great ninja of the Land of Bears. How could he have died at Xiari's hands?"
But the Star Village Daimyo still said angrily, "I don't care! I don't care if you're the murderer today or not! In short, you must be beaten."
"Besides, you don't necessarily have to fight him face-to-face to kill him. Maybe you used some dirty trick and he was careless?"
"And at that time, those ninja from the Land of Bears all said that the young man who killed them had taken out a Star Village headband. It was indeed the headband of a Star Village ninja."
The Star Village Daimyo paused for a moment, his tone becoming even more furious. "Besides, our Star Village ninja are all very obedient, especially the newly promoted ones. They are all very obedient. They have been taking classes or practicing martial arts in the village. They simply don't have the time or opportunity to go out. But you, you're always running around."
"Many times when I came here, I didn't see you. I just turned a blind eye. And today, you just happened to be not here."
"Then let me ask you, where did you go just now? Why couldn't we find you? If you were really in the Star Village? Besides Natsuhi testifying for you!"
Xiari indeed had no evidence to prove he was in the Star Village. Besides, he really had gone out. In this way, this evidence was indeed not easy to produce.
"Akihotaru, Duoyoulong was not killed by Xiari!"
Just at this moment, the Great Daimyo Hotaru appeared.
"Great Daimyo!"
The Star Village Daimyo, Akihotaru, and Natsuhi quickly bowed in salute.
"Great Daimyo, how can you say he wasn't killed by him? Do you really have evidence to prove he wasn't the murderer of Duoyoulong?"
"Or are you planning to deliberately conceal this matter because of the relationship between you two?" the Star Village Daimyo questioned.
Hotaru shook his head, stroked his beard, and said with a smile, "I know his character. I also believe he doesn't have the strength to kill Duoyoulong."
"Even if he used some dirty trick, he is still no match for Duoyoulong. Duoyoulong wouldn't have died so easily."
"Besides, this matter... is only what they said. We didn't see it with our own eyes. How can we believe it?"
"Maybe those ninja from the Land of Bears are trying to escape responsibility and push the blame onto the Star Village? So no one can be sure about this matter. We don't need to be so certain."
Then, the Great Daimyo Hotaru walked in front of Xiari and said to her with a knowing smile, "Xiari, I know you are not the murderer of Duoyoulong. However, you still have to face this matter with us. Those great Daimyos from the Land of Bears are still in the public square of the Star Village. You come with us and take a look. I'd like to see how they plan to shift the responsibility onto our Star Village."
Then, Hotaru's face became majestic. "Hmph, the Land of Bears is quite bold this time. To come and accuse us directly without any basis, and their tone is so certain. I'd like to see what evidence they can produce to prove it."
Just at this moment, a familiar figure appeared beside Xiari. When she turned and saw this figure, she immediately knelt on one knee.
"Lord Hatake Kusuo, I didn't expect you to come."
Kusuo had actually been observing from the periphery for a long time. It was just because he was still planning to look for the remaining few swords and temporarily had no mood to get entangled with them.
"`ˇI had some things to deal with. Now that they're dealt with, I naturally came over."
Hearing this sentence from him, Xiari immediately nodded.
However, the other few people in the room looked at Kusuo with eyes full of hostility. Last time when there was a problem in the village, it was Kusuo who had single-handedly turned the tide. But at that time, these few great Daimyos of the village had long since hidden themselves. And their village was usually very reclusive. They had never known anything about the role of Kusuo.
"Lord Hatake Kusuo, please don't blame me for this matter." Xiari also didn't want this matter to involve him.
Kusuo's gaze just lightly swept over the few people. "I'll leave this matter for you to handle. I've discovered that these few people may have something to do with the matter of the Star Fragments. If you can get such information from them, it would be convenient. This matter is entirely up to you."
After his voice fell, Kusuo's figure instantly disappeared on the spot. Xiari, on the other hand, nodded at the direction he had disappeared with a devout expression.
The Star Village's ability to have what it had today was all thanks to Kusuo. If he hadn't made a move last time, the current village would have long since been completely destroyed.
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