Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

"Huruzen, isn't this a bit too much for Danzo?"

In the Hokage's office, Uchiha Mirror, who was dealing with the recent complaints from villagers, raised his head in confusion and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was smoking a pipe beside him.

"This Danzo is more than just a little bit, it's simply too much!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was also dealing with similar complaints, replied with a look of deep sorrow. As he spoke, he threw the Tailed Beast Knight recruitment registration requirements copied by the Anbu on the table. One could sense his dissatisfaction that was evident in his words.

"Don't be angry, we are all classmates, Danzo must be in trouble."

Seeing this, Jingzi was ready to say a few words of comfort, so as not to hurt the friendship between classmates because of such a small matter.

Before he could finish, Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth and pointed at the two million ryo written in bold font after the registration fee, his eyes flashing with undisguised greed.
"NND! They charge such a high registration fee but don't even pay taxes to my village. This is a heinous crime!"

"Forehead"

So the reason for being angry is because no tax was deducted.
"Go and get Elder Danzo here for me!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen became more and more angry, and immediately ordered the Anbu to invite Danzo to have tea.

After a while, Danzo came in, surrounded by several Anbu. After the Anbu who had completed their mission left, he spoke with a stern expression,
"Monkey, what's up? I'm busy right now and don't have time to chat with you."

"Busy? Busy abusing your power for personal gain, right?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen glared at his childhood friend fiercely. He could be so calm and composed in doing such a thing, and he simply didn't take him, the Hokage, seriously.

"Who reported you?"

Feeling his friend's unkind tone, Danzo frowned. As expected, being in a high position would arouse jealousy. Every day, he would be blamed for countless things.
"Do you still need to fight? Don't you know what dirty things you have done?"

Seeing Danzo showing no remorse, Sarutobi Hiruzen was so angry that his nose was almost crooked. He immediately picked up the complaint letter on the table and threw it at him.
"I thought it was something else, but it turned out to be this."

Danzo took the complaint letter with a puzzled look on his face. He read it quickly, and after a few breaths, a look of realization appeared on his face.
Fortunately, the matter of selling water-injected pork at home was not reported.

"Just admit it, what else do you have to say?"

"Spending two million ryo for a chance to see the Tailed Beast Knight up close, is there a better deal in the world than this?"

Danzo threw the complaint letter away and shook his head with disdain.
The two people in the office were stunned when they heard this. If this recruitment selection was replaced with a fan meeting, this handshake ticket worth two million would indeed attract many die-hard fans of the Nine-Tailed Knight.
"If my great-uncle hadn't stopped me, I would have added some more."

"That's enough! Anyway, you did something wrong in this matter."

"Then I go back and subtract a zero?"

Since Sarutobi Hiruzen had spoken, Danzo had no choice but to take the pain and earn less. Even a small fly is still meat.
"Wait a minute, how many people have signed up and paid the fee now?"

"Let me think about it. There are already nearly a thousand people, and the number is still increasing."

1000*2000000=.
This is just the first recruitment. If this one fails, there will be a second and third one.
"Ahem. Changing orders every day might affect the authority of this recruitment. Let's leave it at that for now. It won't happen again. It won't happen again."

After thinking it over in his mind, Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed a few times to hide his excitement, raised his head to look at Danzo who had a puzzled look on his face, and said earnestly, while speaking, he rubbed his fingers subtly to hint to the other party,

"It's alright then, I'll leave first."

Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen was just making a lot of noise but doing little as usual, Danzo, who didn't notice his little move, curled his lips and raised his leg to leave.
"and many more!"

"Monkey, if you have anything else to say, tell me now. I'm busy collecting fees over there!"

Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen raising his hand and seeming to hesitate to speak, Danzo frowned slightly and spoke with a somewhat impatient tone.

"Jing, I'm leaving get off work a few minutes early today. Please turn off the power and lock the door."

Seeing that the other party was so ignorant of the current situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen changed out of his work clothes and decided to teach Danzo about the Will of Fire in private.

“Remember to file your taxes.”

How could the clever Uchiha Kagami not know what was about to happen to the two? However, as a classmate and a good friend, he could only turn a blind eye. However, out of his sense of responsibility to the village, he still reminded the two when they were leaving.
"I'm Hokage!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen froze when he heard this, and the expression on his face changed rapidly. Finally, he turned his head and said righteously,

"The Hokage has to file taxes too."

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was already feeling guilty, staggered, and awkwardly pulled Danzo beside him and fled.

The next morning, a notice with the Hokage's seal was posted next to the knight recruitment notice. After seeing the content of the notice, the group of people who were waiting for the Hokage's fair judgment felt like the sky had fallen.
【This recruitment activity is real and effective. We hope that all aspiring people will actively participate. As for the high registration fee that everyone is concerned about, after investigation, the whereabouts of the money are clear, and the Shimura family has not abused their power for personal gain. 】

[Ps: Limited time benefit, you can exchange half a fan of high-quality wild boar meat at Zhicun Pork Shop with your payment receipt. ]

"Damn it! The government actually came out to support him, but in the end they still lost to capital."

Many villagers who did not come from well-off families expressed their resentment. They had the opportunity to become the revered Nine-tailed Knight, but the Third Hokage and the Shimura clan joined forces to set up a plan, and their path to becoming a knight was cut short, and they were no longer seen by the world.

"Two million?"

Although the number of two million ryo seems unattainable, it is still within the acceptable range for ninjas.
The reward for a D-level mission ranges from 10,000 to 100,000 taels. Excluding the commission, the average profit for a D-level mission is 50,000 taels. Even for the lowest-level Genin, after deducting daily expenses, he can accumulate a considerable fortune after working for a few years.

"Fight!"

Take a chance and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle. Instead of living a mediocre life, it is better to try once. Maybe you will be the destined child chosen by the Tailed Beast Card.

Therefore, after the Third Hokage's personal letter of clarification was released, the number of applicants began to increase exponentially. Danzo, who was burdened with infamy, counted the money until his hands were tired, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was standing behind him, also ate a full meal.
"Monkey, it's the same as we agreed, fifty-fifty."

In the secret room, Danzo, with a look of reluctance on his face, handed a heavy box to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was smiling.
"The Hokage is so good, he can take half of it just by talking."

Looking at his friend who was carefully counting the money, Danzo said in a sour tone,
"Danzo, you can't say that. I took the risk in this matter, didn't I?"

Smiling, he stuffed the box into the storage scroll, then Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and shook his head.

"By the way, take out another 10% and report it to the village, otherwise Jing will definitely get angry with me."

Before leaving, Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to recall something, turned around and said,
"what?"

In one sentence, I paid another 10%.
It doesn’t cost anything to organize this recruitment?
The manpower and resources provided by the Shimura clan are free?
Can the Sealing Squad help reinforce the seals around the Tailed Beast Cards without having to pay for tea?

Did the half pig I got for signing up fall from the sky? You think I'm a Japanese, right?
"Danzo, why is it only 10%?"

In the Hokage's office, Jingzi picked up the tax return sent by Danzo and frowned slightly.
You, the Shimura clan, arbitrarily raised the commission for the task to 30%, but when it is your turn to pay taxes, you start to play dumb.

"Isn't it always one percent?"

Facing his adoptive father, Danzo smiled and rubbed his hands and replied,
"That won't do. The village has provided you with a platform to make money, and this is how you give back?"

Jingzi shook his head in dismay, and Danzo smiled bitterly.

"Then 20%?"

"Mitsunari, I am only following the rules. Danzo, as the advisory elder, you should set an example."

When Danzo heard the word "Mitsukoshi", his heart was bleeding. So he was working for Konoha in vain for all the running around, right?

In the end, not only did he not make any money, he even lost half a pig.

"Three things will be accomplished, and abiding by the rules and regulations starts with me."

Danzo took a deep breath, forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and nodded in agreement.

"That's right, you are worthy of being a good elder of Konoha. I give you a thumbs up."

Jingzi smiled and gave a thumbs up, giving a big thumbs up to Danzo.
"I will definitely vote for you as the most touching person in Konoha this year."

"Young Patriarch, statistics."

"Call me counselor outside!"

Outside the makeshift Tailed Beast Knight Management and Command tent, an excited Shimura clan member rushed in with a stack of registration forms. He asked, "Young Clan Leader," which made Danzo, who was pretending to be asleep, frown.
"Yes, Advisor, the list of applicants has been compiled so far. There are a total of 3,144 people, including 369 upper-ranked, 721 chunin, 1,426 genin, and 628 civilians."

The tribesmen held the list and reported a series of extremely accurate numbers to Danzo.

“A total of registration fees are collected.”

“That goes without saying.”

Thinking that he would not get any of this small amount of money, Danzo did not even think about listening. He directly took the registration list from the other party and started browsing.

"what?"

At first, he didn't pay much attention to some familiar names on the list, but as he browsed, a look of doubt gradually appeared on his face.
“Are all the lists here?”

He raised his head and asked the tribesmen waiting in front of him,
"Yes, Mr. Counselor."

"Something's wrong, why is there no Uchiha?"

After reading the entire list several times, Danzo even found the name of his teacher's daughter on it, but strangely, he didn't find even a single Uchiha.

"Replying to the advisor, there are indeed no Uchiha members among those who signed up this time."

The tribesman in charge of statistics recalled carefully,
"How can those guys remain so calm? This is their clan leader's 'legacy'."

Unable to figure out the reason, Danzo scratched his head and handed the list back with regret.

He felt uncomfortable when he thought about the fact that he had not been able to take advantage of the Uchiha clan.

"Lord Izuna! Why don't you allow us to participate in the recruitment of Tailed Beast Knights? That belongs to the clan leader, how can we let those ants get their hands on it?"

At the weekly clan meeting of the Uchiha clan, the radical group led by Uchiha Setsuna came forward without notice and knelt in front of Uchiha Izuna, suppressing their anger and asking,

When Danzo issued the notice, the Uchiha clan was the first to get excited.
Originally, the clan members who were selected by Uchiha Gin to stay in Konoha were emotional radicals with perverse and violent personalities. They thought that they were superior to the Uchiha people. When they saw that the Tailed Beast Card belonging to Uchiha Madara was taken out and displayed publicly by the village, they felt like they were being severely humiliated and wanted to form a group to snatch it.

"The Tailed Beast Rider System has never been the private property of the Uchiha. It belongs to the village. This is what my eldest brother always says, and you should all know it well."

Uchiha Izuna, who was sitting cross-legged on a high seat, lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows. There was a hint of coldness in his tone. It was obvious that he was somewhat displeased with the presumptuous behavior of Uchiha Setsuna and others.

"What if the patriarch comes back and sees that we didn't even protect his driver? How disappointed he will be!"

Captivated by the aura that Uchiha Izuna inadvertently exuded, Uchiha Setsuna swallowed his saliva and chose a more euphemistic excuse.

"But this is not something you should worry about. If big brother comes back, I will give him everything he deserves."

When Uchiha Izuna heard this, he slowly opened his eyes, which were still dozing off, and a blood-curdling red emanated from them. Uchiha Setsuna and the others who were kneeling below him instantly broke out in sweat, as if a butcher's knife was hanging over their heads.

So. So strong.

Uchiha Setsuna's pupils shrank slightly, and he lowered his proud head unconsciously, his black eyes full of fear.
Under the threat of the Mangekyō, he didn't even have the courage to open his Sharingan.

"Go back."

Closing his eyes to dissipate the scarlet, Uchiha Izuna waved his hand, and Uchiha Setsuna and the others, as if pardoned, used their hands and feet to tumble and crawl back to the tribe's ranks.
"Setsuna, you are still too young. Lord Izuna must have his reasons for doing that."

Looking at Uchiha Setsuna who was panting beside him, Uchiha Fire Core, as his elder and superior, spoke up and said,
"I won't accept this! The Uchiha are the pillars of the village, but Master Izuna lets those clowns bully us."

When he thought about those members of the Ninja Alliance who usually treated him like a mouse seeing a cat, actually daring to walk in front of him with their heads held high, the nameless anger in his heart burned fiercely.

"You think too much."

Uchiha Huoke rolled his eyes speechlessly, those guys are busy dividing up the profits, how could they have the time to target you, maybe you are obsessed with the idea of ​​being set up by someone?
The reason why the members of the Ninja Alliance avoided Uchiha Setsuna in the past was because of his identity as an urban management officer. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the members of the Ninja Alliance would go around him when they saw the urban management officers.

However, because of the night raid not long ago, Uchiha Setsuna was not only stripped of his public office, but was also imprisoned for a period of time. After he was released, he was forced to make a public apology under pressure. This avoided the escalation of conflicts between Uchiha and Senju.

"Well, since everyone has nothing else to report, it's my turn to speak."

After Uchiha Setsuna and the others left, Uchiha Izuna looked at the clansmen who had no intention of speaking, and slowly stood up. The people below the stage listened attentively, although they were puzzled.

"I have accepted the Uchiha Chamber of Commerce's duty in the Land of Waves, and will be away from Konoha for a long time."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the venue. Uchiha Izuna paused for a moment, and his eyes swept through the crowd, finally landing on a drowsy white-haired old man.
"During this period, clan affairs will be managed by the elders. That's right, don't sleep, I'm talking about you, Elder Lu Cha." (End of this chapter)