Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 172 No, Hinata?
"Father, what's wrong?"

After the people of the Zhuanqin clan left, several elders also left one after another.

The old patriarch called Hinata Hiashi away, and the two came to a quiet room.

"Why do you think Utatane Koharu suddenly changed her attitude?"

Hinata Hiashi looked up at his father and was not confused by his words.

"Utatane Koharu is not so kind as to come and help us, and the matter of Hizashi is not that troublesome. It's just that those people in the clan are unwilling to bow to the Uchiha. If I send someone to talk to the Godaime privately, he probably won't refuse."

Hyuga Hizashi fought for Konoha, and even in the Third Hokage period he would not have ignored the matter of redemption, but the Fifth Hokage happened to be an Uchiha.

The Hyuga and Uchiha are both powerful families in Konoha, blood-stained families, and both are eye-jutsu families, so they don't get along with each other.

If this had happened in the third generation, they would have bowed their heads and asked for help.

But facing Uchiha Shisui, they still wanted to struggle.

"We still need to be cautious with our relationship with the Uchiha clan. As for Utatane Koharu, she came to us most likely to ask us to help her share the hatred of the other clans."

"Hate?"

Hinata Hiashi was puzzled and looked at his father, not understanding what he meant.

The old patriarch reminded him, "The news from outside said that raising money from the various ninja clans was a method proposed by Utane Koharu. Do you think Utane Koharu is such a person?"

Hinata Hiashi suddenly realized and frowned, "Asking for money from the various ninja clans will definitely offend them. The money will be given to Konoha and the Hokage. Utane Koharu was not targeted because she was grateful to the Sandaime for his kindness to the Godaime. How could she be so kind to help the Godaime? There must be something we don't know."

The old patriarch nodded and said, "It's reasonable for a young person like the Fifth Generation to bring up such a matter. Utane Koharu would definitely not ask for trouble. I think she probably did it out of necessity.

Now that he has come to us, he must want to drag Hyuga into sharing the hatred of the Ninja Clan."

"If that's the case, why did father agree to the idea of ​​changing the bed?"

"It's okay, just remember to never speak first tomorrow.

Utatane Koharu is still the advisor, so let her take the lead. With her leading the way, the eyes of the ninja clan will not stop at Hinata. "

Hinata Hiashi suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly.

The next day, representatives of each family arrived at the designated location on time. Koharu Tatemune was annoyed when she saw these guys keeping a distance of more than ten meters from her, but she could do nothing about it.

Although she is still an advisor, her status is at best a family head with a higher seniority, because Shisui will not let him mobilize the Anbu, nor will he let her drive other jonin through the jonin class.

"Advisor, it's almost time, let's get started." Someone spoke with a very cold and disdainful tone.

Every family had many complaints about having to pay money for nothing, and naturally they didn't have a good attitude towards Utane Koharu, the instigator.

Of course, they also knew that Uchiha Shisui must have played a role in this, but they understood that he was the new Hokage and was young and frivolous and wanted to do something, and they didn't believe that the Fifth Hokage could come up with such a damaging method. It was most likely the work of Yan Shifan or Utane Koharu.

But it is obvious that no matter who proposed it, Utane Koharu stood on the side of the loser and took the subsequent risks.

Utane Koharu's face turned dark and she could not control her anger, but she quickly told herself that things were different now and she finally endured it.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."

Utane Koharu coughed lightly, stepped forward and said, "The Fourth Raikage is leading his troops south, and the Iwagakure is preparing to make a move in the west. Konoha is in crisis and needs your help. I have received instructions from the Hokage to gather everyone here, hoping to gather everyone's strength to help Konoha overcome this crisis.

Of course, this donation is entirely voluntary and not mandatory.”

Naturally, Utane Koharu was unwilling to do too much publicity, so she went straight to the point. Everyone rolled their eyes in their hearts when they heard this, and did not respond, but did not refuse either.

Utane Koharu had expected this, and said directly, "Since everyone has no objection, let's get started."

After that, he looked at Hyuga Hiashi and asked, "What does the Hyuga family leader think?"

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Hinata Hiashi, with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.

The Hyuga clan would actually help Utsumi and the Uchiha?
Damn it!
However, Hinata Hiashi said calmly, "Hinata is also a member of Konoha. The matter this time is entirely up to the Tensei Advisor."

The corner of Utane Koharu's eye twitched. She was not asking the other party if he had any opinion, but wanted the other party to respond first.

However, seeing that Hinata Hiashi only moved his mouth but not his feet, she knew that things were not that simple.

"It seems that not all members of the Hyuga clan are fools."

Utane Koharu sighed. Fortunately, she didn't expect too much and didn't feel disappointed.

She took out an envelope she had prepared in advance, which contained not cash but a note with 10 million taels written on it.

Utane Koharu put it on a tray in front of everyone, and then wrote it down on the side, writing: Utane family, 10 million taels.

After finishing writing, he looked at Hinata Hiashi again, his eyes moving slightly.

Theoretically speaking, it is reasonable for Utatane Koharu to be the first donor as an agent, but the second one should be either Uchiha or Sarutobi, and definitely not Hinata.

But Utane Koharu had already cast a questioning look at him, and everyone looked over as well. Hinata Hiashi thought for a moment and looked at Uchiha Inahib.

Uchiha Inahori seemed unaware and was groping for something on his body, as if he couldn't find something.

Seeing this, Hinata Hiashi had no choice but to face everyone's gazes and walk forward to place the envelope he had prepared on top.

I thought that was the end of it, but unexpectedly, Utane Koharu picked it up and sneered in her heart, then opened it in front of everyone and wrote down: "Hyuga clan, 50 million ryo!"

hiss~
Hinata Hiashi paused, turned back suddenly, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

The others were even more surprised, and when they looked at Hinata Hiashi, there was shock and resentment in their eyes.

'No, Hinata?'

"I know you are a wealthy family, but is it necessary to give so much?"

"A few hundred million is enough for a token of respect. What does fifty million taels mean? Is he worth this price when he is only a branch of the Hinata Hiashi family and no one would even blink an eye at him if he was caught?"

"Are you Hyuga clan no longer able to lead a good life? Or have you compromised with the Uchiha?"

Everyone's breathing quickened a little, and they were very dissatisfied with the generosity of the Hyuga clan.

At this moment, Uchiha Inahori finally found the letter on his body and hurried forward to put it on the tray.

"Uchiha, fifty million ryo!"

When everyone saw this, they suddenly felt the letter in their arms getting hot, and quickly reached in to start micromanipulating it.

Soon, the Sarutobi clan also stepped forward with difficulty to donate 50 million ryo. The big and small ninja clans had to secretly change the amount of donations, and at the same time, the complaints against Hinata and Utanabe gradually increased.

No one present, including the Uchiha, could match the eyesight of Hyuga Hiashi. He quickly realized that something was wrong. Seeing this situation, he knew that he had been tricked by Utane Koharu. Unfortunately, it was too late and he could only stand aside.

The donations were quickly completed, and even the Shimura clan came. Although it was only a mere 5 million taels, it was better than nothing.

"Thank you all for your help. The Hokage has sensed your love for the village and was very moved. So he urgently ordered that this donation be counted as a loan from the village. Everyone can get an IOU and the village will definitely pay it back when it has enough money in the future."

Seeing that the donations were over, Utane Koharu wanted to leave first to reduce her presence, but she didn't expect that someone from the Anbu would suddenly come and announce the Fifth Hokage's intentions.

Everyone was stunned, then cheered, and the slight dissatisfaction in their hearts towards the Fifth Generation immediately dissipated a lot.

When they looked at the IOUs issued, they even had the illusion that they had picked up tens of millions of dollars for free.

Only Utane Koharu had an extremely ugly look on her face. She looked at everyone's expressions and knew that Shisui did it on purpose.

"This wolf cub, what a bullshit move, it's obvious that he came here deliberately to win people's hearts, or to step on my face!"

Although she designed a plan to trick Hinata, Konoha also benefited from it. This donation will definitely be much more than the normal donation.

Shisui took the money and actually wanted these people to be grateful to him. This action really made Utatane Koharu sick.

However, the hatred of these guys who were cheated out of their money towards Tatsune and Hinata has also been reduced a lot. After all, there is an IOU, so it is not given in vain.

Utane Koharu was so angry at her own thoughts that she laughed. Did she have to thank that wolf cub?
"Haha, thank you for your kindness, Fifth Generation."

Inside the Hokage building, looking at the annoying smiling face in front of her, Utane Koharu's shriveled face was distorted beyond recognition, but she had to force herself into a smile.

Seeing how Utane Koharu clearly hated him but had to compromise, Shisui felt inexplicably relieved.

The Uchiha had experienced such scenes many times over the years, except that it was the Uchiha who was standing before, but now it was Utane Koharu who was standing.

"The success of this fundraising is entirely due to the consultant's help, which is enough to prove that Consultant Utsumi is still capable. From now on, all matters of Konoha's Ministry of Finance will rely on the cooperation of Consultant Utsumi and Consultant Mitomon."

In the past, Utane Koharu wouldn't even bother to look at the little bit of profit from the Ministry of Finance, but now that the Medical Department has been targeted by Shisui, Utane Koharu knows that the Utane family won't be able to keep much.

So she had to eat the cake even though she knew there was something wrong with it. This was also a disguised way of sharing the money.

Besides, the Ministry of Finance handles so much money, but there is little profit and loss simply because the three generations are keeping a close eye on it, and Mitomon Yan is relatively cautious.

In her opinion, in the Finance Department, the bolder you are, the more money you can make!

"Yes, the Godaime."

While Mitokado En was hesitant to speak, Utane Koharu accepted the "reward" and left with him.

"Xiaochun."

Mitomon En opened her mouth, and Utane Koharu naturally knew what the other party wanted to say, so she interrupted him directly: "I know my limits and will not affect you."

She knew that Mitomon En's sudden support for Shisui must have been because he was caught with something, and he calmed down after his anger, but it was definitely not appropriate to discuss private matters with the other party now.

But Mitomon En still said: "The Fifth Generation will not be so kind. There must be something wrong with the Ministry of Finance. You'd better retire as soon as possible."

"You don't need to say more. I know what's going on."

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The two parted unhappily and left separately.

Inside the Hokage building, Danzo had not left yet. He stood there looking at Shisui without saying a word.

Shisui glanced at him and suddenly remembered something, then he said: "After this fundraising, Konoha finally has some money. I will approve the applications from the Root on time, but..."

"Ok?"

Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly, and he knew it wasn't that simple.

"But the Root has a bad reputation, and its purpose is to operate in the dark. Now even its headquarters has been leaked. In my opinion, we should change the name and find a new place."

Upon hearing this, Danzo immediately said, "I have already made plans, but I just don't have the money!"

".That's good. Konoha's future still depends on a few advisors."

After Danzo left, Shisui took out a letter that had arrived this morning.

The letter was sent by Sima Yi and was related to the information sent by Jiraiya, but it was delivered a little late.

It records Sima Yi's views on the war in the north and informs the reason why Hyuga Hizashi was captured.

After reading it, Shisui felt ashamed. He was originally curious about how someone like Hyuga Hizashi could be captured suddenly, and in the presence of Jiraiya, it turned out that Sima Yi had someone do it secretly.

Then, Sima Yi explained the reasons for doing so in the letter and provided some suggestions for the changes that Shisui was about to bring about in Konoha.

Shisui wants to make some changes, but the power of Uchiha alone is far from enough. He also needs some allies who can stand on the same front with them.

A family like the Hyuga, which is mainly marked by blood and does not conflict much with the reforms planned by Shisui, is the most suitable. Moreover, they are strong enough. As long as the Hyuga family sides with the Uchiha family, the other families will naturally be easy to deal with.

However, the Hyuga and Uchiha have always been at odds with each other. If such a big family is not for profit, the only thing they can do is to make them owe some favors, or lead them to make some mistakes and catch them, and then find ways to get closer to them.

After reading this, Zhishui suddenly understood and felt extremely excited.

"Although Grandpa is far away in the Land of Hot Springs, he still cares about this place. It's really..."

"Don't worry, Grandpa. I won't let you down!"

After getting to know Konoha over this period of time, Shisui has already had a general idea of ​​Konoha's future development path.

"Hinata, it looks like I need to take this opportunity to have a good chat with them."

After putting away the letter, there was new progress on Yan Shifan's side.

"I have almost collected some information from the police department and the family. Since Izayoi is not in the family and these people have no choice, we can start to make major adjustments to the structure of the police department.

It just so happens that those ninjas have a lot more money, and releasing some things should be able to attract some of them in."

Shisui was delighted when he heard this, "Thank you for your hard work, teacher. I will call the captains tonight and we will discuss it carefully and start the action tomorrow."

"Alright."

(End of this chapter)