Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

Chapter 142 Mrs. Uzumaki Rumi!

The ninja group possessed absolute power to suppress Hiruko; he was probably stabbed hundreds of times in the back long ago and was already dead.

In the past, Konoha's main tasks, besides dealing with daily chores, were to defend against external enemies and fight against them.

Ordinary villagers do not undertake production and education work, so their lives are relatively leisurely when they are not on duty.

However, after winning the Fourth Shinobi World War, Konoha continued to expand in size and its affairs became increasingly complex.

Various commercial district renovation projects, anti-espionage and anti-spy work, and patriotic education software and peace education propaganda activities targeting Konoha villagers.

There are also various filming assignments, and occasionally we even have to receive some ninjas who come from afar and are willing to surrender to Konoha.

Konoha naturally welcomed these surrendered ninjas, and Hiruko even offered them the highest level of treatment.

The point is to let everyone know that as long as you betray your original country and have value, you can enjoy the best treatment in Konoha.

This is exactly what some countries in the real world do.

In short, nowadays, one Konoha ninja has to be used as several people.

Hiruko further promoted the excellent skill of clone technique, allowing everyone to handle multiple tasks at the same time.

No one complained much, since Hiruko had indeed paid them well, not only giving them money but also providing them with various supplies, making their treatment much better than before.

Of course, there are good things and bad things, and everyone can only grit their teeth and persevere in this busy life.

However, today, Kakashi discovered that Hiruko was missing while he was working.

He decided to go to the research department to confront the research team leader and demand an explanation, determined not to give Beiliuhu any chance to slack off.

However, when he finally found Hiruko, he saw that Hiruko looked anxious.

"Kakashi, what happened?"

"That meeting you just turned down was very important!" Kakashi said.

"Of course it's important. How could I not know the meeting schedule I arranged?" Hiruko replied with a frown.

With the injection of more and more funds, Konoha's already rapidly developing economy has been further boosted.

But this also triggered a series of problems, like stepping on the gas pedal in the Naruto world, causing prices to skyrocket.

In Konoha's commercial district, wealthy merchants flocked to this bustling area in order to avoid being swept away by the tide of the market.

As soon as they stepped into Konoha, they brought with them a massive amount of funds and abundant resources, like a tidal wave.

This is undoubtedly a double-edged sword, which has both boosted commercial prosperity and caused prices to rise like a runaway horse.

This has created a sense of unease in the business district.

"Is there a safer place in the world than Konoha?" some might ask.

But since these wealthy merchants have come with money, Konoha should naturally give them sufficient respect and courtesy.

However, Hiruko's direct use of force was somewhat inappropriate. But now, Hiruko could no longer concern himself with such formalities.

"Kakashi, come here for a second," Hiru called out.

Kakashi didn't understand why, but he still went over as instructed.

Hiruko's expression was solemn as he slowly said, "Kakashi, I have something extremely important to tell you. Once I say it, you will understand my predicament."

Kakashi pretended to listen attentively.

"Konoha has too much money right now, and we have to find a way to spend it."

If the money can't be spent, it will have an immeasurable and enormous impact on the Hokage lineage, and even the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

With a dark expression, Hiruko reluctantly uttered these words.

After all, more and more money is flowing into Konoha.

However, simply refusing is not a long-term solution. Money can only realize its true value when it circulates.

If you bury gold underground, it will be of no use.

Moreover, at this moment, Hiruko had reached his limit of tolerance for Danzo.

The reason he had remained inactive was partly to eliminate Danzo's supporters and weaken Danzo's influence in Konoha as much as possible.

On the other hand, Danzo was, after all, a Konoha elder. If he were eliminated without a valid reason, the other elders would inevitably feel a sense of unease and fear.

In truth, Hiruko harbored a little scheme in his heart; he hoped that Danzo could continue to contribute his remaining influence and take the blame for him.

But now, Danzo has basically taken all the blame he was supposed to.

Hiruko was determined to remove Danzo as an obstacle and accelerate Konoha's development.

Moreover, from Hiruko's perspective now, Danzo's actions have already gone beyond the scope of rebellion.

Beiluhu has never taken the law or judges seriously, let alone pursued any so-called procedural justice.

When he played the game "Judge Bao's Cases," he would first look at the walkthrough, then directly kill the criminal and easily pass the level.

In his view, the key point is that he wants you dead, and this is not some Ace Attorney plot.

Listening to Hiruko's complaints, Kakashi gradually understood the whole story.

"Are you going to attack Elder Danzo?"

"So you're now troubled by finding a suitable reason to pin all the blame on Lord Danzo, and then get rid of him?"

This involves many complex relationships within the village, but Kakashi remained remarkably calm.

After all, given Hiruko's contributions to Konoha, it wouldn't be difficult for him to kill anyone if he wanted to.

At first, Hiruko considered rewriting the history books and replacing everything from the present with them.

However, this is far too inefficient and would take more than a decade.

Therefore, Hiruko decided to try a different approach.

"Go and call the director who filmed your movie before. I'm going to start filming," Hiruko said.

Just then, a giant toad suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Konoha Village.

If Jiraiya hadn't learned of the situation from Gamaken in time and explained it to him, this giant toad would probably have been eliminated by the security forces as an unidentified creature long ago.

After all, no matter how strong you are, you can't just summon such a huge summoning beast in the village.

After the incident, the security team arrived immediately, quickly assessed the situation, and then reported the news to the Hokage's office.

After receiving the news, Minato Namikaze sent someone to Hiruzen Sarutobi to inform the Third Hokage.

Nowadays, Hiruzen Sarutobi stays at home all day and seems to have relinquished all power.

However, Hiruko knew in his heart that this was just a helpless move by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was actually unwilling to start his retirement life now, but he had no choice, as Minato Namikaze was a person with extremely strong principles.

Unless Hiruzen Sarutobi can compromise with his principles, the two will inevitably clash sooner or later if they work together.

So now, Hiruzen Sarutobi can only help Minato Namikaze with some less important matters.

Important decisions are usually made by Minato Namikaze alone, or discussed and resolved by the two of them together.

As far as Minato Namikaze is concerned, as long as it does not violate his principles of conduct and can lead to the development and prosperity of Konoha and bring benefits to the villagers, he is willing to relinquish some power.

Minato Namikaze is now slowly handing over some power to Hiruko, as evidenced by their actions; they have not gone through a formal document handover process.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at Konoha Hospital and saw Minato Namikaze and Hiruko, he immediately felt something was wrong.

He thought to himself that it must be Jiraiya who impulsively went to find Nagato.

He originally intended to stall Jiraiya and let Jiraiya come and inquire about the situation, since Jiraiya was hot-blooded and impulsive, and might still go looking for trouble with Danzo.

Unexpectedly, Jiraiya didn't receive any information about himself and went to find someone else directly.

In this way, even the information about the Rinnegan might not be able to be kept.

Rumi Uzumaki quickly emerged from the operating room.

After seeing Hiruko and her group, she made a gesture indicating that everything was fine and said, "They'll be alright after a few days of rest."

Then Rumi Uzumaki leaned directly against Hiruko, and Hiruko couldn't very well push Rumi away at that moment.

Rumi Uzumaki gazed at Hiruko with fascination from out of his sight. She had long planned how to repay this savior who had rescued her and her daughter from dire straits.

However, with Nonou and Tsunade around most of the time, she doesn't have much of a chance to get involved.

Even Yekura and her disciple Maki, as well as Nohara Rin, were rather hostile towards her.

We won't let her get close to Hiruko easily.

This time, I finally have a chance!

In the operating room, Tsunade stared blankly at her teammates.

Thanks to her and Rumi's treatment, most of Jiraiya's wounds have healed, and even his bones are almost completely healed.

This is all thanks to Rumi Uzumaki's special blood, which is the main reason why people say that Rumi Uzumaki is comparable to Tsunade in medical ninjutsu, because the effects of this blood are so remarkable.

If someone is critically injured and on the verge of death, and drinks Rumi Uzumaki's blood, the top-notch medical effects are no joke. They can even reattach severed limbs, and as long as they have a breath left, they will definitely not die.

However, Hiruko did not allow anyone else to drink her blood.

"Old man Minato, Hiruko, what brings you both here?"

"It's just a minor injury, hahaha, sorry to have worried you all," Jiraiya said, lying on the bed and laughing.

At the same time, these words also relieved Hiruzen Sarutobi slightly; it seemed that Jiraiya still knew to keep things under wraps.

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In that case, things might still turn around.

Minato Namikaze asked, "Jiraiya-sensei! Who injured you?"

"I remember your mission was to track down the mastermind behind the Land of Rain. Are they really that powerful?"

"Not really, it was just my carelessness," Jiraiya said, feigning embarrassment.

"Once I'm healed, leave this to me. I'll definitely handle it."

"The people behind the underground bounties, could they be operating in Amegakure, or perhaps they're connected to those countries west of Amegakure?" Hiruko suddenly asked.

Seeing that no one objected, he continued, "I just received news from the Ninja World United Merchants Association that they encountered a giant purple toad that came from the Land of Rain."

"Now it seems they're after Jiraiya."

Should Minato Namikaze send his ANBU to investigate?

If it really is related to Hanzo of the Salamander, I suggest we re-examine the relationship between Konoha and Amegakure.

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Hanzo is too cunning. After sparing him last time, he still managed to get involved with the underground bounty organization. I need to re-examine this matter carefully."

"However, it's still unclear whether this matter has anything to do with Amegakure. Isn't it a bit too impulsive to act rashly?"

Jiraiya quickly reassured him, "Yes, if Konoha and Amegakure go to war because of information withholding, I will become a sinner against Konoha once the matter is investigated."

Hiruko immediately said, "That's precisely why we need to investigate, otherwise we could have directly formulated an operation plan against Amegakure."

"By the way, please tell me in detail how many people the other side sent to injure Jiraiya to this extent? They must have sent at least two Kage-level shinobi."

"This—" Jiraiya had never had any direct contact with anyone from the underground bounty organization.

Although he did investigate some intelligence in the Land of Tea and the Land of Iron, it was mostly related to the Land of Rain. How could he possibly report truthfully every time he encountered an enemy?

Seeing Jiraiya's appearance, Minato Namikaze realized something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong, Master Jiraiya?"

"Is it inconvenient to say?"

"Minato, can I handle this alone?"

After a moment of silence, Jiraiya spoke:

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze knew that Jiraiya had definitely lied, but he didn't want to pressure his teacher, so he asked, "Is this your personal matter, or is it related to the village?"

"Teacher! If it's a personal matter, then I can refrain from interfering."

"If it involves the village—"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya knew that this was Minato Namikaze's bottom line.

But regarding Nagato's affairs, he didn't want to involve the village; he wanted to take responsibility for his own problems.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was standing nearby, also began to comfort him, saying, "Minato, leave this to me."

Minato Namikaze immediately became angry and raised his voice, saying, "You can leave it to the Third Hokage to handle, but at least let me know what happened."

"If something happens in the future that threatens the village, I, as the Hokage, might not even know anything about it."

Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's words, the ward suddenly fell silent.

Jiraiya's expression was somewhat complicated, but he finally spoke: "It's a long story."

"During the Second Shinobi World War, I spent three years in Amegakure, where I took on three disciples."

He then recounted the entire incident, including how Danzo sent Root ninjas to kill his brother.

The matter of son.

There's also the matter of Nagato's Rinnegan.

His injuries were sustained during his battle with Nagato.

This series of reports greatly worried Minato Namikaze.

My own teacher actually...