Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 58 The Great Name is Assassinated

"Lord Hokage, I just received a decision letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire."

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"The daimyo suddenly decided to postpone the allocation of funds to the village."

"How could this happen?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked in confusion, "Wasn't it agreed that the allocation would be 5 billion yen? Why has it been postponed so suddenly?"

The game auction is about to begin.

This allocation is absolutely crucial, determining whether we can acquire the valuable resource maps and family tokens.

He hadn't pressured the clan leaders too much before because he had the strong backing of the Land of Fire.

A grant of 5 billion yen,

In addition, the Sarutobi family has accumulated considerable wealth over the years, enough to at least acquire one of the items, the resource map or the family token, at auction.

He is very clear,

The clan leaders of the various ninja clans secretly contacted each other, wanting to raise enough funds to jointly auction off the next clan token and bypass the village to own their private game property.

Even if he becomes the Hokage, some of his decisions will still be influenced by them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't expose him either.

Faced with the immense allure of the Cycle Game, it's understandable that even those deeply influenced by the Will of Fire would succumb to temptation.

If you take a wrong turn and turn back in time, you won't blame them.

This is a perfect opportunity to turn the tables on them.

Once the Sarutobi family, backed by the Land of Fire, wins the family token at auction, they will be able to occupy an absolute position.

At that time, the clan leaders of the various ninja clans who did not contribute will not be able to harm the village no matter how many ulterior motives they have. Instead, they will become even more firmly entangled with the huge tree of Konoha.

This is the scene that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to see.

Therefore, the 5 billion yen allocated by the daimyo is of paramount importance and absolutely cannot be mishandled.

The ANBU member who reported cautiously said, "According to the investigation, it may be related to Lord Danzo."

"Danzo!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, seemingly not expecting that this matter would involve his friend.

Is he still not giving up on the Hokage position?

"Is the daimyo at the guild hall? I'll go see him myself."

Hiruzen Sarutobi changed his clothes, wearing a pure white divine robe and a Hokage hat, and went to meet the Daimyo in a very formal manner.

In name only, the daimyo's status is higher than that of the Hokage, and besides, he can't be hasty when he needs something from someone.

quickly,

He then arrived at the guild hall where the nobles lived, outside a magnificent manor.

Before he could even get close, he suddenly heard a gust of wind.

Dengdengdeng.

The shuriken landed where Hiruzen Sarutobi had been standing and pierced the ground.

"Who dares to make a move in Konoha Village?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze remained calm, showing no fear of the attacker.

This is Konoha Village, home to countless Konoha ninja. No matter who the attacker is, they cannot possibly harm you.

A figure dressed as a wandering ninja remained silent, simply continuing his attack.

"Not going to say anything?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi keenly sensed something amiss, but before he could think about it further, his rhythm was disrupted by a series of attacks.

The wandering ninja wielded a kunai with incredible speed and power.

A powerful slash tore through the air and struck.

not good!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyelids twitched, and he staggered backward, throwing out a shuriken.

Hands form a mudra.

The Sword Shadow Clone Technique!

A single shuriken quickly manifested into countless shadows, transforming into a shuriken array resembling a net, which shot out.

As the wandering ninja's slash landed, a wall of flames appeared.

"Players?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned. The fire wall released by his opponent showed no chakra fluctuations whatsoever; it was undoubtedly a player.

Using the wall of fire as a shield, the player suddenly vanished with a bang.

Shadow clone.

The shuriken pierced through the wall of fire, coated in flames, and then crashed straight into the manor's buildings with a deafening sound.

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could react, a group of people had already appeared.

"Hiruzen, are you going to attack the guild hall?"

A middle-aged man dressed in aristocratic attire, with a fan-like decoration stuck in the back of his head, walked out of the building and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a serious expression.

"My lord, you've misunderstood."

Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't even had time to conceal his aura, and he was still holding the hand seals.

But then the twelve guardian warriors around the daimyo stepped forward and stood between him and the daimyo to prevent him from harming the daimyo.

The daimyo's expression was cold as he said, "You wouldn't be suggesting that some rogue ninja infiltrated Konoha, a village riddled with barriers, and then intended to attack you, the Hokage, would you?"

"Because"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped abruptly before he could finish speaking, glancing at the guardian ninja blocking his way.

One of the ninjas had a physique very similar to that of the person who had just attacked him.

He glanced at the name that had suddenly appeared, and it seemed like a pre-rehearsed script. He immediately understood most of it.

This was a well-orchestrated show by the daimyo himself, a performance to refuse his own funding request.

The daimyo said angrily, "Hiruzen, you have disappointed me greatly. Does Konoha intend to secede from the Land of Fire?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly explained, "I absolutely did not mean that!"

Daming's expression softened slightly, and he snorted coldly, "It'd better not be. You came to see me about the funding, right? I'll let you know after I've thought it over. You can go back now."

"Yes, Lord Daimyo."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was unwilling, but had no choice but to leave.

After he left,

Danzo Shimura quietly walked out of the hall and stood respectfully beside the daimyo.

Daimyo glanced at him and said, "Just as you said, he still wants me to allocate 5 billion yen to obtain the family token."

If it weren't for Danzo Shimura's reminder, he would have agreed to allocate the funds. After all, it would be difficult to auction off family tokens and resource maps even with 5 billion yen.

But to my surprise, there were three thousand Sarutobi clan ninjas!

It's even enough to create a new ninja village.

The daimyo, his face contorted with rage, demanded, "What exactly does Hiruzen Sarutobi want to do? Establish a nation?!"

Danzo Shimura knelt on one knee and said, "I don't know, but we certainly can't let this continue. I suggest suspending Hiruzen Sarutobi from his position as Hokage."

Upon hearing this, the daimyo shook his head slightly and said, "The Chunin Exams are just around the corner, so let's not cause any more trouble."

Danzo Shimura was slightly disappointed.

He originally planned to take advantage of this momentum to trip up Hiruzen Sarutobi and rightfully take the position of Hokage, but he didn't expect that the Daimyo still had reservations.

But it's alright.

The daimyo has taken notice of Hiruzen Sarutobi's private army and will probably never trust him as much as before. I finally have a chance.

"Just you wait, Hiruzen, I will definitely become Hokage!"

Danzo Shimura revealed a sinister smile. Thanks to Orochimaru's information, he would still be in the dark about Sarutobi secretly raising ninjas in the Land of Fire.

Those were not village ninjas, but members of the Sarutobi clan in the Land of Fire, who had previously been treated as commoners.

The Ino-Shika-Cho family should have known, but they have always been loyal to the Sarutobi clan and thus concealed the truth from the public.

When I become Hokage, I will severely discipline these unruly ninja clans and turn Konoha into an impregnable fortress.

The cowardly Hiruzen Sarutobi is only fit to retire.

(End of this chapter)