Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 98 The Hokage Advisor is Dismissed

Was it just a whim?

A sense of powerlessness welled up in everyone's hearts.

Their wariness and vigilance, their greed and fear of the cycle of reincarnation, and all their guesses and judgments were nothing more than the other party's whims.

Like a giant suddenly barging into the ant world, bringing endless panic to the ants, they stand ready, trying to figure out the giant's intentions, how to contact the giant, and how the giant will view them...

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried his best to maintain the dignity of the Hokage, but his eyes unconsciously drooped as he nervously said, "Mr. Fang Yi, Danzo Shimura's attack on you was absolutely not Konoha's intention. We will deal with it seriously and will not tolerate it!"

His attitude was sincere, revealing his remorse and honesty as the Hokage.

"Mr. Hokage, it seems you still don't understand..."

Fang Yi's smile faded, and he sighed, "I don't care about the attack. On the contrary, I admire Mr. Danzo's courage to attack me and his strong desire. This is the key to players hunting corrupted monsters."

"I stripped him of his right arm and right eye, not because he attacked me, but because he tried to pull off such a clumsy trick in front of me."

At this point, Fang Yi looked at the elderly Hokage with a half-smile and asked, "Mr. Danzo, are you truly unaware of the attack you launched against me?"

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless.

Normally, he would have said with absolute certainty that this was Danzo's doing and had nothing to do with him.

But when faced with the mysterious merchant's gaze, it was as if even the ability to lie disappeared, and the slightest thought of arguing or disputing arose.

Although he didn't do anything himself, he did intentionally or unintentionally guide Danzo to make a move by taking advantage of Danzo's impatience and desire for certain things.

As the Hokage, how could he forget Danzo when issuing the order strictly forbidding him from angering the mysterious merchant?

However, no one could have predicted that the mysterious merchant's power had exceeded the limits of what the ninjas could imagine.

How should this situation be resolved?

Hiruzen Sarutobi closed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "Lord Fang Yi, I am willing to accept any punishment you may give me. I beg you not to implicate the village."

The change in addressing the game merchant signifies that he has completely abandoned his Naruto-like reserve and is bowing down to this mysterious and unpredictable being before him.

"Don't be nervous. I'm just a merchant who sells games. Everything can be resolved through transactions."

Fang Yi thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let's make a deal, using this Chunin Exam as an example..."

……

The sun rose as usual.

The incident that occurred in the Forest of Death that night was classified as top secret by the Third Hokage, who forbade the disclosure of even a single word.

Secondly, there was an announcement that shocked all ninjas and civilians.

Former Hokage advisor Danzo Shimura was stripped of his advisory position and imprisoned in the deepest level of Konoha Prison for harming fellow village ninjas and conducting human experiments. His sentence is unknown.

"Lord Danzo Shimura, I never imagined he was such a vicious person."

Most of the common people in Konoha Village are family members of ninjas, as well as distant relatives and neighbors, so they naturally know a little about the ninja world.

However, this is the first time that a decree issued by the highest ruler of Konoha has been made known to all the common people in such a blatant manner.

Konoha Hall

It is home to ninjas from other villages who are preparing for the Chunin Exams. It is very luxurious. The ninjas from the four major ninja villages each have their own designated areas, while the smaller ninja villages are all gathered together.

It's obvious that they're treating people differently.

But nobody thought it was wrong; that's the ninja world—the strength of ninja villages and ninjas determines other people's attitudes.

Inside the building where the Cloud Village ninja reside.

"Samui, the Chunin Exams are tomorrow. Are these two brats really okay?"

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Yukito, wiping his steel-needle-like claw weapon, asked.

Samui crossed his arms, his expression indifferent. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "It's alright. Don't underestimate Omoi and Karui. Even you would get hurt if they teamed up."

Having undergone the baptism of the Samsara Game, their strength had long surpassed that of ordinary Jonin.

Even the Raikage, who possesses extraordinary talent and can break off the left horn of the Eight-Tails with his bare hands, was not as strong as the two of them at the same age.

"I'm afraid they'll be defeated by Konoha's players and bring shame to Kumogakure."

With delicate features and a waist-length braid, Yukito spoke, but her eyes revealed worry.

She's always been like this; she may seem difficult to get along with, but she's actually gentle at heart and cares a lot about her fellow villagers in Kumogakure.

It is related to one's childhood environment.

She displayed exceptional ninja talent from a young age and was chosen as a tailed beast weapon. The tailed beast known as Matatabi was sealed within her body, and she gradually became a perfect Jinchūriki through hard work.

Cloud Hidden Village is different from other villages.

The Hidden Cloud Village, which reveres the strong, does not shy away from the existence of tailed beasts. Yugito, who sensed the villagers' goodwill yet respectful attitude, naturally developed such an arrogant, cold-on-the-outside-but-soft-on-the-inside personality.

Samui rubbed his sore shoulders and said, "Are you worried that the two of them are too weak and will be detained by the Konoha ninja?"

"That's right. If they're not strong enough, the Cloud Village ninja they lead will also be in great danger."

Yukito, whose thoughts had been seen through, lowered her voice slightly.

There were hundreds of Cloud Village ninjas who came to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exams. Apart from the Raikage, who needed to be with the noble group, the core members were Omoi and Karui, and the team leaders were her and Samui.

All four are players of the game of reincarnation.

Samui and Yugito already possess Kage-level strength, and with the addition of two elite Jonin, their formidable lineup is enough to destroy a small ninja village.

Samui rubbed his sore shoulders, looked down with disgust, and said, "Relax. The Raikage's mission is to send us here to create as much chaos as possible in Konoha. We must retreat at any time if we encounter danger."

The ninja forces led by Raikage Shiki and Lord Tsuchida have split into two groups and arrived at the border of the Land of Fire.

Once chaos is created and the attention of the Konoha ninja is drawn, the Kumogakure forces will swiftly breach some of the strongholds held by the Konoha ninja.

She wore the cleaned weapons on her hands, which looked like two sharp cat claws. She walked to the window, looked at the rolling rooftops, and sighed, "There are prosperous towns all along the way. No wonder Konoha is the cradle of geniuses."

Samui cautioned, "The leader of the Iwagakure team is Yotsuchi, who is extremely strong. Although we are currently in an alliance, we should not let our guard down."

The ninja alliance is very fragile.

In particular, Kumogakure and Iwagakure are sworn enemies, and their cooperation is only temporary due to the plan to divide Konoha. They are always at risk of being betrayed by each other when danger arises.

"Has Kirigakure made any move yet?"

"No, but intelligence has come in that spies lurking in Kirigakure have been tasked with going to the border of the Land of Fire to purchase supplies. Hundreds of squads have received the same mission and are heading towards the border of Konoha."

Yugito curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Lord Mabui had long anticipated that Kirigakure would not be able to resist taking action. Back then, Konoha wiped out their Ninja Swordsmen, and they were also plagued by internal strife. Even if the island is rich in resources, it cannot withstand the pressure. They will definitely not let go of this good opportunity to take a good bite out of Konoha."

"That's good. The more forces get involved, the safer we can leave."

After all, it was the heart of the Land of Fire, and even the proud Yugito was uncertain.

Konoha, having achieved brilliant results in two consecutive ninja wars, still possesses formidable strength, and no one dares to underestimate them.

(End of this chapter)