My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

Chapter 109 Kakashi's Complete Dark Turn

"Lord Kakashi, what should we do with the people in the cave next door?" Uchiha Inahi changed the subject. In another cave not far from this cave, the families of these officials were being held captive.

"Take good care of them. We're not demons." Kakashi sneered at the nobles, who were trapped in the fear of the genjutsu. "These are all our future partners."

"Yes!" Uchiha Inahisa nodded and stepped back, while Kakashi sat in a chair, slowly waiting for the nobles who had been under the influence of the genjutsu to wake up.

As an elite member of the younger generation of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Inahime's mastery of genjutsu was naturally superb. The genjutsu used on everyone present was controlled by him to the point that it was just enough to reach the limit of the other party's endurance, but not enough to cause the other party to mentally collapse.

Kakashi waited patiently, listening to the screams around him, his face remaining expressionless.

After confirming that the masked man was his former best friend Uchiha Obito, Kakashi held the test tube containing Obito's last possession—the Mangekyou Sharingan—given to him by Uchiha Touhuan and spent the entire night trying to figure it out.

Why did that sunny, cheerful, and enthusiastic idiot from the past turn into this?

However, when Kakashi recalled what Uchiha Touhuan had once told him, he could barely come to the conclusion that the ninja world was definitely seriously ill.

[Obito, may you rest in peace.]

Kakashi took out the test tube and quietly watched the Mangekyou Sharingan floating in the nutrient solution. His face showed no emotion, only the flickering flames on his face.

To ensure that no one in this world repeats our mistakes, let our generation bear all the sins.

As Kakashi was thinking this, Kikuchi Tomoken, the first person to be hit by Naraku's vision technique, had already ended his illusion. Seeing this, Kakashi put away the test tube and went to stand in front of the other party.

After Kakashi squatted down, he gently wiped the cold sweat from Kikuchi Chiken's face with a kunai.

The icy touch of the sharp kunai rubbing against his face sent shivers down Kikuchi Chiken's spine.

"Does the Minister of Construction understand his current predicament?" Kakashi asked calmly and gently.

"Understood, understood," Kikuchi Chiken replied hastily.

At this moment, the others also broke free from the illusion one after another. Everyone present was panting heavily, looking as if they had survived a disaster.

Kakashi sat back down in the chair by the campfire, looking down at the group of people who were usually so high and mighty.

"Tell me, why did you submit a petition to interfere with the Daimyo's appointment of the Fifth Hokage?" Kakashi said coldly.

The people inside the cave looked at each other, but no one dared to step forward and speak.

"Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you've taken money from a few treacherous Konoha ninja clans?" Kakashi toyed with the kunai in his hand and said, "What do you think the Daimyo would do if he found out you had secret connections with Konoha ninja clans?"

The nobles and officials present immediately showed expressions of fear and panicked.

They knew that, given their status, the person in front of them probably wouldn't dare kill them. However, if the Daimyo found out that they had been in contact with the ninjas of Konoha in secret, then their entire family would be doomed.

"My lord, spare me! This is just a misunderstanding." A minor nobleman crawled out of the crowd, his hands and feet bound, but he still banged his head against the ground repeatedly. "Those ninjas forced it on me; I didn't dare spend a single penny."

"Yes, yes, we have nothing to do with those people. They forced us to accept them," the others quickly chimed in.

"Is that so? Then the appointment of the Hokage..." Kakashi said with a cold smile.

"It's all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding," Kikuchi Tomokane hurriedly said. "When we get back, we'll submit another petition supporting the Uchiha clan head to become Hokage."

"So it was a misunderstanding?" Kakashi laughed. "Then, shouldn't you all express your apologies? After all, it wasn't easy for us to come all the way from Konoha."

After saying that, Kakashi took out sheets of paper, threw them into the air, and then threw out a series of kunai. Each kunai accurately attached a list and nailed it to the front of everyone present.

Kikuchi Chiken took a closer look and saw that the items listed on the form represented 70% of all his current assets.

"This..." Kikuchi Tomoken looked up at Kakashi.

"I will send someone to take you all back in a while. You only have one night to gather everything on the list. Otherwise, if I don't see it by tomorrow morning, the heads of your entire families and the evidence of your collusion with the Konoha ninja clans will be on the Daimyo's table."

The people present looked at each other, somewhat hesitant.

At that moment, Kakashi suddenly looked at the campfire and said with a light laugh, "Oh dear, this fire is a bit small. We can't let our esteemed guests catch a cold."

As he spoke, Kakashi took out a series of small personal items, such as amulets, from the sealing scroll on his body and threw them into the fire.

"What is this?" Kikuchi Tomoken couldn't hold back when he saw a talisman among the things Kakashi had taken out. This talisman was something he had specially gone to the Fire Temple to get for his son, and now that it was in Kakashi's hands, its significance was self-evident.

Among the items, the others discovered their family members' personal belongings and were immediately filled with horror.

"What did you do to Taro?" a nobleman from the Land of Fire asked hurriedly.

"Don't worry, everyone, your families are getting plenty of rest," Kakashi said. "However, I can't guarantee what will happen if you don't complete the mission by tomorrow morning."

"Guards! Escort these lords home!" Kakashi shouted. Outside the cave, Uchiha Inahime and Shiranui Genma led a team of elite guards in. They grabbed the officials and nobles in pairs and dragged them back.

……

As the night passed, the next morning, Kakashi held the scrolls, each one filled to the brim, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Go and invite the families of these officials over," Kakashi instructed before returning to the officials.

"You gentlemen are all quite wealthy," Kakashi said. "With so much wealth, how can you not have strong ninjas to protect you? From now on, your safety will be the responsibility of the Uchiha clan. This is a privilege even the Daimyo doesn't receive."

"Yes..." Kikuchi Chiken and the others nodded hurriedly.

"The Uchiha clan is currently the strongest ninja clan in the ninja world. Hiring them as your bodyguards will naturally cost more," Kakashi said with a smile. "It's reasonable for us to take 70% of your income as a guarantee of your safety, isn't it?"

Kikuchi Chiken and the others wanted to say something, but when they looked down, they could see the kunai held to their necks, so they could only nod hastily and say, "It makes sense, it makes sense."

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"What about the Hokage appointment?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow.

"We will submit a petition today supporting the Uchiha clan head to become Hokage," Kikuchi Tomokane hurriedly said.

……

After leaving most of the people he brought with him in the Fire City as guards for these officials, Kakashi, Genma Shiranui, and the other two immediately returned to Tohsen Uchiha's office using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"You're back," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile.

"Yes, it's all taken care of." Kakashi walked to Uchiha Touhuan's desk, placed the scroll containing the sealed money in front of him, and then sat down, saying, "Everything's here, a total of 40 billion."

Uchiha Touhuan casually picked up a scroll from the top and tossed it to Shiranui Genma, then said, "You three have worked hard too, take this and spend it."

"This is too much." Genma Shiranui and the other two were stunned. Kakashi had treated them to a lot of good food and drinks and given them a lot of money recently, but this was the first time they had ever seen money being given out in such a way, one scroll at a time. There must be at least two or three hundred million here.

"You should keep what the Hokage gave you," Kakashi said with a smile.

"Yes! Loyal! The three, including Genma Shiranui, could only nod and salute in response."

"Alright, you guys go ahead and get busy. I'll talk to the Fifth Hokage about the rest," Kakashi said.

Soon, Genma Shiranui and the other two left Touken Uchiha's office with smiles on their faces.

Uchiha Touhuan brewed some tea and handed a cup to Kakashi.

After Kakashi finished his tea, he began to tell Uchiha Touhuan about his recent actions.

After listening, Uchiha Touhuan nodded and then commented:

"It's well done, but some aspects are still a bit rough."

"Damn?" Kakashi was a little confused. Didn't I copy all of my techniques from you?

"Yes, the method of making money is fine, but it's a bit inconsiderate of you to have them withdraw their petition," Uchiha Touhuan explained. "They just submitted a joint petition not long ago, and now they're withdrawing it all at once. It's too conspicuous. If our daimyo is even a little smart, he might see through it."

"What should we do then?" Kakashi's expression turned serious upon hearing this.

"Forget it, don't worry," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile. "It's not a big problem. Even if the Daimyo figured it out, it's no big deal. Anyway, that old man won't live much longer."

Kakashi was taken aback by what he heard.

"By the way, how's the investigation into that old man's offspring going?"

"The daimyo has two sons. He has already made his eldest son the crown prince, and he is very popular among the people of the Fire City. The people of the Fire City say that he will be a benevolent ruler in the future," Kakashi said.

"Is that so? What about the daimyo's youngest son?" Uchiha Touhuan asked.

(End of this chapter)