He was in Konoha, exuding an aura of dominance.

Therefore, Orochimaru only found this behavior novel, not frightening. At most, he would be called over by his teacher and scolded for not only failing to stop them but also participating in it.

Orochimaru scoffed.

stop?

How can stopping this allow me to secure hundreds of millions in research funding? And with a continuous stream of additional funding coming in?

Of course, there will be some troubles, but they are unlikely to affect the fifty-stringed instrument.

Looking at Yuuka Igarashi, who suddenly realized how outrageous his act of beating up a nobleman was, Orochimaru suddenly remembered a sentence that Igarashi had once said.

"Hokage? I wouldn't even be a dog in the Inuzuka family."

"I'd be happy to be the man behind the Fifth Hokage."

It's true that Isogen didn't want to be Hokage, but why did he have to become the man behind the Fifth Hokage? And why the Fifth Hokage?

Orochimaru was puzzled, Orochimaru was confused, and Orochimaru stopped thinking about it.

Tsunade, excited to get the money, was about to go to the gambling den and wreak havoc when Orochimaru quickly stopped her.

"Someone will definitely complain to the teacher. If you go to the gambling den now, wouldn't you be walking into a trap?"

"That's right." Tsunade tapped her palms together with her left and right hands.

We can't let the money that finally arrived in our account be taken away again.

“I have to hide. The old man is looking for me, so I told him I’m not home.”

Isogen looked at these spineless words with disdain and admonished Hinata Mizuki, who was standing to the side.

"Ugh~~ Tsunade is such a loser, you can't be like her."

Hinata Mizuki nodded obediently.

Tsunade glared at him. "Don't set a bad example for the kids!"

Is Wuzhi still a child?

Ha, whose child is like him?

For the sake of the large sum of money, she stopped arguing and ran away before the old man could react.

……

The Thousand Hands Old House.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been summoned without provocation, was bewildered.

Normally, when they meet with Mito Uzumaki, a veteran with both strength and seniority, they come in person. The fact that Mito Uzumaki appeared in the Hokage Building before was an extremely low-probability event.

To some extent, it was her way of giving them a fright; she may be old, but she's young at heart.

Why were you called here this time?

Looking at the energetic Mito Uzumaki, he was very puzzled, but dared not speak or ask.

Here he dared not touch his pipe, so he picked up his teacup and pondered what it was all about as the warm tea flowed down his throat.

The peace was shattered when the secret agents protecting the officials of the Land of Fire, along with their messengers, arrived together.

What do you mean by saying that not a single official who came to Konoha was spared?

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened as he looked at the silent, head-bowed Anbu members.

Where is Tsunade?

"Lady Tsunade's whereabouts are unpredictable."

Where is Orochimaru?

As soon as he said that, Hiruzen Sarutobi realized he had asked a stupid question.

Even Tsunade is hiding, so Orochimaru is even more so.

That's what you call swaggering around, brazenly walking in the sunlight.

Let's not even talk about whether we can call them over, but even if we do, what can we do?

Based on his limited understanding of the fifty strings, he knew that when the person arrived, it wouldn't be to admit their mistake, and someone would definitely be in trouble, though he wouldn't be the first to suffer.

After much thought and searching,

Hiruzen Sarutobi made a startling discovery.

Hey, I guess I really have to take the blame for this.

Why isn't Chapter 70 directly under my command as the Daimyo?

"Danzo, the village now has a difficult task for you!"

……

As the saying goes, what's done is done, let's eat first.

It was as if countless sparrows had crowded into the conference room, chirping incessantly.

"You people from Konoha are so rude!"

"The local kids are so ill-mannered!"

Officials from the Land of Fire joined forces with the Hidden Stone Village ninja to denounce Konoha for being inhuman.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shrank back, not daring to speak rashly.

He could be sarcastic and sarcastic when the people from Iwagakure were robbed, but if the officials who came were from the other four countries, he could also smile and use gentle fist techniques.

But they happen to be from the Land of Fire, one of our own.

Interrupt spellcasting directly.

No one else expected that their child had quietly done such a big thing.

The compensation and ransom from Iwagakure and the accountability from the Daimyo cannot be entirely accepted by the Konoha F4; the heads of all departments and ninja clans of Konoha must be present.

After all, the compensation offered by the people from Iwagakure is related to the potential increase in budgets for various departments, while the arrival of people from the capital means that Konoha's funding may be cut.

They are all closely related to them.

However, no one expected that their own child would cause such a big incident in such a short time.

Challenging a Jonin from another country as a Ninja Academy student—while it's true that young calves aren't afraid of tigers, this is just too reckless!

Even in Konoha Village, ninjas are blinded by rage and don't care about such things. What if the other side is determined to reduce Konoha's future?

There's no shortage of brainless ninjas!

Among these ninja clan leaders, there was one who didn't fit in.

The current head of the Uchiha clan.

"You've gained some new insights? Not bad."

Upon hearing the news that his genius had gained insight, he nodded slightly, a confident and smug smile spreading across his face.

Although it's unknown how they awakened their Sharingan, Uchiha clans typically went through a painful experience to awaken it, so being able to awaken it in the village clearly meant they didn't suffer much.

The old man was pleased.

Amidst the cacophony, Fujiwara Osamu remained unmoved, as if his surroundings were irrelevant to him.

Yes, although he was also ripped off and lost a lot of money, and even got beaten up, as the saying goes, "no destruction, no construction," and he saw things very clearly.

If you jump too high, you're very likely to get beaten up again.

He glanced sideways at the official who was speaking passionately and arguing his point, and shook his head helplessly.

'Sigh, how undignified! They don't even understand the principle of yielding.'

He didn't organize anyone to cause trouble; it was simply that the other nobles who had been robbed were venting their anger at today's meeting.

Although he was the highest-ranking person on this trip, could he stop someone from jumping out and getting beaten?

Especially this attack.

He was very open-minded; Konoha would never take any action against those people, no matter what.

The real problem they encountered in Iwagakure was that they were either second-generation ninja from clans or commoner geniuses—all future leaders of Konoha.

The situation is different for the nobles; they are mostly current pillars of Konoha or super geniuses who are beginning to show the potential to become pillars of the village.

How can we teach the other party a lesson?

Can you win by talking?

Bang bang bang!

A nobleman slammed his hand on the solid wood table and said with dissatisfaction, "Lord Hokage, Konoha's attitude today makes it very difficult for us to persuade the Daimyo not to cut Konoha's funding."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression turned serious.

Playing around is fine, but don't joke about the budget.

At this moment, everyone in the room activated their brainpower, searching for words that could be used to retaliate.

Just then, Nara Shikaku coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention.

Under the gaze of the entire audience, Nara Shika, the current president, wore a mysterious smile and spoke softly, his voice just loud enough to cover the entire room.

"We have heard your requests, but..." He looked at the officials from the Land of Fire, waved his hands, and said with a helpless expression.

"If Your Excellency cuts Konoha's budget, it will inevitably affect Konoha's business ecosystem. At that time, it will be difficult for us to guarantee that some troublemakers will stay in Konoha and play around in peace."

Daigo empowerment!

Everyone was stunned at first, then realized what was happening and gasped.

As expected of the Hokage's assistant, a member of the Nara clan with unparalleled intelligence!

That's a perfectly valid point!

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around in surprise, then glanced at his three companions and noticed that they had similar expressions.

Mitomon Homura, who served as Konoha's external window and coordinator of finances, stood up and agreed, "That's true."