Killing his way through the ninja world, starting from being adopted by the second generation!

"Alright, you've been talking about this the whole time," Lian Ye said, sounding a little annoyed.

Hiruzen is so distrustful of me!

He's not a child, is it necessary to keep talking?

Besides, isn't it just a famous name?

That cautious and careful demeanor—

Anyone who didn't know better would think they were going to see the Sage of Six Paths.

He already had no fondness for the daimyo, and Hiruzen's words only fueled his resentment.

Renya wanted to see if the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was as terrifying as Hiruzen had described!

If not, then he's finished!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was unaware that he had unwittingly brought about the daimyo's demise.

Seeing Renya's ashen face, Shimura Danzo knew that the matter was settled.

Starting tomorrow, the village will never be short of money again.

With financial support, the village can develop more rapidly.

The other ninja villages will definitely be left far behind by Konoha!

Danzo became more and more agitated, wishing he could kill the daimyo right now.

The three of them headed to Daming Prefecture.

Daming Prefecture, Daming Palace.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire was watching the songstresses dance with a delighted expression.

Just then, a guard rushed in to report.

"Lord Daimyo, the Third Hokage of Konoha requests an audience!"

"The Hokage?" The Daimyo frowned in displeasure. "What's he doing here?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand to disperse the songstresses.

Even if the Daimyo was unhappy about the Hokage's arrival, he couldn't prevent them from coming in.

"Please invite the Hokage to the main hall. I will go after I have finished bathing and changing."

"Yes!"

The guard immediately turned and left.

"Someone, prepare hot water."

At the emperor's command, the maids immediately began to get to work.

Inside the main hall.

"Why hasn't the Great Name arrived yet?" Lian Ye's face was grim.

The more he looks at Da Ming's name, the more annoyed he becomes.

Although Renya had never met the daimyo of the Land of Fire, it didn't stop him from disliking the daimyo.

"Renya, be careful what you say and do!" Hiruzen quickly reminded him.

"So what if he's just a daimyo?" Renya ignored Hiruzen and said with dissatisfaction, "He dares to put on airs with us!"

Even Madara Uchiha wouldn't make him wait that long.

Does someone with such a lousy name really think they're an emperor?

He doesn't like this name, so he plans to change it.

"Renya, stop talking!" Hiruzen was almost in tears. "Danzo, please talk to him!"

"Danzo, say something!"

Danzo remained silent, leisurely sipping his tea.

He wouldn't be angry about the actions of a dying man...

Chapter 372 Let Me Do It

"I'm sorry to have kept the Hokage waiting."

It was unclear how much time had passed before the daimyo of the Land of Fire finally arrived.

Although he said he was sorry, he didn't show any remorse on his face.

He considers himself noble and looks down on others from the bottom of his heart.

Especially those ninjas who love fighting and killing.

"It's alright, Lord Daimyo is very busy," Danzo said expressionlessly.

The more arrogant he is now, the worse he'll be later.

He subconsciously glanced at Lian Ye, whose face was ashen, and couldn't help but smile.

"Has the Hokage come all this way for some business?"

The daimyo of the Land of Fire, oblivious to Danzo's expression, swaggered into the main seat.

“It is so, Your Excellency. The village’s current funds are insufficient to meet daily needs. You see…” Danzo said tentatively.

"You're here for money?"

The man's smile vanished instantly, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.

He allocates hundreds of millions of taels of silver to the village every month, but these damned ninjas are not only not satisfied, they also come to him asking for more money!

“That’s right, Lord Daimyo.” Danzo nodded and explained.

"Konoha is currently in a phase of rapid development, and everything requires financial support. The grant you have provided is indeed insufficient..."

He didn't mention the reduction in funding for the village at all; he only said that the village was currently in dire need of money.

Some things are best left unsaid; saying them aloud would be pointless.

"Hmph, I think the funding allocated to Konoha is already quite generous," the Daimyo said with a forced smile.

These ninjas are really greedy!

Even monthly allocations of hundreds of millions of taels of silver are insufficient to meet the demand.

"My lord, you are unaware of the following..."

Danzo then meticulously explained the purpose of each sum of money.

Daming casually picked at his ear, not paying any attention at all.

"Okay, I think I understand."

The daimyo impatiently interrupted Danzo, asking in a sarcastic tone.

"Hokage, how much money are you asking for?"

Looking at the arrogant demeanor of the daimyo, Lianye was so angry that she laughed.

An ordinary person dares to boss around and point fingers at a ninja...

If it weren't for his prestigious position, he would have been chopped up and fed to the dogs long ago.

He had already sentenced Daming to death in his heart.

So what if a great name dies?

If it doesn't work, try another one.

But Lianye didn't plan to make a move now; she would wait a while longer.

He wanted to see just how arrogant Da Ming could be.

"My lord, after calculation, you need to increase your monthly funding by 300 million taels on top of the existing amount."

Danzo took out the documents that Hiruzen had prepared and handed them to the daimyo.

"Oh? Three hundred million taels?"

Daming glanced at the documents handed to him, but did not reach out to take them.

Upon seeing this, Danzo's expression instantly faltered.

Now I finally understand why Renye was unhappy with Daimyo.

That's so damn pretentious.

He now wished he could kill this arrogant guy in front of him!

"Hokage, isn't your appetite a bit too big?"

"Da Ming said with a playful expression."

He didn't think the Hokage used all that money for village development.

None of those ninjas are good people!

"Daimyo, what do you mean by that?" Danzo was truly angry.

The Fire Country Daimyo was not only arrogant and condescending, but also completely disregarded him, the Hokage!

Since becoming Hokage, I have never suffered such humiliation.

The Daimyo sneered at Danzo's gloomy expression: "It's nothing, I just think the Hokage needs too much funding..."

He spends one-fifth of his annual income supporting the ninjas of Konoha Village.

Over time, dissatisfaction will naturally arise.

As a result, the daimyo began to reduce financial allocations to Konoha Village.

If he gives Konoha a little less, he can spend a little more.

Unexpectedly, just a few months later, this group of greedy ninjas came knocking on our door demanding money.

Daiming was indeed very wealthy, but he didn't want to spend his money on others.

Even though Konoha Village claimed to be protecting the Land of Fire, it was to no avail.

If he could, he wouldn't even want to spend a single penny.

It's all those damned Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha's fault!

If the two of them hadn't founded Konoha Village, he wouldn't have had to waste his money.

During the Warring States period, the conflicts among ninjas were solely theirs and had nothing to do with the wealthy people like them.

They just need to pay ninjas to do their jobs.

The others don't need to be considered.

Unlike now, where we have to spend a lot of money to support a ninja village?

This wouldn't have happened if it weren't for Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha!

The assets of the Daimyo Prefecture have been shrunk by Konoha.

If you were to ask who hates Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha the most?

Without a doubt, these are the daimyo of the five great nations.

Since the two established the ninja village, ninjas from other countries have followed suit.

The famous figures were so angry they were in pain.

Danzo's face was grim; he wished he could just pull out a kunai and slit Danzo's throat.

But I held back after thinking about it.

He's the Hokage now, so let's leave this kind of thing to Renya!

Anyway, that guy has been unhappy with Daimyo for a long time.

Danzo took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"My lord, I guarantee that every penny in the accounts is used for village construction, and I will not embezzle even a single penny!"