Chapter 524 Daily Persecution of Xiao Tuantuan
In the Hokage's office,
Sarutobi Hiruzen pinched his nose and opened the window. As the breeze blew in, the horrible stench brought by Danzo was diluted a little.
Otherwise, if some uninformed people heard it, they would think that he, the new Hokage, was playing something excessive in the office.
"Hoo Danzo, have you offended anyone recently?"
After Danzo's explanation, Sarutobi Hiruzen reluctantly believed that the other party was so smelly because he was attacked by someone.
But at the same time, he was also very confused. Although Danzo's butt was very big and he seemed to be occupying public space, he was a nice person and didn't look like someone who could make enemies with others.
"Humph! Maybe he was implicated by his family."
Looking at his friend who was deliberately distancing himself from him, Danzo, with a sullen face, recalled the rumors circulating in Konoha recently, and he probably had the answer in his mind.It seems that what the Shimura clan did in the mission hall did cause public outrage. This time it was just rotten eggs, but what about next time?What if he throws poop at him?You can’t use it to make egg tarts, right?Although the window was open for ventilation, a faint stench still lingered at the tip of his nose. Sarutobi frowned, took out a brand new pipe from the drawer, hesitated for a moment, and put it in his mouth.This was a gift from his father when he took office, and he said it was a must-have for mature men.
chap——
He lit the pipe unskillfully, and as wisps of green smoke rose, the strong smell of tobacco filled Sarutobi Hiruzen's nostrils, diluting the lingering stench. His face looked better, and his brows relaxed, but soon frowned again.
"Ahem. In this matter, you, the Shimura clan, really went a little too far."
Stimulated by the smell of tobacco, he coughed a few times and shook his head gently. How could he, as a Hokage, not know about the unfair rules newly issued by the mission hall?
However, since the Shimura clan only focused on D-level missions and did not really touch the cake of the major ninja clans, the situation did not escalate.
After all, it was only a D-level mission. The C-level and B-level missions, which were core resources, were not divided up. The wealthy ninja clans would not offend the newly-emerged Shimura clan for this little benefit. At most, they just complained verbally, but did not make any substantive protests.
The impact on the Shimura clan was minimal, not even as damaging as the rotten egg that Danzo ate this morning.
"It's just some D-rank tasks. You know how much effort our Shimura put into the election."
Danzo sat down on the sofa in the office and said with a surprised look on his face,In order to help Sarutobi Hiruzen raise enough money to buy the Hokage, the Shimura clan even sold the breeding pigs they had cultivated for many years. Those were the foundation of their Shimura pig farm.
Until now, the pig farm has not recovered. The pig head meat that he had been craving for has gone from unlimited eating to one piece a day now, which is not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
"That's enough. Don't make it too difficult for me."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression tightened, and even though he felt extremely helpless, he could not continue to reprimand. As the Hokage who was supported by the Ninja Alliance with all their efforts, he indeed bore too many responsibilities that could not be told to outsiders.
"Don't worry, we know what to do."
Danzo didn't really take Sarutobi Hiruzen's words to heart. In the eyes of a ninja of his level, a D-rank mission was nothing.I don't know what those troublemakers are thinking. They are protesting desperately for a mere reward of tens of thousands of taels. It's not like they haven't been given a share of the task. There must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames.Danzo thought carefully about who would benefit the most from this matter, and finally came to a surprising conclusion.
It must have been Uchiha who did it!It must be because they were forced to hand over the management rights of the mission hall. In order to retaliate, some resentful Uchiha clan members secretly made a big fuss about the crowdsourcing of D-level missions, trying to arouse public outrage and thereby discredit the glorious image of the Shimura clan.
No, how can you, a pig farmer, have such a glorious image?The two continued chatting for a while, and other people attending the meeting arrived one after another. As soon as Mitomonen and Utane Koharu opened the door, their bright smiles froze on their faces.
"Hiruzen, is the toilet in the office clogged?"
Mitomon Yan pushed up his glasses and asked with a pale face,"If you do this again next time, don't call me to the meeting."
Covering her nose, Utane Koharu frowned, her beautiful eyes full of disdain."It's Danzo!"
In order to avoid misunderstandings from his friends, Sarutobi Hiruzen betrayed his childhood friend at lightning speed."Monkey, you. You're going to regret this!"
Danzo suddenly jumped up from the sofa and pointed at Sarutobi Hiruzen's nose in exasperation.creak-
Just when the two were on the verge of a fight, the door was pushed open again, and a simple and honest voice came. Qiu Daoqufeng strode in, looked at his friends who had arrived earlier, and raised the breakfast in his hand with a smile."Everyone came early. Have you eaten? I brought some small burgers made by Lao Ba, a new restaurant at the entrance of the village."
As a result, the next second, his smile froze on his face like the previous few people, and he wrinkled his nose and took a few deep breaths.Looking at Qiu Dao Qu Feng who was performing at the top level, several people present chose to remain silent without any prior agreement.After confirming the familiar smell, Qiu Daoqufeng blinked and said hesitantly,"Is this secret burger so popular? You guys actually lined up to buy it, and it's only available in the Olige flavor."
"No!!!"
"What's wrong with everyone? You're not in high spirits at all."
After a period of ventilation, the pungent smell in the office had dissipated. Uchiha Jing, who had arrived late, looked at his friends with different expressions and scratched his curly hair in confusion."Jing, you came at the right time."
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had endured the stench for a long time, said something incomprehensible with a complicated expression, which made Uchiha Kagami full of questions.
"I'm not late, am I?"
I glanced at the clock on the wall and realized that there was still some time before the meeting."No, Jing, do you want a small burger?"
Qiu Daoqufeng, with a pale face, raised the untouched hamburger in his hand and asked aloud. He had no appetite at all.
"Thank you, I ate on the way."
Politely rejecting the strange-sounding food, Uchiha Jing sat down at the workstation that belonged to the branch secretary and began to prepare materials for today's meeting.
When the meeting time came, several people sat down at the pre-prepared meeting table with serious faces, their faces showing a hint of nervousness.Except for Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Kagami, the others were just appointed as powerful advisory elders a few days ago. They were promoted to high-level figures in Konoha, second only to the two of them and above ten thousand people. They finally made it.
Of course, this is also closely related to how much effort their family has contributed to the election.
"I declare the first high-level meeting of Konoha to begin."
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was sitting in the main seat, exchanged glances with Uchiha Kagami next to him. He spoke first, and a hint of expectation appeared on the faces of the people sitting below.
Just as the family elders said, the future of Konoha belongs to them.
This meeting not only established the political structure of Konoha led by the Hokage branch secretary and coordinated by the advisory elders,
It also announced that the Senju and Uchiha families, the two founding elder families of Konoha, would gradually fade out of the political stage of Konoha.
"Jing, you won't be angry about the matter in the mission hall, right?"
"How is that possible? The tide has turned. We can't let the Uchiha occupy important departments forever."
"Hey, I'll buy you a drink after get off work~"
The first high-level meeting ended quickly. It was not as serious as some people had imagined. In a relaxed and happy atmosphere, the responsibilities of several people were divided one by one.
Among them, Mizuto Kado En is in charge of the Konoha Sealing Team and is responsible for maintaining the village's barrier.
Koharu Utane serves as the director of Konoha's medical department, responsible for the management of the medical system.
Akimichi Norifuge was assigned to the logistics support department. As a radical fighter, he had some complaints about the department he was in charge of, "Hiruzen, why can't you let me be in charge of the border defense?"
Although he likes delicious food, he doesn't want to waste his time surrounded by piles of supplies every day. He wants to go to the battlefield and fight on the border where there are frictions.
"Sorry, Takefu, you're being too aggressive."
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew Akimichi Torifu's character very well. If he were to be sent to the border, he would probably start fighting with other countries in a few days.
As long as the enemy provokes him, he will dare to activate his super-power and crush him.
"Humph!"
Hearing this, Qiu Dao Qu Feng, who looked regretful, snorted in dissatisfaction and said nothing more."Monkey, what about me?"
Seeing that the other people had all been given a lot of rights, Danzo, with eyes shining with envy, urged anxiously,"You? We're ready to let you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other man in the main seat looked at each other, and Uchiha Kagami took out a plan and handed it to Danzo who was looking expectant.
"This is. Huh?"
Danzo took the plan with doubt, looked up, and the expectant expression immediately froze on his face, his eyes with shrunken pupils filled with disbelief.
Shimura clan land,
"Is this the power that Sarutobi Hiruzen gave you?"
The Shimura father and son were talking in a secret room. Shimura Kenichi looked at the plan in front of him, his old brows knitted tightly, and his fat face had a rather strange look.
"indeed so."
Danzo, who also had a strange expression on his face, nodded slightly. He also couldn't understand why Sarutobi Hiruzen entrusted such an important matter to him. Was it trust?"This is weird. Logically, this kind of thing shouldn't be our turn."
In Shimura Kenichi's opinion, Danzo is more suitable for the department that Akimichi Torikaze is in charge of. Logistical support is all about money, and it's not faster than making money through crowdsourcing.
"Why not? Now that the Senju clan has gone bankrupt and disintegrated, and the Uchiha clan is dwindling, our Shimura clan is about to become the second largest clan after Sarutobi."
Danzo shook his head defiantly, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly.
The situation in Konoha is now very clear. The decline of the former founder is a foregone conclusion, and their Ninja Alliance is the rising star.
“That does make some sense.”
bang-
"who!?"
Suddenly, the door of the secret room was roughly pushed open. The father and son who were conspiring immediately jumped up in alert. Danzo took out a sharp kunai with his backhand, while Shimura Ken took a fat pork elbow in his hand.
"It's me."
Shimura Shinji looked at the pork elbow in Shimura Kenichi's hand with a look of surprise on his face, frowning slightly.
Is this boy really my son?"It turned out to be Uncle Jin Er. You scared me."
Shimura Kenichi heaved a sigh of relief, put away his midnight snack, and turned to look at his uncle with a puzzled look.
To this day, he still doesn't know that the uncle who helped him become the patriarch of the clan is his biological father.
"Meet my great-uncle."
Danzo also quickly retracted the kunai in his hand and respectfully saluted the old man in front of him.
"Let me see what you got."
Shinji Shimura didn't waste any time and went straight to the point to ask for the plan in Danzo's hand. Although he had been behind the scenes for many years, everyone in the family was his spies, and every word and action of the Shimura father and son was under his surveillance.
"Granduncle, please look."
Without hesitation, Danzo directly handed over the plan hidden behind his back with both hands. After Shimura Shinji took it, he only glanced at the name on the cover, and the expression on his weathered face changed drastically."not good."
"Uncle Jin, what's wrong with this?"
Seeing his uncle's doubtful expression, Shimura Kenichi blinked in confusion, and Danzo beside him also showed a questioning expression."This Sarutobi Hiruzen wants to push our Shimura clan to the forefront."
Shimura Shinji took a deep breath, threw the somewhat hot plan to Danzo who looked puzzled, and explained earnestly,"Isn't this great? With it, the Shimura clan can walk sideways in the village. Whether it's Uchiha Senju or that low-key Hyuga, they will all become stepping stones for us."
"You idiot, do you think this thing is so easy to get?"
Looking at his cheap son with a disdainful look on his face, Shimura Shinji's beard stood up in anger.
Resisting the urge to hit someone, he shook his head with a tense expression, his gray eyes full of solemnity.
Uchiha clan land,"Uncle Gin, why did you give the department responsible for selecting and training Tailed Beast Knights to Danzo?"
Uchiha Jing came home from get off work and couldn't figure out one thing over and over again. So he found Uchiha Izuna before it got dark. Uchiha Gin happened to be there too, so he asked the question that had been in his mind for a long time.
"In your mind, is Xiao Tuantuan so unreliable?"
Uchiha Gin, who was peeling an orange, raised his eyebrows, smiled nervously and asked back,
"That's not true."
Jingzi scratched his head when he heard this. He and Danzo were good friends who grew up together. They had a pretty good relationship and even had some financial ties."But Tailed Beast Card is the clan leader."
What he was struggling with was that the Tailed Beast Cards and Drivers were the clan leader's private property. Now that Uchiha Madara's life or death was uncertain, the village's wanton distribution of his "legacy" might cause dissatisfaction among some clan members.
Uchiha Gin chuckled when he heard this, peeled a piece of crystal clear fruit flesh and put it in his mouth. After confirming that it tasted sweet and sour, he threw the rest of the flesh into the shadow world behind him without leaving a trace. It was steadily caught by a snow-white hand that had been waiting for a long time.
After completing his daily feeding routine, he threw the orange peels in his hands into the trash can, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
"It's okay. It's useless to keep it at home anyway. It's better to throw it out and let them fight each other."
(End of this chapter)