A game merchant who started from the ninja world

Chapter 58: Daimyo is Assassinated
"Hokage-sama, I just received a decision letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire."

"read."

"The daimyo suddenly decided to postpone funding for the village."

"How could this be?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly opened his eyes wide and asked in confusion, "Didn't we agree to allocate 5 billion yen? Why is it suddenly delayed?"

The game auction is about to start.
This grant is absolutely crucial, as it determines whether or not one can purchase precious resource maps and family tokens.

He did not push the clan leaders too hard before because he had the strong support of the Fire Nation.

5 billion yen in funding,

In addition, the Sarutobi family has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, and at least one of the items, the resource map and the family token, can be auctioned off.

He is very clear,

The ninja clan leaders secretly contacted each other, hoping to raise enough funds to jointly auction the next family token and bypass the village to own their own gaming property.

By then, even if you become the Hokage, some of your decisions will be influenced by them.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not expose it either.
In the face of the huge temptation of the reincarnation game, even those who have been deeply baptized by the will of fire are understandably tempted.

If they take a detour and turn back in time, I won't blame them.

Just take advantage of the situation,

The Sarutobi family, which has the support of the Fire Nation, will be able to occupy an absolute position after auctioning the family token.

At that time, the clan leaders of the various ninja clans who did not contribute would not be able to cause harm to the village no matter how many tricks they had. Instead, they would be more tightly entangled on the giant tree of Konoha.

This is the scene that Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to see.

Therefore, the 5 billion yen allocated by the daimyo is of vital importance and there must be no mistakes.

The ANBU who reported the incident said cautiously, "According to our investigation, it may be related to Danzo-sama."

"Danzo!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, as if he didn't expect this matter to involve his good friend.

Hasn't he given up on the position of Hokage?

"Is the Daimyo in the guild hall? I will go see him in person."

Sarutobi Hiruzen changed his clothes into a pure white divine robe and a Hokage hat, and went to meet the daimyo in a very formal manner.

In theory, the daimyo's status is higher than that of the Hokage himself, and he cannot be careless when asking for help from others.

quickly,

He came to the guild hall where the nobles lived, outside a magnificent manor.

Before he walked in, he suddenly heard the sound of wind.

Dengdengdeng.

The shuriken fell where Sarutobi Hiruzen was originally standing and stabbed into the ground.

"Who dares to take action in Konoha Village?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked calm, not afraid of the attacker at all.

This is Konoha Village, with countless Konoha ninjas. No matter who the attacker is, he can't cause any harm to us.

A figure dressed as a wandering ninja said nothing and just continued to attack.

"not talking?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen keenly sensed that there seemed to be something fishy going on, but before he could think about it, his rhythm was disrupted by the continuous attacks.

The wandering ninja wields a kunai with great speed and power.

A powerful slash broke through the air.

not good!

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyelids twitched, and he stepped back repeatedly, throwing a shuriken.

Make a seal with your hands.

Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!

Countless shadows quickly appeared from a shuriken, forming a shuriken array that looked like a net, shooting out. The wandering ninja's slash fell, and a wall of flaming flames appeared.

"Player?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned. The fire wall released by the opponent did not have any chakra fluctuations. It was definitely a player.

With the help of the firewall, the player suddenly disappeared with a bang.

Shadow clone.

Those shurikens penetrated the wall of fire, and after being attached to flames, they hit the buildings of the manor directly, making a deafening sound.

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could react, a group of people appeared.

"Hiruzen, are you going to attack the gym?"

A middle-aged man dressed in aristocratic attire and with a fan-like decoration stuck behind his head walked out of the building and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a serious face.

"My Lord, you misunderstood."

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't have time to restrain his breath, and even the hand gesture of releasing the seal was still maintained.

However, the twelve guardians beside the daimyo stepped forward one after another, standing between him and the daimyo to prevent him from hurting the daimyo.

The daimyo said with a cold expression, "You don't think there are stray ninjas sneaking into the Konoha Village, which is full of barriers, and intending to attack you, the Hokage, do you?"

"Because of"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped talking suddenly and glanced at the guardian ninja standing in front of him.

One of the ninjas was very similar in build to the one who had just attacked him.

He glanced at the name that suddenly appeared, and it was like a script that had been rehearsed in advance, and he immediately understood most of it.

This was a good play directed by the daimyo himself, in which he rejected his own request for funding.

The daimyo said angrily, "Hiruzen, you disappoint me so much. Does Konoha Village want to break away from the Land of Fire?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly explained: "That's not my intention!"

Daimyo's expression eased slightly, and he snorted, "It's better not to. You came to me for the grant, right? I'll tell you after I've considered it. You can go back now."

"Yes, Lord Daimyo."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was unwilling, but had no choice but to leave.

After he left,
Shimura Danzo quietly walked out of the hall and stood respectfully beside the daimyo.

The daimyo glanced at him and said, "As you said, he also wants me to allocate 5 billion yen to seek the family token."

If it weren't for Shimura Danzo's reminder, he would have really agreed to allocate the funds. After all, it would be difficult to auction the family token and resource map with 5 billion yen.

But I didn't expect that there were three thousand ninjas from the Sarutobi family!
Even enough to create a new ninja village.

The daimyo's face was filled with anger, and he asked, "What on earth does Sarutobi Hiruzen want to do, to establish a country?"

Shimura Danzo half-knelt on the ground and said, "I don't know, but I certainly can't let it go on like this. I suggest suspending Sarutobi Hiruzen's position as Hokage."

Hearing this, the Daimyo shook his head slightly and said, "The Chunin Exams are coming up, don't cause any more trouble."

Shimura Danzo was slightly disappointed.

He originally thought that he could take advantage of this momentum to directly trip up Sarutobi Hiruzen so that he could legitimately sit on the position of Hokage. However, he did not expect that the Daimyo still had concerns.

But that’s fine,

The daimyo has already noticed Sarutobi Hiruzen's private army, and he is afraid that he will no longer trust them as before. He finally has a chance.

"Just wait Hiruzen, I will definitely become Hokage!"

Danzo Shimura showed a sinister smile. Thanks to Orochimaru's information, otherwise he would still be kept in the dark about Sarutobi secretly raising ninjas in the Land of Fire.

Those were not ninjas from the village; they were all members of the Sarutobi clan in the Land of Fire, and they were previously treated as civilians.

The Ino-Shika-Chou family should have known about it, but they have always been loyal to the Sarutobi clan and actually concealed it.

When I become Hokage, I will severely punish these disobedient ninjas and turn Konoha Village into an iron barrel.

The cowardly Sarutobi Hiruzen is only suitable for retirement.

(End of this chapter)