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  Chapter 176 Conflict at the Meeting

  In addition to Uchiha Fugaku and Nawaki who were heading to the battlefield, there were quite a lot of people at the second Jonin meeting. The Daimyo of the Land of Fire occupied the front row. In addition to the Daimyo and the Minister of the Land of Fire, there were also ten Guardian Ninjas following behind him.

  Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was very ugly. He didn't expect the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to be so serious. Signing a peace agreement with the Sand Ninjas in private was like tarnishing the reputation of the Land of Fire for hundreds of years.

  This is unreasonable!

  Sarutobi Hiruzen has been thinking since the envoy of the Daimyo's mansion notified him. The first people he suspected were Orochimaru and Kahn, but after thinking about it, he felt that the two of them were unlikely.

  He admitted that Kahn had a lot of influence in the Land of Fire, but Sarutobi Hiruzen knew the Daimyo very well. He had ambition but no courage. It was okay for him to take advantage of the situation to vent his dissatisfaction with Konoha, but if the Daimyo stood on the opposite side of Konoha, he would definitely not have the courage.

  So who gave the Daimyo the courage to rush to Konoha this time?

  Guardian Ninjas?

  Except for Sakumo, there was only one ninja sent by Konoha, and the others were recruited by the Daimyo from the ninja world; Sarutobi Hiruzen secretly thought that the Daimyo had developed a lot of power over the years, and he must have recruited a lot of guardian ninjas alone, but could he have the confidence to go against Konoha with just a few middle and upper ninjas?

  Except for Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mito Kado En, Utane Koharu, and Danzo all had the same idea. They usually fought each other in private, but they remained consistent when facing the Daimyo.

  Although the first Hokage was elected by the Daimyo and the entire Konoha, from the Second to the Third, they had already seized the power of appointing the Hokage to their side. Now the Daimyo came to Konoha with great momentum. Is he going to take back the power of electing the Hokage?

  This time, many ninjas with the title of Jonin came, such as Yakushi Nono, Kakashi, and others; so they changed to a larger house that can accommodate more than 200 people.

  Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the heads of various ninja clans knelt in the first row, the heads and vice heads of the medical department, barrier team and other departments sat in the second row, and then the ordinary jonin.

  "Third Hokage, please give an explanation for the news in the Weekly Ninja World."

  The Fire Country Daimyo asked directly, breaking the silence, and everyone in the room looked at the Third Hokage; this turmoil was all caused by the news in the Weekly Ninja World, and the above things were instigated by the Third Hokage and executed by Mito Kado En. During this period, the number of disturbances

  in the village has increased more than ten times than before. If it was fake, the Hokage should have come out to clarify it long ago, and the fact that the Hokage Building has not taken any action is enough to explain many things.

  After a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the pipe in his hand and said slowly: "This is true. In addition to the peace agreement with the Sand Ninja before, Konoha also secretly signed a peace agreement with the Sand Ninja. That is the peace agreement in the Weekly Ninja World."

  The ninjas below heard this confirmation from Sarutobi Hiruzen and couldn't help but make a noisy discussion; but Kahn, who was sitting next to the daimyo, raised his mouth slightly and gestured to Orochimaru.

  The means he prepared would not be used, if Sarutobi Hiruzen could foolishly deny it.

  Dongdong!

  Sarutobi Hiruzen knocked on the table twice with his pipe, and then said in a deep voice: "Signing a peace agreement is also a helpless thing. If I can exchange some supplies and money for the lives of the frontline ninjas, I will still not hesitate. In my heart, nothing is more important than the lives of my fellow villagers."

  "Cough~cough!"

  A cough and laughter suddenly sounded in the room. Everyone turned their heads and found that it was Kahn who was sitting next to the daimyo.

  "Sorry, my throat hurts a bit. Hokage, please continue."

  Kahn immediately apologized with a smile, but after he finished speaking, he deliberately turned his head to look at Hatake Sakumo behind the Daimyo, and then the smile on his face became even wider.

  When Orochimaru and other smart ninjas saw Kahn's expression, they immediately remembered what happened to Hatake Sakumo a few years ago.

  He valued his companions. Looking back now, it was really a memorable thing.

  Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Kahn slightly. There was no need to show much hatred between mortal enemies. If Sarutobi Hiruzen was given a chance, he would not hesitate to eliminate Kahn, the "great enemy of Konoha".

  However, in addition to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Kahn also noticed the hostile eyes of Namikaze Minato, but when he was discovered, Namikaze Minato immediately turned his head away.

  "No matter what, this matter is related to me. It is not the Hokage's job to deceive fellow ninjas. So no matter how I am dealt with next, I will have no complaints."

  Sarutobi Hiruzen's words immediately convinced many ninjas. They did not know much about what happened to Hatake Sakumo at that time, or they said that Sarutobi Hiruzen hid it very well and did not do anything at all. Even Tsunade only thought of Sarutobi Hiruzen's inaction. Moreover, most ninjas could not help but

  agree with Sarutobi Hiruzen's words after hearing what he said just now; money and property should not be more important than the lives of companions. If they think about it this way, having a leader like the Third Hokage can make them feel more at ease.

  Some people looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with an agreeing look. What he said just now was quite effective.

  "But, Third Hokage, am I wrong? Didn't the Fire Country win at that time?"

  The daimyo asked with a slight frown. This question made many ninjas react at once.

  Yes, we won the battle and we still got compensation? It's not like they lost the battle, but are the Sand Ninjas on the battlefield of River Country still a threat to Lord Orochimaru? Even the magnetic ninja bloodline ninja was captured.

  Now they have been released, compensated, and given a large amount of supplies.     Sarutobi Hiruzen was stared at by many angry eyes, and he was also angry at the daimyo in his heart, hating him for being so talkative.

  "At that time."

  "Huruzen, don't cover for me anymore, everyone, this is my suggestion. At that time, the ninja troops had to be transferred to other battlefields. In order to end the war in the River Country as soon as possible and prevent the Sand Ninja from counterattacking, I suggested that Hiruzen exchange a small profit for the support of the Sand Ninja."

  Mito Kado Yan said with a heavy face. This remedy was very successful. It took Sarutobi Hiruzen out and gave him a good impression of taking responsibility for his companions.

  Although Mito Kado Yan's statement was also very unreasonable, the ninjas who were transferred back at that time were not immediately sent to the battlefield, and there was no crisis in the other two battlefields. In

  addition to the peace agreement with the Rock Ninja, after a ninja world war, Konoha defeated three ninja villages, but had to "compensate" two ninja villages.

  One Mito Kado Yan was not enough to extinguish the anger of the Konoha ninjas.

  "The compensation for the Sand Ninja did not use the village's funds. Almost all of it was paid by Hiruzen alone."

  Just when the ninjas were still dissatisfied, Utatane Koharu suddenly took out an account book and stood up, then turned to a certain page and continued: "Regarding the funding from the Daimyo Prefecture to Konoha Village, every use is recorded, and there will definitely be no large-scale misappropriation."

  Utatane Koharu's words further restored the impression of the Third Hokage in the hearts of the senior ninjas.

  Paying for it yourself to prevent the war from expanding, this kind of awareness is worthy of the Will of Fire.

  At this time, Nara Shikaku said: "If this is the case, then the Hokage is not wrong at all."

  But before Nara Shikaku finished speaking, Kahn interrupted him with a smile. If they let them continue, Sarutobi Hiruzen would be packaged as a saint; this whitewashing method does not seem to be something Sarutobi Hiruzen came up with himself, but rather a strategy of the Nara clan.

  "Sorry to interrupt. I'm a little curious about the account book of the dorm counselor. Since the dorm counselor doesn't mind others looking at it, it means there is nothing confidential in it."

  While Kahn was speaking, the account book in the hand of Koharu Utane suddenly slipped out of his hand and quickly flew in the direction of Kahn.

  Most people in the room did not react to this sudden change. The few ninjas who noticed the account book floating in the air did not have the appropriate means, after all, this was in the meeting room; for example, Minato Namikaze, Kahn was next to the daimyo, and he could not throw a flying thunder god kunai at the daimyo's place.

  "Secret Technique: Shadow Tentacles."

  Nara Shikaku reacted quickly. After noticing that the account book was flying towards Kahn, he immediately used the shadow secret technique to stop Kahn from taking the account book; although Koharu Utane promised that no one would notice the flaw, if there was a problem, they would be passive.

  "Shikaku-kun, what are you going to do in the conference room?"

  After hearing this hoarse voice, Nara Shikaku subconsciously stopped the ninjutsu in his hand; after he stopped the ninjutsu, the python wrapped around him slowly retracted its bloody mouth.

  "Shikaku!"

  Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza shouted worriedly. Orochimaru's method of casting the spell was too fast. Even though the two of them were next to Nara Shikaku, they didn't react.

  "Sorry, I'm rude, Lord Orochimaru."

  Nara Shikaku said slowly, and then retracted the shadow secret technique; after the shadow secret technique disappeared, the python on his body slowly crawled back, got into Orochimaru's sleeve and disappeared.

  Orochimaru smiled and said to Nara Shikaku, "It's okay. I believe Sarutobi-sensei won't mind such a small matter."

  Although the scene just now was short, it opened the eyes of many ninjas, especially Orochimaru's strength. Even the head of the Nara clan couldn't escape it. In addition to the jonin in the room, even Jiraiya and Tsunade glanced at Orochimaru.

  Compared with Jiraiya's solemn face, Tsunade thought of the desperate virus serum. She guessed that Orochimaru had used it, but she had never seen him use the Wood Release Bloodline.

  "Advisor Tatene, there are a few places that are different from what I know. It seems that Konoha's Ministry of Finance seems to have made a mistake in the account book."

  Kahn's words attracted the attention of everyone in the room. Nara Shikaku's heart sank after hearing this. The thing he was most worried about just now happened.

  "It cost 40 million taels to hire 50 ninjas from Kusa-guchi, but here it's recorded as 80 million taels. There's also 50 million taels from Taki-guchi, but the account book records 90 million taels. This is the task commission the newspaper received from the two ninja villages.

  Hey, look what I found. It cost 110 million taels to buy medicine from the Kahn Chamber of Commerce. I remember that during that period, the revenue in the 'entire Land of Fire' was only 70 million taels. It's really interesting data."

  Every time Kahn said a data, he would produce the corresponding evidence. This action was like a knife condensed by ice escape, directly stabbing into Koharu Utatane's heart, making her tremble slightly now. Please

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