Naruto: A parody of the entire ninja world, the opening scene infuriates the Kage.

Chapter 150 The Daimyo's Dissatisfaction with Konoha
The capital of the Fire Nation.

"Funding? No."

The daimyo is too lazy to even mention Konoha anymore; he's very dissatisfied with Konoha now.

The daimyo had a lot of opinions about the Third Hokage and Danzo.

The Konoha ninjas poisoned the Daimyo, which greatly alarmed and enraged him.

If the third generation had arrived in the capital later, would the daimyo have been poisoned to death?
That death was rather unjust!

People value their life and reputation highly.

It can be said that this is no longer a contest between two jade pieces.

The Third Daimyo said that Danzo sent someone to poison him in order to frame him, but the Daimyo didn't believe it entirely.

But it can't be separated from the infighting among the higher-ups in Konoha!

Before the emergence of ninja villages, daimyo hired ninjas by paying them.

With the Senju and Uchiha clans joining forces to establish Konoha, other countries followed suit, and one after another, ninja villages emerged.

The Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages held a status equal to that of the Daimyo.

However, ninjas do not engage in productive labor.

Although there are businesses in Konoha Village, they are not self-sufficient.

Therefore, the daimyo needs to allocate funds to Konoha every year.

This applies not only to the daimyo of the Land of Fire, but also to the daimyo of other countries.

However, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind stopped allocating funds to Sunagakure for some years. As a result, the Fourth Kazekage not only had to mine for gold in the desert to support the village, but the number of ninjas in the village also decreased again and again, and an elite policy was implemented.

However, because the screen said the Daimyo of the Land of Wind was foolish, and the Daimyo was also worried that the Sand Village would assassinate him, he allocated funds to the Sand Village again, but not enough money.

Now, because of his dissatisfaction with Konoha, the daimyo no longer wants to allocate funds to Konoha.

It's said that Danzo sent his subordinates to poison him, so how come Danzo defected as soon as the Third Hokage returned to Konoha?

Despite Konoha sending ANBU to hunt down Danzo, it was to no avail.

Another question is why the Fifth Hokage didn't come to the capital to see him in person?

Are they increasingly disregarding his great name?
Because of watching the light screen, the ninja village began to have inappropriate thoughts.

Through gradual probing, they eventually managed to get the Daimyo to work for the ninja village?
Thinking of these things, the daimyo felt worried, fearful, and furious.

For a daimyo, the status of a ninja was already high enough.

If the status of ninjas were to rise further, even the daimyo would have a hard time, let alone the daimyo's subjects.

In short, first cut off funding to Konoha and give Konoha a warning.

Konoha may be powerful, but the economic power of the Land of Fire is in the hands of the Daimyo.

Besides, there's no war going on yet, so why give Konoha so much funding?
The finance minister looked helpless, knowing that the daimyo still harbored resentment towards Konoha.

Upon learning that Konoha had chosen Jiraiya as its Fifth Hokage, the Daimyo was not very happy.

The Daimyo preferred Tsunade to become the Fifth Hokage.

Besides, why didn't Jiraiya come to see the Daimyo after becoming Hokage?
Are you bringing Danzo's corpse with you?

How long will it take to defeat Danzo?

"Hmph, the Jinchuriki has been kidnapped, the advisors have defected, yet they still can't resolve the situation. Konoha is becoming more and more useless." The Daimyo said with a look of disdain.

There are also spies from Konoha in the capital.

Without Kazuma's group, most of the ninjas in the capital, if not all, were loyal to Konoha.

It's fair to say that if the Daimyo were to turn against Konoha, less than a third of the ninjas in the capital would support him.

The Daimyo's decision to stop allocating funds to Konoha is a life-threatening matter for the village.

It wasn't exactly a top secret, and the daimyo's attitude quickly became known to some ninjas in the capital.

Then a ninja sent a message to Konoha via carrier pigeon.

That's right. Although wireless communication technology is available now, ninjas still often used carrier pigeons to deliver messages.

After all, ninjas travel on foot, without airplanes, cars, ferries, or the like.

War is also a battle fought with cold weapons.

Guns and steel torrents are nowhere to be seen.

It's just a farming tool, nothing particularly advanced.

Many aspects are similar to those of decades ago, but some methods are technologically advanced.

Anyway, the technology tree is ridiculously skewed.

The capital city is not very close to Konoha, and it would take quite a while to send a message by carrier pigeon.

……

Konoha, Hokage Building.

Inside the office, Jiraiya hadn't even finished dealing with the thick stack of documents when a lot more were delivered.

Shortly after the secretary delivered the documents and left, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Jiraiya saw F3 push the door open and enter.

It's clear that F3's expressions are all very serious.

"What happened?" Jiraiya knew something big must have happened.

"At the Uchiha gathering, still at the Naka Shrine, five Uchiha clan members were killed; all of them had a strong Will of Fire," the Third Hokage said in a deep voice.

Although the Third Hokage didn't say it too explicitly, Jiraiya understood.

It's not surprising that the Uchiha clan had spies within its ranks; Jiraiya himself didn't know exactly how many.

As for the Uchiha clan's secret gatherings, they are held from time to time, always at the Naka Shrine, and the Anbu can only watch from afar.

Those qualified to attend the Uchiha gathering are not ordinary people; besides the Uchiha clan leader and elders, there are also some elites.

The Uchiha clan held a secret meeting and purged their spies from the higher-ups. What were they trying to do?
"A coup?" Jiraiya's heart skipped a beat.

The Anbu had been monitoring the Uchiha clan.

If the Uchiha clan were to launch a coup, the village would be able to respond in time.

However, the power of the Uchiha should not be underestimated, especially since Fugaku also possesses a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan.

Even if the Uchiha clan fails to stage a coup, the village's strength will be greatly weakened. The other four major ninja villages, as well as many smaller ninja villages, will remain indifferent to Konoha's weakness.
"It might be related to one person," said Xiaochun, who was switching dorm rooms.

"Who?" Jiraiya asked quickly.

“Uchiha Hideki,” the Third Hokage replied.

“Uchiha Hideki? Never heard of him.” Jiraiya asked, puzzled.

"He was a genin from the Uchiha clan. During this Uchiha gathering, he broke into the shrine. After that, we don't know what happened, but five ninjas were killed, including three jonin and two chunin," the Third Hokage said, revealing what he knew.

Jiraiya was completely baffled.

Genin?

However, it is unusual for a low-ranking Uchiha ninja to break into the Naga Shrine.

With all five of their high-ranking informants eliminated, the Uchiha's attitude...

"Have the Anbu take action and bring Uchiha Hideki to the Analysis Class," Jiraiya decided immediately.

F3 all nodded; in fact, the Third Generation had already sent the Anbu before they arrived.

It would be good to talk to Jiraiya about this to avoid some trouble.

Jiraiya rubbed his temples, feeling a little annoyed.

What's wrong with the Uchiha clan now?
F3's actions towards the Uchiha were also problematic!
However, the Uchiha problem is not easy to solve.

If it were easy to solve, the water gates would have been resolved long ago.

The Nine-Tails' attack widened the gap between the Uchiha clan and the village, but even without the Nine-Tails' attack, the gap between the Uchiha clan and the village was still significant.

"We still need to prepare for the worst," the Third Hokage sighed and said to Jiraiya.

Yan and Xiaochun meant the same thing.

……

On the edge of the village, on a commercial street of the Uchiha clan, Hideki bought some things and had just stepped out when an Anbu ninja wearing an animal mask appeared in front of him.

"Uchiha Hideki, please come with me." The ANBU ninja said coldly.

Hideki formed hand seals and spat out a large fireball.

Let's start with a technique that 'burns people without killing them'.

As expected, the ANBU ninja easily dodged it.

After all, he was a Jonin.

Hideki was just a low-ranking ninja.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Anbu members like to throw shuriken at their enemies; most of them are Jonin, or at least Special Jonin!
As for Chunin joining the Anbu, it's not that there are none, but it's very rare.

Having dodged the Great Fireball Technique, the ANBU ninja drew his kunai. In an instant, Hideki was subdued by the ANBU ninja.

However, Hideki's outer garment was covered with explosive tags.

Realizing something was wrong, the ANBU ninja quickly used a teleportation technique to create distance.

"Boom~"

'BOOM~'

Hundreds of explosive tags detonated together, creating a powerful explosion.

A nearby wall was broken, and some wooden houses collapsed due to the impact.

As for Hideki, who was at the center of the explosion, he was killed without a complete corpse.

The ANBU ninja's face beneath the mask looked grim.

The task assigned by the third generation... was botched.

Since Hideki Uchiha was dead and his body was completely mutilated, even if he were sent to the analysis team, the Yamanaka clan wouldn't be able to extract much information from him.

However, the ANBU ninja still took Hideki's body away.

The spores parasitizing the tree also dissipated under the detonation tag.

Before long, several police officers arrived, led by Uchiha Tetsuka.

All I could see was some blood on the ground, as well as charred remains, damaged ground, walls, and surrounding buildings.

"It was caused by a large number of explosive tags," a police officer concluded after a careful examination.

Next, investigate the movement of people just now.

Based on what people in the vicinity said and the time period, it can be preliminarily inferred that Hideki met with misfortune.

This made Tie Huo and the others look grim.

The group hurried off to find Fugaku.

"Hideki got into trouble?" Fugaku got a headache as soon as he heard the news.

It's highly likely that the Dark Side has approached Hideki.

But Hideki is probably risking his life.

The higher-ups sent secret agents to find Hideki, not to kill him outright, but Hideki was willing to die for it!

However, many people in the clan now acknowledge Hideki, and even Sasuke somewhat admires him.

With Hideki dead, I fear many in the clan might take drastic actions!

Now, Fugaku can't bother going to the village leaders; he needs to stabilize the clan first.

At that moment, Fugaku led a group of people back to his family.

……

"what?"

F3, and Jiraiya, both had their brows furrowed.

Hideki Uchiha is dead?
With hundreds of explosive tags stuck to his body, Hideki is a ruthless guy!
Would rather die than let a secret be kept?

"The Uchiha clan is probably about to launch a coup. Let's activate the highest level emergency alert immediately!" Koharu Utatane said.

"The evacuation of civilians near the Uchiha clan's territory, the rapid reaction force, the strategic support force, and the Anbu all need to be prepared for war," said Mitokado Homura.

The three generations remained silent; their silence was tantamount to agreement.

"Has it already come to this?" Jiraiya was still somewhat hesitant.

"There's a high possibility that the Uchiha clan will launch a coup. If we're not well-prepared, it could be a disaster for the village even greater than the Nine-Tails' attack," the Third Hokage finally spoke.

After all, the Uchiha clan's secret gathering to eliminate spies from the higher-ups, coupled with Hideki's death, meant that we had to be prepared for the worst.

……

The news of Hideki's death had not yet spread within the Uchiha clan.

However, civilians near the Uchiha clan's territory were evacuated.

Rapid reaction forces and other units have also taken action.

Fugaku couldn't sit still any longer.

Does the higher-ups believe the Uchiha clan is planning a coup?

After thinking it over, Fugaku used the kaleidoscope to deduce the future with all his might.

His kaleidoscope ability allows Takamagahara to simulate the future.

However, simulating the future consumes a significant amount of eye power.

Now, Fugaku is no longer stingy with expending his eye power.

Simulating various futures of the Uchiha clan, his Mangekyou Sharingan's power was rapidly depleting.

As his pupil power was depleted, blood tears began to flow from his eyes, and his vision began to blur.

He only stopped simulating the future when his pupil power was mostly depleted.

Of all the possible futures, he chose the one that would be best for the Uchiha clan.

Launching a coup is not advisable.

Several scenarios were simulated where the Uchiha would launch a coup, and all of them turned out to be bleak, with Konoha suffering heavy losses and subsequent wars, the cost of which would be too high.

……

Jiraiya and F3 both arrived near the Uchiha clan's territory.

After stabilizing the clan, Fugaku rushed over.

Thanks to Fugaku's efforts, Konoha avoided an internal conflict.

Within the clan, Fugaku used his kaleidoscopes and strong methods to suppress dissent. Externally, in front of F3, Fugaku lowered his stance and made many compromises.

It might seem cowardly, but Fugaku believed it was the best thing for the clan.

Extremes will only destroy an entire group.

And then there's the name of the clan.

Then there's the noble cause of peace.

Regarding Hideki, Fugaku certainly didn't tell F3 the truth, but made up some things, which F3 didn't quite believe.

It can be said that the gap between the Uchiha clan and the village has widened even further.

Fortunately, Fugaku possessed the Kaleidoscope, which intimidated the clan and forced F3 to reconsider their actions.

Although the Uchiha clan would inevitably lose once war broke out, what price would the village have to pay?
If there are still Mangekyou Sharingan users hidden within the Uchiha clan, the village will have to pay an even greater price.

Although no fighting broke out, the evacuation of civilians, the level one warning, and the fact that it was targeted at the Uchiha clan inevitably caused a lot of discussion in the village.

Izakaya, Ichiraku Ramen, hot spring baths, bookstores... people are talking about it everywhere.

"The sudden activation of the highest alert level gave me quite a fright."

"A few years ago, a fox demon caused trouble and destroyed my shop, resulting in heavy losses. I really couldn't bear it if such a disaster happened again."

"You're still lucky; my wife and kids are all dead."

"I heard that the Uchiha clan was planning a coup, but fortunately the village reacted in time."

"Seeing that the village had a countermeasure, and knowing that it would not succeed, the Uchiha gave up."

"If you ask me, the village should have wiped out the Uchiha clan."

"After all, the Uchiha are the most powerful clan in the village, and their clan leader, Fugaku Uchiha, has the Mangekyou Sharingan. It won't be easy to wipe out the Uchiha."

……

There was much discussion in the village, but most of the criticism was directed at the Uchiha clan.

Jiraiya secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just a little bit, just a little bit.

Without Fugaku's 'efforts', the Uchiha clan would have been wiped out, and the village would have suffered a severe blow.

However, the Uchiha's problem was not solved; instead, it became more serious.

As long as the Uchiha clan remains in the village, we cannot let our guard down.

However, they cannot agree to the Uchiha clan leaving Konoha.

After becoming Hokage, Jiraiya finally understood the troublesome Uchiha problem.

……

The news that the daimyo was unwilling to allocate funds to Konoha was also delivered to Konoha.

The Uchiha clan already gave Jiraiya and F3 a major headache, and now the Daimyo is pulling this stunt.

However, Jiraiya probably wouldn't get a friendly reception from the daimyo now!
After all, Danzo hasn't been dealt with yet.

(End of this chapter)