Hinata Kiyokawa felt as if a huge loudspeaker was buzzing in his brain. This guy had actually received praise from Lord Sakumo and become his disciple! As a leading figure among the younger generation, Sakumo was now receiving more and more important responsibilities from the Hokage.
Even the head of their Hyuga clan has to be very polite to Sakumo. If he were to get the chance to be taken in as a disciple by Lord Sakumo, how would the clan elders view him?
This should have been an opportunity for Hinata Kiyokawa!
"Just you wait, Uchiha Aki. What you did to me today, I will make you pay a hundredfold or a thousandfold in the future!" However, when Hyuga Kiyokawa looked in the direction where Shen Qiu was, he was stunned.
He shouted so loudly, but the guy completely ignored him and was talking to the pink-haired girl next to him who was also a loser.
Throughout the entire ordeal, the other party didn't even glance at him once.
"Ah Qiu, you're amazing! Hinata Kiyokawa usually bullies everyone in class because of his genius status, and what's worse, Mr. Tamura protects him too. What you did today was so satisfying!"
Shen Qiu and Kobayashi Ruri walked out of the Ninja Academy gate side by side. Now he finally had the chance to take a good look at the legendary "Konoha Ninja Village".
Perhaps because of the tradition of the Hyuga main family bullying the branch family, Hyuga Kiyokawa learned the ways of the Hyuga main family perfectly, even though he didn't learn anything else well. He formed cliques at school and enjoyed being called the boss and a genius by everyone.
As for Shen Qiu, Liu Li, and other students who didn't do well academically, they were isolated. Shen Qiu and Liu Li, for example, sat in the last row of the school, and sometimes they couldn't even see the words on the blackboard clearly.
"That guy, Hinata Kiyokawa... we have to find a chance to get rid of him in the future." Shen Qiu's expression was solemn. This person's mentality was actually already distorted. If left unchecked, who knows what heinous things he might do in the future.
However, killing someone in Konoha is highly impractical. After all, he is the second son of the branch clan leader, and his death would definitely cause a huge uproar and investigation. Moreover, I just had a conflict with him, so I would be the first suspect.
"We can only take it one step at a time," Shen Qiu sighed silently.
"Hey, Ruri, wanna eat ramen? I heard there's a really good Ichiraku Ramen place, wanna go try it together?" How can you come to the Naruto world and not try the famous Ichiraku Ramen?
"Hey? Is that the new shop? I've heard about it. Lots of classmates are talking about it, saying the food is really good. I went to try it a while ago, but..."
"Just what?"
Shen Qiu looked at Kobayashi Ruri with some confusion. Why did she stop speaking halfway through her sentence?
"I heard the ramen over there is a bit... expensive for me, so if you want to eat it, I probably can't go with you."
As she said this, Kobayashi Ruri's eyes suddenly dimmed, and after a moment's thought, Shen Qiu understood why she said that.
Ninjas are people who constantly live on the edge, and most of them survive in the cracks, encountering all sorts of unexpected events during missions.
Therefore, the number of orphans like Ruri, who lost both parents, is not small in Konoha—in fact, Konoha has done a good job. If it were the other four great ninja villages, the number would be several times higher than in Konoha.
Konoha has a unified solution for such orphans: First, contact them to see if there are any relatives or friends of their parents who are willing to adopt them.
Secondly, there are the orphanages in Konoha. Once the children graduate from the Ninja Academy and are able to earn money to support themselves through missions, they can leave the orphanage.
Finally, there are children like Ruri, who have no relatives to adopt them but do not want to go to an orphanage. For such children, the Hokage's office provides a monthly subsidy to help them live, but it is definitely not much. The Hokage's office finance department keeps a clear account of this amount.
There's definitely enough to live on, but if you want to eat some snacks or splurge, forget about it. Well, not exactly forget about it, but you get a little more during the holidays, but that's about it.
"Hey, I thought it was something serious." Shen Qiu smiled after hearing Liuli's words. It wasn't a big deal for him, since he received subsidies from both the Hokage's Office and the Uchiha clan.
This is the advantage of having a large family.
"How about I ask you, Liuli?"
Shen Qiu gave Xiao Lin a bright smile.
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"Really?" Kobayashi Ruri looked incredulous after hearing Shen Qiu's words, which made Shen Qiu sigh inwardly. What kind of life had Ruri been living before?
However, it's not entirely Hiruzen Sarutobi's fault. As the Second Shinobi World War drew ever closer, all nations engaged in a frenzied arms race. Although Konoha was a large and powerful nation, it was also situated in a land of constant warfare, and every month it had to spend a large amount of money.
Orphans living in Konoha are alright, but if they were orphans from ordinary families in other ninja villages, well, who knows what fate awaited them.
It's cruel, but it's the truth.
As they chatted, the two arrived at the legendary "Ichiraku Ramen Shop". This shop was newly opened, and although it was not big, it was clean and refreshing. There were some flower baskets and flowers at the entrance, and a poster with "Grand Opening Special" was posted on the shop.
"Hey, welcome, both of you. What would you like to eat?"
It has to be said that the young Uncle Tetsuji was quite handsome. He is not married yet and will probably have to wait another ten years or so. Judging from the age of his daughter, Ayame, Uncle Tetsuji will probably get married relatively late.
Shen Qiu also looked at the menu posted inside the store.
"Salted Ramen - 60 liang (approximately 300g)".
"Miso ramen - 70 ryo".
"Tonkotsu ramen - 70 taels".
"Wild Vegetable Ramen - 75 liang (50g)"
"Special Miso Chashu Ramen - 90 ryo!"
The store doesn't have a wide variety of dishes, but it's a store that everyone in Naruto loves to eat at, so the taste must be pretty good too.
"We're having a big promotion at our new store! Every bowl of ramen is 30% off, plus a free boiled egg and a serving of seaweed salad." Seeing Shen Qiu and Xiaolin Liuli hesitating, Uncle Tsubaki timely offered the special deals.
"I want salt-grilled ramen..."
"Two servings of special miso char siu, please, and an extra serving of char siu, thank you 々々!" Before Kobayashi Ruri could finish speaking, Shen Qiu interrupted her.
"It's alright, I have money!" Shen Qiu said generously. Although he didn't exchange for the currency of the Naruto world at the Main God's place, he was definitely much richer than Liuli with double the subsidies.
While Shen Qiu and Kobayashi Ruri were waiting for Ichiraku Ramen, not far from the ramen shop, at the Hokage's residence, Sarutobi Hiruzen was looking at the documents in his hand with a serious expression, and standing in front of him was Hatake Sakumo!
"Just as I predicted, the Land of Rivers would never dare to attack a village in our Land of Fire and slaughter everyone in it. As expected of the Sand Village in the Land of Wind, those damned lunatics have only been quiet for a few years and now they're active again!"
After reading the documents Sakumo handed him, Hiruzen slammed his hand on the table. He was in his prime, and thirteen years had passed since he took over the Hokage position from the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. The entire Hidden Leaf Village was under his control.
Unlike Konoha, which had lost its edge and become rather weak sixty years later, Hiruzen is now ruthless and never hesitates to do things. It is precisely because of this that the Land of Fire is now the strongest of the five great nations in terms of overall strength.
"Sakumo, you did a great job. I knew you could complete this mission. As long as someone commits a crime, they will leave a trace. With this, we will have a chance to denounce the Land of Wind in the future."
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the white envelope that Sakumo had handed him along with the documents. Sakumo was growing and improving day by day, and now he was showing signs of becoming his right-hand man.
"So—Hiruzen, how do you plan to handle this matter? Are you going to declare war on the Land of Wind?" Just then, a man dressed in a black robe, about the same age as Hiruzen Sarutobi, walked into his office.
To enter the Hokage's office, one must report in advance. However, in Konoha, only two people have the privilege of entering and leaving at will. One of them is the princess of the Senju family—Senju Tsunade.
Another one is this Hokage's assistant—Shimura Danzo!
The current Danzo is completely different from the later version. He exudes a powerful aura, and the bandage around his right eye further enhances his mystery.
"No, we can't start a war with the Land of Wind yet. According to reports from our scouts, the Land of Grass and the Land of Rice Fields are also quite unstable. I've already sent Tsunade and Orochimaru there separately. We can't act rashly until the intelligence is accurate."
After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Danzo nodded without speaking. He had his own intelligence system and knew no less than the Hokage.
"but--"
Hiruzen suddenly changed the subject.
"How can we allow people to kill our Fire Country residents so easily without paying a price? Now that the River Country has completely sided with the Wind Country, they must pay the price. Sakumo, how many of our civilians have been killed?"
"...two hundred and forty people, the entire village,"
Sakumo Hatake accurately revealed the number of victims.
"Then let seven hundred and twenty people from the Land of Rivers die. Since we've chosen to be dogs of the Land of Wind, we must naturally bear the wrath of Konoha!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said this without any emotion, as if the seven hundred and twenty people who died weren't even human!
This confidence stems from the strength of the strongest ninja village.
"Sakumo, you've just returned to the village and been on a mission for so long, take a rest first. As for this mission... let Jiraiya do it. Although that guy always seems carefree, his strength is still reliable."
"Jiraiya? Not bad. I heard that guy caught the attention of the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku and was allowed to enter Mount Myōboku to learn Sage Mode. I wonder how he is doing now."
Without objection, Danzo calmly accepted Hiruzen's choice.
"Hiruzen, I'm here for something. There was a sparring incident at the Ninja Academy (good news), and that kid Hyuga Kiyokawa lost."
"Oh? Hyuga Kiyokawa actually lost. Interesting. Who did he lose to? Was it that genius from the Aburame clan or that rising star from the Nara clan?" In this era, Konoha not only did not oppose intra-school sparring, but on the contrary, it highly valued it.
"It's Uchiha Aki."
At this point, Shimura Danzo's gaze lingered on Hatake Sakumo.
"Aki Uchiha?"
Upon hearing this name, Hiruzen's first reaction was not shock, but confusion. Who was Uchiha Aki? Why had he never heard of him before?
"He was the worst student at the Ninja Academy. He should have graduated at the age of eight, but he repeated two years because his grades were too bad. He only knew how to sleep in class. But this worst student awakened the Sharingan Claw at some point."
At this point, Danzo couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile.
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"Interesting. After awakening his Sharingan, he didn't report to his clan but chose to continue hanging around at the Ninja Academy? This kid might..."
Hiruzen spoke while falling into deep thought.
"Lord Hokage, I have already taken Uchiha Aki as my disciple. In addition, I would like to teach a class in the village. I wonder if you would agree?"
After listening to the conversation between Danzo and Hiruzen, Sakumo also spoke up at the opportune moment.
"Oh? You've already taken that guy as your disciple. The Uchiha clan members are always proud and difficult to tame. Many of them would rather receive education from their elders at home in the village school than come to the class assigned to them after graduation. That's quite rare."
"It's graduation season again. I was planning to give you a break, Sakumo, but since you want to lead the class, there won't be any leave."
"It doesn't matter!"
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