Naruto: The whole world knows I am the savior

Chapter 57 "Capture" Orochimaru

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others stared at Yosuke Shirakumo in silence. They had previously thought Yosuke was a sheep, but now they realized that he was a silent lion.

Although they are not yet grown up, having a powerful figure as a backer is enough to cause them trouble.

What exactly did those two say? How could they have gotten such strong support from the daimyo?

Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind raced, trying to find a pretext to object, but he soon realized that he couldn't seem to object from any angle.

To put it bluntly, opposing Hakuun Yosuke becoming shogun is tantamount to breaking the agreement between Konoha and the Daimyo and returning to the Warring States period.

The Daimyo Mansion dared not gamble like that, because without Konoha, the Daimyo Mansion would not be able to protect the Land of Fire. But Konoha dared not gamble either, especially Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had grown old and lost the ambition of his youth.

After a moment of silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at Yosuke Shirakumo and asked, "What can you do as shogun?"

"What? Do I have to do something? How did Konoha manage to survive the past fifty-nine years without a shogun? Hokage."

Shirokumo Yosuke countered, then paused before continuing, "My becoming general is the best choice for the Land of Fire. The Cloud Village openly demanding officials from the Daimyo's residence will clarify whether it's the Fourth Raikage's or the Daimyo's intention."

The daimyo of the Land of Fire, who was standing nearby, also reacted and opened his folding fan, saying, "Yoshikawa, when you get back, send an envoy to ask Ikawa if he has any complaints about the officials of the Land of Fire."

Ikawa is the daimyo of the Land of Lightning. Although the ninja villages of the two countries fought each other, the exchanges between the daimyo's prefectures never ceased.

Minister of Home Affairs Yoshikawa nodded and said, "I understand, Lord Daimyo. The envoy will depart tomorrow."

Assassinating or interfering with nobles of various countries is a taboo for ninjas. Most of those who do such things are lawless rogue ninjas, while some are imposters pretending to be rogue ninjas.

However, on the surface, the ninjas of the five great ninja villages would not do such a thing; for example, Sunagakure, despite being nearly driven to its death by budget cuts and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind handing over all mission assignments to Konoha, still had no intention of taking action against the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

If they don't attack the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, the Sand Village can still survive by mining gold. But if they do attack the Daimyo, the Sand Village will be besieged by other ninja villages.

Upon hearing what Shirakumo Yosuke and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire said, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others also realized the situation.

If Hakuun Yosuke were an official or nobleman of the Daimyo Prefecture, then the Fourth Raikage would not have had a pretext to start the war; demanding an official or nobleman of the Daimyo Prefecture, is that something a ninja like you can do?

Hakuun Yosuke continued, "Furthermore, if we're talking about merits, after I become a shogun, I will capture the rogue ninja Orochimaru and hand him over to the daimyo for punishment."

"You? You want to capture Orochimaru?"

When Hiruzen Sarutobi heard this, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He even doubted if he had misheard. A few years ago, he might have been confident in dealing with Orochimaru, but now, he might even die if he faced Orochimaru.

A nine-year-old child claims he can catch Orochimaru.

"Hiruzen, isn't this a good thing?"

The daimyo of the Land of Fire then spoke up with a smile, "Isn't this the best of both worlds for the Land of Fire and Konoha? I think we should decide on this."

"Your Excellency, Daimyo."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted, but he didn't know what to say. He racked his brains, but couldn't think of any reason to object, and he couldn't voice his own selfish motives.

"I understand. I'll do as you say."

"Hiruzen."

"Sandaime-sama."

Mitomon Homura and the others spoke up, but they couldn't change Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind, nor could they change the mind of the Fire Country's daimyo.

"However, I hope to capture Orochimaru as soon as possible and hand him over to Konoha for processing."

"I am responsible for the daimyo, and the people I have captured will be handed over to the daimyo's government."

Bai Yunyoujie shook his head and said that once he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would have an absolute backup plan. He had already let the White Snake take the Flying Thunder God Shuriken away, so he was not afraid of what Konoha would do to him.

Moreover, there is the support of a powerful figure.

"Konoha and Daimyo's mansions are one entity that forms the Land of Fire. Hiruzen, there's no need to make such a clear distinction."

The Fire Country Daimyo spoke up, having already supported Shirayuki Yosuke three times in a row. However, the Daimyo also knew he couldn't overly pressure Hiruzen Sarutobi; the Fire Country still needed Konoha's military strength. Therefore, he continued...

"Hiruzen, I've discussed Konoha's recent funding applications with Heiji. You've worked hard. In addition to the funding approved this year, the Daimyo Prefecture will allocate an extra 20% of the funding to support Konoha."

Although they knew this was a sweet treat from the Daimyo's mansion, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu's expressions improved somewhat. After all, Konoha desperately needed money right now, and 20% of the budget was tens of millions of ryo, enough for Konoha to do a lot of things.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a few seconds, then nodded and said, "Then thank you very much, Daimyo."

"I will announce Yosuke's position within the Daimyo Prefecture. That's all for now."

The daimyo paused here, pondering how to settle Shirokumo Yosuke: should he let him stay in Konoha according to the agreement, or invite Shirokumo Yosuke back to the capital with him?

Bai Yunyou said, "The location isn't urgent. I'll give you an answer tomorrow, Your Excellency."

The daimyo nodded and said, "Very well, then I will stay in Konoha for another day. I apologize for disturbing you during this time, Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "It won't bother you at all. I'll have someone prepare a place for the Daimyo to stay right away."

Konoha still has many valuable things, so Hakuun Yosuke isn't in a hurry to leave. He just wants to be able to leave Konoha freely without any restrictions, and that's enough for him.

He was also very confident in finding Orochimaru, since the current Orochimaru had not killed the Third Hokage, had not launched the Konoha Crush plan, and had not induced Sasuke Uchiha to defect.

Orochimaru's current crimes are experimenting on his fellow villagers and defecting. Hakuun Yosuke has many ways to clear his name of these crimes.

Moreover, Orochimaru is a man who values ​​interests. If the promises made by Hakuun Yosuke far exceed his interests in the Akatsuki, then there is no reason for Orochimaru to be loyal to Pain.

Unable to obtain the Sharingan, Orochimaru simply defected to the Akatsuki.

Although Konoha had been restricting him before, now that they've turned the tables, Konoha has the opportunity to become the best weapon in Yosuke Shirakumo's hands.

Under the passive calculation of the 'omniscient' ability, Shirakumo Yosuke has already come up with many plans.

With the support of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, and by persuading Orochimaru to return and "confess," he would then be qualified to participate in major events in the ninja world.

"Then I'll head back now. I'll give you an answer regarding Orochimaru within a week."

After Shirakumo Yosuke finished speaking, Kazuma, who was standing next to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, suddenly said, "Daimyo-sama, let me see Lord Shirakumo Yosuke off."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Kazuma."

The daimyo of the Land of Fire agreed without much thought.

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