Naruto: This Uchiha is a businessman Chapter 033

The entire Ninja World was shocked by Hatake Sakumo’s death.

This high-attack ninja, who rose to fame in the Second Great Ninja War, was the natural enemy of all ninjutsu-type ninjas.

Anyone who got close to him was basically instantly killed.

Now that he was dead, not only did ninjutsu-type ninjas from other villages lose a major threat, but it also significantly weakened Konoha’s overall strength.

For a time, the border of the Land of Fire saw an influx of spies from various other villages.

However, without Hatake Sakumo’s command, the Anbu were completely unable to display their true strength.

Sarutobi Hiruzen’s head instantly swelled like a bucket. He never thought that it would take so much effort to make the Anbu function effectively.

Dealing with a large pile of documents every day, as well as various disputes within the village, and still having to manage the Anbu, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that he had aged a lot.

After a busy day, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally finished most of his work. He lit his pipe casually and took a deep drag.

“Hmph.”

His eyes flickered through the smoke:

“Was my choice back then really wrong? Should I not have suppressed Sakumo?”

When Hatake Sakumo fell into a public opinion storm, he did not step forward to stop it, precisely with the intention of suppressing Hatake Sakumo.

“Alas, Sensei, did I really make a mistake?”

As the Hokage, he quickly firmed up his decision, then thought of the Uchiha clan, which gave him a headache:

“Uchiha Rulin, I still underestimated him too much. I didn’t expect him to possess a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and his strength was actually able to suppress a large group of Root ninjas and even severely injure Danzo.”

Thinking about it now, Rulin’s strength was indeed a bit too powerful. Those Root ninjas were all Danzo’s confidants, and their strength was basically Jonin level.

But in Rulin’s hands, they all became objects that could be manipulated at will.

Rulin only needed to make a slight move to send those ninjas flying, directly incapacitating them.

He guessed that Rulin’s strength might already be close to, or not far from, his three disciples.

This was not good news for the Hokage, who had always wanted to weaken the Uchiha clan.

Because Rulin didn’t seem to be an Uchiha who favored the Hokage or the village.

He now somewhat regretted not agreeing to Rulin’s request back then. If Rulin’s factory could have been successfully established in the village and his game consoles protected for sale, he would definitely have a good impression of himself.

But now it was too late to say anything. Sarutobi Hiruzen could only do his best to prepare to prevent an Uchiha rebellion.

Thump, thump, thump.

The door to the Hokage’s office was knocked.

“Come in.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly turned around and said.

Danzo, covered in bandages, walked in with a gloomy look in his eyes.

“It’s Danzo. What’s the matter?”

“Hiruzen, hand the Anbu over to me first. The Uchiha must be eliminated. We can’t let Uchiha Rulin continue. Do you know, I received news today that Uchiha Rulin has decided to leave the village.”

“What?”

Sarutobi Hiruzen’s eyes narrowed slightly:

“Danzo, do you know what you’re saying?”

“Of course I know, Hiruzen.”

Danzo glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen contemptuously, but quickly withdrew that look:

“My Root subordinates personally told me this. Didn’t the Anbu investigate it?”

“Uh, not yet.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a bit embarrassed. He found that the Anbu in his hands indeed lacked some of its proper uses.

Danzo smiled somewhat mockingly, but he hid it very well, not letting Sarutobi Hiruzen notice.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn’t pay attention to Danzo’s expression, but was thinking about the information Danzo told him.

Uchiha Rulin was powerful and had many profitable industries. If he were recruited by other villages, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But he was the older brother of the Uchiha clan head, how could he possibly leave the village? Not to mention joining another village.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Danzo suspiciously. He knew that Danzo was always eager to fulfill the Second Hokage’s dying wish, but this matter couldn’t be rushed.

The Uchiha clan was currently very strong. If the entire village went to war with the Uchiha, even if the village won, the losses would be heavy.

Besides, he hadn’t seen anything unusual about Fugaku in his daily life. If his older brother was going to leave Konoha, and Danzo’s subordinates could find out, there was no reason why Fugaku, as his brother, wouldn’t know.

“This matter still needs further verification, Danzo, you can go now.”

Upon hearing this, Danzo couldn’t help but become anxious:

“Hiruzen, you can’t hesitate any longer, otherwise, if Rulin really leaves, it will be too late!”

He not only wanted the Uchiha clan, especially Rulin’s eyes, but also Rulin’s industries.

He had recently discovered that his milk tea franchise had already brought a considerable profit to the Shison family.

If he could occupy the market of Konoha, the Land of Fire, and even the entire Ninja World, how much money could he earn?

Then his laboratory would have enough funds for human experiments, and what if he could successfully fuse with the First Hokage’s cells?

Thinking of himself fusing with the First Hokage’s cells, awakening Wood Release, and being able to summon a towering wood golem with a clap of his hands, Danzo’s heart surged with excitement.

“Enough, Danzo, this matter is settled!”

Sarutobi Hiruzen said impatiently.

“Hiruzen, you’ll regret this!”

Danzo grew increasingly annoyed with the indecisive Sarutobi Hiruzen.

“I am the Hokage!”

Bang!

Danzo slammed the door and left. She really couldn’t stand anyone telling her that he wasn’t the Hokage in front of her, not even the real Hokage.

“Hiruzen, you really are old.”

Danzo walked out of the Hokage building, looked back at the tall building, and his eyes grew colder:

“You are no longer suitable to continue as Hokage, but don’t worry, after I become Hokage, I will appoint you as Hokage’s assistant.”

……

“Young Master, the news has been spread.”

A maid knelt before Rulin and said respectfully:

“But this doesn’t seem to benefit us much. What if the Hokage and others come to stop us…”

“He won’t.”

Rulin smiled confidently. He already had some understanding of Sarutobi Hiruzen. The current Hiruzen no longer possessed the decisiveness of the “Professor” of old.

No matter what he did, he would overthink it. Just like when he was fighting for Hatake Sakumo’s remains, if it were the Second Hokage, he might have directly ordered Rulin to be captured first.

Then slowly investigate what happened.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn’t do that. He would consider the Uchiha clan behind Rulin, and he would be afraid of the Uchiha clan coming out in full force and causing a riot.

But he didn’t know that the Uchiha clan, from beginning to end, never thought of causing chaos in the village. They just wanted to control the village and become Hokage.

They also hoped that the village would be as strong as possible, provided that an Uchiha became Hokage, even if it was just once.

Unfortunately, until the very end, no Uchiha ever sat in the Hokage’s seat.