Naruto: This Uchiha is a businessman Chapter 207

When the great war happened, you weren’t there. Now you jump out and cause trouble for Konoha. Minato Namikaze’s last bit of affection for Mount Myōboku completely vanished, replaced by a hint of killing intent.

Perhaps, only by killing all those toads would Konoha change in Lu Lin’s heart. Thinking of this, Minato Namikaze’s eyes became firm:

“Your Majesty, if the Empire is to attack the Immortal Land, Konoha is willing to be the vanguard!”

Hearing this, Jiraiya’s expression changed dramatically. He didn’t expect his disciple to say such words. He flung away Minato Namikaze’s hand, pointing at Minato Namikaze with a mix of anger and disappointment:

“Minato, have you forgotten the help Mount Myōboku gave you? How could you say such a thing?!”

“Enough, Master!”

Minato Namikaze roared:

“Look at you, you’ve been bewitched by those toads! Do you still look like one of the Konoha Sannin?! All day long, toads, toads. When Konoha was at war, what were you doing, Master?!”

“Alright, this is not a place for you two to argue.”

Lu Lin stopped the two from continuing:

“Since Minato you’ve made a promise, then I hope to see Konoha’s future performance. You may leave.”

With that, he no longer looked at the two but beckoned to Ming Yan:

“Is there something you need me for?”

Looking at Lu Lin’s attitude, Minato Namikaze took a few deep breaths. Originally, he had grown much closer to Lu Lin recently due to his familiarity with Fugaku and his previous nodding acquaintance with Lu Lin. But with Jiraiya’s outburst, all his efforts instantly went to waste.

One must know that various parts of the Great Qin Empire were developing and building rapidly. If these matters caused Lu Lin to abandon the transformation and construction of Konoha, the village would sooner or later fall out of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

As a Kage, he clearly understood how much Lu Lin’s reforms helped a village.

Looking at Jiraiya, who was still glaring at him, Minato Namikaze felt an unexplainable surge of irritation:

“Let’s go. We’ll talk about whatever it is when we get back to Konoha.”

Jiraiya also knew that his purpose for coming today had failed, and he had even drawn Lu Lin’s attention to Mount Myōboku. He couldn’t help but want to return to Mount Myōboku to report, so he followed suit and left.

After the two had completely left, Ming Yan looked at Lu Lin in confusion:

“Your Majesty, that Jiraiya was like that, why did you let him leave? Such a person should have been directly arrested and executed.”

“Heh, don’t be so impatient, Ming Yan.”

Lu Lin, instead, said with a smile:

“It just so happens that I also want to see if Minato Namikaze and Konoha are still worth subduing. If they try to play games with this matter, then Konoha will have no need to exist.”

The reason why the Five Great Shinobi Villages could still exist, or rather, why the unit of ‘shinobi village’ could still exist, was entirely due to Lu Lin’s promise at the time to subdue a complete shinobi village.

As time went on and the imperial system improved, the existence of shinobi villages was completely unnecessary for the Empire.

Originally, Lu Lin had planned to take it slow, step by step breaking down the shinobi villages centered around the Kage of each village. Now, with this incident, if Konoha and Minato Namikaze didn’t handle it well, he would simply take the opportunity to erase Konoha.

As for Naruto? He hadn’t even been born yet; his presence or absence made no difference.

……

With Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya’s speed, the two didn’t take long to return to Konoha. Along the way, neither said a word.

It wasn’t until they finally arrived at the Hokage’s office that Jiraiya noticed there was someone else inside.

“Tsunade, why are you here?”

Tsunade didn’t respond to Jiraiya’s question but looked at Minato Namikaze:

“He didn’t say anything out of line, did he?”

“He” naturally referred to Jiraiya.

“Hmph, me, out of line?! Can the Toad Sage be insulted so casually? Minato, it’s not Master speaking ill of you, but you…”

“Enough!”

Minato Namikaze slammed his palm on the desk, making Jiraiya swallow his words:

“Master, do you know how difficult Konoha is right now?! Where were you when Konoha was suffering from war?!”

At these words, Tsunade’s expression became somewhat unnatural, her eyes unconsciously looking elsewhere. But Minato Namikaze didn’t care about anything else, glaring at Jiraiya:

“Do you know how much effort I’ve put in to make Lu Lin change his view of Konoha? But what about you? You don’t care at all how Konoha develops, and now, for a baseless prophecy, you’ve made all my efforts go to waste!”

Facing Minato Namikaze’s accusation, Jiraiya felt somewhat uncomfortable:

“But that’s…”

“That’s what?!”

Seeing Jiraiya about to explain further, Minato Namikaze’s voice grew louder:

“Jounin Jiraiya, I’m asking you now, are you a Konoha ninja, or a ninja of those toads?!”

Seeing Jiraiya about to speak, Tsunade quickly shouted:

“Jiraiya, think carefully before you answer!”

Her sixth sense told her that if Jiraiya didn’t explain himself well today, Minato Namikaze might directly expel him from Konoha.

“Of… of course, I’m Konoha’s.”

Feeling the pressure from the two, Jiraiya even began to stammer.

“Good, since you are a Konoha ninja, then from today onwards, stay in Konoha and don’t go anywhere else. As for those toad matters, they will have nothing to do with you!”

“But…”

Just as he was about to object, Minato Namikaze’s eyes looked at him coldly:

“I still consider you my master, which is why I’ve tolerated you again and again. If you’re not satisfied with this decision of mine, fine, you can leave now, and I will announce to the village that you, Jiraiya, are no longer a Konoha ninja!”

Looking at the cold Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya felt a sudden sense of unfamiliarity. Where was his warm disciple from before?

Seeing Jiraiya hesitate, a hint of disappointment flashed in Minato Namikaze’s eyes. He leaned back in his chair, feeling somewhat powerless. Tsunade quickly spoke up:

“Don’t worry, Jiraiya will definitely not leave the village or get involved with those toads. I’ll personally watch him.”

Then, under Jiraiya’s confused gaze, Tsunade dragged him out.

Watching the two leave, Minato Namikaze increasingly felt that Konoha was doomed. It would be better to disband it sooner. Anyway, with his strength, he could give Kushina a perfect home anywhere.

Bang!

Jiraiya, who had just walked out of the building, was punched away by an angry Tsunade:

“Jiraiya, you’ve disappointed me too much.”

“Tsunade, I…”

Jiraiya’s expression was somewhat crestfallen, but Tsunade didn’t let him continue to explain:

“If you want to leave, then go. The next time we meet, we will be enemies!”

With that, she turned and left the area.

Looking at Tsunade’s back, Jiraiya opened his mouth but made no sound.