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TUS Chapter 158: Tensions in the Tent
🕑 Added 2024-07-26 14:21:25 +0000 UTCTorifu held back his anger, snorted and said: "The situation is tense. The problems with Iwagakure, Kumogakure and Sunagakure have not yet been resolved. I don't have time to deal with you."
"Waste!" Funan looked at Torifu and said lightly.
"You..."
"Enough, enough!" Hiruzen quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "You all said that the situation is tense, why are you still making trouble!"
"Tense about what?" Funan said coldly: "Kirigakure has retreated. On the way here, I confronted Iwagakure and drove them back. I guess they'll retreat from the border as well. Only Sunagakure and Kumogakure remain, and what do they matter? If one comes, I kill one. The Eight-Tails? Its eight tentacles, I'll cut them all off!"
Hearing this, the jonin present in the tent looked at each other.
Those words, though arrogant, were incredibly comforting. Funan, despite being an arrogant and infuriating person, gave a sense of security.
Someone like that, as Hokage, didn't seem like a bad idea.
Noticing the others' expressions, Hiruzen quickly interrupted.
"Funan, you're just one person. If they really attack, they won't do so from a single direction. Three shinobi villages, including Kirigakure who might return, could attack again."
Funan looked at him coldly and said: "This isn't the first time several shinobi villages have attacked Konoha. And how many times have we lost? Even without the Hokage on the battlefield, we still won."
Hiruzen's expression turned grim.
"Humph!" Funan snorted coldly and said: "You are addicted to being weak!"
This time, neither Hiruzen nor Torifu responded.
Shibi whispered: "What should we do now?"
"What should we do? What else can we do? Withdraw the troops!" Funan sneered and said: "Don't worry too much about the Shinobi World War. Think about it, does Konoha need to be afraid? Which of the four shinobi villages has Konoha not fought!"
After Funan said this, everyone reacted.
This year, Konoha had first taught Sunagakure a lesson, then dealt with Kumogakure and Iwagakure, and now they had fought with Kirigakure as well.
There was no need to worry, because the four enemies had already been defeated once.
Many elite jonin looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Enough!" Torifu roared, gritted his teeth, and said with a ferocious look: "If Kirigakure is gone, what are we doing here? We're leaving! We're not staying!"
After saying that, he was the first to leave the command tent.
"Fuck!" Funan muttered: "Let this old fat guy find an excuse to slip away."
"I wanted to kill his arrogance! He dared to pick a fight with me! Tsk!"
A jonin sighed.
Torifu returned to his tent, still shaking with anger.
"Torifu, did you see that? This is Uchiha!" Hiruzen walked in, sighed, and said: "Do you think such a person is suitable to be Hokage?"
After returning, Torifu may have to step down as the acting Hokage.
This was almost decided.
Hiruzen's intentions were clear.
Cooperation!
Torifu also understood in his heart, otherwise, he would not be so out of control. He said unwillingly: "Hiruzen, is there no way? I... I..."
Hiruzen smiled bitterly and said: "Five thousand people, two thousand go back... Think about the battles that Uchiha Funan fought this year!"
No comparison, no harm!
Torifu's face was pale, and he whispered: "Then what are you going to do?"
With his faction weakened, Hiruzen no longer had the ability to oppose the Uchiha.
"Jiraiya!" Hiruzen said without hesitation. "He is the most suitable to be the Fifth Hokage."
"No!" Torifu said without hesitation. "He doesn't want to be Hokage. If he wants to, he would have been one long ago. You know this better than me!"
Hiruzen couldn't help but look annoyed. He sighed deeply and said: "After returning, I will discuss it with him. If not, I can only choose Tsunade."
Hiruzen's eyes filled with uncertainty.
...
The war was over!
A new Mizukage had been born.
The Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei.
The first female Kage among the five great shinobi villages.
...
"This is the information of Terumi Mei."
Torifu distributed a copy of the information to the people sitting below.
Funan picked up the information and frowned: "That's all?"
"It's not easy to get this much!" Torifu said unhappily. "That's the Kage of a village. Her information is not so easy to get. Even if someone gives it to you, do you dare to believe it?"
Funan said speechlessly: "So, these information were not given by Kirigakure?"
"Ahem!" Torifu coughed dryly and said: "They gave us a copy, and we also investigated some of them. Don't worry, these information are absolutely trustworthy."
'I don't believe you, you old man who is about to abdicate.' Funan complained silently.
Everyone knew that Kirigakure hated Uchiha.
Funan was too lazy to pay attention to Torifu.
Anyway, he will step down this time.
It's time for me to take the position of Hokage.
"Okay, is there anything else?" Funan stood up and said: "If not, I will go back to Konoha."
"Back to Konoha?"
"Yes!" Funan said as a matter of course. "The battle is over, if I don't go back to Konoha, what should I do? Don't forget, I was on vacation, the Uchiha were all on vacation, and I was invited by you."
The word 'invite' was emphasized.
Funan's expression was also very playful.
Hiruzen had the urge to vomit blood instantly.
Hiruzen's lips trembled. 'If I had held out for a couple more days, maybe I wouldn't have had to pay that hundred million ryo?'
"Funan, let's talk in private."
"No! I'm not going anywhere!"
Looking at Hiruzen, Funan refused without thinking.
"You..." Hiruzen gritted his teeth and said: "You were on vacation, I spent 100 million ryo to invite you, right?"
Speaking of a hundred million ryo, Hiruzen no longer cared about anything else. If Funan didn't want to talk in private, he would say it publicly.
For 100 million ryo, what can't be done?
"Wow!"
These words made everyone present open their eyes wide.
Torifu's face was twitching. What he was thinking was... dog, how much money did you embezzle from the village?
Danzo's expression also turned grim.
Thinking even with his toes he could imagine that this money wouldn't come from the Sarutobi clan alone, it would definitely involve the Shimura clan as well!
"Yes, so what?" Funan was extremely disdainful and said: "You couldn't face Kiri's shinobi, you hired me and didn't they already withdraw?"
After saying this, many people reacted.
This guy was invited here for 100 million ryo, but he didn't do anything!
What does Kirigakure's withdrawal have to do with him?
This money is too easy to make!
Hiruzen almost jumped, gritting his teeth he said: "You didn't do anything, and you still want 100 million ryo? Let me tell you, Uchiha Funan, my money doesn't fall from the sky!
"What does it have to do with me?" Funan said disdainfully. "Anyway, 100 million ryo, not a ryo less."
"I don't have money!" Hiruzen turned black with rage.
"Then sell yourself if you have to but give me the money!" Funan sneered and said: "You want to owe money to the Uchiha clan, haha, I want to see who has the guts to do that!"
With that, he turned around and walked out of the tent.
Hiruzen's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
"Okay, okay!" Torifu sighed and said: "Hiruzen, you will have to pay, there is no way to evade this debt."
"But, but..." Hiruzen's heart was bleeding.
Torifu said lightly: "If you don't pay, have you thought about what he might do?"
Hiruzen was silent for a moment.
The Uchiha now only needed a reason to attack him.
Looking at the pale faces of Hiruzen and Danzo, Torifu almost laughed out loud.
Now you know what it's like to owe money!
I've been pressured by the Uchiha for a long time!
So much so that I can't sleep properly!
I've lost weight!
The Jonin watched in silence, not saying a word. They just watched this farce silently.
"Hey, that's not right!" Torifu suddenly said: "We are about to go back, why did Funan go back at this time?"
Hiruzen was alarmed. Could it be that Funan was planning to return early to make arrangements in advance?
Hiruzen hurriedly said: "Torifu, let's go back quickly. There should be no problem with Kirigakure."
Torifu agreed immediately.
At the same time, Hiruzen stopped Funan, who was preparing to leave, and asked him to return with them, his attitude a mixture of harshness and persuasion.
Funan sneered at this. If I wanted to get rid of you, I could do it at any time. Forget it, give them some hope, don't fight to the death with me now.
He has prepared enough surprises!
Hiruzen was worried that Funan was plotting against him.
Therefore, he sent people back in advance to check the movements of Uchiha, while he tried every means to delay time and delay the journey of the shinobi army.
Funan was too lazy to pay attention to this.
