Chapter 79: Unified Funds

He had heard quite a lot of talk during this period, especially after being ambushed several times by Root ninja, learning from their mouths that the destruction of the Uchiha Clan was because the Uchiha were born evil.

But now, these other Ninja Clans, with their ugly faces fully exposed, what difference is there between them and the Uchiha once they possess power?

Sasuke sneered in his heart.

From his perspective, Konoha is definitely not a place to stay for long if it continues like this.

One must have their own small group to avoid being left behind by the Samsara Game and to keep growing stronger.

"Sasuke-kun!"

Haruno Sakura revealed a moved expression, not expecting that the always cold Sasuke would actually consider things for her.

Sasuke said with a cold gaze: "Don't misunderstand, I just don't want anyone to hold me back."

He only had revenge in his heart and had never thought about romance at all.

The more Haruno Sakura acted like a lovesick girl, the more annoyed he felt; if the other party could show the ability to stand on her own, perhaps he would look at her differently.

Asuma took a deep breath and said: "Mr. Merchant, we want to buy them all."

Ten Trial Tokens, possessing ten opportunities to become players.

The function of the Mission Scroll is temporarily unclear, but such rule-based items in the merchant's hands are definitely high-quality goods, though the price is quite a rip-off.

"No problem."

Fang Yi had always welcomed those who wanted to buy out his stock.

"Please wait a moment."

Asuma bowed slightly and then left quickly.

Unlike other Ninja Villages, although he is the Game Captain, he does not have many Reward Points at his disposal, and all decisions must be cleared by the Hokage's high-level officials.

He soon arrived at the Hokage Building.

Sitting behind a large desk, Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing a conical hat, saw the person arrive and curled the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile as he said: "Asuma, how was your contact with Mr. Fang Yi?"

Asuma nodded and said: "The merchant is very approachable, and his impression of Konoha is also very good."

"Is there any possibility of winning him over?"

This was a question Hiruzen Sarutobi cared about more.

If he could win over this mysterious merchant to sit in Konoha Village, the magical equipment and abilities in his hands would definitely allow the village to become the hegemon of the ninja world.

Asuma shook his head and said: "I haven't asked, but I imagine the possibility is not high."

He held no hope at all regarding the possibility of winning over Fang Yi.

Even now, the high-level officials of Konoha still regard the game merchant as a spokesperson for a major power from another world, possessing all kinds of magical items and props.

No matter how it was explained, their thinking could not be changed.

Only he, having become a player, understood the truest situation; what the Samsara Game revealed at every moment was a great power capable of overturning the world.

And the game merchant who created all of this controlled power of the same level, just like the gods in legends.

Asuma smiled bitterly in his heart.

To win over such an existence, Konoha simply did not have enough bargaining chips of value.

Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled the fleeting glance in the crystal ball of the other party's youthful appearance and asked: "What about the position of high-level advisor, or marriage?"

If it were marriage, it would have to be from one of the village's prestigious families.

The daughter of the Hyuga Clan was barely of age, but that would make the Hyuga Clan too powerful.

Tsunade?

Perfect appearance and figure, born into a prominent family, she was once a top Noble of Konoha, but her age was just slightly unsuitable.

"That probably won't work."

Asuma shook his head and brought up the matter of wanting to use funds to purchase the Trial Tokens.

He did not dare to keep the game merchant waiting too long.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly and said: "Trial Tokens, can they guarantee that the user will have player qualifications?"

The Konoha game unit had only a few hundred people at most; being able to have ten more players would definitely be a good thing.

Five thousand Reward Points.

Although expensive, through hunting Pollution Monsters in the game and auctioning off a piece of ghost iron ore, the assets the village could currently mobilize were around 130,000 Reward Points.

They could be used to purchase the Trial Tokens.

Asuma shook his head and said truthfully: "The merchant's meaning is that one can only obtain game qualifications by passing the trial, and the difficulty of the trial..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned and sighed: "The Samsara Game is good in every other way, except that it costs too much money."

If not for the fear that Fang Yi could suddenly reverse Ninjutsu and use the Telescope Technique to accurately capture the Hokage Building, he would have wanted to say directly that the other party was obsessed with money.

Hearing that there was a possibility of failure, Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated, not wanting to waste Reward Points on purchasing tokens.

"This money cannot be saved."

Asuma said in a firm tone.

Every force with even a little foundation was trying every possible way to let their own Elites become players and participate in the Samsara Game.

Right now, there were ten Trial Tokens in front of them; once they passed the trial, they could become players. This opportunity absolutely could not be given up, and even if there was a possibility of failure, they had to gamble.

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked in return: "What about the Silver Material?"

Compared to player qualifications, he actually wanted to prioritize founding a family.

Relying on the game family, and with the massive manpower and financial support of the Sarutobi Clan, he would further control the village and suppress the arrogant Ninja Clans.

The inferior Family Token that Asuma brought up required a full twenty 【Sarina Hearts】 to activate.

Thanks to little Naruto's heaven-defying luck, they were now only five hearts away from being able to activate the Family Token, and the 100,000 Reward Points in stock had to be saved for acquiring Silver Material.

Asuma's expression was calm as he said: "All the funds of the Ninja Clans should be handed over to the village for unified management."

This was the application he had been submitting repeatedly.

However, it was consistently rejected by the Hokage and the high-level advisors, and he was severely reprimanded.

Because of this, Asuma, the dignified son of the Hokage, is now treated in the village much like the Uchiha were back then, isolated and viewed with strange eyes.

This is a tactic combined by the Ninja Clans, wanting to make him retreat in the face of difficulties.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a moment, then said: "Asuma, this is not a time of war."

Unifying the funds of all Ninja Clans is something that was not even achieved during the war era.

Except for a God of Shinobi like the Shodai who could suppress all Ninja Clans, in any other period, Ninja Clans are an extremely difficult group to handle.

The Anbu and Ninja Academy of the Second, as well as various policies, were all subtly suppressing the Ninja Clans; although there were results, the time for a true harvest has not yet arrived.

Even the Ino-Shika-Cho, who are close to the Hokage lineage,

if he were to make the decision to unify funds, they would also quickly band together for warmth and draw a clear line with the Hokage.

Asuma said with a serious expression: "Father, war will come soon. I do not believe that those forces simply want to show off the strength of their players during this Chunin joint exam; they must be looking for an opportunity to launch an attack on Konoha. We must make preparations early."

Logistics players have already reported to him that the flow of materials within the Samsara Game has begun to intensify, and major forces have started to purchase large quantities of low-level materials and potions.

This is not a normal situation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen inhaled the last bit of tobacco into his lungs, exhaled slowly, and asked: "Have you thought about the consequences?"

Even Hatake Sakumo, who could pressure the Legendary Sannin, was isolated and blamed by the entire village back then, and the shadow of the Ninja Clans was inevitably behind it.

The failure of that classified mission caused considerable losses to both the village and the Ninja Clans.

Compared to that, the approach of unifying funds would be even worse.

What kind of end would Asuma, who proposed such an idea, meet?

"It is just death."

Asuma answered without hesitation, as if he had been prepared for a long time.

Brothers, I have read everyone's comments. Does everyone dislike the protagonist personally recruiting people? If so, after I finish posting my saved drafts, I will no longer intersperse this content.

(End of this chapter)