Chapter 519: Earning money, it's not shameful

Just as Senju Senju Feizhen was increasingly sinking into the abyss intertwined with power and money, Konoha's S3 season arrived quietly.

This sudden change of term was not only the focus of attention for people in the village, but even the other major ninja villages shifted their attention here.

Who the next leader of Konoha would fall to directly affected their attitude toward Konoha.

In the Hidden Cloud Village, the tall and sturdy Shi clenched his fists excitedly and put forward his valuable opinions to Kinkaku, who was sitting on the Raikage's throne.

"Big Senior Brother, now is Konoha's most fragile moment; send troops south!"

Kinkaku, whose hair was already slightly gray, looked at the information in his hand with a solemn expression, his gaze sweeping over the photos of the candidates, finally stopping on a handsome middle-aged man.

Uchiha Izuna,

Mr. Gin's younger brother...

"No."

As one of the two people in the Ninja World who knew about Uchiha Gin's Kamen Rider Decade identity, Kinkaku still had a clear head.

Konoha's most fragile moment?

This is all a false appearance shown by Konoha.

"Big Senior Brother, you are confused! Don't worry about that bullshit peace agreement. From the moment Senju Hashirama went missing, the agreement became a waste of paper. You don't have to worry about the consequences of tearing your face with Konoha; those few so-called newcomers, added together, are not a match for me!"

Tearing face with Konoha?

Wait until Mr. Gin is gone before talking about it.

"Shut up, am I the Raikage or are you the Raikage."

Glaring fiercely at his junior brother who was jumping with anxiety, Kinkaku once again rejected the request to invade the Land of Fire, his weathered face carrying a hint of inexplicable meaning.

"Konoha is not as simple as you think; it looks like a pool of clear water, but it is actually bottomless."

"Hmph!"

Shi, who was angry, crossed his arms and sat back in his seat with a stinky face. He really couldn't figure out that now that Konoha no longer had the two heroes of the Ninja World, who else was worth his Big Senior Brother's fear.

In the Hidden Sand Village, the slightly old Shamon was familiarizing his disciples with the village's political affairs. Facing the news of Konoha's change of term brought back by the Sand Hidden Anbu, he just glanced at it and threw it aside.

"Teacher, aren't we going to do something?"

Chiyo picked up the information and read it roughly. Her beautiful face revealed a hint of worry.

Konoha is currently in its most fragile period. As a solid ally, shouldn't the Hidden Sand Village express its support by giving the other party some necessary support?

"Chiyo, you now have to look at things with the eyes of a leader. On the issue of Konoha, we do nothing, which is equivalent to doing everything."

Shamon shook his head with profound meaning. Women's sense of smell for politics is indeed slightly weaker, and looking at problems is still a bit emotional.

Although the Hidden Sand Village has made leapfrog progress in the past few years, it is still slightly weak compared to other major ninja villages.

Taking sides rashly at this time may lead to targeting by other ninja villages.

Moreover, although Konoha looks weak at this time, there are still powerhouses like Uchiha Izuna sitting in the village. Even if they are not as good as the missing two heroes of the Ninja World, they are stronger than ordinary Kage-level.

"But..."

Chiyo's pretty face tightened, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings. She felt that she, who did nothing, was a bit sorry for someone in Konoha.

"If you really want to do something, wait until Uchiha Izuna succeeds as Hokage and publicly express your congratulations."

Looking at the disciple with a dim expression, Shamon sighed secretly, and helplessly put forward a suggestion.

"Okay!"

Chiyo immediately beamed with joy, and the guilt for Uchiha Gin in her heart instantly vanished. Seeing this, Shamon revealed a warm look on his old face.

After a while, he suddenly stood up and walked to the window where he could overlook the entire Hidden Sand Village, his eyes filled with a longing for a beautiful future.

"According to Kamen Rider Decade's prophecy, the child who can bring wealth to the Hidden Sand Village should be born this year. When the time comes, I will cultivate him."

"What about the village?"

"I leave it to you, Third Kazekage."

However, compared to the neutral attitude of the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Sand, the Hidden Rock and Hidden Mist have secretly begun to enter a state of combat readiness.

"Hehehe! Konoha without the two heroes of the Ninja World is just a paper tiger. I want to take back the money they cheated from my grandfather back then, with interest!"

In the Hidden Rock Village, Onoki's short figure floated up slowly. Looking at the huge Ninja World map in front of him, the red pen in his hand drew fiercely, drawing a big X in the most fertile area of the Land of Fire.

"Tsuchikage-sama, but Konoha still has Uchiha Izuna now. His strength is not as good as Uchiha Madara's, but it should not be underestimated."

Onoki's aide frowned. From the information he mastered, it could be learned that Konoha's Third Hokage could basically be determined to be Uchiha Izuna.

"No matter, the Five-Tails card's adapter can already participate in the war. The two of us join forces, just a Uchiha Izuna, not worth worrying about."

After so many years, the Hidden Rock Village finally cultivated an adapter who could use the Five-Tails card for a short time.

Although the price of using the Tailed Beast card is huge, for the development of the village, all sacrifices are worth it.

"I remember Lord Mu once said that the power of Tailed Beast knights must never be used in war."

"That guy who hides his head and shows his tail hasn't appeared for how many years; maybe he died in some corner of the Ninja World long ago."

The village now has two Tailed Beast knights, and Onoki's self-confidence has expanded unprecedentedly, not taking the knight agreement issued by Kamen Rider Decade back then into his eyes at all.

"But..."

"Hmph! No buts! Such powerful strength, if not used in war, then it is meaningless."

Onoki's eyes flashed with light called ambition. In order to get the fertile land of the Land of Fire, he decided to fight for it.

If he wins, he will leave a legacy for future generations.

If he loses, he will start over.

Holding the same idea as Onoki is the Third Mizukage Gui in the Hidden Mist Village. But compared to Onoki who takes the initiative to make trouble, his invasion of the Land of Fire is really out of helplessness.

"Mizukage-sama, our sea route has been snatched by the Land of Whirlpools again for three lines. If this continues, the entire Hidden Mist Village will soon become an isolated island."

Listening to the bad news from his subordinates, Gui rubbed his temples with a headache.

Since the war with the Hidden Rock Village for several years, the Hidden Mist Village had long ago emptied its already scarce family background. Now the last way to get rich has also been eroded by the Land of Whirlpools. If they continue to sit and wait for death, the village will probably not last until the New Year before it dissolves.

"I know. How is the ground force assembled?"

"Already assembled, it's just..."

"What's wrong again?"

Gui, who already had a headache, saw his subordinates showing a difficult expression, and his head hurt a few more points instantly.

"Those bloodline families are unwilling to take out elite combat power and only sent some Chunin and Genin to make up the numbers."

"Bah! A bunch of short-sighted parasites!"

Gui gritted his teeth upon hearing this. The Yuki clan behind him is also a bloodline family. For the development of the village, they can be said to have done their best, never shaking their heads when facing various difficult tasks, and there were countless casualties without half a complaint.

On the contrary, other bloodline families not only don't share the worries for the village, but also drag their feet at this critical moment, which is really damn.

"What exactly do they want?"

The collective strike of the bloodline families must have some ulterior purpose.

As soon as Gui finished speaking, the door of the Mizukage's office was pushed open from the outside.

"We just want to take back Lord Mangetsu's relics."

A lean middle-aged man brought a group of ninjas with different appearances and walked in. The leading middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and put forward their demands.

"Weren't Senior Brother's relics sent back to the clan long ago?"

Looking at the representatives of the bloodline families who didn't have any respect at all, Gui's face was very ugly. He might be considered the least authoritative one among the past Mizukages.

"No, no, no, what we want is... that."

The representative of the Hozuki clan shook his head, and his finger lifted slightly. Gui's gaze followed the direction he pointed, and the expression on his face became even gloomier.

That was the portrait of the past Mizukages hanging there. In order to highlight his temperament, the flashy Hozuki Mangetsu specially found someone to take a full-body photo.

And specially wore his driver on his waist, posing in a transformation pose for commemoration.

Phew——

Suddenly, a cold air escaped from his body, and the air in the office began to condense at a speed visible to the naked eye. Ice crystals began to freeze around everyone instantly.

"The knight system is the property of the village. If you want it, you must have the corresponding qualifications."

Gui, whose body had begun to crystallize, carried a thick killing intent in his words.

The Hidden Mist Village has always given bloodline ninjas certain privileges to protect the interests of bloodline families. Unexpectedly, these guys not only didn't feel grateful, but instead reached out to the village's secret treasure.

"Mizukage-sama, don't be excited. Since we made this request, we naturally made enough preparations."

The Yuki clan's ability just happened to restrain the Hozuki clan. The Hozuki representative, who was still a bit arrogant just now, had a fearful expression at this moment, and his tone of speaking also eased a lot, at least making people not so angry.

"If Mizukage-sama can hand over the knight system to our bloodline families for research, the things on this list will be fully distributed by Mizukage-sama."

While speaking, the Hozuki representative took out a scroll from his arms and handed it to the cold-faced Gui.

Clatter~

Gui frowned and opened the scroll, but seeing the content in the scroll, his eyes, which were narrowed into a slit, widened suddenly.

"You actually have so many..."

He closed the scroll with a complex look in his eyes. How much blood did these bloodline families suck from the village?

"What does Mizukage-sama think?"

Very satisfied with Gui's shocked expression, the Hozuki representative asked with a light laugh.

"These alone are not enough."

Although the supplies on the list made him very tempted, he didn't want to compromise so easily.

"Mizukage-sama, don't be too greedy."

The Hozuki representative frowned slightly, his eyes glancing at the bloodline family representatives behind him. Everyone received the signal and began to secretly refine chakra. A bloody coup was about to unfold.

If you, the Mizukage, refuse to cooperate, then change people.

"I won't take a single cent of the things inside."

"Oh?"

"Then what do you want?"

"I want you to fight for the Hidden Mist Village!"

Hearing these deafening words, the bloodline family representatives were stunned in unison, looking at Gui, who had a firm expression, one after another in disbelief. After discovering that he was not faking it, a trace of shame unconsciously arose in their hearts.

"Deal!"

Just as all forces were surging in the dark, Konoha's election meeting was held as scheduled, and the location was still in Konoha's highest building, the Hokage Building.

Because only ninjas at the Jonin level were qualified to vote, Chunin, Genin, and ordinary residents could only squat outside the Hokage Building waiting for the results.

As one Jonin after another verified their identities and entered the Hokage Building in an orderly manner, the surrounding onlookers were all anxious, guessing who the next leader would fall to.

"Gin, aren't we going to vote?"

In a building adjacent to the Hokage Building, Uchiha Hikari, standing by the window, nudged Uchiha Gin, who was yawning beside her.

"Vote? You are a civilian, I am a Genin; what qualifications do we have to vote?"

Uchiha Gin rubbed his sleepy eyes and patted the Genin forehead protector on his waist, asking back seriously.

As a secret war weapon cultivated by the clan, the girl naturally couldn't show her face, and very few people knew Uchiha Hikari's true identity, basically none of whom were in Konoha.

So Uchiha Hikari was not a registered ninja in Konoha, and in the household registration, she was just a civilian of the Uchiha clan.

As for Uchiha Gin, he was just simply lazy and refused to be promoted several times, always hanging the title of NO. 1 Genin.

"Curly-haired baboon! The things you ordered have arrived."

Just as the two were talking, a vigorous figure broke in.

Senju Itama held a packaged huge display board high and asked with a face full of curiosity.

"Is this an cheering board you prepared for your younger brother?"

In her view, the things Uchiha Gin ordered were most likely light boards to cheer for Uchiha Izuna.

"Tsk~ I wouldn't spend money on a handle."

Reaching out to take the display board from the girl's hand, Uchiha Gin curled his lips and turned to walk downstairs.

"Huh? What kind of tricks is he trying to play?"

The two left behind looked at each other, not understanding what Uchiha Gin meant for a while.

"Make way, please make way~"

After going downstairs, Uchiha Gin rushed into the middle of the crowd. The onlookers were instantly attracted by the huge display board in his hand.

"Eh? Gin-san, he didn't come to vote; what is he doing in the crowd?"

The members of the Ninja Clan Alliance who were queuing to go upstairs were also looking at Uchiha Gin, who was behaving abnormally, with curiosity.

"Hmph! Did you forget? He doesn't have the qualifications to vote."

Shimura Kenichi snorted coldly, pointed to the Genin forehead protector on Uchiha Gin's waist, and said sarcastically.

"That's really a pity; maybe the Uchiha clan is just missing Gin-san's vote."

The members of the Ninja Clan Alliance who had a good relationship with Uchiha Gin shook their heads regretfully, looking at the other party with a few more points of guilt.

Sorry Gin-san, we spent money this time.

"Phew... this position is just right~"

Uchiha Gin, who didn't know he was being watched, finally chose the best position in the crowd.

"Swish~"

In the curious eyes of the people around, he tore off the sealed packaging covering the display board with a swish.

"Huh? That is..."

Uchiha Gin inserted the board in his hand into the ground, took out the big loudspeaker he had prepared in advance, and the deafening sound instantly covered the noise of the whole scene.

"No guessing, no excitement!"

"You and your dream are only one guess away!"

"Konoha competition, exciting because of you!"

"Help public welfare, start from the competition~"

"..."

"What kind of plane is that guy playing?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin's shameful behavior, the Uchiha clansmen who were queuing felt their faces burning. Facing the strange eyes of the people around, they wished they could stuff their heads into their crotches.

But our party concerned didn't care about other people's eyes at all, instead grabbing a young onlooker who was stunned, and smilingly bewitched him.

"Little brother, what are you still waiting for? Why don't you hurry up and cheer for the candidate in your heart!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 520 =====