Chapter 37: Commissioner Sarutobi in Action

The Kurama Clan is the strongest Genjutsu ninja clan in Konohagakure.

However, continuous high-intensity warfare caused the Kurama Clan's population to plummet.

Especially those geniuses with ninja talent were often graduated early, sent to the battlefield early, and lost their lives while still in their immature childhood.

The more talented a ninja was, the less chance they had to leave behind descendants.

The result was that the Kurama talent was rapidly lost; nowadays, let alone awakening Genjutsu talent, there are only a few in the Kurama Clan who can even become ninjas.

With the number of ninjas plummeting, the Kurama Clan was unable to hold onto their wealth, and even their sources of income were plundered by powerful ninja clans.

With insufficient wealth, it became even harder to support ninjas, which exacerbated conflicts within the clan and forced them to abandon some of their clansmen.

Kurama Hidechi was a poor child who, after his father and older brother died in battle, was kicked out by the Kurama Clan and relied entirely on Yamanaka Chujiu for relief.

But fate is always very mysterious.

A short life of hardship allowed Kurama Hidechi to witness the "evil" of Konohagakure, triggering his long-lost Genjutsu talent.

At the very moment he established a faith connection with Yamanaka Chujiu, he even awakened the monster in his heart, "Ido."

Perhaps because of the awakening of faith, this monster was exceptionally docile; not only did it not pose a threat to Hidechi, but it instead became his most loyal partner.

This mode of one body with two souls granted Kurama Hidechi the super-strong Genjutsu 【Dream Entry】.

Kurama Hidechi knew he had become stronger, but he did not know exactly how strong he was; although he was willing to die for Yamanaka Chujiu, he always felt he could not shoulder the responsibilities entrusted to him by the leader.

Yamanaka Chujiu could only explain to him why he had chosen him.

The Rising Sun Organization made a profit, but the benefits were not that large; thanks to Orochimaru's deterrent power, the vast majority of ninja clans were scared off.

But as the income from the terraced fields and refined salt increased, there would eventually come a day when Orochimaru could no longer cover for them.

Yamanaka Chujiu's solution was: "Make the ninja clans in the village not know exactly how much money our Rising Sun can earn."

Kurama Hidechi looked blank: "What should I do?"

Chujiu snapped his fingers: "There are only four ninja clans that have the guts to ignore Teacher Orochimaru's deterrence and still covet our money: the Sarutobi, the Shimura, the Utatane, and the Mitokado."

"But these big ninja clans are high and mighty; they have lived good lives for too long and are too comfortable, so they won't look down on children like us, nor will they monitor us personally; they will only spend small amounts of money to bribe Genin to spy."

Hearing that his target was Genin, Kurama Hidechi immediately felt much more at ease.

But he was still unconfident: "But I can't weave real memories for people like the leader, let alone plant a Thought Seal..."

Yano Shoichi said: "You don't need to change the memories of Konoha Genin; you just need to take the Genin into a dream."

"Let them experience the Execution Line we went through in their dreams, let them witness the hell of the Shanty Town, and the Konoha Genin will naturally know which side to stand on."

Mitsuki asked: "There are quite a few very stubborn ninjas among the Konoha Genin, such as Kosuke Maruboshi-senpai and Might Duy-senpai; what if we encounter them?"

Yano Shoichi said: "Then, in addition to the misery of the Execution Line, show them how we in the Rising Sun strive to live; the more optimistic the 'eternal Genin' are, the more they will empathize."

Kazamatsuri Harume asked Yamanaka Chujiu: "Leader, doing this will make the Rising Sun generate huge attraction for Konoha Genin; what if they want to join the Rising Sun?"

Yamanaka Chujiu said: "Although the Rising Sun Organization is not an elitist organization, its requirements for the loyalty of its members are not that low."

"If the Konoha Genin fear the Execution Line and want to join our Rising Sun, then organize them and establish peripheral mutual aid groups."

"As long as the Rising Sun Organization provides bottom-line protection for the Genin, it should be able to make them hide it from their superiors."

"After all, with only a few hundred ryo in mission bonuses a day, who would risk their life?"

The squad leaders were shocked: "A few hundred ryo a day?"

Yamanaka Chujiu shrugged and said: "The D-rank surveillance and reconnaissance missions newly released by the village have a mission cycle of ten days, and the bonus is only 2500 ryo."

The children were even more surprised: "The bonus for a D-rank mission shouldn't be this low; this has broken through the floor of mission bonuses!"

Yamanaka Chujiu was not surprised: "Yeah, the Sarutobi Commissioner is in action; they have beaten the mission bonuses down."

"Bastards!"

The children cursed in unison.

They were all children of ninjas and would become Konoha Genin in the near future; a decrease in mission bonuses was a detriment to their own interests.

Yamanaka Chujiu, on the other hand, felt it was still acceptable; compared to Commissioner Smith, who sold nine-thousand-dollar gaskets that were nine-point-nine-dollar free shipping, the business level of the Sarutobi Commissioner still needed improvement.

In recent years, the Fourth Hokage took office, and even though he did not hold real power, it still slowed down the improvement of the Sarutobi Commissioner's business level.

When the Third Hokage is restored, there should be an explosive improvement, becoming the Third Hokage's greatest negative asset.

No matter how evil Danzo's intentions are, he is only one person, and the scope of his harm is limited.

Moreover, even though Danzo bites down hard and won't let go, he knows in his heart that he is doing bad things, so he covers it up very well.

The Sarutobi Commissioner is different.

Their numbers are numerous, and the scope of their influence has long exceeded Konohagakure, affecting the entire Land of Fire.

Very importantly, they don't think they are doing bad things, but rather reasonably and legally making things convenient for themselves, so naturally, they are righteous and bold in doing evil publicly.

With such comprehensive, large-scale, and systematic evil, even though the harm of Shimura Danzo is even greater, almost no one has noticed it.

The reason is that this behavior conforms to the traditions of the Ninja World and conforms to the human nature of the weak being prey to the strong, possessing incredible concealment.

More importantly, the Otsutsuki Era, the Shenwu Era, and the Warring States Era of the Ninja World were all destroyed by violence, and it has never experienced a civilization with a complete cycle.

The Ninja World's records of history are also superficial, and the upper-level rulers naturally do not know the dangers of endogenous corruption.

And the bottom-level civilians who felt the threat of corruption were basically executed directly, having no chance to make their voices heard, let alone summarize lessons learned.

The children of the Rising Sun Organization are the first batch of natives of the Ninja World who personally felt the power of the Execution Line and struggled back to the human world.

So they can understand the evil nature of the Sarutobi Commissioner and naturally stand on the side of resistance.

Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha are the ruling class; before they choose their own stance, Yamanaka Chujiu will not communicate relevant information to them.

The profound meaning of the Dragon-Slaying Technique manual is too aggressive toward the ruling class, and it is very easy to force the Uchiha youths into self-abandonment, simply practicing the Dragon-Slaying Technique in reverse to transform into a destructive magic dragon.

The surging great love in the Uchiha's hearts, the powerful Sharingan Bloodline Limit, combined with the mysteries of the Dragon-Slaying Technique to give birth to a red-eyed capital magic dragon—isn't it normal for a "Striving West Sea" to grow out of it?

It's too terrifying.