Konoha Village.
A crowd of villagers gathered, pointing and gesticulating at a tavern.
Inside the tavern, it was a mess. Two middle-aged Ninja, reeking of alcohol, had a portly middle-aged man pinned under their feet.
"I told you, you scoundrel, this lord said he didn't bring money today. What do you mean by making things difficult for this lord?"
After speaking, he kicked the portly middle-aged man in the face again with great force.
The portly middle-aged man covered his mouth, blood seeping through his fingers.
His voice took on a hint of a whimper: "I… I know I was wrong, please let me go."
"This meal is on me, no charge."
Hearing this, the other Ninja placed his foot on the fat man's head and said coldly, "Do you think we like your paltry money?"
"What is your status? You're not worthy of treating us to a meal!"
"I'll pay for the drinks later. If there's a next time, I'll beat you to death."
After the Ninja finished speaking, he directly kicked the fat man several meters away.
The fat man clutched his stomach and wailed on the ground, seemingly having broken a rib.
Just then, two Anbu Ninja appeared.
"What happened?"
Seeing the Anbu, the two middle-aged Ninja put on smiles: "The owner of this shop deliberately caused us trouble, so we taught him a lesson."
"Please rest assured, it's just a few superficial injuries."
Hearing this, the Anbu stepped forward and briefly checked the fat man's injuries, then said coldly to the two middle-aged Ninja: "Remember to pay compensation, and don't go so overboard in the future."
"Yes, yes, yes."
The Ninja and the Anbu left the tavern, chatting and laughing. The portly middle-aged man lay on the ground, staring blankly at the ceiling.
After a while, the crowd that had been watching outside finally came in.
Looking at the fat man's miserable state, someone said indignantly, "Boss, this is too much bullying! I know the names of those two guys, go report them to the Police Force!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the crowd scoffed, "Police Force? Is there any fairness to be found in that place?"
Someone echoed, "Exactly, the last time I was beaten by a Ninja and went to the Police Force, they locked me up for a week."
Hearing this, the crowd gradually fell silent.
Ever since the Uchiha Clan left, the Police Force had completely changed.
They ignored minor issues and dragged their feet on major ones.
Especially after the Daimyo was overthrown, the Ninja transformed into the ruling class, and the interests of ordinary villagers like them were even less cared for.
Many people missed the time when the Uchiha Clan managed the Police Force.
They were always serious and impartial.
Back then, what Ninja dared to bully people like this?
If only there could be another chance, they would definitely not reject the Uchiha Ninja as they did before… Hokage Building.
Hokage Office.
Orochimaru relayed the information the Anbu had just reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then asked, "Teacher, many Ninja are becoming increasingly excessive now. Don't they need to be restrained?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "Orochimaru, do you remember when they surrounded the Hokage Building?"
"Things that are too easily obtained, they will not cherish."
"Only by making them recognize their place will they know what they can and cannot do."
Although he cared greatly about his reputation, he would not joke about his Hokage title.
That kind of mass protest demanding his resignation had happened once, and that was enough.
After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Orochimaru did not dwell on it too much, but instead asked again, "Teacher, did you call me here for something?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi threw an intelligence scroll to Orochimaru and said with a frown, "Uchiha Yuzuru and Ay have been causing trouble in our Land of Fire, killing countless Ninja over the past few months."
"Most critically, our mission failure rate has skyrocketed."
"This situation absolutely cannot continue. I'm entrusting this matter to you to resolve."
Hearing this, Orochimaru immediately shook his head: "Teacher, I am no match for Uchiha Yuzuru."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said displeased, "So many years have passed, perhaps you can already surpass him now?"
"How can you know if you don't try some things?"
Orochimaru remained unmoved, saying indifferently, "I'm not going, in any case."
Are you kidding? Last time, he lost an arm just by being glared at. Now he's supposed to go look for trouble with Uchiha Yuzuru?
Isn't that forcing him to his death?
Besides, even if he went, what good would it do? Could he actually win?
He might as well spend this time researching more ways to preserve his life in battle.
Seeing Orochimaru's resolute attitude, Hiruzen Sarutobi angrily slammed his hand on the desk.
Frustrating!
Too frustrating!
Konoha, the strongest Ninja Village in the Ninja World, was now being forced into such a situation by a mere brat… He had clearly done nothing wrong, so why did things have to turn out this way?
Hiruzen Sarutobi roared internally for a long time, and ultimately his immense grief could only transform into a helpless sigh.
"Fine, pay up."
Even Orochimaru was unwilling to face Uchiha Yuzuru, let alone anyone else.
Anyway, the Land of Fire was rich in resources, so paying a bit more money wouldn't be a big deal.
The day Uchiha Yuzuru's Mangekyo Sharingan went blind would be the moment he sounded the horn of counterattack!
...Hidden Cloud Village.
Looking at the hundred billion ryo compensation from Konoha Village, Uchiha Yuzuru and Ay were both somewhat speechless.
This money came too easily, didn't it?
From their perspective, Konoha had not put up any resistance at all.
As they continued to kill in the Land of Fire, the other side came with a treaty for a hundred billion ryo, requesting peace talks.
Uchiha Yuzuru shook his head. Hiruzen Sarutobi still suffered from a lack of culture.
If he had read the "Six States Theory," he certainly wouldn't have paid the money so readily.
The Third Raikage, on the other hand, was beaming with joy.
The Land of Lightning's major infrastructure projects had almost used up the previous compensation, and now it was just enough to continue.
The feeling of not having to spend his own money was truly satisfying.
Thinking of this, the Third Raikage smiled at Uchiha Yuzuru and Ay: "You two shouldn't bother Konoha for now. We'll go after them again when our money runs out. We need sustainable development; we can't drain the pond to catch all the fish."
Uchiha Yuzuru nodded: "No problem. Mikoto is about to give birth anyway, so I'll stay in the Village with her during this time."
Hearing this, the Third Raikage smiled: "Congratulations, congratulations."
After speaking, he slapped Ay on the head: "You too, stay honestly in the Village! You're not allowed to leave home until your wife gets pregnant!"
Ay was on the verge of tears.
Seriously, could he also be affected by this?
He had just made a great contribution to the Village!
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