At this moment, inside Konoha.
Three days ago, Konoha's large army had returned to the village.
"Jiraiya-sama! Hokage-sama?..."
Kakashi glanced at the medical room on the left and asked Jiraiya in front of him with some worry.
The evacuation five days ago had been too difficult.
Moreover, finally Konoha's side.
No one thought of it.
Iwagakure actually used the tailed beast again!
Even, even his own people will explode together! It's so crazy!
Because of this, more than a dozen ANBU ninjas who followed the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and left behind were all killed by the explosion of those [Tailed Beast Jade].
Sarutobi was also seriously injured, with four broken ribs, half of his right arm, and almost dying.
This was even after several ANBU ninjas risked their lives to help him block most of the damage.
Otherwise, Sarutobi would have died in the explosion long ago.
Moreover, Sarutobi, who was already seriously injured, coupled with all the traveling.
When he returned to Konoha, he only had half a breath left.
He has been lying in the treatment room for treatment.
Until the day before yesterday, he was barely out of danger.
It's a pity that I still haven't woken up yet...
"It's nothing serious, don't worry."
"I'll guard it, no one will threaten the old man!"
Jiraiya leaned against the wall, folded his hands, and assured confidently.
Indeed, Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas of Konoha, was here to guard him, and he also prevented some offenders from being offended.
Sarutobi was able to receive treatment with peace of mind.
"Sorry for the trouble, Jiraiya-sama!"
Kakashi said with sincere gratitude.
"Stop talking about me. The situation in the village is not optimistic these past two days, right?"
"Yes!"
Kakashi nodded in response.
Konoha did win this battle with [Iwagakure Village].
A total of less than a thousand ninjas were dispatched, and only over 200 were killed.
Although there are a lot of losses.
But compared to Iwagakure's death toll of at least 2,000, it was already a very good deal.
Moreover, it destroyed so many houses in Iwagakure and severely damaged [Iwagakure Village]!
This is definitely a big win!
Originally, it was such a catastrophe.
After the news comes back, coupled with the army's triumphant return, it will definitely cheer up the people of Konoha.
But, wait until you get home.
They suddenly discovered that they and others had stolen the crystal from [Iwagakure Village].
The crystals in his own village were also stolen by [Yanyin Village].
Not only was the sensing force nearly wiped out, the Konoha formation was destroyed;
Moreover, the entire remaining members of the Uchiha clan also escaped without anyone noticing!
Obviously, the Fugaku and his team sent before did not play any role in blocking [Yanyin Village].
Instead, they were taken away by others.
It’s really like: meat buns beating dogs—there’s no return!
Or: lose your wife and lose your troops...
In short, this wave of blows directly diluted the good news of [Konoha's] victory. Many other famous families in Konoha had more or less evil thoughts.
At the same time, it directly made a certain Danzo-sama so angry that he vomited blood.
Until now, he is still resting.
Of course, the above issues are not the most important.
After all, it doesn't matter whether all the Uchiha clan defected or the village's barrier was damaged.
It has little impact on ordinary villagers in Konoha.
The most terrible thing is that there is no gain!
Even though we won the battle, we didn't make any profit at all!
Originally, Konoha's temporary reserves had been emptied by preparing various supplies in advance to fight this war.
At the same time, a lot of "wartime taxes" were temporarily levied, which also caused many villagers to tighten their belts and live a tight life.
He even owed [Sha Hidden Village] 50 million in alliance fees.
So everyone is counting on it.
You can defeat Iwagakure and make a lot of money!
In the end, the battle was won, but not a single hair was gained.
We all have to continue to tighten our belts, how can we not be frustrated?
Winning the battle is even more uncomfortable than not fighting at all!
No wonder the atmosphere in the village was gloomy.
Of course, compared to the ordinary villagers who are struggling.
The top brass of Konoha are also feeling very uncomfortable at this moment.
Sarutobi was in a coma, Danzo couldn't leave his house, and Koharu had already died suddenly.
Mito Monen is the only one left who maintains the Konoha Administrative Department.
Sunagakure's debt collection, empty treasury, constant resentment of villagers, post-war pensions, etc...
And all these troubles made him even more anxious and overwhelmed.
So much so that although Konoha's losses were not significant.
But the whole village seemed to be much more difficult than during previous wars.
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"Yesterday, the daimyo sent people to hold the village accountable. He asked the village to give a clear explanation for starting the war without permission."
"Otherwise, Hokage-sama will be impeached!"
"At the same time, Sunagakure has also sent a third reminder this morning!"
"Still urging the village to pay the alliance fee quickly..."
Kakashi reported quickly.
"Bah! These greedy money wolves like Sunagakure. As soon as they smelled the smell of blood, they went crazy and got together."
Jiraiya cursed, very angry.
Obviously, Konoha's great formation is now gone.
The Sunagakure spies lurking in [Konoha] and [Iwagakure Village] also rolled back the news.
This made Sunagakure become more courageous, and dared to ride wildly on the head of Konoha's tiger again and again...
If it were normal, how could [Sunagakure Village] be so courageous!
Jiraiya: "Is it true that the village can't afford the money anymore?"
Kakashi: "Yes, the village has no cash left. If it is temporarily levied again, it will arouse the anger and protest of the people."
"There are even many family members of fallen ninjas who are waiting for the payment of pensions!"
"Therefore, Master Mito Monohan is also under great pressure now..."
As a member of a famous family, not only Sarutobi, but also advisors such as Mito Monobu also trusted Kakashi.
And often ask for his opinion.
Therefore, Kakashi also knows a lot of high-level inside information.
"Are you already in such a tight situation?"
"That's all, I'm here..."
Jiraiya shook his head and sighed.
I was about to say something.
Suddenly, the door to the medical room opened.
"Hokage-sama is awake. He's just not in a good mental state. Please don't visit for too long."
The ninja from the medical class quickly warned.
And brought in the overjoyed Jiraiya.
Only Kakashi was left standing guard outside.
"Speaking of which, that guy Kai seems to have a broken bone too?"
"You live in the infirmary on the floor below? Do you want to take a look?"
"Forget it, let's wait for Jiraiya-sama first!"
Kakashi hesitated for a moment.
In the end, I decided to wait for Lord Jiraiya first.
…
More than ten minutes later.
Jiraiya came out and closed the door.
"Jiraiya-sama?"
"The old man is fine, he just needs to rest for a while."
"call--"
Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Jiraiya said in a rare serious tone:
"In addition, for the next period of time, I will temporarily take over as Hokage!"
Kakashi was stunned.
But he didn't have any doubts and immediately knelt down on one knee, ready to take orders.
"First: Tell the envoy from the Daimyo Kingdom that Hokage-sama is recovering from his injuries. Regarding the reason for this war, Hokage-sama will personally explain to the Daimyo-sama after he recovers!"
"As you command!"
"Second: Find a way to detain some of the Daiming's envoys and take the opportunity to seek some financial support from the Daming Mansion. No matter what, we have to get tens of millions from there first."
"This...obeys your order!"
"Third: In the name of Konoha, issue a complaint to [Iwagakure Village] and [Earth Country]! Reprimand them for their previous raids! And demand that the old man Onoki pay a ransom!
His son Loess must be just like Asma. The ransom of 35 million taels cannot be less than a penny! After all, they are both the legitimate sons of the two actors, so they should be worth the price.
As for his granddaughter Kurotsuchi, let's bid 25 million, and for his disciple Deidara, let's bid 20 million. The two people can make a slight counteroffer, but the minimum cannot exceed 18 million.
Specifically, I will let the administrative department select people to take over. "
Jiraiya waved his hand and made an unceremonious decision.
This was what Sarutobi had just instructed him to do.
Such an overbearing request made even Kakashi on the side feel numb.
It was obvious that half of [Iwagakure Village] was destroyed and so many Iwa ninjas were killed; now they still have to pay such a large ransom.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to piss off that third Tsuchikage Ohnoki to death, right?
"Fourth: Here is my deposit book. There should be more than 100 million in deposits in it. They are all the mission rewards and manuscript fees I have accumulated over the years. Take a few people to the capital of [Fire Country] and transfer the money inside. Take out all the money and bring it back. It will be enough for the village to breathe a sigh of relief!"
Jiraiya took out a thick deposit book and handed it to Kakashi.
Kakashi took the bankbook and looked through it.
I couldn't help but be shocked!
On the one hand, he was amazed that Lord Jiraiya actually had such a large amount of savings.
On the other hand, he was even more shocked that he was actually willing to contribute his savings to support Konoha at this time.
This lustful immortal is indeed a man with a sharp mouth and a soft heart!
"Thanks!"
Kakashi collected the bankbook and said sincerely grateful.
"Jiraiya-sama, do you have any more orders?"
Jiraiya scratched the back of his head:
"It should be gone..."
"etc!"
"Well...finally. In my name as acting Hokage, let's change the biggest bathing pools in the village into mixed bathing areas!"
Kakashi:? ? ?
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