After venting his anger, Mu Chuanze, who was still frightened and angry, controlled his emotions and walked aside to sit down.
Konoha's ambition is so great, and for the sake of the family, he must find a way to deal with it.
With the strength of the Muchuan clan, facing Konoha, they would kill themselves with an egg against a stone.
If you want to survive and keep your family's land and property, you must find enough allies. All the nobles must unite to fight for a chance of survival.
At the critical moment of life and death, Mu Chuanze, who had no other choice, took action.
After writing more than a dozen handwritten letters with the same content, Muchuanze called his trusted confidants and arranged for them to take these letters and set off immediately to various noble families who were familiar with the Muchuan family.
It wasn't just the Muchuan family, most of the families who received Sarutobi Hiruzen's reply had similar reactions.
For a time, Konoha became the target of public criticism among the noble circles of the entire Fire Country, and it also had a tendency to spread abroad.
And this also had an impact. The number of task commissions received by Konoha began to decline sharply.
At the same time, the major nobles who represented the sales rights of Konoha products also reduced the amount of purchases.
There are probably two reasons why it is just reduced rather than cut off directly.
On the one hand, some nobles did not dare to completely break up with Konoha, so as to keep a good relationship. Even if they were defeated and liquidated by Konoha in the future, they could save the lives of several descendants.
This is also the reason why the nobles did not dare to cut off Konoha's material supply.
It's hard to say what would happen to this group of ninjas who had mastered powerful power if they ran out of supplies.
On the other hand, Konoha's products are indeed advanced and easy to use, and most of them are exclusive, so they don't have to worry about sales.
Now that there are fewer nobles buying goods, the remaining nobles who still have goods can naturally make a lot of money easily.
Enemies are enemies, money still has to be made!
"Kizaru, the number of mission requests received by the village has dropped seriously. If the ninjas in the village cannot receive missions for a long time, their lives will be difficult!"
As the elder of Konoha, one of Sarutobi Hiruzen's jobs is to review the level of Konoha mission entrustment and give appropriate guidance for receiving it.
"Oh! It seems that those nobles are starting to exert their strength." Unlike the anxious Sarutobi Hiruzen, Kizaru, who was sitting in the position of the Hokage, behaved very calmly.
"Kizaru, you asked me to write down how I dealt with the nobles in my reply. It was too radical." Concern leads to chaos, and there was a hint of complaint in Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.
"Aren't all these fish taken the bait? When they all surface, we will catch them all in one catch." Kizaru said in a relaxed tone while maintaining a smile.
"But basically all the nobles are connected together." Sarutobi Hiruzen reminded.
"It's just fish on the chopping board. Does it matter how many there are?" Kizaru asked with a smile.
Looking at Kizaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi found that he could not see through this disciple more and more.
"But what should the ninjas in the village do these days?"
"In the past few years, the village has also made a lot of money, and it is always saving, but it is just a pile of waste paper. If others don't give us tasks, then we will issue the tasks ourselves." Kizaru has already thought of countermeasures.
"What do you want them to do?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked in detail.
"Next year, Sunagakure's friends will come, and the village will expand. Let them build infrastructure. In addition, Konoha's products will also be sold by ourselves in the future, and let the ninjas protect our own chamber of commerce and the transportation of products. , and the recovery of arrears." Kizaru said.
"I've noted it down!" Sarutobi Hiruzen replied, admiring Kizaru's thoughtfulness and thorough preparation.
After saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned around and was about to leave. After taking two steps, he stopped again.
Turning back to look at Kizaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Kizaru, over at the capital, can you replace Danzo with someone else?"
"Elder Danzo, what happened over there?" Kizaru asked curiously.
"He acted too extreme over there, and many nobles were forced to move their families." Thinking of the daimyo's mother asking for help, Sarutobi Hiruzen still said the problem.
"Uncle indeed did something wrong." Kizaru nodded and criticized.
Seeing that Kizaru did not side with Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that as a disciple, he did not like too extreme methods.
"How can we force those nobles to move their families? Their money will belong to us from now on! If we let those nobles transfer their family properties abroad, wouldn't we lose money." Kizaru said with a distressed look.
Almost being dodged to the waist, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his disciple speechlessly.
You are more ruthless than Danzo!
It was hard to say anything else, Sarutobi Hiruzen said goodbye and left the Hokage's office.
After five o'clock in the afternoon, Kizaru, who got off work early, walked out of the Hokage Building with his hands in his pockets and a leisurely look on his face.
Walking out of the street in the center of the village, most of the villagers who saw the Hokage would stop on the roadside and bow their heads slightly in salute.
Kizaru often responds with a kind smile.
During this period, with the occurrence of a series of major events, the news that the Fourth Hokage Kizaru would take Konoha to replace the daimyo and nobles and become the new ruling class of the Land of Fire spread throughout the Konoha Village.
In this regard, a few conservative people were dissatisfied with Kizaru's rebellious behavior and felt that he was taking the village astray.
It's a pity that the number of people who hold this view is too small to make much noise in Konoha, and they may not even be able to make a splash.
More villagers, most of them discussed this rumor in public. While talking, they would also think about what kind of good life they and others could live if they really became new nobles.
Those who really pay attention to this are the ninjas, some ninjas, and the families behind them.
Even if Konoha replaces the daimyo and nobles, the only ones who really hope to become nobles are these ninjas and some civilian ninjas with good strength.
Noble! Enjoy privileges, occupy fertile land, monopolize business, live together for generations, and enjoy eternal wealth.
Wouldn't that ninja be envious of such treatment?
Compared to the ninja clan who train hard to fight and ensure their status with merit and strength, those nobles who enjoy their success are really enviable!
In the past, no one took the lead, and the village's senior officials maintained good relations with the daimyo and nobles, so everyone was just jealous in their hearts.
Things are different now. Although the Fourth Hokage Kizaru has not expressed his stance publicly, various behavioral signs show his attitude towards daimyo and nobles.
There is a powerful boss who took the initiative and pulled the ninja villages of other big countries to do it together. If we don't work hard together now, how long will it take?
The Fourth Hokage has a long-term vision and is fair in dealing with things, which is obvious to everyone.
Now, he is ready to take action against the daimyo and nobles, so he must be well prepared.
In the future, even if there are no new nobles, everyone believes that the Fourth Hokage will fairly distribute the plundered profits to the powerful ninja clan and ninjas, and give everyone the preferential treatment they deserve.
This is the reputation and image that Kizaru has built in Konoha in the past few years.
"Hey! Kizaru! Do you want to go have a drink together today?" Jiraiya stood in front of Kizaru, patting his head and saying with a smile.
Looking at Jiraiya with a smile, Kizaru replied: "Just drinking?"
"I don't dare to take you for anything else! If Tsunade finds out, I will die." At the end of the sentence, Jiraiya looked around guiltily to make sure Tsunade was nearby.
"Hahaha! Let's go then! I'm just hungry and ready to have dinner." Seeing that Jiraiya's invitation had a different purpose, Kizaru did not expose it, but agreed with a smile.
Going to the izakaya they frequented, Jiraiya and Kizaru sat in an empty booth in the corner.
After ordering drinks and various snacks, Jiraiya looked at Kizaru, still with a friendly smile on his face.
"Kizaru, have you heard about the recent rumors in the village?"
"Rumor, what kind of rumor?" Kizaru narrowed his eyes and looked unaware.
"It's the rumor that you want to lead Konoha and replace the daimyo and nobles." Jiraiya said in more detail.
With an expression of sudden realization, Kizaru said nothing. He saw the waiter who brought the wine.
After the waiter put away the drinks and prepared snacks and left, Kizaru poured himself a glass of sake and drank it all in one gulp.
Holding a small wine glass in his hand, Kizaru looked at Jiraiya and said playfully: "That! It's not a rumor."
His body shook, and Jiraiya looked at Kizaru in shock, "Kizaru, do you really want to...?"
"Maybe!" Kizaru said with a smile.
Scratching his head, Jiraiya felt that Kizaru was teasing him.
"Kizaru, please stop teasing me, I just want to know an answer." Jiraiya said with a wry smile.
"If what I say is true, what are you going to do? Senior brother Jiraiya! Are you going to dissuade me or support me? If you can't dissuade me, what will you do? Will you choose to rebel against the village?" Put down the wine glass, Huang Ape asked with a smile.
Kizaru's several questions hit Jiraiya's heart, leaving him unable to think of an answer for a moment.
If it's true, what should you do? What can I do? Dissuade Kizaru? still. ． ． ． ． ． ．
He shook his head, no matter what, he would not betray the village.
After a while of silence, Jiraichi seemed to be on the same page. He looked at Kizaru and said solemnly, "I will persuade you. If you don't listen, I will continue to persuade you!"
"What if I get annoyed and put you in jail?" Kizaru asked with a smile.
"Then I'll wait for you to let me out, and then I'll persuade you!" Jiraiya replied seriously.
"As expected of you! Senior Brother Jiraiya!" Kizaru found it extremely interesting, "Then if I release you, everything will be settled?"
Falling into silence again, Jiraiya said bitterly after a while, "Then maybe I will travel and write a book! Let's see what you bring to this world?"
"Then why not go take a look now, go to the corner, go to the lowest level, and see the most real appearance of this world. In this way, you will have a comparison in the future." Kizaru suggested.
"Hahaha! This is a good suggestion! Then I will go out of the village tomorrow to look around."
After laughing and speaking, Jiraiya looked at Kizaru with a complicated expression on his face, and finally smiled with relief.
Raise your glass, everything goes without saying.
The wine glasses clinked lightly, and the two drank it down in one gulp, seeming to have forgotten the topic of rumors.
Drinking, eating, and reminiscing about old times, Kizaru and Jiraiya sat until late at night before getting up and leaving.
"Brother Jiraiya! Let's go!" Kizaru said goodbye at the door of the izakaya.
"Kizaru!" After a pause and hesitation, Jiraiya finally said sincerely, "Come on!"
He didn't agree with Kizaru's philosophy, but as a fellow disciple, Jiraiya was still willing to wish his junior brother success.
After blessing, they waved and smiled goodbye, and the two of them turned around and left.
