Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 86 Konoha F4 and the Konoha Ninja Clan

The news that Hanzo of the Salamander wanted to establish himself as the Amekage and stand alongside the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages quickly spread throughout the entire ninja world.

The news reached all the major ninja villages, and even the smaller ninja villages with weaker strength knew about it.

The younger ninja villages felt envy, jealousy, and ridicule towards this.

They felt that Amegakure had only participated in a few battles during the Second Shinobi World War, and had no right to be ranked alongside the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Of course, the attitude of the smaller ninja villages is not important; what truly matters are the five great ninja villages.

Konoha convened a high-level meeting regarding this matter.

In the conference room, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in the main seat, with the elders beside him, and then the leaders of the various ninja clans.

"Everyone, I'm sure you've all received the news that Hanzo of the Salamander Village is planning to establish himself as the Amekage and become the sixth great ninja village. What are your thoughts on this?"

Before anyone could speak, Shimura Danzo snorted coldly.

"What else can we say? A tiny Rain Village dares to call itself the Sixth Great Ninja Village. What kind of class does it have to be compared to our Konoha? It seems the lesson we taught them before wasn't severe enough. Hiruzen should teach this arrogant guy a lesson he won't forget. Gather your forces. Isn't he going to hold some kind of inauguration ceremony? Let's go and support him."

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't speak; he simply glanced at Homura Mitokado beside him.

Mitomon En immediately understood and spoke up.

"Danzo, don't be so murderous. There's no need to start fighting all the time. Besides, our village is still in a period of recuperation and it's not suitable to start another war."

Moreover, Konoha has always been a place of harmony and friendship; to actively provoke war would damage Konoha's image.

Xiaochun, who was turning over to sleep, chimed in.

"Yes, yes, we are still in a period of recuperation, and our finances are quite tight. If war breaks out again, it will be even more difficult. Without sufficient funds, we cannot prepare enough war supplies."

The group then began discussing whether or not to start a war.

Within Konoha, there were those who advocated war and those who advocated peace, but ultimately the majority favored peace. After all, the war had just ended, and many people from various ninja clans had sacrificed their lives, so not many people were willing to start another war.

"Alright, everyone, quiet down."

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped the table.

The crowd immediately fell silent, knowing that the Third Hokage must have made a decision.

"Alright, I understand your thoughts. In short, we need to counter the arrogance of Amegakure, but starting another war is not feasible. We don't want to fight, and we can't fight."

Everyone nodded, agreeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi was right; that was their opinion.

We need to come up with a way that can both express their stance and avoid starting a war and causing further casualties.

"Well then, I believe that the actions of the Land of Rain will not only displease us in Konoha, but other ninja villages, especially Sunagakure and Tsuchigakure, will also react."

We sent them letters, urging everyone to unite and resist Amegakure. We wanted to let Hanzo of the Salamander know that even if he called himself Kage and claimed to be from the Sixth Great Shinobi Village, he was nothing but rubbish in our eyes.

Everyone was satisfied, but Danzo just snorted coldly.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "Hiruzen, you're far too weak."

However, he still didn't speak in this situation. There were quite a few people present, including the clan leaders of the ninja clans. He had to give Hiruzen, the Hokage, some face.

If only his old buddies were there, he would definitely slam his fist on the table and yell, "Hiruzen, you're too weak! You'll regret this later!"

Then, with a flourish, Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted, "That's enough! I'm the Hokage!" and turned to leave, slamming the conference room door shut as he went.

This would highlight Hiruzen Sarutobi's incompetence and his own determination to protect the village.

Similar meetings were held simultaneously in the five major ninja villages, but the most important meetings were held in the ninja villages of the three great nations of fire, earth, and wind, which are adjacent to the Land of Rain.

After all, they border the Land of Rain. As for the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village, one is separated from the Hidden Rain Village by several countries, and the other is even more isolated overseas.

They didn't react much to the actions of the Land of Rain, since there was no direct conflict of interest. As for reputation, that's not something you can use just by calling yourself the sixth greatest ninja village.

Their title as the Five Great Ninja Villages was earned through years of trials and tribulations in the ninja world.

"Alright, now let's discuss another issue."

Hiruzen Sarutobi set the tone for Amegakure's self-proclaimed title as the sixth greatest ninja village, and began preparing to discuss other issues. After all, with so many clan leaders gathered here for this meeting, it was clear that the discussion wouldn't be limited to just the small Amegakure village.

"Regarding the issue of village development, I would like to discuss it with the clan leaders. Although we won the war, we also paid a heavy price. The war losses, the replenishment of war supplies, and the compensation for the families of the fallen ninjas all require a lot of funds. The village is indeed experiencing some financial difficulties recently, so I would like to discuss this with the clan leaders."

His words were somewhat tactful, but the meaning was quite straightforward: he, Hiruzen Sarutobi, hoped that these families could contribute some funds to the village.

However, the meeting did not go very well.

Hiruzen Sarutobi believes that since your various clans enjoy the village's protection and receive various benefits, you should contribute money to help the village now that it is in trouble.

After all these years, these major ninja clans have made a lot of money by doing all sorts of business and relying on Konoha's reputation. It's not a big deal for each clan to contribute a little money. At least they should help the village get through this crisis first.

However, the various families held different views. They felt that during the war, their families were the ones who charged to the front lines, the main force of the war, and suffered the most casualties. They had already sacrificed so many of their clansmen for the village, so why should they be asked for money now? What kind of nonsense was this? Why were they being taken advantage of?

Ultimately, after much persuasion from Hiruzen Sarutobi, the various families contributed a token amount of money.

After the heads of the various clans left, only the Konoha F4 remained in the meeting room.

"Hmph, these despicable fellows, they enjoy the benefits of the village but are unwilling to share its burdens, they are truly hateful."

Danzo Shimura snorted coldly.

"Especially those inherently evil Uchiha and Hyuga clans, who claim to be the number one ninja clan in Konoha, actually only contributed such a small amount of money in the end. It's truly despicable."

"Alright Danzo, there's no use saying anything more now. The most urgent thing is to figure out how to make up for the deficit."

Although Mitokado Homura was also dissatisfied with the attitude of these powerful ninja clans, his immediate priority was to find enough money to solve the village's urgent problems.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took out his pipe, lit it, and took a deep drag before speaking.

"How about we contribute a little more?"

Xiaochun shook her head as she turned to her new room.

"No, this amount is too large. None of our families can come up with that much money."

"Sigh, I've thought of someone."

Suddenly, Mitokado Homura seemed to have thought of something, and he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said.

"The Chiba Trading Company, which has recently gained fame in the ninja world, was founded by that Chiba kid from the village, right?"