78 Chapter 78 Getting ready to go (Part 1)

Chapter 78 Getting ready to go (Part 1)

Hokage's office.

Rengoku Kyojuro solemnly placed a passbook from the Bank of the Country of Fire on the Third Hokage's desk.

The old man put down his cigarette rod and narrowed his eyes.

Although he had already guessed in his mind, he still asked for confirmation: "Kyojuro, what are you going to do?"

"Hokage-sama! This is the savings I have accumulated in the past three years, a total of one thousand four hundred and twenty Thirty thousand ryo!"

Third Hokage's old eyes widened slightly.

His bad guess was verified, and he was unable to speak for a while.

Kyojuro did not stop speaking because of the appearance of the Third Hokage, and continued to speak loudly: "Although Dr. Tsunade said that as long as I live here, I can get rid of the debt of 10,000 ryo a day, but I know in my heart that if I live here In her house, this is just a disguised way of taking care of me! I live in someone else's house and can get such a high salary just for cleaning. I really can't accept it!"

"The money in the passbook is all I earned by working part-time in the Land of Fire and taking genin commissions in Konoha!"

"Although there is still a shortage of 800,000 ryo, if we wait until the end of this year and include bank interest, we should be able to collect 15 million ryo! Please give this money to Dr. Tsunade for me!"

Third Hokage glanced at the numbers in the bankbook, and then let out an old sigh.

"This day has finally come."

Of course he knew about Kyojuro's contracting the genin mission of Konoha Village.

Over the years, the village has accumulated a large number of D-level and C-level commissions.

This kind of commission does not require much combat power, but it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the reward is very small, so few young ninjas are willing to do it.

Kyojuro has a large amount of chakra, but he is not a registered ninja in Konoha, so he is not qualified to accept those commissions.

But in order to make enough money, he blocked the door of the task distribution office and asked the Konoha genin who went in and out to take care of all the trivial troubles, and then let his clone take care of the execution.

As for the commission fee, after deducting the commission from the leading Jonin, Kyojuro will take half of it directly.

For those genin who are only responsible for receiving requests, this is money earned in free, why don't they want it?

So the cooperation quickly started smoothly.

Those unanswered tasks such as watering farmland and collecting herbs, catching cats and walking dogs, taking care of children, subduing injured wild beasts, and even taking care of paralyzed patients were all taken care of by Kyojuro alone, and the praise rate was almost 100 %.

At the most, Kyojuro completed sixteen commissions in one day.

In the past three years, he has completed nearly 2,000 commissions. After deducting commission from each commission, he can earn about 2,500 ryo. It can be seen that Kyojuro earned more than half of the 14 million ryo of medical fees from other channels, and even the Third Hokage did not know about it.

"Are you planning to leave Konoha after you give me this money?"

The wrinkles on the Third Hokage's face were deeper than before, and they looked as deep as being chiseled with a knife.

Obviously, when he reviewed the test results of Ninja School students an hour ago, he was not so old.

"Yes! From now on, I will not live in Konoha permanently!"

The reason Kyojuro came to say goodbye before saving enough money was because he was not sure about the outcome of this trip to the Land of Rain.

But if you owe someone money, you must pay it back as much as possible. If he can come back after this incident, he will continue to work to make up for the 800,000 ryo. But if you can't get it back, you can only use interest to make up for this number.

"Thank you and the village for taking care of me over the past three years!"

"There is no need for you to thank me. You have also changed this village a lot."

Third Hokage pondered for a while, clasping his fingers together and rubbing them, obviously worried by the anxiety in his heart.

"Have you told Naruto and the others that you are leaving?"

"Giyu already knows! I will also explain to the rest of them before I leave!"

Kyojuro said calmly: "Although I also feel sorry for everyone. But there is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever, and I also have things I must do! But if nothing else happens, I will come to Konoha to visit them often! Of course, still as a guest!"

"...Although I know Sooner or later, there will be such a day, But I still imagined that I can use these old bones to change your mind and keep you in Konoha. If this happens, it will be the most valuable thing I can do for this village."

Third Hokage held down the half-open bankbook with an ink bottle and raised his heavy eyelids to look at Kyojuro.

Although his eyes were full of regret, he was also somewhat relieved.

"But now it seems that I overestimated my influence, Kyojuro, I was not wrong about you. You have a heart as tough as my teacher."

After giving the scroll left by Uzumaki Mito to Kyojuro the Third Hokage never played tricks on Kyojuro, nor did he specifically control who could get close to or even stay away from him.

For this kind of upright, open-minded child, who can even see through people's hearts, the only way to treat others is to treat them like others and treat each other sincerely.

Therefore, when Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered that this child had a unique Fire Style talent, he simply taught him as much as he did to his descendants and students, and even taught him the Fire Style ninjutsu of the Sarutobi clan.

But as soon as he turned around, Kyojuro taught the secrets of practicing the change of fire attribute properties in a more understandable way to the students in the Ninja School such as Uchiha, Sarutobi and his own fire attribute chakra. In the past few years, the juniors of the Sarutobi clan have reached the level of jounin in Fire Style after graduation. The only shortcoming is that their chakra is seriously insufficient... In short, Kyojuro never refuses those who can improve themselves. The "favor" of his power.

But after receiving the benefit, he will immediately repay Konoha in his unique way, never letting his heart be surrounded by a sense of debt. And through this method, Kyojuro unintentionally reduced the barriers between children from various families in Konoha to a great extent.

Although nothing can be seen now, when these children grow up, the cohesion of the major families in the village will definitely be stronger than now. This is all the result of Kyojuro's ability to shine anytime and anywhere. He is what Hiruzen Sarutobi considers to be a natural leader.

But now, the Third Hokage could not find any reason to convince him to stay.

"Although I most likely know that you will refuse, for the sake of the future of Konoha, I still have to give it a try."

The Third Hokage stood up from behind the desk and walked to the opposite side of Kyojuro, his eyes gleaming with strength, but the difference between the two attitudes is relatively equal.

"If you are willing to stay and officially join this village, then I can promise you that the position of Hokage will be entrusted to you sooner or later."

Kyojuro was shocked. He was about to speak, but Third Hokage interrupted him by raising palm.

"Listen to me first. I am not just talking nonsense, nor am I making random wishes, but you have indeed met all the conditions."

"You are a member of Mito-sama's clan. The Daimyo of the Fire Country is related to Mito-sama. So there won't be any opinions."

"Furthermore, with the potential you have shown, you will definitely have power beyond me, this old man, and even the Five Kage in the future, and you will be qualified to be called Hokage."

" Finally, Kyojuro, half of the residents of Konoha know your name, I know what you have done, and there are many people who have been helped by you. In the ninja school, more than 80% of the students admire you very much. A few years later, they will become chunin and jonin, becoming the mainstay of this village, and will support you without hesitation in becoming Hokage. "

The Third Hokage spoke resolutely and spoke in a cheerful tone. He seemed to have seen the appearance of the imperial robe on Kyojuro.

"No matter from which aspect, if you want to become Hokage, you are more qualified than anyone in this village. I remember that on the second day you came to Konoha, you said on the podium of the Ninja School that you hoped that everyone would not die by killing and could die from old age. The Land of Fire is the richest country in the ninja world, and Konoha is still the number one ninja village. If you really want to change the world, Konoha is the best opportunity for you to display your ambition! "

The old man held Kyojuro's shoulders with some excitement.

"Have you never considered these?! "

The Third Hokage spoke loudly, and the ANBU guarding the door outside could naturally hear it.

Although they could stand motionless at the door for a whole day without eating, drinking, or urinating, they were still disturbed by the promise given by the Third Hokage. They were so shocked.

The two of them looked at each other, saw the surprise in each other's eyes, and then confirmed that they heard correctly.

In order to keep Kyojuro, he actually used the position of Hokage as bait? Isn't it a bit too exaggerated?

However, the Third Hokage thought very clearly that one Kyojuro can solve several major problems facing Konoha.

First, with Kyojuro, a descendant of the Uzumaki who can use Adamantine Sealing Chains to seal the Kyuubi, so Kyuubi will no longer be a threat.

Secondly , judging from the relationship between Kyojuro and the two sons of the Uchiha Fugaku family, as well as the Uchiha in the Ninja School, as long as he grows up and takes the position of Hokage, the conflict between the village and the Uchiha will probably be resolved naturally.

Third, the three sannins have left. Konoha has no strong man who can handle it for a long time. But judging from Kyojuro's current performance, it is only a matter of time before he can surpass Namikaze Minato and even the Second Hokage.

As long as Kyojuro can solve these three major problems, and he is the only one who can be Hokage, So why not give up?

The two Anbu outside the door seemed to be standing still, but all their attention was focused on the sound coming from the crack in the door.

They didn't even notice that an old man with a bandage on his right eye and a cane was already five meters away.

At this time, Kyojuro's loud voice happened to come from inside.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. But I have absolutely no interest in becoming Hokage! "

Danzo suddenly stopped two meters away, feeling that he might have arrived a little late.

The two ANBU outside the door came to their senses and were about to salute him, but they saw Danzo standing in front of his lips. With his index finger, he could only stand silently.

"...Well, I somewhat expected this result. "

The Third Hokage's voice became even more decadent, but there was not much surprise in his tone.

"No matter what, Kyojuro, Konoha's door will always be open for you. I will use this money directly to pay off Tsunade's gambling debts, but you don't have to move out of that house in a hurry. When you come to Konoha in the future, you will still have a place to live here. I think Tsunade would also like this. "

"Then thank you Hokage-sama for your kindness! "

"Okay, go ahead. You don't have to say goodbye to me when you leave tomorrow. Be safe out there."

" Please take care of yourself too! I'll take my leave now. "

The door opened, and Kyojuro walked out. Danzo wanted to go up to him and say something unpleasant, but when he was stared at by those bright eyes, he took a small step back as if he was trying to stay away from a hot stove.

"Excuse me! For blocking your way! "

Kyojuro smiled politely and helped Danzo directly to the door of the office. Then he said goodbye to the two Anbu before leaving.

"..."

Danzo stood at the door with a complicated expression for a while, feeling that The phrase "blocking your way" sounds a bit strange.

"Danzo, why are you standing at the door? "

Sarutobi Hiruzen leaned on the desk, with some complaints and impatience in his tone, "What's the matter?"

Danzo closed the door and never mentioned Sarutobi Hiruzen's promise to make him the Hokage. He just asked in a cold voice, "Do you really want to let him go?"

The Third Hokage suddenly raised his head, and two sharp rays of light shot out from his wrinkled eyes.

"This matter is non-negotiable." His tone became even colder than Danzo's, "Danzo, don't do those unnecessary things as usual. That would only push him to the opposite side of Konoha. "

"He has the secret technique of the Uzumaki clan. I can't do anything extra even if I want to. This is all thanks to your generosity."

Danzo was not frightened by the threatening tone of the Third Hokage. After a calm sarcasm, he revealed the purpose of his trip.

"I came to talk to you about another matter. You should already know that Uchiha Itachi is resigning as a ninja, right? "

The Third Hokage nodded calmly, "He said it yesterday when he came to report on his duties."

"I just remind you that because of the appearance of the police force in the past two years, your wariness towards Uchiha is not as good as it used to be. There is a big difference between Itachi not being a ninja anymore or not being a ninja in Konoha anymore. He just met Orochimaru and he is going to resign when he comes back. Is there any relationship between the two?"

I thought of myself. As a scoundrel, a trace of vigilance rose between Third Hokage's brows.

Orochimaru is indeed used to confuse people, but Uchiha Itachi is very young and at the age where he is easily influenced.

"What's your opinion?"

Danzo knocked on the floor with his cane, "The only people who came into contact with Orochimaru were him and Uchiha Shisui. In the descriptions of these two people, the process of defeating Orochimaru seemed too easy. Now, they cannot be trusted for the time being, so the two of them must be separated. Even if you want to agree to Uchiha Itachi's resignation, you must force him to stay in the village for a full year and not let him go out. And Uchiha Shisui, continue to send Go out on a mission and try not to let him come back."

The Third Hokage pondered for a while, and finally nodded, "That's it, send him to the Earth Kingdom and see what Onoki does. You can choose the mission. That's it."

Danzo left with satisfaction. When he returned to his base, he wrote a secret letter and handed it to his ninjas.

"Bring this letter to the tower in the Death Forest northwest of Konoha, and someone will contact you."

"Yes."

Two hours later, the root ninja who delivered the letter arrived at the designated location, and before he could rest, he His heart was stabbed by the masked man who suddenly appeared behind him, and then his body and secret message were absorbed into the vortex of the mask's right eye.