Konoha's task master

In the courtyard, on the steps.

Yakumo brought out milk herbal tea for Shinichi. He could clearly sense that Shinichi's words about hoping that you can protect Shinobu Aoyama were true. This alone partially dissipated the anger in Yakumo's heart...

Of course, it was more because of the dozen or so minutes of beating with fists and fists, which was really enjoyable and relieved the worries in my heart.

"One kage-level, several jounin, and dozens of ANBU elites died in Kumogakure Village... If you think about it this way, your plan should have been successful, right?"

"Failed..." Shinichi shook his head in distress.

"The Third Raikage demands to buy food at 70% of the previous price, otherwise he will declare war on the Land of Fire..."

"You gave in?" Yakumo asked in surprise.

"How is it possible... I ordered people overnight to raise the ashes of the Thunder Kingdom mission who clamored with me during the day... but the Third Hokage hoped that I would agree." Shinichi's face gradually darkened, and his tone was full of unwillingness.

"Then what are you going to do?" Yakumo asked.

Shinichi put down the tea cup in his hand, stared at Yakumo and said softly, "I rushed to Konoha overnight just hoping to be replaced as Hokage."

"Pfft..." Yakumo burst out laughing, and Shinichi next to him was full of doubts.

"You want to change to Hokage...this has nothing to do with me, you know...my status in Konoha is not even as good as a genin."

"Don't you want to hear my plan?"

"Appreciate further details."

"As the daimyo of the Fire Nation, I support Sakumo Hatake and force the third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, to step down."

"Uncle Sakumo will not force the Third Hokage to step down."

Yakumo shook his head and replied in a very serious tone. At present, Hatake Sakumo is just disappointed with Sarutobi Hiruzen, and is far from the extent of wanting to force him to step down.

Furthermore... given Hatake Sakumo's character, even if he was still in love with Hiruzen Sarutobi, the most he would do is resign and stay away from the center of power and live happily with Kakashi.

"Oh...that's how it is now..."

Zhen Zhen nodded and said yes... but his eyes quickly moved.

"But if... Danzo lets the black market killers enter Konoha to ambush Kakashi Hatake, then what will happen to Sakumo Hatake... He should go crazy and want to kill Danzo. When the time comes, Sakumo Hatake and Sarutobi

Hiruzen will definitely break up."

Yakumo suddenly raised his head and stared at Shinichi angrily. At the same time, his black hair grew automatically, gathering together like a group of black snakes, climbing and entwining around Shinichi's body... tightly locking his limbs.

and neck.

"Ahem..." Shinichi had difficulty breathing and his face turned red.

He wanted to struggle and speak, but more black hair was still spreading around his body, like a giant black cocoon, swallowing the light in his true eyes.

"Put away your boring temptations..."

"...If you dare to let the people I care about receive the slightest harm, I will make your life worse than death."

Thirty seconds later, the black cocoon dispersed and Zhen dropped to his knees, breathing fiercely and rapidly. When he looked at Yakumo, the depths of his pupils shrank slightly, which was the remaining fear.

The never-ending darkness, as well as the increasing pressure that suppresses the body every inch, seems to be in a bottomless abyss.

"Your back-end is the black market, right?"

Yakumo knelt down and looked directly into Shinichi's eyes.

During this time, Yakumo has been thinking about Shinichi's trump card. Although he is a madman, he must cherish his life.

He must have a trump card. The strongest person who protects the Twelve Ninjas is no more than a Jonin, so he is not a trump card at all, so the only thing he can rely on is external force.

In the end, it was Shinichi's own words that awakened Yakumo. He had always ignored the black market hidden in the darkness of the ninja world.

If Shinichi dies unexpectedly, someone will place an extremely high reward on the black market for Yakumo's relatives and friends.

This is his life insurance!

"That's right..." Shinichi stared blankly at Yakumo's face. He didn't expect that his trump card would be so easy to see through. Of course, if he was seen through, he would be safe.

"But you are wrong about one thing. What I just said was not a test. I did bribe a black market bounty jounin and asked him to organize a wave of assassinations against Kakashi."

"Do you really want to die?" Yakumo asked.

"Of course not... We can cooperate. When the time comes, I can inform you of the location of the attack in advance, and then I can pick up the bounty hunter who assassinated Kakashi Hatake..."

"...catch them all in one fell swoop!"

“Fishing law enforcement…wonderful.”

Yakumo thought about it for a moment, and suddenly he felt that this method was feasible. After this wave of assassinations, Kakashi's safety level would rise several levels.

"Is your plan just to change Hokage?"

Shinichi just smiled and took out a long wooden box made of rosewood from the package behind him and handed it to Yakumo.

Yakumo opened the wooden box and saw a short blade. The blade and handle were all black, absorbing the surrounding light. It was about 45 centimeters in length, revealing the aura of historical accumulation. This knife was old.

"This is the ancient sword Jie Yu. According to legend, even ordinary people holding this weapon can easily take out beautiful jade from the hard stone body, hence the name Jie Yu. Its origin is unknown... It should be a weapon from thousands of years ago."

Yakumo picked up the jieyu and fiddled with it in his hands. Based on the intuition of a knife user, he could tell that this was a very high-quality knife, and then injected a trace of chakra into it.

A jumping black electric arc immediately reflected on the blade. Yakumo sensed it slightly and found that this was his chakra, but it changed the color for some unknown reason.

"The chakra energy injected into Jieyu will be dyed in the color of the blade. The most important thing is that it can increase chakra."

"Not bad...I'm very satisfied." Yakumo nodded.

"Then will my grudge against you be wiped out?"

Shinichi stared into Yakumo's eyes and spoke, his eyes sincere and passionate, his expression extremely sincere.

"Not yet...you haven't apologized yet."

Shinichi suddenly stood up and bowed deeply.

"I'm sorry... I feel extremely guilty for my plot against you. I sincerely apologize to you here."

Yakumo looked at Shinichi quietly, his eyes as calm as a lake on a plateau without any ripples.

Ten seconds later... Yakumo raised the corners of his mouth and chuckled.

Everyone who has beaten him in this world has gone to hell, so should he forgive this hypocritical madman?

Maybe you shouldn’t…

"When I heard that Yeyue Tianxin was killed, I began to regret my plot against you. I hope you can believe me. The only person I could rely on at that time was you. The Kingdom of Thunder has a vast territory and strong military power. As it expands outward,

My heart is clear...

"I had only succeeded to the throne not long ago... It's understandable to be treated as a soft persimmon, but I don't want to export food at a low price... so I had to trick you... This is 200 million taels of Fire Country silver... I hope you can forgive me."

Shinichi's speech was really full of emotion. He bent down and took out a storage scroll from the package and put it in front of Yakumo...

Acceptance means forgiveness...rejection is the opposite.

For the sake of 200 million...

…of course I choose to forgive.

"Then I will accept it... For the sake of 200 million, I can promise that as long as you no longer plot against me, I will not threaten your life."

"Is it settled?" Shinichi straightened his back.

"It's a deal." Yakumo replied.