Yakushi Nonō nodded.
"Of course."
Danzō nodded in satisfaction. It seemed she had not forgotten her duties.
"Good. I will have someone come to retrieve him later. There is one other matter. I hope you will deliver this secret letter to the Fourth Raikage of the Cloud Village."
"You are more familiar with the situation over there. Only you can be certain of completing this mission."
With that, he took the secret letter from his robes and placed it on the desk.
Yakushi Nonō looked at the secret letter on the desk. It was for the Fourth Raikage.
'It must be another secret deal between Danzō and the Fourth Raikage.'
But in her current situation, she couldn't leave the orphanage. If she left, there would be no one to take care of these children.
She said helplessly.
"Lord Danzō, please allow me to refuse this mission."
"I have already retired from Root."
Danzō, however, narrowed his eyes. 'Does she really think that just because she retired from Root, she doesn't have to work for me anymore?'
'If I hadn't known back then that she was leaving Root to run an orphanage, which could provide me with talent, her actions would have been betrayal, punishable by death.'
"I hope you will consider it carefully. Help me complete this mission. Otherwise, I will no longer be able to provide funding for this orphanage."
Yakushi Nonō's expression froze. She couldn't help but say.
"Lord Danzō, how can you do this? If there is no funding, these orphans probably won't be able to survive."
Danzō, however, remained expressionless and said no more.
He had already grasped her weak spot.
Yakushi Nonō cared about this orphanage the most, and after leaving Root, she had no other way to get money.
The air became quiet in an instant.
Yakushi Nonō understood Danzō's firm intentions. If she didn't complete this mission, Danzō would probably really cut off the orphanage's funding.
She cared about the children in the orphanage, but a person like Danzō wouldn't care about it.
She said helplessly.
"Lord Danzō, I will deliver this letter into the hands of the Fourth Raikage."
"However, given my skill level, it's impossible for me to escape from the Fourth Raikage. Therefore, I can only hand this secret letter to the Fourth Raikage's secretary."
"Do you think that will be acceptable?"
Danzō nodded. The Fourth Raikage's strength was formidable. Giving it to his secretary was, without a doubt, the same as giving it to the Fourth Raikage himself.
Although Yakushi Nonō was under the effect of the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal and couldn't speak of his secrets, he still didn't want her to be captured by Cloud Village ninja.
"After you have handled this matter, I will guarantee a stable source of funding for the orphanage. You don't need to worry about that."
...
On the other side, Uchiha Fugaku found Uchiha Ryōsuke after work hours.
He told Ryōsuke the results of how Sarutobi Asuma was dealt with, as well as the deal made with the Third Hokage.
He told him because he valued him.
Uchiha Ryōsuke was now the stabilizing force of the Uchiha Clan.
Naturally, Ryōsuke had no dissatisfaction upon hearing this news.
Being able to bring benefits to the clansmen was a good thing. Imprisoning Sarutobi Asuma for a year was also sufficient. A year was enough time for him to calm down properly, as long as he didn't harass him and Kurenai again.
Ryōsuke couldn't be bothered to care about him anymore. The two of them were simply not on the same level.
Moreover, the Third Hokage had compensated him with 200,000 ryō, which was a decent compensation.
But what was unexpected was that the Third Hokage had agreed without any resistance, tacitly permitting the Uchiha Clan to imprison and pass judgment on his son.
'I originally thought he would put up a fight against the Uchiha Clan, show off his authority as Lord Hokage, but he didn't.'
'This is enough to show that he is just a paper tiger.'
As for this 200,000 ryō, he naturally planned to give it to Yūhi Kurenai.
Yūhi Kurenai could be said to be the pillar of their family now, but he had gotten her pregnant.
It was inconvenient for her to do ninja missions. Furthermore, if she were to miscarry by accident, he would be hurt, and his reward would be gone. This was something he couldn't bear.
When Yūhi Kurenai heard the news of Sarutobi Asuma attacking Ryōsuke.
She already felt completely disheartened with that man. She had clearly warned him not to do such a thing.
But he still went and did it. When she heard he was sentenced to only one year, she still felt indignant.
Fortunately, Ryōsuke was not injured this time, but his impulsive actions had injured many villagers and damaged houses.
Such a sentence was far too light.
If he weren't Lord Hokage's son, how could he have received such a light sentence?
Yūhi Kurenai worriedly checked Ryōsuke's body and asked with concern.
"You're not hurt, are you?"
Ryōsuke said with a smile, "Of course not."
After hearing this, Yūhi Kurenai relaxed considerably.
Ryōsuke then immediately took out the 200,000 ryō from his ninja pouch and handed it to Kurenai.
Yūhi Kurenai was a bit surprised, and then felt a warmth in her heart. She knew what he meant and asked with a smile.
"Is this for my living expenses?"
"Of course."
Ryōsuke replied immediately.
"You're pregnant now, so it's naturally inconvenient for you to go out and work."
Yūhi Kurenai accepted it without any reservations. 'He truly is the man I've chosen.'
'This isn't just for her; it's also for the child in her belly.'
For the rest of the time, the two just strolled around. Ryōsuke also didn't make any moves, naturally because she was pregnant.
'Sigh, if I were to make a move, I might not be able to suppress the fire in my body.'
He sent Kurenai back to rest early.
He, on the other hand, went to the Uchiha Shrine.
This place was guarded by members of the Uchiha Clan.
Even the Leaf Village's Hokage Anbu were not allowed to approach this place. After all, this was Uchiha Clan territory.
He was about to begin training the move that came after the fifth of the Eight Inner Gates: Morning Peacock.
From now on, this would be his new training ground.
If he could develop this move, it would give him a fast, long-range attack capability.
As for the Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu, everyone who knew, knew. It just looked flashy.
In reality, it was just a jutsu for luring the enemy.
But Morning Peacock had no such shortcomings. It was extremely fast, and the opponent could hardly avoid it.
Uchiha Ryōsuke directly opened the Eight Inner Gates from one to five. A powerful aura emanated from his body, and a fierce wind burst forth from him.
Opening the fifth gate of the Eight Inner Gates in this place, he had no fear of the period of physical weakness caused by keeping it open for too long.
As long as he managed the time, there would be no obvious feeling of weakness, and with his current physical recovery ability, he would recover very quickly.
He decisively threw a punch towards a large tree. In an instant, a violent, strong wind whipped up, causing the leaves of the large tree to rustle loudly.