Chapter 95: Expanding the Anbu! Riots in Shuofeng City!
Wu Ming Mountain!
Just as Inuzuka Oboro promised!
The subsequent matters!
Indeed, Fujiwara Tetsuya didn't have to worry about them!
Whether it was the disposal of Muma's body! Or the return of that batch of goods!
Due to their injuries!
The Thirteenth Squad had to stay in Wu Ming Mountain for some days!
Perhaps it was a spiritual connection!
On the very day Fujiwara Tetsuya returned to the Wu Ming Mountain stronghold!
Uchiha Mikoto woke up from her coma!
A simple exchange of glances, as if everything was understood without words!
However!
Fujiwara Tetsuya didn't know!
During the time he, Uchiha Mikoto, and the other person were stranded in Wu Ming Mountain!
Konoha! The Land of Fire!
Were shaken once again!
...Konoha!
The moment the intelligence division laid the information extracted from Muma's mind before Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi!
This steady and reliable Hero of Shinobi!
Finally couldn't help but smash his cup!
"Go! Bring the two Hokage Advisors and Danzo!"
After his outburst!
Hiruzen Sarutobi gradually calmed down!
He had to consider! What approach to take in handling this matter!
This incident not only involved a City Lord!
It also exposed everything hidden beneath the shadows!
One must know! The Land of Fire has a vast territory!
Shuofeng City! At its core, it was just an ordinary city in the western part of the Land of Fire!
Who knew! Behind that unseen facade!
How many people! Like the Shuofeng City Lord!
Were secretly transporting! And selling ninja supplies to countries on the borders of the Land of Fire! And Ninja Villages?
Anbu's actions were swift!
In about ten minutes!
Danzo Shimura! Utatane Koharu! Homura Mitokado appeared in the Hokage Office!
"Hiruzen, you called us here at this time!"
"What urgent matter is it!"
Looking at the shattered cup on the floor!
Danzo Shimura and the other two's pupils constricted!
It was precisely because they knew him well! That they were even more surprised!
"See for yourselves!"
Meeting their gazes! Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed!
He turned and returned to his seat!
He tossed the scroll containing the intelligence into Utatane Koharu's hand! And started puffing on his pipe, lost in thought!
It took a full ten minutes or more!
Danzo Shimura, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado had all finished reading the intelligence recorded in the scroll!
Their reactions were similar to Hiruzen Sarutobi's earlier!
These three Konoha Higher-Ups!
Their expressions also gradually darkened! With a chilling killing intent occasionally flashing in their eyes!
"Hiruzen! Leave this matter to Root to handle!"
"Three days! Within three days, I will definitely execute all Shuofeng City officials involved in this matter and connected to Grass Ninja Village!"
If Fujiwara Tetsuya were here!
Looking at Danzo Shimura's expression! He would probably be unable to resist muttering!
It's really you! The Darkness of Konoha! Danzo Shimura!
"No! Danzo!"
"The Shuofeng City officials involved in this matter must be killed! But it must not be us who do it!"
Compared to Danzo, who advocated iron-fisted methods!
Utatane Koharu's unique smoothness as an adult female!
Was undoubtedly more rational!
"Hiruzen! I think you still need to make a trip yourself!"
"Go to the capital! Inform the Daimyo of everything related to this!"
"I believe! As the ruler of the Land of Fire! His Excellency, the Daimyo, will definitely make the correct choice!"
"Additionally! To prevent any leaks! Necessary precautions must still be taken!"
"An ANBU Squad can be dispatched! To secretly monitor the Shuofeng City Lord!"
"Homura! What do you think!"
From a rational perspective!
Utatane Koharu's suggestion was undoubtedly the most prudent!
Relatively gentle methods!
Could avoid unnecessary trouble between Konoha and the Daimyo!
However!
Smoking his pipe! Hiruzen Sarutobi always felt a blockage in his heart!
"Hiruzen! This matter, let's handle it according to Koharu's suggestion!"
"However! I think, it's also time for us to strengthen our control over the Land of Fire's territory!"
"Especially, the cities on the western! Northern! And even eastern borders of the Land of Fire!"
"Perhaps it's an alarmist statement! But my intuition tells me!"
"In the current Land of Fire! Shuofeng City is definitely not the only one doing such illicit business behind the scenes!"
"Homura! You're right!"
"These are precisely the things I'm worried about!"
"I don't know why! I always have a feeling! The Ninja World, in the coming days, might not be peaceful!"
Putting down his pipe! Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes revealed a hint of heaviness!
"This matter will be handled according to Koharu's suggestion!"
"I will personally go to the capital! To meet the Daimyo!"
"Furthermore! The reason I called you all here today, besides this matter!"
"There's one more thing I need to discuss with you!"
Saying that! Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze paused!
Sweeping across Danzo Shimura, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado's faces one by one!
"I plan to expand Anbu by two large squads!"
Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice!
Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado hadn't reacted yet!
But Danzo's eyes lit up! And he stood up with a bang!
"Hiruzen! To cope with the current situation! I believe that Root's personnel should also receive appropriate replenishment!"
Danzo didn't state the specific scale of the expansion!
He knew his comrade's character!
He liked to keep everything within a controllable range!
The scale of Root's expansion!
Would entirely depend on the number of Anbu directly under the Hokage that were expanded!
"Root, huh!"
"I will consider it!"
Lowering his head and pondering for a few seconds! Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded faintly!
In a sense! This was also a trade between the two of them!
Using the expansion of Root as a condition! In exchange for Danzo's support!
"Since both of you have this idea!"
"Then Homura and I have no objections!"
"Anyway, the Village's finances still have a considerable surplus!"
...Hiruzen Sarutobi left!
Taking three ANBU Squads!
He quickly rushed towards the capital!
It was two days after Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived in the capital!
A large-scale disturbance broke out in Shuofeng City!
The Shuofeng City Lord was killed on the spot by officials sent by the Daimyo!
All Shuofeng officials involved in the smuggling of ninja supplies, along with their families! Except for a very few lucky ones who escaped outside Shuofeng City!
Were either killed or imprisoned!
When this matter spread throughout the Land of Fire!
The western! Northern regions! Seemed to quiet down!
Clearly! Such iron-fisted methods! Served as a corresponding warning!
It also indirectly showed that the ruler of the Land of Fire, although indulging in sensual pleasures! And courtesans!
Was not a fool!
At least he understood!
The stability of the Land of Fire! Was his greatest capital for enjoyment!
After the matter in Shuofeng City was settled!
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not linger in the capital, returning directly to Konoha!
However! Before his departure!
Perhaps the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, in light of Hiruzen Sarutobi's very measured handling of the situation!
Additionally increased financial support for Konoha for the next three years!
This further strengthened Hiruzen Sarutobi's confidence in expanding Anbu!
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