Chapter 14 It's all Danzo's fault
It sounds complicated, but simply put, the Third Hokage planned to collect protection money throughout the Land of Fire.
Of course, it's not the kind of unscrupulous gang that claims to be protecting people but is actually extorting them.
Instead, we must take real action, defying the traditions of the current ninja world, to wipe out all unruly gangs and bring stability to the entire society.
Within the Land of Fire, only Konoha can truly accomplish this; even the government army under the Daimyo finds it difficult to do so, or simply doesn't bother to.
Konoha Village not only possesses such strength, but also such a reputation.
After all, Konoha is the highest military and defense institution in the Land of Fire, and no one can say anything if it really wants to purge lawbreakers from within.
The reason we didn't have the motivation to exterminate them in the past was simply because, as a ninja village, we wanted to maintain this environment to ensure a sufficient number of missions.
But if we really want to do it, we have the capability and the right to do it.
After doing so, they collect the profits through a joint security company.
This also aligns with the ninja village system, since ninja villages are hired by employers to complete tasks for them.
This time, however, the scale of hiring was 'a little bit larger'.
It is actually quite reasonable.
It was entirely within the ninja village's operational mechanisms, and also within the scope of Konoha's strength and reputation.
In other words, this kind of thing cannot be theoretically used to firmly criticize Konoha, since Konoha is such a deformed monster where public power is mixed with private rights.
If you have to blame someone, blame the world for being so deformed.
Furthermore, it's not impossible for Konoha to bring this to fruition by uniting its stakeholders.
But what will happen in the future if we do this?
Orochimaru felt a little unsteady for a moment, as if he were in an unknown wave, with the oars he was steering in front of him, not knowing where he was going.
"Teacher, I will give it a try." He said, "I don't know what will happen, but I hope I won't disappoint you."
Don't let him down.
Regardless, he still hoped for the idea his teacher would give.
It can solve the problem of Konoha Village's lack of funds.
"Then do your best, Orochimaru."
Taking another drag of his cigarette, the Third Hokage said, "With sufficient funds, I hope you can properly formalize the village's scientific research system.
Konoha should not only be a village of ninjas, but also a village of science.
I believe that the training of research talent must be taken seriously...
The village's education also needs to be emphasized.
Not only the education of ninjas, but also those who are not suitable to become ninjas can become other talents who can serve the village in the same way.
Especially research talent, their status should not be lower than that of ninjas, and the best research talent should be even more important than me, the Kage."
Hearing his teacher's words, Orochimaru felt a rare warmth in his heart.
After all, the most outstanding person in the village, and even, to put it more confidently, the most outstanding research talent in the ninja world, wasn't it Orochimaru himself?
In other words, Orochimaru's attributes as a research talent are more important than his attributes as a Kage.
This made Orochimaru even happier than if he had become a Kage.
"Teacher, I will attach importance to the cultivation of research talents, improve the scientific research system in the village, and also attach importance to education in the village."
"Take your time, Orochimaru."
There was no urging from the third generation.
He also knew that these things couldn't be rushed; they had to be left to their own devices to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
However, the topic seems to have gone a bit off track... Of course, this kind of thing is also very important, so it's not right to say it's off track.
But what they were originally talking about was the Uchiha clan.
As mentioned before, we need to appease the Uchiha clan.
"Teacher, what do you think we should do to appease the Uchiha?"
Orochimaru realized that his teacher had some ideas, so he asked his teacher for another suggestion.
"If you're going to try to appease them, either don't do it at all, or do it thoroughly."
The third generation said this.
Orochimaru nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Orochimaru, do you know what the Uchiha clan wants most?"
"...Hokage."
This is not a secret.
Every old woman in the village knows that the Uchiha often complains that the village owes the Uchiha a Hokage.
The Uchiha clan's obsession with becoming Hokage ran so deep that it almost became a demon within them.
The three generations laughed at this.
Isn't this an easy point to grasp?
Despite their strong sense of ownership, the Uchiha clan was not actually estranged from Konoha.
It's not that I'm afraid the Uchiha have ideas, it's that I'm afraid the Uchiha have no ideas.
"Then let's give them a chance to become Hokage."
Orochimaru's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "You mean?"
"Let's take on a disciple from the Uchiha clan, the son of their clan head, I think his name is Itachi?"
"Yes, Itachi, the eldest son. Besides the eldest son, the Uchiha clan head also has a newborn son, Sasuke." Orochimaru emphasized the name Sasuke slightly.
The third generation also smiled.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's father was named Sarutobi Sasuke, which is clearly a gesture of goodwill from Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha clan, towards the Third Hokage.
"I heard this child is more than two months older than Naruto?"
"Yes."
"Um."
The three generations nodded.
Then he got to the point: "Then you should accept Itachi as your disciple."
"The advisors and elders, especially Danzo, will probably be very unhappy."
"So you're saying that the Second Generation Lord did the same thing back then."
If the second generation can do it, why can't the fifth generation?
With the precedent set by the second generation, the elders who had personally experienced such precedents could not easily refute it.
Because their political foundation comes from the second generation, and they are even closely connected with the things the second generation does.
Ultimately, the elders could not go against their own political foundation.
"But teacher, that night, the Sharingan in the Nine-Tails' eyes..."
"Just issue a statement explaining that he's an Uchiha clansman who's been living away from home." As he said this, the Third Hokage recalled what he had discovered that night during the Konoha investigation.
He said, "That Uchiha clansman launched the Nine-Tails attack because he hated Konoha. It was his own choice and had nothing to do with the Uchiha clan."
"hatred?"
"Traces of Wood Release were left at the scene that night.
So, after this announcement was issued, it was secretly spread that it was an experiment by Konoha's Root.
Konoha's Root secretly kidnapped an Uchiha, ostensibly saying he went missing, but actually using him for experiments.
The experiment was successful to some extent.
That Uchiha inherited the First Hokage's Wood Release power, and also awakened the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan due to the great stimulation.
Possessing both of these legendary powers, he decided to take revenge on Konoha, because it was Konoha's Root that brought him pain and torment."
"..."
Orochimaru pinched his chin.
He actually started to wonder if Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan could coexist in one person at the same time.
After all, a Sharingan capable of controlling the Nine-Tails should only have the Mangekyou Sharingan.
And that very night, traces of Wood Release appeared.
He had recently seized data on Root and knew that the Wood Release traces had nothing to do with Root or Danzo.
In other words, it's possible that he really was that unknown Uchiha who triggered the Nine-Tails' rampage that very night through his Sharingan?
Of course, it's also possible that besides the Uchiha, there was another Wood Release ninja in his group.
However, the possibility of possessing both the Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release cannot be ruled out.
So, should he research this direction?
Orochimaru had this idea.
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