chsdbacks Chapter 58 The Truth and the Huge Stolen Money
Chapter 58 The Truth and the Huge Stolen Money
Even though some of the money belonging to Sarutobi Takenori, Sarutobi Miyagi, and Sarutobi Yoshiko was illegal, it was not confiscated.
The remaining Sarutobi ninjas were immediately relieved and began to line up for registration and inspection.
Soon, more than 1000 Sarutobi ninjas had their assets inventoried and passed the genjutsu interrogation.
Box after box of money was transported out of the Sarutobi tribe's territory.
More and more Konoha villagers gathered to watch, their expressions shifting from shock to anger, and then to hatred.
Uchiha Tetsuka loudly read: "Registrant: Sarutobi Tojo, Jonin, carrying 14.3 billion ryo in cash, and a quantity of gold and silver jewelry..."
"Sarutobi Tojo, head of the mission settlement department, embezzled 17.4 billion taels of reward money..."
A lame Jonin pointed at the box in the Sarutobi clansman's hand and roared, "Some of that money is mine! I carried out several S-rank missions on the battlefield, and they embezzled half of my reward!"
Uchiha Kawamo read aloud: "Registrant: Sarutobi Hideki, Jonin, carrying 15.3 billion ryo in cash, and a quantity of gold and silver jewelry..."
"Sarutobi Hideki, Minister of Logistics, embezzled 23.4 billion taels of pension funds..."
An old woman's voice trembled, tears streaming down her face: "My son's pension... they said they were short of funds and only gave me 30%..."
"Kill them!" someone roared, picking up stones and throwing them.
These Sarutobi clan members were all Jonin, and they easily avoided the stones.
Then, Sarutobi Hideki sneered and deliberately raised his voice, "What? You lowly commoners think you're worthy to lay a hand on me?"
The Uchiha Guard ninjas quickly stepped forward and stopped the angry villagers.
"Uchiha! Are you protecting them?"
"They embezzled our money! Why should we let them go?"
Uchiha Mitsumine shouted sternly, "They have already joined the Daimyo's forces, and we cannot attack them indiscriminately. Moreover, we lost 12597 ninjas in the Third Shinobi World War. If we experience another civil war, the four great nations may very well launch another war. At that time, not only will Konoha Village be lost, but even the Land of Fire may be destroyed. Therefore, we can only ask everyone to be patient and wait for an opportunity to deal with them later!"
Uchiha Mitsunori took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart: "Continue with the registration."
Knowing that the Uchiha wouldn't dare to make a move, Sarutobi Hideki became arrogant: "The three peaks of the Uchiha clan, you're nothing special. And you lowly commoners... I'm doing you a favor by taking your money."
With a loud "bang," Sarutobi Hideki was kicked more than ten meters away.
"Ah... Ouch... It hurts... Uchiha Mitsumine, how dare you lay a hand on me!" Sarutobi Eiki was a Jonin after all, and this attack only caused him a minor injury.
Uchiha Mitsunori gave him a cold, murderous look: "Take your dirty money and get the hell out of here. If you say another word, I'll cripple you!"
Seeing the other party's serious expression, Sarutobi Hideki called over a dozen clansmen to help him move the stolen money.
Seeing Sarutobi Shinnosuke embracing his beautiful wife in the distance, Uchiha Mitsumine waved his hand and whispered, "Someone, go and fetch Kakashi!"
Three minutes later, Kakashi was brought over.
"Kakashi, you've been a member of the Anbu for a long time now. I'm sure you've failed at some of your missions. Why didn't you commit suicide?"
Kakashi Hatake angrily said, "Uchiha Mitsunori, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Uchiha Mitsumine smiled slightly: "You didn't commit suicide, so why do you think it's normal for your father to do so?"
Kakashi Hatake's expression immediately turned cold: "Don't joke about my father's affairs!"
"Kakashi, you've killed quite a few people, so you should know that the abdomen isn't an immediately fatal part of the body. Therefore, seppuku is a slow death process. Your father truly loved you. To avoid waking you, he endured hours of excruciating pain without uttering a sound until he bled to death."
Kakashi's eyes turned bloodshot: "Uchiha Mitsunaga, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"Shimura Danzo failed his mission, tarnishing your father's honor, but your father didn't care. However, someone threatened your father with your life, and as a result, your father committed suicide. If you want to know the truth, help me kill two people in a bit."
At this moment, even the usually cold-blooded Kakashi secretly shed tears: "Whom do you want me to kill?"
Uchiha Mitsumine whispered, "Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado!"
"Okay, I agree," Kakashi replied expressionlessly.
"Your father was a hero of World War II and also the head of the Anbu, so he was qualified to be chosen as the next Hokage. Your father's existence blocked some people's path. In addition, your father did a lot of dirty work for Hiruzen Sarutobi, so he knew his situation was precarious. As a result, he made a deal with someone using his own life. The result was that 16-year-old Shinnosuke Sarutobi replaced your father and became the new head of the Anbu; and you, who eventually became a Chunin, were added to Minato Namikaze's Genin squad."
Kakashi asked with hatred in his eyes, "Is it Sarutobi Shinnosuke?"
Uchiha Mitsunori calmly said, "It's Hiruzen Sarutobi. After all, he fulfilled his promise to your father, so you can't kill him, otherwise it would tarnish your father's honor."
"Shinnosuke Sarutobi, 24 years old, Jonin, 31.4 billion ryo in cash..."
The moment this number was announced, the villagers who were watching were in an uproar.
"31 billion? How old is he?"
"The Hokage's son is just different..."
As Uchiha Ryūhō's three-tomoe Sharingan flashed, Sarutobi Shinnosuke trembled.
He then began to confess uncontrollably: "I...I revised the mission report seventy-seven times...falsely reported the number of Dark Guard casualties...embezzled Dark Guard members' compensation money..."
Just as the two were about to continue arguing, the entire room suddenly fell silent.
Hiruzen Sarutobi personally escorted the last batch of property out.
The Uchiha clansman in charge of registration trembled slightly: "Sarutobi Hiruzen, 55 years old, Kage-level, carrying 247 billion yen in cash, 11 taels of gold, 159 million taels of silver, and a quantity of gold and silver jewelry..."
A deathly silence enveloped the entire venue.
247 billion—this number resonates in everyone's mind.
Uchiha Sanfeng slowly stood up, walked to the mountain of banknotes, and casually picked up a stack.
He waved the banknotes in his hand: "Hiruzen Sarutobi, I remember last year when the village was rebuilding the orphanage, you said there was a shortage of funds and not a single penny was approved? And the year before last, when the ninja academy was being expanded, you said there were financial difficulties and made the students' parents raise 3000 million yen themselves?"
Some people in the crowd started cursing angrily.
"You beast! My son goes to that school!"
"I donated 5 taels of silver; that was all my savings!"
Uchiha Mitsunori turned to face the growing number of villagers, his voice booming: "Have you all seen this clearly? This is our beloved former Hokage! These are the adults who have always accused the Uchiha of 'evil'!"
The waves of anger grew louder and louder; some people began throwing rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and some even picked up stones to pelt him...