Chapter 289 Face to face!

"Well, well, Elder Danzo, don't get excited!"

Namikaze Minato quickly spoke up to ease the tense atmosphere.

Well, today his task as the Fourth Hokage might be to be a referee and mediator.

"Danzo, when did you become the Fourth Hokage?"

Tang Ping pretended to be confused and asked.

fun!
So happy!
This kind of opportunity to confront the Pot King on the spot is not always available.

If Danzo were regarded as an enemy and a mortal enemy, he would indeed be extremely angry.

But who is Tang Ping? .

What a fun person!

In addition, Danzo is his "big brother" and the "best ally" in the development of his power. He sees the other party as a clown, so how could he be angry?

So when the other party jumped out to play the bad guy, he was not angry, but instead stepped forward decisively to confront him.

It's a pity that he is now the Fourth Hokage, so he can't hear the famous scene of "You regret being my Hokage".

"You...don't talk nonsense!"

When Danzo heard this, his momentum froze.

If it was any other words, it might not matter, but the Hokage was a position he had to take to restore the glory of Konoha, and he was thinking about how to get to the top even in his dreams, so when he heard it suddenly, he instinctively refuted it.

But in fact, the others didn't take it seriously.

Because apart from Douhei, they never thought that the other party wanted to be Hokage, and thought that this was just Douhei's words targeting Danzo.

"The Hokage hasn't even spoken yet, and you're so eager to jump out and accuse him. Are you older than the Hokage?"

The barrel of the Dohira gun was pressed against Danzo's forehead.

Others may not know, but don’t you know that the Hokage is the opponent’s Achilles’ heel?

The key point is that the Fourth Hokage is not the Third Hokage. He will not indulge him. Once he is caught by him, he will definitely pay the price.

"Alright, stop arguing. I called you here this time to discuss the village helping you 'manage' the castle tower. If you agree, you can come back and take up the position of Anbu chief!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that his good friend was upset by being criticized, so he spoke up to change the subject.

Yes, that's why we sent people to look for him many times.

take over!

That sounds really nice.

But actually it means annexation.

It’s because the castle tower has been developed too well.

In such a short period of time, such a big sensation has been created.

Not only do we have hundreds of thousands of people under our command, but the key point is that industries in all areas are also booming.

Even though it is far inferior to Konoha now, anyone with a little common sense can see that it will definitely surpass Konoha in the future.

A coastal port city!
Of course, that's not the point.

The key point is that there are hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land around it, and the water conservancy facilities are extremely complete.

mouth watering!

This is the only way to describe the village's view of the castle tower.

In the past, during the Ninja World War, F4 joined forces to suppress such voices because they did not want to cause any more trouble.

Don't think that the Hokage family is greedy, it's just because they are sitting on the side of Konoha.

When you see good things, you naturally want to take them back to the village.

As for how much they can eat after the village gets it, they don’t care too much.

The meat will rot in the pot anyway.

"Anbu Director... huh? What a great position!"

Tang Ping looked at them with a playful tone.

Except for Minato Namikaze who looked sincere, everyone else had their own thoughts.

Even Nara Shikaku has his own little thoughts.

If the castle tower is really taken back by the village, the "Pig, Deer and Butterfly" will definitely be included.

As for Uchiha Fugaku's mentality, it can be seen at a glance.

Without the castle tower, the eldest branch of the family will have no choice but to return to the clan, which will definitely restore a lot of Uchiha's strength.

However, for a mere Anbu chief to want to exchange his own castle tower is simply a dream.

Anbu Minister!

It totally sounds like high-level stuff.

But the power of this position is extremely limited.

Internally, the security department has seized most of the power, and externally, the Root has already seized a lot of power. Who can control those things depends entirely on who the Hokage is.

During the time of the Third Hokage, this position was pretty good.

But now the Fourth Hokage has just taken office, and he doesn't even have a firm grasp on the power of the Hokage. Being the head of the Anbu, he is simply a sharp knife and thug for the other side, which has a lot of disadvantages and not many advantages.

Therefore, the position of this thug is extremely delicate. He has great power, and it is really great, as long as the Hokage is strong enough and trusts you.

But power is really small. If the Hokage doesn't trust you, then even if you are the head of the Anbu, you can't do anything.

The key is that this position can be appointed and dismissed by the Hokage himself, without the need to report to anyone else.

Unless Tang Ping's IQ drops to zero and his will of fire takes over, he will never agree.

"Then do you agree?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked with some surprise.

He didn't really think too much about it, he just thought that having Team 404 return to Konoha and having those assets become the village's would be a good thing for the village.

"No, I refuse!"

Tang Ping shook his head.

"why?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little confused.

As long as they are Konoha ninjas, they are willing to return to Konoha, right?

Like his two disciples, one exiled himself because he suffered too many blows, and the other was traveling around for the prophecy. Even though they were not in the village, they both regarded Konoha as their first priority.

"Because Konoha is too corrupt!"

Tang Ping started the fight head-on.

He had been patient in the past because he lacked the strength, so naturally he didn't speak nonsense.

Now that I'm at the level of a strong shadow, and I don't have any weaknesses that can be exploited by the village, so what's wrong with letting it all out?

What he despised the most was the kind of time traveler who had powerful strength but didn't dare to complain to the village leaders.

"What did you say!!"

"presumptuous!"

"You've gone too far!"

"Tang Ping you..."

...

Several scolding voices were heard one after another.

There are also the distorted expressions of Nara Shikaku and Uchiha Fugaku.

Because they are forcibly controlling their expressions.

Whether the leaves rot or not is a fact that can be seen but not described.

Even though Minato Namikaze agreed with this to some extent, he still felt that Dohei was a little too presumptuous.

After all, the Third Hokage and several advisory elders have worked so hard for so many years. Even if they have no credit, they have worked hard. How can you say that about them?

Well, even though he became the Hokage, he was born a commoner and still relied on several advisory elders to carry out his orders. So now Minato Namikaze is really grateful to the F4 of Konoha.

"Yeah…"

There was a flash of mockery in Tang Ping's eyes.

Whether the village is corrupt or not is a completely obvious thing, so he naturally doesn't need to emphasize it.

Most of the top executives are from the Hokage family. There is no clear promotion path. All aspects must be explained. The whereabouts of funds are unknown. The ninja clan is supreme, etc. Do you really think that others are blind?

If these things could not be suppressed, you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, would deliberately choose a civilian ninja to take the position.

"The castle tower must be managed by the village, and you are a Konoha ninja!"

Danzo used the village to bully others unreasonably.

If it were those strong people who had been brainwashed by the Will of Fire, they might have agreed directly.

But Tang Ping is not like that.

"Don't forget, Elder Danzo, that is my territory, not the village's garrison!"

He took out his trump card.

Yes, this is the ultimate move he had prepared long ago.

territory!

Strictly speaking, he was a 'lord' who directly turned the former Chashan Castle, now the area around the castle tower, into his own private property.

There was absolutely no value there before, so no one cared.

But now it has become an extremely tempting piece of fat meat, naturally attracting countless covetousness.

If it were an ordinary person, they could force their way into either Konoha or the Fire Nation, and they wouldn't have to think of too many ways to manipulate it.

But it would be troublesome if it happened to be Tang Ping.

Not only is he a Kage-level warrior himself, he also has another Kage-level warrior, Koji Yamama, following him.

The most important thing is that there are Uchiha Nagato's eldest son lineage and many civilian ninjas who are dependent on him.

The strong have their own strong men, and the subordinates have their own subordinates, so we have to discuss it with him instead of confiscating it by force.

"Okay, let's not talk about this right now, there's another thing to do today!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Minato Namikaze spoke up to break it up and talked about another thing.

(End of this chapter)