"Sigh~"
Hearing this, Fugaku patted the shoulder of the Sarutobi clan ninja in front of him.
When the man turned around, he was met with a pair of scarlet eyes. The three - tomoe Sharingan of his eyes had transformed into a shuriken shape.
He felt a sudden blank in his mind and then was completely out of control.
"What did you do just now?"
When Fugaku spoke again, his pupils had returned to normal.
"Nothing. I just burned all the money."
As soon as the Sarutobi clan ninja said this, the villagers all opened their mouths in surprise.
"What are you talking nonsense about?"
"Are you out of your mind?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed something was wrong and immediately stepped forward to pull the clan member back.
"What money?"
Fugaku raised his hand to block Hiruzen Sarutobi, and in that instant.
The Sarutobi clan ninja spoke again.
"It's the pensions we brought back."
He looked dull, and Hiruzen Sarutobi had already seen the clue.
"They burned the pensions."
"No wonder we couldn't find them."
"The Hokage - sama really embezzled the pensions."
...
The villagers had started to whisper, but no one was bold enough to question Hiruzen Sarutobi yet.
"Release."
With a low shout from Hiruzen Sarutobi, the ninja regained his senses.
"What happened? I suddenly lost consciousness."
At this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no time to care about him.
"Everyone, don't listen to his nonsense. He was controlled by Genjutsu."
"What he said isn't true."
"You've all seen that our Sarutobi clan doesn't have any pensions."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's words sounded weak at this moment, and the villagers no longer trusted him with the looks they gave him.
"Hokage - sama, I admit that I used Genjutsu to control him."
"However, what he said is all true."
"If you don't believe it, come up and smell."
"Does this guy have a burnt smell on him?"
Fugaku had smelled the odor on this man earlier, which was why he targeted him.
It saved him a lot of trouble. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how many people he would have to control to uncover the truth.
"Get out."
Seeing the villagers crowding around, Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted at the clan member to back off.
Fugaku watched with a smile and didn't even bother to stop it.
Justice is in the hearts of the people. Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions had already said it all.
"Hokage - sama, did you really take the pensions?"
"How could you do such a thing?"
"That's money for lives."
"Are you still worthy of being the Hokage?"
...
The truth was right in front of them, and Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't defend himself no matter how hard he tried.
He opened his mouth, looking at the villagers who were accusing him, but he had nothing to say.
"Hokage - sama, please explain it to the villagers properly."
"I'll take my leave first."
Fugaku politely smiled at Hiruzen Sarutobi, feeling an indescribable sense of exhilaration in his heart.
Hiruzen Sarutobi still remained silent, and a sudden fierce look appeared in his eyes as he watched Fugaku's back.
After a moment, he still held back his impulse.
Even if he killed Fugaku, what could it make up for?
He lost this round.
As soon as Fugaku left, the villagers surrounded Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"I'll give you an explanation for this matter."
"It will definitely satisfy you."
"Can you go back first?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi tried his best to calm down his anger and wanted to send the villagers away first. As for how to handle the situation, he had no idea for the moment.
"What kind of explanation?"
"How can you satisfy us?"
Some emotional villagers stepped forward to push and shove Hiruzen Sarutobi. They no longer cared that he was the Hokage.
"Who kicked me?"
"Don't blame me for getting rough if you keep it up."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's shouts were soon drowned out by the villagers' curses.
The ninjas of the Sarutobi clan didn't dare to fight back. They could only squeeze through the crowd with difficulty and pull Hiruzen Sarutobi out.
His Hokage robe was already covered with footprints all over. There were also some bruises on his face. He looked extremely disheveled.
"Drive them all out."
At Hiruzen Sarutobi's order, the ordinary villagers were quickly driven out of the Sarutobi clan land. They cursed outside for a long time before slowly dispersing.
This matter wasn't over yet. Everyone was waiting for Hiruzen Sarutobi's explanation. It was a bit unrealistic for him to continue sitting in the Hokage position.
Root was gone!!
"Good job, Kawaki Hatake. Haha～"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's laughter echoed far from the courtyard. The clan members didn't dare to step forward to dissuade him. They just watched his hunched back as he walked away.
...
After Fugaku left the territory of the Sarutobi clan, several clan members were following him. They were all the leaders of the villagers on each street. Without exception, they were all Uchiha in disguise.
"Clan leader, is it a success this time?"
Seeing Fugaku in a good mood, a clan member boldly asked. He was a bit afraid of Fugaku when he usually had a straight face.
"Yeah, almost."
"Our Uchiha clan is going to turn the tables."
Fugaku also needed to share his joy with others now. Just thinking about Hiruzen Sarutobi's look as if he'd eaten shit made him feel secretly delighted.
"You old geezer, always targeting me. Feeling good now, huh?"
"Clan leader, shall we go back?"
The clan members noticed that this road didn't seem to be the way back to the clan land at all.
"You go back. I'm going to the Hatake family."
After giving his instructions, Fugaku quickened his pace and rushed to the Hatake family alone. When he arrived at the Hatake family, he didn't see Kawaki right away. He was warmly received by the butler. Finally, he learned from Sakumo that Kawaki hadn't gotten up yet. He took a sip of tea in the quiet room and found that today's tea was exceptionally sweet. I don't know how long it had passed before he saw Kawaki and Tsunade coming together.
"Fugaku, sorry to keep you waiting."
"I overslept."
Kawaki pulled Tsunade and sat down opposite Fugaku.
"It's okay. I haven't been here long."
"The thing is done."
Fugaku didn't even notice the passing of time. He was still savoring what had just happened. The more he thought about how he was bullied in the past, the more relieved he felt now when recalling the event.
"Sigh～ I can't believe he would do such a thing."
Tsunade sighed. She doesn't deny that her teacher had made contributions to the village, but now it's impossible to tell whether his merits outweigh his demerits or vice versa.
"Leave the following things to me."
"Wait till you become the Hokage."
"Wait till you change your territory."
Kawaki first pointed at Tsunade and then at Fugaku.
"Then we'll be waiting for good news from you."
Fugaku smiled. Now he wasn't in a hurry anymore.
Tsunade wasn't in high spirits. Her mood was still a bit gloomy.
"This is his issue. It has nothing to do with you."
"You'll definitely do better than him later."
Kawaki grabbed Tsunade's hand and placed it in his own palm.
"Lord Tsunade, he brought this on himself."
Fugaku followed Kawaki's words.
After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi was Tsunade's teacher. He could understand.
"I got it."
Tsunade clasped Kawaki's hand, and her mood gradually picked up.
The three of them chatted for a while longer. Fugaku left after lunch.
The news that Hiruzen Sarutobi had embezzled the pensions had spread throughout Konoha.
He was now in disgrace and had a bad reputation.
"The sky in Konoha is about to change."
All the clan leaders in Konoha sighed.
As for Hiruzen Sarutobi embezzling the pensions, it didn't really affect them or have any practical meaning.
They didn't rely on this to survive. It was just that what he did was really dirty.
What they were most concerned about now was who would be the new Hokage after Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped down.
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