thefictionvixens Chapter 269 Konoha Village, Where Resentment Boils Over!
Chapter 269 Konoha Village, Where Resentment Boils Over!
Chapter 269 Konoha Village, Where Resentment Boils Over!
Wood Leaf Beer Hall.
A large group of civilian ninjas sat in the free booths and ordered a large glass of cheap draft beer.
That's right, the seats at the Konoha Tavern are now charged!
Business was tough in the logistics department, so the Mitomon family turned to the beverage industry.
New industry rules have been established.
Seating fees, fixed-point consumption, various alcoholic beverages...
Good news! I've learned about Uchiha Yuuki's business philosophy.
Bad news, take the dross and discard the essence.
Consumption has increased.
The service was terrible.
But the number of guests did not decrease at all.
Being a ninja is a high-risk profession, but it is also a high-paying one.
Drinking is undoubtedly the perfect way to vent emotions after completing a mission.
After completing their mission, each team of ninjas would almost always have a few drinks.
The Mito family said, "How can such a perfect money-making business be cheap?"
Naturally, all sorts of ways to collect money emerged.
Sakumo Hatake sat alone in a corner, with a dozen or so glasses of wine on the table in front of him.
He drowned his sorrows in alcohol.
Sorrow only deepens!
After much deliberation, Hatake Sakumo decided to confront Sarutobi Hiruzen's differential treatment head-on.
Now that he's actually taken action, he's not as happy as he imagined.
He grew up in Konoha.
He served under three Hokage and received complete training at the Ninja Academy and the Anbu.
He doesn't understand.
Why is upholding the Will of Fire considered a 'mistake,' becoming a prime example of being slandered?
The strange chaos that erupted in the village made it perfectly reasonable and legal for him to offer assistance to his comrades within the bounds of ninja regulations.
However, the result was not good.
I can't figure it out, or I don't want to figure it out.
I can only drink alcohol to numb the pain.
Sakumo Hatake raised a glass of the new rainbow cocktail and slowly put it in his mouth, when the person next to him slammed his glass down on the table.
"What kind of world is this? Beer prices have gone up again! Seven times in three months! Almost tripled!"
"These unscrupulous merchants should be dragged out and burned a hundred times with fire magic!"
Laughter came from another corner: "Don't be ridiculous, who's the big boss of the tavern? Mitomon! You dare to object to that surname?"
The cursing suddenly subsided: "So what if it's Mito-mon? The Hokage said that every ninja who integrates into the village is the hope for Konoha's future."
"Of course! I can never repay the Hokage's kindness!"
Instantly, everyone's eyes turned to him, and then they burst into laughter.
"The thought of how the Sand Village, which I fought for almost two years, had all the advantages that White Fang had created been squandered, and how a ceasefire agreement was only signed at the end of the war, makes me stand up straighter and even pull up rice with more energy!"
"Does everyone still remember White Fang's great achievements? Do you remember the achievements of that lord?"
The conversation quickly drifted to the Third Hokage.
The attitude of most civilian ninjas also changed from respect to a degree of mockery.
"Who doesn't remember that person's great achievements back then! It's just that younger kids don't know about it."
"No, I don't understand what you've been saying. Whose business is this?"
An old man with a red, wine-stained nose chuckled and shouted:
"Hehe, the Second Hokage died in battle to protect the new generation. Sarutobi and the others from the Shadow Guard ascended to the positions of Hokage and high-ranking officials as soon as they returned to the village, completely dividing up the power in Konoha."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's acquisition of power was certainly not a smooth process.
However, the competition in secret could not be known to all ordinary ninjas, let alone the chunin and genin chatting in the tavern.
People only see the glamorous Sarutobi Hiruzen on stage, but they don't see the Sarutobi Hiruzen being 'manipulated' behind the scenes, let alone the greedy 'Sarutobi'.
The red-nosed old man continued:
"At this moment, it is right to care for your companions."
"Lord White Fang's concern for his companions, and his willingness to provide them with conveniences within the bounds of the rules, has ironically become a mistake!"
"What exactly is the Will of Fire? Who can figure it out?"
A ninja missing a leg sarcastically remarked, "Hey! That thing is made of clay. It's fine to take it out when you need it, but when you don't need it, whatever you do with it is wrong!"
Before going to the battlefield, they talked about "the will of fire" and "for the village," but after they were actually injured, they even delayed the promised disability compensation for so long!
Fortunately, Minister Uchiha and Lady Tsunade were wise enough to promptly reissue this portion of the guarantee fund!
Otherwise, we wouldn't even be able to make a living!
"No, that's not it!"
A young ninja wearing a shiny, reflective headband jumped with his hands raised high, attracting everyone's attention.
"The Third Hokage's contributions are indelible. Have we all forgotten the Will of Fire we learned at the Ninja Academy? Without the Third Hokage, how could we have entered the Ninja Academy?"
The one-legged ninja slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly: "Ninja Academy? Ha! What did you learn at the Ninja Academy? The number of ninjutsu taught gets smaller every year!"
"Today, it has evolved to the point where students learn the Three Body Techniques in four years of ninja academy!"
"Moreover, the structure of the Ninja Academy was established by the Second Hokage! When the Second Hokage was alive, many commoner ninjas had already entered the Ninja Academy to study!"
"Their learning is more efficient, and the content they learn is of higher quality, rather than just children playing house."
"Not only was he an amateur at founding the ninja academy, but he was also an amateur at commanding wars!"
The young ninja suddenly became furious: "You're saying the Third Hokage was an amateur at warfare? Don't forget, the two previous Shinobi World Wars were..."
"You're talking nonsense!" the lame ninja roared angrily. "What do you know about war? Have you ever been on a battlefield? This outfit is as shiny as a mirror! Are you a woman from an izakaya?"
He patted the broken leg hard: "This leg was broken on the battlefield of the Land of Rivers! That's right, on the battlefield of the Land of Rivers under the brilliant command of the Third Hokage!"
"Do you know how I lost this leg? I was fighting at Outpost 17 when I was hit by the Kazekage's Magnet Release attack and lost this leg!"
"Where is Outpost No. 17? It's only a hundred miles away from the Third Hokage's camp!"
"From the first day we encountered the Sand Ninja to the second night when I was limping, it took a whole day for the Third Hokage's reinforcements to arrive!"
"Where is the great Third Generation Lord? He's squatting in the camp reviewing official documents!"
"A few official duties far away are more important than 'comrades' right in front of me!"
The one-legged ninja emphasized the word 'comrade,' but his tone was full of sarcasm.
After the third generation took power, he promoted the Will of Fire and encouraged bonds and friendship.
Finally, it transformed into a sharp boomerang, aiming at the heart and stabbing hard!
When official duties conflicted with his comrades, the Third Hokage chose official duties, which already negated everything he had done.
If the overall environment of Konoha maintains a positive and upward-looking attitude, coupled with the management of the Dark Side and Root, this negative emotion will not erupt.
Unfortunately, the overall environment in Konoha was also not good, and the commoner ninjas, who had a relatively poor ability to withstand risks, couldn't help but vent their frustrations.
All the arguments were heard by Sakumo Hatake.