A Casual Ten Million Ryō
[Hashirama Senju: Yeah, that's what I heard too. I thought I misunderstood...]
[Madara Uchiha: This brat was clearly distracted; he wasn't paying attention to what Shimura Danzō was saying at all!]
[Izuna Uchiha: I'm dying of laughter! Look at that Shimura's bewildered face!]
[Fugaku Uchiha: That's hilarious! You'd have to eat a few brats to pull off that bewildered look, right?]
[Makoto Ito:????? Is he the one who needs to explain things to me?]
[Minato Namikaze: That's right, it really is Shimura Danzō. I need to explain this to you. I was just thinking of letting you name your terms...]
[Makoto Ito: Uh... then why did I say those harsh words just now?]
Hizashi Hyuga: Who knows why you were saying those harsh words just now?
At this moment, in the Hokage Office, both Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi were completely bewildered. Shimura Danzō Makoto Ito with a dark expression, while Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly confused as to why Makoto Ito had suddenly become so angry...
Danzo had already said he would give him an explanation, so why did he start by scolding him?
Coming to his senses, Makoto Ito scratched his head sheepishly...
"Danzo, I just played a little joke on you! How was it? Wasn't it funny?"
Shimura Danzō stared intently at Makoto Ito, his teeth clenched so tightly that he forced out a few words...
"Kid! Don't waste my time! I'm very busy! Tell me, what conditions do you want? What explanation do you want?!"
Makoto Ito smiled as he looked at Danzo's expression, which seemed to want to kill him...
[Makoto Ito: Do you think he wants to kill me right now?]
[Tobirama Senju: Need I say more? I'd love to stab you to death!]
[Madara Uchiha: If Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't been there, he probably would have already attacked you, right?]
[Minato Namikaze: You still need to be careful in the future. Danzo is extremely petty and vindictive. You've already offended him, and he'll probably find a way to retaliate against you in the future!]
[Shisui Uchiha: The situation in Konoha is turbulent. Be careful. Danzo with!]
[Makoto Ito: I'm afraid of big waves? Have you forgotten that I said before that my ancestors were fishmongers?! The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!!!]
[Hashirama Senju: I know that! The more expensive the fish, the more people will fish for it...]
[Tobirama Senju: Shut up, bro! Stop spouting your ridiculous arguments, okay? What do you mean, the bigger the storm, the cheaper it gets? That's utterly absurd, okay?! Stop padding your word count here, okay?!]
[Hashirama Senju: Oh (●°u°●)"]
[Madara Uchiha: Moron!]
[Hashirama Senju: Madara ~ I know! Please don't scold me anymore~~ okay?]
[Izuna Uchiha: Ugh... This is disgusting!]
[Tobirama Senju: I got goosebumps all over!]
[Madara Uchiha: Shut up! You idiot! You better stop being so stupid!!!]
Meanwhile, in the Hokage Office, Shimura Danzō getting impatient with Makoto Ito, who was still grinning foolishly...
"Kid, what exactly are your conditions? Can you tell me now?"
Makoto Ito chuckled and glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi...
"Actually, I don't have any conditions. After all, I'm just an ordinary civilian ninja. Although I'm a genius, although I learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu and the Rasengan in a very short time, although I was taken in as a disciple by the Third Hokage, and although the Third Hokage warned you many times not to cause trouble, how can I compare to Danzo? After all, I'm just an ordinary civilian ninja!"
Danzo's Danzo bulged as he listened to what Makoto Ito said!
"Kid, stop with the nonsense! Just tell me your terms for letting this matter drop!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag on his pipe and walked over to Makoto Ito's side...
"Alright! Makoto! I know you're upset, but didn't Danzo say you could name your terms? What kind of terms would it take for you to forgive him? If you're not happy, then I'll remove him from his position as Root leader! Let him go home and retire!"
Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Makoto Ito was momentarily unsure whether Hiruzen Sarutobi was being sincere or not, and could only tentatively reply...
"Then give me ten million taels to spend first! I don't need too much, after all, ten million taels is enough for me to live on for a while. Teacher, you know I'm an orphan, I don't have any savings, and I don't lack anything else, but I do lack money. Just give me ten million taels and I'll be satisfied!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi heard Makoto Ito's words, he grinned fiercely!
That brat has quite the appetite! He actually asked for ten million taels right off the bat!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Shimura Danzō seemed not to have heard clearly either!
"How much did you say?!?!"
Makoto Ito said with an innocent look on his face...
"Ten million taels! What's wrong? Isn't it a bit too little? I knew that ten million taels was no small amount for Elder Danzo. How about fifty million taels? You wouldn't think fifty million taels is too little, would you?"
After all, this was your dereliction of duty. I think you must feel very remorseful and guilty about me being attacked by Root ninjas, right?
I'm happy that you gave me the money, so you don't have to feel so guilty. I also believe that this matter must be a misunderstanding. Danzo, you certainly wouldn't want to see such a thing happen!
From Danzo on, Elder Danzo's Great Root will definitely not be involved in indiscriminate stabbing! Pshaw, I misspoke, it means it will not be involved in random attacks on Konoha Ninja!
Besides, you are an elder of Konoha, the leader of Root, the Great Root of Konoha, the Darkness of the Ninja World. Do you really care about such a small amount of money? Don't you think so, Elder Danzo?