Watching Him Host Banquets, Then Watching His Tower Collapse

Konoha, Hokage Building.

"I can understand Sunagakure, but what do Iwagakure and Kumogakure mean by this? They should be firmly on the side of peace, how can they do this!"

Hokage Office, Uchiha Yoru angrily stood up, slamming his fist on the table and reprimanding everyone incessantly.

Upon hearing the Fifth Hokage 'Uchiha reprimand, all the Konoha Ninjas working in the Hokage Building, whether they were there to receive or report on missions, fell silent.

A pair of big eyes stared at the small eyes, and although it had happened more than once or twice, they still felt their faces burning.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoru, still oblivious to his surroundings, slammed his fist on the table in frustration inside the office.

"Damn it, inform the Shinobi World that I want to severely criticize the Kumogakure and the Iwagakure for their half-hearted and wavering stance."

"They're all making excuses and have actually stopped their aid to us. We've barely managed to establish seventeen reserve bases with the resources we have now, and these are all preparations for peace. How could they do this?"

Good heavens, all the ninjas in the Hokage Building were speechless, and some Konoha Ninjas who had just arrived to receive their missions and were clueless about what was going on were completely bewildered.

What's going on? Is the Fifth Hokage the Uchiha reprimanding other ninja villages for not providing supplies?

But why are other ninja villages giving them supplies?

It seems the Fifth Hokage is right. For the sake of peace, how can other ninja villages act like this? How can they stop providing aid by making excuses?

At this moment Uchiha Yoru slammed his fist on the table, seething with anger. "Kakashi, why have these smaller ninja villages also reduced their aid? They said they needed to produce more for the time being, what an excuse! All excuses!"

"All these villages in the Shinobi World are hypocritical and shameless! During the Five Kage Summit, they all patted their chests and made solemn promises, looking so righteous, but now they've turned their backs on us. As expected, none of these ninja villages can be trusted. Peace! We can only trust ourselves."

Good heavens! Hatake Kakashi had come to report, looked completely lost, his one exposed eye filled with confusion, as if to say, "Who am I? Where am I? What happened?"

Hatake Kakashi seems to be developing in line with the original story; the Kakashi from his indifferent Anbu days is gradually changing.

After all, since joining Uchiha Yoru, most of Hatake Kakashi's work has involved political affairs, so it's natural that things would change sooner rather than later.

In the original work, Kakashi lived in the environment of the Anbu until a few years before the start of the story, when he finally appeared as Hatake Kakashi in the Anbu story.

"Haha, kid, you're shameless! Demanding supplies from so many villages in the Shinobi World, and you're still so self-righteous. You even scold them when they don't give them to you."

Hokage, Tsunade's table, couldn't help but slap the table and burst into laughter, even teasing, "If the Third Tsuchikage and the Fourth Raikage saw you like this, wouldn't they regret it?"

Faced with Tsunade's teasing, Uchiha Yoru said solemnly, "Princess Tsunade, I'm doing this for peace! For justice! You should be mindful of your image when discussing this topic."

"Okay, okay, mind your image, mind your impact, pfft!"

Tsunade was covering her mouth, was laughing so hard that tears were almost falling from her eyes. This brat had swindled so many resources from the Shinobi World, and now he was going to scold him.

They're giving this away for free! If they don't give it to you, you'll turn around and scold them for being immoral.

This kind of fallacy actually seems quite reasonable.

"Um... Fifth Hokage, the aid supplies from the major ninja villages in the Shinobi World over the past few months are enough to sustain tens of thousands of ninja in a protracted war. Even at the average attrition rate during the Third Shinobi War, it could last for a year and a half."

Hatake Kakashi said awkwardly, and in his heart he sighed, no wonder Yoru became Hokage while he could only be an assistant.

Such shamelessness and self-righteousness are something he could never achieve in his entire life.

At this moment Hatake Kakashi was filled with admiration and looked up to Uchiha Yoru's level of achievement.

Uchiha Yoru, instead of understanding Hatake Kakashi's explanation, continued to stubbornly cling to his own beliefs.

"Kakashi, issue a notice to the Shinobi World right now, and severely criticize these people for their lack of resolve. As members of Shinobi World Five Great Ninja Villages, we must set an example for peace. How can they do this? This kind of behavior is irresponsible towards peace."

"Um... Hokage-sama, envoys from Stone Ninja, Cloud Ninja, Sand Ninja, and many other smaller ninja villages have arrived at the village one after another, and they have all expressed their apologies."

Kakashi reported helplessly, but with a hint of admiration in his expression. He stood there confidently, demanding benefits, and when they refused, he scolded them, while the others greeted him with smiles and apologies.

It's like you're asking for money, and someone refuses. You righteously berate them for this behavior, but these powerful people have to smile, bow, and apologize, promising to bring it next time.

When Uchiha Yoru heard that envoys from various ninja villages had arrived in Konoha, his first reaction was to look at Kakashi with suspicion.

"Kakashi, didn't these messengers bring anything with them?"

Kakashi looked a little confused, scratching his white hair in bewilderment, as if asking why these envoys from various ninja villages had brought gifts to Konoha out of the blue.

Looking at Kakashi, Uchiha Yoru shook his head with a look of disappointment. "Nonsense, didn't the envoys sent by the major countries all come to congratulate me on becoming the Fifth Hokage? Did they come empty-handed?"

"Who comes empty-handed? Even if it's a friend's wedding, graduating from the Ninja Academy and becoming Genin, or being promoted to Chunin, there are always gifts. These envoys from great nations all claim to be good allies for peace, so how could they come empty-handed?"

At this point, Uchiha Yoru's expression suddenly hardened, revealing anger. He slammed his hand on the table, startling everyone.

"I know! These envoys must have taken kickbacks! Otherwise, why would they come empty-handed? What kind of logic is that? What kind of customs and traditions are these?!"

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru glared angrily at Kakashi. "Kakashi, I now order you to find out for me when you receive these envoys from various countries whether they have taken kickbacks from the gifts brought by the Kage of each country!"

"I knew something was wrong. The Third Hokage Tsuchikage Onoki, and the Fourth Raikage, Ay, are supposed to be people of justice, peace, and noble character. How could they be so lacking in manners?"

Good heavens, Hatake Kakashi finally realized this. Uchiha Yoru wasn't just being serious about these issues; he clearly wanted to take one last bite, knowing he wouldn't have the chance again.

Faced with this daunting task, Kakashi nervously swallowed, his one eye peeking out from under his mask filled with helplessness.

"Um... Hokage-sama, the Anbu have been quite busy with missions lately, could we perhaps take this mission?"

Before Kakashi could finish speaking, Uchiha Yoru suddenly realized something, as if he understood something. He slapped his forehead in annoyance and said, "I almost forgot, Kakashi, you've had quite a lot of missions lately. This mission to take over as envoy is rather complicated."

Upon hearing this Kakashi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and even wiped away non-existent sweat from the corners of his eyes. He was somewhat embarrassed by his shamelessness in asking someone for something, but Uchiha Yoru's next words left him speechless with frustration.

"Kakashi, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders. For the sake of Konoha, you will have to work hard this time. I will send Shisui and Itachi to assist you. This time, you must set an example and pass on your experience. Next time, I will send Shisui and Itachi."

Good heavens! First, he was flattered by his superiors with familiar words of comfort, then two more people were assigned, seemingly to lighten his workload, but in reality, it wasn't reduced at all; on the contrary, he still needed to train new people.

Finally, he made an enormous promise, saying "next time!"

If it were anyone else, they would probably be overwhelmed with excitement upon hearing these words, taking it as an expression of appreciation from their superiors. However, Hatake Kakashi, with his political acumen, always felt that something was amiss.

"Yes."

Although hesitant, Kakashi, still bewildered, reflexively nodded and accepted the mission. As soon as he turned around, scratching his white hair, his face immediately fell.

The one eye that was visible through the cotton-like fabric showed a helpless expression. Turning her head to look again, she saw that Uchiha Yoru had already plunged into a sea of documents on the desk in front of her.

Kakashi opened his mouth as if to say something, but swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. He sighed helplessly. It wasn't a matter of difficulty; it was that people without a thick skin really couldn't handle it.

With the completion of the Hokage Rock statue, one of the two Fifth Hokage of Konoha had to be chosen Uchiha Yoru, the Fifth Hokage, was recognized by the entire Shinobi World and all the major ninja villages.

Konoha itself hasn't confirmed it yet. At least within the Land of Fire and Konoha, there hasn't been an official succession. After all, the Third Hokage is still alive, so the succession to the Hokage Position would symbolically have to be taken from him.

With the completion of the Konoha Hokage Rock imminent and the official inauguration ceremony of the Fifth Hokage approaching, representatives from almost all the major ninja villages and smaller ninja villages in the Shinobi World have been dispatched.

On the surface, they came to offer congratulations, but everyone knew perfectly well that they were just a group of people who came to see the building collapse.

We've watched Konoha build tall buildings, watched Konoha host grand banquets, and now, after all these years, we're finally going to see Konoha's buildings crumble.

The envoys from each of the major ninja villages were each accommodated in a building near the Hokage Building, and were provided with everything they needed, making them absolutely VIPs in terms of hospitality.

But this time, despite enjoying such preferential treatment and having come to watch the show, the envoys all looked rather grim.

Inside the building, Hatake Kakashi, along with Uchiha Itachi who kept a cold expression and kept away from strangers) and a bewildered Uchiha Shisui, received almost all the envoys from various ninja villages.

"No! Absolutely not! How could we dare take kickbacks!"

The envoy from a small ninja village, his face flushed with frustration, shook his head repeatedly. However, faced with Hatake Kakashi's dead fish eyes and Uchiha Itachi's indifferent gaze, a bead of cold sweat involuntarily slid down his back.

Seeing the startled ninja village envoy, Hatake Kakashi, with his experienced and deadpan expression, calmly took out a small notebook from his Tool Pouch, muttering to himself as he spoke.

"The Bird Ninja Village has come to attend the Fifth Hokage's inauguration, but they didn't bring any gifts, suggesting they may be hostile to Konoha and intend to instigate conflict on the border..."

Good heavens, Hatake Kakashi's mutterings were recorded, instantly turning the envoy from Bird Ninja Village pale with fright, who hurriedly waved his hands to explain.

"No, no, sir of Konoha Ninja, I didn't explain clearly. I am merely an envoy who came to Konoha ahead of schedule. Our village leader and daimyo have prepared generous gifts to congratulate your village on the succession of the Fifth Hokage."

However, when faced with the other party's explanation, Hatake Kakashi simply raised his dead fish eyes and gave a soft "oh," as if to say he understood, but words were meaningless and showed no sincerity whatsoever.

Upon seeing this, the envoy from Bird Ninja Village gritted his teeth and hurriedly said, "Three days! According to the timeline, our Land of Birds's congratulatory gifts will enter the Land of Land of Fire in three days."

Upon realizing that his goal had been achieved, Hatake Kakashi's deadpan eyes instantly broke into a smile, and he closed the little notebook in his hand.

"We in Konoha have seen the sincerity of the Bird Ninja Village, thank you."

Just as Hatake Kakashi was about to turn and leave, he looked at Itachi beside him with a weary expression and sighed, "If it weren't for the news that the Third Hokage was preparing to receive congratulatory gifts, we would have almost forgotten about it. We need to hurry and try to finish the mission before the Third Hokage realizes what's going on."

As the sound of departing footsteps faded into the distance, the door to the room in the Land of Birds closed. However, the remaining ninjas from the Land of Birds immediately revealed expressions of anger when no one else was around.

"Damn it, Konoha is going too far!"

"Robbers! Bandits!"

Looking at his companions who were angrily denouncing Konoha's banditry, the envoy from the Land of Birds couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Blame Konoha's Third Hokage. If he hadn't come up with this idea, why would the Fifth Generation of the Uchiha be in such a hurry to accept gifts ahead of time?"

"Damn the Third Hokage."

Even though it was all Uchiha Yoru who did it all, and he even took all the benefits, everyone resented the Third Hokage because of human nature.

"Alright, quickly use your Summoning Beast to send a message to the village and the daimyo. Prepare plenty of gifts; this time, make sure they don't cause us any trouble."

The envoy from the Land of Birds was also helpless. Looking at his angry companions, he waved his hand to comfort them.

"Okay, actually, thinking about it, this is a good thing."

Having suffered such a great loss, the envoy from the Land of Birds couldn't help but reveal a ruthless look on his face.

"Our Land of Birds is going all out this time, bringing all our congratulatory gifts to the Uchiha clan's territory, the Fifth Hokage's home. The entire Konoha Ninja will see it. Hmph, I don't believe no one will be jealous."

You have to understand that Konoha currently has two Fifth Hokage, and everyone gave their congratulatory gifts to the Uchiha. What about the other side? How could they not be furious?

Furthermore, what about the decisions of the Third Hokage of Konoha and the Daimyo's Mansion? Is this Fifth Hokage, one of the Princess Tsunade Sannin, or Uchiha Yoru, who has awakened the Mangekyo?

This time, the envoys from various countries almost all gritted their teeth and endured it—this was the last time! They figured, "Fine, we'll give it to you; consider it like paying for a ticket to a play."

Anyway, once Konoha is completely demoralized, then, hmph! They can already foresee Konoha falling from its pedestal, and if things go wrong, it might not even be able to keep its position as the bottom of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

Please support me, haha. Tomorrow I'll reveal all the plans I've been laying the groundwork for, not the rambling nonsense you're thinking of.