"Take back what belongs to me?"
Quite a few Konoha villagers were stunned. The ninjas beside them quickly reminded them, "Naruto is probably referring to the Uchiha Clan Compound, the confiscated property, and the relics the Fourth Hokage left behind."
"But does Naruto really not want to stay in Konoha? Becoming Hokage is better than being the Leader of Uzushio."
"Maybe the Hokage broke his heart so thoroughly that he no longer wants to become Hokage. This is all the Third Hokage's fault. If the Third Hokage had... he shouldn't have done this."
"Taking those things back is no big deal, but what about Konoha's pride?"
"At a time like this, stop worrying about pride. If Naruto and Shisui hadn't been there, Orochimaru and the others' plan might have succeeded. Do you think we should target the Sarutobi Clan to curry favor with Lord Naruto?"
The crowd spoke quietly, but the Konoha jonin heard every word clearly.
Asuma Sarutobi's face had turned livid, but he could not have his clansmen arrest these villagers. He could only stand there, seething helplessly.
Jiraiya and Tsunade's expressions also turned extremely ugly, but they saw the Spiraling Ring at Naruto's fingertips.
Jiraiya knew very well how powerful the Spiraling Ring was. If it detonated within Konoha, he and the surrounding jonin might be unharmed, but ordinary ninjas and villagers would probably not even have corpses left behind.
When had Jiraiya ever been threatened like this? He decisively softened his tone and said:
"Minato and Kushina's property, along with the Uchiha assets that were confiscated, are all stored in the Anbu warehouses. We will return them as soon as possible. However, part of those assets has already been appropriated by the Sarutobi Clan."
"Konoha will give you an answer as soon as possible. We can