"This..." Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent. Sawai Jūzaburō's trip to Konoha to look for Mirai had merely been a transition. He had taken an interest in the technique that allowed chickens from Mirai's clan to grow rapidly. It seemed Mirai had originally kept that technique secret. He knew it himself, but had not made it public in order to earn money for Mirai's clan. That was all well and good.
The fast-growing chickens had been around for half a year already, and Mirai had made a great deal of money.
"Let it be. As for the Feudal Lord, deal with him as you see fit. They control Mirai's money, while Mirai controls the army. Once they become an obstacle to Mirai's development, they can simply be replaced. Perhaps they also want to replace Konoha with another stronger village, but Mirai has strength, after all!" Mirai said mildly. He did not want to say too much about such matters; the implications were too great. In any case, once he became Hokage, he could guarantee that the first thing he would do was destroy the Feudal Lord. He disliked that crooked-necked ruler.
"Then I won't disturb your meal any longer!" Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Mirai a deep look. He loved peace, but he loved Konoha even more. He would never allow anyone to endanger Konoha's safety.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen left, Granny shook her head helplessly at Mirai. "Why would you do that? If you truly want to become Hokage, you should make friends with Naruto!" Granny was dissatisfied with Naruto, but whether Naruto wanted to do the right thing was his own business, not Mirai's. Konoha and the Land of Fire were independent of one another, yet they also influenced each other.
"Don't worry, Granny. Before absolute power, all schemes are nothing but clouds.