Take Hatake Sakumo, the White Fang of the Leaf and Kakashi's father, who had once been the leader of the Anbu!
A powerful man on the level of a Hokage, he had been driven to suicide by rumors and public opinion simply because his strength and accomplishments were too great, threatening Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's rule and Shimura Danzō's position!
Then there was Uchiha Shisui, a genius ninja of the Uchiha Clan. After awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, he had undoubtedly gained the combat strength of a Hokage!
And his Mangekyō ability was none other than the most terrifying Kotoamatsukami...
Unfortunately, such a genius had died in Danzo's ambush!
He had even had one of his eyes gouged out.
Uchiha Itachi had become a weapon in the hands of Konoha's High Command, slaughtered his clan, and defected from Konoha.
Although the guy had little humanity and had been thoroughly brainwashed, there was no denying that he, too, possessed the combat strength of a Hokage!
Then there was Hizashi Hyuga, the father of Hyuga Neji!
As the head of the Hyuga Clan's branch family, his strength was probably on par with that of his older brother, Hyuga Hiashi. Yet his death had been utterly ridiculous...
The Third Hokage's weakness had cost Konoha another powerful ninja.
And there was Tsunade, who had left the village after losing all hope.
Orochimaru, who had defected from Konoha after his human experiments were exposed.
And Jiraiya, who had wandered the Ninja World in search of his friend and the prophesied Child of Prophecy...
There was also Uchiha Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha Clan. He was from the same era as Namikaze Minato and might well have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan too!
All these people had possessed strength close to a Hokage's, or even the strength of one outright!
But they had either died or left.
And that was without even mentioning the Uchiha Clan's massacre. The Uchiha were Konoha's strongest fighting force, after all!
Thinking about it now, the Third Hokage and Danzo really hadn't done anything good...
Ito Hirofumi's thoughts had wandered far afield. He'd just been talking about giving Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto a surprise, but somehow, he'd ended up thinking about Konoha's former powerhouses.
After hearing Ito Hirofumi's words, Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto fell silent...
They both had rather eccentric personalities, but that didn't mean they were idiots!
Even Uzumaki Naruto had picked up on what Ito Hirofumi was saying. Getting stronger by spending money wasn't the biggest secret. Whatever could bring the two of them a surprise was probably the real secret!
If that secret got out, it would bring Ito Hirofumi a world of trouble!!!
Thinking this, Uchiha Sasuke didn't press him for details.
Instead, he stood and went straight into his room...
A moment later, Uchiha Sasuke came out carrying a large chest.
"Hirofumi! Whatever you're planning, I trust you! And I'm looking forward to that surprise you mentioned!!!
"I inherited the Uchiha Clan's entire estate, but the most valuable parts are really the buildings and the land!
"So I only have this much in cash: five hundred million ryō in total!!!
"I've kept some pocket money for daily expenses, but you can have all five hundred million ryō!
"If I sold the clan's land and buildings, they'd probably fetch another five or six hundred million!
"And the ninjutsu scrolls and other things we kept should bring in some money too...
"If you need them..."
Sasuke had meant to say that if Ito Hirofumi needed it, he could sell some of the land or ninjutsu scrolls as well.
But before he could finish, Ito Hirofumi cut him off...
"That's enough!!! Sasuke! I had no idea you trusted me this much..."
Ito Hirofumi was truly touched! He hadn't expected Uchiha Sasuke to be willing to sell off the Uchiha Clan's entire estate for him!
If he didn't give Uchiha Sasuke a perfect family in return someday, he'd never be able to forgive himself!
And he'd have to do everything he could to change the things that were going to happen in the future, too!
"What are you talking about? Aren't we friends? Besides, I really don't need all this money! One or two million for daily expenses is plenty!"
As Uchiha Sasuke spoke, he put on a particularly cocky expression.
"Don't worry, Sasuke!!! I'll give you a huge surprise someday! I know what your goal is, and I know what hurts you most!"
Uchiha Sasuke thought Ito Hirofumi meant he would help him get revenge once he grew stronger...
"No need! I'll take care of revenge myself! I'll be the one to kill that man with my own hands!!!"
"No, that's not what I meant!
"I'm sure you'll get your revenge with your own hands. I was talking about something else...
"It's too soon to talk about it now. Trust me, you'll find out!
"You too, Uzumaki Naruto!
"It won't be long!!!"
Looking at the chest full of ryō before him, Ito Hirofumi felt his blood race. With this five-hundred-million-ryō stake, he could summon five Hokage-level powerhouses!
More importantly, he could draw one ability from each of them...
Of course, he didn't have to summon five Hokage-level powerhouses. He could choose to summon fifty Elite Jonin instead.
But whichever way he looked at it, five Hokage-level powerhouses were the better deal.
No matter how you looked at it, an Elite Jonin was still only an Elite Jonin. Even a hundred of them couldn't beat five Hokage-level powerhouses!
And Hokage-level powerhouses varied in strength, too. Someone like Uchiha Madara could easily take out fifty Elite Jonin all by himself...
If he could summon Senju Hashirama, it would be an incredible bargain!!!
After speaking to Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto, Ito Hirofumi placed his hand on the chest full of ryō!
"System!!! I want to recharge!!!"
[Five hundred million ryō detected! Recharge it all?] "Yes!!!" [Recharge successful! Congratulations, host. You have received five hundred million Wealth Points!] [Summoning System Host: Ito Hirofumi Wealth Points White Summoning: 0 Green Summoning: 0 Blue Summoning: 0 Purple Summoning: 0 Golden Summoning: 0]
"System! Use five hundred million Wealth Points to buy five Golden Summonings!!!"
[Congratulations, purchase successful! Golden Summoning uses increased by five!]
At that moment, Ito Hirofumi saw the five hundred million Wealth Points he'd just received disappear from his panel, while the number beside Golden Summoning rose from zero to five!
That meant he could summon five Hokage-level powerhouses...
Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto stared wide-eyed!
"The money... all that money... it's gone!!!!"
As Uzumaki Naruto shouted in disbelief, he picked up the chest and shook it hard. But there wasn't a single ryō left inside!!!
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