Reunion with Meiling

Just after Uchiha Qingcheng and his group left, someone in the Hokage's Office spoke up. Mitokado Homura said awkwardly, "I don't think Hiruzen could handle Uchiha Qingcheng even if Danzo were alive. The most urgent thing is to contact Tsunade or Jiraiya as soon as possible and have them come back to save Konoha."

The Third Hokage remained silent, staring at the desk on the floor, then said angrily, "If I had bravely stepped forward and used that technique back then, could I have taken Uchiha Qingcheng away?"

Upon Utatane Koharu objected again, saying, "Is Hiruzen the same technique as Minato's? Are you crazy? You're the Third Hokage! If you fall, who will lead Konoha?"

Mitokado Homura also expressed his strong opposition, saying, "That technique might not actually be able to take Uchiha Qingcheng. If it doesn't, given his personality, he will definitely seek revenge against the Sarutobi Clan."

Thinking of all this, Hiruzen Sarutobi in a cold sweat and said with a look of self-reproach, "Second Hokage, if you knew about these things, would you blame me? I've ruined Konoha like this. Am I a qualified Hokage?"

Utatane Koharu looked at the Third Hokage's weary face and comforted him, "Hiruzen, don't blame yourself too much. What's done is done, there's no use in feeling guilty."

Sarutobi Aiki looked at the boxes the Police Force had placed down and said directly, "Open these boxes and see. Uchiha Qingcheng robbed so many Konoha. See how much fine they paid to the village."

Mitokado Homura also said with a serious expression, "Aiji is right. Let's open these boxes and see. Ten large wooden boxes can definitely hold a lot of money. If there's a lot of money, it can alleviate Konoha's financial crisis."

Immediately, a large group of Anbu Ninjas opened all the boxes one by one, and everyone saw the bulging jars of Ryo.

Seeing this, Mitokado Homura smiled and said, "This Evil Uchiha actually paid so much money to the village; he does have a bit of the Will of Fire. However, he just reprimanded Sarutobi, which means his Will of Hokage isn't solid."

Then a ninja wearing a tiger-face mask rummaged through the money under the banknotes and quickly discovered that there was a thick layer of newspaper underneath, and the banknotes on top were only a thin layer.

The other Anbu Ninjas also searched through the boxes, only to find that all of them were lined with newspaper, and the total amount of Ryo was a mere twenty million Ryo."

Looking at the money, Hiruzen Sarutobi angrily cursed, "That Evil Uchiha sent me so many newspapers, swaggering right over down the street! Are they trying to make me take the blame? It's outrageous, that bastard!"

Seeing this, Mitokado Homura roared angrily, "He has absolutely no Will of Fire! He's a complete fraud! This cunning Uchiha Clan actually treated Hiruzen like a monkey! This is outrageous! I, Mitokado Homura, will never forgive him!"

Utatane Koharu was also red-faced with anger, and angrily cursed, "That bastard Uchiha Clan, he actually deceived the Hokage again, he doesn't care about the village at all, and he even jumped up and cursed at me!"

Utatane Koharu Mangekyō Sharingan, and her face calmed down. She said with a resentful look, "Second Hokage, come out and see! The Evil Uchiha are wreaking havoc on the village again!"

As Qingcheng and his group walked down the streets of Konoha, a large group of Konoha began to gather around them. A blond villager said with an admiring look, "Lord Qingcheng, you just smashed the Third Hokage's table again at the Hokage Building!"

Another villager with a crew cut said respectfully, "We also want to try smashing the Third Hokage's desk. That guy is too hateful; he actually launched such a terrifying Konoha Crush Plan."

Seeing the villagers gathering around, Shouhon Yihan thought to herself, "This situation is the best opportunity to curry favor with the Minister. I can't let Yamanaka Fu steal my position as Vice Minister."

Then Shouhon Yihan put on a pained expression and said helplessly, "Just now, Minister Qingcheng had another argument with the Third Hokage. In order to stop the Konoha Crush Plan, Minister Qingcheng directly confronted the Third Hokage. It's just a pity that the Third Hokage needs a lot of money to come to our beautiful Konoha."

Shouhon Yihan sighed, then said with a look of grief and indignation, "Unfortunately, the Third Hokage's orders cannot be disobeyed, but Minister Qingcheng did fight for everyone's rights."

Shouhon Yihan took another breath and continued, "The Third Hokage's Konoha Crush Plan will only be carried out once a month from now on. On that day, everyone should still obediently hand over the money to the Police Force, and then the Police Force will take it and hand it over to the village's higher-ups. With these fines, the Third Hokage can then freely develop Konoha."

Looking at the agile Shouhon Yihan, Qingcheng thought to himself, "This wicked Zhang Benyihan is born to do bad things. If it weren't for his surname Zhang, I would suspect he's Shimura Clan."

The Konoha, looking at the hoarse- Shouhon Yihan, all said with gratitude, "Minister Qingcheng, you are truly a kind and righteous Uchiha Clan. If it weren't for you, Shimura Danzō would still be committing atrocities in Konoha. You are our Konoha god."

Looking at the cheering villagers, Qingcheng waved his hand again and said with a look of shame, "Fellow villagers of Konoha, I am ashamed. I am sorry to all of you. I could not stop Konoha's Collapse Plan, but I promise that in the future, when collecting fines, our Police Force will try to be more humane."

Qingcheng then said sternly, "I guarantee that the Police Force will not conduct any more raids or use excessive force."

Some Anbu Ninjas on duty in the streets broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing Qingcheng's words, exclaiming in surprise, "Oh no! The Third Hokage is really going to be the scapegoat now. This Uchiha Clan just too strange; he even knows how to package himself and establish a righteous persona in front of the villagers of Konoha, and the villagers actually believed him!"

Some of the female ninjas, looking at the equally righteous Uchiha Qingcheng, exclaimed, "Minister Qingcheng is so cool! Even if it's fake, I'd believe him!"

Just then, a red-haired girl stepped out from the crowd and said with a smile, "Qingcheng-kun, it's been a long time. How have you been these days?"

Looking at the glamorous red-haired woman, Qingcheng smiled and said, "Meiling, it's been a long time. You've finally come out to see me. How have you been these past few days?"