The Pressure Falls on Hiruzen Sarutobi; He Who Tied the Knot Must Untie It

The capital of the Land of Wind.

Upon seeing the urgent intelligence delivered by Chiyo, the chubby face of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind underwent a series of emotional changes.

"Baka yarou!"

"So it was Konoha who was behind this!"

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind was panting heavily, his bloodshot eyes revealing a tyrannical emotion.

The entire Land of Wind has a population of 20 million, but the food crisis of the past few days has forced hundreds of thousands of Land of Wind to flee!

How could he not be angry!

"Go! Inform the Daimyo of the Land of Fire!"

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind gritted his teeth and said fiercely that he would make Hiruzen Sarutobi pay the price!

As daimyo, they are all relatives. If he were to unite with the other daimyo, even the so-called Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages would have to give way!

"Damn it, it's already late at night, should we...?"

The waiter beside him, looking at the deep night outside, offered his suggestion.

Snap!

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind slapped the waiter across the face, his chubby face contorted with anger through his small, bulging eyes.

"Hurry up and go!"

"Yes!"

Ring ring!

Ring ring!

Ring ring!

The landline phone rang throughout the entire Hokage Building, much to the surprise of Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was working late into the night reviewing documents.

It's almost midnight, who would call him at this hour?

"Moshi Moshi, I am Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi himself and picked up the phone.

"It's me, Sarutobi!"

At that moment, a gloomy male voice came from the other end of the phone.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned. That voice...

"So it's Your Excellency! Good day, Your Excellency!"

"May I ask what brings Your Excellency to call so late at night?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke softly, asking questions as he went along.

"Snort!"

The daimyo of the Land of Fire clearly had ill intentions. He first gave a cold snort, then asked in a sarcastic tone.

"I heard you 'Sarutobi?"

Um?

Several question marks instantly appeared above Hiruzen Sarutobi's head.

When did he become rich?

How could he not know?

Hiruzen Sarutobi dragged his weary body, his slightly sluggish brain working for a moment, but to no avail.

"I truly do not know; could you perhaps clarify your name?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi probed the daimyo of the Land of Fire, trying to extract information from him.

"Heh heh heh, you Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was silent at first, then teasing, and then burst out!

"The Daimyo of the Land of Wind has already called me! And you're still pretending to be confused!"

"The Daimyo of the Land of Wind has already stated frankly that if the current situation in the Land of Wind does not change within five days, then he will move the Sand Village into the Land of Fire!"

The daimyo of the Land of Fire roared, and one could feel the fury of the heavens even through the phone.

"If you can't change things within five days, you'll have to solve Konoha's budget problem yourself this year!"

Beep beep beep!

Still in a daze, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the busy signal coming from his phone and fell into deep thought.

What exactly happened?

The Land of Wind...

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly closed the document in front of him, searching for information about the Land of Wind from a few days ago.

Seeing the intelligence about the current food crisis in the Land of Wind, and the hundreds of thousands of its residents who have fled to Land of Wind countries...

At this moment, they saw a letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, delivered urgently by the Anbu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened; that familiar feeling...

Broken!

I've become the scapegoat!

Especially after he found the document he had casually signed to the Uchiha a few days earlier—<Regarding the Uchiha's business assistance to the ninja army in defeating the Sand Ninja>.

"No, are you serious?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi practically gritted his teeth as he managed to utter just a few words.

He never expected that the Uchiha's organizational and operational capabilities would be so strong!

In just a few days, five Five Great Nations have been rendered so disheveled!

If he gains this power...

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, erasing these distracting thoughts from his mind.

The Uchiha's actions are too drastic and they will definitely face punishment from the daimyo. This is likely the swan song of the Uchiha Consortium!

Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up his pipe, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled.

The haze of the dream blurred his vision, but it cleared Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.

"This matter should be handled by the Uchiha themselves!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind was crystal clear at this moment. He didn't know much about business matters, but he was certain that there was something wrong with the Uchiha's sanctions against the Land of Wind!

I was not only used, but I was just one link in the chain!

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes turned cold.

"Uchiha, what exactly are you thinking?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi heavy-hearted and uneasy. If the Uchiha didn't restore the Land of Wind as he demanded, what could he do?

Moreover, he discovered that he could no longer see through the Uchiha!

He could have casually said, "When the Uchiha thinks, the Konoha High Command laugh," but now...

"What exactly is their purpose? They're being so blatant; they know they'll face consequences."

"Could it be that they just want to give you money?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly baffled by the Uchiha's current actions!

"From any perspective, the Uchiha Clan's best course of action would have been to maintain the low-key and cautious attitude they adopted a few years ago. Why did they suddenly..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself, when suddenly a possibility occurred to him.

"Could it be that the Mangekyō Sharingan went crazy?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi initially felt something was off, but once he applied the concept of "Uchiha mad," everything seemed to make sense again.

Especially now that the Sharingan has just been upgraded to the Mangekyō Sharingan!

"The case is solved!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi his thigh, confirming his answer.

"Now, the next step is to solve the problem. The one who tied the knot must untie it!"

"Someone, call Uchiha Fugaku!"

"Cheng, wake up!"

Still asleep, Uchiha Makoto felt the shaking and constant calling, and struggled to open his eyes.

"Oh? It's my brother-in-law? What's wrong?"

Uchiha Makoto yawned and asked slowly.

Today he traveled across most of the Sand Ninja front, constantly using the guidance of the Fearful Reverence, which exhausted him considerably.

"Makoto, the Hokage called, saying that the daimyo of various countries are resolutely resisting our sanctions against the Land of Wind, and demanding that we quell their anger within three days!"

Uchiha Fugaku spoke with trepidation, clearly somewhat frightened by the so-called daimyo of various countries.

"Ah?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Uchiha Makoto, who had been in a daze, suddenly widened his eyes.

No, he hasn't had his spies relay these messages to the lords of various countries yet!

"What happened?"

"Aren't we at that stage yet?"

Uchiha Makoto asked Uchiha Fugaku, his suspicious gaze shifting, as if he were thinking of someone else.