Chapter 31: An Obvious Problem, Simple Treatment!
As Kakashi left with the two kids, Jiraiya's doubtful gaze fell upon Uchiha Kazama.
What was this guy trying to do?!
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had been blurted out by him so easily.
Moreover, he had even revealed Naruto's identity.
Wasn't this guy worried about a Tailed Beast rampage or attacks from other villages?
Was exposing Naruto to the light of day like this really a good thing?!
A flurry of doubts left Jiraiya temporarily unsure of what he wanted to know first.
"Jiraiya, is Tsunade still unwilling to return to the village!?"
At that moment, Uchiha Kazama also shifted his gaze back to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, along with Tsunade.
If they could return to the village, that would still be good.
Their sheer strength was the reason they were needed.
"Yeah."
"Hokage, what on earth are you trying to do?"
Jiraiya took a deep breath and finally spoke up.
"Naturally, I'm giving Konoha a better path for development!"
"Right, Jiraiya."
"If possible, give me the information on Orochimaru's whereabouts."
"Actually, I quite appreciate Orochimaru."
"As for Tsunade... I'll also go persuade her to return to the village."
"Let's make a deal."
"While I'm away from the village, help me handle matters inside the village."
Uchiha Kazama spoke with a smile.
"You're leaving the village?!"
For a moment, Jiraiya felt like his brain wasn't keeping up.
At such a critical time like this, instead of thinking about how to consolidate his position, Uchiha Kazama wanted to leave the village?!
Right now, let alone the shinobi in the village.
Even people from other villages were closely watching the actions of him, the Fifth Hokage.
Leaving the village right now was definitely not a good choice.
"As for the Daimyo, if he won't give money, as Hokage, I have to go over there myself, don't I?"
"If he really won't give it, then let the Land of Fire change a Daimyo."
Uchiha Kazama said calmly.
[Ding, Jiraiya thinks the host has gone mad, rewarding Sage Body, Special Sage Land Path.]
As the system prompt sounded.
Uchiha Kazama helplessly covered his forehead.
Inside the Hokage's Office.
Jiraiya looked at the mountain-like pile of documents before him, along with various items that needed processing.
He was completely dumbfounded.
Even when he sat down here, he remained in a daze.
Uchiha Kazama had brought him here, and then left with Kurenai Yuhi.
It felt as though he had been pressed into service as a conscripted laborer...
The main point was that Shikaku Nara was also a super workaholic.
He didn't give him any time to rest at all...
Jiraiya pretty much understood why Uchiha Kazama wanted to leave the village now...
However, Uchiha Kazama had not actually left the village at this time.
Instead, he first returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
The current Uchiha Clan Compound was located in the core area of the village.
It wasn't very far from the Hokage Building.
The largest courtyard within the clan compound was the residence of Uchiha Kazama, the Patriarch.
This was the first time he had returned since the clan grounds were relocated back here.
He had just stepped into the courtyard, and Uchiha Ryunen and the others were already waiting there.
"Patriarch, there's been some trouble on the Daimyo's end."
"It's..."
As Uchiha Ryunen spoke, he glanced at Kurenai Yuhi standing behind Uchiha Kazama.
After all, certain matters still could not be leaked.
"Speak, it's fine."
Knowing Liunian's misgivings, Uchiha Kazama slowly spoke.
"Right now, shinobi from the village have made contact with the Daimyo."
"And some shinobi who were out executing pursuit missions back then have also joined in."
"The Daimyo's side is probably going to be a bit tricky to handle."
"The funding will also be very difficult to get approved."
Taking a deep breath, Uchiha Ryunen spoke with a hint of helplessness.
For these past years, their Uchiha had always been outside the center of power.
In the Daimyo's impression, the Uchiha had already declined long ago.
Now, they even wanted to suppress them a bit.
They wanted to see if they could use this matter to increase their control over Konoha.
Don't let these Daimyo look like morons, for their scheming tricks were certainly not few...
"Since someone in the village wants to stir up trouble, let's prepare a big gift for them."
"Alright, go have the clansmen make preparations."
"You don't need to pay too much attention to the village."
"Jiraiya is acting on behalf of the village right now, so he'll handle these matters."
"What you need to do is root out those spies from other villages hidden within our own."
"All of you, dismissed."
Uchiha Kazama did not think too deeply about it.
After all, this kind of matter was as simple as it looked on the surface.
The problem was laid out plainly right there.
As for how to deal with it, well... simple and brutal would do.
"That... that's the execution plan!?"
Standing to the side, Kurenai Yuhi had originally wanted to help take down notes or something.
Yet... before she could even sort out her thoughts, it was already over.
"Yeah..."
"It's over."
"Get some rest. I'm leaving the village tomorrow, so you can take a day off first."
With that, Uchiha Kazama turned around and walked straight into the room.
Stepping into the warm bath, Kazama finally allowed himself to relax a little.
The Konoha High Command was shattered, and the system was acting up.
Right now, this unprovoked sense of ease made Uchiha Kazama feel supremely comfortable.
A faint sense of fatigue also welled up alongside it.
"Um..."
"Do you need me to scrub your back?!"
Right at that moment, a soft, tender voice sounded out.
"Kurenai Yuhi?"
"You..."
Uchiha Kazama turned his head to see Kurenai Yuhi, wrapped in a white, semi-translucent bath towel, already standing behind him holding a towel.
"Alright."
After a brief thought, Uchiha Kazama stepped out of the bath.
He sat down on the stool.
Looking at that sturdy physique, Kurenai Yuhi's face turned slightly red.
Slowly walking behind Uchiha Kazama, she took out the towel and bath gel, and began scrubbing Uchiha Kazama's back.
Soon, a pair of hands landed on Uchiha Kazama's back.
The gentle touch quickly stirred up Uchiha Kazama's primal urges.
"Kurenai Yuhi, you know what you're doing, right?"
Uchiha Kazama spoke slowly.
"I..."
"Mmm-mmph..."
Before Kurenai Yuhi could speak.
She was left unable to say a word.
A wave of intimacy began to spread through the mist inside the bathroom.
Three hours later, Kurenai Yuhi lacked even the strength to beg for mercy before Uchiha Kazama finally carried her back to the room.
After putting Kurenai Yuhi down, Uchiha Kazama looked at the system notification sound and felt somewhat awkward.
[Ding! Kurenai Yuhi thinks the host is crazy. Reward: Waist Strength +100]
[Ding! Kurenai Yuhi thinks the host is too crazy. Reward: ...]
[Ding! Kurenai Yuhi...]
Good grief, this was a mere three hours-way too far behind the reader lords-how on earth could this count as crazy?
Thinking of this, Uchiha Kazama lay down, somewhat speechless.