Xuandou scoffed aloud at that.
"What a joke!"
"Before Minato even took office, I gave you intelligence in advance: someone would invade Konoha while Kushina was giving birth."
He stared at Hiruzen and said:
"But Konoha High Command, with you at its head, never took that intelligence seriously!"
"Now that the Nine-Tails' Catastrophe has happened, you're saying it was Minato's responsibility?"
Hiruzen's face turned livid, and he slammed the desk:
"Insolence! You're in no position to lecture me!"
But Xuandou refused to let it go.
"How did Minato die? He died sealing the Nine-Tails!"
"His death was precisely because you people in high command did nothing!"
"He paid with his life for your incompetence!"
"Now that Minato is dead, instead of showing remorse, you're shifting all the blame onto him!"
"And now you've taken all his assets, without leaving a single ryo for Kushina and Naruto!"
He looked at Naruto in Kushina's arms, his voice carrying suppressed anger:
"As a Jinchūriki, Kushina can't leave the village to take missions."
"Tell me, how are Minato's widow and orphan supposed to live from now on?"
Hiruzen flushed under his questioning, but forced himself to hold his ground:
"Hmph! That's none of your concern!"
"I'll give Kushina fifty thousand ryo a month for living expenses. That's enough for her and her son!"
As he spoke, his face even took on a look of generosity.
Xuandou sneered:
"Hahaha, ridiculous!"
"A hero who died for Konoha ended up losing both his life and his fortune."
"And his widow's monthly living allowance is only worth a single D-rank mission?"
He stared at Hiruzen, his gaze sharp:
"Also, you keep saying this money is being 'invested in Konoha's development.' Then tell me, is there an itemized expense report? Are there accounts we can check?"
"Otherwise, I have