Mitokado Homura showed no fear. "Have you forgotten the Mitokado Clan? We may not be able to afford a major war, but we can still support Konoha.
"You had better give me a reason today. Otherwise, the Mitokado Clan will fully support Uchiha Yan. Let's see whether he brings people to pay the Capital a visit.
"Do you think the Twelve Guardian Ninja are any use? Or do you think the Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan is just for show? Or have you forgotten Madara Uchiha?"
Tokugawa Shin's face turned livid. No one had ever threatened him to his face before, not even Hiruzen Sarutobi.
But the man before him was Mitokado Homura. His clan had made its fortune in ninja tools, and he really did have enough money to keep Konoha going for six months to a year.
"Ah!"
Tokugawa Shin sighed. "It's not that I want to cut the funding. Tax revenues really are down this year. Those city lords have secretly withheld them to force me to make Uchiha Yan stop teaching that knowledge."
"Why?"
"Much of that knowledge includes ways to govern the people. They also found out that Uchiha Yan was behind the canal project last time.
"Ninja have power, and now they also know how to govern a country, improve its people's lives, and collect more taxes. If you were in my position, would you be afraid?"
"You think Uchiha Yan will seize the position of Daimyō?"
"I'm not worried about that. It's the officials who are worried about losing their positions.
"You must understand, these officials pass their positions down from generation to generation. Very few know how to govern their territories.
"If Uchiha Yan trains a great many talented people, those without a talent for being ninja may well consider becoming officials. What will