The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 221 Shamelessness Makes One Invincible

Chapter 221 Shamelessness Makes One Invincible

Jiraiya was a little confused, so he subconsciously shifted his gaze to Nara Shikasuke beside him.

To his surprise, Nara Shikasuke lowered his eyes, looking at his knees, and did not respond to his intention to bask in light.

He then turned to look at the other Jonin, only to find that all the clan Jonin were pretending to be dead, heads down and silent.

"hiss----"

Jiraiya gasped in shock.

Although he was relatively inexperienced in politics, he was not stupid. Upon seeing this unusual situation, he immediately had a guess in his mind.

It seems that the ones who want to cause trouble may not be the daimyo's side, but perhaps the group of guys behind him.

In an instant, all the words that Nara Shikasuke had said to him before resurfaced in his mind.

"Lord Jiraiya, it would be best to adopt a balanced approach of leniency and strictness towards the ninja clan."

"At the appropriate time, we might as well be more lenient with the ninja clan and give them some benefits, so that we can better motivate them."

"With Lord Jiraiya's insistence on being so forceful, I'm afraid the ninja clans will resent him!"

"Although they don't have the guts to rebel, they are still capable of sabotaging others in secret."

There's a saying, "More trouble than it's worth," which perfectly describes these endlessly greedy ninja clans.

"They're capable of anything for the petty gains of their own clan."

"If all the ninja clans oppose it, even the Nara clan won't dare to continue standing on the Hokage's side!"

Jiraiya took a deep breath, and anger began to rise within him.

Of course he knew that he had been exploiting these ninja clans too much lately, but in the long run, as long as Konoha Village returned to prosperity, these clans would surely be able to earn back the money they had lost very quickly!

The village is now desolate. Are they willing to remain poor and weak forever?

The longer it drags on, the greater the losses for their ninja clan, won't they?

Clearly, none of his actions were for his own benefit; they were all motivated by public good, and the results were remarkable, with the village beginning to recover its vitality.

Why can't these people be more understanding?

For no apparent reason, he suddenly remembered something Uchiha An had once said.

"This isn't a fairytale world; expecting people to understand and empathize with each other is simply impossible!"

No, no, no, how could I think that way!

Jiraiya shook his head vigorously to clear his mind of all thoughts, then said loudly, "Although it's not appropriate to say this about my deceased teacher, I still have to say it."

"Hiruzen-sensei must be senile to agree to something so absurd!"

"I don't care what Hiruzen-sensei promised the Daimyo, but the position of Hokage was earned by the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and countless other ninjas of the village with their blood and lives, and it can never be revoked!"

"What?! Are you trying to back out?" Lord Xu Gu was furious. "This is something the Third Hokage himself agreed to!"

"Do you want to damage the Third Hokage's reputation after his death?"

"He's dead anyway—" Jiraiya said lazily, picking at his ear with his little finger, then blowing on it. "Anyway, he's already signed a treaty that sells out the country, so he doesn't have any reputation or anything like that anymore."

"The dead shouldn't cause trouble for the living."

"I absolutely do not agree with abolishing the Hokage position."

"I am now the Hokage, and I'm in charge here!"

"Whoosh—" This caused chaos in the arena.

In everyone's impression, all Hokage are rather serious and solemn.

The deceased Third and Fourth Hokage, regardless of their personalities before, all began to pay attention to their demeanor and conduct once they took office, becoming very dignified and solemn, befitting the style of a Hokage.

Even the "Perverted Sage" in front of us did a lot of crazy things before taking office, but since he took over the position of Hokage from the Third Hokage, he has not done a single absurd thing. He has become calm and reliable. Everyone who sees him has to praise him for turning over a new leaf.

But now, he's actually adopted that same shameless attitude from back then, lying down and acting like a scoundrel.

Only then did everyone realize that they were completely helpless against Jiraiya.

As expected, shamelessness knows no bounds; even the Daimyo can't do anything when the Hokage resorts to cheating.

"You, you—" Master Xu Gu was so angry that his face turned red, and even the white powder on his face couldn't cover it up.

He waved his folding fan and pointed at Jiraiya for a long time before finally figuring out the key point.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi used this condition to make an exchange with the daimyo in exchange for the daimyo and nobles' material support for Konoha Village."

"If you don't swear allegiance to the daimyo, then you'll lose all the supplies he promised!"

"What?! Supply support?"

Jiraiya sat bolt upright, his eyes fixed intently on Lord Xu Gu, startling the latter so much that he plopped down on the ground, shouting in a trembling voice, "What do you want to do?"

"I am the envoy of the daimyo!"

Jiraiya ignored him, turned around, looked at the ninja clan members behind him, and said in a deep voice, "I know that the orders I issued previously have caused dissatisfaction among many ninja clans, but Konoha Village must do this now!"

"Whether you like it or not, you must do as I say and share the benefits with the people at the bottom!"

He pointed at Lord Xugu, who was still trembling, and said bluntly, "I know what you're planning by bringing this guy here."

"But I don't care about that."

"If I could, I would never want to be Hokage. Traveling and exploring different parts of the ninja world is my favorite kind of life."

"But not now!"

"After this period of administrative work, I'm quite certain of one thing: without a strong Hokage to restrain you all, you'll definitely lead Konoha to destruction!"

"I must secure the material support from the daimyo and nobles, and I will absolutely not relinquish the position of Hokage."

"If the daimyo truly has objections, then you should have him come and talk to me in person!"

Everyone in the room stared wide-eyed, completely surprised that Jiraiya dared to be so defiant.

They certainly knew what Hiruzen Sarutobi was planning, and they knew that Jiraiya knew the truth, but they didn't care.

They wanted to use this method to protest against Jiraiya, to let him know that their ninja clan was not a pushover and would not back down indefinitely.

In their minds, even if Jiraiya was unwilling, he couldn't find a reason to refuse the envoy of the daimyo.