Saving Uchiha, Starts by Flipping The Table

"Although the war is over, some actions taken by Kusagakure during that time can't just be brushed aside."

"Huh?"

This wasn't how the script was supposed to go! 

In the past, weren't they always apologizing with smiles, saying a bunch of nice things, and lowering themselves to show how great and kind Konohagakure is to win favor?

Why wasn't that working this time?

The envoy from the Land of Grass was frozen in place.

He felt Yan was breaking the mold, holding onto Kusagakure's past mistakes.

"If you want to form an alliance with Konohagakure, you need to show the sincerity of your country and village."

Otherwise, you should leave!

You can go find Iwagakure or Sunagakure; Konohagakure doesn't need two-faced, petty allies. 

Kusagakure would love to ally with Iwagakure or Sunagakure, but those two villages won't even bother with them; at most, they'll give a verbal promise. 

Want benefits? 

Not a chance. 

It's one thing not to ask you for anything, but you think you can ask me for something? 

Dream on. 

You might manage to squeeze something out of Konohagakure! 

That's why, after stabbing us in the back, people from the Land of Grass come crawling back, begging for forgiveness. 

Unfortunately for them, they're dealing with Yan, not the Third Hokage or the former elder who cared about saving face. 

The remaining elder has no real power now; he moved from logistics to the education department. 

Right now, Yan and Tsunade are handling the important matters of the village. 

Yan is a practical guy and hates all this empty talk. 

Face? What's that worth? 

It's better to deal with something real. 

Tsunade is even more extreme; she's completely focused on making money, thinking about where to get funds to fill the village's big hole. She doesn't have time to worry about Kusagakure's fate. 

Face? 

That's even less of a concern! 

As long as you're strong enough, what's face worth? 

Look at Kumogakure. Does it have a good reputation? 

To be honest, not really! 

But who dares to underestimate Kumogakure? Who would dare provoke them? 

That's the most typical example. 

"Uh..."

After a few seconds of being stunned, the envoy from the Land of Grass asked blankly, "I'm not sure what kind of sincerity you want, Sir?" 

I want a lot, but I'm afraid you in Kusagakure can't provide it. 

"In the past, your country and village have done many things that harmed Konohagakure's interests. My request is simple: make up for our losses, and Konohagakure will become a strong support for Kusagakure. If that's not possible, then please go back where you came from." 

An alliance? 

Yan never considered dealing with Kusagakure. 

An alliance is out of the question! 

We don't want allies like that in Konohagakure; hurry up and get lost, or don't make me angry. 

"Ah, this..." 

Now the envoy from the Land of Grass was completely confused. 

Because Yan's demands were clearly making things difficult for the Land of Grass and Kusagakure.

Make up for the losses from the past, and then we can talk?

Let's not even mention that the Land of Grass isn't willing; even if they were, they couldn't afford it.

Not to mention that during the war, they sided with Iwagakure, causing huge losses for Konohagakure. If you measure those losses in money, it's astronomical; selling Kusagakure wouldn't even cover it.

Now you can see Konohagakure's sincerity, right? 

Put away your small schemes and get lost. Don't think about anything funny; you really want to keep taking advantage of Konohagakure? 

Not a chance.

"Shizune, send them out. Also, inform the Patriarchs of the Sarutobi and Shimura clans to come to my office." 

Yan decisively got up to leave, ignoring the envoy from the Land of Grass.

"...Yes." 

Shizune knew Yan had a terrible impression of the Land of Grass, but she didn't expect it to be this bad. 

He didn't take them seriously at all. 

But thinking back on all the bad things the Land of Grass had done, Shizune understood why Yan disliked them so much. 

At this point, the envoy from the Land of Grass could only leave in frustration because Konohagakure didn't want to talk to them at all.

After sending off the envoy, Shizune had an Anbu member go ask the Patriarchs of the Shimura and Sarutobi clans to come to the Hokage office.

"What? The Assistant Hokage wants to see me?" 

Upon receiving the news, the newly appointed Shimura Patriarch felt a chill run down his spine, his heart racing. 

He worried that Yan was going to settle old scores, and that time was now. 

What? 

What should he do? 

On the other side, the Sarutobi Patriarch was also uneasy and immediately sought out the Third Hokage. 

"It's probably about official business; just go over there." 

Tsunade has already assured me that past issues won't be brought up again. As long as he's not deliberately making things hard for you, there's no need for conflict." 

Even though he didn't know what Yan wanted with the clan members, the Third Hokage reminded the young Patriarch not to get into a conflict with Yan.

"What about Shimura Patriarch?" 

The Third Hokage shook his head. 

"I won't see him. Just pass on my message." 

Since Danzo died, the Third Hokage hadn't paid attention to the Shimura clan for a long time. 

But the people of the Shimura clan hadn't realized this. 

They still thought that when things went wrong, they could come to the Third Hokage for help. 

Little did they know, the Third Hokage could barely keep his own family affairs in order, let alone worry about the Shimura clan.

On the way to the Hokage office, the Shimura Patriarch was worried.

"Ah~~~ In the past, Danzo-sama was too hard on the Uchiha, which has led to now... sigh."

"..." 

The Sarutobi Patriarch was speechless. The Shimura clan was even more eager to target the Uchiha than we were; now they regret it?

Too late for that now.

"Don't worry. With Hokage-sama here, even if Uchiha Yan doesn't like us, he won't openly target us. It should be about village matters."

"Let's hope so." 

With a nervous heart, the two arrived at Yan's office.

"Sir."

Once looking down on Yan from a high position, they now had to behave like obedient subordinates.

It was clear that they were very tense. 

Yan expressionlessly tossed a scroll to them and said, 

"This is a temporary family task that requires both your clans to send people to carry it out. I hope you can complete the task efficiently." 

You used to enjoy causing trouble for me, so now I'll give you a taste of your own medicine. 

A temporary family task?

The two clan Patriarchs quickly opened the scroll to read. 

Soon, they were frightened: 

"Assistant Hokage, Kusagakure Village has always been a partner of the village. Won't this..."

Yan, with a cold expression, asked, "When did Kusagakure Village become our partner and ally? Why wasn't I informed?"

"..." 

"Since you think they are partners of the village, then give me examples of what Kusagakure Village has done for us. I'm curious." 

What examples? 

Kusagakure Village has always been taking advantage of Konohagakure! 

Are they really going to try to provide examples?

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