Saving Uchiha, Starts by Flipping The Table

"Tell Yan come to the Hokage office! Stop hiding under the covers all day! As a higher-up in the village, all you do is lounge around; it's pathetic!" 

Tsunade told Shizune to inform Yan while she and her team went to the village entrance to Raikage's arrival. 

Of course, this was all kept discreet. 

Neither side intended to make this information public. 

Unfortunately, the Anbu agent sent over was an honest guy who relayed Tsunade's message exactly as she said it, earning Yan several eye rolls from Kurenai. 

Yan was also speechless; how did Tsunade turn into such a fierce woman? 

After a quick wash-up, he headed to the Hokage office building. 

Outside the village, Tsunade had already met with Raikage. 

"I didn't expect Raikage to come in person." 

"This matter involves close cooperation between the two villages, so I had to come myself. Samui and Mabui aren't in a position to handle this, and using a ninja hawk to send messages could easily get intercepted." 

"Well then, please." 

Tsunade realized she had underestimated Kumogakure's concern for the Akatsuki, or more precisely, their interest in the Rinnegan. 

In the ninja world, the reputation of Kumogakure as mountain barbarians was not unfounded. 

Besides being located on a plateau, Kumogakure was known for playing dirty and engaging in plundering. 

In short, they would do whatever it took to strengthen their village's power. 

When the Uzumaki clan was wiped out, Kumogakure played a significant role. 

They simply underestimated the ruthlessness of the Third Hokage and Danzo, leading to the downfall of the Uzumaki clan while Konohagakure reaped the most benefits. 

Other involved forces only got a few scraps. 

Tsunade led Raikage and the Raikage's guards through a special passage into the village, secretly entering the Hokage office. 

"Raikage-sama." 

In the meeting room, Samui and Mabui, who had arrived earlier, quickly saluted and greeted their Raikage. 

Wow! 

Yan was puzzled about how Tsunade had become so fierce; it turned out Raikage had come in person! 

But thinking about it, it made sense. This was such an important matter that Samui and Mabui, two young girls, couldn't be in charge. 

There was also the risk of getting caught while sending messages! 

Having Raikage come in person to negotiate with Konohagakure was the best outcome. 

In the meeting room, Tsunade took the seat right next to the main seat, leaving the main seat for Yan. 

"???" 

What does this mean? 

Isn't this supposed to be a meeting between Hokage and me? 

Seeing Raikage's confused expression, Mabui quietly explained: 

"Raikage-sama, the fifth Hokage of Konohagakure trusts Hokage advisor Uchiha Yan a lot. Most of the external matters of Konohagakure are handled by Uchiha Yan."

I see. 

Raikage looked over at Yan, who was sitting in the main seat, and suddenly had a strange thought. 

Could this guy be Tsunade's lover?

Otherwise, no matter how much you trust someone, you wouldn't go this far. 

If Tsunade knew what Raikage was thinking, she would definitely punch him. 

Since Tsunade didn't want to get involved, Yan would have to talk to RaikageRaikageabout this matter. 

Yan didn't like to drag things out. He signaled Shizune to place the prepared financial report on the table and asked Raikage to take his time reading it before they talked. 

What do you want me to do with your financial report, Konohagakure?

Raikage opened the document and looked at it for a moment, his eyes widening in shock. 

He instinctively glanced at Tsunade and then looked down at the document in his hand. 

Mabui and Samui, standing behind him, couldn't help but gasp. They finally understood why Yan was crying poor. 

Konohagakure's financial report was truly shocking. 

Could this be fake accounting made just for us at Kumogakure Village? 

After a while, Raikage still hadn't regained his composure. He quietly set the document down and said: 

"Yan, Hokage, is this financial report from Konohagakure for real?" 

Tsunade's mouth twitched as she turned away, arms crossed, looking like she didn't want to talk. 

Yan shook his head helplessly: 

"Raikage, do you really think we would joke about something like this?

This isn't something to be proud of! 

Presenting this financial report is just to clarify Konohagakure's position. We really don't have any money! 

So regarding the military action to jointly attack the Akatsuki organization, we want to help but can't." 

"All the financial income and expenses are recorded. Although some of it is inappropriate, I still have to say that it's all true. As for why this financial report looks so alarming, I think you can guess." 

"Seems like the third Hokage was a good Hokage." 

Raikage suddenly laughed, seemingly remembering something. 

It's easy to guess that Konohagakure's financial difficulties are all thanks to the third Hokage. 

Thinking of the third Hokage's character—being submissive to outsiders but ruthless internally—madeRaikageunable to hold back his laughter. 

Back when the two villages were negotiating, he had even sent people to threaten Konohagakure.

Originally, it was just an experiment, but the third Hokage got scared. 

In the end, this matter was wrapped up with Hiashi and Hizashi being pushed out to face the consequences. 

Yan didn't care about Raikage's mockery; he was already mentally prepared while working on the financial report. 

Raikage wasn't one to beat around the bush: 

"Yan, let's be honest. Kumogakure Village can provide Konohagakure with military funding, but what can Kumogakure Village get in return?" 

"That depends on how much you can offer." 

Yan bluntly shared his thoughts: 

"I see this matter in three levels. The first level is that Konohagakure participates in the military action of the five great ninja villages. The second level is that Konohagakure supports Kumogakure Village, giving it more say. The third level is that Konohagakure doesn't take any benefits for itself, allowing all the shares to go to Kumogakure Village." 

You can figure it out yourself. 

How much can you offer, and what level of support from Konohagakure do you want? 

The more money you give, the greater our support will be. 

Yan decisively passed the ball to Raikage. 

It was up to him to decide what level of support Kumogakure Village needed and how much military funding they could provide. 

As for whether Kumogakure Village would leak the financial report, Yan didn't care at all. 

First, they wouldn't dare mess around. 

Second, so what if it leaked? 

I would actually love for it to leak, so more people could see the true colors of the third Hokage! 

Let everyone in Konohagakure know the big hole the third Hokage dug for the village. 

Since Tsunade wasn't bringing up old issues, Yan didn't want to stir things up either. With outsiders as scapegoats, there were no concerns. 

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