Chapter 272: Promotion, Wealth... and Dead Wife?!

"It's not me!" Hiruzen screamed in anger. "This matter has nothing to do with me." He glared at Jiraiya angrily and said, "Don't forget, Jiraiya, Biwako is also dead."

"Isn't this exactly your goal!" Funan said, "The three great joys in life are promotion, wealth, and death of wife. After one Nine-tail Night, monkey, you have achieved all of them."

What the hell? Hiruzen's eyes were about to pop out.

"I was wrong!" Funan continued disdainfully. "Minato was about to take power. You were going to lose your position. And with the embezzlement in Konoha's finances, if they investigated, everything would come to light. You couldn't allow that. How much money would you have to replace it?"

Jiraiya shuddered.

"That's why you decided to act. With just one move, you fulfilled the three joys of life."

Hiruzen's image trembled. His shadow clone was about to dissipate.

"That's enough!" Funan waved his hand and said, "I won't waste my words with you. Let's continue my game!"

He grabbed Konohamaru again.

Naruto's hand stopped him again.

"Naruto!" Funan looked at Naruto.

"Maybe my father's death is really related to the Hokage... the Third Hokage, but not Konohamaru." Naruto said firmly, "So..."

[Bang!]

A blow to the head made Naruto flinch, rubbing his skull in pain.

"Kid, what identity do you have to tell me this?" Funan sneered and said, "I've been talking so much for Jiraiya's sake. Otherwise, you're just a Chunin, at best, considering your status as a Jinchuriki. However, the tailed beasts are not that rare to me."

Funan reached out to Konohamaru again.

"Stop!" Naruto roared, and his chakra burst out, grabbing Konohamaru and taking him away before Funan.

"Alas!" Funan sighed helplessly, and said: "Naruto, I told you that the death of your father and mother is likely related to Sarutobi Hiruzen. Well, even if it is not related, what kind of life have you lived since you were a child? Have you forgotten it yourself? Those are all because of Sarutobi Hiruzen."

"Funan-aniki!" Naruto said firmly: "I know all this, but it has nothing to do with Konohamaru."

"Nothing to do?" Funan laughed, pointed at Jiraiya, and said: "Ask him how many innocent people of my Uchiha clan died at the hands of Hiruzen. Tell me, do they not deserve vengeance?"

Jiraiya intervened: "Hokage-sama, the Third Hokage made many mistakes, but that does not justify an innocent child paying. You should not take out your anger on him."

Funan looked at him steadily and said, "You mean, my innocent clan members deserve to be killed by Sarutobi Hiruzen, but I can't hurt Sarutobi Hiruzen's clan members, is that right?"

Jiraiya was silent. He put himself in his shoes and thought about it. The truth was that he couldn't accept it.

Naruto, however, maintained his firm stance.

"Okay!" Funan stared at Naruto, nodded, and said lightly: "In your words, Konohamaru is innocent, so I can't hurt him, then, those who are not innocent, can I hurt them."

Naruto opened his mouth and was about to speak but was pulled aside by Jiraiya.

You still dare to talk nonsense?

Do you really think this person has a good temper?

Funan fixed his gaze on the Hiruzen and Danzo clones, who were about to fade away. He smiled. "Danzo, you succeeded, but you also failed, because you brought Naruto here, and Konohamaru was saved. I won't do anything reckless!"

"But..." Funan sneered. "I'll begin purging the remaining members of the Sarutobi clan. If I find anything suspicious, I'll send them to my laboratory. Understood?"

Hiruzen stared at Funan and was about to speak.

"Get lost!" Funan roared, activating his Mangekyo.

Danzo and Hiruzen's shadow clones were instantly destroyed.

"Hmph!" Funan snorted lightly and turned to leave.

Looking at his back, Jiraiya sighed deeply.

"Naruto, you were wrong."

"What?" Naruto was startled, and then angrily said: "Ero-Sennin, do you think I should not care if Funan-aniki takes out his anger on Konohamaru?"

"Alas!" Jiraiya said helplessly: "Uchiha Funan, who is he? Do you really think he would take out his anger on a little brat?"

"This..." Naruto was stunned.

"He won't!" Jiraiya said with certainty: "He can only scare him at most. His real target has always been the Third Hokage."

"Then..."

"Do you know why I said you did something wrong?" Jiraiya said helplessly: "Your words infuriated him. Now he will go after the rest of the Sarutobi clan."

"Oh!" Naruto replied.

Jiraiya stared at him and said puzzledly: "Is this your attitude?"

"Hehe!" Naruto smiled and said: "I'm not stupid, Ero-Sennin. I also understood what you said. Funan-aniki isn't someone who does senseless things, right?"

"Right, then..."

"So, the people who should be punished are those who made mistakes! They must receive their punishment!"

Jiraiya looked at Naruto's smiling face and finally gave up.

How lightly you said it. Do you know how much blood the Sarutobi clan will shed?

And this is not just a child's game, it is a life or death struggle.

Even if Uchiha Funan said nothing, would the Uchiha let go of the Sarutobi clan?

With such a good opportunity, they would definitely kill them all!

The most important point is that Konohamaru is fine.

For the Sarutobi clan, the one who offended Funan was Hiruzen.

He has already escaped, his grandson is safe, but they are the ones who are going to suffer... can they feel at ease with that?

"That's enough, leave Konohamaru and let's go." Jiraiya sighed. "The Hokage has assigned us a mission. It's an S-rank mission!"

"S-rank mission?" Naruto burst with excitement.

"Long live Funan-aniki! He really understands me!" Naruto shouted, jumping for joy. "Only I can carry out this difficult mission!"

Jiraiya, on the other hand, looked at him with a mix of pity.

Just now he said he was not a fool.

He doesn't realize that just when Konoha has just been attacked, he can get an S-rank mission... This isn't right at all!

Forget it!

Jiraiya sighed helplessly.

To be honest, he also wanted to hide in the village at this time. Recently, there are too many things!

Next, there will definitely be more bloodshed.

"So what do we do about Konohamaru?" Naruto asked with some hesitation.

Jiraiya said angrily: "Are you going to carry him around? Don't forget how you lived as a child. If you could do it, why couldn't he? Besides, he's even older than you were back then!"

When he said this, Jiraiya was obviously angry.

Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with Naruto's childhood life.

"Okay, okay!" Naruto nodded hesitantly.

The main reason is that he still has to carry out the mission.

Besides, he had no idea how to take care of someone else.

"Naruto-niisan!" Konohamaru screamed as he saw himself being left behind, his face full of fear and despair. "You can't leave me alone! I'm scared!"

"Enough!" Jiraiya waved his hand impatiently and said: "Konohamaru, right? Don't forget, your grandfather is the Hokage, do you want to embarrass him?"

Konohamaru was stunned.

He didn't know if it was because of Jiraiya's intimidating expression or the weight of his words.

He stopped insisting and just watched with sad eyes as Naruto and Jiraiya walked away.

His grandfather had fled.

His uncle Asuma had been captured.

His father was dead.

His mother had fled.

The servants… had long since left.

In that huge house, only he remained.

"Konohamaru, I will come back to see you." Before leaving, Naruto waved to Konohamaru.

...

"Ero-Sennin, do you think Funan-aniki will harm Konohamaru?" Naruto asked as they walked.

"Of course not. In Konoha, tell me, have you ever seen anyone punished for making small mistakes?" Jiraiya gave him a sidelong glance. "Unless they don't obey… or the Hokage considers them a nuisance."

Naruto smiled awkwardly and said, "Funan-aniki will not be tired of me..."

Jiraiya asked curiously, "Naruto, why do you call the Hokage Funan-aniki?"

"Funan-aniki helped me when I was a child!" Naruto's eyes were brighter, and he said, "At that time, everyone hated me, only Funan-aniki appeared next to me with a smile on his face. He talked to me on an equal footing, and did not hate me, nor did he treat me as a Jinchuriki or a monster."

Jiraiya was thoughtful.

So that happened…?

If Funan had any hidden agenda, it was probably to provoke Danzo and the Third Hokage.

He himself should not have thought of attacking Naruto.

He looked at Naruto with pity again.

Poor child.

Just by having had a conversation on equal terms, he remembered it until now.

Alas, Third Hokage, Teacher...

What a sin!

…

At this moment, Funan has returned to the office.

The conversation with Naruto made him a little angry.

"Hokage-sama!"

Seeing Funan in a bad mood, Yako rolled her eyes and then handed him a document.

"How to deal with these people?"

Funan took it, looked at it, and sneered secretly.

Ino-Shika-Cho!

The first name on the list was Akimichi Torifu, the former interim Fifth Hokage.

The second one is Nara Shikaku.

When Orochimaru executed his plan to destroy Konoha, some members of the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans and the Hyuga Clan had secretly joined him.

However, Hiashi was a very stable person.

After discovering the behavior of his clansmen, he decisively reported to the Hokage.

In this sense, Funan was naturally happy to do him a favor.

As for the traitorous Hyuga… he placed the Caged Bird seal on them and handed them over to Hiashi.

Although Hiashi's power was further expanded, Funan was not worried at all.

Hiashi is really stable!

Ino-Shika-Cho are different.

Shikaku is a man with ideas. From the beginning, he was firmly opposed to Funan.

The meaning of Yako is very clear, since you are in a bad mood, find some people to vent your anger on. These are all rebellious shinobi, and it doesn't matter what you do.

Nobody would say anything.

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