Chapter 191. I Have a Friend

Chapter 191. I Have a Friend

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"..."

Incredible!

When Yuto heard this news, he was completely stunned.

Is this even possible?

Stock trading?

Unfortunately...

By the time he got the news, it was already too late. The "Danzo stocks" had already been fully subscribed.

Yuto strongly suspected that if he were to lower the price by a few hundred million, those who had invested in Danzo stocks would probably jump off buildings!

But if things continued like this... those guys definitely wouldn't sit back and watch Danzo come to harm.

After all...

They had just bought in.

And the very next day... the value had risen by 250 million!

What stock could be this explosive?

This "Danzo stock" is practically a blue-chip stock!

"Even Elder Munemasa bought some!" Suddenly, Suzune, who was standing beside him, hesitated and said, "He bought 10% of Danzo! But..." She paused for a moment. "No matter how you look at it, this doesn't seem good."

After all...

Danzo-sama is a person!

As soon as she finished speaking,

Yuto was momentarily stunned.

Even the Hyuga clan elder... had started trading stocks?

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Your clan elder is quite wealthy! He could come up with 100 million just like that?"

Even Fugaku, the Uchiha Clan Leader, couldn't come up with that much money on the spot.

The Uchiha clan's wealth was the clan's business, not the Clan Leader's.

If you spent money recklessly, the clan members would notice!

If it caused financial difficulties for the clan, things could get bad!

Do you still want to be Clan Leader?

"Could he have embezzled the money?"

"How could that be!" Suzune rolled her eyes and glared at Yuto. "Elder Munemasa just borrowed from the other elders. I heard that at first, everyone refused, but today... everyone is saying Elder Munemasa has a good eye."

"A good eye. Indeed, he has a good eye." Yuto's eyes gleamed with a strange light. "So it's all borrowed~"

"Yes! He borrowed from several elders!"

"Did Elder Hana lend it to him?"

"No!"

"No." Yuto narrowed his eyes and muttered, "That's good! That's good!"

"But..." Suzune shook her head and hesitated. "Now everyone is starting to doubt Elder Hana's judgment, thinking she can't lead the Hyuga clan to greatness."

A hint of worry flickered in her eyes.

If Elder Munemasa really succeeded, and so many elders supported him, things could get bad...

…

Meanwhile...

Hyuga Clan Compound.

"I believe that as part of Konoha, the Hyuga clan—" A hunched, square-faced Hyuga elder named Munemasa looked at the Hyuga Clan Leader and said seriously, "We must also send ninjas to protect Danzo-sama's safety!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

The surrounding elders began whispering among themselves, exchanging glances, then nodded in agreement.

"We believe Elder Munemasa is right!"

"Exactly! Protecting the safety of important figures in Konoha is also the Hyuga clan's responsibility!"

"It's indeed necessary! Otherwise... if something were to happen to Danzo-sama, it would be a huge loss for Konoha!"

Most of the elders looked at the still-silent Clan Leader with righteous indignation, as if concerned for the village's safety, and said, "Clan Leader! You must send ninjas to protect Danzo-sama."

"..."

Hiashi hesitated as he looked at the elders, about to say something when...

"What nonsense!"

An elderly woman with gray-white hair suddenly snorted coldly. "Don't think I don't know what you're all up to? A bunch of fools! You're just looking out for your own interests! What ugly faces! Protect Danzo-sama? Danzo-sama is already protected by the Anbu, and the Third Hokage and Advisor Mitokado are with him all the time. Why would the Hyuga clan need to send people to protect him? It's just a waste of ninjas and money!"

Her words immediately caused the other elders to tremble with anger.

"Nonsense! We are part of Konoha! A little money—"

Before he could finish...

"A little money? Then why don't you go protect him yourself? Why drag the rest of the clan into this?"

"Damn it! Hana, do you even care about Konoha? Do you care about the Hyuga clan at all?"

"Greedy fools! If it weren't for me, you'd bring disaster to the Hyuga clan!"

Elder Hana didn't back down, glaring at them.

"What? Can't I even speak my mind now?"

"You, you, you..."

One of the elders pointed at Hana, trembling with anger.

At this moment—

"Enough!" Munemasa suddenly roared, his face darkening. "Hana! Protecting important figures in Konoha is also our duty as members of the Hyuga clan!"

"Over 100 million... that's quite important, isn't it?"

"Enough of your nonsense! If you think I'm wasting money..." Munemasa snorted coldly, then turned to Hiashi. "Then I'll pay for it myself! All the Clan Leader needs to do is assign a Hyuga Jonin to protect Danzo-sama every day!"

With that, he stood up and walked toward the door.

"I care about the Hyuga clan, and I care about Konoha. A mere worldly possession... hah!"

He chuckled lightly.

As soon as he finished speaking,

His figure vanished from everyone's sight.

The other elders exchanged glances, then slowly stood up and followed him out.

Only Elder Hana remained seated, her face dark.

She hadn't expected...

That Munemasa would use such a method to win over the other elders.

If the value kept rising...

Their bond would only grow stronger!

If it fell...

Elder Hana shook her head with a bitter smile. "After so many years, it's only gone up, never down. How could it possibly fall now?"

To be honest...

She was a little tempted too!

But...

She let out a long sigh. "Uchiha brat... let's see how you handle this next!"

…

"Achoo." Yuto rubbed his nose, sneezed, and shivered all over. He exclaimed, "Hurry! Close the door! It's so cold, and it hasn't even started snowing yet!"

After saying that, he immediately huddled by the fireplace, looking at Minato, who had a grave expression, and asked with a puzzled frown, "What's wrong? You look so worried. Did the Nine-Tails finally lose so much that you're about to go bankrupt?"

"Yuto, you're joking!" Minato smiled wryly and shook his head. "Recently, the Nine-Tails has been taking every opportunity to make a lot of money!"

"???"

However...

Minato seemed to have something more important to say and didn't continue talking about the Nine-Tails.

But...

"I..."

He opened his mouth, then closed it again, as if unsure how to say it. Finally, he sighed and shook his head with a bitter smile.

This made Yuto even more curious. He sipped the hot tea poured by the server, looked around the small private room, and suddenly realized... Minato had really gone all out today, renting a private room just for the two of them. He must have something important to discuss.

But this hesitation...

Could it be...

"Do you need to borrow money?"

"No!"

"Did Kushina catch you gathering 'materials' at night?"

"No!"

"Did your mistress show up with a child?"

"Also no!"

"Then why do you look so guilty?"

"..."

Minato's face darkened as he looked at Yuto, then shook his head helplessly. But this time, after hesitating, he sighed and said, "I have a friend! What's with that look? It's really just my friend..."

"???" This opening sounds familiar!

Before Yuto could react, still looking confused...

Minato suddenly leaned in closer, lowered his voice, and said with a serious expression, "He wants to be with a man!"

As soon as the words were spoken—

"?!"

Now it was Yuto's turn to fall silent.

Looking at Minato, who was almost pressing his forehead against his...

[Don't come any closer!]

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