Chapter 107: Kakashi Completely Turns Dark
"Lord Kakashi, what should be done with the people in the adjacent cave?" Uchiha Inahi asked, diverting the topic. In another cave not far from this one, the families of these officials were being held.
"Take good care of them. We are not devils," Kakashi said, looking coldly at the nobles still trapped in the terror of the genjutsu. "These people are all our future partners, after all."
"Yes!" Uchiha Inahi nodded and retreated. Kakashi, meanwhile, sat on a chair, slowly waiting for these nobles under genjutsu to awaken.
As an elite of the Uchiha clan's younger generation, Uchiha Inahi's mastery of genjutsu was naturally superb. The genjutsu applied to each person present was controlled by him precisely to reach their tolerance limit without causing mental collapse.
Kakashi waited patiently, listening to the miserable screams around him, his face showing no emotion.
After confirming that the masked man was indeed his former best friend, Uchiha Obito, Kakashi held the test tube Uchiha Douhuan had given him—containing Obito's final relic, that Mangekyou Sharingan eye—and thought all night without understanding.
Why had the cheerful, optimistic, hot-blooded idiot from the past become like this?
However, when Kakashi recalled what Uchiha Douhuan had once told him, he managed to reach a conclusion: this shinobi world definitely had a major illness.
[Obito, rest in peace.]
Kakashi took out the test tube, quietly watching the Mangekyou Sharingan eye floating in the nutrient solution. There was no expression on his face, only the flickering firelight dancing across it.
[So that no one in this world repeats our tragic fate, let our generation bear all the sins.]
As Kakashi thought this, Kikuchi Tomoyasu, the first to experience the Narakumi no Jutsu, finally broke free from the illusion. Seeing this, Kakashi put away the test tube and approached him.
Kakashi crouched down and gently wiped the cold sweat from Kikuchi Tomoyasu's face with his kunai.
The cold touch of the sharp kunai scraping against his face made Kikuchi Tomoyasu's soul nearly fly out in terror.
"Does the Minister of Construction understand his current situation now?" Kakashi asked slowly in a gentle tone.
"Understood, understood," Kikuchi Tomoyasu hurriedly replied.
At this point, the others also successively broke free from the genjutsu. Everyone present gasped heavily for breath, expressions of having survived a catastrophe on their faces.
Kakashi sat back down on the chair by the bonfire, looking down upon this group of people who were usually high and mighty.
"Speak. Why did you petition to interfere with the Daimyo's appointment of the Fifth Hokage?" Kakashi said, his face cold.
The people in the cave looked at each other, none daring to step forward and answer at this moment.
"Do you all think that just because you took money from a few traitorous ninja clans in Konoha, you can do whatever you please?" Kakashi toyed with the kunai in his hand and continued, "Tell me, what do you think would happen if the Daimyo found out about your private connections with Konoha's ninja clans?"
The nobles and officials present immediately showed expressions of terror and fell into panic.
They knew that, given their status, the person before them probably wouldn't dare kill them. However, if the Daimyo learned about their private dealings with Hidden Leaf Village ninjas, their entire families wouldn't be able to keep their lives.
"My lord, spare us! This is just a misunderstanding!" A minor noble from the crowd wriggled forward. Though his hands and feet were bound, he still banged his head loudly on the ground. "It was those ninjas who forced it upon me! I didn't dare spend a single cent!"
"Yes, yes, we have no connection with those people! They forced it on us!" The others quickly chimed in upon seeing this.
"Is that so? Then the Hokage appointment..." Kakashi said with a cold smile.
"It's all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!" Kikuchi Tomoyasu hurriedly said. "We will petition again when we get back, supporting Clan Head Uchiha becoming Hokage."
"So it was a misunderstanding?" Kakashi chuckled. "Well then, shouldn't you gentlemen express your apologies? After all, it wasn't easy for us to make the trip all the way from Konoha Village."
Finished speaking, Kakashi took out sheets of paper, tossed them into the air, and then threw a series of kunai. Each kunai accurately pinned a list in front of every person present.
Kikuchi Tomoyasu focused his gaze and saw that the items listed on the form amounted to seventy percent of his current total assets.
"This..." Kikuchi Tomoyasu looked up at Kakashi.
"I will send people to escort you all back shortly. You have only one night to gather the items listed above. Otherwise, if I don't see the items by tomorrow morning, the heads of all your family members and evidence of collusion with Konoha ninja clans will be placed on the Daimyo's desk."
The people present looked at each other, hesitant and undecided.
Just then, Kakashi suddenly looked towards the bonfire and chuckled lightly, "Oh dear, this fire is getting a bit small. We can't let our esteemed lords catch a cold."
Saying this, Kakashi took out a string of small personal items like protective amulets from a sealing scroll on his person and tossed them into the fire.
"Is this?" Kikuchi Tomoyasu saw an amulet among the items Kakashi produced and instantly lost his composure. He had specially requested this amulet from the Fire Temple for his son. Its appearance in Kakashi's hands now spoke volumes.
The others also recognized personal belongings of their family members among the items, their faces immediately showing terror.
"What did you do to Taro?" a noble from the Land of Fire quickly asked.
"Rest assured, everyone, your families are resting well," Kakashi said. "However, if you fail to complete your task by tomorrow morning, I can't guarantee what might happen."
"Men! Escort the lords home!" Kakashi called out. Outside the cave, Uchiha Inahi and Shiranui Genma entered with a team of elite Security Department members. Working in pairs, they supported the officials and nobles and dragged them back.
...
A night passed. Early the next morning, Kakashi held the scrolls, each filled to the brim, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Go and bring the lords' families over," Kakashi ordered, then approached the officials again.
"My lords are all quite wealthy," Kakashi remarked. "With such vast assets, how can you not have powerful ninjas protecting you? From now on, your safety will be handled by the Uchiha clan. This is a privilege even the Daimyo doesn't have, you know."
"Yes..." Kikuchi Tomoyasu and the others nodded hastily.
"The Uchiha clan is currently the strongest ninja clan in the world. Hiring them as your guards will naturally be a bit more expensive," Kakashi said with a smile. "Taking seventy percent of your total income as assurance for your lives seems quite reasonable, doesn't it?"
Kikuchi Tomoyasu and the others wanted to say something, but looking down, they could see the kunai held right at their necks. They could only nod hastily, "Reasonable, reasonable."
"Then the matter of the Hokage appointment?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow.
"We will petition today in support of Clan Head Uchiha becoming Hokage," Kikuchi Tomoyasu quickly stated.
...
After leaving most of the team he brought in the Fire Capital as 'guards' for these officials, Kakashi, along with Shiranui Genma and the other two, instantly returned via the Flying Thunder God Formation to Uchiha Douhuan's office.
"You're back," Uchiha Douhuan smiled.
"Mm, the matter is settled." Kakashi approached Uchiha Douhuan's desk, placed the scrolls sealing the wealth in front of Uchiha Douhuan, then sat down and said, "Everything's here. A total of 4 billion Ryo."
Uchiha Douhuan first casually picked up one of the scrolls from the top, tossed it to Shiranui Genma, and said, "You three worked hard too. Take this and spend it."
"This is too much," Shiranui Genma and the other two were stunned. Kakashi had treated them well financially during this period, but giving money away scroll by scroll like this was a first for them. This scroll alone probably contained two or three hundred million Ryo.
"Just accept what Lord Hokage gives you," Kakashi chuckled.
"Yes! Loyalty!" Seeing this, Shiranui Genma and the other two could only nod and salute.
"Alright, you guys go attend to your duties first. I'll discuss the remaining matters with Lord Fifth," Kakashi said.
Soon, Shiranui Genma and the other two left Uchiha Douhuan's office grinning.
Uchiha Douhuan brewed tea and handed a cup to Kakashi.
After finishing his tea, Kakashi began telling Uchiha Douhuan about his operation this time.
After listening, Uchiha Douhuan nodded, then commented:
"Well done, but some aspects were still a bit crude."
"Crude?" Kakashi was somewhat puzzled. Hadn't he copied all these methods from him?
"Yes. The method of acquiring money was fine, but having them retract their petition was a bit ill-considered," Uchiha Douhuan explained. "They submitted a joint petition not long ago, and now they retract it together. It's too conspicuous. If our Daimyo is slightly intelligent, he might figure something out."
"Then what should we do?" Hearing this, Kakashi's expression turned serious.
"Forget it, don't worry," Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile. "It's not a major problem. Even if the Daimyo figures it out, it's fine. That old man won't live much longer anyway."
Kakashi was stunned upon hearing this.
"By the way, how is the investigation I asked you to conduct into that old man's children coming along?"
"The Daimyo currently has two sons under his knee. The elder son has already been established as the Crown Prince and enjoys high popularity among the populace in the Fire Capital. People there say he will be a benevolent ruler in the future," Kakashi reported.
"Is that so? What about the Daimyo's younger son?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
(End of Chapter)
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