Hyuga clan land.

Hyuga Hiashi knelt on the ground, poured a cup of tea and placed it opposite, he said respectfully: "I wonder what business the Hokage has brought you here for?"

As the saying goes, no one comes to see the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, he was very curious about what business Sarutobi Hiruzen came to see him for?

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a sip of the teacup, and said with a kind smile on his face: "Hiashi, I do need your help this time. I wonder if you are willing to help me?"

Hyuga Hiashi became more and more curious. What kind of thing was it that was worth the Third Hokage to come here in person?

"Hokage is too polite, I will do my best to help as long as I can!" Hyuga Hiashi replied with a smile.

In recent years, the Hyuga clan has been sending generous gifts and money to the Third Hokage, so Hyuga Hiashi knew that the other party's request would never be too harsh.

Hearing such a positive reply from Hyuga Hiashi, Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Hiashi, can you pay the expenses for the next few years in advance?"

Hyuga Hiashi was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't believe his ears. The Third Hokage actually asked him for money directly without any concealment?

Although he has been secretly contributing wealth to the Third Hokage over the years, such things have always been done privately and never put on the table. However, now the Third Hokage has put this matter in the open, and he can't do it directly.

After Hyuga Hiashi reacted, he smiled and said: "The village was destroyed after the Nine-Tails Rebellion. I, Hyuga Hiashi, am willing to donate 10 million taels to rebuild Konoha."

He showed a flattering smile on his face, but his heart was bleeding. This 10 million taels is not a small amount for him now.

Every year, he pays 5 million taels to the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. After so many years, he has almost reached two small goals.

This time he had to donate so much money at once, which made him feel very painful.

If it was in the past, it would be fine. Although 10 million is a lot, he can still take out this money as the Hyuga family is rich and powerful.

But some time ago, the Hyuga family was robbed and most of the assets of the family were stolen. Now he has to take out such a large sum of money, which makes him feel like a knife.

Although he was in great pain, he had no choice. Because he knew that if the Hyuga family wanted to gain a foothold in Konoha Village, they had to maintain a good relationship with the Hokage.

If they didn't pay the money, they would follow the footsteps of the Uchiha family and be excluded by the whole village.

You know, the Uchiha family is one of the families that founded Konoha, but now they have been moved to the edge of Konoha Village and are being neglected and discriminated against.

Although all this has something to do with the Uchiha's way of dealing with people, it is more because they did not choose to "honor" the third generation Hokage.

This caused the Third Hokage to be dissatisfied, and during the Third War, he even sent the Uchiha clan, who were good at fire escape, to the battlefield of the Land of Water...

Thinking back to the present, Hyuga Hiruzen was very sincere to take out 10 million for himself, which could definitely satisfy the appetite of the Third Hokage.

However, what he never expected was that Sarutobi Hiruzen actually shook his head and said earnestly: "Hiruzen, I need money for the next ten years, and you only gave me two years."

Hearing this, Hyuga Hiruzen widened his eyes and stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen in disbelief, with a thousand words running through his mind.

Is Sarutobi Hiruzen old and confused? How dare he make such an outrageous request? He actually wants to charge ten years of fees at once? It is still unknown whether he, Sarutobi Hiruzen, can live until then.

"Why, you don't want to?" Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a hint of threat in his eyes.

Hinata Hiashi looked tangled, and asked cautiously: "Will ten years be too much?"

"Huh? Don't you think I, an old man, will live to that time?" Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and knocked on the table hard.

"Don't dare, don't dare! It's just that our Hyuga clan does not have so much money at the moment..." Hinata Hiashi explained helplessly with a look of difficulty.

What he said was true. Since the family was robbed by thieves, the current Hyuga clan really can't take out so much cash.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Hinata Hiashi in silence, revealing an elusive look in his eyes.

Hinata Hiashi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Didn't the Third Hokage believe him?

Hinata Hiashi hurriedly explained: "Hokage-sama, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's really that there is not so much money in the family! When I have it, I will definitely send it to you as soon as possible!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly to show his understanding. Seeing this, Hinata Hiashi was happy in his heart, thinking that the matter was over....

However, the next moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's words made his smile freeze on his face.

"Since there is no cash flow, then give me the Hyuga clan's several stores on the commercial street. That's it!" After saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and turned away without hesitation, ignoring Hyuga Hiashi who was standing there.

It was not until Sarutobi Hiruzen's figure disappeared that Hyuga Hiashi slowly came back to his senses from the shock.

He widened his eyes and looked at the door in disbelief, as if he could not accept what had just happened.

After a moment, he raised his hand angrily and smashed the table in front of him with a palm, gritting his teeth and said: "How dare this old thing? Do you really think that my Hyuga clan is easy to bully?!"

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After leaving the Hyuga clan, Sarutobi Hiruzen walked straight towards the direction of the three tribes of Ino, Deer and Chou without hesitation.

Half an hour later, Sarutobi Hiruzen left the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans, and then rushed to other clans in Konoha without stopping.

During this day, he worked tirelessly and visited almost every clan in Konoha Village.

It was not until late at night that he walked out of an inconspicuous small clan with a happy face, muttering to himself: "Although this process is really difficult, the money was finally collected!"

In the darkness, Black Zetsu sighed: "I didn't expect that it only took one day for Sarutobi Hiruzen to collect 800 million. It seems that it was still less at the beginning..."

"But, will this guy really have no problems doing this?" Black Zetsu asked doubtfully.

He witnessed with his own eyes the scene where the clan leaders of those families gathered together to discuss countermeasures after Sarutobi Hiruzen left.

Looking at the angry faces of those clan leaders, I am afraid that Sarutobi Hiruzen's position as Hokage will not be able to continue to sit safely.

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen was still immersed in the joy of collecting the money, not knowing at all that the clan leaders were already thinking about how to get him out of office...

ps: There will be another chapter later