Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 88 Dedication, Sacrifice, Reward, The Will of Fire

Tetsuya, a middle-aged man, stepped down from the carriage and immediately smiled kindly upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

"Hahaha, Lord Hokage, it's been a long time! Oh my, I never expected that Lord Hokage would personally lead people to the village entrance to welcome me. I am truly touched."

Tetsuya stepped forward with a smile, warmly shook hands with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and greeted the others as well.

Hiruzen Sarutobi responded with a smile as well.

"Haha, of course, of course. I knew back then that you, Tetsuya, would achieve great things. Now, your Chiba Trading Company is a household name in the ninja world."

Your success has made everyone in the village very happy, after all, you came from the village yourself.

When Tetsuya heard Hiruzen Sarutobi start trying to get close to him, he had a pretty good idea of ​​what the other man was up to – he was probably there to ask for money.

"Haha, what the Hokage says is true. Well, let's not stand here outside for now. Let's get in the car and talk in the car. We'll go into the village first."

Tetsuya invited Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others to ride in his carriage.

At first, others wondered if it would be too crowded for five or six people to sit in one carriage.

Once inside the carriage, I was surprised to find that the interior was much larger than it appeared from the outside.

And these cushions, these carvings, this carpet, and even the gemstones inlaid on them? Is that a luminous pearl on top? Is it for lighting, mounted on the carriage roof?

Everyone says Chiba Tetsuya is rich, but surely he's rich to this extent?

After getting on the bus, Hiruzen Sarutobi started trying to get closer to Tetsuya and talking about feelings.

They even showed concern and asked if Zheye needed any help outside, or if the Chamber of Commerce had any requests for him.

Tetsuya's answer was very tactful, playing hard to get and keeping Hiruzen Sarutobi hanging. He wanted to see what this guy was up to.

The carriage stopped in front of the Hokage Building, and the group entered the conference room.

After entering the meeting room, Hiruzen Sarutobi changed the subject and began to complain to Tetsuya about how difficult the village's finances were.

Then he started talking to Tetsuya about giving, dedication, reward, and the Will of Fire.

It is said that Tetsuya also started his career with the help of the First Hokage. Now that Konoha is in trouble and needs help, Tetsuya can contribute some money to the village and give back to the village, so as to inherit the village's Will of Fire.

In the future, all direct descendants of the Chiba family will be able to join the Konoha Ninja Academy unconditionally, learn Konoha's ninjutsu, and receive education in the Will of Fire.

Tetsuya almost burst out laughing when he heard that.

As expected of Hiruzen Sarutobi, not only does he want to pay for it himself, but he also wants his children and descendants to return to Konoha. He even talks about receiving the education of the Will of Fire. Are you kidding me? Isn't he just trying to brainwash his descendants with the Will of Fire's teachings?

I've never seen someone who wants both things at once, and speaks so righteously.

But Tetsuya still smiled and said.

"Haha, the Hokage is right. My achievements today are inseparable from the help of the First Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly masked it.

He understood the implied meaning in Tetsuya's words. Chiba Tetsuya felt that his success was indeed due to the help of the First Hokage, but he only admitted that he received help from the First Hokage and that it had little to do with others, especially Konoha.

Now that Konoha wants to take money from him, trying to use his kindness to demand repayment, he won't forget their past relationship, but getting the money won't be so easy.

Now that everything has been said, everyone understands what the other person means.

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and said directly.

"Haha, the First Generation established the village in the hope that future generations could live a carefree and safe life, free from external threats."

But the village is indeed in a bit of trouble right now. Tetsuya, do you think you can help the village?

Of course, you won't do this for nothing; you can make any requests you may have.

"Alright, since the Hokage has said so, I'm not one to be heartless. I can invest some money in Konoha, as for the conditions..."

Tetsuya thought for a moment, and he thought of Hatake Sakuya's younger brother, Hatake Sakumo, the future sword saint of the ninja world, Konoha's White Fang, who would commit suicide.

"As you know, Hokage, I often travel the ninja world on business, and sometimes I encounter danger. How about this, I'd like to request a few ninjas from Konoha to protect me. What do you think, Hokage?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi had expected Tetsuya Chiba to make some difficult request, but to his surprise, he only wanted a few Konoha ninjas to protect him. What was so difficult about that?

"Hey, that's no problem at all. I'll just pick a few elite ninjas from my personal guards to protect you."

Tetsuya shook his head.

"No, no, no, let's forget about the Hokage's Anbu guards. They have important duties and it's inconvenient to mobilize them. Actually, I already had someone in mind before I returned to Konoha."

"Oh, Tetsuya, I wonder who you've taken a fancy to?"

"I hope that the White Fang of Konoha, who single-handedly stormed into the rear of Sunagakure during the Fourth Shinobi World War, can become my bodyguard."

"Konoha Shiro-ga".

Upon hearing the name, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two exchanged glances.

It's important to know that during the Second Shinobi World War, Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha, became famous after venturing deep behind enemy lines alone. Sakumo's reputation in Konoha was now on par with the three disciples of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

There was even an intention to surpass the Sannin. After all, many people felt that Konoha's White Fang had made a great contribution by venturing deep into enemy territory alone, disrupting Sunagakure's rear, and returning alive, while the Sannin of Konoha had lost to Hanzo of the Salamander in a head-on confrontation. If Konoha hadn't already won in the overall situation, they probably would have died, and the war would have continued.

This has led many to believe that the future Fourth Hokage might be chosen from among the Legendary Sannin of Konoha and Sakumo Hatake, with Sakumo Hatake being the most popular choice.

In fact, as far as Hiruzen Sarutobi is concerned, he would prefer the Fourth Hokage to appear among his disciples. He currently favors Orochimaru more, since Orochimaru has been the most outstanding since childhood.

However, Orochimaru has been getting closer and closer to Danzo lately, which makes Hiruzen Sarutobi somewhat worried.

As a Hokage, one's image must be bright and noble. If one gets too close to Danzo and becomes tainted by darkness, it would be bad, as it would definitely affect Orochimaru's chances of competing for the position of Fourth Hokage.

If even Orochimaru can't compete, then Jiraiya is even less of a hope.

As for Tsunade...

Forget it, Tsunade probably doesn't have that in mind right now.

The deaths of Nawaki and Kato Dan were a devastating blow to Tsunade.