In Naruto: Reborn with a Chat Group-Chapter 119 - : The Legendary Ryogan

"Kid! Do you have any idea how much ten million ryo is?! Don't think you can take advantage of me! You'll regret this!" Danzo gripped his cane tightly, his glare fixed on Makoto.

Makoto casually corrected him. "Lord Danzo, it's not ten million, it's fifty million."

Danzo's eye twitched as he turned to Hiruzen, "Are you seriously letting your student talk to me like this?"

Hiruzen, who had been enjoying the exchange a little too much, cleared his throat.

"Ahem....Makoto, fifty million ryo is a lot of money. Maybe you don't realize just how much that is. It's excessive."

Makoto smirked and shrugged. "Fine, ten million then. I'm not greedy."

Hiruzen nodded. "Alright, ten million it is. Danzo, stop arguing. Either pay up, or forget about leading Root."

Danzo stared at him in disbelief. "Hiruzen!!! Are you out of your mind?! He doesn't even know what ten million ryo is worth, but you do! And you're just handing it over to a kid?!"

Hiruzen's voice hardened. "Danzo, I'm the Hokage."

Danzo's face twisted in frustration. "You'll regret this, Hiruzen!"

With that, he stormed toward the door, only to realize it wouldn't budge, Makoto's foot was still blocking it.

Danzo scowled. "Move your damn foot! I need to go tell my men to send the money."

He waved his hand, collected the bodies of his fallen subordinates, and finally shoved the door open, slamming it shut behind him with a loud bang!

The sound gave him a small sense of satisfaction, his signature dramatic exit had been perfectly executed.

Without that final bang, something always felt... incomplete.

Makoto turned to Hiruzen, "Sensei, you're just letting him take the bodies? Weren't they valuable for information?"

"And honestly, Danzo's a shady guy. Who knows what kind of weird stuff he's gonna do with them?"

Hiruzen rolled his eyes and lightly smacked Makoto on the head. "Quit talking nonsense! Sure, a ninja's corpse holds valuable intel, but let's be real, he was never going to hand those bodies over to me."

"Root is knee deep in dirty things and he's been hiding them underground for years."

"Even as Hokage, there's no way he'd just hand me evidence on a silver platter." He sighed, rubbing his temple.

Truthfully, Hiruzen had his doubts.

Could Makoto have really taken them down using just illusions? It seemed... unlikely.

But if Makoto didn't want to explain, Hiruzen wouldn't press him. He was his student, after all.

More than that, Hiruzen trusted his Will of Fire completely.

As for Danzo's ten million ryo, it was no small sum. More importantly, though, this wasn't just about the money.

It was a way of striking back at Danzo, forcing him to take him seriously, even if just for a while.

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A short time later, a Root ninja arrived at the Hokage's office, carrying a sealed scroll.

"Lord Hokage, this is the sealing scroll Lord Danzo asked me to deliver," the ninja said flatly.

Without waiting for a response, he dropped the scroll on the desk and left immediately. Hiruzen narrowed his eyes as he watched the Root ninja leave.

What was he thinking? No one knew.

Makoto, on the other hand, wasn't wasting time overthinking it.

Root ninjas were only loyal to Danzo, why would they respect the Hokage?

What really mattered now.... was the money.

Makoto picked up the scroll and unsealed it.

Poof!

In an instant, a massive pile of cash appeared, stacked high in the room.

The moment he saw it, Makoto's eyes literally turned into the shape of money.

If an outsider had witnessed the scene, they might have mistaken it for the awakening of a brand-new dojutsu.

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[Senju Tobirama: Are you fucking kidding me?! His eyes turned into the shape of money? Is this the legendary Ryogan?!]

[Uchiha Izuna: Wait... is this an actual dojutsu?]

[Uchiha Madara: Damn. Just how much does this kid love money?]

[Makoto Ito: What are you all on about? What's wrong with loving money? With money, you can eat whatever you want, live wherever you want. This is basic common sense.]

[Senju Tobirama: I gotta admit, kid, you always manage to say some wise things. I have no idea where you even learned them from!]

[Senju Hashirama: Actually, I don't think he's wrong. Back when we first founded Konoha, Mito and Tobirama were the ones handling all the money. I was so broke that I had to ask Madara for pocket money every single day...]

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