From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 44 Mahjong Hall Speech

In a corner where no one noticed.

The most tender and fragile branch of the leaf silently ignited itself, blooming into an inconspicuous beam of light in the long dark night.

This subtle light and heat continuously flowed along the branches and leaves, burning towards the oldest and most decayed trunk and roots of this giant tree.

During this whole month.

On the surface, the confrontation between the advisory group and the Senju clan is still going on.

However, the alliance of the ninja clan is not completely useless after all.

After Chief Inuzuka Motoyasu was proven innocent and released back to his clan, public opinion in the village no longer targeted the clan leaders who were obvious targets, but instead directed towards the industries that were considered cash cows by the various ninja clans.

Deer antlers, medicinal gardens, food courts, forestry, insect feed, steel industry, and munitions.
All kinds of industries that were originally firmly controlled by the ninja clan and regarded as their lifeline have suffered losses of varying degrees in this invisible struggle.

The seemingly insignificant losses, when accumulated over a month, become a rather terrifying number.

However, what is even more terrifying than the losses in the accounts is the accumulation of resentment deep in people's hearts.

Neither Danzo Shimura nor Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that their attacks were being directed by certain people, intentionally or unintentionally, away from the powerful ninja leaders and toward the civilians whose resistance was weaker and whose voices were smaller.

The power of the elephant is accumulating bit by bit.

"Clang."

The crumbling door frame finally crashed onto the charred ground.

The little boy, who was only about eleven or twelve years old, stared blankly at his own blacksmith shop which had been burned to the ground.

The ninja kunai and other weapons on display in the warehouse and on the shelves were all cleared out on the pretext of inspection. His father, who was once a ninja but ended up disabled, was knocked to the ground simply because he resisted during the search, and the store was hit by a fire escape before he left.

In the end, all they had left was a freshly signed 'search warrant'.

I guess they themselves don't know where this order came from.

Although there were no casualties, the blacksmith shop that had been in operation since he was born eventually came to an end.

His father sat on the ground with a dejected look on his face, his thigh, which was supported by a wooden stick, stuck in the cracks of the rocks, and in his arms he was holding a letter with the surname "Haruno" painted on it.

Their Haruno clan was just a small ninja clan. They had been working hard for generations and never dared to make enemies with other people in the village.

How did it end up like this?

"Bastard!"

Haruno Genji slammed the ground hard, but he didn't even have the strength to support his body. Even though he had been stabbed by swords, this ninja who had never uttered a word in his life couldn't stop crying:
"Damn it! How did the village become like this?!"

"Father, father." Haruno Zhao's eyes were also red, and he clenched his fists tightly, with tears in his voice, "Let's go to the Hokage Building to complain! Their house, their house has been burned down!"

Haruno Genji sat on the ground with a stiff face and remained silent for a long time.

Looking for a village?
If looking for a village would be useful, why did he only receive one-third of the compensation for a broken leg he had on the battlefield?

If looking for the village would be useful, why did his wife run away with a foreign businessman when he was on the battlefield? The "Forbearance Marriage Law" did not give any punishment, but instead allowed her to take away nearly half of his property after the divorce?

If it would be useful to find a village, how dare those guys dressed as ANBU.
"boom."

Another punch slammed into the ground.

Haruno Genji looked at the surrounding shops with closed doors and let out a long sigh.

Finally, he struggled to hold on to the wall that had not collapsed yet, supported his body, and supported his son's shoulders, with a determined look: "Let's go find the Disabled Ninja Association."

Haruno Zhao was stunned when he heard this.

Although he was still young, because he ran around everywhere, he occasionally heard his friends in the village talk about this organization that had been giving lectures everywhere recently. Most of the people in it were a group of disabled middle-aged ninjas, and they talked about things that children like them could not understand.

Haruno Genji understood what was said.

But for people like them who have families, who would want to get close to those 'unemployed', 'ungrateful' and 'very dangerous' guys?
If they do something dangerous someday, he will be fine alone, but what about his son? He will have to take the exam to join the Hokage Building in the future!

Haruno Genji once thought so, and he looked down on those who blamed the village for any problems they encountered - he was a man who could be self-reliant no matter what difficulties he encountered.

Until, a handful of sparks scattered by someone accidentally fell on his house.

In fact, if you look along the entire street, theirs was the only family that was burned down, and it doesn't seem to have that much of an impact.

However, when a speck of dust from the times falls on an individual's head, it becomes a weight that life cannot bear.

Even before setting off, Haruno Motoji was still nervous.

How would those dangerous civilians whom he looked down upon treat him, a man with a family, from a ninja clan, and without much property?

He himself can't explain it clearly.

However, driven by a mysterious spirit, he still thought:

'Go and have a look.'

Poor people always hang out with other poor people.

The nearest place to their home is a small mahjong parlor that sells some snacks, but the village's economy has been in a downturn recently, so fewer people come to drink tea and play mahjong.

It has been deserted for a long time since the war began.

However, when Haruno and his son walked into the mahjong hall, it was full of excitement. A man who was also disabled and missing an arm was standing on a mahjong table, shouting to the people below:
"Today! We stand here, on the land of Konoha! The land that our ancestors watered with their blood and dignity!"

"On the mountain range behind me, there is a statue of Master Senju Hashirama!"

“He is the light of the whole world!”

"He said that Konoha should have a place for the elderly and children, and that children should not go to the battlefield!"

"But what about now? Me, you, us! All of us! We lost our limbs on the battlefield, our children lost their lives on the battlefield, and we lost our dignity after the war. So far, have any of us civilians ever received a medal, a commendation, or even a penny of post-war pension?"

"Some of you may say: Ida-kun, I don't care about honor. As long as the village can give me a piece of bread, I will be grateful as I lost a hand on the battlefield."

"Yes, you are right. The issue of survival is too important! But I want to tell you that there are things in this world that are more important than life. That is dignity! That is the rules!"

"The first Hokage established the village, and the second Hokage set the law - those who contribute to the village should be supported by the village. This is a rule that anyone who becomes Hokage should abide by!"

"What we need is not just a piece of bread, but a living space built by rules! A living space for those who sacrificed for Konoha!"

"This living space was not achieved by prayers and charity! It was achieved by iron and blood!"

Haruno Genji listened in a daze. These speeches, which used to sound like the chaotic chirping of birds when he was full and satisfied, had never shaken his soul as much as they did today.

It's not just him.

Everyone present, everyone who took the initiative to walk into the mahjong hall, all listened quietly.

Just like Xiao Xier once said.

What attracted the Germans to him was not his speeches, but the extortionate tax police, the 500,000-mark piece of bread, the loan sharks, and the children who starved to death even though their parents spent all their money to buy food.

Only when they actually became victims did Haruno Genji truly realize how hot the fire deep in their hearts was.

Standing at the mahjong table, Jingtian Zheng was also responding to this passionate heart and blazing gaze with a loud voice.

Just like a month ago, he was in the open space under the Hokage Rock, listening to the speech of Lord Sahara Kiri standing on the stage.

He firmly believed that it was just as Sawara Kiri said!

Only Lady Tsunade, who carries the bloodline of the Senju, can bring them a fairer Konoha!
However, before the speech could continue for long, there was a sudden noise outside.

"Spread out! Spread out!"

"Everyone inside, come out!"

The narrow mahjong hall suddenly became chaotic.

Everyone realized that the Uchiha Guard had arrived.

However, Haruno Genji saw with his own eyes that a small group of disabled ninjas, led by Iida Masaru and others, calmly got down from the mahjong table, supported each other, and walked to the door surrounded by the crowd.

As soon as they walked out of the door, they were pressed to the ground by the Uchiha men and handcuffed.

It looks very undignified.

However, in the eyes of victims like Haruno Genji, the moment they were put in shackles, they seemed to be emitting a strange light that belonged only to pioneers.

Haruno Genji suddenly turned his head subconsciously and looked at the people gathered in the mahjong hall.

Among them were commoners, small ninjas with unfamiliar clan emblems embroidered on their clothes, and some who were disabled or dressed in indecent clothes.

These people were forced to walk out of the mahjong hall, but they all raised their heads and stared at the group of Uchiha Security Department ninjas who were sent to arrest them.

There seemed to be fire in everyone's eyes.

Haruno Genji lowered his head, looked at his son who was following him closely, and then looked at the burnt corner of his clothes.

At some point, a red middle card with a missing corner appeared in his hand.

He couldn't even explain what caused a man like him who had been honest all his life to suddenly burst out with such courage.

Haruno Genji stood in the crowd, raised his head suddenly, and cursed loudly:

"Fuck him!"

With a whoosh sound, the mahjong tile hit the back of an Uchiha in the front row like a shuriken, making a bang.

This small action was like igniting the explosives of the crowd, causing an uproar. The courage of these people was ignited as if by the sparks.

In front of the entire mahjong hall, all kinds of stones, mahjong tiles, wooden chopsticks, and table legs flew everywhere. A few of the more impulsive ones even ran headfirst into the group of people who were being arrested, including Jingtian Zheng.

All the Uchiha Guard members present were stunned.

But everyone did not stop, as if they had received some kind of signal in this united fight, and they swarmed towards the only six members of the Uchiha Guard outside, howling like a mess of ghosts and wolves.

However, in reality, there was not so much concerted effort, and ninjas were ninjas, and any one of them could defeat dozens of them. There were even more people who were actually taking advantage of this opportunity to keep running out, running to places where these Uchiha couldn't catch them, and then diving into the alleys.

Soon, the instigator, Haruno Motoji and more than 20 others, were pinned to the ground.

As for those who seemed cowardly, they were like even hotter flames, flowing silently in all directions.

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