The declaration that Hanzo was going to become a Yukage on his own and stand side by side with the Kages of the five major ninja villages soon spread throughout the entire ninja world.
All the major ninja villages not to mention the smaller ninja villages received the news.
In this regard, the small ninja villagers were envious, jealous, and angry.
They felt that Amegakure Village just won a few battles in the Second Ninja World War. What qualifications did they have to stand side by side with the five major ninja villages?
Of course, the attitude of the small ninja village is insignificant, what really matters is the five major ninja villages.
Konoha held a high-level meeting for this purpose.
In the conference room, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in the main seat. Next to him were the elders, and then the leaders of the major ninja families.
"Everyone, I believe you have received the news that Hanzo the Salamander of Amegakure Village is going to establish his own Amegakure as the sixth largest ninja village. What do you think of this matter?"
Before anyone could say anything, Shimura Danzo snorted coldly.
"What else do you want us to think? A little Rain Shinobi actually dares to claim to be the sixth greatest ninja village.
How dare he be on par with us in Konoha? It seems that the lesson we gave them before was not severe enough.
Hiruzen we have to deal with such a complacent person, and not tarnish the reputation of the five great ninja villages. We should teach him a profound lesson and gather people.
Isn't he going to hold an inauguration ceremony? Let's go and wreck him up."
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't speak, he just glanced at Homura Mitokado beside him.
Mito immediately understood Hiruzen's hint and said.
"Danzo, please don't be so murderous. There is no need to fight and kill at every turn. Besides, our village is still in the recuperation stage and is not suitable for another war.
Moreover, we in Konoha have always been harmonious and friendly, taking the initiative to provoke a war will damage Konoha's image. "
Utatane Koharu agreed.
"Yes, yes, we are still recuperating , and the finances are still relatively tight. If there is another war, it will ruin our budget. Without enough funds, we cannot prepare enough war preparation materials."
Everyone also started discussing the issue of declaring a war.
There are those who advocate war and those who advocate peace within Konoha, but in the end, the majority are those who advocate peace. After all, the war has just ended, and many major ninja clans have sacrificed considerable ninjas. Not many people are willing to start another war.
"Okay, everyone, be quiet."
Sarutobi Hiruzen knocked on the table.
Everyone suddenly became quiet. They knew that Master Third Hokage must have made a decision in his mind.
"Okay, I understand your thoughts. Generally speaking, we need to supress the arrogance of Amagakure, but it is not feasible to start a war again. If we cant afford to fight, we simply don't fight."
Everyone nodded, feeling that Sarutobi Hiruzen was right, this was what they thought.
We have to come up with a way to express our attitude without starting a war and causing more sacrifices.
"Let's see, I believe that the actions of the Land of Rain will not only displease us Konoha, but also other ninja villages, especially Sunagakure Village and Tsuchigakure Village.
What if we sent letters to them, asking everyone to unite in boycotting Amagakure. So that Hanzo knows that even if he calls himself a Kage and claims to be the sixth greatest ninja village, it is nothing but bullshit in our eyes. "
Everyone felt very satisfied, but Danzo snorted coldly.
I couldn't help but secretly say in my heart, Hiruzen, you are too weak.
But on this occasion, he didn't speak. There were quite a few people present now, including the heads of the ninja clan. He had to save some face for Hiruzen, the Hokage.
If only these old guys were present, he would definitely slam the table and shout, Hiruzen, you are too weak, you will regret it later.
Then Hiruzen Sarutobi would respond, "Enough is enough, I am the Hokage" and i would turn around to leave, slamming the door of the conference room when he left.
Only in this way can he highlight the incompetence of Sarutobi Hiruzen and his determination for the village.
Similar meetings were held in the five major ninja villages at the same time, but the most important thing was the ninja village of the three major countries of fire, earth and wind, which was adjacent to the Land of Rain.
After all, they bordered the Land of Rain. As for Kumogakure and Kirigakure Village, one was separated from Rain Hidden Village by several countries, and the other was isolated overseas.
They didn't have much reaction to the actions of the Land of Rain. After all, there was no direct conflict of interest. As for reputation, this kind of thing is not useful even if you call yourself the sixth greatest ninja village.
Their names as the Five Great Ninja Villages were earned through the blood sweat and tears in the ninja world over a long time.
"Okay, now let's discuss another issue."
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished setting a tone for the meeting by opening Amegakure's declaration, he began to prepare to discuss other issues. After all, so many ninja clan leaders were summoned here for a meeting this time. We simply won't only discuss a small matter concerning Amagakure.
"As for the future development of the village, I would like to discuss it with the clan leaders.
Although we won the war, we also paid a heavy price in terms of casualties, replenishment of war preparation materials, and the funds needed to supply those materials.
The pension itself requires a lot of funds, and the village is indeed financially struggling recently, so I hope to discuss it with the family patriarchs. "
His words were quite euphemistic, but his meaning was quite straightforward, Sarutobi Hiruzen hoped that these families could contribute some funds to the village.
However, during this meeting, everyone did not enjoy a pleasant chat.
Sarutobi Hiruzen feels that since your major families have enjoyed the protection of the village and various welfare benefits from the village, you should contribute money to help now that the village is struggling.
Not to mention, over the years, these major ninja clans have been engaging in various businesses, earning a considerable sum relying on the reputation of Konoha. It should be easy for each family to help the village get through this crisis first by contributing a little money.
But the major families have different views towards this matter .
They feel that during the war, the members of their major families are at the forefront and the absolute main force in the war, resulting in them sacrificing the most ninjas.
They have sacrificed so much for the village, why are they still asking for money from them now? What the hell is this? Do they expect us to just agree?
In the end, under the hard persuasion of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the major families gave some symbolic money.
After the clan heads of each family left, only the Konoha council was left in the conference room.
"Hmph, these hateful guys are clearly enjoying the benefits of the village, but are unwilling to share the burndes of the village. It's really hateful."
Shimura Danzo snorted coldly.
"Especially the inherently evil Uchiha clan and Hyuga clan, who claim to be the largest ninja clan in Konoha. They actually contributed so little money in the end. It's really disgusting."
"Okay Danzo, it's useless to keep nagging. The top priority now is how to cover up for the shortfall."
Although Mitokado Homura is very dissatisfied with the attitude of these great ninjas, the top priority is how to get enough money to solve the village's urgent needs.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took out his pipe, lit it, and took a long puff before speaking.
"How about we contribute some more?"
Utatane Koharu shook his head.
"No, this amount is too big. Even our families can't afford so much money."
"Oh, I thought of someone."
Suddenly Mito seemed to recall something, he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said.
"The Chiba Chamber of Commerce, which has become famous in the ninja world recently, was probably founded by the Chiba boy who left the village."