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

Chapter 40 Sarutobi: My Shadow. Danzo: You Regret

"Hiruzen, what are you hesitating for! The Uchiha dare to leave the village and fight against people from other villages without permission, which undoubtedly shows that they don't respect the village and they don't respect you, the Hokage!"

"Danzo, you're exaggerating. I've arranged for ANBU to keep an eye on the Uchiha clan members. No one from them has left the village without permission, and those outside aren't necessarily Uchiha."

Upon seeing his old friend speaking up for the inherently evil Uchiha clan, Danzo's expression darkened.

"Hiruzen, what do you mean by 'not necessarily'? Those are the Uchiha clan, who are born evil. Who knows if they used some method to bypass your surveillance?"

"It's not as serious as you say. The Uchiha are also part of the village."

“You consider them part of the village, but do they even acknowledge that? In my opinion, the battles happening outside are definitely the Uchiha clan using Konoha's name to antagonize other villages, hoping to provoke them into attacking Konoha so they can seize the opportunity to rebel. We must suppress and punish the Uchiha clan first, so they won't have that chance.”

"Danzo, you've gone too far."

"Monkey, have you forgotten what your teacher said? The Uchiha are an inherently evil clan."

"Danzo, have you forgotten Kagami? He died saving you!"

Upon hearing the name Uchiha Kagami, Danzo felt a sharp pain in his right eye.

"Hiruzen, if you don't suppress the Uchiha clan today, you'll regret it in the future!"

"Enough, Danzo! I am the Hokage!"

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, Danzo slammed the door and left.

Only Hiruzen Sarutobi remained, sitting alone in the Hokage's office.

With a worried expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe again and started smoking.

Suppressing the Uchiha clan was a policy set by their teacher, Tobirama Senju, and he wanted to do the same, but the current situation was too special. The Uchiha clan was restless, and there was also Izuna Uchiha outside the village, whose return was uncertain.

The teacher told him to be careful not to push the Uchiha too far, but his friend Danzo didn't want to miss any opportunity to suppress the Uchiha clan.

"Hoo~!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, appearing much older than his prime.

"Uchiha Izuna, why did you come back when you were already dead?"

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi's hair had turned almost white, while Tetsuya leisurely returned to his residence in Konoha.

He had already sold off his old, dilapidated house long ago, and when his business improved, he bought himself a detached house in Konoha.

Now that I'm a wealthy businessman, I can't let myself suffer.

"Teacher, I heard you're back, so we've come to see you."

A knock sounded on the door, followed by a familiar voice calling from outside.

"I'm coming!"

When the door opened, Tetsuya was stunned for a moment as he looked at the still young Tetsuya in front of him.

"teacher?"

Hand-typed looked at Tetsuya with some confusion.

Are you... the teacher's child?

He couldn't help but be puzzled, after all, the person in front of him looked so much like his teacher in his memory, almost exactly the same, except that he was still in his teens, while his teacher was clearly a year older than him.

Tetsuya was stunned for a moment when he saw that the man in front of him had already turned into a middle-aged man.

Has such a long time really passed in the blink of an eye? The shy man who used to follow me around learning how to make ramen has now become a middle-aged man in his late forties or early forties, almost fifty.

Because of the evil god's immortality, he was like the scorpion that transformed him into a human puppet, forever frozen in his teens or twenties, forever in his prime.

Thinking of this, Tetsuya smiled and said.

"You must be Senior Brother Hand-Strike. I've heard my father mention you. My name is Chiba Ryo. Please come in, Senior Brother."

"Chiba Ryo?! You really are my child? You look exactly like me when I was young."

Hand-typed also burst into laughter.

He patted the shoulder of the eleven or twelve-year-old boy next to him.

"Yi Le, quick, call him Uncle-Master."

The young man stared wide-eyed at the man before him and respectfully addressed him as "Uncle-Master".

Although Tetsuya is only one year younger than Tetsuya, he never forgets Tetsuya's kindness in teaching him. Even though Tetsuya and Tetsuya call each other brothers, Tetsuya is still Tetsuya's disciple and naturally belongs to the same generation as Tetsuya, the same generation as Tetsuya's 'child'.

When his son Yile met Liang, he naturally addressed him as "Uncle-Master".

Tetsuya smiled and patted Ichiraku's head.

"Alright, don't stand outside, come in."

"Then we'll take our leave."

Inviting the two in, Tetsuya poured tea and greeted them.

He was filled with emotion as he typed this; he hadn't expected his teacher's child to be so grown up, much older than his own.

Come to think of it, the teacher is doing so well in the capital, she must have been married long ago. When Ichiro was born, I said that the teacher was not married yet, so maybe she was already married.

Soon it was lunchtime, and Tetsuya personally cooked several dishes to entertain the Tate father and son.

While typing, he marveled at how "Liang" had truly mastered the teacher's teachings, and inquired about the teacher and his wife's situation.

Tetsuya could only make up a story, saying that they were doing well in the capital, but they were getting old and didn't like traveling back and forth, so he came to Konoha alone to see the place where he grew up.

Tsuteki also strongly agrees with Tetsuya's words, after all, he himself is getting older and doesn't like to travel far.

The two ate and chatted for a long time, mostly typing as they spoke. He lamented how time flies and how he had grown old without realizing it.

Tetsuya was quite moved by this.

After seeing off the father and son, Tetsuya could no longer sit still, and he walked alone on the streets of Konoha.

When he was in the capital, he was either fishing in the mountains and forests outside the capital or making money.

At that time, I didn't have a deep feeling about time.

But when he returned to Konoha, he realized that so much time had passed.

The streets of Konoha have changed. The low houses have been demolished and replaced with taller and larger ones, and the streets have become wider and cleaner.

In retrospect, Hiruzen Sarutobi's governance of Konoha during his prime was actually quite good.

"Hey~! Tetsuya!"

"Ok?"

Hearing a familiar voice calling out, Tetsuya turned around and saw a ninja with a full head of white hair and a weathered face.

"Huh? Tetsuya, how come you're still so young?"

Sakuya walked quickly forward, curiously examining Tetsuya.

Looking at the man in front of him, Tetsuya felt a mix of emotions. Haha, the once spirited Hatake Sakuya has now become a middle-aged man with a weathered face.

Although he really wanted to laugh and say, "Hey Sakuya, how come you look so old?"

But he knew he couldn't say that, so he just smiled politely.

"Hello, sir. My name is Chiba Ryo. Do you know my father?"