Even though some of Goken, Miyagi, and Yoshiko's money was illegal, it was not confiscated.
Seeing this, the remaining Sarutobi ninjas immediately relaxed and began to line up for registration and inspection. Soon, over 1000 Sarutobi ninjas had their assets inventoried and underwent genjutsu interrogation.
Box after box of money was transported out of the Sarutobi clan grounds.
More and more villagers gathered, their expressions changing from shock, to anger, then to hatred.
Tekka read aloud, "Registrant: Sarutobi Tojo,, carrying 1.43 billion ryo in cash, various gold and silver jewelry..."
"Sarutobi Tojo, head of the Mission Settlement Department, embezzled 1.74 billion ryo."
A lame Jonin pointed at the boxes in the hands of the Sarutobi clan members and roared, "Some of that is my money! I performed several S-rank missions on the battlefield, and they withheld half of my reward!"
Uchiha Kawamoe read aloud, "Registrant: Sarutobi Yuma, Jonin, carrying 1.53 billion ryo in cash, various gold and silver jewelry..."
"Sarutobi Yuma, head of the Logistics Department, embezzled 2.34 billion ryo in pension funds."
An old woman's voice trembled, and tears rolled down her face. "My son's pension... they said finances were tight and only gave us thirty percent."
"Kill them!" Someone shrieked, picking up a stone and throwing it.
These Sarutobi clan members were all Jonin, and they easily dodged the stones.
Then, Yuma sneered and deliberately said in a loud voice, "What? Do you commoners dare to lay a hand on me?"
Ninjas from the Uchiha Guard Department quickly stepped forward and blocked the angry villagers.
"Uchiha! Are you protecting them?"
"They embezzled our money! Why are you letting them go?"
Shun sternly shouted, "They have already joined the Daimyo's ranks, and we cannot attack them arbitrarily. Furthermore, in the Third Great Ninja War, we lost 12,597 ninjas. If we were to experience another civil war, the four great nations might launch another war. At that time, not only would Konoha not be saved, but even the Land of Fire might be destroyed. So, we can only ask everyone to be patient. When we have the opportunity later, we will deal with them."
Shun took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart. "Continue with the registration."
Knowing that the Uchiha did not dare to act, Yuma became arrogant. "Shun, you are nothing more than this. And you commoners, I take your money because I think highly of you."
With a "bang," Yuma was kicked over ten meters away.
"Ah... wah... so painful... Shun, you... how dare you strike?!" Yuma was a Jonin after all, this blow only caused him a minor injury.
Shun gave him a cold, murderous look. "Take your dirty money and get lost, or if you say one more word of nonsense, I'll cripple you."
Seeing his serious demeanor, Yuma called a dozen clan members to help him carry the ill-gotten gains.
Looking at Shinnosuke, who was embracing his beautiful wife in the distance, Shun waved his hand and whispered, "Go get Kakashi."
Three minutes later, Kakashi was brought over.
"Kakashi, you've been in Anbu for a long time. I believe among the missions you've done, there were also failed ones. May I ask why you didn't commit suicide?"
Kakashi asked angrily, "Shun, what exactly do you want to say?"
Shun smiled slightly. "You didn't commit suicide, so why do you think your father's suicide was normal?"
Kakashi's face immediately turned cold. "Don't joke about my father's affairs."
"Kakashi, you've killed many people, you should know that the abdomen is not an immediately fatal area, so seppuku is a slow process of death. Your father truly loved you. To avoid waking you, he endured several hours of immense pain without a sound, until he bled to death."
Kakashi's eyes became bloodshot. "Shun, what exactly do you want to say?"
"Danzo used mission failure to tarnish your father's honor, but your father didn't take it to heart. But someone threatened your life, and as a result, your father committed suicide. If you want to know the truth, help me kill two people in a moment."
At this moment, the usually cold-blooded Kakashi secretly shed tears. "Who do you want me to kill?"
Shun whispered, "Koharu and Homura."
"Alright, I agree." Kakashi said expressionlessly.
"Your father was a hero of the Second Great Ninja War and the Anbu Commander, so your father was qualified to be a Hokage candidate. Your father's existence blocked the path of some people. In addition, your father did a lot of dirty work for Hiruzen, so he knew his situation was not good. So, he used his life to make a deal with someone. The outcome was that 16-year-old Shinnosuke replaced your father as the new Anbu Commander and you, who eventually became a Chunin, were added to Minato's Genin squad."
Kakashi said with hatred, "Was it Shinnosuke?"
Shun said calmly, "It was Hiruzen. After all, he fulfilled his agreement with your father, so you cannot kill him, otherwise it will tarnish your father's honor."
"Shinnosuke, 24 years old, Jonin, cash 3.14 billion ryo..."
When this number was announced, the onlookers were even more in an uproar.
"3.1 billion? How old is he?"
"The Hokage's son is just different."
Ryuka's Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun, and Shinnosuke trembled all over.
Immediately, he began to confess uncontrollably, "I... I modified seventy-seven mission reports, falsely reported the number of Anbu casualties, embezzled Anbu members' pension funds."
The two were about to continue arguing when the entire scene suddenly fell silent.
Hiruzen personally escorted the last batch of assets out.
The Uchiha clan member responsible for registration had a trembling voice. "Sarutobi Hiruzen, 55 years old, Kage-level, carrying 24.7 billion ryo in cash, 110,000 ryo in gold, 1.59 million ryo in silver, various gold and silver jewelry..."
A deathly silence enveloped the entire area.
24.7 billion, this number echoed in everyone's minds.
Shun slowly stood up, walked to the mountain of banknotes, and casually picked up a stack.
He shook the banknotes in his hand. "Hiruzen, I remember last year when the village was rebuilding the orphanage, you said funds were tight and didn't approve a single ryo? And the year before last, when the Ninja Academy was expanding, you said finances were difficult and made the students' parents raise 30 million ryo themselves?"
Someone in the crowd began to curse angrily.
"Beast! My son is in that school!"
"I donated 50,000 ryo, that was all my savings!"
Shun turned to face the increasing number of villagers, his voice clear and loud. "Has everyone seen clearly? This is our esteemed former Hokage. These are the adults who always accused the Uchiha of 'evil'."
The wave of anger grew higher and higher. Some people started throwing rotten eggs and spoiled vegetable leaves at Hiruzen, and some even picked up stones to throw.