What he truly cared about was Sarutobi Hiruzen's side.
He didn't think that the other party would remain silent and just watch him mess around.
But, the question was.
How would Sarutobi Hiruzen make his move?
He was indeed very curious about this.
If the previous theft incident was Sarutobi Hiruzen's test of Uchiha Jin.
Then, this time.
It was Uchiha Jin's test of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Yes.
Despite the big commotion, it was essentially still a test.
This was very normal.
Even if Uchiha Jin succeeded in the end, besides embarrassing Sarutobi Hiruzen and slightly affecting his reputation.
What else could he do?
Nothing!
In fact, with Sarutobi Hiruzen's prestige in Konoha, as long as he displayed a 'bowing craftsman' spirit, apologized sincerely to everyone, and even allocated some funds to the Police Force.
Then what? Nothing!
This matter would end there.
Uchiha Jin's reason for doing this was first to retaliate against Sarutobi Hiruzen's test, but more so, he wanted to test how good Sarutobi Hiruzen's experience in power struggles truly was.
After all, this was not explained in the original work.
Besides knowing that this guy was a master of power struggles in the Shinobi World.
But if this title were applied to his previous life, in a world where everyone was an old fox, it's hard to say what level he would truly be.
Therefore.
Since they had already become enemies, he naturally had to thoroughly understand this guy's ability in power struggles.
This test wave was to see how he would handle it.
By then, Uchiha Jin would basically have a good idea... Meanwhile, on the other side.
Hokage Building.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen sat down in his office, he looked at the chaotic crowd outside the window and couldn't help but light his pipe again, puffing out smoke.
His brows were tightly furrowed.
His eyes flickered non-stop, and his mind raced.
At this moment, he was indeed having a headache.
He couldn't let the village continue to be in chaos; he had to find a solution quickly.
But, what to do?
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen at this moment had no good solution.
Yes.
Konoha had indeed been chaotic before, but there were no Ninja Clans causing trouble, which was completely opposite to the current situation.
More importantly.
Because it was currently wartime, most of Konoha's experts, and even a large number of Anbu, had been dispatched.
He simply didn't have enough manpower to deal with these minor village matters.
The only solution he could think of was to seek help from the major Ninja Clans, asking them to provide manpower to replace the Uchiha.
But there were two problems that remained unresolved.
Firstly.
Other Ninja Clans had no experience dealing with the grassroots, even if they were to take over so hastily.
Without a period of exploration, they might not be able to handle it well.
Secondly.
Although the Uchiha were causing a big stir this time, they were still within the rules of the game, and other Ninja Clans might not intervene.
Because this was a struggle between the Uchiha and the Konoha Higher-Ups; the Uchiha had not provoked them.
If they intervened, they would completely offend the Uchiha.
Ninja Clans are not stupid.
They would not do something that offered no benefit and only caused trouble.
Finally.
Even if he could persuade the Ninja Clans, and as a last resort, let the Sarutobi Clan take over.
The biggest problem was, should he allocate funds?
And once he chose to allocate funds, the Uchiha could still cause trouble.
Good heavens!
When my Uchiha controlled the Police Force, the village was crying poverty, in short, there was no funding at all.
Why was the village so chaotic before? Why did the Uchiha have no manpower to deal with it?
To put it bluntly, no funding!
Now, when it's replaced by other Ninja Clans, there's suddenly funding.
Are you burning paper money at a grave, trying to fool ghosts?
By then.
If he, the Hokage, couldn't provide a reasonable explanation, his reputation would still be damaged by the Uchiha.
What to do?
Just then, an Anbu walked in.
"Lord Hokage!"
"This is Jonin Shikaku's letter, please review it!"
Hearing these words, Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned.
Then, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Perfect!
He quickly took the letter, and after dismissing the Anbu, he immediately opened it.
But, the next second.
After actually seeing the words on the letter, his face instantly fell.
The letter wrote a lot, but the meaning expressed was very simple.
Give money!.
Chapter 104: Sarutobi Hiruzen: I'm ready to concede!
Sarutobi Hiruzen was full of displeasure.
Did he not know such a simple truth?
If it was just like this, would he still need to look for Nara Shikaku?
However.
Although he was extremely displeased, out of trust in Nara Shikaku, he still forced himself to read on.
Then, there was silence!
Only after he had truly finished reading the letter did he understand Nara Shikaku's thoughts.
In Shikaku's words, withholding funds from the Police Force was itself a mistake.
The reason nothing went wrong before was simply because the Uchiha were stupid enough.