Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 593 Roundtable Conference

The door to the Hokage's office slammed shut with a loud bang.

The highest-ranking officials of Konoha were already seated before the large round table.

No one spoke.

Danzo Shimura sat in the first seat on the left, with a stack of architectural sketches, half a foot thick, in front of him.

On the right, Uchiha Kagami sat upright with his hands folded on the table.

For the first time ever, Hatake Sakumo didn't wear his mud-caked farm work clothes today, but instead donned his long-unseen Jonin vest.

The two advisors, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, stood on either side of the table, with scrolls of recent intelligence on the other three major countries and the Land of Rain spread out on the table.

Younger clan leaders like Hiashi Hyuga and Fugaku Uchiha sat at the bottom of the table, barely daring to breathe.

Even the usually carefree Jiraiya was now sitting obediently cross-legged on the chair.

Hiruzen Sarutobi propped himself up on the table with one hand and picked up a red cinnabar pen with the other. He then drew two thick lines running through the continent on a huge map of the ninja world.

One path leads westward, passing through Rain's Den, and plunging straight into the heart of the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth.

A path leads north, crossing towering mountains and stretching to the border of the Land of Thunder.

The only sound in the room was the soft scratching of a vermilion pen across parchment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi threw his pen onto the table.

pat.

The sharp sound startled everyone present.

"My week of rest is over."

Hiruzen Sarutobi went straight for the kill with his single sword.

"The Framework Agreement of the Shinobi Alliance signed at the Five Kage Summit cannot just be a decoration on the wall. From today onwards, we must turn those clauses into solid steel nails driven into the territory of other countries."

He looked to his left.

"Shimura Danzo."

Danzo suddenly stood up, the chair leg scraping against the wooden floor with a piercing shriek.

"exist!"

"You and Uchiha Kagami will lead the team to form the Ninja League Construction Corps."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed to several red circles on the map. "Go to the regions of these four countries in the order of Cloud, Rain, Rock, and Sand, and build the office building of the Shinobi World War Orphans Relief Foundation."

Danzo stared intently at the red circle on the map, radiating a strange excitement.

The village's land area is only so big, and the budget is only so much; it's simply not enough for him to make his move!

Now, the Hokage is actually sending him to build skyscrapers in other countries?

Building a building?

Was that just ordinary building construction?

That's using the hardest concrete to forcibly twist the ley lines of the four great nations! That's carving Konoha's rules brick by brick right under the enemy's nose!

This task is one that no one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, except for Danzo Shimura, can handle!

"Mission accomplished!"

Danzo slammed his fist on the table, making teacups bounce around. "I'll bring Konoha's top Earth Release team, and the full force of the Third Hokage's chakra-reinforced concrete! I will not disgrace Konoha!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and even spitting out saliva.

"The office I build for them must have its foundation dug thirty meters underground! The walls must be at least five meters thick! A chakra transmission corridor must be reserved inside, and the earthquake resistance level must be maximized! Even if a major earthquake occurs in the future, the building I build will stand on their ruins!"

Mitokazu pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose.

This old guy has become increasingly outrageous in recent years.

Go to someone's village and build a pension office, turning it into a military fortress that can't be collapsed even in an earthquake?

but……

Mitokado Homura secretly glanced at Hiruzen, who was sitting in the main seat.

That sounds so satisfying!

Konoha now has the right to be so domineering.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also felt a chill run down his spine.

Danzo's infrastructure-building prowess has evolved to a level that even he can barely comprehend.

But that's good, it saves me the trouble of explaining the strategic deterrent significance behind this kind of economic colonization.

"Uchiha Kagami".

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued with the arrangements.

"Your subordinate is here."

Jing responded gently.

"As the deputy of the Construction Corps, you are responsible for diplomatic maneuvering and security along the route. When Tuanzang is carrying out construction, you keep a close eye on people. Anyone who dares to obstruct the construction of the building, whether they are local dignitaries or daimyo, deal with them."

Jing nodded, her movements calm and unhurried.

"We will not fail in our mission. The Uchiha's genjutsu will keep them completely willing during construction. We guarantee that the project will not be delayed."

Sitting at the lower end of the table, Fugaku Uchiha clenched his fist inwardly.

"To subdue the enemy without fighting!"

The clan leader has mastered the art of perfectly integrating the Uchiha clan's most powerful genjutsu into the village's expansionist schemes.

The Uchiha have completely shed their crude image of only fighting on the battlefield and have become the core strategist for Konoha's expansion!

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to the other side of the table.

"Sakumo Hatake".

Shuo Mao suddenly stood up straight.

The movement was so exaggerated that a booklet he was carrying slipped out of his ninja tool bag and fell to the ground.

The cover prominently displays the title "Postpartum Care Manual for High-Yielding Sows at Konoha Farm (Revised Edition)".

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face twitched.

I forced myself to pretend I didn't see it.

Sakumo Hatake bent down to pick up the nursing manual and carefully brushed off the dust.

He looked up, and his face, which was usually full of gentle smiles on the farm, now revealed an extreme seriousness that was chilling.

"Please rest assured, Hokage."

Shuo Mao spoke, and every word he uttered was resounding.

"Akimichi Torifu has bred a drought-resistant Konoha No. 3 pig, which can guarantee a high meat yield even in the desert. Nara Shika has also improved the constant temperature barrier, so we can grow tomatoes even in the coldest Iwagakure."

Shuo Mao tucked the handbook into his arms and stood ramrod straight.

"I guarantee that if anyone dares to eat a single bite of the local substandard food, I will personally go to their house and explain to them what the Will of Fire is."