Naruto: The Hidden Protector

82: A decision that affects the whole clan.

“ Ok let me get this straight, you made a deal with Fugaku that in exchange for some of his rights as the Police head you will free him from 10% of his full debt

And in two weeks, you will auction off these rights to any clan in Konoha. “ Tsunade asked in shock. Can money buy anything these days?

The answer to that question is yes. There is nothing money can't buy. It's just a matter of what price.

“ Yes, that's exactly what happened. “ Izanami said, nodding her head in confirmation.

“ Arrgg you know this is going to drop Konoha’s reputation even more right “ Tsunade asked as he felt a headache coming.

Even though it was a year Danzo's actions are still negatively affecting Konoha. Ordinary people outside the village have been avoiding Konoha ninjas like a plague. This also meant that the mission requests had also dropped.

“ Oh please, like ninja villages had any good reputation to begin with, “ Izanami scoffed as she replied. The number of ninjas from major villages committing crimes are too numerous.

In the land of rain people used to run for their lives when they heard a ninja coming their way. And this situation is quite common in this world.

Of course, if there were things like this happening in Japan then it would be Izanami who would deliver the punishment for those people. Although Ninja is an evil and dark job she would never let anyone from her village do stuff like this.

That is her principle. And even if her actions led to a rebellion in the village she would still uphold her principle.

“Anyway, what is your motive in this anyway? Why bother going through all this to buy some rights and then auction them immediately? “ Tsunade asked changing the subject. She could tell Izanami was about to give her a long lecture if she kept talking about this subject.

“Well this is so those clans won’t get too excited over this, “ Izanami said, making Tsunade raise one eyebrow.

“Oh please do explain, “she said as she looked at her.

“ Well, it’s human nature to not value something we get for free. Let’s take two kids as an example. If I were to give a poor kid and a rich kid a scholarship for free education, what do you think would happen? “ Izanami asked as she looked at Tsunade with a frown.

Tsunade thought about it and answered, “The rich kid would not care much about it since he can pay for his studies himself. But the poor kid would use the money to its fullest and try his very best to learn everything. “

“Yes, That's right. The rich don't need to work hard since he can always ask for more money from his parents but the poor kid on the other hand has no one to turn to so he would not waste the given opportunity.

Similarly, if we just distributed the rights then clans would just ask for more as days passed by. But if we auction these rights then these clans would have to fight it and pay a great price to have them. And I’m sure after purchasing them they wouldn’t be like that rich kid. “ Izanami said with a chuckle.

“Yeah I hope so, “ Tsunade said with a sigh she could now understand why everyone in Japan never wanted to replace Izanami. She is the best person to lead everyone as she knows how to do her job perfectly.

“So you just want a permit to host your auction right? “ Tsunade asked as she looked at the form Izanami gave her. It was an application requesting a permit.

“Yeah that’s all I need, “ Izanami nodded. She had already found a place to host the auction and after Tsunade gave her approval she would go and distribute some invitations to the clan heads.

“Well here you go then just don’t go too crazy like you did last time “Tsunade said as she stamped the paper with her signature.

“ Sure, “ Izanami said with a smile as she took the permit. Although she said Tsunade who saw Izanami’s smile knew that there would be more chaos in the future.

‘Sigh I should have asked for some premium alcohol in exchange for that permit ‘ she thought as she felt the signs of an impending headache.

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~ Two days later ~

Just as Tsunade expected, a huge storm erupted as many began to discuss the auction that would be happening in two weeks. Many were discussing about it as it would be hosted by none other than the World Bank representative lady Izanami.

Although many didn’t know that the main item was the police department's rights as the clan heads kept their mouth shut. But there was a rumour going on that there would be many artefacts, jutsus and ancient weapons would be auctioned off. And most importantly there would be a mysterious item that only the ones with the black invitation could bid.

And so many were excited about who would be invited as according to the word in the street about 100 people were invited. And many were very curious about who these invites were.

While the village was bustling with excitement about this topic in the Uchiha clan, the clan members all walked towards a specific direction. Today is the day they hold their regular clan meeting. Last year they had to hold such meetings weekly but after Danzo’s incident, the number of times was reduced to once a month.

“ What do you this is about for the clan leader to hold this meeting ahead of schedule? “ asked one guy who just arrived and took a seat next to his friend.

His friend shrugged his shoulders and said, “ I don’t have a clue either. Maybe it is about the auction that is about to be held in two weeks. I think the clan leader was invited and he wanted to discuss who would go with him. “

“You fool if it was because of that then why the hell would he also summon us. He would just have a meeting with the elders and decide who would participate with him “ his friend rebuked him immediately.

“ hey I was just saying and don’t curse me you bastard it was you who asked first, “ the man said as he glared at his friend.

While they were arguing the door to the meeting room was opened and Fugaku, Itachi and Kiyomi walked inside the room. Everyone stopped what they were doing, stood up and waited in silence.

After Fugaku sat down everyone followed suit and got seated. Fugaku inspected the room and asked, “Is everyone here “

“Yes patriarch apart from the ones who are tasked with long-term missions everyone else here “ an elder stood up and replied.

Fugaku, hearing this, nodded and signalled the elder to sit down. After that, he looked at everyone and said, “ First of all I am thankful you all came to this meeting despite it being held on short notice.

The reason I called you here is because we need to make a decision that affects the whole clan. “

Hearing his words everyone had a serious expression. Although they may fight amongst each other as factions they would unite when it comes to the survival of the clan.

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