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Orochimaru didn't pay much attention to these details, and simply replied, "Okay."
Kawasaki nodded, then continued:
"Our food street will continue to operate here as an outsider."
Orochimaru said in a cold tone:
"Foreign merchants doing business in Konoha have to pay 20% tax..."
Kawasaki spread his hands and said:
"Ah, I'm sorry, Lord Orochimaru."
“We are doing business on our own territory, and we are not using your Konoha territory.”
What? Orochimaru frowned.
The Third Hokage gave Orochimaru a wink.
The third generation said in a deep voice:
“You Uchiha do indeed have the right to occupy your own territory.”
"But isn't it a bit inappropriate to open a shop near Konoha without paying taxes to the village?"
The Uchiha clan has the right to occupy land independently because they are one of the founding clans of Konoha.
In the early days of Konoha's founding, the Uchiha and Senju clans made great contributions.
Therefore, they have the right to occupy the land themselves.
The Uchiha clan decides what happens within their territory; it has nothing to do with Konoha.
This certainly includes taxes.
However, the Uchiha clan's lands were previously allocated by Konoha, and they never exercised this right.
Moreover, no one had ever done business on Uchiha territory before.
They don't let outsiders in, and others don't dare to go in either.
There are only a few Uchiha shops in the village, located on Konoha's Eighth Street.
That was after the Nine-Tails' rampage, when the Uchiha were relocated to the outskirts of the village as compensation.
Even if you want to collect taxes, you can only collect them from Konoha's Eighth Street.
Unfortunately, business at Konoha 8th Street was never good, and Kawasaki handed over the management of these shops to Nippori.
Japanese shopkeepers then rented out all of these shops.
It has basically nothing to do with the Uchiha clan.
Kawasaki showed no mercy to the Third Hokage, rolling his eyes and saying:
“We do business in our own territory, and your people are willing to come and eat.”
"If you don't want them to come, then don't let the villagers go over. It doesn't matter anyway."
"You bastard!..."
The Third Hokage was so angry his face turned blue.
He'd already done enough wrong, and was hoping to save face in the end, but Kawasaki wasn't buying it at all.
He knew how popular the Uchiha food street was, and that even if he forbade the villagers from going there, it wouldn't stop others.
People who come here to post tasks and do business are also an important source of customers for the food street.
Orochimaru then spoke up:
"Although the Uchiha snack street is not within Konoha's territory."
"But many of the raw materials still come from suppliers in Konoha."
Kawasaki was slightly tempted by this, and shrugged, saying:
"Alright, in that case, I'll pay you 10% tax, but no more than that."
Orochimaru gave Kawasaki a deep look, a hint of a smile hidden in his eyes.
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He replied in a calm tone, "Okay."
The contrast between the Third Hokage and the Fifth Hokage is immediately apparent.
Kawasaki looked around and noticed Hizashi looking at him with a complicated expression.
"Alright, that's all. There are still many things to do in the clan, so I won't stay any longer."
"Goodbye, everyone."
Then he gave Ri a wink and went out first.
Everyone saw that the main character had left, and they all looked at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru waved his hand, looking somewhat annoyed.
The elders then got up and walked outside.
After everyone left.
Only Orochimaru, the Third Hokage, and Jiraiya remained in the conference room.
"What do you think, Jiraiya?"
Orochimaru suddenly asked a question.
Jiraiya shook his head and said:
"The alliance agreement between the three villages is genuine, but I do not agree with it."
The Third Hokage lit his pipe, took a deep drag, and said:
"There's no other way, this is the only option."
Orochimaru said meaningfully:
"okay, I get it."
The 15 elders hurried out of the meeting room; today's events were too shocking.
Who could have imagined that the Uchiha would actually leave Konoha?
The key issue is that Konoha is completely helpless.
The Third Hokage became the target of public criticism, but fortunately the Fifth Hokage salvaged some of the situation.
With the Uchiha gone, things will become very complicated.
The most crucial question is: where will the Uchiha go?
No matter which ninja village they join, that village's strength will increase dramatically.
This ebb and flow relationship could very well sow the seeds of future wars.
All the elders were worried and whispered among themselves.
The newly appointed advisor elder, Hyuga Hizashi, was alone. After greeting Hiashi, he hurriedly left.
Hiashi watched Hizashi's retreating figure, his eyes filled with contemplation.
...
When the messenger returned to his doorstep, his servants came to greet him.
"Lord Kawasaki is already waiting in your study."
Hitsuya nodded, knowing that Kawasaki had indeed come to him for something.
The two had a good relationship, and the servants had previously instructed that if Kawasaki came, he could be led directly into the study.
While trying to guess Kawasaki's intentions, Hizashi had already reached the door of the study.
Kawasaki poured himself some tea and drank it with great relish, seemingly without any qualms.
It's as if the Uchiha clan's independence never existed.
"Oh, the Japanese messenger is back. Come and sit down."
"I thought you wouldn't understand."
Kawasaki acted like the master of the house, leaving Hizashi both amused and exasperated.
I wondered, is this your house or mine?
After sitting down, the sir asked, somewhat puzzled:
"Why so sudden?"
Kawasaki did not inform him beforehand, not even a whisper of it.
After all, when Kawasaki ran for Hokage, he went around throwing money around to win support.
It seems like he's solely focused on becoming Hokage.
However, the truth is that Kawasaki chose to leave Konoha not long after his election defeat.
Hizashi simply didn't believe that this wasn't something Kawasaki had planned long ago.
But here's the question: if you had this plan all along, why go through all that trouble to run for Hokage...?
Why spend so much energy and time trying to become Hokage?
Kawasaki picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.
Hot water is poured into the cup, releasing wisps of steam.
The heat blurred his face.
"Actually, it wasn't sudden. I've had this idea for a long time."
"Recently, I felt there was a glimmer of hope, so I thought I'd give it another try and take a gamble."
Kawasaki picked up the scalding hot teacup and took a small sip.