Chapter 188
"Lord Danzo, is there something you need?" Haruto Saito eyed Danzo from head to toe, his heart instantly on guard. In fact, he really wanted to ask—where exactly did Danzo's hostility toward him come from?
"The Hokage wants to see you," Danzo said coldly.
"Oh..." Haruto relaxed slightly, then got up and jumped off the soft couch.
A short while later, in the Hokage's office.
Danzo led Haruto inside, where Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mifune had been waiting for some time. On the way there, Haruto had already asked about the situation—Konoha's transaction with the Land of Iron had been successfully completed. At the northern border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron, the Iron Legion had handed over the transported gold to Konoha's Second Army Independent Battalion, which had gone to receive it.
At present, the shipment of gold, worth three hundred million ryo, had already reached the central-northern region of the Land of Fire. It was only one day's journey away from reaching Konoha Village.
Hiruzen had summoned Haruto to return the Black Samurai Armor to Mifune, as well as to have him sign the agreement and alliance treaty.
Regarding the alliance—this time, Konoha and the Land of Iron had agreed on a three-year pact. Within these three years, if the Land of Iron were to face an invasion by a powerful force, Konoha would be obligated to send troops to assist.
"Lord Black Samurai, have you been sleeping well lately?" This was the first thing Mifune said upon seeing Haruto again.
"Quite well," Haruto responded casually, lifting his chin slightly.
"Heh," Mifune chuckled softly, then fixed his gaze on Haruto and spoke more seriously. "I must remind you once again—the longer you delay your treatment, the harder it will be to cure. If you end up dying because of this, it wouldn't be worth it! I heard that you recently stumbled upon the Meiji Treasure and have now become the richest man in Konoha. Surely, one hundred million ryo isn't that hard to part with?"