Chapter 397
Haruto Saito had already planned for this! Or rather, he had been preparing for it all along! When he sold part of his business ownership to Konoha without taking a single coin, letting Konoha owe him instead, it was precisely to prepare for situations like today!
He could have chosen not to act! If Haruto simply walked away and ignored the issue, Konoha would still have to send troops to deal with Kirigakure! But despite knowing this, he couldn't just step aside!
He needed absolute control if he was to establish a shinobi village in Uzushiogakure! If he didn't personally hire Konoha's army, then when Konoha sent their forces, he would have no authority over them. Moreover, with internal adversaries like Danzo and the Hyuga clan, unpredictable variables would arise!
Furthermore, if Konoha deployed their army to stabilize Uzushiogakure, and Haruto successfully built a shinobi village there, the question would remain—would that village belong to Haruto, or would it belong to Konoha? This was a major issue!
Unless Haruto completely avoided relying on Konoha's forces! But that was entirely impossible! So, the best approach was to lay everything out openly!
Haruto was willing to pay! If money could solve the problem, then there wasn't a problem at all!
"You're personally hiring Konoha's army?"
"This..."
"Interesting idea..."
Everyone exchanged glances. Even Danzo had nothing to refute. Haruto's reasoning was impeccable. He might not be handing over actual cash, but a debt was still money! Konoha couldn't default on its debts—losing credibility would be catastrophic!
Danzo even felt like Haruto was being overly generous!