Chapter 500: Disrespect
[A/N: Sunday's Bonus Chapter.]
Fujin's clone suddenly realized why the two of them were complaining. He thought, 'Ah, I see. Since I was busy with training, I started visiting just once every fortnight. It had been almost two weeks when I left to establish the Phantom Haven Society. I spent more than two weeks there. Then immediately went to Mount Muteki and spent nearly 3 weeks there. Now that I think about it, I have been so busy that I completely forgot about this job. Sigh, that Hiruzen Gives me so much work'
Fortunately, Hiruzen couldn't hear Fujin's thoughts otherwise he would have summoned Enma and chased Fujin down or at least thought of doing that. Of all the Council Members other than the Elders, Fujin represented the highest number of ninjas. Yet, he was the one who worked the least.
Without any shame on his face, the clone asked, "Ah, I was busy with training and missions. Anyway, what's the issue? Since when did we start getting so much work for you to be so stressed?"
Yasushi answered, "Well, the day after you left for the mission, Katsuhiro-sama wanted to meet with you. He has something very important that he wants to discuss with you. However, you weren't there. He was patient until you returned from the mission, but since then, he has been pressuring us on a daily basis. We tried finding you, but your door had a sign saying that you were away."
The clone wondered, 'Katsuhiro? That old Elite Jounin? What does he want with me? That said, seeing how much these two are troubled, it looks like he has been doing more than just pressuring them. Sigh, it looks like I need to establish some prestige.'
Even though Fujin was extremely strong and feared in most of the other villages, in Konoha, he didn't have the same prestige. Whatever reputation he had was due to his bounty, rumors about him being the Spectral Swordsman and his seat on the Council. Only a very small group of people knew how terrifying Fujin's strength was. And, even they had never seen Fujin in action.
As such, his reputation was far lower than Kakashi or the clan leaders. Fujin didn't particularly care about this as he never faced any obstruction in Konoha. Hiruzen more or less agreed to his requests unless they were outrageous and Guy had selflessly taught him the Eight Inner Gates. He wasn't interested in any more influence. However, that was under the assumption that no one tried playing politics with him.
Fujin's clone said, "What was so urgent for him to keep visiting daily? Anyway, alright. Send a messenger to inform him that I have called him to my office." Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)
Haruma asked, "Umm, should we go to call him?"
The clone replied, "No. Just send a normal messenger. You two don't need to act like messengers unless you are contacting me, Lord Hokage or the Jounin Commander. I'll meet you at the office."
In front of them, the clone closed the door and disappeared. As for Fujin's main body, he continued training in the basement.
Yasushi and Haruma exchanged glances. Relief could be seen on both their faces. The last three weeks had been rather tough on them.
Haruma said, "Though it didn't sound like it, it seems like he was upset."
Yasushi nodded and said, "Yes. I was worried that he wouldn't care about us. Katsuhiro has been an Elite Jounin for a long time and is very respected. In fact, he has been one since before Fujin joined the academy. I was worried that Fujin might not know much about politics. Thankfully, that doesn't seem to be the case. He might take this opportunity to establish his prestige."
A smile could be seen on Yasushi's face. He had seen several such political battles when he worked under Inoichi. However, Haruma was worried as he was new. He asked, "Katsuhiro is very reputed. In fact, he is the most reputed among the civilian ninjas. Almost all civilian ninjas look up to him. Will it create an issue if Fujin confronts him?"
The clone asked, "Why are you getting so worked up for a few minutes then? Seeing your state, one would assume that we are at a war or something. You should relax, Katsuhiro-san. Otherwise, others would misunderstand. Now, why did you want to meet me?"
Haruma just kept watching Fujin with a dumbfounded expression. He thought, 'Not only did he ignore the fact that he didn't meet him for weeks, but also ignored the fact that he only sent a clone. Instead, he admonished Katsuhiro for being worked up. Yasushi, are you sure that we will be fine?'
Despite his experience, Yasushi was getting increasingly worried as well. He had seen Inoichi being strict and disrespectful, but he had never seen him be that way to an Elite Jounin.
Meanwhile, Katsuhiro was stuck in a dilemma. Fujin's shamelessness had completely caught him off-guard. He couldn't decide whether he should blow up the matter or relent because Fujin wasn't confronting him openly. The disrespect, though obvious, wasn't something he could complain about as Fujin could easily claim ignorance and give excuses.
He thought, 'Damn you Danzo! You didn't say that dealing with him will be this difficult. I need to calm down. Since he doesn't want to openly offend me, I'll continue with the plan.'
Katsuhiro said, "I had a proposal for you, a plan that would be extremely helpful to the civilian ninjas and would make us much stronger. I want you to put it forth to the council and get it passed."
Fujin's clone was intrigued. Not long ago, Fujin had given one such proposal to the council which was still not implemented. He asked, "Oh, what is the proposal?"
At the same time, he thought, 'He controlled his anger too easily. Old ninjas are particularly sensitive about the respect they get from youngsters. As I guessed, he is scheming something.'
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