Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

After hearing the news that Hatake Sakumo committed suicide due to public opinion, many clients began to doubt Konoha's management ability and internal stability.

The suicide of "Konoha White Fang" not only shocked them, but also shook their reputation of Konoha Village.

After all, the fact that such an outstanding ninja could commit suicide due to internal pressure shows that there may be more undercurrents and invisible hidden dangers within Konoha.

A wealthy businessman who had cooperated with Konoha Village for a long time sat in his office with a frown on his face.

He recalled the missions that Hatake Sakumo had accomplished brilliantly. Those difficult situations became easy for Sakumo to handle, and the success rate of the missions was amazingly high. Whenever the mission was difficult to advance, the merchants' first choice was always Hatake Sakumo.

But now, the death of Hatake Sakumo has plunged him into deep confusion.

"Can Konoha really continue to provide the same reliability?" The rich businessman muttered to himself, "If they can't even protect their own strong men, how much can they guarantee that other ninjas can complete their missions?"

Many employers and clients began to gradually transfer tasks to other ninja villages, especially rivals such as the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Sand Village.

Although these villages do not have legendary figures like Hatake Sakumo, employers would rather choose seemingly stable forces than the turbulent Konoha Village.

As a result, the number of Konoha's commissioned missions was greatly reduced, which directly affected the village's economy and overall operations.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire was particularly concerned about this.

As the ruler of the Fire Nation, he has always valued Hatake Sakumo's abilities.

Hatake Sakumo helped him handle many important confidential tasks many times, especially sensitive tasks in diplomacy and politics. Sakumo's outstanding performance earned him the daimyo's high trust.

The daimyo sat in his spacious palace, holding in his hands a detailed report on Hatake Sakumo's suicide.

He had a complicated expression, with a hint of surprise and uneasiness between his brows.

Although he was somewhat unhappy with Sakumo's "mistake" in the previous incident, deep down, the Daimyo did not think that Konoha White Fang was a useless ninja.

He originally just wanted to "crack" Sakumo and make him understand that a ninja's job is to complete the mission, not to worry about the lives of his companions.

For the daimyo, the success or failure of the mission determines the fate of the country, while the life or death of his companions is secondary.

"What a surprise..." The Daimyo whispered to himself, "I originally planned to give him the important mission after things calmed down. After all, there are not many people in the ninja world who have such strength."

The daimyo was saddened and shocked by Sakumo's death.

Although he was dissatisfied with Sakumo's behavior of giving up the mission for his companions this time, he also knew that no one could have such powerful strength and excellent mission success rate as Hatake Sakumo.

In the past few years, many extremely difficult tasks have been completed by Sakumo personally. This ninja's loyalty and execution ability are irreplaceable.

"This is a huge loss for Konoha." The Daimyo felt a little uneasy. "Without Hatake Sakumo, Konoha's overall strength will be greatly weakened. Moreover, many employers who were only willing to trust him will begin to turn to other ninja villages."

Although the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was somewhat dissatisfied with the management of Konoha Village, he also knew that there were no reliable Kage-level strongmen like Hatake Sakumo in other villages.

Now that Sakumo is dead, many important missions in the Fire Nation will be in trouble, and the Daimyo will have to reconsider how to handle these commissioned tasks.

Konoha's decline began to show.

The number of tasks commissioned by the village has gradually decreased, especially those involving high risks and high rewards.

The large-scale commissions that were once led by Hatake Sakumo have now been pushed to other ninja teams, but the confidence of the clients has long been shaken.

As more and more people passed on their missions to rival villages such as the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Iwa Village, Konoha's income and prestige gradually declined.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen also realized this problem.

Sitting in the Hokage's office, his face looked heavy.

The death of Hatake Sakumo not only weakened Konoha's strength, but also dealt a heavy blow to the village's economy.

Although he always believed that Konoha's strength came from the joint efforts of every ninja, he could not deny that the loss of a top powerhouse like Hatake Sakumo would have a huge impact on the village.

"We have lost not only Sakumo, but also those employers who once trusted us." Sarutobi Hiruzen said softly, "This situation must be reversed as soon as possible."

However, he knew in his heart that this was not something that could be easily changed.

Konoha's reputation had taken a severe hit with Hatake Sakumo's suicide, and rebuilding that trust might take a long time.

He must also review his management of the village during this period to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

In the entire ninja world, Konoha's enemies naturally welcomed this.

The Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Sandagakure, Mistagakure and other ninja villages were all closely watching Konoha's movements. They secretly rejoiced that Konoha had destroyed its own wall and lost a top powerhouse.

At the same time, they were preparing their next move, waiting for the right opportunity, looking for more chances to weaken Konoha.

The death of Hatake Sakumo was not only a tragedy within Konoha, but also caused a deeper storm in the ninja world.

Uchiha Kagezuki stood at the end of the corridor of the Hokage Building, staring at the door of the Hokage's office, his eyes revealing a cold determination.

The death of Hatake Sakumo caused Yingyue to feel an uncontrollable anger.

As a former disciple, he could not accept Sakumo's ending, and he could not let those who promoted public opinion and conspired against Sakumo behind the scenes go unpunished.

Although Yingyue had long realized that this was a conspiracy by Danzo Shimura, he knew that the fragmentary evidence in his hands was not enough to directly destroy Danzo's root organization.

Danzo is not only powerful, but has also been an old friend and right-hand man of the Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

If there is not enough evidence to support it, rash action will only put oneself in a dangerous situation and even be suspected of betraying the village.

"We can't let this matter go like this." Yingyue decided secretly in her heart.

He had begun secretly collecting evidence about the Root through the Police Department as early as after Hatake Sakumo's suicide.

Although he could not get direct testimony from the captured Root ninjas due to Danzo's "Seal of the Tongue", through other means, Yingyue had already obtained enough clues and evidence to prove that the Root was indeed involved in inciting public opinion and may have even fanned the flames behind the scenes, directly leading to Sakumo's tragedy.

Yingyue pushed open the door of the Hokage's office and came into the sight of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was sitting behind a large desk with a serious expression. He had obviously noticed that the situation in Konoha Village was becoming increasingly tense.

Since the death of Hatake Sakumo, the morale of the village has been low, the number of missions commissioned has decreased, and even the trust between the top leaders has become delicate and fragile.