Konoha: Doing good deeds can make you stronger

Chapter 48 Decompression in the Orphanage
The next day, Marutani Koko finished the examination and everything was normal, so he was discharged from the hospital and went home. A few days later, Sarutobi Hiruzai sent someone to call the boy to Hokage's office.

"Okay, it's time for us to calculate the damage caused by the destruction of the forest." Hizawa Sarutobi took out a document and put it in front of Marutani Kou with a straight face, "Here are all the losses caused by you, all of which have been paid for free I’ve done the calculation for you, and you don’t need to spend any extra money.”

"Master Three Generations, isn't it too hurtful for you to talk about money with a child?" Marutani Hang widened his eyes, looking tearfully at this old man whom everyone rated as kind.

"Ha ha."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi's heart is not disturbed, in his opinion, all the actions of Marutani Kou can prove his mature mind, and there is no need to treat him as a child at all.

Marutani Koko saw that this trick was useless, so he began to think of other ways to play tricks.

"Here, didn't senior Kai destroy the forest?"

The boy blinked his eyes and pretended not to know anything.

"Stop pretending, others may still believe me if they don't know, so forget it."

In the past few days, Marutani Koko stayed at home obediently, and learned from several elders that the village nominally blamed the destruction of the forest on Maitekai, which is also a kind of protection for himself .

"But it's too much!" The figures on the paper were astronomical figures for him, and Marutani Koko, who had no income, squeezed his five senses together, "I really don't know how to pay it back, why don't I owe it first. "

"It stands to reason that you should repay the loss of the village now, but because of your young age, you can temporarily default on the debt. After you return from Nara Mountain, you can go on missions to pay off the debt."

The interests of the village cannot be lost, and even if it is an unintentional mistake, he must bear the corresponding responsibility. Marutani Hang naturally knows this. It seems that the next time he returns to the village, he will have to start his life as a worker.

"How's Naruto doing?"

After talking about the business, Sarutobi Hiruzen brought up Naruto again.

"How about Naruto, don't you know the third generation best?"

Marutani Kou recalled that there were a few more small stalls that needed help all day long at the door of his house. Every morning, he yelled at the door to attract Naruto's attention. He couldn't laugh or cry. The naive Naruto believed it, and happily stepped forward to help, and excitedly shared the joy of doing good deeds with himself afterwards.

"Cough cough cough." Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment.

"But Naruto is still very happy."

Naruto was indeed very happy, and the number of times he took the initiative to go out in the past two days has also increased.

After a few days of publicity, almost all the villagers knew about the relationship between Marutani Koko and Naruto, and under the secret means of the Nara clan, the Hyuga clan, and Sarutobi Hirazan, the villagers began to gradually understand that Naruto was not It's a rumored monster, just a child with a simple personality, coupled with the good impression that Marutani Kou left on everyone, Naruto's identity has gradually been accepted by the villagers.

"That's good."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi showed a relieved smile, "Kakashi and Shikaku will be going out the day after tomorrow."

"I know," Marutani Koji has already started to prepare the necessary supplies. Except for the necessary ninja tools, Nara Shikahisa does not allow him to bring any food. "I will go into the mountains tomorrow."

"Well," Hiruza Sarutobi knew about Marutani Koko's going to Nara Mountain to practice for a long time, so he greeted the Nara clan who will take care of Naruto in advance, "What about Naruto, where are you going? Hinata Home or Nara's house?"

"Naruto is going to Nara's house. He said that Neji and Hinata are not interesting, but Shikamaru is more interesting."

"This child."

Although he complained a bit, Sarutobi Hiruzen was very satisfied with Naruto's choice.

It is better for Naruto to be far away from the big family. Compared with the Hyuga clan, the Nara clan is more reassuring.

"If you need help, just say it." Regarding Marutani Kou, Sarutobi Hiruzani still appreciates it subjectively, especially after knowing that Marutani Kou hit a shocking punch yesterday, this feeling became more obvious.

Marutani Kou raised his head excitedly for a moment.

"Don't mention the fine this time."

Marutani hangs his head again in frustration.

"cut."

But Marutani Koko does have something, and wants to ask Hiruza Sarutobi for help.

"You mean the orphanage?"

"Well! The operation of the orphanage is very difficult, but the number of orphans in the village continues to increase every year. If this continues, sooner or later it will be closed due to excessive burden, and there will be no one to take care of the orphans."

What Marutani Koko was talking about was the Konoha Orphanage. In order to understand the progress of the task, he took time to visit the orphanage these days. The letter had indeed been sent, but he never received a reply from the pharmacist Nonoyu. In this way, the financial situation of the orphanage is not very good, and the kind people who funded the orphanage also lost contact, and do not know what happened.

"I have received similar reports before, but I didn't expect it to be so bad now." Hearing the news of Marutani Kou, Sarutobi Hiruzai also frowned. In his heart, the children in the village are Konoha "However, the funds in the village are also very difficult recently, and it will not improve until the trade route with Yunyin is fully established."

"Let's do it," Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth, and decided to bleed a lot. "I'm personally sponsoring this one. When I hear such news, my heart really hurts."

"I don't think this is helpful. If you can help once, three generations, what about next time?"

The orphanage has always been a thorn in Sarutobi's heart. Due to the war, bad children lose their families every year because of the war, but the village's tight financial situation cannot provide effective help. Zhan felt guilty.

"Don't you already have a solution?"

"I want to ask the next three generations of adults first, do you think the existence of the orphanage is important?"

"Of course it's important!" Hiruzaru Sarutobi said very confidently, "If there is no orphanage, what will happen to the children in the village who have lost their families? This will not only cause the loss of talents, but also a hidden danger buried deep in Konoha."

"So, we must ensure the operation of the orphanage. The first step is to transform the Konoha Orphanage from private to public."

"Oh?"

"We need to turn the personal pressure into the village's pressure first. This is not adding a burden to the village, but we make the most appropriate anti-pressure method on the premise that the orphanage cannot stop operating."

"What you said makes sense. Since the orphanage must exist because of the village, the burden cannot be placed on one person." Hiruzaru Sarutobi agreed deeply, and then asked, "What about the problem of funds?"

"It's simple, just ask for sponsorship."

"Who would want to sponsor an orphanage?"

"If the adults of the third generation speak up, there will naturally be no shortage of people who come to the door, but I think the most suitable ones are those who are willing to sponsor. Recently, I heard that there is a family in the village that is in urgent need of a good image. I don't know if the adults of the third generation know Not sure."

Sarutobi Hiruza looked at Marutani Kou with a "simple" smile.

"Wouldn't it be nice to achieve mutual wins?"

(End of this chapter)