章 42: Chapter 40: True Intentions

After almost half an hour of conversation, Temari showed the Hokage her notes and reports, and then everything dragged on for almost an hour. Oddly enough, it seems that some of Naruto's skills allowed him to understand the situation much better than he thought. He easily figured out almost everything that Temari was talking about, at the same time, almost without even preparing for this conversation. Of course, he had learned some things beforehand and already knew the weaknesses of the Nara clan. Here even Shizune did not. Except, perhaps, her great blowjob. Naruto never refused him, and she got better and better.

- Temari, I would not want to upset you, but I'm afraid your clan will have to decide, since you violated a number of safety rules and to my surprise, it is the people of your clan who are responsible for everything. The scientific department was supposed to arrive and update the equipment, but, apparently, someone was not interested in this.

After these words, the kunoichi frowned in displeasure. It became clear who could have missed this, the following words confirmed everything:

- I told him ... What an idiot ...

Temari's report turned out to be incomplete, of course, because a special fire department dealt with everything. She had only a minimum of information.

Naruto looked at the girl and sighed.

- This incident is not an accident, it is understandable even from your words. You understand that even if you and Shikamaru are my friends, I cannot close my eyes to such a thing.

- I ... - Temari did not know what to answer, she understood that it was through the fault of some people that Nara had an explosion in the laboratory, but due to the small number of victims and after a large compensation for them, the clan was experiencing great difficulties - it was for this reason that Temari came here to talk about everything. She could not even think that Naruto was already aware of everything and from her words would be able to present a complete picture of what had happened. Shikamaru told her something completely different, she hoped for a completely different result ... Even if the clan reimbursed everything to the victims, and they were able to return some of the equipment, now they have major problems with supporting the production of medical pills. In the past, the village's support would be guaranteed and even Shikamaru hoped for it. But, Naruto said clearly:

- The budget has already been allocated. The loss of Nara supplies is not good, but this is not wartime. In addition, there is no difficulty in getting supplies from Akimichi's main laboratory. In any case, some of the Nara people work there.

"How so ..." - Temari lowered her head: "Damn fool ... And now what? Who told me that Naruto will decide everything and won't even figure it out? "

As a result, he understood this issue from the height of the Hokage, with all the information available, he even ignored their friendship!

Naruto already knew what to push. Although Nara and Akimichi were allies, but since the time of Chоji, now it is not Nara at the head of their alliance, as it was before. Much has changed since the loss of Shikaku. Although they remained the custodians of medical prescriptions, their position was shaken as a result. Now Akimichi are part of their rivals, along with Yamanaka, who also have their own enterprises. It's just that their specializations of production differ. But, nothing prevents the Hokage from ordering to simply divide the Nara's workload into Akimichi and Yamanaka. They have already spent the allocated budget and even the clan's treasury is in a deplorable state.

- Shikamaru was too slow. If he immediately took up this matter, I could do something to help. Now, knowing the situations of your allied clans, I can't just take to give them an order.

- B-but ... - Temari panicked a little: - What should we do then? If we do not solve this problem, some may leave the clan and we will have to close the laboratories in order to save at least something. We just won't be able to recover from this, I can't even imagine what to say to families left without work.

- It's not your fault, it happens. In a year, I will try to support you.

- Year ?! - Temari suddenly exclaimed, and then whispered guiltily: - I-sorry ...

Smiling bitterly, she bowed:

- Since everything is so, then I just have to tell the others everything as it is.

"And then it opened ..." - the Hokage's lips showed a sneer.

As the kunoichi was about to walk out the door, Naruto quickly returned his old sympathetic expression.

- There is something else...

Temari turned sharply and concentrated, her eyes sparkling with hope.

The Hokage continued:

- There is no doubt that at least those fools who did not follow safety precautions are to blame. But, mostly someone else is to blame. You know who ... Don't you, Temari?

The girl averted her eyes and sighed:

- I already told him ... I said a hundred times. But, he is addicted to gambling, and this Ch ...ji ... I'm sorry, Hokage-sama. No matter how hard I try, he seems to be doing everything to spite me. You yourself noticed, he was not like that before ...

`` You don't need to apologize, '' Naruto got up and slowly walked over to the girl, stretched out his hand and closed the door:

"I can shorten the time from a year to a month, but I need your help as well.

- Help? - Temari was inspired: - What kind of help?

- It's simple, as you just noticed, I noticed changes in Shikamaru, your husband, not only in the clan, shirks from work. That is why I want you to be my helper. No, don't be surprised, not like Shizune, at least for now. '' With a strange grin, under the girl's puzzled look, Naruto shrugged his shoulders.

- It's simple, sometimes I need an assistant in some matters. If you do well, I will help you with the clan. A month is enough for me. If you work hard for a month and give all your best, I will solve your problem.

- I, well ... - the girl thought: - If it's only for a month, I think nothing will happen in the clan. If you promise, then I ...

The Hokage noticed her doubts and simply shrugged.

- I do not insist. So you have a lot to do, even if your clan is reduced, at least someone will remain. I just offered to help, it's up to you.

- BUT? N-no, I didn't refuse, I agree. The kunoichi nodded quickly. "I can start today, even now!"

"Hmm, she was pretty excited, but this is not enough ... I need to find something else ..."

Naruto arched his eyebrows and seemed to remember something.

"Speaking of which, since it's all about Shikamaru, I think we need to solve that too. You could take his place in the future ... I closed my eyes to his actions for too long. If he pulls the clan down, then it can harm many. You should know that I had plans for a long time about solving this problem.

- What? What do you have in mind? - the girl tensed.

- If you wish, I will also close my eyes to his actions during this month. I don't want to harm your Temari family, but Shikamaru has already broken many rules even here. In general, I just want to know, should I decide the issue with him or are you ready to cover up your husband?

"I don't understand ..." Temari frowned. "What do you mean?"

Naruto sighed and leaned back on the table, calmly said:

"By all the rules, Shikamaru should be sentenced to several years in prison. Disrespect for the Hokage, violation of chain of command, absence during working hours and, most importantly, budget leakage. Unfortunately, he cannot retire, with his knowledge this is absolutely unacceptable. But, he was too sure that I would close my eyes. Now, he also hurts his own clan, and the Naras are very important to the village. And as you can see, you cope with leadership many times better, from this it follows that the benefits in Shikamaru are less and less every minute. Of course, I can give him a chance. That is why I ask you Temari, are you ready to cover up your husband and not tell him a word about our conversation with you, or should I act as I intended and, after an investigation in the Nara clan, bring him to justice? It's hard for me to say this, but there are no other options, he needs at least some thrashing, you yourself should know this.

- You ... You ... - Temari frowned: - You want to put your friend behind bars because of disrespect ?!

"She only heard that? It's even better ... Naruto chuckled inwardly.

The girl for some reason lost her temper, she was not stupid, but for some reason she only grabbed at these words. Although, her face looked pretty charming in anger.

Naruto smiled involuntarily.

"That's not the point, it's just nonsense. He's my advisor in the end, but I'm not just sitting here, I know very well that Shikamaru takes advantage of his position and often gets more than he should. This is reasonable, because it is he who is responsible for the budget. Do you have any more angry questions?

- I ... N ... - The girl lowered her head: - I-I'm sorry ... I just don't understand. Why are you acting like this? He's your friend and ...

"I am the Hokage," Naruto interrupted and said, "First of all, I am the main protector of my village." I cannot close my eyes to the tricks of my old friends. In any case, it doesn't matter now, Temari. If you are not interested in my assistant's job, you can leave. I'm sorry to say this, but not only the fate of your clan, but also of your husband depends on your decision. It's cruel to charge you, but I don't have anyone else to ask for his actions, and since you are the Head of the clan, then this is your responsibility. The question is, are you ready to accept it?

A few words are not enough, which is why Naruto finally showed himself. He no longer hid his animal gaze and ran with excitement over the gorgeous body of the blonde. It really captivated, and incredibly attracted by itself. Especially now that Temari is in a similar situation. Naruto hadn't lied about the clan and Shikamaru. He did not like lazy people, especially those who took advantage of their position. Only the greatest Hokage in the world can afford this!