Chapter 459: Strike a heavy punch!
In the Konoha conference room, Shiro sat in the position of the leader of the Jonin squad and watched quietly as the other participants took their seats one by one.
He was attending the meeting on behalf of the Jonin, not the Emiya clan. Although the Emiya clan had acquired a decent-sized clan land due to his contributions, he was the only one in the Emiya clan.
Naturally, they are not qualified to attend the meeting. Not every family is qualified to attend this meeting. It not only depends on personal combat power. Unless your strength is comparable to that of the first generation, no one will have any objection.
Therefore, even the Uzumaki Iron Pillar is no exception to this rule. For ordinary meetings, it is okay to use the name of the Uzumaki clan, but for large meetings like this, he basically participates in the meeting in the name of an advisory elder.
Shiro was naturally not surprised, and this was actually his first time entering this conference room. Before, he had never been notified of such a large meeting.
After a while, the seats in the conference room were gradually filled. What was interesting was that almost everyone who came in was hesitant to look at the young Shiro.
If some people thought that although Shiro was strong, they still looked down on him because he was just a teenager, then after these two days of cleansing by him, they realized that the boy in front of them was even stronger than the White Fang in the past!
The story starts with the rumors about Kakashi. He was not in the village before and didn't know about this matter, but now that he is back, he naturally has to sort it out.
The first thing Shiro did was to mobilize the security forces in the name of the Emiya clan, and to detain all those who gossiped secretly, whether they were ninjas or ordinary people, on the grounds of disturbing the people and spreading rumors, regardless of their identity or background!
The second thing is that the Intelligence Department should make public Shuomao’s mission that year and compare all his achievements with the losses caused by that mission!
This is the cruelest thing Shiro has ever done. You know, Sakumo had done a lot of confidential missions, including but not limited to the assassination of important figures. Many forces only found out now that the murderer was Konoha White Fang.
Sakumo's reputation can be said to have been earned through one killing after another, so it is conceivable that the revelation of these things would cause hostility among many people, but Shiro still did it. Not everyone has this confidence.
Of course, there were some people trying to stop them during this process. For example, people from the Anbu and Root tried to erase the information, but just as they were about to do so, arrows fell from Shadow Rock. All the Anbu were seriously injured, and no one from the Root survived!
His aggressive tactics frightened everyone in Konoha. Yes, such behavior could be considered a traitorous ninja, but what would happen next? No one in Konoha could stop Shiro.
He was determined to expose the truth of what happened back then. Even if he was labeled a traitor, so what? Besides, the upper echelons of Konoha were all aware of what happened back then and already felt guilty.
And he knew his limits, and didn't kill anyone except the root ones.
With the combination of several factors, they let him do whatever he wanted, and the power he displayed in the process shocked everyone. Let's not talk about anything else, just look at his archery skills. Are you sure that the arrow that created the big hole was really an arrow?
In the end, Kakashi's public opinion incident was basically suppressed by Shiro with iron-blooded means. After that, only a small number of people were still talking about it quietly, but it was no longer a big deal.
Therefore, they were still a little afraid of Shiro. After all, the reason he gave to the third generation was that they were young and hot-headed and could not withstand provocation. What if another young and hot-headed person held a grudge against them?
As everyone arrived, the meeting officially began.
The first topic of discussion at the meeting was the issue of the Security Department mentioned earlier. Over the past period of time, many families who had stationed in the Security Department have regretted it because this job really offends people.
Many small families that took advantage of the situation have become notorious, so the forces led by Danzo believe that it is better to hand this matter back to the Uchiha.
Originally, the Third Generation should have rejected this matter directly. Now handing the Security Department back to the Uchiha may not be considered as changing one's orders every day, but it is almost the same, and even more serious. But why not say that these two people are positive and negative?
The Third Hokage knew that splitting the Security Department would be better for easing the relationship between the Uchiha, but he could not resist Danzo's persuasion and finally had to discuss the matter in the meeting.
This led to the current situation where two groups of people were arguing with each other. One side was a small family group headed by Danzo, who advocated handing power back to the Uchiha clan on the grounds that the Uchiha clan had more experience in handling such matters.
The other side is the emerging family force led by Uzumaki Iron Pillar. Although they are also a small family, they started late and urgently need to climb up through the Security Department. This is a challenge and an opportunity. They oppose the handover of power on the grounds that the power of Uchiha should not be used for such trivial matters.
Then the other side retorted and the argument got heated, while some big families, such as Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho and the like, just watched with their noses and eyes, and did not participate in it at all, even though they themselves had people in the security department.
One reason is that they don't want to offend either side. Another reason is that anyone with a discerning eye can see that if the relationship between the Uchiha and the village is to be eased, the Security Department is a point that cannot be avoided. This is the result that the Third Hokage wants to see, so the result is basically determined.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
"Everyone, you've been arguing for so long, how about I say a few words?" After arguing for a while, Shilang knocked on the table and was ready to start. Those old foxes had the leisure to wait, but he didn't, so he interrupted their quarrel immediately.
As soon as Shiro said this, the quarreling gradually stopped. Not to mention his own prestige, no one would ignore his responsibilities alone. After all, the Jonin were the middle and high-end forces of Konoha, and as their spokesperson, Shiro's status was still not low.
After taking a quick look and seeing that everyone had quieted down, Shiro straightened himself and said, "Before we discuss the power of the Security Department, I have a problem to solve first. After that, you can consider the Security Department's affairs, okay?"
Upon hearing this, the quarreling people first looked at each other, and then turned their eyes to Tiezhu, Danzo and Sandai. Tiezhu naturally had no objection, but Danzo did have some objections, but Shiro ignored him and just looked at Sandai quietly.
"Hiss~ Huh~ Anyway, they can't discuss this matter for the time being, so tell me your problem first."
"Okay, Hokage, my problem is very simple. I don't have enough people. Although the Jonin squad has received some promotions from Chunin, there are still large vacancies.
So, I want to add some new blood. Also, the Jonin can be said to be the face of a village. I don’t need ordinary ones. Normal promotions will be enough. Since I have to make special reinforcements this time, I hope to bring in some strong ones.
The Anbu are directly under the Hokage's command, and their losses were not small this time. So I thought about selecting the Jonin this time from the Uchiha. They are very powerful and have sufficient personnel reserves. What are your opinions?"
"I object! Uchiha rarely go on missions."
"I object too. The Uchiha clan does not get involved in the village's external affairs. This is a rule set by the Second Generation. How can it be broken so easily?"
"That's right, they can't be like the Hyuga clan. What if the bloodline is leaked?"
“.”
Listening to the many opposing voices, Shiro scratched his ears, not surprised at all. This was exactly as he expected. But in these matters, their words did not count. Only the first person who had the final say counted.
So Shiro just kept watching them quarreling. It must be said that the second generation had left a heavy impact on them. Those who had spoken well of the Uchiha in the previous discussion now turned against them.
He is even more fence-sitter than a fence-sitter. However, what surprised Shiro a little was that, as the two people most affected by this decision, Fugaku and Danzo were unusually calm, especially Fugaku, who kept the same expression throughout the whole process, worthy of being the Langmie who supported his son to kill his clan.
Just like before, Shiro waited until they had almost finished arguing before interrupting them, then looked at the third-generation old fox who had remained silent and asked him to make the decision.
It can be seen that the third generation is really distressed about this matter. Not only is his brows furrowed, but he also keeps smoking, because this matter is really difficult to deal with. He is very tempted by Shilang's proposal, but the resistance shown by others makes him feel that it is too early.
"Hiss~Hu~~This matter really needs further consideration. After all, this is the order of the Second Generation Master, and the village's defense is indeed inseparable from them."
"With the Anbu here, you here, several advisors here, and me here too, who would be so bold as to attack the village? Even if we can't handle someone who does come, then those Uchiha scumbags will be even less capable of dealing with it.
The policies of the second generation were also established due to special circumstances. Now is the time to change. Their power is so great."
"Emiya Shirou! Hokage-sama's meaning should be very clear. He keeps them in the village because he values them. The village needs them to protect it. Could it be that your little power is higher than that of the village?!"
Before Shiro could finish his words, Danzo, who had been holding it in for a long time, immediately put a big hat on him, and then, before Shiro could refute, he gave him a result.
"I am not very talented. The Root that I manage was originally established to supply blood to the Anbu. I can provide some candidates for Captain Shiro."
"Elder Danzo, I have made my point very clear. The jonin squad needs talent now, not just any unlucky person. If anyone can become a jonin, it would be disrespectful to other jonin.
If you really don't agree with this, then let's conduct an examination, an examination that all Konoha ninjas can participate in. Those who pass will be promoted to Jonin, and the strong will be the king. The examination is very simple."
"Take my arrow and survive! How about that?"
Everyone fell silent as Shiro said this. "Are you kidding me? Take your arrow? Are you sure this isn't murder? You shot dozens of arrows that time, each one capable of killing a jonin in seconds. Who could withstand that?"
Although there is a factor of the ninja's weak defense, dozens of them can have such power at a time, one at a time. Even if you are prepared, how many of them can block it?
But the annoying thing is that everyone knows that he is threatening with force, but there is really no reason to refute it. The logic is indeed like that, and the strength is the same. Normally, I have to complete tasks and make meritorious contributions to be promoted to Jonin. Even during the war, I need to make meritorious contributions to be promoted directly to Jonin.
Now you are taking advantage of this loophole. If you are strong enough, you can become the boss. Who would be willing to accept that?
Therefore, everyone looked at the third generation who was smoking silently.
Third generation: “.”
(End of this chapter)
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