Even if the scale of this jounin meeting may not be "unprecedented", it is definitely "unprecedented".
Since the Second Ninja World War required more troops, the Sandaime Hokage relaxed the jounin quota limit at the beginning of the war. Each ninja clan also selected family jounin to join the Konoha jounin class to participate in the war. What followed was the number of jounin quotas. The number of ninjas expanded rapidly.
Especially the radical faction of the Uchiha clan, which was originally the most wary of the Hokage clan and was used to hiding the number of ninjas. However, under the leadership of Uchiha Tokimitsu, they constantly dispatched personnel to participate in many wars in the Land of Grass and the Country of Kawa. Although there are considerable losses, the strength of the Uchiha tribe has increased more or less after experiencing the bloody killings on the battlefield.
Including the Uchiha people who have served in the police department for a long time, they are also interested in this.
When Uchiha Tokumitsu visited various jounin families, many Uchiha clan members from the police department had already offered to go to the battlefield to practice in order to find their own breakthrough opportunities.
The seating layout of this Jonin meeting was also quite mysterious.
The Uchiha clan, the Kurama clan and various affiliated ninja clans are gathered on the left side of the conference room. To the right are the supporters of Hatake Sakumo. In the middle are the Hyuga clan, and beyond that are the ninja clans and civilians of Konoha. A smorgasbord of jonin.
The small and medium-sized ninja clan who were originally attached to the Senju clan have gradually integrated into the ninja camp as the last members of the Senju clan have announced that they have given up their names and chosen to retire. After withdrawing from the ninja sequence, they have gradually integrated into the ninja camp.
It's just that the first two rows of seats in the ninja camp were left vacant, seemingly reserved for other big shots by default.
The leader of the Uzumaki clan, Uzumaki Ashina, then arrived at the venue. After realizing that the crowd in the venue was divided, he naturally asked the clan members to sit behind the Uchiha camp, while he sat in the front row, and enthusiastically interacted with Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo. Start a conversation.
After that, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya and the blue-haired Kato Dan led everyone inside. The three of them walked straight to the front row and took their seats, while Kato Dan sat down in the back. It's just that Tsunade's face was obviously unhappy and she seemed to be angry.
Just as Uchiha Tokumitsu and Uzumaki Ashina were chatting, the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen also walked in from the side door in front of the conference room with Mito Kadeni and Koharu Kaden, two consultants, and sat at the top position. Certainly.
Uchiha Tokumitsu and Uzumaki Ashina also stopped talking, and the entire venue fell silent.
Although there are indeed other topics in this Jonin meeting, the Jonin all know what the core or the biggest fun of this meeting is.
Issues were raised one by one by the chiefs of Konoha's ministries or the commanders of the garrisoned ninja troops, and then decisions were made on the spot following the usual practice, or left aside for further investigation.
Unlike previous jounin meetings, which were casual, the atmosphere of this jounin meeting was obviously much more solemn.
Especially as each agenda item advanced, the Jonin's breathing gradually became heavier.
"...Last item on the agenda."
After going to bed, Xiaochun paused.
The venue fell silent immediately.
The main event is here.
"...About the change of jounin class proposed by Deputy Commander of Mobile Force Uchiha Tokimitsu and others..."
With a particularly obvious feeling of dissatisfaction, Xiaochun went to bed and read out the last issue.
"The deputy commander of the Mobile Force, Uchiha Tokimitsu Jounin, believes that the current jounin class leader Nara Shikaku has made little contribution to the war and is difficult to convince the public. Therefore, he initiated an impeachment and requested the jounin class to initiate a re-election immediately..."
After going to bed, Xiaochun's voice became quieter and quieter.
"Every jounin thinks it is necessary to discuss and vote? Are there any objections?"
The venue remained silent.
All eyes were focused on Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo.
"If you support Uchiha Tokimitsu Jounin's request to hold an immediate election for the Jounin class, please raise your hands."
Mito Menyan took the words and said.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The jounin from the Uchiha camp and Sakumo camp all raised their hands.
Nearly half of the Jonin from the Hyuga clan camp and the Ninja clan camp also raised their hands.
Mito Kaden, who was sitting in the seat, could tell the proportion of people who supported the change of office at a glance.
More than 70% of Konoha's jounin agreed to immediately change the jounin class.
Although he had known this for a long time, Mito Kadoyan felt very uncomfortable seeing such a one-sided situation.
"The rich and common people are all a bunch of ignorant white-eyed wolves..."
Mito Kadenen cursed in his mind, and was particularly dissatisfied with some of the Japanese jounin and civilian jounin who also supported the change of the jounin class.
But he continued to advance the agenda calmly: "As for the candidate for the jounin class leader, do you have any recommendations for the jounin?"
"I recommend Hatake Sakumo Jounin!"
Uchiha Tokko stood up first.
"Seconded!"
"Seconded……"
The Uchiha camp immediately expressed their support.
"According to the election regulations for the Jonin class of the Second Generation, three to five Jonin can be recommended to participate in the election. Do you have any other candidates?"
Even though he knew that his words were in vain, Mito Monobu continued to speak.
"I recommend Tsunade as a ninja!"
A Nara jounin with a bun on his head in the ninja camp stood up.
"support!"
"agree……"
Dozens more jounin spoke in agreement.
But the momentum was much smaller than the crowd supporting Hatake Sakumo.
Tsunade's expression also became even more ugly.
"I recommend Akimichi Torifu-sama!"
A middle-aged man with a loyal appearance stood up and said.
The three people present, the Hokage and the advisor, were slightly startled.
"As the elder of the village, Qiufeng has served as the general of the dispatched army after his comeback. He is not suitable to participate in this election again, and we must give the younger generation a chance to advance..."
After hesitating for a while, Xiaochun turned to bed and denied the recommendation.
The middle-aged Jonin said nothing and just sat down.
The other jounin looked at each other and did not express any opinions.
"Are there any other recommendations?"
Mitomon Yan continued to ask.
The conference room fell silent again.
Mito Kadoyan sighed inwardly and continued: "Then, next is the voting session for the election of the Jonin class leader. The recommenders participating in the election are Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade. Please Please vote separately based on the two candidates..."
A team of ANBU entered and handed out an envelope to each of the Jonin present.
Uchiha Tokumitsu opened the envelope, and inside was a piece of red paper.
"Please fill in the names of your intended candidates. The person with the highest number of votes in this election will be elected as the jounin squad leader..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu took the pen and ink and wrote the four characters Sakumo Hatake in red letters without hesitation.
Then blow on the paper to dry the ink.
After putting the ballot into the envelope, Uchiha Tokumitsu hesitated for a moment, then wrote his name on the lower right corner of the envelope.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding Uchiha tribesmen or Hatake Sakumo's supporters also followed suit and wrote their names or passwords in each corner of the envelope.
Seeing this, the superior Mito Kadeni closed his eyes.
He originally thought that even if Hatake Sakumo's election was irreversible, he could at least do some tricks on the number of votes, so that Tsunade's number of votes, who was also a candidate, would not look so small, and at the same time, he would be able to Let the camp that supports Hatake Sakumo be suspicious of each other.
But Uchiha Nobumi showed his signature to vote, which immediately ruined his move.
Hatake Sakumo hesitated for a moment before writing his name on the ballot.
Uchiha Tokumitsu had been paying close attention to his actions, and he felt a little relieved when he caught a glimpse of Hatake Sakumo's movements.
What he was most afraid of was that Hatake Sakumo would be too embarrassed to choose himself at this time and would come up with a "carry forward style" vote for Tsunade. If that happened, it would be too damaging to internal morale.
But fortunately, what I was worried about didn't happen after all.
The ballots were all filled out in a short time.
All eyes were fixed on Hatake Sakumo.
Hatake Sakumo stood up first and handed the ballot envelope to the stage.
Uchiha Tokko then led his clan members forward.
The Jonin below also handed in envelopes one after another.
Not only are the seats in the conference hall clearly differentiated, but even the ballot envelopes stacked on the stage are divided into two piles, one large and one small.
At a glance, there are about half more ballot envelopes stacked on the left than on the right.
The significance of this is self-evident.
"Are there any Jonin who haven't turned in their votes yet?"
Mito Kabuto said from his own advisor.
I asked three times in a row, but no one at the venue answered.
"The voting for this election is over, let's start counting the vote of confidence for the Jonin squad leader election!"
Anbu pushed a mobile blackboard into the room.
After Mito Kaden put the two piles of ballots together and shuffled them, he picked up the envelopes and opened them one by one, and started counting the votes. Anbu wrote the names of Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade on the blackboard.
"Hatake Sakumo has one vote!"
"Hatake Sakumo has one vote!"
"Hatake Sakumo has one vote!"
…
Mito Kadeni read very quickly.
Nearly a hundred votes were read in succession, and all of them were for Hatake Sakumo.
"Tsunade's vote!"
"Tsunade's vote!"
"Hatake Sakumo has one vote!"
Tsunade started to get some votes one after another.
But the ratio is extremely disparate.
The calm third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen on the stage listened to the words "Hatake Sakumo", and his heart was surging.
Unspeakable emotions rolled in his chest.
The Jonin is the backbone of the Ninja Village. Every Jonin is a valuable resource, and the Jonin Class is the most powerful organization in Konoha after the advisory board.
Although it has no enforcement power, the Jonin Class is also a power organization that represents the will of all Jounin in Konoha. In addition to the power to discuss and vote on general affairs of the village, the Jonin Class can theoretically recommend Hokage candidates internally. People may launch a no-confidence impeachment against Naruto.
With such huge power, as the controller who coordinates the actions of the Jonin class, the Jonin class leader is naturally a high-ranking Konoha executive.
But in the past, due to the continuous centralization of power by the Hokage and his advisors, and the fact that the position of Jonin class leader has long been occupied by the jounin of the Nara clan, the power of the Jonin class has been repeatedly reduced, almost becoming a voting machine, almost the same as the Ninja village. Decision-making insulation.
But the system is the system. No matter how much the reduction is actually done, the power of the jounin class is still there. If there is a strong, tough-minded and supportive jounin class leader, the Hokage and his advisors may not have the chance to return. He is wielding power as he has in the past.
This time, the election of the jounin class leader was also the first time that the Hokage and his family lost absolute control over the jonin class since the second generation Hokage took charge of Konoha, which also means that Konoha's internal disputes have become apparent.
Even if the influence of the Hokage family in the Jonin class was restored by re-coopting the Jonin and suppressing the power of the Jonin class leader in the later period, it was definitely not as comfortable as it used to be.
At the same time, it also means that the Uchiha clan, the supporter behind the new Jonin squad leader Hatake Sakumo, will officially get rid of the shackles of the past.
It also means that since the second generation Senju Tobirama, the strategy of trying to "domesticate" the Uchiha clan has completely failed!
The ninja clan who are not willing to fail, especially the Sarutobi clan, the Shimura clan and the Inorakacho clan, may have very strong internal opinions.
Especially within the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly Tribes, there are still people with unclear attitudes, led by Akimichi Tōfeng...
All in all, with the defeat of the Jonin squad leader election, the seemingly united Hokage family immediately exposed many problems.
I hope it’s not the beginning of an avalanche…
The Sandaime sighed helplessly.
"Hatake Sakumo has one vote!"
Mito Kadoru read out the contents of the last ballot.
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen also regained his thoughts a little.
As for the result, he didn't even have to look up to know it.
The "Hatake Sakumo" who had just read the votes had already told him what the election results would be.
Mito Kadoen looked at the voting results and said directly: "According to the statistical results of the vote of confidence in this jounin squad leader election, Hatake Sakumo Jounin was officially elected as the jounin squad leader!"
He did not read out the votes of the two because the gap was too huge. If he read it out, Tsunade would be completely embarrassed.
Under the shadow of the Hokage hat, Uchiha Tokumitsu could not clearly see the Sandaime's expression at this time.
However, Tsunade, who was forcibly put on the stage as another candidate, her expression returned to calm at this time.
All Uchiha ninjas stood up and applauded in unison. Hatake Sakumo's supporters also stood up with excited expressions, followed by the Hyuga clan, ninja clan and civilian ninjas.
Although he may not support Sakumo Hatake's election, the deal is done and the result is unchangeable.
Hatake Sakumo stood up and bowed to the Hokage and the two advisors on the stage. Then, at the Hokage's cordial invitation, he walked up to the front desk and bowed again to the Jonin present, and then gave a brief summary. inauguration speech.
This is the first major turmoil in the core of Konoha's power, and it may also be the beginning of a new round of reshuffle.
"Based on the results of this vote of confidence in the Jonin Class, I declare that Jounin Hatake Sakumo is officially elected as the Jonin Class Leader!"
After Hatake Sakumo's speech ended, the Sandaime, who had been silent for a long time, spoke slowly.
The final word is finalized and the dust has settled.
Uchiha Tokumitsu relaxed his waist, leaned back on the chair, and relaxed his whole body.
Fortunately, after several years of hard work, he finally succeeded, pushing Hatake Sakumo to a position that was unprecedented in his previous life, which can be regarded as changing the original historical trajectory.
Now that the shield breakwater has been successfully established, the internal affairs of the Uchiha clan should be reorganized.
It's a bit busy tonight, the second chapter may not be until two or three in the morning.
(End of chapter)
