Rather than calling Konoha a political power, it would be more appropriate to summarize it as a hodgepodge of military contracting groups and their supporting service systems.
There are no factions in the village, and there are all kinds of strange things.
Every ninja is one of the shareholders of the Konoha Group and holds corresponding positions in this military group, while civilian ninjas are ordinary contract workers. Although the Will of Fire claims that "everyone has the opportunity to become Hokage" , but any civilian ninja with some experience will no longer take the propaganda of the ninja school seriously.
The cruel ninja career will make people grow up as quickly as possible, especially in the war years. Those whose growth rate cannot keep up are already lying in the Konoha Cemetery to be paid their respects by future generations.
Due to the different growth environment, the ninjas of the ninja clan appear to be more precocious and slick in thinking.
Therefore, compared with civilian ninjas, ninja ninjas, especially the leaders of the ninja clan, are relatively more resistant.
The news that the Hokage planned to hold a ninja clan meeting quickly reached the leaders of each ninja clan.
Even if the Hokage didn't say it clearly, the ninja leaders knew what the purpose of the Ninja clan meeting was.
It's just that they are interested in the power of the family ninja in their hands.
Of course, the ninja clan would not mind handing over the family ninja to register as a Konoha ninja who can be dispatched by the village, but only if there are sufficient exchange resources.
It can be funds or resources, preferably a systematic ninjutsu.
For ninjas, especially ordinary ninjas, it is not difficult to collect a ninjutsu that matches their chakra attributes. The most difficult thing is to collect and form a ninjutsu system with moderate difficulty, ranging from low level to high level. .
A complete ninjutsu system represents a development direction of the ninja clan.
After all, even for a secretive ninja clan like Inoraka Die, not every ninja clan member is suitable to practice the secret arts inherited from his family. If his ninja qualifications are pretty good, he can practice a ninjutsu system that matches his own attributes, thereby transforming into a ninja clan. It is also a good way out for ordinary Five Release Ninjutsu ninjas.
When the meeting of the ninja clan was officially held, the leaders of each clan agreed on the asking price after multiple rounds of private negotiations. They were all gearing up to make a big profit from the village in one fell swoop.
However, at this ninja meeting, the conditions given by the Hokage were a bit unusual.
"What! Idiot?!"
"You want to take away our people with just a piece of paper? Just dream!"
The third generation of Sarutobi Hiruzen had just proposed the compensation conditions for the village to recruit family ninjas, and the leaders of the various ninja clans participating in the meeting immediately jumped up in anger.
Especially the leaders of the small ninja clans in each family.
As an ordinary ninja clan held together by the inheritance of ninjutsu and blood relations, under the impact of the will of fire, they could barely maintain the family structure. They were only one step away from disintegrating into ninja families. Therefore, They attach great importance to the family ninjas they can control, and hope that by handing over the family ninjas, they can obtain a batch of resources to train the next generation of clan members.
"If it's just a white note...it's absolutely impossible!"
The venue suddenly became noisy.
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen was also a little helpless.
After losing Danzo, the "Ninja Darkness" who specializes in playing bad roles, his power as Hokage seems to have been reduced.
In the past, the ninja leaders would not have dared to bargain with him like this. Danzo in the corner snorted with a dark face, and the venue immediately became silent and extremely well-behaved.
Another day of missing Danzo...
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Uchiha Tokko, who was in the first row of seats on the left, without revealing anything.
"Since the village may be fighting on multiple fronts at the same time, it is really difficult for the village to raise so many resources to distribute compensation to each family, so this is the last resort. But please rest assured that after the war is over, all the bills will be honored in an orderly manner. , you don’t have to worry..."
After the venue became a little quieter, Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen managed to squeeze out a smile and explained to the ninja leaders.
but!
As the leader of the ninja clan, even though his strength may not be great, his brain must be good!
There are several keywords in the Sandaime's words: simultaneous fighting, difficulty in raising funds, and orderly fulfillment!
What does this mean?
We are all old foxes for thousands of years, why are we still playing word games to show our minds?
After another commotion, a ninja leader was elected to stand up and speak out what everyone was thinking.
"Lord Hokage, it is true that as you said, the economic situation of the village is indeed not optimistic. As a member of Konoha, we understand it very well. We also want to solve problems for the village and tide over the difficulties together, but..."
"Tell the important point!"
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen listened and then impatiently interrupted the ninja leader's routine.
"How is the end of the war defined? How long is the time limit for fulfillment?"
The leader of the ninja clan didn't waste any time. He immediately dropped the cliché and said directly: "And the time is dragging too long, so we have to pay more!"
The other ninja leaders behind him immediately nodded in unison.
Only the Uchiha, Hinata, Inokacho and other wealthy clans remained calm.
"How much more will it cost?"
After turning to bed, Xiaochun frowned and said.
The leaders of the little ninja clan gathered together to bargain collectively with the village, which made her very unhappy.
All of them don't pay attention to the Will of Fire at all, and their dark hearts only have money!
"An additional 30%!"
"impossible!"
As soon as the leader of the ninja tribe finished speaking, Xiaochun immediately slapped the table and objected, "Greedy! You guys are going too far!"
"The Hyuga family's syndicate loan has an annual interest rate of 20%, so we want 30%, which is not excessive at all!"
"And once the war starts, you don't know when it will end!"
"Besides, the village doesn't know if it will have so much money to pay for compensation by then! We are also at risk!"
The leaders of various families started arguing.
"quiet!"
Mito Kadoyan realized that something was not good, and immediately took out a small hammer and banged on the table.
After the venue became quiet again, Mito Kadoyan once again signaled with his eyes to the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen to answer everyone.
"I believe everyone knows that the reason why ninjas are recruited from various families this time is mainly to deal with the war that Kirigakure may launch..."
"Of course, Kirigakure may not have the guts to take the initiative to launch a war against our powerful Konoha. The purpose of deploying family ninjas is just to avoid being too late to respond when things happen suddenly..."
"I am also moved by the dedication of each family. The village will not let everyone suffer..."
"As for the financial situation of the village, please rest assured. Currently, the village's funds are relatively tight just because of the war, but the financial fundamentals are still very good; after the war is over, there will definitely be a large amount of funds for everyone to pay in full... And as long as we defeat Kirigakure, we can still get war compensation from Kirigakure..."
Suppressing the anger in his heart, the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen patiently explained.
It's just that the fire in my heart is getting stronger and stronger.
As Hokage, when had he ever been so humble?
The Uzumaki clan is an ally of Konoha, and the failure to rescue them led to the destruction of their country and the death of their families, so it's okay to have some tempers. After all, Konoha did not do much right in the battle to rescue the country of Uzumaki.
Although the Uchiha clan is a traditional thorn-head, the family is powerful, and the number of ninja troops exceeds all the Konoha clans, and has the potential to overthrow Konoha, so it is reasonable to deal with it softly.
Hatake Sakumo is powerful and has the Uchiha clan as his back-up, so he has to be polite. The leaders of the little ninja clan never paid attention to him.
But there is no way. It is a fact that the village is in financial difficulty, and it is also a fact that it faces challenges on multiple fronts.
The delaying strategy with Kirigakure was jointly resisted by Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Tokumitsu and the Uzumaki clan, and failed before it even started.
Now, if we want to leave a standing ninja force to support Sarutobi Shinnosuke who is defending Kumogakure in the north, and at the same time deploy personnel to deploy defenses in the eastern region, we must take people from the pockets of these ninjas.
"Then, I would like to ask, Hokage-sama, is it okay to add an additional 30% for recruitment and replenishment?"
The leader of the ninja clan who was elected to speak on behalf of the group said again.
"...Add another 20% at most!"
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen said fiercely.
He almost broke the defense!
The purpose of saying so many high-spirited words was to influence the hearts of these people who were blackened by profit, but in the end, the Ninja clan still asked for more money?
This is no longer as simple as profit-driven, it is almost lawless without Hokage!
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the unknown ninja leader who was pushed out to speak, and he had already planned in his mind the place and method of his death.
"If it's 20%, it's not impossible..."
After another discussion, the ninja leaders reluctantly agreed to the conditions given by the Hokage.
If the main target of recruiting personnel is Kirigakure, the leaders of the various ninja clans in Konoha will still have a psychological advantage.
After all, the newly formed mobile force back then could defeat the 2,000 allied forces of the three major ninja villages with dozens of ninja troops, and kill Kirigakure's high-ranking genshi in one fell swoop, so they somewhat despised Kirigakure's combat power in their hearts. .
They also saw that Naruto's mood was a little unstable, so they stopped bargaining.
And from the current point of view, the price resources provided are pretty good, at least higher than initially expected.
Next is the reporting time for each family.
"The Toga family, six people at the chunin level are being recruited..."
"The Yamabuki family, eight people at the chunin level are being recruited..."
"The Inuzuka clan, three at the Jonin level and eighteen at the Chuunin level, are being recruited!"
"The Aburame clan, one person at the jounin level, and twenty-two at the chunin level are being recruited!"
…
The final finale is naturally the two giants of Konoha's eye-jutsu ninja clan.
The Hyuga clan leader was silent for a long time. Seeing that the Uchiha clan remained silent, he had no choice but to take the initiative to break the silence.
"Hyuuga clan, ten jounin and eighty chunin are recruited from the village!"
Taking out ninety family ninjas in one breath, even the Hyuga clan with a big family and business felt a little bit sad.
But fortunately, the people who were transferred were all ninjas from separate clans whose lives were at a loss, so no matter how heavy the casualties were, it would not be a big deal to the Hyuga clan.
Moreover, the Byakugan of the separated ninjas are "protected" by the caged bird charm, and there is no possibility of losing the Byakugan.
Only the Zong family is the foundation for the Hyuga clan's continued prosperity for thousands of years.
The Hyuga clan leader reported the number of people participating in the battle and thought silently.
"The Uchiha clan..."
As the final highlight, Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his hand to report on behalf of his family the number of family ninjas who had accepted the call to fight.
This time is different from the first ninja meeting. After the rectification and purge, the internal cohesion of the Uchiha clan has also been improved. Different factions will no longer report their participating personnel separately like the first ninja meeting before.
"...Twenty jounin and one hundred and twenty chuunin are recruited to fight!"
Although the Uchiha clan participated in the battle in large numbers, it was within the expectations of the leaders of the ninja clans.
The only thing that surprised them was that the Uchiha clan, which had always been scattered, actually began to unite its will and speak to the outside world with one voice.
You know, among the clan heads of other clans, the Uchiha clan chief is the most disrespectful and often unable to control his own clan members.
"In addition, Uchiha ninjas form independent teams and cannot be split up before the leader of the ninja army approves!"
Uchiha Tokko followed the request made at the first ninja clan meeting and added again.
The third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen did not answer directly, but turned his attention to Hatake Sakumo, the unofficial commander-in-chief of the eastern border.
"This ninja army formation can be organized according to the requirements of each ninja."
Hatake Sakumo's answer was concise and to the point.
The Uchiha clan is his ally, and he has personally witnessed the combat effectiveness of the Uchiha ninjas after they independently formed a team, so there is no reason not to agree.
"This eastern defense mission will be personally led by Sakumo-kun, everyone can rest assured..." the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen also added cheerfully.
Although there had been information for a long time, the candidates for the leadership of the Ninja Army were clarified at the Ninja clan meeting, which also reassured the leaders of the various Ninja clans.
Hatake Sakumo was powerful and the current leader of the jounin class. He was known for his kindness. By letting him serve as the commander of the ninja army, at least he didn't have to worry about his clan members being sent on certain fatal missions.
"Hokage-sama is wise!"
"Sakumo-kun, then this battle will be settled!"
The leaders of the ninja clan all expressed flattery.
Hatake Sakumo smiled and responded humbly and politely.
"In this case, please report the list of personnel to be recruited to the Ministry of Government Affairs as soon as possible, and agree to the registration and registration assessment."
After going to bed, Xiaochun felt a little upset listening to the noisy flattery in the venue, so she knocked on the table and said loudly.
The village has its own rules and systems. Although the selection of unregistered family ninjas from the ninja clan is a special matter that needs to be urgently followed, the registration requirements can be relaxed a little, but the registration and evaluation of ninjas cannot be relaxed and sloppy.
Although there is no need to conduct a comprehensive assessment like a normal promotion, the most basic combat effectiveness assessment is still very necessary. Otherwise, letting a chuunin or jounin who is not up to standard to perform tasks that do not belong to his level of strength is simply sending him away. Head behavior.
"I understand... I will go back and ask the clan members to report to the Ministry of Government Affairs..."
Seeing the situation, the Ninja clan leaders knew that this Ninja clan meeting was coming to an end.
The next step is to send the tribesmen to the battlefield, and then wait for the materials and funds to be cashed in after the war.
(End of chapter)
