Chapter 187 Eastern “Grand Development” Plan

Author: Shanyuan Guniao

Chapter 187 Eastern “Grand Development” Plan

As Konoha's first Ninja Clan Consultative Conference came to an end, the original solemn and tense atmosphere in the village also dissipated.

The ninjas of the Northern District Police Station of the Police Department, which had been withdrawn to the Eastern Police Station, have also been lifted from combat readiness and returned to the station to continue performing police work.

At the Ninja Clan Council Meeting, the Hokage clan was legitimately given the authority to form the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Uchiha clan and Hatake Sakumo were able to strengthen their control over the border defense forces, especially since Uchiha Tokimitsu would not be labeled as "walking alone" in any future special operations.

The small ninja clan was also very satisfied with the decline of the Reform Council. The ninja clan consultative conference gave them an opportunity to talk to the wealthy clan on an equal footing.

Moreover, some more flexible-minded ninja leaders also discovered a way to make money based on the decision-making method of the conference - that is, reselling votes!

Hatake Sakumo also noticed this.

Because some of the ninja leaders who were eager to cash out their little money were really embarrassed. Just one day after the meeting, all kinds of gossip about vote scalping were flying all over the sky, and they immediately reached Hatake Sakumo's ears.

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On the second day after the establishment of the Military Command Department, Hatake Sakumo made an appointment with four frontier commanders to discuss military affairs.

The so-called Military Command Department had just been established, and its specific powers, responsibilities, and civilian staff had not yet been determined, so Hatake Sakumo just vacated a vacant room near the jounin class and made do with it.

"Although the Ninja Clan's Consultative Conference is good, negative news is flying all over the sky now, and it's really hard to deal with it."

Before the other three people arrived, Hatake Sakumo complained to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"So what?"

Uchiha Tokko was a bit disapproving.

"The new Ninja Clan Council will definitely bring new impacts to the village. This is normal; but we should also treat it with an inclusive attitude, because it may be a catalyst for our progress."

In fact, Uchiha Tokumitsu expected that similar corruption would occur from the beginning, but he did not expect it to happen so quickly.

"Having said that..."

Hatake Sakumo sighed, feeling a little helpless.

"Shuo Maojun, this also shows that everyone's adaptability to new things is actually very strong..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu's defense seemed very pale and far-fetched, and he even felt it was a bit illogical.

"I think the pace of future reforms can still be bigger!"

Hatake Sakumo was also speechless.

"...If we want to put an end to such behavior, what measures should be taken?"

After a long while, Hatake Sakumo continued to ask.

"Then set up a full-time anti-corruption agency."

Uchiha Tokko said seemingly casually.

"For example...how about the Independent Commission Against Corruption? The name sounds very clean, right?"

"...Not very good."

Hatake Sakumo held back for a while before replying.

"It's fine,"

"So...how should the Independent Commission Against Corruption operate?"

Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but ask again.

"Well..."

When asked about this, Uchiha Tokumitsu was also a little confused.

In the previous life, the Independent Commission Against Corruption was subordinate to the local chief executive, but if this agency was also established in Konoha, wouldn't it be a big killer weapon for the third generation?

Besides, Uchiha Tokumitsu knew his own family affairs. Although the members of the police department were quite resistant to "fees" in the early stages of the reform of the police department, they seemed to be models of integrity. In fact, it didn't take long.

Under the leadership of the various administrative directors, they were reluctant to collect money.

If it became such an organization, wouldn't it become a sharp knife for the Uchiha clan in the hands of political opponents?

"I haven't thought about this yet, but in general, an institution like the Independent Commission Against Corruption must be independent in power, not subject to the control of everyone in the village, and can independently conduct anti-corruption investigations based on clues..."

Uchiha Tokko used his brain and made a few perfunctory remarks.

"What you said makes sense, but I'm afraid the resistance to such a special organization will be very high..."

Hatake Sakumo thought about it seriously, "Moreover, with such great power and no control, it will inevitably become another more hidden place of corruption..."

Uchiha Tokko was noncommittal.

After a while, Uchiha Kato, Misura Hamaki, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke arrived at the Office of the Chief of Military Command.

"Everyone, upon the order of Lord Hokage, and following the vote of the Ninja Clan Council of Consultative Conference, the Military Affairs Ministry has been officially established!"

Hatake Sakumo got straight to the point and said: "The content of the work of this department is to coordinate the personnel and combat achievements of various border defense forces..."

"The Eastern Border Defense Force will report the specific situation of all its personnel to the Military Command Department within three days!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was the first to express support for Hatake Sakumo's work.

"Second!"

"Second!"

Uchiha Kamon and Mimura Hazaki immediately agreed.

"The structure of the Northern Border Defense Force has been slightly changed, and the military affairs situation of the headquarters will be reported to the Military Command Department within five days..."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke thought about it and gave a slightly different answer than the other three.

Since he only took over as commander of the Northern Border Defense Force when the Great Ninja World War was about to end, the ninja ninjas in the organization under his original jurisdiction were taken off on a large scale soon after, and were replaced by ninjas from the Sarutobi clan.

Some of the ninjas who returned to the village for rotation may choose to retire due to recurrence of injuries, and some choose to stay in the village because they are Hatake Sakumo's old troops; but not all Sarutobi ninjas have been included in the ninja roster, so the northern border defense

The personnel situation of the army is still a mess.

“That’s it!”

Hatake Sakumo didn't care about the slight difference in time, and quickly moved on to another topic: "Are there any military operations being planned by the various ministries? Are there any matters that require the support of the Military Command Department?"

Although the daimyo of various countries have signed proclamations such as peace agreements, declaring the end of the state of war between each other; but for the Ninja Village, that is what the proclamation signed by the daimyo has to do with me.

Especially after Uchiha Tokumitsu led his troops to capture the Fire Temple and forced the daimyo to bow their heads, the authority of the daimyo nobles had been greatly reduced.

"None yet."

Mimura Yemaki was the first to answer.

Ever since Sunagakure disappeared, the area of ​​Kawa no Kuni where he was stationed has been peaceful.

Moreover, the country of Sichuan, which is extremely poor, is also favored by the country of wind, which is trapped in the desert. It usually doesn't even bother to visit the rebel ninjas and black markets.

"The Northwest Border Defense Force plans to enter the eastern region of the Country of Rain and establish a defense identification zone. In addition, no support is required for the time being."

Uchiha Kamon replied.

The so-called "Defense Identification Zone" is to go to the Land of Rain and forcibly occupy a piece of territory, expel the original ninja organization in the area, and occupy the area's mission share.

This term, which sounds very positive and uplifting, was also thought up by Uchiha Tokumitsu based on the memories of his previous life.

However, the current strength of the Rain Ninja Village has been greatly reduced. After successive battles, only one out of ten Rain Ninjas are left. The weak-minded Sanshouyu Hanzo cannot control so much territory, so he has no choice but to turn a blind eye and acquiesce to the Uchiha Fire.

Door invasion.

"This department has no other plans."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke replied somewhat helplessly.

Although he also wanted to cause something to happen, the northern border defense force under his command was facing a ninja village controlled by Kumo Gakure, a martial sect. It would be good if they could withstand Kumo Gakure's pressure, but forget about making progress.

"The Eastern Border Defense Force will continue to promote the Kirigakure crusade with the troops directly under the shogunate to support justice and bring order to chaos."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said seriously: "At the same time, in order to strengthen the strength of the Ninja Army participating in the war, the headquarters will launch the Eastern Development Plan!"

"Eastern Development..."

Hatake Sakumo was shocked when he heard this.

Misura Hamaki and Sarutobi Shinnosuke couldn't help but look sideways.

"After all, the eight eastern counties of the Country of Fire are still the direct territory of the Country of Fire. They cannot be treated like a small country in the buffer zone!"

Hatake Sakumo thought that Uchiha Tokumitsu was planning to seize the governance of the eastern region of Fire Country, so he quickly stopped him and said: "Besides, the shinobi village is in charge of military affairs and the daimyo is in charge of political power. This is the foundation of the one-village-one-country system. It cannot be just

This destroys it."

"...Why do I want the governance of the eastern region?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was stunned for a moment before reacting, and couldn't help but feel a little bit dumbfounded.

"The Eastern Development is just a cover. The purpose of this department is to clean up the security of the eight eastern counties and eliminate the black market forces in the area to ensure the smooth flow of business routes in the eastern region."
To be continued...