Chapter 279 Captain of the Guard 【Ask for a Monthly Pass】
Originally, it was just the return of Konoha ninjas who took the battlefield of Taki Country.
However, due to the sudden betrayal of Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure Village, the final battle between Konoha and Sand Ninja began early.
As the Hokage, Toneri traveled thousands of miles to support the battlefield of the Land of Rain, and finally played a key role in reversing the disadvantage. In one fell swoop, he captured the first jinchūriki of Sunagakure Village and held the Sand Ninja Gate, forcing them to sign an armistice agreement with Konoha, and even
A considerable price was paid for this.
While standing in Konoha and looking at the group of Konoha ninjas who slowly walked in from outside the village, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but burst into tears.
Konoha finally got through what seemed to be the most difficult hurdle since the establishment of Konoha. The pressure he had endured when he was Hokage was too great.
Originally, he was determined to use his strength to turn the tide and save Konoha from danger.
It's a pity that he is old, and as he gets older, he starts to become a little helpless.
He looked at Toneri who was walking at the front of the team and greeted with cheers from almost everyone in Konoha.
At his waist was a bamboo hat representing Konoha's highest power, and he was wearing a clean royal robe, with five big red characters on the back, "Fourth Generation Hokage".
This is the strongest person in Konoha right now!
Whenever he recalled the information passed back from the front line, Hiruzen Sarutobi could not help but sigh.
Let’s take a look at what Sheren did during this trip that others would never even dare to think about.
The third-generation Tsuchikage of Iwagakure Village, the two-scale Onoki who had all the blood successors' limited nemesis and eliminated the blood successors, overturned all the alliance conditions originally approved by Danzo and ended with an unconditional alliance treaty, taking the lead in ending the peace.
The War of the Iwa Ninja.
Immediately afterwards, he rushed thousands of miles to the battlefield of the Kingdom of Rain, single-handedly intercepted the troops of the Kingdom of Rain that had broken through Konoha's defense line, and even killed Sansho Hanzo, who had the title of "demigod", in front of the battle in a single battle.
, forced all the rain ninjas in Yuyin Village to lose their morale and give up the fight.
Then without rest, he fought against the one-tailed Shukaku of Sunagakure Village and the most favorable competitor for the next Kazekage, Rasa, and personally captured the one-tailed Jinchūriki, Fenfu Monk, and forced the Suna Ninja to sign a contract with the Jinchūriki as a condition.
A humiliating armistice.
And these things were all completed in just two days.
Even if we start from the battle with Onoki and end with the armistice between Suna Ninja and Konoha, exactly one day has passed.
Sarutobi Hiruzen only knew about this achievement less than an hour before all the residents of Konoha.
After becoming Hokage, the first thing Toneri grasped was the public opinion that the previous three generations of Hokages did not pay attention to. In order to better grasp this public opinion, Toneri even made plans to open a new department, the Information Department.
And a newspaper office will be built in the village.
Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this all from hearsay. Apart from some of his former cronies in the ANBU and the prestige that still exists among Konoha ninjas, he doesn't know much more than ordinary Konoha ninjas.
On the one hand, it shows that Hiruzen Sarutobi has indeed given up most of his power, and on the other hand, it also shows that Toneri has almost mastered every system in Konoha in just a few days.
Coupled with the military exploits he achieved this time, no one in Konoha can threaten his position again.
Whether among ordinary Konoha residents or among Konoha ninjas.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was more or less sighing.
Originally, he was very afraid of passing on the Hokage to Toneri because of the Danzo incident and what Toneri had covered up.
But judging from the current results, at least from the perspective of all Konoha ninjas and residents, this is simply the most correct decision.
With such a powerful Hokage, there is nothing more reassuring than this.
Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, who were closely following Toneri, welcomed the cheers together with Toneri and felt their hearts surge.
As usual, after returning in triumph, Toneri, as the Hokage, needs to say something.
Before he became Hokage, Toneri felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi talked a lot every time he gave a speech.
But now it was his turn, and he felt as if he had endless things to say.
My feeling is...
It’s so cool!
Fortunately, he still had some sense in the end. While looking at the ninjas below and listening to him attentively, he was also thinking about his family members whom he had not seen for a long time.
So after only a few people were left, the conversation ended.
Although he went to the battlefield, Toneri still knew the current situation of Konoha very well because he left a shadow clone.
And after the shadow clone was released, the things that were processed during this period also entered the mind.
As his strength continues to improve, and all basic abilities have reached a bottleneck period, the role of the shadow clone in practice is not that great, and it is used more to deal with daily trivial matters.
For example, dealing with Hokage's daily affairs.
Arriving at the Hokage's office and looking at the unusually tidy desk, Toneri immediately showed a satisfied smile.
"Lingxiang, please give everyone a glass of water."
He said to Lingxiang who was standing obediently behind the desk.
The day after Sheren told Xiaolan and the others that they would bring her back, they brought Lingxiang back.
At this time, Toneri, who had just taken over the Hokage affairs, was a little busy. Unlike Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was already a veteran in handling government affairs, he simply called Reika over as his secretary.
As the saying goes, if the secretary has something to do, it will be fine...
Ahem, of course it’s best to be fine.
It was with the help of Lingxiang that the Hokage's office became so tidy. Even the desk that should have been filled with various documents became extremely tidy at this time.
Lingxiang obediently poured a glass of water for everyone.
At this time, except for Toneri, the newly appointed Hokage, Reika, the secret technique, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, the old man who showed up uninvited, most of them are old friends.
Toneri's good brother and best friend, yellow flash Namikaze Minato, and his girlfriend, the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki Uzumaki Kushina.
The most trusted elder, Nara Shikakushin, the leader of the jounin class, and his budding son, Nara Shikaku, whom Toneri likes to bully the most.
Ino, Deer, and Butterfly are always together. These three families have long been intricately integrated together. The presence of the Nara clan means that the people of the three families of Nara, Akimichi, and Yamanaka are present.
There are also two brothers, Hyuga Hizashi and Hyuga Hizashi, from the Hyuga clan.
The current actual controller of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku, represents the Uchiha clan that has just come off the battlefield.
These people are now considered important "big shots" in Konoha.
"Without any more polite words, first of all I would like to thank you all for your contribution to Konoha on the battlefield. On behalf of all Konoha residents, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude."
After a simple thank you, even the courtesy is over.
“We still have a few more important things to do next.
The most important thing is the handling of affairs involving ninjas who died in battle.
Each of you will make a list of the casualties and injuries of your own family. Uncle Luxin, you will make a list of the casualties of the small families, and Minato, you will make a list of ordinary ninjas.
No matter what, these are the heroes of Konoha, and we cannot treat them badly.
All ninjas who died in the battle will be engraved with hero monuments, so that everyone can remember their contribution to Konoha. If they still have family members, then they will be given a certain amount of compensation. If there are children at home, they can be provided until their children graduate from the ninja school.
All basic expenses.”
After hearing what Toneri said, several people looked surprised.
It's not that there's anything inappropriate about the decision he gave, it's because it's so good that they didn't even expect it.
Especially Sarutobi Hiruzen next to him.
After the Second Ninja War, they also gave a lot of help to the families of Konoha ninjas who died in the war, but compared with now, it still pales in comparison.
"Toneri, ahem, no, Yondaime, isn't this too much help? It will definitely be a big burden on our Konoha finances."
In the end, Nara Shikashin, who was relatively rational, finally spoke.
Whether as Toneri's elder or as Hokage's advisor, he has to give a different voice at this time.
It's just that he still underestimated Shiren's determination.
"No, Uncle Lu Xin, this is necessary so that the ninjas of Konoha can fight for Konoha with peace of mind without any worries. All this is what they deserve, the treatment of heroes.
And in this way, as long as their children are capable, they can go to ninja school and become Konoha ninjas in the future, which can also be regarded as an investment for us.
As for financial issues, you don’t have to worry, Sunagakure Village has provided us with a lot of help."
Toneri's attitude was very firm, and Nara Shikakushin no longer stopped him.
He raised objections from the perspective of Konoha's development as a whole, but in fact he was very willing to see Toneri make such a decision.
Once the order is issued this time, it will undoubtedly make the Konoha ninjas more cohesive and have a higher centripetal force towards Konoha.
After all, looking at the entire ninja world, no hidden village dares to provide such a large pension support as Toneri does now.
The greatest pressure is undoubtedly on Iwagakure Village, which has the largest number of ninjas. Not only must they give certain rewards to the ninjas who participated in the war, but they must also provide certain pensions and support to the families of the ninjas who died in the war.
This is the reason why Iwagakure Village was the first to withdraw from this battle even though it still had the strength to fight again.
"Also, for those ninjas who are unable to perform tasks and go to the battlefield after being seriously injured, we must also provide them with certain jobs to ensure that they can not only support themselves, but also support their families." Toneri continued.
"But, we in Konoha don't have so many vacant positions..." Nara Shikakushin also spoke.
If there was still a war, it would be fine, as there would be more affairs, but seeing that the Third Ninja War was about to end, many of the original wartime positions would be abolished.
"It's simple. I have established a new news department and all positions will be allocated to these people first.
Also, Konoha can strongly support these ninjas in doing business. Whether they open a store, a chamber of commerce, or become a merchant, they can get support from Konoha and reduce their taxes in the first three years."
As a person who has experienced it, although Shere is not very clear about the scientific names of these economic methods, but if you have never eaten pork, haven't you seen pigs running away?
"This is a good way to vigorously support their business. If they make money, our taxes will be more. And if they have more money, they will consume. Once they consume, it will stimulate other industries again and let others make a lot of money."
At the same time, our taxes will also increase.
It can just make up for the gap in pensions.”
Nara Shikashin's eyes lit up, and with his ability, he thought a little more and understood Toneri's intention.
It must be said that this is not a very advanced management method, but it is simple and effective, and it can also gain the favor of all Konoha residents and ninjas.
Minato's eyes showed even more admiration.
Naturally, he was not inferior to anyone in all aspects, but he really couldn't think of Toneri's ideas at once. He even understood Toneri's intentions only after Nara Shikakushin explained them.
If you think about it carefully, it's not really that advanced, but it has never been used in Konoha before.
"We, the Uchiha clan, are willing to donate 50 million ryo to help Konoha get through this post-war affairs." As a fan of Toneri, Uchiha Fugaku immediately chose to provide help.
Next to them, Hyuga Hizashi and Hyuga Hizashi looked at each other, and finally Hyuga Hizashi also said: "We, the Hyuga clan, are also willing to donate 50 million taels to help the village."
Although the two of them are not yet the heads of the Hyuga clan, they are almost the same and they can make such a decision.
The Hyuga clan is already much slower than the Uchiha clan. At the beginning of the competition for the position of Hokage, Toneri was not approached, allowing the Uchiha clan to seize the opportunity.
There is no doubt that we can no longer lag behind.
"Then I would like to thank the Uchiha and Hyuga families for their help on behalf of Konoha."
Toneri had a smile on his face, Uchiha Fugaku and Hinata Hizashi were really on the right track, they said it themselves before he even had time to hint.
The two families add up to a total of 100 million taels, which is equivalent to three Asma.
This wealthy family is tyrannical.
I have to say that making money as a Hokage is really fast.
Although the money he earned nominally belongs to Konoha, as the Hokage, doesn't what belongs to Konoha belong to him?
He can be called at will.
Moreover, every time he releases a task, as long as it is completed, he can also take a commission from the task reward as Konoha's income. The commission is not much, only 10%, but when accumulated, it is still a lot of money.
.
Originally, Konoha had accumulated a lot of wealth in its small treasury, but more than half of it had been consumed by the Ninja World War.
Sheren who knew about this felt distressed for a long time.
"The second thing is that although the Cloud Ninja has retreated to the border of the Kingdom of Thunder, the Cloud Ninja has not admitted defeat yet, so the war is not over yet, and we cannot take it lightly.
Uncle Jiraiya must be a little unstable on the front line alone, so Fugaku I may send you to the front line during this period, so be prepared."
"Understood." Uchiha Fugaku nodded.
He knew that Toneri was giving him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. As long as he made more meritorious deeds and made greater contributions, he would have more say in Konoha in the future.
"One last thing, the Kirigakure Village also launched an attack on Konoha in the middle. Although some of them have disappeared now, we cannot relax our vigilance to prevent them from attacking again.
At the same time, we need to send ninjas into the Kingdom of Water to let Kirigakure Village give an explanation. This matter is quite dangerous. Minato, there is no one more suitable than you. Your Flying Thunder God Technique is a guarantee of safety."
"Don't worry, leave it to me, no problem." Minato did not refuse.
However, Toneri felt a very sharp gaze.
You don't even have to think about it to know whose sight it is.
Toneri's expression was embarrassed, and he was defeated in an instant, "Ahem...this matter is not urgent. Minato, you have just come back. Let's rest for a few days and take a few days off."
As soon as he said this, his eyes shifted angrily.
Quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, there's nothing major left. You all go and do your work first. Minato and Kushina will stay here for a while."
After saying that, everyone didn't stay too long and left one after another after saying a few words.
Toneri, the Fourth Hokage, took office without most of the people present witnessing it. However, because the things he did at this time and that time were so shocking, they all had no objections to Toneri being the Hokage.
When Hinata Hiashi walked to the door, he suddenly said, "Yondaime, my father invited you to come to our Hinata house for dinner a long time ago. I hope you can spare some time after this time."
As the only candidate for the next patriarch of an ancient family like the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hizashi appears to be much more restrained in both speech and behavior than Hyuga Hizashi.
A simpler way to put it is...
There is no childhood.
The one who heard this was Uchiha Fugaku who had just walked to the door. He just stopped for a moment and continued to walk out silently without saying anything.
"I understand, I will definitely come to your door to bother you when I have time." Sheren nodded.
After everyone left, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was sitting next to him, slowly stood up, took out a pipe from his arms, and walked out with a look of relief on his face.
Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his back to Toneri and shook his hand. His leisurely look showed that he really felt at ease with Toneri now.
Just in terms of how he handled this matter, he was no worse than him, and even slightly better.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen also left, Toneri, Reika, Minato, and Kushina were the only lovers left in the office.
"Ah - they're all gone finally. I'm so tired of being so rigid."
Seeing that everyone she didn't know well was gone, Kushina didn't have to take care of the Hokage's face, so she stretched out and sat down on the chair next to her, without treating herself as an outsider at all.
Reika also smiled and sat next to Kushina.
Minato was the only one left standing there blankly in the whole room.
"Minato, stop standing. Sit down and rest for a while. Why are you being polite to him?" Kushina immediately waved to Minato.
Minato was obviously stunned, but Toneri didn't care at all.
"By the way, Minato, I happen to be short of a Hokage Guard Captain, are you interested?" Toneri waved his hand to signal him to be more casual.
"Captain of the Guard?"
Captain of Shadow's Guard is not an ordinary position. The profound meaning contained in this position is much greater than the authority of the position itself.
The second Hokage Senju Tobirama is the captain of the escort team of the first Hokage Senju Hashirama.
The current third generation Mizukage of Kirigakure Village is the guard captain of the first and second generation Mizukage.
The second generation Kazekage of Sand Hidden Village, Sammon, was the captain of the escort team of the first Kazekage Reito of Sand Hidden Village.
The second generation Raikage of Kumogakure Village is the captain of the first generation Raikage's escort team.
The second-generation Tsuchikage Wu of Iwagakure Village was the captain of the escort team of the first-generation Tsuchikage Ishikawa.
In addition, the fifth-generation Raikage Darui who will take office in the future is the guard captain of the fourth-generation Raikage, and the sixth-generation Mizukage Chojuro is the guard captain of the fifth-generation Mizukage Terumi Mei.
This position is equivalent to the first candidate for the next film.
That is to say, Sarutobi Hiruzen does not have a guard captain, otherwise Toneri will have another competitor.
