Chapter 279 Captain of the Guard 【Ask for a Monthly Pass】(1/2)
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.
To be continued...