Konoha's Hextech Ninja

When the amount was suddenly reduced from 6 billion taels to 1.8 billion taels, Nara Shikahara couldn't find any objection to it and simply nodded in agreement.

“The Anbu needs 500 million ryo,” Yagami Yoruichi said, raising his hand.

The Anbu has a small number of members and follows a purely 'elite route,' but the investment in each ninja is by no means small.

According to Yagami Yoruichi's plan, she intends to invest at least five million ryo in each person.

More than eighty people, that's more than four hundred million taels.

Leaving tens of millions in reserve funds is a good precaution.

Yoruichi Yagami had no intention of keeping this money; it would all be spent where it was needed.

Upon hearing that the reconstruction of the Dark Division would only cost 500 million taels, the others immediately dared not quote exorbitant prices.

After careful consideration, they all reported the additional budget needed by their departments.

Departments like the Ninja Academy, which don't see much change, didn't ask for any extra budget. They stated that they still had enough money left over from the village's previous allocation to last for the next few months, enough to last until the next allocation next year.

After a thorough investigation, all departments combined, including the newly established Ministry of Science, only requested a budget of over 3 billion taels, leaving the village with nearly 5 billion taels in financial reserves.

Chapter 189 Sakumo Hatake's First Policy: Fairness, Fairness, and F***ing Fairness!

The meeting ended quickly.

The only thing discussed was the budget for each department for the next six months; everything else was already decided, and it was just a brief discussion.

The heads of the other departments left to prepare for their respective tasks.

Sakumo Hatake then summoned six consultants and brought them to the Hokage's office.

"This is the plan I intend to promote."

Sakumo Hatake took out a plan and handed it to the group, saying, "Please take a look and see if there are any problems."

Yagami Yoruichi took the plan, opened it, glanced at it, and quickly confirmed that it was the 'merit-based promotion system' that Hatake Sakumo planned to implement, which she had heard about before.

This means breaking the situation of 'senior review' dominated by the top echelons and making the promotion system more equitable.

With enough merit, one can apply for the Jonin Exams, and once passed, one can become a Jonin.

In addition, Hatake Sakumo proposed that any ninja could use their merits to exchange for the ninjutsu, training resources, and so on they needed.

Instead of the past, where only ninjas with close ties to the Hokage's faction or from ninja clans could have the opportunity to exchange ninjutsu, this new system allows ninjas to exchange their skills for new ones.

This plan is not complicated; it is just a rough draft. There will definitely be many details to discuss before it can be implemented in practice.

However, it's clear that he couldn't wait to present this still-imperfect plan even before officially assuming the position of Hokage.

Sakumo Hatake was already very eager to change the situation of ordinary civilian ninjas.

The others remained silent, seemingly due to some concerns.

Yagami Yoruichi, however, had nothing to worry about. After a moment's thought, he said, "There's no problem with exchanging ninjutsu. It's just that we need to consider the specific exchange plan in terms of the range of ninjutsu spread."

"However, promotion to Jonin cannot be based solely on merit. After all, Jonin need to carry out highly difficult missions, and if they are not strong enough, it will only harm them."

After thinking for a moment, Yagami Yoruichi said, "The threshold for applying for the exam can be relaxed, but the exam itself cannot be lenient. Applicants must have the strength to be at the level of a Jonin to pass."

“That’s true.” Nara Shikata Tomi and Yagami Yoruichi spoke up, and then continued, “In addition, with the increase in the number of Jonin, the issue of the Jonin’s authority needs to be carefully considered. According to the old rules, Jonin were already able to participate in the village’s decision-making to a certain extent. If we continue to use this system, the large increase in the number of Jonin may lead to internal friction in the distribution of power.”

Nara Shikaku's question is very realistic.

Jonin possessed a certain degree of power.

But power doesn't come out of thin air; there are only so many positions in Konoha that can grant a certain amount of power.

With one more Jonin, some power has to be diverted from others.

Those who have vested interests are mostly unwilling.

If coordination in this area is not done well, it will inevitably lead to a great deal of internal friction.

“I was being naive.” Hatake Sakumo realized his idea was somewhat simple and said, “We still need to reconsider the Jonin promotion issue. However, if you all think it’s feasible to exchange merit for ninjutsu, it’s best to finalize the plan and implement it as soon as possible.”

Sakumo Hatake paused slightly and said, "I understand the situation of many ninjas from commoner or small ninja clans. They don't have many family-inherited ninjutsu. They may be talented, but even if they make contributions, it is difficult for them to obtain new ninjutsu and they have no opportunity to improve their strength."

"We don't necessarily want ninjutsu to proliferate, but at least we need to give everyone a tangible hope. Let's set a fixed standard: how many missions can be completed to exchange for a C-rank ninjutsu, how many merits can be earned to exchange for a B-rank ninjutsu, and so on. We can also set a standard for exchanging special resources such as custom-made ninja tools and chakra metals. This way, at least all ninjas can see hope for improving their strength."

Sakumo Hatake was very willing to express his own ideas.

In the ninja world, although limited by the source of chakra, it is impossible to reach the Six Paths level without the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan.

However, one can still achieve success through talent and hard work.

Especially below the level of film stars, there is never a shortage of geniuses.

Many geniuses, in reality, never had the chance to realize their talents before dying on the battlefield.

If these geniuses could all obtain ninjutsu that suits them and improve their strength, the overall strength of Konoha would also improve.

However, while this is beneficial to commoner geniuses, it will have a certain impact on the ninja clan.

After all, in today's ninja world, having one or two practical C-rank ninjutsu as family heirlooms is enough to establish a small clan.

If they possessed a few powerful secret techniques, they could even establish a large ninja clan.

If the channels for exchanging ninjutsu are opened up, the advantages of many small ninja clans will be minimized, except for some bloodline families and secret technique families.

However, those present were either commoners or from bloodline families or secret technique families, so they didn't care about a few ordinary ninjutsu.

As for secret techniques and bloodline limits, those cannot be learned simply by holding a ninjutsu scroll.

Therefore, the group didn't really care about these effects.

Only the naturally cautious Nara Shikato considered things a little more carefully, reminding them: "There are quite a few small families in the village who rely on the inheritance of a few family ninjutsu. If the ninjutsu exchange channel is opened up, it will have a certain impact on them."

As he said this, Nara Shikahara couldn't help but glance at Yuhi Shinku.

Although Kurenai Yuhi came from a commoner background, the Yuhi family already had the foundation to establish itself as an 'illusion family'.

His mastery of various illusion techniques, coupled with his unique methods of casting illusions, is enough to establish a small-to-medium-sized illusion family.

However, Nara Shikawara quickly realized that Yuhi Shinku had no sons, only a daughter, who was destined to marry out of the country.

It seems that the surname '夕日' may not be passed down in the future, so there's no need to consider this issue.

Noticing Nara Shikato's strange look, Yuhi Mako's face darkened, and she couldn't help but glare at Yagami Yoruichi.

“Since we’re going to popularize ninjutsu, let’s go all the way,” Yagami Yoruichi suggested. “From the moment we enter the Ninja Academy, we’ll have an attribute test. After completing the most basic lessons, we can choose one attribute to study further. During our time at the Ninja Academy, we’ll teach them one practical C-rank ninjutsu for free. If they need more ninjutsu or to develop new chakra nature transformations, they can exchange them for merits from the village.”

“Is that so? That works too.” Sakumo Hatake thought for a moment and nodded in agreement with Yoruichi Yagami’s suggestion.

"Let Senior Shikato calculate the specific exchange thresholds and requirements," Yagami Yoruichi said, pushing the most troublesome task forward. "Senior Shikato is the leader of the Jonin squad, so he understands the needs of the village's ninjas best and knows the limits of most ninjas' abilities. If Senior Shikato does the data calculations, he'll definitely be able to come up with a plan that will best increase the enthusiasm of the village's ninjas while ensuring that the spread of ninjutsu doesn't become excessive."

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikawara's face immediately darkened.

As soon as Yagami Yoruichi opened her mouth, she assigned him a very troublesome task.

It appears to be simply a matter of planning a system for exchanging ninjutsu, determining the value of different ninjutsu, and setting exchange standards.

But to actually do it, you have to deal with astronomical amounts of data and do careful calculations to come up with a reasonable solution.

He was frantically trying to come up with an excuse to decline, but before he could even open his mouth, he heard Hatake Sakumo say, "Indeed, the Nara clan's intelligence is best suited for this kind of work. Shikato-kun, then I'll trouble you. Give me a reliable plan within seven days, no problem, right?"

Nara Shikahara: "..."

“No problem, but I’m afraid I won’t have time to do anything else in these seven days.” Nara Shikahara said through gritted teeth, “In addition, I need all the records of ninjutsu in the village. I don’t need complete ninjutsu scrolls, just general descriptions will do. I also need detailed information on all the ninjas in the village.”

"These things are all in the archives. I'll give you a warrant later, and you can go and get them yourself, Shikato-kun," Hatake Sakumo said confidently, not at all worried that Nara Shikato might take something else along the way.

This trust lessened Nara Shika's resentment somewhat.

"Besides this plan, there's something else." Sakumo Hatake took out another piece of information and said, "According to a message from Jonin Minato Namikaze, Kumogakure has mobilized a large force to gather at the border. Our spies have also discovered that Kumogakure sent an envoy to Iwagakure, seemingly intending to put aside past grievances and join forces against Konoha."

The group took the information and glanced at it.

The entire document is covered in two large characters: War!

The eyes of Uchiha Fugaku and the others couldn't help but sweep over Yagami Yoruichi and Hatake Sakumo.

Yoruichi Yagami and Sakumo Hatake joined forces to severely injure the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and kill the Third Raikage, thus creating a deep-seated hatred.

Although there has always been a long-standing feud between Cloud Hidden Village and Rock Hidden Village.

However, faced with the 'hatred for killing his father,' the Fourth Hokage A would probably choose to temporarily set aside his hatred for Iwagakure and deal with Konoha first.

"As expected, the one who succeeded the Fourth Raikage was the Fourth Ama."

Upon seeing the information sent back by the spy, Maruboshi Kosuke said, "It can be confirmed that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has been changed, but the identity of the new Jinchuriki has not yet been determined. Normally, after a change of Jinchuriki, the new Jinchuriki will not be able to exert the power of the Tailed Beast for a short period of time, which is good news."

"Not necessarily."

Yagami Yoruichi interjected, "According to the tradition of Kumogakure, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is always the 'B' in the AB combination. In this generation, it's a ninja named 'Killer Bee.' Although his personality is a bit... eccentric, he is very likely to master the power of the Tailed Beast in a short period of time."

Killer Bee, who can become the 'perfect Jinchūriki,' should never be viewed with normal eyes.

That quirky personality of starting to sing, dance, and rap anytime, anywhere might unexpectedly be a good match for Ya-Oo Gyuki, and might even gain Ya-Oo Gyuki's approval in a short period of time.

If he can gain the Eight-Tails' approval in a short period of time, even if he is limited by his age and strength and cannot fully exert the power of the Eight-Tails, his fighting power will not be weaker than that of the previous generation's Jinchūriki, Furuhae.

In fact, if we're talking about a short burst of intense energy, he might be much stronger than Burubi.

"Kirabi?"

Hatake Sakumo remembered that Yagami Yoruichi had mentioned this name before, and immediately searched through the information for a moment.

He quickly found a document and said, "According to the information sent back by the spies infiltrating Kumogakure, among the younger generation of people in Kumogakure who are worth noting, there is indeed a ninja named 'Killer Bee'. He has a very strange personality, but his strength is not weak among his peers. He is only eleven years old, but he already has the strength of a Jonin."

When Sakumo Hatake said these words, everyone had strange expressions.

Even Sakumo Hatake himself couldn't help but glance at Yoruichi Yagami.

At eleven years old, he was close to becoming a Jonin. By normal standards, he was undoubtedly a genius among geniuses. Among the younger generation of Konoha, only Kakashi Hatake could compare to him.

But compared to Yoruichi Yagami, they are on completely different levels.

Yagami Yoruichi is only eight years old, yet he already possesses strength surpassing that of a normal 'Kage,' and is even capable of single-handedly destroying a large ninja village.

"cough……"

Thinking of Yoruichi Yagami's terrifying strength, Sakumo Hatake coughed lightly and said, "Yoruichi-kun, if war really breaks out..."

"Yes, I will go to the front line if the village needs me."

Yagami Yoruichi nodded, but then reminded him, "I can only take care of one side of the battlefield at most. If Iwagakure and Sunagakure also make moves, don't forget those sinners."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane—these three 'former high-ranking members' were all tasked with leading their clansmen to the battlefield to atone for their sins.

There were also some former Anbu and Root ninjas who were loyal to the Third Hokage's lineage, as well as some Shimura clan members who did not want to be exterminated along with Shimura Danzo.

According to the previous resolution, they would all be sent to the front lines to fill in the gaps.

This group of ninjas, along with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two, should be able to withstand an attack from a large ninja village for at least a short period of time.

Of course, we also need to consider whether they might become disorganized or even defect at the last minute.

However, Yoruichi Yagami felt that this was unlikely.

Filling in the gaps on the battlefield may result in heavy losses, but as long as enough merit is made, the surviving clansmen can become normal Konoha ninjas again.

If they betray the village, they will face certain death unless they join an enemy ninja village, and Konoha will hunt them down at all costs.

The opposing ninja villages will not genuinely accept these 'traitors'; at most, they will only use them.

And if they actually did that, their reputation in the ninja world would be completely ruined.

From any perspective, as long as they have enough rationality, they would not betray the village directly.

However, necessary preventative measures are absolutely essential.

“Let’s hand them over to Minato-kun.” Sakumo Hatake thought for a moment and then said, “With Minato-kun’s abilities, if anything unexpected happens, he should at least be able to escape safely and send the information back to the village as soon as possible. The northern battlefield will be left to Minato-kun for now. For the time being, the village needs Yoruichi-kun’s assistance more.”

Chapter 190 Meeting the Great Name. I, Konoha, am here to pay!

A few days later, the villagers' vote concluded successfully.

To save time, Sakumo Hatake did not send a messenger to the daimyo of the Land of Fire, but instead asked Yoruichi Yagami to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take him directly to the capital of the Land of Fire.

Daming Mansion.

The daimyo, accompanied by several nobles with profound influence in the Land of Fire, received Sakumo Hatake and Yoruichi Yagami.

"Lord Daimyo."