The leisurely life of the Hyuga main family

"...I understand!" After a moment of silence, Mei Terumi said slowly.

"Hmm~" Mei Terumi's reaction was fairly satisfactory to Koharu Utatane.

Whether it's Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, or even Shikaku, everyone knows that the people of the former Kirigakure village have never abandoned their own organizational structure.

The people of the former Sunagakure village did the same. Any intelligence would naturally be secretly sent to their former leaders by the original ninjas of both villages in advance.

This is only natural. If anyone is to blame, it's their Hokage who was too powerful. His strong attack directly intimidated and subdued 99% of the people in the two villages.

With almost complete takeover, the structural framework of both villages remained intact, which naturally led to this situation.

Lu Jiu nodded almost imperceptibly. This problem had always existed, and they had noticed it.

Xiaochun seized the opportunity during this dormitory change and pointed out this point directly, which is a good thing for the integration of the three villages.

Moreover, we should be polite first, then take action. This time it was just a polite greeting. If this happens again next time, then we shouldn't blame them.

"We'll discuss this further now. The most urgent task is dealing with the attack on our Water Country branch." After touching on the topic briefly, Shikaku reiterated the main purpose of the meeting.

"This matter doesn't need to be handled too complicatedly," Chiyo said slowly.

"The main issue is personnel selection—which personnel should be sent to the two major branches?" This was a headache for Lu Jiu.

Theoretically, some Konoha ninjas and two branch ninjas could be dispatched to other branches. Konoha ninjas could be paired with former Kirigakure ninjas to go to the Land of Wind branch, and vice versa.

But! These two villages have been fighting like cats and dogs before, doing things this way is likely to cause more problems.

As for sending all of Konoha's ninjas? That won't work either!

If we really do that, Konoha's own high-end combat power will be depleted, and what's left are all the two branches. That would be terrible!

If they were to truly rebel, even if the Fifth Hokage were to come, he would be hesitant to act rashly and would likely face considerable trouble.

"How about we send ninjas to the two branches in a 3:3:4 ratio?" After thinking for a moment, Shikaku suggested a temporary solution.

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

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Everyone present was shrewd enough to understand Lu Jiu's meaning; currently, there was no better solution than this personnel arrangement.

"Now we'll be screening people..."

"But is it really a good idea to do this? Sending elite ninjas without the Hokage's orders is overstepping our authority," Ebizo said, frowning. He could point his finger at the Kazekage and glare at him, but he really wouldn't dare to do that to Hakugetsu. "Besides, this kind of mission, which is practically a permanent assignment, is also very expensive."

"It's alright, we have money!" Shikaku said quietly. "Don't worry too much about the Hokage either, I'll explain to him."

It wasn't that he didn't want to report to the Hokage from the beginning, but he simply couldn't find the Hokage.

Moreover, this unexpected situation could cause serious problems if not handled properly. Therefore, he had no choice but to overstep his authority and take charge.

"..." Chiyo and Ebizo, who had been poor all their lives, immediately fell silent.

"Continue screening personnel!"

"Okay!" Since Shikaku had taken all the responsibility upon himself, they had nothing more to say.

The consultants immediately got to work.

Meanwhile, Bai Yue, completely unaware of this, was still lurking near the Grass Ninja Village.

They want to capture a few consumables to become Zero-Tail hosts.

Compared to other small ninja villages, the Grass Ninja Village is very fickle, acting as a fence-sitter during wartime and a troublemaker during peacetime.

Furthermore, Karin's experience made Hakugetsu even more unhappy with the Grass Ninja Village.

"Very good, the candidates have been selected." Bai Yue, who had been waiting for a long time, successfully selected ten seemingly qualified candidates.

In his mind, the more despicable a person is, the more suitable they are to become the host of the original Zero-Tail. Of course, those carefully selected and manipulated to turn love into hatred will be of even higher quality.

But he doesn't have time to set up schemes; he wants quantity, not quality.

Without hesitation, with the help of Bai Yan, Bai Yue effortlessly captured all ten selected carriers.

Done, time to go.

Having achieved his goal, Bai Yue naturally wouldn't linger. He then left Kusagakure with the materials he had gathered.

Ten ninjas vanished into thin air, some of whom appeared to be of high rank, possessing at least Jonin-level strength in terms of chakra reserves.

The sudden disappearance of high-ranking officials will inevitably cause panic in Kusagakure, but that's all they can do. Let alone a mere Kusagakure, even the five great...three great ninja villages wouldn't be able to find a trace of Hakugetsu.

"Huh? What's going on? Someone has declared war on Konoha?" It has to be said that Shikaku and the others are fast. As soon as Hakugetsu returned to Konoha, he saw groups of ninjas going out.

Among them are many familiar faces, such as Kai, Asma, Maki, and even the children under their command.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Without saying a word, Bai Yue teleported directly to the Hokage Building.

"Lord Hokage, the Water Country branch has been attacked." Shikaku immediately lowered his head and said, "Since we couldn't find you, we took it upon ourselves to send elite ninjas to support the two branches separately."

"You've got some nerve," Bai Yue said teasingly.

"Your subordinate is terrified!"

"I wasn't talking about you!" Seeing that Shikaku's waist was almost bent into a folded screen, Shiro said with a black line on her face, "You did a great job. In this kind of emergency, and since I happened to be away from the village, your arrangements were perfect."

"..." The advisors fell silent. The Hokage truly trusted Shikaku, unlike them, who were simply tools to handle various documents.

Bai Yue never cared if others tried to undermine him; this confidence came from his absolute strength.

Moreover, Shikaku, that lazy bum, isn't the kind of person who covets power.

"Thank you for your trust, Hokage-sama!"

Tell me about your current plans.

"Yes, Lord Hokage, we will adopt..." Shikaku immediately began to explain.

"That's good. Fighting side by side can quickly build camaraderie and form bonds." Bai Yue stroked her chin, lost in thought. "It's just that the enemy is too weak. If the battles aren't tough enough, how can we build camaraderie? Should we add fuel to the fire?"

And what's more! A whole bunch of materials have been delivered to our doorstep, why not take advantage of them!

"Alright, that's the arrangement." Bai Yue didn't overturn Lu Jiu's plan, and then continued, "However, we can't guarantee that this attack by the enemy is just a probe, and the next wave of attacks will be stronger. So, just to be on the safe side, I will send some of my shadow clones over."