The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 61 The Awakening of Uchiha Hikaru, Military Reform

After making arrangements for Uchiha Rai and the other two, Uchiha Muan did not go to the Hokage Building. Instead, he walked towards Konoha Hospital while pondering the situation.

After the departure of the three squad leaders, the reform of the police department also needed to be put on the agenda. In addition, the matter of the Land of Lightning, as well as his previous ideas and plans, gradually led him to make a decision.

Upon arriving at Konoha Hospital, Uchiha Rinpoche was processing Uchiha Hikaru's discharge procedures.

Uchiha Hikaru's physical functions did not experience any problems under the combined power of chakra and the Mangekyou Sharingan's [Eight Thousand Spears].

Even more amazingly, the development and growth of the body's organs, just like the appearance, remained in the state before the seal was placed.

If one can grasp this point, it will be the foundation for an unshakeable power for generations to come.

Uchiha Muan could imagine how many old guys who should have died of old age would suddenly rise from their coffins when the Uchiha clan faced a life-or-death crisis, and once again establish the Uchiha hegemony with an overwhelming number and strength!

"From now on, Guang will live in our house. There happens to be an empty room on the second floor."

Uchiha Muan's suggestion made Uchiha Rin nod in agreement; she would have been uneasy having a pair of unfamiliar Mangekyou Sharingan anywhere else.

However, the purple-haired girl glanced at her husband, her sharp gaze making the man's scalp tingle. "An Jun, you mustn't do anything bad."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not a lolicon."

"If I were to do something bad, I'd come to you guys."

Uchiha Takeo took Uchiha Rinpoche's hand, pulled her into his arms, and whispered, "Did you wait a long time last night?"

Before leaving last night, Uchiha Muan left behind a shadow clone to prevent his absence from the night from being exposed.

He only dispelled the shadow clone when he got home this morning, but he was quite clear on the details—the tall and sexy manager had washed herself thoroughly, changed into her pajamas, and walked around in front of the shadow clone before returning to her bedroom and closing the door.

Unfortunately, shadow clones can't do anything. Even if they could, Uchiha Muan would reject such behavior, feeling as if he had been cheated on.

"No way, how could that be? Don't talk nonsense."

Breaking free from Uchiha Takeo's grasp, Uchiha Rinpoche turned her back to prevent Uchiha Takeo from seeing her flushed face. "I'm taking the light back now. You should hurry back to the Hokage Building."

"He's always late and leaves early; he has no semblance of Hokage authority."

"Don't rush things. Today I plan to hold a Jonin meeting to split up and reorganize the police department and establish other departments. I'll take Hikaru back first. Wait for me, we'll go to the Hokage Building together."

Before Uchiha Kage could reply, Uchiha Takeo picked up Uchiha Hikaru, who was wearing a white hospital gown, and teleported back home, placing him in the last empty room near the second-floor stairwell.

The bed and furniture in the room had already been prepared.

After placing Uchiha Hikari on the bed and covering her with the blanket, Uchiha Takeshi quietly looked at the girl for a few seconds before using a summoning jutsu to toss the bewildered Tachibana Jutsu onto the bedside and disappear from the room.

"Meow?"

Tachibana looked up and met a pair of rotating Mangekyou Sharingan eyes.

(Meow meow, I'm doomed!)

………………

The Hokage Building, second floor, large conference room.

Apart from the Jonin who were out of the village on missions, there were more than 130 Jonin participating in the meeting.

In the middle, there was a large, dark mass of Uchiha ninjas.

Seeing that all the Jonin had arrived and were sitting in the center of the long table, with Uchiha Takeo next to Mito Uzumaki, he tapped the table.

"To this day, the Security Department is no longer suitable for Konoha's development, and today it will be dismantled and reorganized."

The Security Department has always been the Uchiha clan's private domain, especially since Uchiha Takeoshi's rise to power was largely due to the Security Department's immense power.

Seeing Uchiha Muan's attempt to destroy his own defenses, the many ninja clan leaders, representatives, and commoner Jonin in the conference room were all taken aback.

He would occasionally glance at the Uchiha Jonin in the middle, hoping to glean something from their aloof faces.

To their disappointment, the Uchiha clan, united in their will, had long admired Uchiha Takeo, who had ascended to the Hokage position they so desperately desired through the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

How could a typical Uchiha leader possibly harm the interests of the Uchiha?

Furthermore, with the news of the resignations of the three squad leaders of the garrison department spreading, they also had different opinions about the garrison bureau—it was neither worth keeping nor worth abandoning.

After glancing at the expressions of the Jonin, Uchiha Takeo continued.

"The main topic of this meeting is military reform."

"First, a Military Intelligence Department will be established to oversee all Konoha ninjas. During wartime, its main function will be external affairs, while during peacetime, it will be responsible for the promotion of ninjas."

"Secondly, a Security Bureau was established under the Military Affairs Department, whose members are mainly Chunin and Jonin, and who handle security matters related to ninjas within the territory of Konoha."

"Third, the city management office is set up under the security bureau. Its main members are genin (low-ranking ninja) and it is responsible for handling Konoha security that does not involve ninjas."

The Military Affairs Department, the Security Bureau, and the Urban Management Bureau were all mentioned by Uchiha Wu'an. The scene was silent, and the sharp-witted Jonin had already sensed the storm that was about to break.

However, seeing that the Uchiha clan occupied almost a third of the seats, as well as the Hokage Uchiha Takeo, the Hyuga, Uzumaki, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, all the scheming thoughts of the ninja clans vanished.

"Now we will establish the Minister and two Deputy Ministers of the Military Affairs Department."

The Uchiha clan already held an overwhelming advantage in Konoha, and Uchiha Muan had no intention of holding a public election; he went straight to appointing candidates.

"I will serve as the minister directly, and the two vice ministers will be Uchiha Yomotsu and Uzumaki Mito."

In Uchiha Muan's view, with him and the other Uchiha Shifu in power, how much authority Uzumaki Mito held depended entirely on whether the Hokage would give him face. Moreover, after stepping down, Uzumaki Minako would inevitably succeed him as the vice-captain.

Therefore, whether now or in the future, the Military Affairs Department remains his absolute authority.

The Jonin had no objections. The two founding clans of Konoha should rightfully occupy high positions, and their strength was beyond question. Only Hyuga Ashizaki, the head of the Hyuga clan, the third largest clan in Konoha, had an obscure look in his eyes.

The Military Intelligence Department, which oversees all ninjas and their promotions, wields power a hundred times greater than the previous Security Bureau, effectively strangling the Konoha ninjas.

It is no longer realistic for the Hyuga clan to maintain its previous neutral and detached status.

Just like when he decided to join Konoha, this Hyuga clan leader, a Kage-level figure, once again stood at the crossroads of his clan's future.

(Falling towards the Hokage, falling towards the Uchiha.)

During the Warring States period, Hyuga Ashizaki, who was able to compete with the Uchiha clan on local battlefields, was heartbroken and thought about the branch family within the clan. What should he do if the branch family moved closer to the Hokage?

(The ideological work regarding the separation of the family must be done thoroughly.)

While Hyuga Ashizawa was pondering, the Hokage continued.

(End of this chapter)