Konoha: My Character Card

Chapter 18 Light and Darkness (3000 words)
The Uchiha clan is not being driven to the corner of Konoha like in the original book, the territory is close to the center of Konoha, and because Kyuubi was restrained by Sanshui for a period of time yesterday, the Uchiha territory has not been seriously damaged.

"Let's go to the new house first."

Sanshui walked out of the central building, looked left and right, quickly found the direction of Huoyan Street, and walked there slowly.

At the same time, the Naruto Building is undergoing intensive negotiations.

Namikaze Minato had just finished a conversation meeting, assigned some deployment work, and then immediately walked to the next office.

Knocking on the door, Namikaze Minato walked in.

There were already people waiting in the room, and Hiruzaru Sarutobi, the third Hokage, was immersed in processing a large number of documents at the moment, with a cigarette in his mouth, and a strong and pungent tobacco smell pervaded his body.

Seeing Minato walk in, Hiruzaru Sarutobi came back to his senses from the copywriting, got up and turned on the exhaust device, opened the windows, and the smell of smoke filled the room.

"Three generations of adults."

Minato greeted him respectfully, Hiruzaru Sarutobi specially asked him to come here to talk, not knowing what was going on.

"Minato, you've dealt with some things now, what do you think about Kyuubi's matter?"

"Master III, the incident with Kyuubi was my fault. I failed to protect Konoha and caused serious damage to the village. The villagers suffered heavy casualties. I cannot blame it."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi looked at Minato who blamed himself in front of him, and nodded imperceptibly.

"Then what are you going to do in the future? No matter what happens to this matter, you need to give everyone an explanation."

Minato heard Sarutobi's question, took a deep breath, and seemed to have made up his mind.

"I will convene a Konoha meeting, plead guilty to the whole village, and dismiss Hokage."

"Bullshit!"

Sarutobi Hiruza didn't finish listening, he directly interrupted Minato's words, and scolded severely.

"I've told you many times that one thing needs to be considered from multiple perspectives. Now that you are Hokage, the issues you need to consider are different from when you were a Jonin."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi paced back and forth in the room, Minato Namikaze lowered his head to accept the lesson.

"As Hokage, the first thing you need to consider is the interests of the entire village. If you resign from the position of Hokage now, what will happen? Have you ever thought about it!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't give Namikaze Mizumon any face at this moment, and pointed out the problem straightforwardly.

"No matter what happened to Kyuubi, we can't hide it. The major powers will know. When they see that Konoha has suffered heavy casualties and Hokage has abdicated, what will happen to them? You can't understand!"

"What the villagers need now is a Hokage who takes responsibility, not a Hokage who voluntarily backs down because of self-blame!"

Speaking of this, Hiruzaru Sarutobi's tone softened slightly.

"Actually, I shouldn't teach you a lesson, because you are Hokage, you should be able to stand alone, but Minato, you have a mistake that you shouldn't make as a ruler."

Sarutobi Hiruzen walked up to Namikaze Minato, and asked him to raise his head and look at him.

"You are Hokage, which means you can't be kind forever, you have to let go of some things, so that you can sit firmly in this position."

Namikaze Minato's expression darkened, as if he felt powerless.

Ever since he came to power, he knew that the Konoha political circle was not as harmonious as he imagined.

"Minato, do you know what the position of Hokage represents?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't push Minato too much, he knew what kind of person Minato was, and it was indeed difficult for him to do things that violated his conscience.

"Hokage means guarding the village, protecting the people in the village, and leading the village to prosperity."

"Well, you're right, but it's all on the surface. Minato, let me tell you, as Hokage, you represent the entire Konoha. Anyone in this Konoha can make mistakes, but you alone can't, and you can't Mistake."

Because Konoha can't be wrong, and can't be wrong.

"You don't have the ability to handle this matter yet, leave it to me."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi lit a cigarette again, walked to the window, turned his back to Minato, and pretended to see off the guests.

"Master Sandaime, I"

"Okay, Minato, I will let you know how I deal with this matter in the future, now you can go to other things, Konoha still needs you a lot."

Hearing what Sarutobi Hiruzen said, Namikaze Minato had no choice but to agree, turned around and left, not disturbing his master anymore.

The sound of closing the door sounded, Hiruzaru Sarutobi sighed heavily as he looked at Konoha Ninja who was busy in the distance.

Minato is good at everything, but he is a bit too idealistic and wants to do everything by himself.

Sarutobi Hiruzak knew that Minato did this because he didn't want other people in the village to suffer for him, which is a very good quality.

In times of peace, Hiruzaru Sarutobi believes that no one can do better than Minato, because he is selfless and righteous.

But in times of war and crisis, Hokage like Minato died the fastest.

Even if he didn't die at the hands of others, he would fall into the trap of his own people.

Not everyone can sit comfortably in the position of Hokage, and there are not a few people who covet its position.

"Minato, this time I will carry it for you, but next time, how will you deal with it?"

Sarutobi Hiruza only hoped that Minakame Minato would grow up as soon as possible, and understood that this Konoha was not only bright, it also had a dark side.

As Hokage, he will eventually encounter these darkness, and he must learn how to deal with it.

Hatake Sakumo chose another path at the beginning, it was his negligence of Sarutobi Hiruzane, today the talents of the village can no longer be destroyed by darkness.

Namikaze Minato left Sarutobi Hiruzen's room and returned to his Hokage office.

Because of Naruto's birth, Namikaze Minato was so excited that he barely rested, and then he met a masked man who was suspected to be Uchiha Madara, who caused the Kyuubi Rebellion, and now the post-processing stage, Minato almost two days Time is running out.

Boom boom boom!
"Come in."

Namikaze Minato cheers up and prepares to receive the visitor.

"Fourth Generation."

"It's Fuyue, what's the matter?"

Namikaze Minato looked at the same tired visitor, and couldn't help smiling.

Like him, Uchiha Fugaku has not rested since yesterday, and last night cooperated with Minato's work to check the Uchiha clan inside and out, just to prevent traitors in the Uchiha clan.

Yesterday, after Hiruzaru Sarutobi left first, Minato Namikaze and Fugaku exchanged some secrets in private on the way back to the village.

For example, who is the fourth-generation Hokage with a mysterious identity, and for example, the one who summoned Nine-Tails tonight is suspected to be the ancestor of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Madara.

Because of these two pieces of news, Uchiha Fugaku took great pains to check all the people in the clan, and checked them one by one on the roster, just to prove the innocence of the Uchiha clan.

Although this matter was a bit hasty and difficult to act, Uchiha Fugaku himself has the majesty of the patriarch, and yesterday was an extraordinary time, so the result was smooth.

When submitting the internal list of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku and the Uchiha clan also completely gained the trust of Namikaze Minato.

"This is the area contributed by the Uchiha clan to resettle the Konoha villagers whose houses were destroyed."

"Really, Fuyue, on behalf of those villagers, I would like to thank the Uchiha clan for their generosity."

"It's nothing. The clan land of our Uchiha clan hasn't been seriously damaged, and it's right to contribute some areas for the villagers to live in. And, Minato, the Konoha Ninja Conference hasn't been held yet, right?"

In the second half of Fu Yue's sentence, he did not use an honorific title, but instead showed a meaningful smile.

Namikaze Minato was slightly stunned, and then realized that his political IQ is not low, but his personality is too gentle.

"That's fine, you're still thinking about it."

The major families of Konoha hold a lot of land in their hands. If they can contribute part of it at this time, the housing crisis of Konoha villagers can be solved.

But how to speak, Namikaze Minato still lacks a proper reason. After all, ninjas are not philanthropists and will not make contributions without reason.

So Uchiha Fugaku came up with a trick in advance, and after careful discussions within the clan, he took the initiative to contribute a part of the area for the villagers to live in.

As long as there is a family with enough power to take the lead, then other families will have a reason to do so. If they don't, then it doesn't matter, Hokage will definitely make a note in the future.

Therefore, as long as Namikaze Minato talks about the territory contributed by the Uchiha clan at the conference, other families will contribute more or less.

"In this way, the resettlement problem of those villagers can be perfectly solved."

Namikaze Minato rubbed the center of his brows, his tone slightly soothing.

"But Minato, you have to convene the meeting as soon as possible. I see that there is a long queue at the central building. I don't know how long our Uchiha clan's regional quota can last."

"Well, I'll call a meeting now."

Namikaze Minato cheered up and called Anbe.

"Fourth Squad, you should immediately notify the clan leaders that I will hold the Konoha Ninja Conference."

"Yes."

The Konoha Ninja Conference is usually attended by Konoha Jominin, the chiefs of each group, and consultant elders. Now many of Konoha Jominin are performing tasks outside and have not returned to the village, so it can only be regarded as a temporary Konoha Ninja Conference.

For a regular meeting, the time needs to be announced a month in advance, and then Konoha Shinobu is left on standby in the village.

Namikaze Minato opens windows to allow air to circulate.

"Fuyue, do you know? In fact, I have been vigilant all the time. What happened yesterday is not over. What I'm talking about is not dealing with these things afterwards, but that the real murderer has not been caught, and he may return at any time."

Fu Yue walked to the window and stood right behind the water gate, his tone became serious and reliable.

"Fourth generation, the Uchiha clan will be ready to fight at any time. If that person is really the Uchiha ninja left behind by Uchiha Madara, I will definitely arrest him, and he will not be favoritism!"

Namikaze Minato nodded slightly, but his expression was still serious.

After yesterday's battle, he discovered a problem of his own.

A person's strength is limited after all, he needs more powerful helpers in order to better protect Konoha.

(End of this chapter)