Swing the knife from the leaves

"Third generation sir, our Hyuga clan is willing to send sixty ninjas, including forty eye-opening ninjas, five jounin, and three clan members. As for more candidates, I have to go back and discuss with the elders of the clan."

Nizu directly stated the original bottom line number.

Because the third generation said that the number of jounin in the ninja clan had increased, Hizu understood that these original bottom-line numbers for his family had become the bottom-line numbers needed by the village.

Hizu's decision did not surprise the third generation. This was also the bottom line that the village could accept. The third generation turned around and looked at Fugaku with questioning eyes. He wanted to see the courage of the newly appointed Uchiha clan leader.

Seeing the third generation looking at him, Fugaku said directly:

"Hokage-sama, our Uchiha clan is willing to send eighty elite ninjas, including fifty Sharingan ninjas and ten Magatama ninjas. As the clan leader, I will also enter the battlefield. I want more. Go back to the clan to discuss with the elders.”

This amount directly made the third generation happy. Looking at Uchiha Fugaku in front of him, he couldn't help but look at it.The power of fifty Sharingan and ten Sanmagatama has exceeded the expectations of the third generation.

"Very good. If you are willing to contribute to the village, the village will repay you."

The third generation looked at the two of them with some joy. The effect of increasing the number of Jonin exceeded the third generation's expectations.

The force sent by the two ninja clans greatly made up for the lack of high-end ninjas in the village. On the protective line in the southeast of Konoha, the addition of these ninjas could immediately fill the gap.

"Then I will go back and discuss the candidates with the elders first, and then I will take my leave."

After finishing speaking, Fugaku said goodbye to the third generation:

"Okay, Chief Fugaku, the appointment of the village will be issued in three days."

The happy Sandai said to Fugaku:

On the side, Hinata Hizashi also said goodbye to the third generation:

"Third generation master, then I will go back and discuss with the elders about adding more candidates."

The third generation, who heard Nizu's subtext, felt a little happy in his heart, turned around and said:

"Okay, Rizu Clan Chief, the village's appointment will be announced in three days as well."

The two people who said goodbye to the third generation walked out of the Hokage Building one after the other. Without much greeting, they ran directly towards their clan.

Now both of them were tempted by the cake of jounin quota, and wanted to go back quickly to discuss the candidates to join the ninja army. After all, this time the third generation was not meeting the two clans alone.

In the building, the third generation looked at the heads of the two families who left. He, who was originally smiling, returned to his original calm expression.

This is not the result he wants. The second generation system is good for the village, but it is really bad for these ninjas.

Sarutobi Hiruzen understood the second generation's thoughts very well, or in other words, the second generation's disciples all understood the second generation's thoughts. The village could only be the village of the village, not the village of these ninjas.

Letting go of the Jonin quota was a helpless and calculated move by Sarutobi Hiruzen. After all, the village was no longer the village it was during World War I and World War II.

The departure of the Senju clan has unbalanced the power of the ninja clan in the village. Now that Hinata is conservative and Uchiha is arrogant, the village cannot use their power and can only use this calculating method to get them to contribute.

With a long sigh, Sandai turned around and walked towards his office. He still had to take care of the village affairs.

The war is about to begin, and the Hokage has even more tasks.

Of course, the third generation's decision will not be wrong. The changes in the situation in the ninja world have put Konoha at the forefront.

The unique geographical location and fertile land make Konoha's position unique in the shinobi world.

If Konoha is strong, then Konoha will be the center of the ninja world, just like when the first generation and Uchiha Madara founded Konoha Village.

But if Konoha's strength is not enough to overwhelm the four countries, then Konoha will be the target that all countries want to challenge, just like the situation that the third generation is facing now.

And if Konoha's strength declines, then Konoha will become the target of attack by all ninja villages. Konoha will be like this after the Nine-Tails Rebellion, and the Hyuga clan that makes up Konoha can become victims.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had experienced two ninja wars, understood that all diplomatic methods must rely on his own strength, and all dissatisfaction must be resolved on the battlefield.

Therefore, the Third Hokage must use all the power in the village, even if it will increase the power of the great ninja clan afterwards, it is better than other countries invading the territory of the Land of Fire.

What's more, there are those who are immortal in war. The more ninjas sent by the ninja clan, the more people will die on the battlefield.

The third generation exchanged the quotas for fresh troops who could go to the battlefield. After the war, Hinata and Uchiha had to have talented people if they wanted to use these quotas.

The power of the ninja clan is generated much slower than that of the village. When the next generation of the ninja clan is trained, more jounin of the Hokage series will be trained in the village.

After ten years, Hinata and Uchiha will find that their right to speak will not only not increase, but will decrease.

After all, if the number of jounin in the ninja clan increases, then the number of ninjas in the Hokage family must also increase.

What really makes the third generation uncomfortable is not these calculated things.

He just felt that the village could not regain its glory in his own hands.

The high-spiritedness of my youth and the helplessness I now feel in middle age seem to have never come back.

After driving away all the thoughts in his mind, Sandai came to his desk.

Looking at Konoha Village outside the window, the third generation's eyes were firm.

He would never let Konoha perish in his own hands.

In high spirits, he began to deal with the documents on the table.

Three days later, the location of Konoha's training ground No. [-].

The originally spacious training ground was now occupied by ninjas, and training ground No. [-] was requisitioned and became the venue for the troop dispatching ceremony.

In front of the crowd, the members of the Hinata and Uchiha clans stood on the left and right, each numbering more than a hundred people. Standing in front of them were the clan leaders of the two clans, Hinata Hizashi and Uchiha Fugaku.

Ignoring the noisy environment around them, the two clan leaders looked at the number of members of the other clan and were surprised at each other. Their eyes slowly met each other, and they were both a little surprised at the other's determination.

This was the third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, walking to the front of the podium. As usual, he was going to give a speech.

With the third generation standing in the most conspicuous position, the two thousand ninjas on the training ground fell silent, and they all looked towards the Hokage with respect on their faces.

Hizu and Fugaku also stopped looking at each other, looking at the Sandai in front of them, preparing to listen to his speech.

After clearing his throat, Sandai said to the people in front of him with a calm expression:

"Today is the day for the team to go on an expedition. Together we witness the increasing prosperity of the village, but the enemies outside have been coveting the rich land of the Fire Country outside."

"and........"

The third generation's mellow speech fully aroused the emotions of all the ninjas present, even the ninjas from Hinata and Uchiha in front.

The young patriarchs of the two families also nodded along with the third generation.

Of course, there are also distracted ninjas, and he is still at the forefront of the team, with Hinata Hizashi on the left and Uchiha Fugaku on the right. He is Nara Shikaku of the Nara family.

At this time, his expression was serious and serious. The heads of the two families next to him also thought that he was listening deeply, but in fact, he was distracted and did not hear what the Hokage was saying at all.

The formation of the troops this time was still a bit hasty. Due to the limited number of ninjas in the village, the three generations made do with each other and finally managed to pull out 2000 troops.

Coupled with the involution of Hinata and Uchiha, there is no shortage of high-end combat power, but there is a lack of a middleman who can reconcile the two clans.

Therefore, Nara Shikaku, the most outstanding contemporary Nara family, was removed from the current Ino Shikacho by the third generation and served as the general staff of this border defense force.

In fact, he was the commander-in-chief this time, but Hinata and Uchiha were not easy to command, so all three generations brought this guy over and gave him a headache.

After half an hour, the third generation's speech ended, and the high-spirited ninja troops began to drive out of the village regularly according to the plan and headed for the Konoha defense line in the southeast of the village.

Looking at the smiling Sandaime on the side, Nara Shikaku gave up the idea of ​​complaining, sighed helplessly, and followed the two ninjas.

"Hey, being a senior official can kill people."

Shikaku, who sighed inwardly, disappeared into the training ground with the troops.

The morning sun shone on the remaining three generations. Seeing the departure of those young ninjas, the third generation sighed.

Perhaps he was surprised by his own sigh, and Sandai began to wonder if he had been like this all the time.

Slowly walking towards the Hokage Building, the morning sun warmed his body, but the third generation felt a little chilly in his heart.

Another group of ninjas were sent to the battlefield. This time the war is over, how many will come back.