Naruto's Journey to Training

"Hokage, you are too kind. I, Uchiha, just want to create a safer living environment for the village. Everyone's life is worthy of respect, so my suggestion is..."

Yu Weiwei paused for a moment, whetting everyone's appetite before speaking, "My suggestion is to disband the Anbu, an organization hidden in the dark. As a village that has inherited the will of fire, we should be as hot as flames, and be open and aboveboard. Everything can be discussed openly!"

The lightning flashed again, illuminating the stunned expressions of everyone present.

"Disband the Anbu!" This was something no one had expected.

Anbu, whose full name is Assassination Tactical Special Forces, was formed by the second generation, and the best ninjas were selected from the entire village to join.

When it was first established, its main task was to protect the Hokage and prevent foreign invasions. Sometimes it was also responsible for detecting enemy situations and assassinating foreign enemies.

After the Third Generation ascended the throne, the nature of the entire Anbu began to change. In order to consolidate his position and strengthen his control over the village, the Third Generation began to develop the Anbu without any bottom line.

During his reign, he absorbed many potential ninjas and greatly expanded the functions of the Anbu. As a result, the Anbu completely became a tool and weapon for Sarutobi to control the village!

It can be said that without the ANBU, Sarutobi would lose more than half of his power. It would be a dream for him as the Hokage to use his power to suppress the Uchiha as unscrupulously as before.

Therefore, Yu's proposal to disband the ANBU is more painful than asking Sarutobi to step down.

If he stepped down, at most Sarutobi would lose the title of Hokage in name only, but the real power of the village would still be in his hands. However, if he lost the Anbu, even if he was still Hokage, he would be a castrated version of Hokage.

Sure enough, after hearing Yu's proposal, Sarutobi was so angry that his hands were shaking, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was trembling so much that he could hardly speak.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

At this moment, Sarutobi no longer had his usual kindness and calmness, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes as he looked at Yu.

The heavy rain outside the window kept falling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky from time to time. The whole hall was filled with the heavy breathing of people.

Yu faced Sarutobi's murderous intent, but his heart was calm. To hit the snake, you have to hit it at its most vulnerable part. Yu didn't care about the threat in Sarutobi's eyes. Even if Sarutobi wanted to fight him now, he would have to have the strength to do so.

Yu looked at Sarutobi calmly, his eyes fixed on the black and red Uchiha clan uniform, which fluttered gently in the breeze coming through the window, just like the bangs of a Huaguo Taoist in his previous life. His long hair also brushed gently across Yu's handsome and tender face in the breeze.

The quiet and elegant temperament he exuded seemed out of place in this world. His image of a young man in brocade clothes, as if floating in this world, was deeply engraved in the minds of all the ninjas present.

"Is this what you, Uchiha, are proposing? It's simply absurd!" Seeing that the young Yu dared to look him in the eye, Sarutobi felt even more murderous and refuted without hesitation.

"Haha! Lord Hokage, although Yu is young, he can distinguish right from wrong. May I ask why Lord Hokage retains the Anbu, or what is the significance of the Anbu's existence?" Yu asked calmly.

However, Sarutobi did not speak, but Utane Koharu stood up and said, "To protect the Hokage, of course!"

"Isn't it the job of the Kage Guards to protect the Hokage? If the Hokage feels unsafe, you can just expand the number of positions in the Kage Guards!"

"In addition to this, we also need to scout the enemy!" Utane Koharu said hurriedly.

"Well! This doesn't make sense! The Intelligence Department is such a big department, is it just a decoration?" Yu looked at the head of the intelligence department suspiciously.

The ninja from the intelligence department showed a hint of embarrassment on his face.

"Humph, of course there are more than that. Special operations and difficult missions also require ANBU ninjas!"

Mizuto Menen immediately stood up and changed the words on behalf of his companion.

Yu smiled slightly, "Elder Mito, you are kidding me. Are all the elite jonin in Konoha living in the village? Or are the elite ninjas in Konoha not worthy of the title of elite?"

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Mitomon En and Utane Koharu were speechless for a moment and looked at Yu silently.

The Anbu does have some special functions, but they are never made public.

The many ninjas in the audience once again looked at Yu standing in front of the crowd, and their eyes sparkled for a moment. The young patriarch of the Uchiha family was truly amazing.

One person actually refuted the Konoha's high-level officials speechless. Many family representatives couldn't help but look at Fugaku who was sitting next to Yu again, and sighed in their hearts.

"If I could have a son, I'd give birth to a boy like Uchiha Yu!"

Fugaku naturally felt many envious gazes, but at this moment he remained calm and motionless.

Shizhe was already extremely proud, but he just didn't want to show it, he was a humble Uchiha.

Looking at the three people who stopped talking, Yu chuckled disdainfully, "After saying so much, I realized that the function of the Anbu is simply to steal the jobs of other departments. If even the Hokage of Konoha does not trust the departments under it, or the ninjas of the village, it is simply the tragedy of the village!"

"Shut up!" Sarutobi didn't care about maintaining his image at this moment. If he let this Uchiha brat continue talking, there would be a gap between him and the ninjas in the entire village. Would he still be the Hokage then?

"The functions of the Anbu do overlap with those of many other departments, but this is not to divide the powers of each department! Rather, it is to ensure that in the face of an ever-changing emergency, there is such an elite team that can quickly handle emergencies!"

Yu did not refute this, because this was indeed the core reason of the Anbu.

Yuya never considered completely disbanding the ANBU, which was the core power of a village Kage.

Even if Yu can take advantage of the Third Hokage's mistake to forcibly disband the Anbu now, the next Hokage will find a way to reorganize it. Even after he takes the throne, he will need such a force.

But...how could he let Sarutobi get away with this? Otherwise, his trip today would have been in vain!

"So, Hokage-sama, how many people does a department that handles emergencies need? Nowadays, the ninjas in the Anbu are already able to conquer a small country!"

"With such a large team, I think Konoha can already do it with only the Anbu and no longer need personnel from other departments. All ninjas from departments related to the Anbu can go home to take care of their children. There is no need to work hard from nine to five every day. Isn't it wonderful to go home and live a leisurely life with a wife and children?"

Yu Qingxiao's ridicule was undoubtedly a bit exaggerated, but it pointed out the actual situation of the Anbu now.

That is because the Third Generation's desire for power was too strong, and with the help of Danzo, an old man who wanted to become Hokage, he kept recruiting people to the Root in the name of Anbu.

Today's Anbu has become a very bloated department, and it has occupied a large amount of the village's excellent talent resources.

Sarutobi fell silent, and the ninjas in the conference room looked at the Third Hokage silently. The only sound in the entire conference room was the sound of rain outside the window.

Amidst the increasingly intense gazes, Sarutobi knew he had to make a decision.

He originally thought that at most he would lose his position as Hokage and retreat to the second line to become an elder or acting Hokage, but he did not expect that the first thing to be sacrificed would be the authority of the Hokage.

After a while, Sarutobi raised his head slightly and looked at the ninjas below the stage, "From today on, the Anbu will be reduced to a total of 100 people, with five teams and 25 squads. Are you satisfied, Uchiha?"

Sarutobi directly pointed out the attitudes of both sides.

Following Yu's series of well-reasoned rebuttals, he was afraid that if he didn't clarify the relationship between the two sides, the ninjas who supported his side would waver.

Yu nodded calmly and did not deny the hostile relationship between the two sides. Since he had already stood in a situation of political confrontation, his political stance must be firm. Not only must he be firm, but those who follow him must also understand the hostile stance.

Revealing your identity is a good way to choose people who share the same stance as you!

"Since Lord Hokage has given a reasonable solution, I, Uchiha, naturally have nothing to say!"

After saying that, Yu returned to his seat, waiting for the performance of other people in the meeting.

After all, now that Uchiha's main goal has been achieved, there is no need to force Sarutobi too much and appear aggressive, otherwise it would be seen as Uchiha being unreasonable.

Now that the Uchiha have made a good start and the preliminary stage has been established, it naturally cannot be just the Uchiha who will take the stage.