Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 53 The meeting begins [Please vote~]

"Grandpa, good morning."

The next day, a cold wind suddenly blew and snowflakes fell.

Zhishui got up early and was exercising in the snow by the pond in the yard. When he saw Sima Yi coming out of the room, he immediately stopped, exhaled a breath of hot air and greeted him.

Sima Yi smiled and nodded in response. After washing up, the two sat quietly in the house and enjoyed breakfast.

"Grandpa, I will be going to the Jonin meeting with Clan Leader Fugaku soon. Do you have any instructions?"

After the meal, Shisui looked at Sima Yi with some anticipation in his eyes.

"Listen more, watch more, speak less, don't expect too much, just let it go."

Sima Yi did not care about the outcome of the meeting. If things went well, they could act later and still be fully prepared. If things did not go well, they could still seize the opportunity.

Shisui took note of it carefully, nodded and replied, "Okay grandpa, I'll be leaving first then."

He stood up and said goodbye, and came to Fugaku's house with mixed feelings.

Fugaku also got up early in the morning, but his complexion was not very good. He was more tired than usual in the past few days.

He is responsible for presiding over and resolving conflicts between the family and Konoha, conflicts among the elders, and all matters related to the annual meeting.

"Master Patriarch, Brother Tiehuo."

Shisui walked across the front yard to the corridor to pay his respects, and Tiehuo was already sitting there waiting.

"Well, you should have had a good rest. You've worked hard on the clan's affairs."

Seeing Shisui coming, Fugaku nodded in response.

He had originally planned to bring Yashiro and Tetsuka along with him to the meeting, but Shisui's request helped him a lot.

The eighth generation voluntarily withdrew. Even if something happened during the meeting, it would not be heard by the great elder immediately. Perhaps he could think calmly for a night.

"It's all for the Uchiha!"

Shisui lowered his head and replied in a firm voice.

"Chief, it's almost time, let's go." Tiehuo also greeted him and then gave some reminders from the side.

Fugaku stood up, and the two followed closely behind him. Facing the wind and snow, they walked together towards the core area of ​​Konoha, the Hokage Building.

Walking from the outer area of ​​Konoha to the core area, many people recognized them along the way.

Some bowed, some avoided, and some ignored.

Fugaku, who bowed, also nodded in response. He ignored those who avoided or ignored him.

When they arrived, quite a few ninjas had already gathered in the conference room.

The stronger families such as the Hyuga clan, the Nara clan, the Yamanaka clan, the Akimichi clan, etc. all came with two or three people, while the weaker families such as the Kurama clan and the Hatake clan only came with one person who sat quietly aside.

The rest were all civilian ninjas who had emerged victorious in this war. They were selected to participate in this Jonin Conference.

After Fugaku and his two companions arrived, the slightly noisy meeting room gradually became quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on them.

There have been constant disturbances regarding the Uchiha since the end of the war. Everyone has heard a lot of rumors. They have complicated emotions, but most of them do the same thing: ignore it.

Fugaku and the other two kept their expressions unchanged as they sat at the front of the conference room, facing everyone's complicated gazes.

Da Da Da~
Not long after the three of them sat down, the sound of footsteps and crutches hitting the ground were heard again in the quiet meeting room.

Everyone's eyes shifted away, and when they saw the person coming, they all glanced away.

Danzo was seen walking slowly towards them alone, leaning on a cane. His cold eyes swept over Fugaku and the other two, then he walked straight past the people sitting in the middle of the front row.

Then, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En each came with two younger generations of the family and sat with Danzo.

There were already nearly sixty people in the meeting room, but there were still two empty seats in the middle of the front row, and everyone was waiting. "Oops, am I late?"

The voice arrived before the person did, and the gentle voice with a smile carried into the conference room.

Everyone stood up to greet him, and saw the Third Hokage wearing the Hokage's divine robe, walking slowly towards him with one hand behind his back and the other holding his pipe.

Behind him followed two people, a man and a woman, both wearing Jonin chain armor. They had sharp eyes and a strong aura.

The two were none other than the Third Generation's son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and his daughter-in-law Sarutobi Yuki.

"Third generation sir."

Everyone greeted each other, and Sandai smiled and took the two of them straight to the platform. He took off his hat, shook off the snowflakes, and looked at everyone.

"This is the first snow of the year, covering the entire village. It's a little colder than usual. It's time for dead leaves like us to light fires for Konoha to drive away the cold."

The Sandai seemed a little melancholy as he spoke, but Danzo's eyes changed when he heard this.

"A lot has happened in Konoha this year, but fortunately, with everyone's concerted efforts, we finally won. We successfully protected Konoha and our fellow villagers.

However, we have also lost many companions, but they will not disappear. They burn themselves to illuminate the village and bring light and heat to the new leaves.

Everything is for the future of New Leaf, for Konoha!"

"For Konoha!"

The whole audience was shocked. Regardless of whether they were moved or not, whether they agreed or not, everyone applauded in response.

The applause lasted for a long time.

The Third Hokage nodded with satisfaction, but did not put on the Hokage's hat. Instead, he left it on the stage. Then he took Sarutobi Shinnosuke and sat in the two middle seats in the front row.

Only Sarutobi Yuki was left standing on the stage. As the current leader of the Jonin squad, she needed to preside over the entire meeting.

At the signal of the Third Generation, everyone sat down and then looked up at Sarutobi Yuki. They all knew that the focus of this meeting was coming next.

Yuki Sarutobi had short hair and looked very capable. Under the gaze of everyone, he took out documents one by one and started the meeting directly after a simple greeting.

The first topic is the battle situation report that concerns everyone. Although it is called an topic, everyone just needs to listen to the results.

Among them, the wars between Konoha and the Water Kingdom, Wind Kingdom, and Earth Kingdom have basically ended. Only some ninjas need to be left on guard at the original site of the Whirlpool Kingdom, the Grass Kingdom, the River Kingdom and other places.

Only in the Land of Thunder, although there are no large-scale wars anymore, there are still constant frictions, and it is necessary to keep some troops on alert in the Land of Soup.

However, everyone knows that there will be no large-scale war with the Kingdom of Thunder, and now it can be barely considered a peaceful period.

The second topic is about the Ministry of Education. After the war, the difficulty of the ninja school graduation examination will increase. At the same time, the difficulty of the Chunin and Jonin examinations will also increase.

However, this has little to do with everyone else. Those who are qualified to come here are genuine jonin.

The third topic was related to the system, which mentioned that death pensions would be prohibited from being paid in one lump sum in the next few years.

Although the consecutive items were complicated, not many of them required a vote from the public, until the eighth item.

"Since the Fourth Hokage died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion, the Third Hokage had to take over as Hokage again, but this was a temporary wartime strategy after all. Now that the war is over, should we re-select the Fifth Hokage for the village?"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar!

Danzo's eyes widened and his breathing became rapid.

He was about to speak when he heard Utane Koharu beside him speak first: "The war has just ended, and there are signs that the Land of Lightning is rekindling the war. The situation in Konoha is unstable. How can Hiruzen leave at this time? Let's talk about the Fifth Hokage after the situation stabilizes!"

As Utane Koharu finished speaking, Mitokado En also nodded in agreement.

When everyone in the field saw this, even those who had some other ideas immediately changed their minds and agreed.

For a moment, the whole place was filled with calls for retention.

(End of this chapter)