Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 211 Promotion

Spring of Konoha 46.

Konoha Village, Hokage Building, inside the office.

"In recognition of Uchiha Toshiro's outstanding performance on the battlefield of the Land of Grass, he is hereby awarded a Jonin certificate for his commendation."

"Yes! I will certainly live up to your expectations and strive for Konoha's victory!"

Upon receiving the Jonin certificate from the Hokage, Toshiro wore an expression of gratitude.

In his mind, he was constantly complaining that he had carried out countless high-risk missions over the years, but he was still just an ordinary Chunin.

Although Chunin can also lead teams to complete missions, the teams he leads are not ordinary mission squads.

Instead, it was a scout squadron composed of Uchiha clan members!

Although he is in the garrison, this is still too outrageous.

"Toshiro! May I call you that?"

"It is my honor, Hokage-sama!"

Even though I was already cursing inside, I still had to put on a good show. Besides, I was quite familiar with this kind of pretense from my past life.

It's so easy to do now!

"Um!"

He took a deep breath and then exhaled the smoke from his chest, enveloping himself in a pale purple haze.

Wearing a white divine robe and a Hokage hat, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke again.

"I witnessed your performance on the battlefield in the Land of Grass, and I hope you will continue to strive for excellence. At the same time, I hope you can better embody the Will of Fire and better protect the village and everyone else!"

"Yes! I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

"Okay! Go down!"

"Then I'll take my leave now!"

As he spoke, Toshiro glanced at the Konoha F4 in the office again, nodded as a greeting, and then left.

You can't let people say that Uchiha Toshiro was rude!

After Toshiro left, someone spoke up in the office, their tone not very pleasant, clearly expressing great dissatisfaction with the Third Hokage's appointment.

"Hmph... Hiruzen! You shouldn't have appointed a fourteen-year-old Uchiha as a Jonin. It goes against the teacher's policy of suppressing the Uchiha."

"Besides, judging from that kid's past behavior, he doesn't seem to believe in the Will of Fire. By doing this, aren't you just giving the Uchiha another opportunity to gain fame?"

The person who spoke was none other than Shimura Danzo, who was known as the "Kage of the Pot".

A 14-year-old Jonin. That's quite a good gimmick, and it can bring a lot of fame to the Uchiha clan.

Especially during times of war

Their common teacher, the Second Hokage, spent his entire life on guard against the Uchiha clan. He wanted to learn from his teacher, but was unwilling to become just another man behind the Hokage; so he followed suit.

"And that Uchiha Obito, you actually let Jiraiya's disciple take that brat as an apprentice? What are you trying to do? Are you completely abolishing the policies set by your teacher?"

As he spoke, Shimura Danzo glanced at his two companions beside him.

"Yes! Sarutobi, you're being far too lax with the Uchiha clan. Don't forget what your teacher said! Those Uchiha are inherently evil!"

Encouraged by her companions, Koharu Utatane, who also harbored little affection for the Uchiha clan, spoke up. And when she did speak, she went straight to the heart of the matter.

Her attitude towards the Uchiha clan was similar to that of Danzo Shimura standing next to her, and she also deeply believed in her teacher's words.

A clear stance!

Of the four people present, only Mitomon Homura remained silent.

Upon seeing his three companions looking over, he adjusted his glasses and offered his opinion.

"I think we should wait and see about this... and then decide!"

"Hmph! Just going through the motions!"

The other three had obviously expected their companion's answer, but they hadn't anticipated that he would be so fickle in this matter.

Shimura Danzo and Utatane Koharu were both quite dissatisfied with this answer!

As for his companion's answer, Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite satisfied; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make such a decision on his own.

"Alright! Koharu and Danzo did this to appease the Uchiha to some extent! We are at war now, and we need their strength!"

As for Obito, he inherited the Will of Fire very well, making him a good bridge to ease tensions between us and the Uchiha clan.

When assigning ninjas to teams, he considered it for a long time before assigning Obito Uchiha to Minato Namikaze's team.

For Minato, who belonged to the Hokage lineage, accepting an Uchiha as a disciple meant something he, as the Hokage, understood all too well.

"Now is the time when the Uchiha need to give their all. If we don't give them some hope, things will get complicated. That Uchiha Obito is the most suitable candidate I can find."

"As for Uchiha Toshiro!"

Although the other party spoke eloquently, given his life experience, how could he easily believe the other party's nonsense?

Just like before, the only reason now is to appease the Uchiha.

"I admit that Obito Uchiha is a fool, and as Minato's disciple, he doesn't pose any real threat. But Toshiro Toshiro is different."

"You must have seen his mission experience; making him a young Jonin is inappropriate!"

This Uchiha Toshiro is not as easily fooled as the other Uchiha. Making him a fourteen-year-old Jonin is not good news.

This is inconsistent with the policies implemented in the village!

"Don't worry! I have other plans..."

"Other arrangements?"

At this moment, Mitomon Homura played the role of a good straight man, asking his companion's question.

"Yes! Minato Namikaze is now serving as the team leader Jonin, but he has also been quite burdened by this."

"I plan to promote Kakashi Hatake to Jonin, so he can lead a team on missions and free Minato."

It's such a waste that the opposing team is always using their combat strength to train students.

"That's a good idea!"

This approach achieves multiple benefits. Not only does it free up Minato Namikaze, but with Kakashi Hatake present, the fourteen-year-old Uchiha Jonin becomes less conspicuous.

If I remember correctly, that child was only twelve years old!

"Hiruzen is still the most cunning!"

Upon hearing this, both Mitomon Homura and Utatane Koharu nodded in satisfaction.

Even the hot-tempered Koharu had to admit that this was a pretty good method.

Unlike Danzo, who doesn't know how to consider the big picture and only knows how to use his power to intimidate others.

(End of this chapter)