Uchiha's personal opinion

Although he was the governor of Konoha and held supreme power over the ninja army, he had advocated for the establishment of the bicameral system of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and Hatake Sakumo had always been an ally. Therefore, Uchiha Tokumitsu was still willing to go through the formalities.

In any case, even if the Jonin from other factions in the village have objections, the Uchiha clan and their affiliated ninja clans can still pass resolutions that are favorable to them by having a majority of votes.

"What is the planned size of this newly formed ninja army?"

Sakumo Hatake had no intention of obstructing the process.

"How about two thousand four hundred people?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu already had a plan in mind.

"This……"

Hatake Sakumo felt a headache coming on again.

To be honest, the number of people wasn't large, but it was better than meeting Sakumo Hatake's highest expectations.

"The Northwest Border Defense Force now numbers nearly two thousand men, plus this counter-terrorism unit..."

Hatake Sakumo pondered for a moment, "I reckon Lord Onoki of Iwagakure is going to have trouble sleeping again."

"Ahem... The existence of the counter-terrorism force will not affect Iwagakure and Kumogakure."

Uchiha Tokumitsu offered another futile explanation, "We're only targeting a terrorist organization led by Jiraiya and secretly supported by Mount Myōboku..."

"Hmm! I understand~ But I hope the Raikage and Tsuchikage will accept this explanation as well~"

Sakumo Hatake shrugged and picked up another document from the table. "The Akatsuki... Jiraiya actually came up with such a name, that's interesting..."

"It's just a few small cats and dogs... Why make such a fuss..."

Looking at the list of "Konan (suspected genin), Yahiko (suspected chunin)" and a string of genin in the data, Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but shake his head.

"At the core, it's still those outcasts from Mount Myoboku."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "The so-called holy land does have some foundation, and should not be underestimated."

"The House of Representatives will schedule a vote tomorrow."

Sakumo Hatake no longer persisted.

Since the Senate is nominally controlled by Uchiha Yomo, the head of the Uchiha clan, Sakumo Hatake only needs it to pass the House of Representatives.

……

The proposal to establish a new standing ninja army passed unanimously in both houses of parliament without any controversy, which was seen as a landmark event in Konoha's unity against external threats.

Uchiha Tokumitsu officially named this ninja army the "Northern Anti-Terrorist Force," and assigned this new army the responsibility of coordinating anti-terrorism operations in small countries such as the Land of Waterfalls, the Land of Frost, and the Land of Rice Fields.

As for the first commander, Uchiha Tokumitsu, adhering to the principle of "appointing the virtuous without avoiding relatives", directly reassigned his cousin Uchiha Shiina from the position of chief of the North District Police Station to the position of commander of the anti-terrorism force.

The vacant North District Police Station location was temporarily filled by Uchiha Hatake, the head of the secret guards, who was parachuted in to fill the vacancy. As for the best candidate in mind, it was Namikaze Minato.

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu has not yet truly seized the positions of clan leader and police chief, this is mainly because he already holds the transcendent status of Konoha Governor-General. To seize power from below would not only be inappropriate but also seem too petty. Moreover, since reclaiming the Uchiha clan's sacred artifact, the Flame Fan, the power of the Uchiha clan has naturally been concentrated in Uchiha Tokumitsu's hands.

As for the clan chief's faction, they didn't say much, but simply guarded the power of the Senate and kept arranging their clansmen to work in various agencies under the Senate, thus relinquishing all the power of the family and the police department.

It was precisely this very natural transition of power that allowed the Uchiha clan to complete the power shift in an extremely harmonious atmosphere.

Ultimately, it's because the Uchiha clan today is different from the past. They have enough resources to distribute and satisfy everyone's appetites, so they no longer have to engage in cutthroat competition or even teeter on the brink of civil war.

Furthermore, the conservative attack orchestrated by Jiraiya completely extinguished the last remaining dissenting voices within the clan.

Originally, after seizing power in Konoha, there were still about seventy clan ninjas who remained in the conservative camp. However, in the massacre, thirty-four conservative ninjas were killed in one go, and the already weakened conservative camp completely lost its reason to continue.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's advocacy of a great revenge and his decree to dissolve factions completely shattered the conservative faction.

As Elder Setsuna said, the Uchiha clan is now a complete clan.

……

"The War on Terror..."

Upon receiving the summons issued by the Governor-General's Office, the Hyuga clan head's expression was unusually complex.

He felt he had already compromised enough, even letting the branch family ninjas serving in the shogunate do as they pleased, but Uchiha Tokumitsu still went too far, continuing to recruit branch family ninjas from within the Hyuga clan under various pretexts.

Those branch family ninjas who broke free from the constraints of their clans and secured positions in the shogunate were no longer subject to the domineering authority of the main family, who held the power of life and death over them.

The Hyuga clan head's two sons, Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi, sat on either side, not daring to utter a sound. As for the elders of the main clan, although they looked angry, they also remained silent.

Everyone is waiting for the Hyuga clan leader to set the tone.

"This is like cutting flesh with a soft knife..."

Finally, the Hyuga clan leader slowly put down the conscription order that he had read countless times, sighed deeply, and said in a desolate tone.

His two sons and the clan elders remained silent.

The stance is not clear enough yet, and it is not appropriate to take sides or express an opinion at this time.

"The family has to endure humiliation and hardship... There's really no other way for my generation."

The Hyuga clan head was already well aware of his clansmen's attitude. "Hiashi..."

"Father!"

Hiashi Hyuga immediately straightened up.

"From now on, you must work closely with Hizashi to maintain the stability of the family..."

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi immediately straightened his back.

However, the Hyuga clan leader seemed to have a hidden meaning in his words, and the clan elders exchanged bewildered glances.

"The Governor's Office has issued a conscription order requiring sixty branch family ninjas, which cannot be refused... Hizashi, I intend to put you in command of them..."

The Hyuga clan head looked at his second son and asked, "You don't have any objections, do you?"

"Father..."

Hyuga Hizashi quickly got up and tried to explain.

"All right!"

The Hyuga clan head waved his hand, interrupting Hyuga Hizashi, "From this day forward, you are the head of the branch family!"

"As for you... Hiashi, prepare to ascend the throne next year!"

Ignoring the drastically changed expressions of the main clan elders, the Hyuga clan leader announced his decision.

Chapter 320 Bullying

If anyone within Konoha was most terrified by the conservative massacre, it would be Orochimaru.

Upon learning of this, Orochimaru's first reaction was to flee the village.

However, due to the martial law imposed by the police department and patrol forces, his own residence became a focus of attention. In addition, the various hints given to him by the White Snake Sage of Ryuchi Cave made Orochimaru suppress his impulse to defect and flee the village.

Fortunately, martial law was lifted after only a few days.

But Orochimaru also realized that there was truly nowhere left to go in the ninja world...

Although the newly established anti-terrorism force is based in the Land of Waterfall, according to the bill announced by the House of Representatives, the Land of Frost and the Land of Fields are also included in its operational range.

The Land of Fields was the place where Orochimaru hid after betraying the village, as he had previously planned.

Geographically speaking, the Land of Fields, as a small country with relatively independent power, is actually a good place to go. Moreover, apart from the naval ninja and a few extremely decadent old ninja clans, there are no ninja villages in the country.

Therefore, even after the "peacekeeping operation" against Kumogakure, when Konoha brought the Land of Rice Fields under its sphere of influence, it only set up a mission reception center in the Daimyo's residence within its territory. The garrisoned ninja army of the Hidden Gate Shogunate withdrew to the Land of Grass not long after, due to a lack of profit.

Moreover, the Land of Rice Fields has another advantage: it makes it easier to contact former Hokage lineage ninjas such as Sarutobi and Shimura, who were exiled to the southern occupied territory of the Land of Lightning to serve as "bandits and convicts," thus facilitating their actions.

However, the establishment of the counter-terrorism force completely eliminated this possibility.

Although this newly formed ninja army was not a traditional Uchiha elite ninja army in terms of personnel composition, and although the counter-terrorism force was not suitable for traditional ninja warfare in terms of combat organization, the number of reconnaissance ninjas in the counter-terrorism force was unusually high.

In addition to the sixty Byakugan ninjas from the Hyuga branch family, many ninjas from the Aburame and Inuzuka clans, who are skilled in reconnaissance and tracking, were also recruited. In addition, ninjas with sensory expertise were recruited from civilian ninjas. The counter-terrorism force's search and detection capabilities exceeded those of all the regular ninja armies in the ninja world.

Uchiha Tokumitsu also offered an explanation for this in the House of Representatives.

"The counter-terrorism force was established to combat the infringements of Jiraiya and the terrorist forces of Mount Myōboku on the order of the ninja world, so it is normal to strengthen reconnaissance capabilities."

However, Orochimaru would have almost believed Uchiha Tokumitsu's words if it weren't for the fact that a group of Uchiha ninjas were always openly watching his doorstep.

"A conspiracy! It must be a conspiracy!"

Orochimaru felt like an insect sealed in amber, tightly bound and barely able to breathe.

……

Although in public, Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, consistently expressed his support for Uchiha Tokumitsu's anti-terrorism efforts, he secretly kept a close eye on the actions of the Hidden Gate Shogunate stationed in the Land of Grass.

This was especially true after the Hidden Gate Shogunate and the ninja army led by Uchiha Shiina forced the Takigakure ninja to raise the white flag.

In Iwagakure's strategic planning, they thought this would be another expansion of the Hidden Gate Shogunate, and were relieved that the Hidden Gate Shogunate's ninja forces occupying the Land of Grass would be dispersed as a result. However, the newly formed Konoha Anti-Terrorist Force and the war zone plan were quickly transmitted to Iwagakure as the anti-terrorism bill was passed in both houses of Konoha.

……

"Bullying! This is blatant bullying!"

In the Tsuchikage's office, Onoki was so angry that he smashed several cups in front of a group of Iwagakure high-ranking officials.

He simply did not believe Uchiha Tokumitsu's claim that the newly formed ninja army was only used for counter-terrorism purposes.

Besides, there's no precedent in the ninja world for organizing a ninja army of several thousand people to pursue a rogue ninja!

Moreover, this ninja army also has a fixed war zone base!

So Jiraiya and Mount Myōboku are determined to hide in small countries like the Land of Waterfalls? Otherwise, why would they set up war zones in the first place?

"Father..."

Onoki's eldest son, Koto, stepped forward, intending to say something.

"Shut up!"

Onoki glared at him angrily: "You have to address people by their job titles during work hours!"

"Lord Tsuchikage..."

The yellow earth obediently changed its tune.

"Say!"

Onoki said irritably.