Uchiha's personal opinion

However, this way he could be certain that Uchiha Tokumitsu had no intention of killing him!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent these things over!

Picking up the representative's certificate, Kakuzu was astonished to find that it actually contained—

"The Takigakure traditionalist delegation? Or is it the leader of the delegation??"

Even though he had lost most of his emotions due to the influence of the earth's resentment and the passage of time, Kakuzu still couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Yes."

The attendant ninja, who was adjusting the equipment, said gently, "Because Takigakure is divided into Southern Takigakure and Northern Takigakure, they participate in the meeting in separate groups. In addition, given your origins in Takigakure, Lord Tokuko has bestowed upon you the status of a representative of the traditional faction of Takigakure."

"...Who else is in this traditionalist camp?"

Jiaodu couldn't help but ask.

"You yourself."

The attendant ninja said without changing his expression, "Well... you are in a group on your own; but on matters concerning Takigakure, you have the same voting rights as the leaders of the Minamitaki and Kitataki delegations."

"You can even vote?!"

Kakuzu was stunned again.

Is this alliance meeting... not just a matter of giving a heads-up and then it's over?

Is there any room for negotiation or compromise?!

Is there really such a good thing in this world? Could it be that Uchiha Tokumitsu is a saint who surpasses Senju Hashirama?

"Yes, the Jonin council system is the foundation of Konoha, the Shogunate, and even the ninja world."

The attendant ninja inadvertently revealed information that made Kakuzu's heart flutter.

Kakuzu was familiar with the House of Representatives and Senate of Konoha, the Jonin Joint Conference system of Kirigakure, and even the Inspectorate system of Sunagakure.

But what he never expected was that one day he, a long-time traitor, would actually have the opportunity to become a "respected member of parliament"!

"If I become a member of parliament, will I receive a salary?"

Kakuzu asked the question that concerned him most.

"Well... members of parliament should receive a performance allowance, and if they can serve on a professional committee, they will also receive other professional skills subsidies."

Although the attendant ninja was surprised that someone was even concerned about wages, he still politely replied, "Lord Tokumitsu has never mistreated his subordinates, whether it was the Shogunate or Konoha."

"That's good……"

Kakuzu was greatly pleased.

"Please inject some chakra here and register. We will then process your identification documents."

The attendant ninja pointed to the port of the instrument and said.

"All right……"

Kakuzu hesitated for a moment before placing his finger on the port and carefully injecting chakra.

"Because of your unique constitution, you need to be infused with five different types of chakra."

The attendant ninja smiled and said, "By the way, shouldn't your Earth Grudge Mask be fully repaired by now?"

"It's been...it's been replenished..."

Kakuzu felt a slight tingling sensation on his scalp, and then injected the chakra of the other four attributes into the device port.

"Okay~"

The attendant ninja performed a series of dazzling maneuvers on the device, after which the device dispensed a small card.

"This is your identification document. Please keep it safe. If you lose it, you can only get a replacement at the Ninja Registration and Management Office in Fubo City, which is quite troublesome..."

"OK……"

Kakuzu paused for a moment, then took the small card handed to him by the attendant ninja.

"Also, here is a tourist map of Fubo City. Starting today, you can move freely within the colored areas with your identification or representative badge, but please try not to leave the city limits to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings caused by patrolling troops..."

The attendant ninja handed over a folded map, then bowed again before putting away his equipment and leaving.

"Are you free to move around now?"

Kakuzu examined the small card, his identification document, over and over again, but couldn't discern anything amiss.

One side of the identification document features the Uchiha clan's fan emblem, while the other side displays Kakuzu's photo and the words "Senior Jonin," along with a line of small print stating, "With this document, one may travel freely within the limits permitted by law, and local authorities should provide necessary convenience and support."

"Something seems a little different..."

Kakuzu closed his eyes and sensed that the Shogunate ninjas who had been lurking around the perimeter of the residence had all left. He hesitated for a moment, then pushed open the door and went out.

No one stopped them...

Kakuzu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He examined his identification again, then solemnly tucked it away from his body and began to wander aimlessly through the streets.

The city of Fubo was bustling with people.

Among them, there are quite a few ninjas wearing headbands from small ninja villages, looking around like country bumpkins in the city, who are actually high-priced items on Kakuzu's bounty list!

Although Kakuzu's identity was special, and he still had the headband of a Takigakure rogue ninja on his forehead, others only paid a little attention to him before going about their own business.

Kakuzu noticed that most of the people's eyes were focused on his headband, and after hesitating for a moment, he took off the rogue ninja headband.

After that, no one paid any attention to him anymore.

"...How much are these meatballs?"

Kakuzu stopped in front of a stall selling four-colored dumplings and asked hesitantly.

"Five taels for three strings, ten taels for eight strings!"

The vendor immediately beamed and said, "You have excellent taste! These are Konoha's most famous four-colored dumplings! The Uchiha men love this snack!"

"...Then give me eight skewers!"

Kakuzu hesitated for a moment, then took out his wallet, pulled out a gold yuan note, and handed it over.

"Okay!"

The vendor immediately packed eight skewers of four-colored meatballs and took Kakuzu's gold coins to prepare change.

"Keep the change, it's all yours!"

Kakuzu was unusually generous this time.

He then swaggered away amidst the vendors' profuse thanks.

Although Kakuzu, who had been over-modified, could not taste the true flavor of the four-colored dumplings because his sense of taste had long since been lost, walking in the sunlight for the first time and shopping like a normal person was a novel experience he had never had since becoming a rogue ninja.

"The air of freedom..."

Although aimless wandering was quite boring, Kakuzu was enjoying it, seemingly having found a new pleasure in life besides money: "It's so sweet..."

After saying that, Kakuzu ate the last skewer of four-colored meatballs in one bite, and followed suit by throwing the bamboo skewer and packaging bag into the trash can before walking into a ramen shop.

……

"How come this guy is so civilized?"

In the monitoring room of the Sky Eye System in Fubo City, a Uzumaki ninja who was watching the screen monitoring Kakuzu couldn't help but say, "He even knows how to put trash in the bin. He doesn't seem like an uneducated rogue ninja at all!"

"The old ninja world turned humans into demons, the new ninja world transforms demons into humans~"

Another Uzumaki ninja, whose face looked slightly older, replied.

Chapter 468 Jonin Rank Assessment and Ninja World Councilors

For every ninja village, Jonin are an absolute pillar of strength.

After all, only Konoha has powerful clans like the Uchiha and Senju that produce Jonin.

Although the strength gap among Jonin may be greater than the gap between Jonin and Genin, for example, Uchiha Tokumitsu and Kusagakure Jonin are both Jonin, but Uchiha Tokumitsu can easily kill a group of Kusagakure Jonin; in terms of power and importance, the status of Jonin in each village is actually about the same.

However, the most important thing for a unified ninja regime is to have a core ruling class.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's intended ruling class was naturally the ninjas, and the best among the ninjas, the Jonin, naturally became the targets that had to be won over.

If it weren't for the existence of an unknown new world, Uchiha Tokumitsu wouldn't have bothered with these seemingly power-sharing antics.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough cannon fodder for either the expansion of the new world or its defense—we can't just use our precious Uchiha ninjas to fill the trenches! Uchiha Tokumitsu is counting on these people to stay home and have children to increase the clan's population!

Based on this principle, Uchiha Tokumitsu also won the support of most of the clan's Jonin during a secret clan meeting.

Of course, there are differences in kinship, and Uchiha ninjas still need to be given special treatment, while those ninjas from other villages need to be reassessed to see if they can qualify as Jonin—the reason is simple: to redistribute power based on strength, which is very reasonable.

……

"However, what if the defeated ninja villages and smaller ninja villages object? Moreover, rashly stripping someone of their Jonin status does not align with the principles of our Great Ninja Alliance."

At the shogunate reform conference held at Fubo Castle, the head of the Hyuga clan raised a question.

Although nominally on the side of the Great Shinobi Alliance, the Hyuga clan leader was most worried that his clan would suffer a great loss in the power distribution of the new order.

After all, although the Hyuga clan is currently thriving, the rift between the main family and the branch family is becoming increasingly serious. In particular, the branch family ninjas serving in the shogunate's direct ninja army follow the lead of Hyuga Hizashi and basically ignore the orders and demands of the main family.

If the Jonin rank were to be reassessed and confirmed, the Hyuga clan would likely face a new round of reshuffling—the main branch is a single-lineage clan, and there aren't that many Jonin!

"Equating Konoha Jonin with those lowly fodder is the greatest insult to us! We firmly support Lord Tokumitsu's wise decision!"

The Nara clan chief jumped out impatiently to retort, "Only in this way can we demonstrate our fairness!"

"That's right!"

"support!"

Chief Akimichi and Chief Yamanaka immediately responded.

Now that the Uchiha clan has gained significant power, if the Ino-Shika-Cho clans don't actively express their support, they will lose all chance of power.

After all, within the power structure of the shogunate, even the Kirigakure, Shika, and Cho clans held a status far superior to the original Hokage lineages like the Ino-Shika-Cho clans. If the Ino-Shika-Cho clans didn't want their status to fall to the same level as the Kusagakure clans, they would have to perform well.

"..."

Because the Nara clan chief's reasoning was too politically correct, the Hyuga clan chief had no way to refute it and was extremely frustrated.