The Uchiha Clan's Sun

Chapter 317: Weighting!

"The full name of the Dark Division is the Special Assassination Tactics Unit. I won't go into too much detail about the specific functions of this department here."

"Most of the functions of the Dark Division remain unchanged, except that its functions within the village have been reduced to targeting only 'external threats,' such as spy infiltration, terrorist attacks, defection to the enemy, and other such incidents."

"At the same time, interrogation-related functional departments such as the interrogation team, analysis team, and torture team were split up and merged into the Dark Department and the Guard Department. The barrier team and the corpse disposal team of the medical department were changed to the forensic team and directly merged into the Guard Department, which was directly responsible to the Guard Department."

"When necessary, the Anbu can also report to the Hokage and request the deployment of Guard ninjas for joint investigations."

"In addition, the 'City Management' function, which was separated from the Konoha Guard, will be used to form the 'City...Village Management Team' and incorporated into the Administration Department, which will then be under its jurisdiction."

"Since the village management team is mostly responsible for some simple but difficult-to-handle trivial matters, we might as well consider recruiting some ordinary people in the village who have high prestige, good character, and good reputation to serve in the position."

"Although Konoha is a ninja village, not all management positions are held by ninjas. There are talented people among the common people too!"

Uchiha Jin spoke eloquently, explaining how departments with overlapping functions handled the situation.

Although everyone was a little uneasy upon hearing this, they didn't rush to say anything.

After all, judging from the current situation, just as Uchiha Jin said before, there will be many more positions in the village, which are all opportunities!

Tsunade then asked the question that everyone was most concerned about: "So, Elder Uchiha, how exactly are the personnel selected for these departments? And how many people are needed to fill these positions?"

Uchiha Jin was prepared for this and said directly, "I have already explained the positions in the Legislative Council in detail, so I will not go into further detail."

"The court will have one president, who will be responsible for managing all matters of the court and whose position will be hereditary by the Uchiha clan. There will be three vice presidents, one in charge of court hearings, one in charge of assisting in investigations, and one in charge of logistics and archives."

"Then there are several presiding judges, several judges, several clerks, and several administrative staff."

"These positions require a high level of expertise, and those with strong abilities will be given priority. Ordinary people are also welcome to apply!"

"The Inspection Department shall have one Minister, who shall be responsible for managing all matters of the Inspection Department, and the position shall be hereditary and perpetual by the Uchiha clan..."

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"Finally, there's the security department."

"The specialized departments under the Guard Department, such as the Barrier Team, Forensic Team, and Analysis Team, will naturally select the most capable candidates for recruitment, just like before. There will be a certain number of personnel, but we must ensure that the number of personnel is no less than before the split!"

"In order to ensure that the guard department can respond immediately to any incident that occurs in any corner of the village, the guard department will divide the village into five areas: east, south, west, north, and center, and build a station in each of the five areas!"

"The southeast, northwest and south are the branch offices, and the central area is the headquarters. Each area has two action brigades, and the headquarters has four action brigades and one special action brigade. Each brigade has fifty people, all of whom are ninjas."

"Then there are the senior positions in the security department."

"The Security Department shall have one Minister, who shall be in charge of all matters of the Security Department, and the position shall be hereditary by the Uchiha clan. There shall be three Deputy Ministers: one in charge of headquarters matters, one in charge of logistics and archives, and one in charge of various professional departments."

"Each branch of the Security Department has one director in charge of all matters, big and small, and two deputy directors in charge of case handling, investigation, and logistics and archives, respectively."

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After a pause, meeting the expectant gazes of the crowd, Uchiha Jin said calmly, "Originally, the Konoha Police Department only had a few hundred people. Now that it has been divided into so many departments, there are naturally not enough people."

"Therefore, those vacant positions will be filled by recruiting from other clans or commoner ninjas in the village. As I said before, we will select the best candidates!"

"Although the head of the Security Department is still a member of my Uchiha clan, from now on the Security Department will no longer be the private property of my Uchiha clan!"

As mentioned before, although the position of head of the Security Department is still hereditary and unreplaceable by the Uchiha clan, this has always been the case, and no one has any objections to it.

On the contrary, everyone is now eager to seize the power that Uchiha Jin has divided up.

Tsunade coughed lightly and then asked, "Elder Uchiha, does your 'selective recruitment' include high-ranking positions such as deputy ministers, directors, and deputy directors, besides the head of the Security Department?"

Uchiha Jin nodded and said, "Of course it includes that! As long as you have the ability, you will naturally follow the village's arrangements, except for those mentioned above!"

Upon hearing this, many people in the meeting room had tears in their eyes!

Although the Uchiha clan still holds the highest positions in these three departments, their control over them is definitely not as strong as it originally was over the Konoha Police Department due to the layered decentralization of power!

Although Uchiha Jin's restructuring of many departments resulted in an astonishing increase in power for the Guard Department, Inspection Department, and Court, making it a significant gain compared to the original Konoha Guard Department, no member of the Uchiha clan monopolized the power; instead, most of it was distributed among the members.

Given that the Uchiha clan could have kept their food to themselves, their actions earned them considerable goodwill, and naturally, there was no opposition.

"In that case, I have no objection. This reform is worth a try!"

Tsunade stopped opposing the plan at this point, which can be seen as an expression of support for the plan proposed by Uchiha Jin and Namikaze Minato.

"I also agree to reform!"

Orochimaru also spoke up in support.

"I have no opinion!"

After some consideration, Nara Shikaku also expressed his opinion.

"I have no objection either!"

Hiashi Hyuga began to speak.

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After the village elders expressed their support, the remaining villagers naturally had no objections and all expressed their support.

Seeing this, Uchiha Jin's lips curled up, and he sighed inwardly. These people were still too inexperienced, not even a fraction as good as those old guys like Sarutobi Hiruzen!

The Uchiha clan did indeed have extreme control over the Konoha Police Department, but that was under the circumstances where the Konoha Police Department was neither favored nor loved!

Although the Uchiha clan could indeed reform the Konoha Police Department without the consent of the majority, how many people would actually approve of such reforms?

Without gaining the approval of the masses, any changes to the Konoha Police Department would be largely in vain!

While it may seem that Uchiha Jin has relinquished most of his power, he has actually taken control of the top few positions.

One is a position of real power, the other is a nominal one; the power contained in the position is incomparable, so this is a huge gain!

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze also spoke up: "In that case, I will have the Uchiha veterans list out the specific positions needed for the new department and make them public later. If anyone has a position they are interested in, they can apply for it themselves. Then we can discuss the allocation of these positions."

"And so the reforms began!"

Chapter 318 Compensation!

After the decision was made, no one discussed the matter further.

After all, large-scale meetings like the Jonin Conference are very costly to convene. They usually only determine the general direction, while specific details are discussed in smaller meetings with relevant personnel.

"Besides the various problems caused by Shimura Danzo and his Root group, there are several other matters that urgently require resolution!"

Seeing that Uchiha Jin didn't seem to intend to speak again, Nara Shikaku took the opportunity to steer the conversation to other matters.

Nara Shikaku took out several documents and said, "First of all, there was the Battle of Kikyo Mountain not long ago. This battle had a great impact, and Konoha also suffered heavy losses!"

"Although the losses in the other villages are no less than mine, and it is unlikely that a large-scale war will break out again in the short term, we must still be on guard until the dust settles!"

"Therefore, the two things we urgently need to do are, first, to rebuild a robust defensive line along the border; and second, to negotiate with other countries."

"The other issue is post-war reconstruction and compensation for the dead."

What Nara Shikaku mentioned were all common knowledge. He had even consulted with some high-level officials before the meeting started and decided on the general direction. Now all that was needed was to discuss some details and make a decision.

So Minato Namikaze spoke up immediately after Shikaku Nara finished speaking: "Although the issue of building a defensive line on the border is urgent, fortunately, the village has experienced similar things many times before and has a contingency plan for this."

"We just need to follow the village's past experience to reclaim the lost garrisons along the border, rebuild them on the spot after they were destroyed, and rearrange the early warning barriers and defensive traps."

"The sooner this is done, the better. After the meeting, the Jonin team will draft the first batch of personnel to be stationed on each border defense line, and the logistics department will immediately prepare the corresponding supplies!"

Minato Namikaze's response was generally fine, so no one raised any objections, except for the head of the logistics department, Jiro Mito, who showed hesitation.

Minato Namikaze, noticing Mitomon Jiro's unusual behavior when he called him out individually, asked, "Captain Mitomon, is there a problem?"

Mitomon Jiro respectfully stood up and said, "Lord Hokage, most of our logistics department's regular supplies were lost in the Battle of Kikyo Mountain. We can provide the supplies for the first batch of personnel going to the border garrison, but once we do, our warehouses will be almost empty!"

"In addition, the post-war reconstruction also requires a large amount of supplies, so I applied to the Executive Yuan for funds to purchase supplies!"

Minato Namikaze nodded upon hearing this and said, "Make a list and write an application, then send it to my office. Make sure the supplies for the journey are prepared in advance!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Mitomon Jiro breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down in his seat.

Minato Namikaze continued, "Regarding negotiations with other villages... we can send envoys to probe their attitude, but only to probe their attitude. We shouldn't rush to make a statement. Whether it's war or peace, we'll decide after we know their attitude!"

"To the envoys, I have only one piece of advice: remember that Konoha is the victorious nation!"

"The victorious nation should have the pride of a victorious nation!"

Nara Shikaku let out a long sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice with mixed feelings, "Understood! I will keep that in mind!"

The people in the conference room were all feeling very complicated, as if a surge of energy was boiling and churning in their chests.

They haven't been this assertive in years!

It's not that they haven't won battles before; on the contrary, Konoha has always won more battles than it has lost in foreign wars.

However, during each post-war negotiation, the pro-peace Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, would always instruct the negotiators to be careful with their words and attitude, so as not to provoke the other side into reigniting the war!

Take the negotiations with Sunagakure, the village that was first crippled by Konoha in the Third Shinobi World War, for example. Konoha not only treated the Sunagakure envoys with kindness and gentleness, but even voluntarily gave up post-war reparations to appease them, allowing the people of Sunagakure to strut around the village with their heads held high.

This makes Konoha look like a defeated country, which is very frustrating!

Back then, everyone was angry but dared not speak out, but now, under Minato Namikaze's leadership, they can finally stand up straight!

Minato Namikaze continued, "Next comes the matter of post-war reconstruction and compensation for the fallen... Nara-squad leader, I remember that Elder Homura Mitokado and Elder Koharu Utatane came up with a plan for this matter before, right?"

“That’s right,” Nara Shikaku glanced at Uchiha Jin, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “However, when Elder Mitokado Homura took that report to Elder Uchiha Jin to ask for money, Elder Uchiha Jin refused on the grounds that the procedure was wrong, and the matter was delayed.”

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Uchiha Jin.

Uchiha Jin also spoke up to explain, "That proposal did not follow the proper procedures; it didn't even have the Hokage's signature. Naturally, I couldn't approve something like that!"

"Moreover, when I raised my questions, Elder Mitomon En had no objections and took the proposal back."

Upon hearing this, no one said much. They already knew a bit about the cause and effect of the matter, so there was nothing more to say.

Minato Namikaze continued, "Aside from the procedures, are there any other problems with that plan?"

“No,” Nara Shikaku handed a document to Namikaze Minato, “there are no problems with the reports in that plan; everything is done according to the rules.”

After a pause, seeing Minato Namikaze intently reviewing the documents, Shikaku Nara raised his voice and said, "The village's compensation standard is a one-time payment of the reward for three to five B-rank missions, depending on the circumstances."

"Since the Third Shinobi World War, a total of 5,763 ninjas have died in the village. The compensation for 2,347 of them has been paid. Another 289 ninjas have lost their families, and 395 ninja families have only young children left. The compensation will be held by the village and will be paid to them when they come of age."

"So this time the village only needs to distribute compensation to 2,731 ninjas."

"After discussions between the former Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, the compensation will be distributed according to the minimum standard reward for five B-rank missions, which is 400,000 ryo per person!"

"A total of one billion nine hundred and ninety-two million four hundred thousand taels!"

Chapter 319 The Financial Situation of the Finance Department!

As Nara Shikaku announced the numbers one by one, everyone present wore a solemn expression.

Keep in mind that the entire Hidden Leaf Village only had a little over 10,000 ninjas, and nearly half of them died in one war. This loss was undoubtedly devastating!

Fortunately, this war lasted for nearly ten years, with fresh blood being added every year; otherwise, Konoha would have collapsed.

As for the amount of the compensation, no one seemed to care.

The missions in the ninja world are divided into five levels according to difficulty: S, A, B, C, and D.

The rewards for D-level missions range from 500 to 50,000 taels, for C-level missions from 10,000 to 100,000 taels, for B-level missions from 80,000 to 200,000 taels, for A-level missions from 150,000 to 1 million taels, and for S-level missions from 1 million taels or more.

The rewards for these tasks seem high, but in reality, they are not.

Aside from tasks like catching cats and walking dogs, which are given to recent ninja academy graduates for practice, the main source of income for lower-ranking ninjas comes from regular D-rank and C-rank missions.

Take C-rank missions as an example. Most C-rank missions are tasks such as guarding or investigating, which require forming a ninja team to carry out and are very time-consuming.

Just like the first C-rank mission carried out by Team 7, the protagonist's team in the original story, escorting Tazuna back to the Land of Waves to build a bridge.

Aside from the inherent dangers of the mission, it also took the Seventh Squad nearly a month to complete.

Even with the top reward of 100,000 ryo for a C-rank mission, the four ninjas of Team 7 only earned 100,000 ryo in a month, and a portion of that had to be handed over to the village.

If the ninja squad carrying out this mission were not a Jonin-led squad, but an ordinary ninja squad, each of them would only receive a maximum of about 15,000 to 20,000 ryo per month.

Based on this standard, it means that a genin's monthly salary is only around 20,000 to 30,000 taels.

The compensation standard in Konoha Village is equivalent to a one-time payment of more than a year's salary for a ninja, which is already considered very generous!

Nara Shikaku continued, "In addition to the pension, there is also a disability allowance!"

"According to the village's subsidy standards, in addition to the medical expenses being reimbursed by the village, the injured person will receive a one-time subsidy equivalent to the minimum wage of six C-level tasks. Furthermore, the disabled person will receive a subsidy of five thousand taels of silver per month from now on."

"The total amount of subsidies to be given now is 98.55 million taels."