"Hokage-sama, you've overstepped!"
Yuuki's words were undoubtedly a bombshell dropped in everyone's hearts.
"How dare you say such a thing?!"
Homura Mitokado was also incredibly shocked, his thoughts spilling out directly.
"How dare I? Because I am the Head of the Konoha Military Police Force, and I am responsible for Konoha's safety!"
Yuuki stated his reason with almost no hesitation.
"I am the Hokage of Konoha, and I am also responsible for Konoha's safety; my actions are not wrong!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to give an inch on matters concerning Konoha.
"Hokage-sama is not wrong in wanting to protect Konoha, but can Hokage-sama explain why he needs to use the Anbu to protect Konoha?"
"From the day the Konoha Anbu was established, its members were selected from Konoha's most elite Ninja; they are responsible for protecting the Hokage, preventing foreign invasion, and also for gathering intelligence and assassinating key figures in enemy countries. Since its establishment, the Konoha Anbu has made immense contributions to Konoha's safety, and entrusting the mission to the Anbu is undoubtedly the most suitable choice."
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in one breath about the Anbu's origins and responsibilities, and at the same time stated that the Anbu was currently the most suitable for carrying out the mission of capturing spies.
As soon as Hiruzen Sarutobi finished speaking, he immediately received the approval of the surrounding Ninja.
Anbu usually undertake extremely dangerous missions, requiring the most elite Ninja. Some Ninja present had also applied to join the Anbu but were ultimately regretfully rejected.
"Hokage-sama is right, Anbu Ninja always cause me trouble, but some Anbu missions cannot be completed by ordinary Ninja."
"That's right, as an elite Konoha Ninja, I was once rejected from joining the Anbu. It seems only the elite of the elite can join the Anbu."
"You're not even close to being an elite, but Anbu Ninja are indeed powerful, and their mission completion rate is very high."
The discussions of the crowd did not affect Yuuki.
Having decided to limit the Hokage's power by restricting the Anbu, Yuuki would not give up easily.
"Hokage-sama seems to have forgotten one point: Konoha has a complete Ninja system. To protect the Hokage, we have the Shadow Guard, who are also powerful Ninja."
"To prevent foreign invasion, we have official Ninja troops and border troops stationed at the Land of Fire's border."
"As for gathering intelligence and assassinating key figures in enemy countries, we have tens of thousands of numbered mission Ninja."
"The Hokage can only become Hokage by gaining everyone's approval, but Hokage-sama, as the Hokage, doesn't seem to trust our Shadow Guard, Ninja troops, and mission Ninja very much."
"If the Anbu were truly as important as Hokage-sama says, then it wouldn't be the Ninja troops fighting desperately against enemy Ninja on the Battlefield, it should be the Anbu."
"When war breaks out, while our Ninja troops are fighting on the front lines against enemy Ninja, where is the Anbu?"
"No one knows where they are, no one knows their missions, and no one even knows their names."
"The duties of the Anbu that Hokage-sama just mentioned, the missions the Anbu carries out, the Military Police Force can also achieve. We are also willing to dedicate ourselves for the will of fire, for Konoha."
"Moreover, unlike the Anbu, we are willing to accept the supervision of all Konoha departments and villagers. The villagers will know what we do, the villagers will also see the mistakes we make, everything about us will be revealed under the light of the will of fire, and our Military Police Force can protect Konoha better!"
"Konoha does not need the Anbu's protection. It is no longer the Sengoku period; Ninja do not need to hide themselves. We need visible protection, we need a tangible sense of security."
"So, Hokage-sama, for Konoha, can the Anbu transfer the spies to the Military Police Force?"
After Yuuki finished his speech, many Konoha Ninja immediately began to observe the two sides.
The Konoha Military Police Force Ninja were all dressed in uniforms with the Military Police Force insignia, even clearly printed with their Ninja identification numbers.
On the other hand, the chaotic animal masks completely covered the faces of the Anbu Ninja, who even deliberately lowered their voices when speaking. Aside from differences in physique, there was no discernible difference between them.
The onlookers all knew that Anbu Ninja were elites, but those Sharingan eyes on this side would be very difficult to fight against, but as teammates, it was a sense of security that was almost overflowing!
Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent for a long time, and finally said, "Then I'll trouble Yuuki-kun."
Immediately, Hiruzen Sarutobi left with the Anbu present.
Yuuki wanted to use these repeated actions to tell everyone that whoever says one must hide in the darkness, silently bear everything, and willingly sacrifice themselves in silence to be called a Ninja.
Whoever says that those who stand in the light are not heroes!
In the following days, the Anbu's actions continued, but the Military Police Force always appeared last to intercept them.
The Military Police Force received all the praise and applause, while the silently contributing Anbu went unnoticed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not stop the Anbu's operations. Before the war officially began, he had to do his utmost to clear out the spies in the Village.
As the Hokage, he knew that the Military Police Force alone could not complete this mission.
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally understood Danzo's pain from back then. He stood in the light, while Danzo was hidden in the darkness.
All the praise and applause belonged to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and for Konoha, Danzo had to cooperate with Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions.
What Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't understand was why, even though he was the Hokage, he had to actively cooperate with Yuuki for Konoha's sake.
What he found even more incomprehensible was why such an eccentric person appeared in the Uchiha Clan. If it weren't for Yuuki's more cunning use of rules than his own, and his Sharingan eyes indicating his lineage.
Hiruzen Sarutobi would even suspect that Yuuki was his son.
This was Hiruzen Sarutobi's recognition of Yuuki, and it also made him more determined that Konoha must never fall into the hands of the Uchiha.
Uchiha Tomoki utterly lacked any trace of the will of fire from beginning to end; he must never be given the chance to covet the position of Hokage.
The only good news was that the Anbu had discovered Jiraiya's whereabouts. He must seize this Hidden Mist incident to bring Jiraiya back to the Village.
As long as Jiraiya was willing to return, with his prestige and his help, Jiraiya could definitely become the Fifth Hokage, and Uchiha Tomoki would have no chance.
Nara Shikazane finally returned, accompanied by a delegation from the Hidden Mist.
After a night of rest, the Hidden Mist envoys finally arrived at Hiruzen Sarutobi's Hokage Office.
The Hidden Mist stated that they were not invading the Land of Fire, but had another purpose. As long as Konoha agreed to their conditions, the Hidden Mist troops would return to the Land of Water.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart instantly filled with joy, and he stated that anything could be discussed as long as war could be avoided.
However, after the Hidden Mist envoy stated their conditions, Hiruzen Sarutobi's furious roar echoed from the Hokage Office.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
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