Konoha's traitor master

Chapter 80

In the conference room of the Uchiha Residence, Aoba's canvassing process continued.

In fact, it is an exchange of interests.

Uchiha had made a promise to vote, so naturally Tsunade had to express something.

"According to the promise made by Uchiha when he sent troops before, after Tsunade-sama wins this time, there will be 5 places for Uchiha in the ANBU founded by Tsunade-sama." Aoba gave the 'profit' of Uchiha's investment in Tsunade.

, and then added: "Shisui and Itachi are not included in the quota."

The Uchiha clan's need is to gain more power in Konoha, so ANBU quota is the best reward.

Ordinary ninjas in Konoha can be divided into 4 types according to their influence: family private troops without establishment, ordinary ninjas with ninja numbers, ninjas with positions in Konoha's functional departments, and ninjas with permanent military establishment.

Among them, the first two types of ninjas who do not have fixed positions are difficult to influence Konoha's decision-making.

The family private army that has not registered a ninja number does not have the right to vote in the general election.

The fixed positions here refer to Konoha's functional departments and military establishment.

Among them, positions in functional departments are the most competitive among family ninjas.

Ninja Village is a military institution, so most of these functional departments are military-related, such as Konoha Hospital, General Staff, Ninja School, Logistics Department, etc.

These positions generally require certain special abilities to be filled, and there are also many behind-the-scenes factors involved.

For example, many of the Nara clan serve in the general staff. On the one hand, it is due to the ability of the Nara clan, and on the other hand, the Ino Shikacho family has been die-hard loyalists for three generations.

Ninjas who have mastered these functional positions can influence Konoha's decision-making in certain aspects, and only then are they qualified to participate in Konoha's major events.

But Konoha is a military institution after all, and it is the military that truly holds power.

Konoha's management of active ninjas during peacetime is basically a task-based employment system. From internal border garrisoning to external caravan escorts, bandit suppression, etc., all are completed in the form of individual task-based employment.

There are only two real permanent regular armies in Konoha, namely Anbu and Roots.

These two forces wield tremendous power both internally and externally, in wartime and in peacetime.

Therefore, the ANBU quota is a resource for gunners. Only ninjas whose loyalty and strength are recognized by the Hokage are eligible to join.

As for Nebu, Nebu's reputation in the family is really bad, so much so that Danzo needs to forcibly recruit people from the family from time to time.

The reason is that Danzo's root basically has no way out. It does not mean that you will die if you enter the root. It means that you will either be completely brainwashed by Danzo or die in the root.

The family does not gain any benefit from sending its children to the roots.

"Five places?" Fugaku couldn't help but have a look of surprise in his eyes. The quality of Uchiha ninjas is generally very high. As long as they are given a chance, Fugaku believes that Uchiha's status in ANBU will continue to rise.

The result was much better than he expected, but he also noticed Aoba's emphasis on 'the ANBU founded by Tsunade-sama'.

Since Fugaku personally, or Fugaku's lineage in Uchiha, is currently bound to Aoba, Fugaku didn't understand and asked: "Aoba, is Tsunade-sama interested in expanding the size of ANBU?"

"Yes, Tsunade-sama is planning to set up an exclusive ANBU branch based on the current ANBU." Aoba did not hide it.

This plan was not proposed by Aoba, but Tsunade's own decision.

According to the black information provided by Aoba, Danzo's downfall is inevitable after Tsunade takes office, and the only person under Tsunade who can trust and have the ability to control the root is Aoba.

Konoha Hospital and Roots, these two departments are also unexplained transactions between Aoba and Tsunade.

Coupled with the close relationship between Hinata, Uchiha and Aoba, and the civilian power bonus brought by Aoba's civilian background, Aoba alone controls most of Tsunade's power.

This is a very dangerous thing, and Tsunade has never been a simple character.

She is not blindly trusting Aoye. Aoye has shown his ability and position, coupled with the bond between master and apprentice, so at this stage, Tsunade now trusts Aoye.

In fact, another very important reason why Aoba was able to gain the trust of Danzo, the Third Generation, and Tsunade one after another was Aoba's age.

Even if the teenage Aoba is very powerful, he will not really threaten their position. There is a gap of several generations between them.

However, Qingye's plan to seize the roots was achieved through many prerequisites.

But trust does not mean that Tsunade will let Aoba's power expand. As the leader of the Tsunade Party, she will of course take measures to check and limit Aoba's power.

The plan to establish the ANBU branch was Tsunade's move.

The third generation tightly controls the current ANBU, and their loyalty to the third generation was fully tested when selecting this group of people.

Unless the third generation dies, it will be difficult for these people to accept the new Hokage leadership even if the third generation wants to leave.

And ANBU is the power that Tsunade must hold in her hands as Hokage, so Tsunade plans to set up an ANBU branch, personally assess and recruit people, and then continue to use resources to cultivate them. After Tsunade's exclusive ANBU develops, slowly

Slowly squeeze out the dark parts of the third generation.

The direct ANBU developed at the same time will gradually replace the root's position in the Tsunade Party and limit Aoba's power.

Considering Tsunade's current age, there will be no problem in being in office for more than ten years.

And young people will eventually grow up, and it is impossible for two people to always maintain the same opinions.

"I understand." Fugaku quickly figured out the joints inside, but did not make any comment on it.

He recognized that Aoba had great potential, but Tsunade was the Hokage who would be in charge of Konoha's power for the next ten years.

But thinking of Aoye's actions today that promoted Itachi's relationship with himself, Fugaku picked up the teacup and apologized to Aoye.

Aoye smiled casually, picked up the tea cup and touched it with Fugaku, indicating that he didn't mind.

The two of them were on the right channel, conveyed their meaning well, looked at each other, smiled, and then drank the tea in one gulp.

Aoba certainly didn't mean to force Fugaku to take sides. In fact, Tsunade's actions made Aoba relieved.

A great man once said: There are no factions in the party, and there are all kinds of strange things. If the voice of Aoba is all in the Tsunade party, then the two of them will not be far from falling out.

Tsunade's use of means to check and balance him shows that Tsunade does not want to fall out with Aoba.

If the leader of a force shows a completely laissez-faire attitude towards the expansion of power of his subordinates, either there is something wrong with the leader's intelligence, or the leader intends to fatten the pigs before killing them.

Tsunade obviously didn't have any intellectual problems, and she didn't want to kill Aoba, so she chose to use means to check and balance Aoba's expansion of power.

...

When the lanterns came on, Aoba left the Uchiha mansion with a slightly tipsy Aoba.

The general election was coming soon, and time was very tight, but Aoba still stayed in Uchiha for a whole day, because Uchiha is a very important force in Konoha.

The Konoha Police Force, a department composed entirely of Uchiha, is an organization between functional departments and the military.

Built on the Konoha Prison, it is responsible for the security of Konoha Village. This is not an urban management, but a super police with its own conviction power!

They have huge power in the village. Issues related to public security, ranging from private fights in the village to spies from enemy countries, are all within the jurisdiction of the police force.

However, under the operation of the Third Generation and Danzo, the Anbu and the Roots took away some of the power.

Despite this, it is still a very important department and has a large number of people.

To put it simply, there are a lot of votes in hand, which is a big vote bank.

Although the so-called referendum is most likely just a formal process, just like the referendum in which Madara was originally proposed to participate.

It is precisely because the result is certain that the referendum will be held.

However, it is still necessary to contact and win over the allies, because Tsunade will also need the support of these people after she comes to power.

"I don't know how long our friendship with Uchiha will last." Aoba looked back at the door of the Uchiha mansion.

Aoba and Shisui have been planning Uchiha. Shisui's achievements in the Kingdom of Water, plus the group's destruction of the seven Ninja Swordsmen, completely surpassed Fugaku's status.

Shisui himself has already activated the kaleidoscope, so after Tsunade takes office, Aoba will look for opportunities to take action.

In Aoba's plan against Uchiha, the power of the police force must be weakened.

Friendship is friendship, and the village's government affairs are another matter. On the issue of the 4th Hokage, Uchiha and Aoba are on the same side, but it does not mean that the fact that Uchiha and the village's policies are opposed will change.

The Will of Fire is a good tool, and both Aoba and Tsunade plan to continue to implement it.

Therefore, as long as families like Uchiha and Hinata do not make changes, they will still be in opposition to the village.

But Fugaku is indeed an interesting character, and Aoba feels that he can have some cooperation with Fugaku.