Saving Uchiha starts from being the patriarch

Chapter 253 It's only four or five years
Zong Xian came to the Hokage Building briskly, with a self-conscious and approachable smile on his face, but maybe it was the hindrance caused by the difference in status, when the civil servants in the building saw him, they hurriedly avoided the side , make way.

He has walked this road leading to Hokage's office many times, and he can walk to the door of Hokage's office accurately even with his eyes closed.

The premise is that no new obstacles are placed on the road.

"Dong dong!"

Standing at the door and knocking on the door, "Master Hokage, excuse me!"

After getting permission from the owner of the office, he pushed open the door and walked in. In the spacious office, not only the Fifth Hokage Akimichi Trikaze was alone, Jirai also sat firmly on the sofa in the reception area, seeing Zong Xian enter the door Come and say hello with a smile.

"Mr. Zong Xian, you are here too!"

"Senior Ziraiya?"

"Last time, thanks to your reminder, I went to ask Naruto what he thought. Fortunately, I didn't make a forced decision. Naruto doesn't really want to leave the village yet, and he almost made a mistake."

"Is that so? It's not bad to stay in the village for the time being." Zong Xian closed the door behind his backhand, "Naruto is a little young after all, I went through the memory of the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki, and the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki was also in his teens. I just went to Turtle Island to practice, and of course he became a Renjuri later, but haste makes waste, and there is nothing wrong with slowing down, anyway, the village doesn’t need Renjuri to carry the banner now.”

"Haste makes waste, that's right! I was too impatient some time ago. Fortunately, Mr. Zong Xian, you reminded me last time, otherwise... Alas! I lost my head."

Ji Lai also sighed, and expressed his sincere thanks to Zong Xian.

"I can barely be regarded as Naruto's half-teacher. Watching the growth of the juniors in the village is also due. Besides, Naruto's talent is very good. It would be a pity to bury his talent."

"That yang escape secret technique is really powerful, Mr. Zong Xian, you have a heart."

Zi Lai was also smiling, it made him more happy to praise people for being smart than to praise him.

He is less than 50 years old now, but he is only more than a year away from the age of knowing his destiny. At this time, although he has not let go of Tsunade in his heart, he has already cut off his thoughts about leaving future generations. Coupled with the change of the big toad sage's prophecy, his obsession with finding the prophesied son has slightly weakened, and all his thoughts are now placed on Naruto.

In his eyes, the child whose name was taken from his first novel was his own grandson, the real darling.

"Cough cough!"

Sitting behind the desk, Qiu Dao took Feng helplessly coughed twice, is this his office?As a result, the two chatted enthusiastically, but they left him as the master aside. It's really... irritating!

"Well, Mr. Zong Xian, what's the matter here?"

As a last resort, Qiudao Xuefeng could only ask questions on his own initiative.

"Well, there are two things." Zong Xian didn't hesitate, and went straight to the point, "The first thing is that the current rectification effect of the police department is not bad. Even in the sparsely populated corners of the village, there are people patrolling. Given some time, I believe the law and order in the village will get better and better."

"It's good if it works, but Mr. Zong Xian, you don't have to worry. This kind of thing still needs to be verified in the long run. Be more patient and work slowly."

Qiu Dao took Feng Yu's heart and soul, so he just said clearly, "You just need to take good care of the police department's one-third of an acre of land, and don't worry about the affairs of other departments." He was really afraid that Zong Xian would use the improvement results of the police department As an example, insist on giving the village a complete makeover.

He is not willing to make such a fuss. In his opinion, the current Konoha administrative system does not have any major drawbacks. The situation in the police department can only be said to be a historical problem. It was caused by various suppressions and exclusions during the Third Hokage Yes, but other departments don't have this problem.

"I also understand this. Different departments have different functions and powers. There is no way to apply mechanically to many things. Now the police department has encountered problems. Why don't you come here to fight the autumn wind! The police department has expanded its number of staff by several times. , I'm a bit overwhelmed financially, Lord Hokage, please support me." Zong Xian said cheekily.

"Ah! This..."

A look of embarrassment appeared on Qiu Dao's face, and he asked, "Mr. Zong Xian, I don't know how big a gap you still have?"

"The gap is not small, and I didn't expect the rectification to be so smooth. When I reported the budget at the beginning of the year, I was as lenient as possible, but in the end I was still petty." Zong Xian smiled wryly.

The rule of Konoha is that Hokage Building will allocate funds according to the departmental budget reported by each department every six months, that is, at the beginning of each year and once in the middle of the year. Hokage Building will not interfere with how each department spends the money, but only half a year An appropriation, unless a major event occurs, will not give excess funds to a certain department.

It's the end of February and we're still about four months away from the mid-year appropriation.

The police department's funds can last for two months at best, and at worst, it can last for one month at best. No matter what, it won't last until the middle of the year.

"It is true that there is still some reserved money, but Mr. Zong Xian... this kind of thing is not easy to start. If this opening is opened, other departments will follow suit. This little reserved money cannot satisfy everyone. People." Qiu Dao found it difficult to find the wind.

It's not unreasonable to say this,
No department would think that they have too much money. No matter what year they are, all departments always complain that the money is not enough to spend, and no one has ever heard that the budget cannot be spent.

but--

Just because it makes sense doesn’t mean there are no loopholes. The reserve fund is originally prepared to prevent various unexpected emergencies. It must be spent when it should be spent. Otherwise, what’s the point of keeping it in your hands? ?As long as Hokage makes up his mind, the rest of the departments will at most just yell, and just order three melons and two dates to get rid of it.

In the end, if you want to get this money, you still have to do a good job at Hokage.

"I know this too, but I really have nothing to do here, but if there is still a way, I won't come here brazenly." Zong Xian kept complaining, and at this time, he couldn't say that there was no way to catch the traitor. In exchange for money, he sighed again and again,
"Although the internal rectification of the police department is going well in all aspects, to be honest, if you want to straighten everything out, it won't take four or five years. It will take longer to delay, so I ask Naruto-sama to support you no matter what."

"Four or five years? This matter is indeed difficult... okay! Mr. Zong Xian, you should make a report first and find a suitable reason, preferably one that can block the opening of several other departments. , I will try my best to squeeze more out of the reserved money for you when the time comes." Qiu Daofeng gritted his teeth, showing that he was very embarrassed, but he would still overcome the difficulty and help you get it done.

Actually,
Qiu Dao took the wind in his heart, but he was relieved.

Four or five years, not bad. After four or five years, he will be 67 or 80 years old. With his current body and bones, to be honest, if he can persist for the last four or five years, he probably should retire. Qiu Dao The family looks fat on average, which inevitably makes people worry about blood pressure, but in fact, their family inherits the secret art of yang escape. If it is well maintained, it is not difficult to live to be [-] or [-] years old.

You must know that the average life expectancy of the Fire Nation is less than 30 years old.

Put it in the leaves,

For the group of ninjas alone, the average life expectancy is less than 25 years old.

There were three ninja world wars before and after. When the battle was tight, the students of the ninja school would be sent to the front as cannon fodder. There are very few ninjas who can die. During the battle, family secret medicines such as 'spinach balls and curry balls' were used to squeeze the potential of the body, leaving irreparable trauma. Maybe it will be fine to work on the fifth generation for the next ten or twenty years.

But the current state is pretty good, and I have no dissatisfaction with Qiudao Takfeng. Compared with those friends and comrades-in-arms who have died for decades, living to this age is already very profitable, and if the health is really good enough to last another 20 years In the past year, maybe it was not his turn to take the position of Hokage back then.

Qiu Dao took a breath of relief, Zong Xian didn't feel any loss,
Again, it is not the time to compete for the Sixth Hokage. To be honest, he is already busy with the affairs of the police department. The time for practice has been compressed again and again. In the past, he often spared time to give advice. Let's talk about the practice of my apprentice and my sister, but in the past two weeks, it has all been changed to self-study.

Although there are also factors that have just been rectified by the police department,

But no matter what, Zong Xian's next focus is still on cultivation, digging out the many mysteries of the flame fan, plantain fan, and amber bottle, delving into the essence of yin escape and yang escape, and trying to see if he can find another way to open the eyes of reincarnation. There is also Bai Jue's research on cell transplantation...

A lot of things are waiting for him to do,
It is exactly what he wants for Qiu Dao and Feng Neng to continue to hold on to the position of Naruto for another four or five years.

"By the way, Mr. Zong Xian, you said that I have two things here, and what is the other thing?"

Qiu Daofeng asked.

"Ah! This...is still a matter of the police department, it's a case of missing persons." Zong Xian reported truthfully. As soon as he said the words, his eyes rolled around, wondering if he should take his leave first and leave Zilai's expression changed, he gathered up his distracted attention, and settled down to sit still.

"A missing person case?"

Akimichi Tekkaze stroked the short-shaven stubble on his chin, frowned slightly, missing persons... This matter cannot be said to be a trivial matter, but it should not be reasonable enough for him to worry about it. What's the problem?
His mind was spinning, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, thinking of a certain old example from the past.

My heart skipped a beat, could this be another story about Orochimaru?
Thinking of Orochimaru, he subconsciously glanced at Jiraiya, and seeing Jiraiya's serious expression, he couldn't help but confirm his guess more and more, and his mood suddenly became heavy, guessing that this time it was another Who in the village committed such a heinous crime...

"During this period of time, a team in charge of patrolling the Xinjian District found that construction workers kept disappearing..." Zong Xian didn't know where the guesses of Master Fifth Hokage and Jiraiya went astray, he didn't know where he was. Continued to introduce the case, "According to the investigation of the following team, it is found that this case of missing persons is related to the special embassy. The main messenger behind it must be the special envoy of the Daimyo Prefecture in Konoha, so I..."

"Isn't someone studying forbidden techniques?"

Qiu Dao took the wind to blurt out, interrupting Zong Xian's words.

"Eh?"

Zong Xian was stunned for a moment, "Research on forbidden techniques? Is this the information obtained by Anbu's investigation? It turns out that Anbu has already investigated this case again?"

"No, um, Zong Xian, wait a minute, why are Anbu involved again?" Akimichi Tekkaze squeezed the center of his brows vigorously, straightened out the confusion in his mind, and asked again: "Isn't someone involved in this missing persons case?" Have you discovered the research on forbidden techniques? I thought it was another Orochimaru case! Also, let me state that I haven’t received any reports from Anbu on this.”

Zong Xian was stunned for two or three seconds, turned his head around this corner, and laughed helplessly, "I don't know exactly where those missing people went, I thought Anbu was also investigating this case... ····This case of missing persons is still under investigation, but because the investigation found that this case has something to do with the special embassy, ​​if the investigation continues, it is very likely that there will be conflicts and even conflicts with the special embassy , so come here and report in advance."

This time,
There was no interruption to explain, Qiu Dao Feng and Ji Lai also understood what happened.

Jiraiya's originally tense expression slowed down a little bit. When he mentioned the missing persons case, he would inevitably remind him of Orochimaru. When Orochimaru was discovered to be conducting human experiments, it was because people in the village frequently disappeared. An investigation was triggered, and finally Da Shewan was found all the way.

of course,

It is not a good thing for someone to disappear, Jiraiya still has a serious expression on his face.

In contrast, Fifth Hokage-sama is entangled to the extreme at the moment, it is not another Orochimaru case, which undoubtedly made him relieved, but when he realized what Zong Xian said, his heart was very special. Why was it suspended, how could it involve the special embassy?
How delicate the relationship between Daming Mansion and Konoha Village is, he didn’t feel it deeply before, but after sitting in Hokage, he understood that Daming Mansion and Konoha Village are like two hedgehogs huddled together for warmth, and the two cannot If the separation is too far, otherwise it will be frozen by the ruthless wind and frost in the ninja world. The Kingdom of Fire needs Konoha's force to resist foreign enemies, and Konoha needs the Kingdom of Fire to provide a good ecological environment.

But they can't get too close to each other. It's impossible for Fire Daimyo to say that he really doesn't care that the strongest force under him is not under the jurisdiction of its own system, and Konoha is also used to the high degree of autonomy under Hokage's leadership, so it's impossible to say They are willing to be directly ruled by the powerless Huo Daimyo. The ninjas cannot accept the rotten and dull bureaucratic system of the Daming Mansion.

Therefore,
The fire daimyo and hokage of the past dynasties will find ways to maintain the country and the village in a delicate balance.

The fire daimyo can’t say that he forcibly took over Konoha, and Konoha is also influenced by the subtle influence of the one country one village system. Few people would think of overthrowing the Daimyo Mansion altogether, and Konoha is directly in charge of the country of fire After all, in this way, it is very important to maintain the balance between the country and the village.

"Are you sure it's related to the special envoy?"

Qiu Dao took the wind to ask questions.

"I'm not sure yet. I can only say that the current investigation has found that the special embassy is involved. I'm not sure whether the main messenger behind this incident is the special envoy, or someone in the special embassy, ​​or some people. The truth still needs to be investigated. Only then will we know."

"... Is there a way to investigate without alerting the special envoy?"

"This... If the main messenger behind it is the special envoy or someone close to the special envoy, it's hard not to alarm the special envoy." Zong Xian euphemistically expressed that it was impossible.

It's really unlucky for Akimichi to hold his forehead like a headache. How could this kind of thing be discovered by the police department first. If Anbu discovered it first... there is still a chance to deal with it secretly without alarming outsiders , but now that the police department has found out, and Jilai has also heard about it, he can't say anything about giving up the investigation or handling it secretly for the sake of the overall situation.

He, Hokage, can't afford to lose such an adult.

"Then...let's investigate! Let Anbu, forget it, Zongxian-kun, let the police department continue to investigate! But remember that if there is no clear evidence to prove that the missing person is related to the special envoy, try to avoid contacting the special envoy." When there was a conflict at the embassy, ​​the priority goal was to find out where the missing persons went, and if the problem was not serious, we should save some face for Your Excellency the Daming.”

"I understand, don't worry, I will keep an eye on this matter myself."

Zong Xian replied seriously.

(End of this chapter)