Chapter 345 Minato’s Olive Branch

From the perspective of the long-term development of the village, suppressing the ninja clan and developing the civilian population is undoubtedly the right thing to do.

Apart from anything else, if most of the resources are given to the Ninja clan, then where will Konoha get so many Ninja troops and cannon fodder during the Ninja War?

Are you really like the current Uchiha and Madara who can defeat ten thousand ninjas with one against them?

Even if each of the Uchiha clan can ride a thousand horses, can one ninja clan support a village?

But the direction is right, and the road is difficult. Even the third generation has to make compromises with the ninja clan in many aspects.

It's like the "special treatment" of the ninja clan that Kadaki saw on the battlefield.

But small aspects can be compromised, but the core concept cannot be compromised.

In the past, there was Danzo serving as a support beside the third generation, one strong and one soft, but now that Danzo is dead, all the pressure has fallen on the fourth generation Minato.

After discussing the matter of guarding shinobi with Uchiha Fugaku, Minato directly and frankly talked about it to Fugaku.

Thanks to the best friend relationship between Uzumaki Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto, Minato and Fugaku are also familiar with each other.

So I just opened the skylight and spoke frankly.

The Uchiha clan's request is that while seizing the Konoha Police Department as the Uchiha's private territory, the Uchiha can become a member of the advisory elders and participate in the village's decision-making, the kind that is hereditary and independent.

Minato made it clear that it was simply impossible.

It was impossible for Minato to let any ninja clan invade a core decision-making position. This would only solidify the village's hierarchy and intensify the conflict between the ninja clan and the civilians.

Not only that, Minato also wanted to break the Uchiha clan's complete control over the Konoha Police Department.

Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku almost jumped up.

But Minato's next words made him sit firmly in the chair.

That is, the Uchiha clan released the police department, and Konoha also released all restrictions on the Uchiha clan.

Anbu, mission teams, Konoha departments at all levels, and ninjas from the Uchiha clan can participate, without having to stick to the de facto prison of the police department.

Instead, it spread branches and leaves to all parts of Konoha.

Minato's purpose is to use these measures to enhance the understanding and communication between the Uchiha clan and all parties in Konoha, to jointly perform tasks, etc., to increase mutual trust and establish mutual bonds.

As long as an Uchiha is recognized by the village, the village will not hesitate to promote him. The core decision-making level that Uchiha wants to enter, even the Hokage, must be fought for by himself.

But the village will no longer impose any conscious suppression or restrictions on the Uchiha clan.

Minato conveyed the village's philosophy to Fugaku, that power should always be concentrated in the hands of the Hokage and would not naturally fall into the hands of the Ninja clan.

Whether you are a ninja or a commoner, you are guaranteed to have a consistent and smooth path to ascend.

Strengthen centralization, focus resources on civilians, strengthen communication and mutual trust between civilians and the ninja clan, and integrate the ninja clan into Konoha. This is Watergate's governing philosophy.

Fugaku was moved when he heard Minato's grand plan.

As the leader of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku knew very well that the Uchiha clan had long been deeply imprinted on Konoha.

The Uchiha clan and Konoha have long had a symbiotic relationship.

Although he didn't get what the Uchiha clan wanted most from Minato, he even had to give up the police department that he had been holding tightly in his hands.

But this police department has both rights and shackles.

Now Minato has opened a smooth road to the Uchiha clan.

If you quit and cling to the police department and unrealistic illusions, you will only continue to be marginalized and eventually decline.

Enter, there seems to be a broad road ahead, but the Uchiha clan will not receive any preferential treatment. Where they can go depends entirely on the Uchiha clan themselves.

Fugaku could see clearly that the other ninjas in the village, whether they were big ninjas like Hinata and Inozukacho, or small ninjas like Aburame, Inuzuka, and Kurama, had chosen this path.

It's just that Danzo used all his strength to suppress Uchiha, and no one pointed out this path to Uchiha.

go!

Uchiha Fugaku suddenly felt heroic and made up his mind.

Just go this way!

By clinging to the Police Department, the Uchiha clan will continue to be marginalized. The upper limit of what a ninja can go is also locked in the Police Department. They just hide at home and play by themselves.

A better development path is to abandon the shackles and illusions and actively integrate into the village.

As for the development of the Uchiha clan after they were released, it was not as good as it is now?

How can it be!

The Uchiha clan is the strongest clan in Konoha, and Uchiha will never be weaker than others!

Fugaku accepted Minato's olive branch!

Just thinking about the hawk ninja in his clan gave Fugaku a headache.

It is not an easy task to persuade the hawkish Uchiha to put aside his pride and prejudice and actively integrate into Konoha.

Fortunately, the Uchiha and Hokage lines have reached a consensus on reconciliation.

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As time passed, the storm of Danzo's death and the dissolution of the roots gradually dissipated, and the village returned to peace.

Under the peaceful atmosphere of the village, the Uchiha clan was quarreling within themselves.

Every clan meeting, every quarrel, the hawks and doves within Uchiha were at odds with each other.

Even though Uchiha Fugaku stood with the doves, the tough hawk Uchiha was still full of distrust of Konoha's top management.

More than a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the frequent clan meetings still failed to produce an outcome. Fugaku became cruel and called the entire clan to vote.

The proportion of Uchiha clan members who have no ninja talent and cannot open their eyes is close to 70%. Unlike clan meetings where only a few people can participate, this time is a "referendum".

All Uchiha clan members jointly decide the future of the family.

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Yashiro each took the stage to preach their political opinions and canvass votes. For a while, it looked a lot like Ami's election.

In the end, among the nearly two thousand Uchiha clan members, the majority supported Fugaku.

The hawks headed by Uchiha Yashiro had to admit defeat. Although they had reservations and declared that they would not serve Konoha, they still obediently handed over the power of the police department.

Subsequently, the Konoha Police Department was completely relaxed and accepted the Hokage's deployment, and the personnel quickly began to flow.

A large number of Uchiha ninjas were transferred out of the police department and went to other positions; a large number of civilian ninjas and a small number of ninjas from other ninja clans also joined the police department.

For stability reasons, the post of Minister of Police is still held by Uchiha Fugaku.

Gradually, the Uchiha people discovered that the village's restrictions on the Uchiha clan were gone.

In the past, key departments such as ANBU, defense forces, and barrier classes would treat Uchiha ninjas who wanted to join in a different and strict manner. Most of them would be rejected after tireless review over and over again.