Chapter 260 Kakashi Team Mission

In the dimly lit room, Uchiha Fugaku smoked one cigarette after another, while Konishi Kakuei sat on the chair angrily, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

After a long time, Uchiha Fugaku stood up, walked to the door, looked at the rain, and said, "Now that I think about it, Ye Shan's words are as deafening as thunder from heaven!"

"What did Hokage-sama say?"

"He said that everyone in the New Rain Country is sick!"

Uchiha Fugaku walked to the table, took a sip of the warm tea, and said, "Everyone in the New Rain Country is sick. Do you know why?"

"What's wrong?" Konishi Kakuei asked, not knowing the answer.

"The disease of ignorance!"

Konishi Kakuei stood up, walked barefoot to Uchiha Fugaku and said, "Tell me in detail!"

"They are enslaved but think they are free. They never know what equality is. When they see the nobles, they only know to kneel down and kowtow. They don't know how to love themselves or others! In a word, the people at the bottom don't know that they are the slaves!"

Uchiha Fugaku's face was cold as he spoke word by word: "For thousands of years, the daimyo nobles have not only exploited the means of production of the lower classes, but have also carefully put shackles on their minds, causing them to lose the habit and ability to think independently!"

"The New Deal can bring new roads, new houses, and new methods of production to the people, but it cannot bring new ideas!"

"Just like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, the formation of an idea cannot rely on external forces, but can only rely on one's own struggle and exploration bit by bit, otherwise it will backfire!"

"People are cheap and don't know how to cherish things that are too easy to get. The new policy is like a windfall for them. Everything comes too easily. On the surface, it looks glamorous and good for you and me, but once you dig deeper, you will find many loopholes."

"How to do?"

"Millions of disaster victims have already experienced the hardships and dangers. They came here with nothing, and we gave them hope for life, so they don't need to worry too much. The real problem is the indigenous people of the New Rain Country. They are the most ignorant people!"

"I've counted and found that there are less than 100,000 New Rain Nation natives participating in the road construction, and most of them came here just to make a living. What does that mean? It means they don't want the new policy to go ahead at all!"

"What should I do?"

Uchiha Fugaku glared and said, "Can't you say something else? You keep asking me what to do. What do you, the new policy envoy, do?"

"You newly minted frontier officials must learn to think independently and stop mechanically following orders. Do you understand?"

Konishi Kakuei smiled awkwardly and said, "Please calm down, Vice Hokage. I was just anxious for a moment."

"Hmph! Then tell me what we should do?"

"Promote new-style education and change the rigid thinking of the people?"

"It's superficial, and the time and material costs are too high, so it's not advisable."

"Catch a group of nobles and put them on trial in public, so that the people can realize who the cancer is?"

“It is not advisable to treat the symptoms without addressing the root cause.”

"Then kill all the nobles to prevent future troubles!"

"It is easy to break if it is too hard, so it is not advisable."

"..."

Konishi Kakuei proposed three plans in a row, but they were all rejected by Uchiha Fugaku, so he spread his hands and said, "I have no other ideas. You can do it yourself."

"Alas!" Uchiha Fugaku sighed, looking frustrated, "I don't know what to do now. I can only ask for advice from the Hokage."

"I originally thought that the new policy was going smoothly, but you poured a bucket of cold water on me tonight."

"The duty lies."

"After climbing over this mountain, there is a higher and more dangerous mountain waiting for us. Sometimes I even feel that fighting and killing are the simplest things. The most dangerous things in the world are the mountains and obstacles, but they are still not as dangerous as the mountain in people's hearts!"

"No wonder the first Hokage refused to make radical reforms. It turns out that even with his strength, he would pale in comparison to the mountain!"

"After you go back, you should pay more attention to this kind of thing. It would be best to compile it into a book and submit it to the Hokage for advice."

"The duty lies."

"Can we talk about something else?"

"Ok!"

Uchiha Fugaku didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hand and said, "Go to sleep!"

"Ok!"

Overnight, the heavy rain continued to fall, making people feel tired. The road acceptance work lasted for five days. During this period, Uchiha Fugaku also checked the progress of the spring ploughing work. After returning, he was worried and locked himself in the office. He endured the fatigue and wrote a report of more than ten thousand words. The trusted ninja in the clan sent it back to Konoha Village day and night, waiting for Yeshan's reply.

..............

In the Konohagakure Mission Management Building, Ye Shan sat on the main seat, with Minato Namikaze and Tsunade Senju sitting beside him. They came here today to deal with the backlog of official business. According to regulations, missions above A-level must be signed by the Hokage himself, and no one else can make decisions without authorization.

Missions above A-level are very complex and often involve deep behind-the-enemy-lines operations. They are usually led by a jonin designated by the Hokage to avoid unnecessary casualties. Every ninja in Konoha is the treasure of the village and the cornerstone of defending the dominance of Konoha Ninja Village, so the selection of missions is extremely strict.

"The agreed time has passed, Jiraiya hasn't arrived yet?" Ye Shan asked softly with his eyes lowered.

Ever since the Orochimaru incident ended unpleasantly a few months ago, Ye Shan has been extremely disgusted with working with multiple people. It's not that he is reluctant to give up the power in his hands, but he simply doesn't like these people.

Tsunade Senju was wearing a Konoha uniform vest, and her curvy figure was quite conspicuous inside the uniform. She smiled and said, "Hokage, please be patient. Jiraiya is late more than once or twice. Let's have some tea first, and we can talk about something."

Ye Shan played with the pen, leaned back, and said, "I won't drink the tea, just tell me the story."

Facing Ye Shan's ruthless refusal, a trace of disappointment flashed across Senju Tsunade's face, and then she cheered up and said, "What do you think of the medical ninja expansion plan I submitted last week?"

"I didn't see it." Ye Shan said indifferently.

Tsunade had expected this, so she calmly asked, "Why?"

“Because I don’t have time.”

Tsunade stood up from her chair, walked past Minato Namikaze and came behind Hayama, looking down at her former lover, stretched out her hand to straighten his slightly messy collar, and said softly: "The village has many affairs, and you, as the Hokage, are naturally busy day and night, but sometimes you have to distinguish the priorities. The importance of medical ninjas has been fully demonstrated in the Third Ninja World War. I can't think of any reason for you to refuse this plan."

Ye Shan gently pushed Tsunade's hand away, sat up straight and said, "The relevant pieces are not attached to the end of the document. I don't see why it's important."

Tsunade's body stiffened, a little annoyed in her heart, but she still said in a gentle voice: "The Konoha Statistics Department has done relevant statistics. In the Third Ninja World War, the survival rate of teams with medical ninjas was nearly 30% higher than that of teams without medical ninjas! Doesn't this prove the point?"

"can!"

"Then can you sign it?" Tsunade took out a document with the names of many department heads signed on it, but the column at the bottom for the Hokage's opinion was empty.

Ye Shan took the document, looked at it, threw it on the table, and said, "The current financial situation of the village is not enough to support the expansion of the medical ninja. It won't be too late for me to sign it when the time is right."

Namikaze Minato half closed his eyes, ignoring Tsunade's gaze, he was unwilling to get involved. For several months, Namikaze Minato has been adhering to the principle of "whatever" and never opposing or supporting any plan proposed by the old party, in order to vent his inner dissatisfaction.

To him, the power struggle within the village was boring. He yearned for the New Rain Country, where everything was backward and poor, and would rather go there to show his talents than play games with this group of people.

"That's strange." Tsunade took out another report and raised it, saying, "According to the village's first quarter financial report, Konoha Village's fiscal revenue in the past three months was about 17.3 billion taels, and its expenditure was about 3.3 billion taels. Where did the remaining 14 billion taels go? Please explain, Hokage."

Ye Shan picked up the teacup and drank a sip of water, then slowly said, "What is your current position?"

"Director of Konoha Hospital and head of the medical ninja squad."

"What are the duties?"

"Treat the wounded and train new ones."

"That's weird," Ye Shan pretended to be puzzled and asked, "How can you, as a hospital director, have the power to inquire about the village's finances? I don't remember giving you such power!"

Tsunade was speechless. Minato Namikaze, who had been resting with his eyes closed, said with a smile: "Hokage, you don't know that Senju Tsunade's grandfather and second grandfather were the founders of the village. She naturally has the right to inquire about the finances. After all, legally speaking, Konohagakure is owned by her family."

"As the saying goes, the son inherits the father's throne, and the younger brother inherits the elder brother's throne. This has always been the only way for the nobles to maintain their rule. Now that the Senju clan no longer exists, Lady Tsunade has the responsibility and obligation to take up the banner and work hard for the village."

The Konoha ninjas standing around wished they could become deaf or blind. They lowered their heads and said nothing, fearing that they would be involved in the struggle among high-level officials and become victims.

Ye Shan exclaimed, "Incredible, incredible, you are the son of a rich and powerful person, I am so disrespectful."

The two of them sang in unison, their words full of sarcasm, making Tsunade's cheeks red with anger.

"The village belongs to everyone, not just one person! The Hokage's job is to protect everyone. It's inappropriate for me to interfere in the finances, but putting that aside, don't you have any responsibilities as the Hokage?"

Ye Shan pointed at his nose and asked in surprise: "What is my responsibility?"

"Where did all that money go? You should publish financial expenditures in a timely manner. Every Konoha ninja has the right to know!"

"Childish!" Ye Shan said bluntly, "Let me ask you, has any ninja disappeared in the village for no reason recently?"

"No..."

"Look, am I not protecting everyone's safety? Since everyone is safe, I have not failed in my duty." Ye Shan shrugged.

When it comes to fishing in troubled waters and confusing right and wrong, three Tsunades combined are no match for Hayama. In his previous life, he was a famous keyboard warrior who used to use a keyboard to make brothers from all over the place angry and incompetent.

"Okay, since Jiraiya broke his promise, we can't just sit there and waste time. Let's start today's official business." Ye Shan said expressionlessly.

Tsunade angrily pulled out a chair and sat down, while Namikaze Minato said with a smile: "Didn't you hear the Hokage's order? Go and call someone in!"

The deputy director of the mission department walked in cautiously, followed by four neatly dressed ninjas, all half-kneeling on the ground, waiting for the Hokage's orders.

According to common sense, the Hokage would not be able to veto the candidates for the mission. After all, they were the best candidates carefully selected by the mission office based on actual conditions, so Ye Shan directly circled the document to indicate his approval.

Time passed bit by bit, and ninja teams came in one after another to collect documents. Ye Shan was drawing circles boredly until he saw a familiar figure.

"Konohagakure ninja Kakashi Hatake has been ordered to report for duty!"

The first few waves of people were half-kneeling on the ground waiting for the appointment documents, but Kakashi was one of them, so there was no reason for him to kneel. Ye Shan stood up, walked to Kakashi, gently helped him up, and asked, "Why are you here to receive the mission?"

Hatake Kakashi's eyes were full of vicissitudes, and he looked like he hadn't walked out of the shadow yet, which made people feel distressed: "In reply to your words, sir, I have been resting for the past few months, and I feel that my condition has declined a bit, so I thought of taking a mission to hone my skills."

Ye Shan nodded and said, "I am very pleased that you have this thought, but ninja missions are accompanied by certain risks. I hope you take it seriously."

"Yes!"

"Why have you lost so much weight? Is the food I send you every day not to your taste?"

"The food is delicious. Perhaps it's because the training is too intense."

Ye Shan touched Kakashi's cheek and inadvertently saw the boy's left eye that he had deliberately covered. He couldn't help but said with a heavy heart: "It's good to go out and walk around more. People become lifeless if they always stay in the village."

"What is your team's mission?"

The deputy director quickly took the document and handed it to the Hokage respectfully. Ye Shan glanced at it and frowned immediately: "Nonsense! What the hell are you doing in the Mission Office!?"

"There are suspected traces of Kirigakure ANBU on the border of the Land of Fire. We should send experienced elite jonin to lead the team to deal with it. Don't you know that all the ninjas in the Land of Water are crazy?"

The deputy director wiped the sweat off his forehead and explained, "According to the border garrison report, this group of Kirigakure Anbu only has two members, and their strength is around the elite Chunin. Theoretically, it is reasonable to rank the mission at A level."

"Team Kakashi has three jonin members, plus Harano Rin's superb medical ninjutsu, so it shouldn't be a problem to complete the mission."

Ye Shan frowned, and after a moment he took the pen handed over by the deputy director, and finally solemnly signed his name in the column of Hokage's opinion.

"Kakashi, do you have anything to do tonight? Come over to my house for dinner. I'll cook for you and we'll have a delicious meal!"

Kakashi hesitated for a moment and was about to refuse, but Namikaze Minato came over and said with a smile: "That's perfect, I'll shamelessly eat for you. It's rare to see the Hokage personally cooking for you in a few years!"

"Kakashi, you must come. I have something to tell you."

"Yes!"