Chapter 26 Tailed Beast

At the inauguration ceremony, Madara, wearing a haori specially made for the Hokage, announced several appointments. He appointed Uchiha Izuna as the head of the Anbu to protect the Hokage's safety, appointed Uchiha Kamui as the head of the Police Department to maintain the law and order of the village, appointed Senju Hashirama as the principal of the Ninja School to train the next generation of ninjas, appointed Senju Tobirama as the director of the Konoha Hospital to deeply explore medical ninjutsu and treat the wounded, and appointed Senju Itama as the head of the Mission Department to be responsible for assigning commissioned tasks in the village.

Before the inauguration ceremony, the six of them had discussed these appointments privately. Madara originally wanted to appoint Kamui as the director of Konoha Hospital, Uchiha Izuna as the head of the police department, and Senju Tobirama as the head of the Anbu. However, as soon as the proposal came out, it was opposed by Kamui and Tobirama. Kamui said that his medical ninjutsu was too poor and he was not qualified to be the director of Konoha Hospital. He also said that he wanted to go to the police department. Tobirama said that he was interested in medical ninjutsu and hoped to learn more at Konoha Hospital. Izuna said that he hoped to join the Anbu to protect the safety of the Hokage. The three of them each set their sights on each other's positions, and Madara made the exchange according to their wishes, which led to the appointments at the inauguration ceremony.

The six people each performed their duties, and Konoha Village flourished. Every day there were people or families who wished to join Konoha Village.

On this day, Madara summoned Kamui and the other four to the Hokage Building, saying that he had something to discuss.

"Recently, the Hyuga, Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Aburamezuka and countless other small families have joined our Konoha Village." Madara said solemnly.

"Really? That's great. The village will definitely develop better and better." Dazhuzi said optimistically.

"The four major countries of Wind, Thunder, Earth and Water as well as some small surrounding countries have also adopted the system of ninja villages and established their own ninja villages. I think Konoha Village should strike against them now and not give them the opportunity to attack Konoha after they become bigger and stronger." Madara said seriously.

"Madara, the village was established to end the war-torn ninja world and to keep the people in the village away from war, not for you to provoke a war." The Great Pillar retorted.

Madara and the Great Pillar were at loggerheads, each holding their own view. What was rare was that Tobirama actually stood on the same side as Madara this time, believing that other ninja villages should be attacked, or at least their development progress should be slowed down.

Izuna and Itama supported their big brother and had a great time arguing. Kamui sat there without saying a word, holding the teacup in his hand, savoring it sip by sip.

Madara and the Great Pillar quarreled to the end, and neither of them could convince the other. They glared at each other, and were about to fight if they disagreed. Madara and the Great Pillar stopped quarreling, and Tobirama, Izuna, and Itama also kept silent. Madara found Kamui drinking tea alone, and asked Kamui to come up with an idea.

"Actually, what everyone said is correct about this matter. The Fire Nation has a superior geographical location, abundant resources, and a developed economy. Konoha Village has relied on the tax revenue from the Fire Nation to develop so rapidly. The comprehensive national strength of other countries is not as good as that of the Fire Nation, so the tax revenue will naturally be less. With less tax revenue, the development of ninja villages will stagnate. If these ninja villages want to grow and develop, they will naturally find ways to plunder the resources of the Fire Nation, such as launching wars." Shenwei said objectively.

"Is war really unavoidable?" asked Dazhuzi dejectedly.

"Hashirama, you are naive. As long as there are people in this world, there will inevitably be wars. The model of the ninja village is good, but have you noticed? Future wars have become wars between ninja villages. Ninja villages are made up of countless families. Once a war is launched, more people may die. That's why I want to take action before other ninja villages grow and develop to avoid more deaths." Madara analyzed calmly.

"We established Konoha Village for peace, and the people in the village joined Konoha Village to stay away from war. Madara, I will never let you start a war." Daibashi said solemnly.

"I can destroy those ninja villages by myself, without the need for the village's participation." Madara said domineeringly.

"Madara, I said, I won't let you start a war, I will definitely stop you." Daibashi said with determination.

"What if they declare war on Konoha in the future? The war will still break out," asked Madara.

"If that day really comes, I will stop them from starting a war." Dazhuzi said with determination.

"Hashirama, what if we are no longer here when that day comes? Birth, aging, sickness and death are part of human nature," Madara asked calmly.

"I believe our successor will handle the war well." Dazhuzi said confidently.

"Hashirama, we should clear all obstacles for our successors. And do you think our successors may be stronger than our generation?" Madara asked objectively.

"..."

The Great Pillar was speechless. It was no exaggeration to say that the six people present were the six strongest people in the ninja world. The Great Pillar was not sure that their successors could reach or even exceed their strength. The Great Pillar insisted that he would never initiate a war, and Madara was so angry that he had no choice.

"Since we can't start a war and we want our successors to protect the people in the village, we can leave our successors the means to protect the village. As for how our successors use them, we will be buried by then and we won't have to worry about it." Shenwei proposed a compromise plan.

"Shenwei, what do you think?" Dazhuzi asked anxiously.

"The tailed beasts." Kamui replied.

"Tailed beast?" x5

"There are nine tailed beasts that have appeared since the time of the Ninja Clan, from the One-Tail to the Nine-Tail. They are a collection of chakras and are extremely powerful. A single strike can kill or injure a large number of ninjas. It would be best to collect them and leave them to our successors to protect the village," Kamui explained.

"That's great. If we distribute these collected tailed beasts to various countries, they will be afraid that the tailed beasts will cause heavy casualties in the war and will be afraid to attack each other. Then there will be no war." Daibashi said as a matter of course.

The five of Shenwei looked at Dazhuzi as if he were a fool. Dazhuzi also felt the strange looks from everyone and said, "No... Can't it be realized?" Then he instantly fell into a state of loss.

Finally, everyone agreed that Mito would make the sealing container, Kamui would go out to capture the tailed beast, and the others would do their own jobs. After the agreement was reached, the six people returned to their respective posts. Their working conditions were very different from before. The tense and urgent atmosphere of the six people also spread from their respective posts to the village.

The Great Pillar increased the curriculum of the Ninja School, Kamui increased the security efforts in the village, Izumi continued to send people in the Anbu to gather intelligence from other villages, Itama accepted many missions from other countries in the Mission Department, and Tobirama started human experiments in the Konoha Hospital and developed forbidden techniques.