Chapter 340 Merits and Faults

Happy times often pass so quickly, and all kinds of celebrations are over very quickly. The situation on the Raikage's side is certainly very bad, and ordinary ninjas are fine, and don't feel much. But those high-ranking officials can be described as being on tenterhooks, wondering every day when Konoha will send troops to attack. Whenever they receive intelligence from Konoha, many people breathe a sigh of relief.

Konoha, although not worried about these, is also becoming uneasy. After the war, it is time to summarize the mistakes and shortcomings of the previous war, and Konoha has also held a meeting for this purpose. This time, more people attended the meeting than any previous meeting, and almost all the important tasks of Konoha and the Land of Fire were present. Moreover, there was a very special person at this meeting - the resurrected Fourth Hokage.

Overall, the command of this war was excellent, especially Naruto's single-handed fight against Uchiha Madara and others, which prevented Konoha from losing a large number of ninjas, and made great contributions to Konoha. Many of Konoha's jonin, and even chuunin and genin, made great contributions. As a daimyo, Naruto specially made special medals and added a session in the middle of the meeting to invite these outstanding ninjas to receive their rewards.

Naruto had prepared a special position above the conference room, a relatively high position that could be seen by everyone. When the award ceremony began, an exciting melody sounded immediately, and the award presenters also walked onto the stage. There were two award presenters, one was Naruto himself, and the other was the Fourth Hokage. Seeing the appearance of these two award presenters, thunderous applause immediately broke out from the audience. Naruto made a gesture, and the applause from the audience slowly subsided.

A minister of the Land of Fire held the microphone and said in a majestic voice: "In order to commend the ninjas who made outstanding contributions in the Ninja World War, we in the Land of Fire will award special medals to the following ninjas. First, the most outstanding young generation of Konoha, Nara Shikamaru, Hyuga Hinata, and Uchiha Sasuke. And the daimyo's subordinates, Ameyu, Dali, Xiaofen, and Uzumaki Momiji!"

Most of these young people were very excited. When Hongye went on stage to receive the award, she jumped for joy. You know, in history, it is almost impossible for a daimyo to personally present an award. Needless to say, this time Naruto gave not only honor, but also a large bonus. However, for these young people, they did not realize the importance of money. Honor seemed to be more valuable to them.

As the award ceremony progressed, outstanding jonin were rewarded. Now, only the final award was to be awarded. A minister suddenly ran over, saluted Naruto, and whispered: "Daimyo, let's talk about the Hokage's medal later. There is something I must tell you first." Naruto nodded and said, "Tell me, what is it?" The minister said, "I heard that when other big countries attacked Konoha before, the Hokage had the opportunity to annihilate them all, but in the end he let them go. Moreover, we in Konoha had an absolute advantage at that time. Although sometimes there may be other considerations, but..."

Although this minister has no real power, his status in the Land of Fire is very high. Although Naruto is the daimyo of the Land of Fire, he cannot be too arbitrary in some matters. Moreover, this minister is also a loyal minister who always considers the interests of the Land of Fire. Naruto already knew that Tsunade let go of the ninja who attacked from Kumogakure. With Tsunade's behavior, it is very likely that she would do so. She is also thinking about Konoha, but the approach is different. However, this goes against the principles of Konoha, and letting the enemy go is irresponsible to Konoha. Because of the personal relationship between Naruto and Tsunade, Naruto is now in a difficult position and frowned.

After careful consideration, Naruto said: "Although the Hokage has faults, he also has merits. Merits should be commended, and faults should be punished. Merits and demerits should be clearly distinguished." The minister thought for a moment and said: "What the Daimyo said makes sense. I will arrange it immediately." With that, he quietly withdrew. The voice in the loudspeaker sounded again: "Finally, for the two most important awards, please invite our Hokage and Mr. Shikaku to the stage!" Hearing that it was these two people, the audience applauded again, and Shikaku and Tsunade also walked up to the stage to receive the awards.

As Naruto awarded the medals, he said loudly: "This time, thanks to the command of the Hokage and Mr. Shikaku, we were able to successfully defeat Akatsuki and protect Konoha Village. So, everyone has no objection to giving them the highest honor!"

"no!"

The ninjas in the audience shouted in unison. All the people present were Konoha's high-ranking officials, or elite ninjas. Tsunade was naturally the Hokage, and everyone was very clear about Shikaku's command. A good command is often much more effective than an outstanding ninja. It was precisely because of Shikaku's outstanding command that Konoha's team efficiency was maximized.

After the awards were presented, everyone returned to their own work, and the atmosphere gradually calmed down. Shikaku spoke first, "Although we have won this time, we still need to constantly summarize the mistakes that occurred in this war. In order to avoid the same problems from happening again in the future!"

After Shikaku spoke, everyone was silent for a while. People are often like this. When facing mistakes, their mood will be affected to some extent. Fortunately, there were not many big mistakes this time, and everyone solved them while discussing. Naruto had a feeling that everyone was deliberately putting Tsunade's mistakes at the end. In this way, after most people admitted their mistakes, Tsunade would not be able to shirk responsibility.

Tsunade was not stupid. She knew that this issue would be discussed sooner or later. It was just a matter of time. From her expression, she seemed to be ready. Men Yan coughed and raised his voice slightly, "Hokage, you commanded very well this time and saved Konoha from a lot of losses. However, you also made an irreparable mistake! You let go of the Cloud Village coalition, the Tsuchikage, the Mizukage, and a large number of elite subordinates from the Raikage who were against us. At that time, we in Konoha had the upper hand and could have wiped them all out without paying any price. As the Hokage, you let them all go. We want to hear your reasons."

Tsunade stood up, turned around, and bowed to everyone. With this bow, Naruto felt that Tsunade seemed to be saying goodbye to something, and he felt relieved. Regarding this mistake, she probably won't excuse herself anymore.

(End of this chapter)