Since the other honorary elders had pushed Rengoku up there, naturally Rengoku would have to take responsibility for part of Konoha's affairs.
Otherwise, the position of Advisor Elder would just be an empty check, a title in name only.
Many of the honorary elders were staring intently at the Third Hokage.
Obviously, if the Hokage did not give a satisfactory answer, the other elders would not agree.
The Third Hokage thought briefly and also came up with an excuse, "The previous Root organization under Danzo caused too much trouble. Even now, some Root members are still in hiding. It's indeed not suitable to reorganize it."
"Moreover, Rengoku, you're already in charge of the ninja academy affairs. It's not appropriate to divide your attention managing other things."
Rengoku's face carried mockery, "What business can the ninja academy possibly have? Whether it's textbooks or teaching assignments, aren't they all determined by you alone?"
"Besides, with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki present, I can't even go to the academy, so it's still just an empty check, isn't it?"
The Third Hokage didn't expect Rengoku to again force him into a difficult choice.
But under the current situation, they absolutely couldn't allow Rengoku to reorganize Root.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
After a knock on the door, Hyuga Hiashi entered with the Anbu.
Upon entering, Hiashi sensed that the atmosphere in the meeting seemed tense.
Although he didn't know the details, he still nodded first to the Hokage, "Lord Hokage, you called me here for something?"
The Third Hokage looked at Rengoku, who made a "go ahead" gesture.
He opened his mouth and said, "After our meeting and discussion, both Anbu and Uchiha people are unsuitable to supervise the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
"Shikaku has considered asking for your Hyuga clan's opinion."
"Supervise the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Hiashi's first reaction was, 'This kind of thing!"
Second reaction, 'No, supervising the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki now looks like a net loss.'
Sure enough, the Third Hokage added, "However, if there's a problem during supervision of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, like going berserk, your Hyuga clan must take responsibility."
Hiashi frowned. His clan's Byakugan was indeed suitable for this, but whether the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would go out of control was not up to him to decide.
He was a bit hesitant.
The Third Hokage had already anticipated that the Hyuga clan might hesitate.
But after Rengoku's promotion to Advisor Elder, it left an open honorary elder position.
So the Third Hokage said, "If your Hyuga clan takes on this task, you may take over the honorary elder position vacated by Rengoku."
Hiashi looked at Rengoku in surprise.
The Third Hokage added, "Rengoku has already been promoted to Advisor Elder."
Hiashi's eyes swept across the entire meeting, and also glanced at the Raikage's arm in front of Rengoku's seat.
He said slowly, "Seems like I missed quite a bit."
At this moment, Shikaku spoke up, "The Uchiha clan captured the Sand's Jinchuriki, captured Onoki's granddaughter alive, defeated Yugito, and together with the Mizukage, defeated the AB combo, and even crippled the Raikage."
Although Hiashi had already received some intel, the part about Rengoku crippling the Raikage was just now received.
Usually calm, even he showed a shocked expression.
'Rengoku has such strong combat power?'
'With such great merits, no wonder he is promoted to Advisor Elder.'
'Rengoku's next step must be the Fifth Hokage, right?'
'Is the Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan really that powerful?'
The key problem was, there were two Mangekyos in the Uchiha clan.
In comparison, their Hyuga clan was hardly worth mentioning.
'If it continues like this, the Hyuga clan…'
Although the Nine-Tails was a hot potato, at least it was a bargaining chip.
After thinking it over, Hiashi said to the Third Hokage, "Since Lord Hokage is willing to entrust this task to our Hyuga clan, then we will take on the supervision of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
The Third Hokage nodded slightly, "If that's the case, then this honorary elder position will be yours."
"Understood," Hiashi didn't say much more. He knew that the key matter now wasn't on him.
The Anbu quickly brought him a chair and placed it beside the Ino–Shika–Cho trio, that was his future seat.
After Hiashi sat down, Shikaku also began quietly explaining the current situation to him.
Having resolved one matter, the Third Hokage also came up with a solution to deal with Rengoku's demand.
"As for your proposal, Rengoku, it is not possible for the village to reorganize Root, but we can adjust the structure of authority in the ninja academy."
"You, as the principal of the ninja academy, will now be fully responsible for textbooks, teaching assignments, enrollment, and teacher appointments."
"I, as Hokage, will no longer intervene."
"During Naruto's time at the academy, you will be responsible for his safety."
"If any issue occurs with Naruto, you will be held accountable."
Rengoku sneered, "Whether the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki comes to school or not, I don't care."
"If I really wanted to use the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, do I need to wait until he comes to school?"
"The authority in the ninja academy, who can even use that? Are those little kids edible or even worth looking at?"
What Rengoku actually aimed at was stripping Konoha's top brass of their control over the Nine-Tails.
As for the Hyuga later taking over, Rengoku had already anticipated that.
The Hyuga clan had no reason to conflict with the Uchiha. What the Third Hokage said now was merely an attempt to placate Rengoku.
Seeing Rengoku so hard to appease, the Third Hokage could no longer keep up appearances. His face darkened, "Then what do you want?"
Rengoku tapped a few times on the table, "I'm not greedy. Whether it's the mission system or the medical system, just divide some power to me, that'll be enough."
Homura and Koharu both felt a jolt in their hearts.
'Bad sign, he's coming for us.'
Homura and Koharu each oversaw those two departments. They were the highest authorities.
Now, clearly someone wanted to steal rice out of their bowl.
"Both Elders Koharu and Homura have managed those two systems quite well."
"If you suddenly want to take away part of the authority, it may cause confusion."
Rengoku raised his hand, "Lord Hokage, you misunderstood."
"What I mean is our Uchiha clan has many members, so we plan to build a hospital within our own clan, without using Konoha's resources."
"However, I want an equal ratio of medical resources as Konoha Hospital."
"As for the mission system, our Uchiha has many elite members. Let us select missions first, that's reasonable, right?"
After hearing this, Koharu actually breathed a sigh of relief. This Uchiha was clearly wary of them, that's why he wanted to do things this way.
Although with Uchiha's financial resources, building a hospital wasn't a big deal, but medical resources were very scarce.
In this era, there were no medical academies. Medical ninja were a rare resource.
Especially high-end medical ninja, they were extremely few.
Medical equipment and instruments weren't things you could buy just because you had money.
If the Third Hokage nodded to this, then Konoha would need to allocate personnel and medical education support in the future.
The Third Hokage understood Rengoku's meaning. Since the Uchiha had fallen out with Konoha, no one went to Konoha Hospital anymore, and no one picked up missions from the mission hall.
Being allowed to pick missions first clearly targeted what had previously been schemes against them through mission traps.
Rengoku's request for these powers wasn't excessive.
Even though the Uchiha's wariness toward Konoha had deepened, at this stage, it was still far better than letting Uchiha rebuild Root.
After much thought, the Third Hokage agreed, "Very well. Regarding the mission system, you can coordinate directly with Homura."
"You may have priority in selecting B-rank and above missions."
"As for medical resources, first build your hospital and list the resources you need."
Rengoku nodded in satisfaction. Previously, the Uchiha had sent out a group, they swept the entire black market missions. You could say it was clean, fast, and efficient.
But who would mind having one more mission channel?
Right now, the ninja world had yet to reform, and most ninja still lived off missions.
Having first pick of high-level missions might seem trivial, but for the Uchiha, it was extremely necessary.
The Uchiha had many combat-capable members, and their clan's scale would only continue to expand.
What Rengoku needed was a reserve of talent in preparation for taking control of Konoha later.
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