The next day, Kazuki gathered the Uchiha from Tatsuya's faction and publicly declared his intention to become clan head, stating that only he could lead the Uchiha clan to greatness, which immediately attracted the attention of many Uchiha, with some neutral parties choosing to side with Kazuki.
After all, Kazuki was strong, and rumors had already spread within the Uchiha that Kazuki was the next Hokage, which led even more people to support him.
Kazuki held three consecutive meetings to win over the Uchiha who were willing to follow him.
This scene startled Hiruzen, who immediately called Kazuki to the Hokage Office.
Hiruzen looked at Kazuki with a helpless expression and said, "I thought you would take your time, but I didn't expect you to be so impatient. Don't you know that hundreds of Uchiha are still on the front line?"
"How can they fight with peace of mind on the front line if you cause such a commotion? Are you planning to go to the battlefield yourself?"
Kazuki raised his eyebrows, he had indeed forgotten about them. Perhaps he should just send these Uchiha to Danzo. Kazuki believed Danzo had many ways to deal with these Uchiha. After all, when it came to dealing with the Uchiha, Danzo was quite formidable.
"How long will that take? This war will still last for quite some time, won't it?" Kazuki frowned.
Solving the Uchiha clan's problems would not be easy. He had to implement reforms as quickly as possible.
"How about this?"
Hiruzen took two puffs from his pipe before saying, "Starting tomorrow, you will work in the Hokage Office and get acquainted with the tasks. This will also send a signal to the Uchiha clan, hopefully garnering more support for you."
"If possible, I hope everything can transition smoothly, as they are all people of the village."
"I understand." Kazuki nodded slightly, not refusing to work in the office.
Working in the Hokage Office was a dream job for countless people. Even Orochimaru, the successor Hiruzen valued so highly, hadn't received such treatment before.
"Mm, Konoha cannot afford any more turmoil recently, it needs to be stable. Whether it's Ryoma's side or Danzo's matters, don't act rashly for now." Hiruzen instructed Kazuki with satisfaction.
"Yes." Kazuki sighed softly.
He truly hadn't thought of this point before. For Hiruzen, the more stable Konoha was, the better. This was determined by Hiruzen's character and capabilities.
But Kazuki wished Konoha would be as chaotic as possible, so he could implement drastic reforms. He only needed to secure his base, provide appropriate benefits to the clans willing to support him, and not worry about insufficient resources.
Once he eliminates the Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Fire, their resources will be enough to multiply the scale of these clans several times over. I
f Konoha and the Land of Fire's resources weren't enough, weren't there other villages and countries?
Since they were willing to follow him, then the benefits naturally had to be delivered in full, and the surplus resources given to those below.
If the Uchiha clan didn't seize the opportunity, Kazuki wouldn't show too much favoritism towards the Uchiha clan. He would only support the ninjas who were willing to follow him.
This wasn't Kazuki being cold-blooded, it was because there were many within the Uchiha clan who were unwilling to follow him and were very dissatisfied with him. If they could, they wouldn't even mind eliminating him.
Why should he bother trying to win them over?
You all want to eliminate me, so why would I try to curry favor with you?
Blame yourselves for choosing the wrong side, then?
However, from Hiruzen's perspective, it was normal to ask Kazuki to calm down. Kazuki could understand that many of the Uchiha on the front line were Ryoma's people.
Once he eliminated Ryoma, what would they do then?
It was very likely that they would do things that would harm Konoha. Konoha should not suffer such losses. Therefore, Kazuki chose to respect Hiruzen's wishes.
However, Kazuki's working at the Hokage Office, while seemingly good, actually stirred up trouble. It wasn't Ryoma or his people trying to cause trouble, it was Konoha's own issues emerging.
"Hokage-sama, this finance is definitely problematic. At least over seventy million Ryo in supplies have gone missing." Kazuki ran to Hiruzen's office with a thick stack of ledgers, his expression serious.
Good heavens, so every world commits fraud.
Kazuki had taken accounting classes in his previous life and had even passed the accounting exam. He could clearly understand simple bookkeeping.
To be precise, the bookkeeping in this world was quite rudimentary. It was practically an overkill for him to do such work.
This was also quite normal, as ultimately, the Ninja Academy was only responsible for teaching basic knowledge. It was already quite good if they could teach them arithmetic and literacy.
And even just these skills already surpassed the vast majority of commoners in this world, ordinary people couldn't even read. Knowledge was controlled by the nobles, which was the foundation for the nobles to control the Ninja World.
"What?!"
Hiruzen couldn't hold back when he heard Kazuki's words.
Seventy million Ryo, how many supplies could that buy?
How could it just disappear?
Someone dared to do this during wartime?
Hiruzen took the ledger and examined it carefully. After a long time, he couldn't find any problems and looked at Kazuki suspiciously.
Are you playing with me?
"Look here, their methods for falsifying accounts are quite clever." Kazuki immediately began explaining to Hiruzen how these false accounts were made.
Hiruzen had been Hokage for over a decade, so when he heard Kazuki's explanation, he instantly understood.
He slammed his hand on the desk. "Bastards, how dare they?!"
He looked at Kazuki with a fierce gaze and asked, "Kazuki, have you looked at the other ledgers? Have you found any missing supplies?"
"I just found out and reported it immediately. After all, as you know, I've only just started dealing with these things. But I believe there should still be quite a few problems." Kazuki spread his hands.
"The person who made this ledger, I investigated them. They are of civilian origin, but during their time at the Ninja Academy, they disappeared for a period, and after graduation, they disappeared for two years."