Sarutobi Hiruzen fell into silence.
Looking at Uchiha Jin in front of him, he felt like a dog trying to bite a turtle, unable to find a place to start.
After a long silence, he said: "Let's be frank. What will it take for you to be willing to restore the Police Force?"
"For this kind of thing, you have to ask our Clan Head," Uchiha Jin said, directly passing the buck.
Fugaku's eyes showed his displeasure, and he wanted to scold Jin several times.
I damn well want to manage it, but no one listens to me!
However.
Considering that he was a Clan Head in name only and had no deterrence over Uchiha Jin, he sighed and chose to lie flat in the end: "I don't have any solution either; the others don't listen to me."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was ugly.
The matter had circled back again!
Fugaku wanted to solve this matter but lacked the ability; the Uchiha below didn't listen to him.
Uchiha Jin had the ability to solve it, but he didn't want to, and the key was that he held no official position, so even as the Hokage, Hiruzen couldn't punish him.
The matter was stuck here—it was tricky!
But the security of the village had to be addressed, so after thinking for a moment, he revealed a faint smile: "Jin-kun, your position should indeed be promoted. After all, a strong person like you shouldn't always be a Chunin."
"I am now specially promoting you to a Jonin of the village, and asking Fugaku to hand over the position of Police Force Captain to you."
"How about it?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind was clear.
The reason he couldn't deal with Uchiha Jin now was that this guy's position was too low.
And fearing pushing the Uchiha to rebellion, he couldn't deal with the entire Uchiha clan.
On the contrary.
If he could promote Uchiha Jin's position, then if Uchiha Jin didn't do his job in the future, he, as the Hokage, would have the authority to deal with Uchiha Jin.
But, unfortunately.
Uchiha Jin wasn't stupid regarding what Hiruzen could think of!
Without any hesitation, he shook his head directly: "Hokage-sama must be joking. My ability isn't quite up to par; I don't think I can pass the Jonin exam."
"Let's forget about the special promotion; it's too unfair to other ninjas."
"Our Konoha emphasizes the Will of Fire. Everything should be fair and just. Hokage-sama, you must set an example!"
Uchiha Jin's tone was faint.
But hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen almost exploded with anger.
The Will of Fire?
Is that something you, an Uchiha, are qualified to talk about?
He really wanted to curse out loud, or even beat Uchiha Jin to death with a stick.
But, he couldn't!
He couldn't even fight back. Uchiha Jin's last sentence had completely checkmated him.
As the Hokage, he had to uphold the Will of Fire.
This was the foundation of his lifelong career as Hokage, so with Uchiha Jin's words, he completely lost all possibility of forcibly promoting Uchiha Jin!
According to Konoha's rules, if one wanted to become a Jonin, the first step was for the person concerned to actively apply.
This got stuck.
Of course, he could also promote by special appointment!
But this required the person concerned to have made great contributions, which Uchiha Jin also didn't have.
If promoting his own people, this kind of thing would be easy to manipulate.
Uchiha Jin? He wasn't one of them!
Sarutobi Hiruzen was really afraid that if he forcibly promoted him to Jonin now, Uchiha Jin would run onto the street right after and say that he, the Hokage, had no Will of Fire.
So, sigh!
After a helpless sigh, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew very well in his heart.
If he wanted to kill Uchiha Jin in front of him, he could only rely on hard power to kill him directly. The difficulty of trying to stifle this guy using rules was too high.
He didn't understand!
This guy was clearly an Uchiha; why was he more experienced in power struggles than himself?
Finally.
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head helplessly, and then directly put down his pipe: "Whatever conditions you have, just state them directly."
"Konoha's security must be restored immediately. There is no room for negotiation on this point. Otherwise, if Konoha is completely messed up, I think other ninja clans and civilians won't let your Uchiha off either."
"Of course, if you are ready to tear off the mask and start a civil war now, then I, Sarutobi Hiruzen, will accompany you directly!"
These words were incredibly domineering.
Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen in front of him, Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered. He seemed to really see the "Professor" of the past.
However.
Just as he was about to speak, Fugaku spoke anxiously: "Jin-kun, stop messing around!"
"Konoha's security issue is not a bargaining chip; this is our Uchiha's responsibility. You must shoulder this responsibility."
Uchiha Jin's mouth twitched.
Looking at Fugaku in front of him, he really wanted to slap him to death.
Didn't you see I was negotiating with Sarutobi Hiruzen?
But he took a deep breath and shrugged helplessly: "You can do it, you do it!"
"You are the Clan Head, you have the final say. Is it okay if I wash my hands of it?"
Hearing this, Fugaku was dumbfounded.
If I damn well had power in my hands, would I let you mess around and talk nonsense here?
On the other side.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Fugaku who suddenly popped up. Although he agreed very much with his stupid remarks in his heart, he also knew that Fugaku's words didn't count in the clan now.
So.
Bang!
Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed the table: "Fugaku, shut up!"
Fugaku: "..."
He looked at the angry Sarutobi Hiruzen, feeling extremely wronged inside.
I'm on your side!
In response to this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him and spoke directly to Uchiha Jin: "Jin, continue."
"Feel free to mention any requests. As long as I can do it, for the sake of Konoha's security, I can agree to all of them."
Uchiha Jin nodded.
This is the correct way to open negotiations!
That idiot Fugaku really didn't understand anything and only knew how to cause trouble.
His brain began to spin rapidly, and a moment later, his eyes suddenly lit up.
After coughing, he spoke slowly.
"Hokage-sama!"
"Originally, it's indeed inconvenient for me, a Chunin, to participate in such major events."
"But since Hokage-sama thinks highly of me, for the sake of Konoha's Will of Fire, I am still willing to solve this matter as much as possible."
"However, the resentment within the current Uchiha clan is very great!"
"If I can't give them some benefits, I really don't have the ability to do anything about it, so I do need Hokage-sama's help."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were obscure.
He looked at Uchiha Jin with renewed respect. It was clearly something he wanted to obtain for himself, yet he insisted on draping it in the skin of the 'Will of Fire'.
This method was indeed not bad!
But just at this time, he saw Fugaku wanting to speak again, and he instantly got a headache.
Why is this Fugaku so stupid?
He quickly stopped Fugaku: "Fugaku, shut up. From now on, you are not allowed to speak!"
Fugaku, who was about to open his mouth to scold Uchiha Jin, was dumbfounded upon hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's reprimand.
At this time.
Sarutobi Hiruzen ignored him and said directly and solemnly: "What do you want?"
"It's not what I want, it's what the clansmen need!" Uchiha Jin retorted.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had a headache: "Fine, what do the Uchiha clansmen need?"
"The original clan grounds!" Uchiha Jin said without nonsense: "That piece to the left of the Hokage Building."
"The Uchiha clan grounds before the Nine-Tails Rebellion. If Hokage-sama is willing to return the clan grounds, then I am confident in completely solving this matter."