Is This Right?

The Mangekyō had a time limit. As an orphan, Uchiha Kazuto's eyes would eventually go blind if he kept using them. By the time his plan progressed to a certain point, that guy Uchiha Kazuto would probably have become a stray dog by the roadside, someone anyone could step on.

Boom!

The massive Hokage Rock exploded, the several faces on it vanishing instantly.

"For Lord Hokage!"

At that moment, a group of ninjas on the Hokage Rock cheered, dismantling it completely in an extremely short time, then began constructing a new Hokage Rock.

The outline of Uchiha Kazuto's face began to take shape.

At the same time, in Konoha's plaza, a huge, exquisite statue was carried over by a group of ninjas.

It was a statue of Uchiha Kazuto.

"Loyalty!"

After setting down the statue, these ninjas raised their hands high and chanted loyalty.

"Good, very spirited!"

Uchiha Kazuto walked over, nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the new Hokage Rock under construction. From then on, there would be no more Hokage—he had no intention of stepping down.

Over the next period, Konoha, under Uchiha Kazuto's leadership, began moving toward infinite loyalty and the correct path.

Uchiha Kazuto pulled out the nine major squads from the Military Police Force.

He formed a new unit, the Konoha Defense Force, specifically tasked with protecting Konoha's safety and launching external strikes, directly paid by Konoha.

For the ninjas who joined the Konoha Defense Force, the old mercenary model of needing to complete missions to earn money was gone.

Uchiha Kazuto had originally wanted to implement a conscription system, but Konoha was just a village—there was no need for that.

At the same time, Uchiha Kazuto set new directives for Konoha's other departments.

Anbu, Medical Department, Interrogation Department, Military Police Force, Education Department, Administration Department.

These were the six departments Konoha originally had. Uchiha Kazuto had no intention of disbanding them, since their arrangements were actually quite reasonable.

Uchiha Kazuto gave these departments new settings.

The ninjas of Anbu would be absolutely loyal to their commanders. Their concealment abilities, endurance, and information-gathering capabilities would be strengthened. The physical speed of department members would be enhanced, and their vitality greatly boosted.

The ninjas of the Medical Department would be absolutely loyal to Uchiha Kazuto. The doctors' understanding of medical techniques and memory would be strengthened, as would their control over Chakra.

The Interrogation Department: the genjutsu abilities of its ninjas would be strengthened. Their interrogation skills, eloquence, and discernment would be further enhanced, allowing them to tell if someone was lying.

Unfortunately, this ability was useless against Uchiha Kazuto, because Uchiha Kazuto spoke the truth.

The Military Police Force's ninjas would have their physical abilities fully strengthened, enabling them to deal critical blows to villagers, making those villagers suffer unbearably...

The Education Department: teachers' teaching abilities would be somewhat strengthened, and their own learning and summarization skills would also be somewhat strengthened. That was it.

Finally, the Administration Department: Hiruzen Sarutobi's old associates, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Shimura Danzō, were in this department.

Uchiha Kazuto hadn't bothered with this department for now.

Besides these six departments, Uchiha Kazuto also created several new ones.

The Hygiene Department, specifically managing Konoha's sanitation issues, preventing people from defecating in the streets.

The Research Department specialized in studying various techniques, Kekkei Genkai, lethal weapons, and technologies to improve people's livelihoods. With the blessing of Uchiha Kazuto's Dojutsu, everyone inside was a genius—even a dog or a cockroach that went in would become a genius dog or a genius cockroach.

Finally, there was the current Konoha Defense Force, the true main force for protecting the village and waging external wars.

"Lord Hokage, when will you go report to the Daimyo?"

In the Hokage's Office, Shikamaru Nara looked at Uchiha Kazuto and asked.

"Report? There's no rush!"

Uchiha Kazuto shook his head, leaning back in his chair. He actually had no intention of reporting at all. His only goal now was to train troops—train them hard—and completely turn Konoha's ninjas into loyal soldiers.

He calculated Konoha's current finances. Mm, they could hold out for a while.

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

Shikamaru Nara nodded, then went to handle government affairs with the others.

Even though he had become Hokage, Uchiha Kazuto didn't need to do much. As a proper superior, there was no way he would do everything himself.

He wasn't about to split off a bunch of Shadow Clones to be beasts of burden for the villagers.

In the Ninja World, a village's Kage needed the Daimyo's approval. Only then would the Daimyo allocate funds and assign various missions.

To become a village's Kage, one had to go see that country's Daimyo.

However, Uchiha Kazuto wasn't interested in that.

As an ordinary person, he simply couldn't adapt to such a relationship—having overwhelming military power yet having to sell out for a bunch of ordinary people. If this selling out was for some glory, some sentiment, if Konoha's ninjas were the Land of Fire's external and internal military institution, then Uchiha Kazuto could understand it.

But the problem is, Konoha isn't. Although Konoha is indeed a special institution with a high degree of autonomy, it is not the Land of Fire's internal or external military apparatus.

It's a mercenary organization—one that wields immense supernatural power capable of destroying the entire Land of Fire. The shinobi complete missions not for glory, not to protect anyone, but merely to obtain money from ordinary people. That's all there is to it.

Even the so-called Ninja World Wars are fought solely to secure a larger share of mission contracts. While you're out there fighting loudly, brains splattering everywhere, those Daimyos are off singing and dancing, having a grand old time.

Uchiha Kazuto has no interest in being some kind of tool. This way of things—it's wrong! As of now, Kazuto has never completed a single mission, never once felt happy being a shinobi.

Possessing overwhelming power, yet always treating himself as a tool to be sold to a bunch of ordinary people—Kazuto doesn't even know what to say!

But he can't really blame these people either. Someone has to be the first to eat the crab. Before him, there was no one like that. No, maybe there was, but they're probably dead by now. Who knows? In any case, Uchiha Kazuto is now going to be that first person to eat the crab.