The next day.
Public opinion in Konoha instantly erupted, and there were messages everywhere about the riot caused by Cloud Village Delegation last night.
What about Tailed Beast going on a rampage, what about Shimura Danzō collaborating with Cloud Village to try to subvert Konoha, what about snatching the blood successor, all kinds of gossip are flying all over the sky.
After the shocking murder last night, everyone has understood in their hearts that the war between Konoha and Cloud Village is inevitable, and there will no longer be peace.
At the same time, in a large conference room on the second floor of Hokage Building.
All the jounin of Konoha have arrived, including the jounin of Uchiha Special Zone, which totals more than three hundred people.
Sarutobi Hiruzen is still sitting in the first seat, Yan and Senju Tobirama are sitting on both sides, and further down are Tsunade, Mitokado Homura who serves as the mascot, and Nara Shikaku who serves as the think tank.
Everyone sat on the chairs and looked at the people around them, but basically their focus was on the few people in the seats.
They generally understood what happened last night, and it also involved multiple forces from Konoha. No one knew what role they played in it.
Therefore, although there were many people in the conference room, it was inevitable to fall into silence.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After a long silence, there was a brief knock on the door.
"Come in!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
Crunch! Crunch!
The door was pushed open, and Hatake Kakashi walked in from the outside. He came all the way to Sarutobi Hiruzen's side, leaned into his ear and whispered in his ear.
"Lord Hokage, Konoha All jounin have arrived."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly and waved his hand towards Hatake Kakashi.
Hatake Kakashi understood, took a step back and stood behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, with his body upright, and a pair of eyes on the mask seriously scanning the crowd in the venue.
Cough! Cough!
Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed twice.
All the jounin looked towards the leader.
"Now that everyone is here, let's Jonin Meeting start!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said leisurely, with a calm tone.
Nara Shikaku, who was sitting in the lower position, immediately stood up and looked sideways at the Jonin in the field.
"As everyone knows, a shocking incident occurred last night. Cloud Village Delegation, who came to seek peace, suddenly became violent and caused chaos everywhere in the village, causing great losses to Konoha."
"As for why..."
Having said this, Nara Shikaku turned to look at Hatake Kakashi behind Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Hatake Kakashi quickly took out a piece of information from his arms, walked quickly to Nara Shikaku, and handed it over.
Nara Shikaku After taking the information, he opened it and looked at it casually, then threw it on the table and continued.
"After interrogation, Cloud Village Delegation made Two-Tails go on a rampage, drove Genin's killers to create chaos, and conspired with Shimura Danzō to release Nine-Tails, just for one thing."
"That's Byakugan who plots Hyuga Clan."
"Everyone can pass the information on this to each other and take a look."
"..."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion in the venue. The materials were circulated in order and passed through the hands of one person after another.
Konoha has more than 300 jounin in total. Most of them were scattered around Konoha last night, and they don't know the whole story at all.
After reading this information, they realized that so many things happened last night.
"Lord Hokage!" A Jonin sitting at the bottom suddenly stood up and said angrily, "Those barbarians have gone too far, and we must not let them go."
"Yes, do you really think that I, Konoha, am easy to bully?"
"And that Shimura Danzō actually collaborated with Cloud Village to betray Konoha. I strongly demand that he be executed."
"I agree!"
"..."
More than twenty ninjas suddenly stood up all around, waving their arms and shouting excitedly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled slightly and pressed his palms to signal them to be quiet.
After seeing the Hokage's gesture, the jounin sat down angrily.
Seeing that the venue was calm again, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned to look at Hyuga Hiashi who was sitting upright with a smile.
"Hyuga Patriarch, tell me what you know about last night!"
Hearing his name and feeling the gazes of the surrounding ninjas focused on him.
Hyuga Hiashi could only stand up bravely, looked directly at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and said.
"Lord Hokage, last night I took the Hyuga ninjas out to suppress the chaos. Suddenly I received the news that my little girl was arrested, and then I rushed over with some ninjas."
"When I felt Forest of Death, I saw Dodai of Cloud Village having a fierce battle with Nine-Tails, while my daughter and Young Master Nara were lying not far away, unconscious."
"Then, Shimura Danzō arrived and joined the battle..."
"..."
Hyuga Hiashi recounted the situation one by one, and the faces of the Jonin present were extremely wonderful.
You can look at the information and look at it, but nothing compares to what people tell you.
As Hyuga Hiashi finished his explanation, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, glanced around the crowd, and sighed.
"It seems that Cloud Village Delegation came to Konoha with no good intentions."
"It was just for Byakugan that Hyuga Clan made such a big fuss. This was something I didn't expect."
"I thought they had woken up and started pursuing peace, but now it seems that I was overthinking it."
"..."
Hearing what Sarutobi Hiruzen said, Hyuga Hiashi, who sat down hesitantly, felt his heart tremble.
How does it sound like Hyuga Clan is the main cause of this destruction!
Wrong...
Cloud Village Delegation is indeed here for Byakugan, but it cannot take most of the responsibility. They are also victims.
Before he could defend himself, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued.
"It seems that this full-scale conflict with Cloud Village is inevitable."
"The war... is about to begin again!"
For a time, there was a lot of noise in the venue, and some people even had a trace of panic on their faces.
It has been more than four years since the Ninja War ended. Although the conflict with Cloud Village has continued, the casualties have always remained within a certain range.
For most people in Konoha, they have maintained peace for more than four years.
As a result, now that they are told that war is coming again, it is inevitable that some people will feel disgusted.
But the difference is.
The Jonin inside Uchiha Special Zone was very excited.
They all know that the rules for Uchiha Special Zone and Konoha are different.
In Uchiha Special Zone, as long as you have strength and ability, you can rise to the top and enjoy things that ordinary people cannot enjoy in their lifetime.
It's completely different from the previous time at Konoha.
It is very simple to identify abilities, including politics, business, and military.
In terms of strength, it's even simpler. Isn't it easy to decide who is strong and who is weak?
Especially recently, they heard that War Merit System is about to be promulgated. Only if you have military merit, you can redeem it for anything you want.
Including but not limited to power, status, money, and even some S-level forbidden arts.
And where does the military success come from?
So far, they only know how to go into battle and kill the enemy, one count for counting heads, one count for detecting the enemy's plan, and one count for commanding a victory.
Other than that, nothing more.
But the problem is that they usually stay at Konoha. Even if they go out to perform missions, their achievements are not counted in their military exploits, which also makes them very distressed.
War, they have longed for it!
"When we start a war, we must hurt those barbarians this time."
"Yes, we must let them know that I, Konoha, am not someone to be trifled with."
"Those barbarians dare to provoke us no matter what they are, we must make them pay the price!"
"..."
There were noisy noises one after another, and a large number of ninjas from the main fighting faction stood up, waved their arms vigorously, and shouted loudly.
The tide of war is getting higher and higher, and a large number of wavering jounin are being forced to join the main battle team.
Hyuga Hiashi looked at the scene in front of him with numb scalp.
This incident started due to Hyuga.
The day Cloud Village Delegation came to Konoha, a large number of villagers went out to greet him, thinking that peace had truly arrived.
As a result, this joy did not last more than three days before it turned into an all-out war against Cloud Village.
This gap will definitely drive many villagers in Konoha crazy.
They don't care whether Hyuga Clan has any difficulties or whether he is a victim.
They just want an object to vent to.
Just like Naruto, who was labeled a demon fox, he will be despised by everyone.
This kind of thing must never happen to Hyuga.
Seeing that the tone of the war had been completely set, Hyuga Hiashi knew that the time had come for him to make a statement.
After all, the game last night was part of the Hyuga Clan, wasn't it?
Just when Nara Shikaku officially announced the start of the war, Hyuga Hiashi suddenly stood up.
He bowed to Sarutobi Hiruzen and Senju Tobirama and Yan, then glanced around and said loudly.
"Hyuga Clan will fully support the war against Cloud Village."
"As the clan leader of the Hyuga Clan, I hereby promise that I will personally lead the ninjas in my clan to the front line. The war will not stop day by day, and Hyuga Clan will not retreat."
"Even if we fight to the last person, we will definitely keep our promise!"
"..."
Hyuga Hiashi's words were so loud that they echoed in the conference room for a long time.
The jonin around him were silent for a while, and then they all showed different reactions.
The eyes of some jounin who were originally engaged in the battle shone with admiration.
They clapped vigorously and shouted loudly, "Hyuga clan leader is responsible. We will go all out in this battle."
And those Jonin who were wavering in neutrality were also infected by Hyuga Hiashi's determination at this moment.
They nodded slightly, the hesitation in their hearts gradually dissipated, and they thought to themselves.
"Hyuga Clan are so determined, how can we back down?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Hyuga Hiashi, with a look of relief in his eyes, and nodded slightly.
"The patriarch of Hyuga is serious. As a wealthy Konoha family, Hyuga Clan really understands the righteousness."
Senju Tobirama remained expressionless, but an imperceptible smile flashed in his eyes.
Yan Ze raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing an intriguing smile, stood up slowly, and said to the jonin around him.
"Since the Hyuga clan leader has this determination, Uchiha Clan, who is also a thousand-year-old wealthy clan, naturally cannot fall behind."
"More than two thousand ninja troops in Uchiha Special Zone have already gone to the front line, and I will lead most of the tribe and the remaining several hundred ninjas, a total of one thousand ninjas, to continue moving forward."
"This time, we will definitely hit Kumogakure's lair!"
Then he turned to look at the very sensible Hyuga Hiashi and continued.
"When the war is over, I will accept Hinata Hyuga as my first disciple!"
"..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room instantly became more dignified and warm.
Both wealthy families are participating in the war with all their strength, so Cloud Village is definitely not worth mentioning.
What they didn't expect was that after the Uchiha Clan acquired an area for development, it actually had more than 3,000 ninjas to lead it.
This is too scary!
When Hyuga Hiashi heard Yan's promise, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
I thought that this mute was going to get Hyuga Clan, but I didn't expect that there was an unexpected surprise.
Ordinary people and even ordinary ninjas don't know that, but as the leader of the Hyuga clan, don't you know that?
The future success of Uchiha Yan Fifth Hokage is already a certainty.
If Hinata becomes his disciple, doesn't it mean that Hyuga Clan will also be qualified to compete for Hokage in the future?
From this point of view, Konoha High Command and Uchiha Clan people are quite kind and did not get things done!
At this point, the meeting has entered its final stage.
After getting up, Yan did not sit down, but turned his gaze to Hatake Kakashi and winked at him.
Hatake Kakashi understood it and walked quickly out of the conference room door. He quickly came back with a seal scroll in his hand.
After unlocking the seal scroll.
One by one, thin cards the size of playing cards appeared in front of many jounin, one for each person.
After the distribution was completed, Hatake Kakashi returned behind Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Seeing everyone holding cards, they looked confused.
Nara Shikaku stood up, smiled slightly, and explained.
"This is the Identity Card newly developed by Uchiha Special Zone, used to identify identities and record military exploits."
The Jonin in the field understood it as soon as he heard it.
It is not difficult to understand the identity, but can it be done with just this small card?
Do you still need Forehead Protector?
There are also military exploits, which they have also heard about from Uchiha Special Zone, but War Merit Ranking has not been officially launched yet.
As for the recording method, they don't know.
Nara Shikaku continued to explain, "After the meeting, all the Forehead Protectors on your body need to be replaced. The new Forehead Protectors have a place for inserting cards."
"When Identity Card is first inserted, it will scan the chakra in your body in conjunction with Forehead Protector to form an identity."
"From now on, identification needs to be through this Identity Card. If it is lost, you can go to the relevant department to provide chakra for a replacement."
"Remember, your identity will be linked to the social welfare of Konoha in the future. Without identity records, you will be a black account in Konoha."
"..."
Having said this, Nara Shikaku paused, picked up the water glass and took a sip to moisten his throat.
From the beginning of the meeting until now, he has been talking without stopping, and his mouth is almost smoking.
Unlike Hatake Kakashi, things are so simple.
Just stand there, show off, and move things around.
"The battle record is the same. After the identity is recorded, you can use chakra to communicate with Identity Card to form a light curtain."
"Currently there are only two functions, which are to enable combat statistics and identity verification."
"After the identity verification is passed, you can view the latest policies and War Merit Ranking. You can study this slowly when you go back."
"..."
The matter ended here.
The crowd gradually dispersed, either to update Forehead Protector or to prepare supplies for war.
At the same time, War Merit Ranking was officially launched, but the above content caused an uproar and was a bit unbelievable.