"What? An order from the Daimyo? To form ninja-based armies, with permanent positions?"
"Doesn't that mean that once someone becomes a permanent army commander, they'll be stationed at the border and manage fifteen hundred ninja troops?"
"This is a position with real authority. It's simply more powerful than the Uchiha clan's Konoha Military Police Force."
"Exactly! The Military Police Force only has a few hundred people, while each army commander commands two thousand ninja! They're not even on the same level. If I became an army commander..."
The higher-ups present began whispering among themselves.
Why had they joined Konoha?
Wasn't it for safety?
Back then, the various clans had been forced to join out of fear of Hashirama Senju and the Asura of the Ninja World, in order to avoid war!
But if there was a chance to secure benefits for their own clans—
Who could possibly let such an opportunity slip away?
And now—
With the selection of the commanders for the Four Directions Army, the numerous clans all wanted to seize those positions for themselves.
Naturally, someone began asking questions.
"Lord Hokage, how will the commanders of the Four Directions Army be selected? By strength, or...?"
"How will they be selected? Naturally, by strength. Only the strong can safeguard Konoha's security and protect the entire army!" Tobirama Senju said emotionlessly. From his current attitude, there was clearly no room for favoritism.
"As for those eligible to compete, they must possess strength at the level of an heir apparent. Only then will they be capable of resisting attacks from enemy shinobi villages!" No matter how carefully Tobirama Senju calculated, he still had to consider the safety of the entire Konoha Shinobi Village. Protecting Konoha meant protecting the Senju clan.
"Then what powers will the ninja army commanders have?" Uchiha