Clash at the Medical Reform Mobilization Meeting and the Unveiling of the Technical Dividend
Konoha Hospital, Room 3.
The air around the long conference table was somewhat tense. The newly appointed Executive Deputy Director of the Medical Department, Mikoto Uchiha, was calmly looking over the financial summary before her.
Opposite her sat Shanmu, the deputy director of the Medical Department. Shanmu had been personally promoted by Utatane Koharu and had deep roots throughout the medical system.
"Deputy Director Mikoto, all the accounts for routine pharmaceutical purchases, material requisitions, and expenditures are here. The details are clear, and they can be audited at any time." Shanmu's tone was extremely respectful, and he wore a professional smile.
Mikoto gently closed the folder, producing a faint sound.
"Deputy Director Shanmu, what I need is the original ledger containing the flow of funds for every underground experiment project."
The directors of the other departments in the Meeting Room all subconsciously slowed their breathing at those words. The hands holding their teacups stopped in midair.
Here it comes.
The smile on Shanmu's face remained unchanged, but he inclined his body slightly.
"Director, that may be difficult. You know that many of those underground experiments involve the village's core technologies, and even research into certain S-Rank Forbidden Jutsu. According to the 'Core Technology Confidentiality Regulations' personally established by the Second, the related account books are top secret. They can only be unsealed and inspected with a joint warrant from the Hokage's Office and the Advisory Elder Council."
He heavily emphasized the words "Second" and "confidentiality regulations."
He was using the rules as a shield.
Mikoto looked at him without speaking. She knew that as a newly arrived deputy director, she truly could not force her way past this old system that had been in place for decades.
Seeing her silence, Shanmu continued, "Of course, we absolutely support the audit. It's