The liquidation operation, which lasted for more than half a month, finally reached a climax.
On this day, the villagers of Konoha clearly saw that Konoha gathered hundreds of ANBU members and blocked a residential area.
Most people actually don't know who lives here. Only a few people know that Sarutobi Clan lives here.
Deep in the residential area, there is a compound similar to the Uchiha Clan.
At this time, the current patriarch of the Sarutobi Clan, Sarutobi Riyan, was looking at Tsunade and ANBU in front of him with an angry look.
"Lord Hokage, Hiruzen has just died a few days ago, and you are so eager to attack us Sarutobi Clan?"
Sarutobi Riyan is not an idiot. He wants to use the dead Hiruzen Sarutobi to catch Tsunade. But unfortunately, Tsunade has already completely taken the initiative.
"Sarutobi Clan? Sorry, this operation is not against the Sarutobi Clan. It is against a group of dangerous elements hiding in Konoha and pretending to be Sarutobi Clan."
"..." Sarutobi Riyan never imagined that Tsunade would actually give such an outrageous reason.
"That's nonsense. We Sarutobi Clan have been breeding in Konoha for decades. Do you think that just because you are Hokage, you can frame us at will?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was really angry. He could barely understand that Tsunade was attacking Sarutobi Clan. But in one sentence, he was no longer Sarutobi Clan's person, which was really unbearable for him.
But the next second, he was stunned. Because ANBU next to Tsunade took off his mask. That face turned out to be Sarutobi Asuma.
"...Asuma, you..." Sarutobi Riyan seemed to realize something.
I saw Asuma saying to Tsunade next to him.
"Lord Hokage, I have counted and counted all the people in the Sarutobi Clan these days. The ones in front of me... are not on my roster."
"!!!!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and all the Conservative Faction behind him were immediately stunned. Only then did they realize a terrifying problem. Tsunade came this time not for those industries of the Sarutobi Clan. Or rather, not just for those industries.
She came here for a liquidation, a liquidation in the true sense. But I don't know when, the young faction in the clan actually joined forces with Asuma and directly took refuge in Tsunade. Overnight, they, the powerful elders within the Sarutobi Clan, were directly expelled from the Sarutobi Clan ancestral home, and even became dangerous elements!!
The dangerous elements mentioned by Hokage are no joke. Look at ANBU behind Tsunade. They are elite troops directly under Hokage. In other words, Tsunade is ready to play tough.
Sarutobi Riyan trembled and pointed at Asuma, wanting to say something. But in the end, his trembling lips could not say anything.
Many ninjas from Conservative Faction and Sarutobi Clan rushed up to confront Konoha and ANBU.
At the same time, there were also many Conservative Faction who hid silently in corners, as if they could not see me.
Aoba, who was standing behind Tsunade, motioned to the assistant next to him to write down the scene in front of him. Those who stood up to confront ANBU and those who hid in corners and did not speak were compiled into separate volumes.
Then Aoba walked out of ANBU's team and stood next to Tsunade. His appearance directly caused Conservative Faction's momentum to drop by more than half.
There is no way, Konoha's reputation as the number one master still has some effect. At least those Conservative Faction ninjas know in their hearts that their side is not the opponent of Hokage at all.
Aoba has no intention of taking action directly. Although he has taken measures to control public opinion, it would still be inappropriate if he really went on a killing spree in the Sarutobi Clan's compound.
The main reason is that Tsunade has been in power for too short a time, and such drastic measures will affect Konoha's other ninja clan's trust in Hokage's lineage.
Seeing Aoba Kamikawa appear, Sarutobi Riyan finally realized that the situation on his side was over.
He wanted to shout loudly and fight with them. But look around him. Under the leadership of Asuma, most of the young ninjas turned to his side.
Although I still have a lot of combat power on my side, it is still a medium-sized ninja clan. But it is a bit hard to think of going head-to-head with ANBU who has Aoba Kamikawa in charge.
In the end, Sarutobi Riyan fell to his knees in despair.
"Please Lord Hokage have mercy."
In the end, there was no direct armed conflict, which is what Aoba and Tsunade wanted to see. But it is also necessary to deal with these Conservative Faction.
According to Aoba's suggestion, Tsunade split this part of Conservative Faction. Like the previous Senju Clan, it was integrated into Konoha.
However, the entire process will be under the supervision of ANBU. At the same time, not everyone will be split.
During the previous confrontation, those who did not come forward directly will get a chance. As long as they are willing to join the Asuma branch and recognize the position of the Asuma clan leader, they can continue to retain the Sarutobi surname. But as a price, they will be completely tied to the Hokage lineage.
In this way, with the cooperation of Aoba's strong combat power and Tsunade's reputation, the liquidation operation went very smoothly.
During this period, several small families were ungrateful, and ANBU also saw blood several times. Of course, these Konoha people did not know.
All they know is that Konoha is preparing to re-plan the commercial area. The large amount of land and shops that have been taken back to the village will be open to bidding for all Konoha residents.
Naturally, this bidding is not absolutely fair as announced. After all, if it were absolutely fair, how could the civilians of Konoha be the opponents of the Ninja clan?
Aoba has reached agreements with major families before, and they will receive part of the benefits in return for supporting the Hokage lineage. But others cannot be taken care of casually.
Hundreds of shops and a large amount of land were leased or sold by Konoha to the villagers of Konoha in the name of the village.
The village provides various low-interest loan services, helping many civilians to achieve their own careers.
In this way, the village will be able to continuously receive much more rent from these lands and shops than before.
However, no matter how much these rents are, they are incomparable to maritime trade. However, Aoba still tries its best to facilitate this matter. The purpose is to increase the activity of Konoha's economy and create more jobs.
This will stimulate the development of the Konoha economy. And this development will attract the surrounding Land of Fire people to settle down and live in Konoha.
These people will bring more consumption and more business opportunities. Such a virtuous circle will gradually make Konoha break away from the category of "village".
Aoba has never demonstrated his ambition for big changes. It's just that people in this world have little experience and can't understand it.
What he is doing now is actually poaching Land of Fire's cornerstones, and even its foundation. It is very simple to kill the daimyo, but if you want the people to adapt to a life without daimyo, you must start preparing from now on.