Shin'un nodded silently, agreeing with Nara Shikahito's words.
"That's right. With two thousand Sand Ninja at our disposal, what Sunagakure wouldn't give us?"
With a smile, Nara Shikahito seemed to suddenly remember something and looked up at Shin'un.
"Since you're here, that's perfect. I have something I'd like to ask for your opinion on."
As he spoke, Nara Shikahito pointed to several senior Jonin in the tent.
"As you can see, we are discussing how to settle those Sunagakure prisoners."
"What are your thoughts on the treatment of those captured by Sunagakure?"
Upon hearing this, Shin'un was taken aback and turned Jonin exchange glances with several senior Jonin in the tent.
Lowering his head, Shin'un frowned and pondered for a while before looking helplessly at Nara Shikahito and saying:
"I have no experience with this kind of thing... How did you do it before?"
Hearing Shin'un's words, Nara Shikahito frowned, shook his head, and said wearily:
"If it's just about settling prisoners, Konoha certainly has well-established procedures and methods."
"But the problem now is that there are too many prisoners who need to be resettled."
"The prisoners here, plus the two thousand Sand Ninja from the Land of Rain, make a total of over two thousand ninja to deal with. It's impossible to handle them using the old methods."
"You're not the only one inexperienced in this situation; the entire Konoha, and indeed the entire Shinobi World, has never dealt with such a large number of prisoners at once."
"Currently, although we have come up with a few countermeasures, to be honest, none of them are very perfect."
"I see..." Nodding, Shin'un understood Nara Shikahito's concerns.
"So... what do Orochimaru- sensei and White Fang- senpai think?"
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, Nara Shikahito immediately rolled his eyes.
"The two of them?"
" White Fang left late the night before last. Before leaving, he only sent someone to inform me, saying that he was going to clear up the backlog of tasks that the Anbu had accumulated over the years."
"I don't even know where he is now."
"As for Orochimaru? Don't you know your teacher?"
At this point, Nara Shikahito appeared even more annoyed.
"Yesterday, he volunteered to guard the several hundred Sand Ninja prisoners on the west side of the camp."
"I thought he was worried, which is why he voluntarily transferred there to keep an eye on things."
"As a result, after he arrived there, he used Earth Release to build a simple mud-brick house right in front of hundreds of Sand Ninja, and then he never came out again."
"After I heard about it, I sent someone to check it out."
"Your teacher built tables and chairs inside, and pulled out a huge pile of ancient books and scrolls from somewhere. He was engrossed in them every day, as if he wanted to catch up on all the books he hadn't read in years."
"I went to ask for his opinion, but he said he was busy and didn't have time to waste, and he just kicked me out."
"Tell me, isn't it infuriating?"
"Hmm..." Hearing these words, Shin'un's lips twitched, and he inexplicably felt sorry for Nara Shikahito.
"Cough cough!"
After coughing a few times, Shin'un steered the discussion back on track.
" Nara- senpai, the most important issue right now is how to safely house over two thousand Sand Ninja, right?"
Hearing Shin'un's words, Nara Shikahito nodded, but after Jonin the several senior Jonin standing on the other side of the tent, he shook his head and said:
"That's not the only problem."
After speaking, Nara Shikahito looked at the several senior Jonin in the tent, then stood up and walked out of the tent, waving for Shin'un to follow.
Stepping out of the tent, Nara Shikahito wandered aimlessly, saying to Shin'un behind him:
"The difficulty lies not only in resettling the Sand Ninja prisoners."
"The hostility of the Sand Ninja Village towards us Konoha Ninja is also a significant challenge."
"After all, the war lasted for several years, and many Konoha Ninja either suffered mortal danger because of the Sand Ninja Sand Ninja, or their relatives and friends were crippled or killed because of them."
"You may not know this, but ever since the specific list of Sand Ninja prisoners was released yesterday, every now and then three or four ninjas have rushed into my tent, begging me to execute certain Sand Ninja to avenge them."
"If we don't find a way to eliminate the hostility, I'm afraid some ninjas might disobey orders and forcibly attack the Sand Ninja prisoners."
Hearing this, Shin'un nodded with deep feeling.
"When I came to report to you just now, I overheard a discussion among Jonin in the tent. To be honest... it was clear they harbored a great deal of hostility towards the Sand Ninja."
"They'll either cut off limbs or poison them, or the best they can do is destroy all the Sand Ninja's meridians..."
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, Nara Shikahito sighed deeply.
"That's right, with the enemy right in front of us, how many people would willingly let him go?"
"To be honest, compared to how to settle more than two thousand Sand Ninja, how to eliminate the hostility of the Konoha Ninja towards the Sand Ninja is a bigger headache for me."
"I can think of some ways to settle those Sand Ninja prisoners. It's nothing more than locking up the high-ranking ninjas separately, finding ways to divide the remaining Sand Ninja, and occasionally sending them some food to keep them from starving."
"But for those Konoha ninja who rush up to me, their eyes bloodshot, begging to kill some Sand Ninja Konoha Ninja... I really can't offer any words of advice."
"After all, if I put myself in their shoes, if someone close to me died at the hands of a Sand Ninja, and that Sand Ninja was right in front of me, I definitely wouldn't be able to resist wanting revenge."
"If anyone tries to persuade me to let that Sand Ninja go at this moment, I'll slap that person across the face first."
Shin'un nodded, and sighed as well, saying:
"But ultimately, we still have to find a way to persuade them to let their enemy go."
"Although it's selfish, we can't set a precedent for revenge."
"Otherwise, once the list of two thousand Sand Ninja prisoners from the Land of Rain is compiled, who knows how many of them are enemies of our Konoha Ninja."
"When that time comes, everyone will settle their scores and grievances. How many of the more than two thousand Sand Ninja prisoners will be left?"
"That's right." Nara Shikahito nodded, his wrinkles becoming even more pronounced.
"I think so too, but just thinking about it isn't enough."
"If we can't effectively eliminate their hostility towards the Sand Ninja Sand Ninja, I'm genuinely afraid they'll disobey orders and attack them."
At this point, Nara Shikahito clicked his tongue and continued, looking troubled:
"Originally, I was thinking of sending a message to the Lord Hokage, asking him to issue a decree in the Konoha Lord Hokage the killing of prisoners."
But then I thought about it again and gave up on the idea.
You should understand why, right?
Shin'un nodded, understanding why Nara Shikahito had given up on this option.
Today, almost all Konoha Ninja received their education at the Konoha Ninja Academy in their childhood.
Therefore, most Konoha Ninja have a deep and genuine respect for the Hokage.
This can be seen from the many children in the Konoha Academy who clamor to become Hokage when they grow up.
If the Hokage personally issued an order prohibiting the killing of prisoners, it would indeed greatly deter all Konoha Ninja from the idea of killing Sand Ninja for revenge.
However, while this approach yields immediate results, it also diminishes the respect that Konoha Ninja hold for the Hokage.
Even if they give up the idea of revenge, the hatred in their hearts will not disappear.
A person whose character is so noble that they forgive everything is a saint, not a human being.
In the end, these hatreds, if prevented from being vented, will inevitably transform into dissatisfaction and resentment towards the Hokage.
The war had just ended, and people were restless; anything that could destabilize the village should be avoided if possible.