The next day, Yuuki sent Shisui with two other Uchiha Ninja to accompany Utakata to Turtle Island for training.
The excuse, of course, was to pursue Tuzi Ge, as Utakata was already a member of the team.
As for the identities of Shisui and the other two clansmen, Yuuki simply wrote an application to add more personnel and that was that.
What if Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't agree? Yuuki didn't even submit the application to the Hokage Building. He simply applied, then approved it in the name of the Military Police Force, and sent a copy of the approval to the Hokage Building.
After arranging Utakata's affairs, Yuuki began his plan for Konoha.
As mentioned before, if Yuuki wanted to completely control Konoha, the first thing he needed to control was the Ninja, followed by the civilians.
The higher priority, of course, was the Ninja. Two foreign wars had given Yuuki a group of his own people, but compared to Konoha's massive Ninja population, it was still not enough.
For this, Yuuki's plan was also very simple, without any flashy maneuvers.
In Yuuki's opinion, aren't Ninja just people?
If they are people, they can't escape fame and fortune.
As for fame, for now, it could only be given to members of the Military Police Force, so the scope of operation was small, but it could still be done.
As for fortune, there were no restrictions, and there was a lot of room for operation.
The fortune of a Ninja is not money and beautiful women. While these are also pursuits of Ninja, what is a Ninja's greatest pursuit?
It's obvious, that is strength!
For this, Yuuki had to thank the Ninja World for its practice of hoarding Ninjutsu.
Besides learning the basic Three Body Technique at the Ninja Academy, Ninja could only acquire Ninjutsu resources through battle merits and by receiving instruction from a master after becoming their disciple.
And the vast majority of civilian Ninja and some peripheral Ninja from clans truly only knew the Three Body Technique.
Then they would develop some strange but not very powerful Ninjutsu themselves, and then they would die on a mission.
At the moment before their death, they still had abundant Chakra in their bodies, and they would fall in endless unwillingness.
This is the current situation for most Ninja in Konoha. Just look at Sakura before she became Tsunade's disciple. You should know that Sakura's father was a retired Chunin.
There's only one reason to be able to retire from the Ninja ranks without illness or disaster: participating in war and surviving.
Under these circumstances, he couldn't even leave any Ninjutsu resources for Sakura.
The monopoly of Ninjutsu throughout Konoha is imaginable!
The Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, which countless people complained about for never burning anyone to death, is a genuine B-rank Ninjutsu.
While not incredibly powerful, being able to use the Great Fireball Technique already surpassed the vast majority of Ninja.
After all, a few Great Fireball Techniques could allow a Ninja to deplete most of their Chakra before dying, so they wouldn't die so resentfully!
Yuuki planned to open up all the Uchiha Clan's Ninjutsu collection unrelated to the Sharingan, allowing Konoha's Ninja to acquire Ninjutsu in a much simpler way than other methods.
And in this process, he would bind the vast majority of Ninja to his cause.
Simultaneously, there would naturally be a plan to 'kidnap' civilians.
Once these two steps were completed, Uchiha Tomoki could loudly declare, 'I am the will of fire!'
This process would certainly be suppressed by Konoha, and even obstructed by some Ninja Clans that had a good relationship with Yuuki.
After all, the foundation of a Ninja Clan's strength lies in its Ninjutsu inheritance. Once Yuuki lifted the restrictions, most Ninja Clans would become no different from civilians.
This was also part of Yuuki's plan, no different from Hiruzen Sarutobi's consistent suppression of Ninja Clans since he took office.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi focused on large clans, while Yuuki targeted small clans.
The reason Konoha had so much 'demonic wind in a small temple' was partly due to too many clans. One should know that every time a major meeting was held, those clan representatives would attend.
Yuuki didn't know what good those people did. With only a handful of Ninja in their clan, their words and opinions wouldn't be taken seriously. Their only purpose was probably to make up the numbers!
Having made his decision, Yuuki showed no hesitation. He would first put out feelers to gauge the situation, then finalize the specific plan.
That night, an article, with ideas provided by Yuuki and written by Qiyue, appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk.
After reading the contents of the article, Hiruzen Sarutobi almost immediately guessed Yuuki's purpose.
Does he want to win over civilian Ninja?
Ninjutsu resources are the foundation for controlling subordinates. As Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi held almost all of Konoha's Ninjutsu resources.
And he had been constantly enriching them. Yuuki's actions undoubtedly touched the core of Hiruzen Sarutobi's Hokage power.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no way to openly stop Yuuki from doing this, as Konoha had no rule prohibiting teaching Ninjutsu to others.
It was only forbidden to secretly teach Ninjutsu acquired from Konoha, and this had never been an issue.
After all, no Ninja Clan would open its own Ninjutsu resources to outsiders.
Regarding Yuuki's approach, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't discern the good or bad, as this was a variable, a precursor to instability!
The drawbacks Yuuki could think of, Hiruzen Sarutobi could naturally think of.
Uchiha Tomoki, you also have moments of making foolish moves!
Do you think that by occasionally visiting those clans, you can make them ignore actions that shake the foundation of their clans?
Hiruzen Sarutobi, pondering the pros and cons, enveloped himself in smoke.
In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi still chose to let it pass.
This might be an opportunity, another chance to isolate the Uchiha Clan!
After one night, the residents of Konoha saw that article.
The gist of the article was that the Military Police Force, in order to reduce casualties among Konoha Ninja and improve Konoha's overall strength, would open up most of its Ninjutsu resources to all Ninja in Konoha.
As long as one contributed to the work of the Military Police Force, they could earn corresponding points, and after reaching a certain number of points, they could exchange them for Ninjutsu.
As soon as this news came out, the entire Konoha was in an uproar, and all Ninja were discussing this matter.
"Does what the newspaper says mean that as long as we can help the Military Police Force, we can exchange Ninjutsu from them?"
"They're just playing with you, you fool. What do you think Ninjutsu is? It's a Ninja's life. Do you know how hard I worked to get one Ninjutsu?"
"But this is what the Military Police Force said, the Military Police Force!"
"I believe there will be Ninjutsu, but very few people will actually learn it, and the requirements will certainly be many. Maybe it will cost even more!"
"You've already learned the powerful Wind Release: Hurricane Palm, so you're in a good state of mind. I'm not. As long as the Military Police Force doesn't ask for my life, I'm willing to try!"
"It's not that simple. Do you know how I got my Wind Release: Hurricane Palm? I served my old master for three years, and he gave it to me before he died. Three years of caring for him, even helping him with his waste, I was more filial than to my own father, but in the end, it was worth it!"
"I'm willing to do that, even five years!"
"...."
At this moment, Yuuki was facing a group of clan heads glaring at him furiously.
Knowing Yuuki's strength, yet still daring to look at him like that, one can imagine how angry these clan heads were!
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