Now, Uchiha Obito is still alive because half of his body is made up of White Zetsu, a part that perfectly mimics human tissues, making it worth researching, which is why he's kept alive.
After leaving the underground prison, Nohara Rin felt a bit relieved, so she asked Kakashi, who was beside her, "Kakashi, what are you planning to do next?"
"Go on missions, I probably won't be staying in the village for a while. What about you, Rin?"
Kakashi replied. He didn't want to hear about Obito's execution, so taking on a few long-term missions seemed better; he had spent quite some time training in the village recently and felt it was time to go out on missions.
"I should be staying in the village, currently helping Teacher Minami teach the new medical class."
Nohara Rin explained. Now, in the first five years of the Ninja Academy, they started teaching chakra control. For those students with precise chakra control, they would be selectively picked to add a medical ninjutsu course, which Nohara Rin would teach.
Originally, Minami was supposed to handle it, but she had to take care of two children, and sometimes when Mikota was busy, she would leave Sasuke with Minami, making it rarely possible for Minami to find time.
"I see. Well, good luck, Rin. I'm heading home first."
"Mm, goodbye, Kakashi."
Kakashi wasn't in a great mood, so after saying goodbye to Nohara Rin, he returned home. After organizing his ninja tools, he headed to the Hokage Building to take on some solo high-level missions.
As for Uchiha Obito, after Nohara Rin and Kakashi left, he suddenly went into a screaming frenzy in the underground prison. The security team intervened several times but it had no effect; Uchiha Obito continued his wild outbursts.
Although they could block the door, Obito then started a hunger strike, which made things very troublesome for the security team.
However, since Obito still had value, he was kept alive until a verdict was issued, even though Uchiha Obito had also taken the lives of his clan members. The security team, although frustrated, still injected him with nutrients to prevent him from starving to death.
At the Hokage Assistant Office, a meeting was in progress.
After brewing tea, Yuhi Kurenai stayed aside to take notes on the meeting. As a Jonin and a disciple and assistant of Uchiha Yoichi, she had the qualifications to remain, even if the discussions were about relatively confidential village matters.
"Let's first talk about the security team. Recently, the security team's responsibilities have been increasing. Coincidentally, I discussed this with the Hyuga Clan Leader, who decided to select fifty Hyuga ninjas to support the security team. The security team's jurisdiction will be expanded to include an area one hundred miles around Konoha..."
Uchiha Yoichi addressed everyone, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and others inwardly felt somewhat resigned, feeling as if Uchiha Yoichi had already become the Fifth Generation Hokage.
And despite not holding a Hokage selection yet, Hatake Sakumo, the Fourth Generation Hokage, openly sat in a subordinate position, and the meeting wasn't held in the Hokage Office - what was going on?
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and Nara Shikaku knew better than to bring it up, given that it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who initially approached Hatake Sakumo and accepted the wager of capturing Akatsuki Organization members.
"That's all for the village matters. Next is concerning the Akatsuki Organization... Hidden Rock Village is quite stubborn. Onoki replied, saying that although they have worked with Akatsuki Organization, he doesn't know its whereabouts, nor is it Konoha's concern."
Uchiha Yoichi took out the reply from Hidden Rock Village, circulated it among those present, and after everyone had seen it, he continued, "I plan to issue A-Class and S-Class missions in the name of the village, targeting Hidden Rock Village's resources for now."
Upon hearing this, Nara Shikaku pondered for a moment and asked, "Assistant, won't this lead to war if Hidden Rock Village gets desperate...?"
"Let them get desperate then; Konoha doesn't fear war. Moreover, during times of peace, A-Class and S-Class missions become more scarce. If we don't find some high-level missions, the Jonin in the village will idle, and their income will decrease..."
Uchiha Yoichi continued, "Intelligence gathering and destruction of enemy village resources also allow Jonin without specific duties to increase their income. As for Hidden Rock Village wanting to start a war... without their Jinchuriki, let them come."
Hearing this, Nara Shikaku stayed silent, and no one in the room expressed opposition, including Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.
The two were currently behaving well, without the slightest error, even if Uchiha Yoichi wanted to deal with them, there was no excuse. Currently, it was just the Anbu monitoring them. If they spent even an extra hundred ryo of Konoha's funds, Uchiha Yoichi would use that reason to remove them.
"Then there's Nagato's Rinnegan. I must say, the abilities of the Rinnegan are indeed numerous. The interrogation team has extracted intelligence about the Rinnegan from Uchiha Obito's mind, and the Anbu have also investigated some information about Nagato and Konan... Jiraiya Jonin, can you take on this task?"
Everyone in the room looked at Jiraiya, who himself was very surprised that such a task would be given to someone who had failed twice consecutively.
"Currently, the intelligence around Nagato is quite clear, and there won't be any changes. With the strength of Jiraiya Jonin... it should be no problem."
Faced with the many gazes and the very reasonable explanation from Uchiha Yoichi, Jiraiya, who was prepared to be given the intelligence about the Rinnegan, was stirred and agreed, "I understand, leave it to me."
The Third Generation Hokage sighed inwardly, as Jiraiya volunteered himself without giving anyone a chance to dissuade him.
"Alright, then pick your team members yourself and report back later."
Uchiha Yoichi stated, though it was a bit of a setup, as for Jiraiya's search for ninjas, those suited for the mission might not always be available, leaving him to team with familiar allies like Sarutobi and the Ino-Shika-Cho of the four ninja clans.
It wouldn't be surprising if Sarutobi Hiruzen, out of concern, decided to go along.
Uchiha Yoichi concluded, "If there's nothing else, let's leave it at this. Anbu, stay behind and escort the Fourth to the office to handle some documents necessary for the Hokage to process."
"Oh ho ho, Mr. Yoichi, you're joking. How could I neglect the village affairs…"
After Hatake Sakumo finished speaking, he proceeded to his office; however, without Uchiha Yoichi's reminder earlier, he might indeed have considered going to the supermarket to get a few fresh sauries.
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After handling village matters, Uchiha Yoichi stretched with a sense of recovery.
"By the way, pupil techniques can even reverse life and death, so the kidneys should recover as well..."
Uchiha Yoichi suddenly realized he had overlooked the healing effects of pupil techniques. So he activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and used a pupil technique on his midsection.
Ōmononushi no kami!
Powerful vitality immediately brought immense relief to Uchiha Yoichi's midsection, and in just seconds, he felt rejuvenated to his peak.
"The unbeatable waist... pupil technique, so this is the true use of Ōmononushi no kami."
Uchiha Yoichi said with satisfaction, then opened the Superpower Roulette. Having the accumulation feature, he indeed hadn't engaged with his greatest hack for a while.
Not checking for a while, the Superpower Roulette had accumulated up to three chances, allowing for three spins or exchanging abilities from the past half month.
"Never mind, there's no rush. I'll exchange when it's truly needed..."
Uchiha Yoichi pondered for a moment and decided to hold off on the exchange.
Then he picked up the prepared videotape, television, and videocassette recorder, using the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, arriving once more on Turtle Island.
The capture of Namikaze Minato's killer was good news for Kushina....