New Konoha, Hokage Building.
In a small meeting room next to the Hokage Office.
There were only five single sofas here, with Uchiha Jin sitting in the very center.
Kakashi and Tsunade sat on the left, while Nara Shikayasu sat on the right. One remaining seat was empty, clearly Fugaku's place.
Fugaku was currently keeping watch outside the Village, so naturally, he wasn't called for this meeting.
"There is only one item on today's agenda!"
"Our plan has progressed too smoothly. Even I didn't expect Old Konoha to rot to such an inconceivable degree."
"The backup plan is completely unnecessary now; Old Konoha has collapsed on its own."
"So, should we take this opportunity to directly annex Old Konoha tonight?"
After Uchiha Jin finished speaking, he picked up the teacup beside him.
Yes.
He still felt a sense of disbelief. Who would have thought that just by winning over a few Ninjas, Old Konoha would crumble so easily?
However, this also sufficiently proved that Old Konoha was truly rotten to the core!
To this,
Tsunade simply shrugged. "I have no objection. It doesn't seem to make much difference whether we act tonight or later."
"It's just a pity that my two grandfathers' life's work has turned into this wretched state. That old fossil Hiruzen Sarutobi really deserves to die!"
At this moment, she was very despondent.
After all, Old Konoha held her childhood memories and was the dream of her two grandfathers, yet now it faced its final destruction.
Although the Village before her eyes was good and also named Konoha, it was ultimately not the original Village.
Just like the Eastern Han and Western Han; though both were called Han, their cores were entirely different!
New Konoha and Old Konoha were naturally the same.
Therefore, for the current Tsunade, being willing to support and not cause trouble was already very good; she clearly didn't have the heart to worry about anything more.
Kakashi glanced at Tsunade and then let out a sigh.
"I believe we can!"
"Our Village's power is very strong now; dealing with Old Konoha won't be a major problem."
He and Tsunade were actually quite similar; Old Konoha also carried the first half of his life.
His father, teacher, teacher's wife, Obito, Rin... seeing Old Konoha collapse now, while he himself was one of the gravediggers...
That feeling was indeed hard to describe.
However,
He did not regret it!
Because that Village was already decayed. Too many strong people who should have grown up were destroyed by Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Village higher-ups. Thinking of all this made his heart ache.
It's just as well that such a Village is destroyed!
Finally, Nara Shikayasu spoke, but his thoughts differed from Tsunade and Kakashi.
"My suggestion is to wait a bit."
"The destruction of Old Konoha is already a foregone conclusion, so there's no need for us to be in such a hurry."
"The 'Justice' Hokage-sama speaks of is very important. A grand and righteous path is more capable of winning people's hearts. So at this stage, we just need to surround Old Konoha and prevent the Sarutobi and the other Four Great Ninja Clans from escaping."
"As for the rest, take it slow."
"It's better to go through the proper procedures. This will be beneficial for the Village's cohesion and centripetal force!"
Nara Shikayasu's tone was serious.
Although all the power was held by their own Village and destroying Old Konoha was just a matter of a single command,
A Village is composed of people, and everyone has different thoughts.
Since it wasn't an emergency anyway, it was better to follow a process and destroy Old Konoha in the name of 'Justice' with an overwhelming momentum. Only then could New Konoha possess the most orthodox legitimacy in the future.
Hearing this, Uchiha Jin couldn't help but nod.
Indeed!
Just like the feudal dynasties of his previous life, they also paid attention to the 'three refusals and three invitations' and had to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth to follow the process, didn't they?
Although the Ninja World was much more rugged, having a process was better than not having one.
Taking a deep breath, he directly gave the order.
"Good, let's do it that way!"
"Kakashi, take command of the Anbu immediately and surround Old Konoha for me. Ensure the Sarutobi and the other Four Great Ninja Clans don't escape."
"Shikayasu, go find Fugaku and complete the screening process as soon as possible."
"Tsunade, go to the Mission Hall and issue a temporary B-rank War Commission to help the Anbu besiege Old Konoha. All Ninjas in the Village can freely accept it. You decide on the commission fee and Merit Points."
"After finishing that, go to the Administrative Department and do your best to allow the Old Konoha civilians to integrate into our Village."
With Uchiha Jin's words, everyone stood up and respectfully accepted the orders.
Following that,
After the three left, they began their respective tasks.
Uchiha Jin also let out a yawn and headed home to rest.
Yes!
Even though the entire Village was busy, he, the Hokage, was an exception. Even at the critical moment of Old Konoha's destruction, it didn't affect his normal routine.
He had no interest in being like other traditional Hokage, insisting on doing every little thing himself, like Uzumaki Naruto in the original story, exhausting himself to the point of being unable to care for his family.
He became Hokage to enjoy himself, not to work like a slave... Meanwhile, on the other side,
Nara Shikayasu went directly outside the Village to help Fugaku, while Tsunade went straight to the Mission Hall and issued a War Commission.
[B-rank Mission: Assist the Anbu in besieging Old Konoha.]
[Personnel at Chunin rank and above are permitted to accept the mission. Interested parties gather at Training Ground 13 within half an hour.]
[Chunin: Commission fee 100,000 Ryo, 50 Merit Points! (Perimeter control, low mortality rate)]
[Elite Chunin: Commission fee 300,000 Ryo, 100 Merit Points. (Frontal confrontation, medium mortality rate)]
[Special Jonin: Commission fee 500,000 Ryo, 200 Merit Points. (Temporarily assigned tasks by Anbu, high mortality rate)]
[Jonin: Commission fee 800,000 Ryo, 500 Merit Points. (Required to frontally confront experts from the Four Great Clans, extremely high mortality rate)]
Unlike the commissions issued by Old Konoha, under the reforms pushed by Uchiha Jin, he not only introduced a merit point exchange system—allowing every Ninja to clearly know how many points they had accumulated to exchange for specific grades of Ninja tools, Ninjutsu, or special guidance—
But he also clearly indicated the level of danger within the missions.
There were no forced assignments; everything was left for you to choose!
Even during wartime, there were no forced requirements. If you had no ambition and were willing to stay idle, no one would force you.
Of course,
Because it was already late at night, Tsunade also sent people to notify everyone about this.
Almost instantly,
Every Ninja who received this notice chose to accept it without exception.
There was no other way!
They didn't really care about things like money; after all, that could only change their family's living conditions.
What they truly cared about were Merit Points; that was the necessary path to becoming a powerhouse.
During the Old Konoha period,
Civilian Ninjas who wanted to obtain Ninjutsu could only rely on the mood of their Jonin instructors, or they had to accumulate massive contributions and then hope the higher-ups liked them enough to grant them something.
But now?
Everything was quantified in New Konoha. Once your Merit Points reached the required amount, you could automatically go and exchange them.
Under these circumstances, everyone was naturally eager to do missions.
Even for the Ninja Clans, the value of Merit Points was quite high.
Because they also needed certain special Ninjutsu, high-value items, or even guidance from certain experts.
And of course,
When experts provided guidance, they could also earn Merit Points!