The Third Hokage did not refute, he only said, "Then Elder Takashi, go hand over with Rengoku."
"Understood, Lord Hokage," Elder Takashi nodded kindly at Rengoku, then sat down.
The Third thought for a moment, "The work of the Police Force is also very important. Since it's been issued, it naturally won't be taken back."
"The expansion to thirty squads still stands."
Rengoku did not argue, the corner of his mouth curved slightly, then he sat down and softly started communicating with Fugaku.
The Third Hokage said in a deep voice, "Then the next item, regarding the bounty on Shimura Danzo."
"With such a bounty, many bounty ninjas will take the risk out of desperation."
"So..."
The Third Hokage's words were not without reason. The profit was too high, and many people were eyeing Shimura Danzo.
Although this time the attack was unsuccessful, there are still those with special abilities among the ninjas.
It's not the thief stealing that's feared, but the thief always thinking about stealing.
When the Third Hokage said this, he was looking at Rengoku.
Although this bounty was anonymous, people in the black market saw Uchiha Itachi posting it.
Whose bounty it was, no need to say more.
Rengoku rolled his eyes, "Why are you looking at me?"
"Danzo got a bounty placed on him, what's it got to do with me? He offended someone and got a bounty, that's normal."
"You all think that just stripping him of his position and demoting him to a civilian is enough, but some people have blood feuds with him."
Rengoku looked at Jiraiya, who was standing behind the Third Hokage, with a half-smile.
The matter of Konan having a grudge with Danzo was something she revealed publicly.
Jiraiya's face also looked terrible. It turns out Konan being alive was a good thing.
But because of the village, he had to stand on Danzo's side.
Now it's likely Konan already hates him.
The Third Hokage's face darkened. No wonder Uchiha had no objections to Danzo's removal.
So they were waiting here.
He said in a deep voice, "Uchiha Rengoku, do you know, this will lead to an endless stream of people probing Konoha, putting Konoha in constant danger."
Rengoku yawned, "Our Konoha has a big family and business, are we supposed to be scared of being eyed?"
"Besides, you all care so much whether a civilian lives or dies. That useless thing, what else does he do besides creating enemies for Konoha?"
"Since he's a waste of food while alive, might as well die early."
Saying this, Rengoku changed the topic, "As long as Konoha has the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, no matter how many people come, they're out of luck."
"But the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki can't be controlled, what should be done?"
The Third slowly took a puff from his pipe, forcibly suppressing the anger in his chest.
Rengoku's meaning was very clear. It was using the control of the Nine-Tails' rampage as leverage.
This outcome, even if he had to pinch his nose, the Third Hokage had to accept it.
At least until a way to control the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is found.
The time interval between the Third Hokage's words was a bit long, and everyone could clearly see his suppressed anger.
But this matter really does need the Uchiha to step in.
"Then next, about the rebuilding of the village walls and..."
The Third Hokage skipped this topic, which was the same as pinching his nose and accepting it.
The rest of the meeting was just about the village's rebuilding and defense layout issues.
Rengoku also sat there and started slacking off.
This time, Konoha suffered serious damage.
The contents of the high-level meeting were still very long.
Since the rest wasn't much related to the Uchiha, Rengoku directly began resting with his eyes closed.
In fact, he was transferring his consciousness to Yagura's side.
———
In a mountain hollow not too far from Konoha.
Zabuza and Juzo, whose injuries had slightly stabilized, were looking at the "Yagura" in front of them with full of confusion.
They were very curious about what exactly this Yagura was, why he looked the same as their Mizukage, and even his chakra was identical.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Footsteps came, Zabuza immediately gripped his Executioner's Blade tightly, and Juzo also stood up alert.
But when the figure walked out of the thick fog, both of them were stunned on the spot.
"Mizukage-sama?"
Zabuza and Juzo looked blankly at the two identical Yaguras, not knowing what had happened at all.
Yagura walked up to Rengoku's clone and nodded, then swiped his hand.
A water mirror appeared in front of him.
Rengoku's clone, transformed into Yagura, walked straight into the mirror.
Then as the water mirror spread out on the ground, he smoothly melted into the shadow.
But in Zabuza and Juzo's eyes, this fake Yagura just melted directly into the water mirror.
There was strong surprise in Juzo's eyes, "Mizukage-sama, just now that was?"
A hint of pride appeared on Yagura's face, "My Water Mirror Technique has made a breakthrough, that was my Water Mirror Clone, which can fully replicate me and maintain it for a long time."
Zabuza and Juzo were both stunned. The water mirror could replicate someone before, yes, but its chakra and movement were limited.
But this time, it was a perfect one-to-one replica, even capable of using the Tailed Beast Cloak.
Zabuza's eyes sparkled, "Mizukage-sama, doesn't this mean Kirigakure will have another perfect Jinchuriki!?"
Yagura laughed heartily, "Indeed, and I have also formed an alliance with the Uchiha clan."
"After this, our Land of Water can quickly recover."
Zabuza and Juzo were both very shocked, 'Wasn't our Mizukage just under Mangekyo Sharingan control?'
'Now he is going to ally and cooperate with Uchiha, could it be he is under Sharingan control again?'
Yagura seemed to know what the two were thinking, waved his hand and said, "Let's go back to see Ao and Mei first."
"As for Kisame and the alliance with the Uchiha, we'll talk on the way."
Zabuza and Juzo felt slightly relieved at these words, because Ao has a Byakugan. If the Mizukage were controlled, he wouldn't dare appear in front of Ao.
———
Rengoku pulled his consciousness back to the high-level meeting side. After the Third Hokage had arranged all the matters.
The meeting could be considered over.
When everyone filed out, Rengoku deliberately said to Fugaku at the door, "Clan Leader, you go back first. I still need to hand over with Elder Takashi."
Then he leaned into Fugaku's ear and whispered some other things.
After listening, Fugaku nodded thoughtfully.
After Rengoku finished speaking, he took Elder Takashi and went to the academy.
On Fugaku's side, he went over to greet the honorary elders of the Ino–Shika–Cho clans and members of the Hyuga clan, "Everyone, please wait a moment."
Fugaku's greeting drew everyone's attention.
Because during this high-level meeting, Fugaku basically didn't speak, it was all Rengoku doing the talking.
Now that he was calling out the major clans aside from the Hokage faction, it must be something special.
Fugaku didn't mind that there were people from the Third's side watching from afar. He directly said to Hiashi, Shikaku, Hai, and Choza, "This time, the Third Hokage restored our Uchiha Police Force's scale back to thirty squads."
"Our Uchiha do not have enough people to staff the Police Force."
"So we will transfer all thirty squad slots and hire people from each major clan."
"The specific numbers can be discussed, with Hiashi taking the lead. If there's a result, you can inform me directly at the Police Force."
Everyone present was stunned for a moment, especially Shikaku, whose eyes showed a thoughtful expression.
'The Uchiha move, impressive indeed.'
Uchiha's combat personnel were already limited. Thirty squad slots would take up almost a third.
Moreover, the Police Force requires rotations.
If Uchiha chose to continue staffing the Police Force, they'd clearly be falling into the Third Hokage's trap.
Not only would combat forces be tied up, but there might also be a series of targeted measures later.
Now Uchiha was distributing these slots to the other ninja clans.
That was equivalent to directly sharing the risk.
Uchiha still had the same number of combat forces. A large reserve of combat strength would also make the Third Hokage and others cautious.
On the other side, the Third Hokage and others, who got the news, were all surprised.
Uchiha actually gave up control of the Police Force.
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