"The clan leader hasn't said much, but those elders always hope I marry someone from the main family. I don't want that, so I can only stay by the teacher's side."
Hyuga Satomi spoke with a double meaning. Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yoichi nodded in agreement with the reason and approved it.
"Kurenai, your strength is quite good. It's best for you to train in the position of leader Jonin for a while, and then you can become part of the village's senior management..."
"I'm not interested in that. I'd rather be a bit more stable, and I still want to continue training with you, teacher, to increase my strength..."
Yuhi Kurenai said while lowering her head slightly, secretly thinking to herself; What's the use of becoming part of Konoha's senior management? She has no interest in power.
"Alright then, but it's best for you to become proficient within a month because there will be more and more things to handle in the future. I'll arrange for you to follow Morimura for about half a month. If you have any questions, ask my wood clone."
Uchiha Yoichi wasn't very willing to let them become assistants; their experience was almost zero.
However, Hyuga Satomi's reason was quite legitimate. To avoid pressure from the main family, she wanted to rely on his reputation as a teacher, so Uchiha Yoichi had to agree. Having agreed with Hyuga Satomi, it was hard to refuse Yuhi Kurenai afterward.
The best option now is to let them become familiar with the village's affairs as much as possible. Fortunately, both have decent abilities, running errands for a month or two should be enough to understand the general operations.
Afterward, Uchiha Yoichi approved both of their applications, allowing them to run field tasks with the approved documents, and found someone to teach them the procedures.
The envoy from Hidden Sand Village will arrive tomorrow, and the timing for the Chunin Exam can be more or less confirmed. If negotiations with Hidden Sand break down, Konoha will request the surrounding smaller countries to hold the exam together, excluding Hidden Sand.
However, Uchiha Yoichi feels Hidden Sand will likely compromise, though he doesn't know Pakura's situation; luckily, he will meet Pakura tomorrow, and can decide whether to proceed with the plan based on her attitude.
It's been a year since Pakura accepted the Sage Curse Seal, and Hidden Sand Village likely doesn't have the Sealing Evil Seal, an advanced sealing technique, leaving Pakura helpless against the Sage Curse Seal.
Moreover, Konoha is actively gathering intelligence on the Five Great Ninja Villages, naturally aware of various information about Hidden Sand Village; Pakura and Fourth Generation Kazekage Rasa had a conflict a year ago, although Hidden Sand Village placed a ban on the incident.
But with so many witnesses at the time, it's impossible to completely stop the spread. Especially since Pakura claimed she was betrayed by the village's higher-ups.
Even the betrayal of a Hidden Sand hero didn't stop the rumors, rendering the ban ineffective. Many Hidden Sand Ninjas admire Pakura, and their gatherings put pressure on the village leaders.
If Pakura didn't have this level of influence, she wouldn't have been betrayed by Rasa and the Hidden Sand higher-ups.
After five days of investigation, Chiyo, Ebizo, and other leaders announced the results; it was a village higher-up who framed Pakura secretly, eventually executed publicly without leaving a corpse.
Following that event, Hidden Sand gradually returned to its usual order, though Rasa and Pakura both knew peaceful coexistence between them was impossible.
However, Rasa is the Fourth Generation Kazekage in the village, and by making his son the One-tailed Jinchuriki, his power in the village will only grow larger.
Even though Pakura has the title of Hidden Sand hero, during peace without war, the impact of such a title weakens.
This time, as an envoy to Konoha, it's because Pakura felt the pressure from Rasa; yet, despite numerous attempts by other higher-ups to reconcile, Pakura wouldn't yield.
Even if Pakura isn't Rasa's opponent, she wouldn't back down to him. Her mind was made up; if she couldn't seek help in Konoha, she'd either perish with Rasa or defect from Hidden Sand Village.
Uchiha Yoichi urgently wants to deal with Hidden Sand Village, incite internal chaos, and then eliminate them entirely.
After establishing the route between the Land of Fire - Land of Wind - Loulan, the Dragon Vein energy can be adequately utilized; currently, he frequently uses Flying Thunder God Jutsu to teleport to the Dragon Vein for energy.
If it weren't for consistently extracting Tailed Beast Chakra from the Seven-tailed and Two-tailed, it wouldn't support such extravagant actions.
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After processing accumulated administrative tasks with two wood clones, Uchiha Yoichi planned to visit Konoha Hospital; today, someone from the hospital sent a proposal to build a large lab underground behind the hospital.
He immediately recognized it as Tsunade's request, so he approved it without much hesitation.
Luckily, within this year, Konoha's finances have significantly alleviated. Rapid task commissions after winning the war were quickly completed, coupled with the increasingly flourishing commerce in Konoha Village, growing commercial taxes have taken up a substantial proportion.
Previously, Konoha's minor business taxes were only enough to issue D-class cleaning tasks to Genin, called business tax, but it was essentially sanitation employment fees.
After leaving the office, Uchiha Yoichi, passing by the Hokage Office, found it empty and called over an Anbu to ask: "Where's the Fourth Generation?"
"He just finished a day's work and has gone home. Assistant, do you need me to call the Fourth Generation?"