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As for abstentions, they didn't dare to cast them...
In an instant, the meeting place fell into a very awkward atmosphere. Everyone stared at each other and no one spoke.
"On behalf of the Hatake clan, I agree with the Fourth Hokage's appointment."
A lazy voice broke the silence in the conference room. It was Hatake Akira who raised his hand to vote on behalf of the Hatake clan. It also represented that the Hatake clan stood on the side of Namikaze Minato, and completely broke off with the old forces headed by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"The Akimichi clan agrees."
"The Nara clan agrees."
"The mountain tribe agrees."
After Hatake Akira's speech, the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans immediately expressed their stance and chose to stand on the side of Namikaze Minato.
But then again, it's a bit inappropriate to say that the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans are on the side of Namikaze Minato. In fact, the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans are on the side of the Konoha Hokage.
The Ino, Shika, and Chou clans are the most steadfast allies of the Hokage series, and they will choose whoever is in office next.
This is the political ideology that the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans have been pursuing since they joined Konoha, and it is also the primary factor that has allowed the three clans to always have a place in Konoha's top leadership.
Only standing on the side of the Hokage, rather than on a certain individual, may result in the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans gaining very little when the Hokage of Konoha is replaced.
But on the other hand, this choice can allow the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans to go through the transition period between the old and new forces in Konoha in the safest and most stable way.
After the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans expressed their opinions, the number of votes in the field became equal, and the smile that had disappeared from Minato Namikaze's face reappeared.
His eyes fell on Hyuga Hiashi, "Chief Hiashi, does the Hyuga clan agree or refuse?"
Namikaze Minato's words made Uchiha Fugaku, whose face turned pale and his heart was uneasy, turn his gaze and set his eyes on his old rival Hyuga Hiashi.
The same is true for Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Three gazes were approaching him, and the emotions contained in each gaze were different.
If it were someone else or another ninja family, they would have been unable to bear it long ago!
But Hyuga Hiashi is different. He has the Hyuga clan behind him, one of the top wealthy families in Konoha!
"I'm a little flattered that everyone thinks of me this way."
Hinata Hiashi smiled, and then revealed the answer, "I agree with the personnel appointments made by the Fourth Hokage."
"Humph!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately turned his head away, his old face instantly fell.
Uchiha Fugaku had a complicated expression. He looked deeply at Hinata Hiashi, then turned to look at Namikaze Minato and nodded slightly to him.
Namikaze Minato smiled, coughed lightly, and urged those who had not yet expressed their opinions to vote quickly.
"Ahem, everyone, hurry up and vote. We still have a lot of personnel appointments to vote on. If we delay any further... the meeting may end very late."
After Minato Namikaze's reminder, everyone in the conference room who had not yet had time to express their opinions showed distressed expressions on their faces.
But after only a moment, these people gritted their teeth and started to line up.
Except for the die-hard supporters of Sarutobi Hiruzen's faction, all the neutral or fence-sitters stood on the side of Namikaze Minato.
In fact, this result is easy to foresee.
The two major clans of Konoha, the Uchiha and the Hyuga clan, and the new powerful clan of Konoha, the Hatake clan, all chose to stand on the side of Namikaze Minato. The various ninja clans who felt that they were not strong enough voted with their feet and knew which side to stand on.
"The minority obeys the majority, so the position of deputy head of the Anbu will be held by Uchiha Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha clan."
"Don't forget to sign later."
He raised the document in his hand again and put it aside. "Then let's vote on the third personnel appointment."
"I propose that the position of captain of the Hokage Guard be assumed by Hatake Kakashi. What do you think?"
"agree!"
"be opposed to!"
"agree!"
"be opposed to!"
As soon as Minato Namikaze finished speaking, waves of agreement and disagreement rang out in the conference room.
There is no doubt that those who voted in favor were definitely the people who had just stood on Minato Namikaze's side.
Those who voted against it were naturally a group of old forces led by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
But unfortunately, after Namikaze Minato won over both the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, the balance between the new and old forces has been broken, and the results of some subsequent resolutions have basically been set in stone.
In this meeting, Minato Namikaze not only got off to a good start, but also made great progress and took control of some important parts of yesterday's plan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was very angry about this, because as soon as Namikaze Minato took office, he overturned the efforts of two generations of him and the second-generation Hokage, Senju Tobirama!
The Uchiha clan, which had fallen into obscurity and was far away from the political center of Konoha, was actually making a comeback, which seemed very dangerous to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
After all, the Uchiha clan's extreme and arrogant character can easily make them a time bomb for Konoha.
Uchiha Madara is the best proof!
Of course, no matter how angry and unwilling Sarutobi Hiruzen is now, his era has passed, and the one in charge now is Namikaze Minato.
Minato Namikaze is also a proud and arrogant person, and his strength has reached a certain level.
Moreover, with the full support of the Hatake clan, who is at the level of three Kage, Namikaze Minato is confident that he can tame the Uchiha clan!
Therefore, compared with Sarutobi Hiruzen who was imprisoned in a circle, the stronger and more confident Namikaze Minato had no reason to lose.
However, after a series of personnel appointments were completed, Minato Namikaze's next topic made everyone present, except Hatake Akira, frown.
Minato Namikaze wants to destroy the bridge after crossing it!
"That's all for the personnel appointments. The last item on the agenda is about the reform of the Ninja School."
Namikaze Minato shook a thick document in his hand, "This contains all the ninjutsu I have learned. And not just mine, but also the lifelong learning of Hatake Akira, Hatake Kakashi, and Hatake Sakumo."
"My idea is very simple. If the Ninja School wants to complete the educational reform, the Ninjutsu taught in the school will inevitably also be innovated."
"Without enough ninjutsu to support it, everything I said before will be empty talk."
"So, I will take the lead and contribute the ninjutsu I have learned to help the subsequent reform of the ninja school."
"So, what about you?"
As Minato Namikaze finished his words, the conference room suddenly became silent. Apart from the sound of everyone's breathing, there was no other sound.
What was supposed to come finally came. Minato Namikaze was digging out the roots of all the ninja clans in Konoha!
"Fourth Hokage, the ninjutsu that my Akimichi clan has learned are all family secrets. I guess we don't need to go into the diplomatic field, right?"
"Yondaime Hokage, the same is true for my Nara clan."
"Fourth-generation Hokage, I hope you can understand that my Yamanaka clan's ninjutsu is also a family secret technique."
In a rare move, the Ino, Shika and Chou clans, who have very firm political stances, for the first time raised objections to the decision of the current Hokage.
Moreover, the excuses given by the three clans were very reasonable, making Minato Namikaze unable to refute them at all.
After the Pig, Deer and Butterfly tribes took the lead in expressing their opinions, the originally silent meeting room became noisy.
A number of Konoha's high-ranking officials voted with their feet and refused to contribute some of the ninjutsu mastered by their families for various reasons.
Minato Namikaze had already anticipated this situation, but the reality was even worse than he expected!
"Fugaku, what do you Uchiha think?"
Namikaze Minato looked at Uchiha Fugaku, his eyes full of expectations for Uchiha Fugaku.
The Uchiha clan, who benefited from Minato Namikaze, must give something back...
Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but frowned, looked at Namikaze Minato and then glanced at Hatake Akira.
So this is what Hatake Akira meant when he said "loyalty to Konoha" last night...
After thinking about it, Uchiha Fugaku made a decision.
Chapter 232 Disintegrate and disintegrate first, and then wipe them all out.
As we all know, the most important thing about the Uchiha clan is not the various ninjutsu they master, but their Sharingan.
As long as the Sharingan evolves to a certain level, copying ninjutsu becomes a piece of cake.
Ninjutsu is really worthless to the Uchiha clan.
So Uchiha Fugaku's decision naturally became clear.
"Fourth Hokage, my Uchiha clan is willing to donate all the ninjutsu we know except our own secret techniques to support the reform of ninja schools."
As soon as Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, a burst of noise broke out at the scene.
"what?!"
"The Uchiha clan has gone crazy?!"
"It's a big deal, it's really a big deal!"
"Oh, you're just digging your own grave!"
"Humph, the Uchiha clan possesses the Sharingan, so they are naturally not afraid of their ninjutsu being exposed!"
"Just wait and see. Watch him build a tall building, watch him entertain guests, and then watch his building collapse!"
Facing the continuous noise at the scene, Minato Namikaze frowned.
"Everyone, please be quiet." He raised his hand and pressed it in the air. "Here, on behalf of the future graduates of the Ninja School and the glorious future of Konoha, I would like to thank the Uchiha clan for their contribution."
Namikaze Minato bowed slightly to Uchiha Fugaku, then continued with a serious face.
"As one of the founders of Konoha Village, the Uchiha clan has undoubtedly fulfilled their due responsibilities. This is their responsibility and their awareness."
"That's why I can't equate you with the Uchiha clan."
“So, this time the contribution is not mandatory. I won’t blame you whether you want to contribute or not, or whether you contribute more or less.”
"But everything is about fairness, so after the reform of the ninja school, it will naturally also be about these things."
"First, I will build a ninjutsu library and divide the floors according to the five levels of ninjutsu: A, B, C, D, and E, so that students of the ninja school or ninjas after graduation can consult and study."
"But there is no order without rules, so the Ninjutsu Library must also establish corresponding rules and regulations."