Konoha: Uchiha Extremists? Offering Loyalty!

Chapter 43 'High-Ranking and Powerful' Medical Chunin

"The connection between the Senju and Uchiha clans must be severed."

Hiruzen Sarutobi closed the scroll, tapped his pipe alternately with his index and middle fingers, and remained silent for a long time.

Mitokado noticed the hesitation on his old friend's face.

He thought to himself, "This is a done deal!"

He wouldn't want to get involved in this kind of trouble unless he was in a hurry.

Danzo Shimura has always been at the forefront of the Uchiha clan's resistance against pressure.

But that guy was out of the village on a mission, so he could only offer advice reluctantly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi extinguished his pipe, sighed, and then said in a low voice, "That's true..."

He recalled Yuuki's behavior at the hospital, so full of the Will of Fire.

Even the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan wouldn't dare say they did better than that child!

Yuuki... was so restrained in his emotions, reasonable and well-founded, and always put the patient's safety first.

He doesn't seem like an Uchiha at all...

"That kid Yuuki, in the end, I was the one who transferred him to Tsunade's side."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression became complicated. "The relationship between the Uchiha and the village has eased somewhat. If I transfer Yuuki away, it might cause misunderstandings."

"To others, they wouldn't think I'm just mobilizing a low-ranking ninja."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused, looked directly at Homura Mitokado, and concluded, "In this sensitive period when war could break out at any moment, hospitals can be reformed, elders can be reassigned, but the Hokage absolutely cannot make a mistake, and the village's decisions cannot be flawed..."

Upon hearing this, Mitomon En averted his gaze, stood motionless in front of his desk, and remained silent, as if all his attention had been drawn to the ants.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only cough twice and take a sip of water from his cup.

If Danzo were here, why would it be so quiet?

Long before he finished speaking, Danzo had volunteered to help solve the village's problems.

Unlike this non-stick pan in front of me, it only raises questions but doesn't offer solutions!

After clearing his throat, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "What are your thoughts on the positions left vacant after the Senju clan members went to the battlefield?"

Mitokado Homura's eyes lit up instantly as he answered, "We don't lack manpower. The hospital has sent a lot of talent to the village, as well as graduates from the Ninja Academy and... members of the Koharu family."

After saying that, he glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Everything is for the normal operation of the village, and someone must take responsibility for these positions."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent, his eyes vacant, as if deep in thought.

Seeing this, Mitomon En did not press for a decision, but instead took his leave.

As he watched his old friend leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.

Yan, are you also destined to decay?

The office door was closed, the room was empty, and only Hiruzen Sarutobi was writing furiously.

He took out a scroll and signed a promotion notice, which meant he agreed to promote Uchiha Yuuki to the rank of Medical Chunin.

And so, Uchiha Yuuki officially became a medical chunin of Konoha Village!

Konoha's promotion mechanism is quite 'subjective'.

Simply put, if they say you can do it, you can, even if you can't!

The entrance exam for the Ninja Academy assesses talent in refining chakra. Even if a ninjutsu release fails, one can still demonstrate taijutsu talent like Rock Lee and be specially approved to pass the exam.

The graduation mechanism for genin is the same: gaining the teacher's approval allows for a smooth graduation.

If a Jonin approves, a Genin can take the exam or be exempted from it to be promoted to Chunin.

The Hokage thinks a certain Chunin is good enough to be promoted to Special Jonin or even a regular Jonin.

Of course, the selected and recommended talents will likely undergo a 'refinement' process on the battlefield.

After signing the promotion scroll, Hiruzen Sarutobi then agreed to Yuuki's request to establish the Ant Rental Shop, and would also dispatch ANBU to supervise the rental shop.

After signing the two simplest requests, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not feel relieved.

The most troublesome scroll was at the very end—a notice regarding the closure of teams and shifts at the hospital!

He looked at it carefully again and again, and finally made a slight adjustment to the number of people, ultimately allowing Tsunade to carry out the reduction.

At the same time, he took out a new scroll, wrote and drew on it, and finalized the draft as follows—

An attempt to reform hospitals and resolve several legacy issues.

......

"Phew! You're just scaring yourself. The nursing staff will never be eliminated!"

"Look, that newcomer has been promoted to Chunin!"

"What? That Uchiha... kid?"

"Another genius?"

The notice approving the closure of the hospital department and the promotion of Uchiha Yuuki to Medical Chunin were posted on the hospital's bulletin board.

In Konoha, where ninjas could run errands at lightning speed and the Will of Fire (human relationships) were deeply ingrained, news spread very quickly.

On his way to the office, Yuuki encountered several members of the logistics team who came to report on their work.

After exchanging pleasantries with several people, Yushu couldn't help but sigh, "When you get promoted, you're surrounded by good people!"

I still remember my first day working in the medical building, when a bunch of staff members stared at me like ghosts.

What now?

Just walking down the street, people want to "pay their respects"!

Don't underestimate the power of a Chunin!

In theory, after completing eight C or D-rank missions, a genin can participate in the Chunin Exams upon recommendation from the ninja in charge!

It sounds simple!

It seems like you can be promoted from a genin to a chunin in just one or two years!

In reality, unless personally selected by the Hokage or promoted during the war, most commoner ninjas will never be promoted to Chunin in their lifetime!

Leveraging the hospital's special status, medical chunin can not only become the leader of a squad, but also exempt their subordinates from field missions!

Furthermore, they have the right to recommend Chunin (middle-ranking ninja) for their subordinates.

Furthermore, with the hospital downsizing its departments, Yuuki, being Tsunade's confidant, will undoubtedly be able to seize control of those departments in the future.

It is very attractive to those genin who come from commoner backgrounds.

Having been reincarnated and transmigrated for so long, Yuuki has absolutely no interest in the power structure of Konoha Village.

Too simplistic, too subjective.

As long as a strong person emerges, even if they don't need to be comparable to the First Hokage, as long as they have the strength of the Third Hokage and a little bit of ambition, they can crush the fragile power structure into a pile of rubble.

After slacking off for four hours, Yuuki clocked out.

With the number of caterpillars exceeding one hundred and the number of mantises reaching a terrifying eight, the lawn has become insufficient.

The Green Grassland is only about the size of four football fields.

Half of them are used to grow cash crops.

The other half was given to the mantis and the caterpillar to live in.

Both happen to be herbivorous insects.

It also really likes to eat grass.

If they keep gnawing away, the lush green grasslands will turn into a yellow desert.

Yuuki asked a senior genin who sold the best summoning beast food, equipment, and so on.

The answer we arrived at was—the Senju family from back then!

Legend has it that during the Warring States period, the Senju and Uchiha clans were evenly matched, and their summoning beasts played a crucial role and made great contributions!

Historical facts, along with waste paper, are submerged in the torrent of time.

However, the Senju family when the village was first established was indeed skilled at raising excellent summoning beasts.