Naruto: Getting Observation Haki By Sacrificing The Byakugan

Chapter 177: CHAPTER 177



In all of Konoha, I'm afraid only Kurenai Yuhi would do something like this so openly and honestly.

"Kabu, Shisui, Anko, what's wrong? Aoba, haven't you figured out suitable team leaders for these three yet?" Kurenai Yuhi asked.

Although she wasn't much older than the three of them, especially Anko Mitarashi, who was practically a peer, her current standing as a respected Jonin and her experience in the field made her an authority in Konoha.

But now, with Kurenai Yuhi's status and strength, no one would object to her calling them "little ones."

Faced with Kurenai Yuhi's question, Aoba Kawaki nodded with a hint of distress. "That's right. The factions behind these three are deeply rooted, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they influence half of Konoha's power. But precisely because of this, who becomes their teacher has become a difficult issue."

"Minato, the Hokage, had no choice but to ask me to recommend someone, but I have no solution either. There are plenty of excellent Jonin team leaders in the village. Even if we wanted a Kage-level powerhouse to be their team leader, it wouldn't be impossible. But there really isn't a suitable candidate. We can't just randomly choose an ordinary civilian Jonin, can we?"

"That would be naive, and the pressure from all sides wouldn't be something an ordinary Jonin could withstand," Aoba added.

Hearing this, Kurenai Yuhi chuckled.

"With this personnel configuration, unless a Kage-level expert with no ties to any faction suddenly appears in the village, or you personally lead the team, it's impossible to find a suitable Jonin team leader for them."

"Alas, so where am I supposed to find such a guy?" Aoba Kawaki sighed again.

However, for some reason, the more he looked at Kurenai Yuhi beside him, the brighter his eyes became.

"Kurenai, I think I've found the most suitable team leader for them."

"Hmm? Is there really such a person in the village? How come I haven't heard of him?" Kurenai Yuhi was stunned. She tried hard to recall the names of civilian Jonin, but no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't remember anyone who would fit the description.

"He's far away, yet right in front of us. The most suitable candidate is you."

With that, Aoba Kawaki wrapped his arms around Kurenai Yuhi's waist and lifted her up.

"How about it? Kurenai, are you interested in being a team leader? Once you've shaped these three and the factions behind them are more or less aligned, how about we hold a grand wedding?"

When Aoba Kawaki said the first part, Kurenai Yuhi's mind was still blank, not understanding why this task had fallen on her head so unexpectedly.

But when she heard Aoba Kawaki's later words, her face turned bright red in embarrassment.

"Who, who wants to have a wedding with you?" she stammered.

Seeing Kurenai Yuhi's shy appearance, Aoba Kawaki couldn't help but laugh.

"Haha, you have no choice in this matter. It's settled."

With that, Aoba Kawaki leaned in and kissed her, much to her surprise.

However, it must be said that Kurenai Yuhi was indeed an excellent choice.

Aoba Kawaki's presence had already disrupted the balance within Konoha, so no one would object to Kurenai Yuhi becoming the leader of this squad, and many would even be happy to see it happen.

With Kurenai Yuhi leading the team, this squad would undoubtedly become the crown jewel of Konoha.

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The next day, an important meeting regarding the future direction of Konoha was held in the Hokage Building.

As the saying goes, small matters are discussed in large meetings, and large matters are discussed in small meetings—and the current Konoha was no exception.

Including Tobirama Senju, who joined later, there were only a dozen or so people in the conference room. Among these, only three or four were truly qualified to express their opinions; the others were merely present out of courtesy.

"The village's development has reached a bottleneck. If we want to continue expanding, I fear we will have to look outward," Aoba Kawaki said, pointing out the theme of the meeting at just the right moment.

The others exchanged looks. The few who had been informed beforehand remained silent, while the rest were confused. They couldn't understand what Aoba Kawaki meant by "expanding outward." Wasn't the village doing well now?

Since no one else spoke, Aoba Kawaki continued, "Although the village has only been established for less than 50 years, our traditional ninja mission system has been in place for centuries."

"I'm sure everyone knows that in the early days of establishing the ninja village, it was difficult to maintain operations with just the rewards from missions. In fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that expenses exceeded income."

"At that time, the Daimyo's mansion always subsidized the village. But now, everyone knows the situation of the Daimyo's mansion. They're struggling just to maintain themselves, and now Konoha must find ways to be self-reliant."

Aoba's words caused a stir. Konoha had indeed been developing rapidly, with improvements in welfare, compensation for ninjas, and even the expansion of the education system. Still, Aoba's mention of "self-reliance" seemed like a thinly veiled suggestion.

Then, Aoba Kawaki displayed a map of Konoha and its surrounding areas, pointing to several cities near the village.

"Everyone, look here, here, and here. These places have all been attacked by the Akatsuki organization recently. The nobles there suffered heavy casualties, and their wealth was looted. Now these regions are in a chaotic state with no real governance. I believe, as the guardians of the Land of Fire, we should do something about it—at least to stabilize these areas temporarily."

The room fell silent. Aoba Kawaki had subtly revealed his intentions—he wasn't just talking about small-scale missions. He was proposing that Konoha intervene directly in the affairs of these regions.

However, that would be no small task. It wasn't something a single squad could accomplish. This was a shift in the role of the ninja, pushing them into governance, taking over the rights traditionally held by the nobles.

The Akatsuki had set the example by destabilizing these regions, making the once powerful nobles seem vulnerable—now, without ninja protection, they were little more than fat sheep to be slaughtered.

And it seemed Konoha's ninja were gradually taking control over this power vacuum. Aoba Kawaki's boldness was apparent.

The nobles' halo, worn for millennia, was being stripped away, and the traditional foundations of power were beginning to change.

However, the shackles that had lasted for thousands of years were not so easy to break cleanly.

Although many nobles had died at the hands of ninjas, no one had dared to usurp power yet.

If there were no accidents, Kawaki Aoba in front of them should be the first person to step up, and he intended to drag all of Konoha along with him.

Logically speaking, such a significant decision should be made by the Hokage—no, even the Hokage might not be able to decide it alone.

However, Kawaki Aoba's current position in Konoha was such that even if he wanted to push for such a radical change, almost no one dared to oppose him.

This was the benefit of absolute power. Even if someone had different opinions, they would never dare to openly raise them, nor would they secretly sabotage him.

The only thing they were considering now was how to get on Kawaki Aoba's bandwagon to gain benefits for themselves, their factions, and their families.

Since they couldn't resist, they might as well join. After all, even if there were a change, it wouldn't harm them.

Besides, if the sky were to fall, wouldn't there be tall people to hold it up?

Everyone's eyes were on Kawaki Aoba, who naturally understood what the people present meant.

To reassure everyone, he nodded and said, "This pioneering decision was proposed by me, and I will naturally be responsible for it to the end."

The implication was clear: I will be at the forefront, clearing all obstacles. You just need to lead Konoha to expand according to my will.

Only in this way could everyone present feel at ease.

This move could be considered a pioneering effort in history. Without Kawaki Aoba's big tree to attract the firepower, they would never dare to follow.

Afterward, Kawaki Aoba's eyes turned to Senju Tobirama.

Senju Tobirama was one of the few who had known about this plan early on. He was also the architect of the reform selected by Kawaki Aoba.

Kawaki Aoba was well aware of his own abilities. In terms of strength, he was capable of dominating the ninja world, but when it came to development and reform, there were few, if any, stronger than Senju Tobirama in all of Konoha—and possibly the entire ninja world.

This man was the true founder of the one country, one village system. All the systems and innovations that followed the establishment of Konoha were also from Senju Tobirama.

The other four major ninja villages were merely copying Konoha's homework.

With such a trump card in hand, Kawaki Aoba would have been a fool not to use it.

Moreover, since Senju Tobirama was the one who created the one country, one village system, implementing reforms now should be a piece of cake… right?

Senju Tobirama: I really thank you.

Of course, Kawaki Aoba was not the type of person to set a goal and then leave everything to others without any oversight. He made sure to give Senju Tobirama the tools he needed to succeed.

Some books on reform and systems, obtained through sacrifices, whether useful or not, were all handed over to Senju Tobirama.

Kawaki Aoba believed that, with these books, Senju Tobirama would undoubtedly find the right direction and help Konoha develop steadily.

Senju Tobirama: Please turn on the microphone to communicate.

In the conference room, Senju Tobirama had a dark expression throughout the entire process. However, when Kawaki Aoba appointed him, he stood up helplessly.

He accepted his fate—what else could he do?

A core meeting directly altered the direction of Konoha. Senju Tobirama began to study the books Kawaki Aoba gave him while formulating a buffer policy to prepare for the upcoming reform.

Compared to the usual reform policies, Senju Tobirama's methods were exceptionally gentle, particularly for the large cities around Konoha that had been targeted.

With the intervention of Konoha's ninjas, the chaos in those areas was quickly quelled, and the monsters and ghosts who emerged after the nobles' deaths were swiftly eliminated.

However, Konoha's bold move inevitably attracted the attention of other ninja villages and nobles.

It was impossible for anyone to be blind to Konoha's intentions.

Inside Iwagakure, in the Land of Earth, Onoki slammed the intelligence report from the Land of Fire onto his desk, cursing angrily: "These Konoha guys are wolves with wild ambitions. Are they already crazy enough to want to seize everything for themselves?"

The more Onoki cursed Konoha, the more powerless he felt.

Not only was he closely monitoring the reform in Konoha Village, but he had also been paying attention to the previous attack on Konoha. He had initially believed that Madara Uchiha, the Shura of the Ninja World, would personally descend and, at the very least, cause Konoha some significant damage—if not completely level it.

But what did the intelligence report say?

There were no casualties in Konoha Village. Legendary ninja Kawaki Aoba unleashed the power of a god and directly repelled Madara Uchiha, who had also displayed god-like power.

In addition, there were two other Uchiha who used the same power as Madara Uchiha.

A silver giant, like a god descending to earth, fought fiercely against a man with the legendary Rinnegan.

How outrageous was this intelligence?

Even if it were fabricated, it wouldn't be so absurd, right?

But this was the truth.

After repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the intelligence, Onoki could hardly catch his breath. He nearly went to see the two previous Tsuchikage right then and there.

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