If this continues, it will definitely shake the ANBU's reputation, which will in turn affect the prestige of the Hokage himself.

In the past, the responsibility could be passed on to the security force controlled by the Uchiha clan. Now that the Uchiha clan has been exterminated, the security force naturally no longer exists, and ANBU has become the target of reporting.

Especially since Konoha Village has a large population, there are only seventy ANBU members involved in various practical operations, not including various support personnel.

In addition, the four Anbu detachments have different tasks and functions, and the number of personnel who can be used to manage the village's illegal and disorderly affairs is less than the number of personnel in one detachment.

Now how to stabilize the internal environment of the village has become the primary problem to be solved.

At this time, Jiraiya had just left and embarked on the road of finding Tsunade and convincing her to serve as the Fifth Hokage. Although things seemed to be moving in a good direction, Hiruzen knew that it was completely wrong after seeing the large number of report letters on the desktop.

It's an illusion.

Things are not developing in a good direction.

The Uchiha clan has always been responsible for managing violations of discipline within Konoha, supplemented by ANBU operations.

Because compared to the huge number of people in the security force, if you want to deal with illegal and disciplinary matters within a ninja village with the strength of ANBU alone, you will be underestimating the villagers' ability to cause trouble.

Due to the lack of school institutions for ordinary people, most villagers in Konoha Village have not received good quality and moral education.

The only school that exists is to cultivate ninjas, and the cultivation of ninjas is not for quality and moral education, but for the study of killing and fighting skills, and to train the students in the school into fighting talents.

This means that if the people within the Ninja Village are not controlled by strong armed forces, it is easy for crime to occur.

Like the police force that Uchiha commanded in the past, it is an indispensable public security management department for a village.

Now that there is a vacancy in this public security management department, it is reasonable that the probability of illegal and criminal incidents within Konoha will increase.

What Hiruzen was thinking about was whether to reorganize a new security department to manage the security within the village.

Jiraiya was planning to persuade Tsunade to become the Fifth Hokage, and Hiruzen felt that he should do something as well, and could not leave all the mess to Tsunade to deal with.

"Thank you for your hard work, Kakashi. By the way, go and call Shikaku over now. I have something to discuss with him."

Hiruzen thought for a moment and finally issued this order.

Kakashi nodded, disappeared from the office, and went to call Shikaku.

Not long after, Lu Jiu came to the office and stood in front of his desk.

"Hokage-sama, why did you call me here?"

Shikaku asked.

"Yes, there are some things I want to discuss with you. Take a look at this first, and I want to hear your opinion."

Hiruzen pointed at the stack of reporting letters on the table.

Lu Jiu took a step forward and picked up these report letters. He read them slowly at first, and then flipped through one in four or five seconds. Within a few minutes, he had read through hundreds of report letters.

"Hokage-sama, do you want to rebuild the security department?"

Shikaku was clever and could see through Hiruzen's inner thoughts at once.

In fact, this question is not difficult to guess, and after the Uchiha were exterminated, this question became one of the sharp conflicts within Konoha.

Itachi Uchiha destroyed one of Konoha's arms, and it was the most powerful arm in Konoha.

He didn't know if there was tacit approval from the top management. If so, it could only be said that this decision was quite irrational and stupid.

But things have happened now, and it will be useless no matter how much Lu Jiu speculates.

It is an unshakable fact that Uchiha Itachi committed the crime of genocide... As for the truth, it is no longer very important.

"Yes, the recent security issues in the village deserve attention. I plan to open a new department within the Anbu to replace the functions of the Uchiha Guards in the past and specialize in managing security issues within the village. Shikaku, what do you think?

Sample?"

Hiruzen looked seriously into Shikaku's eyes.

Shikaku pondered for a moment and opened a new security department in the Anbu, which was equivalent to increasing the Hokage's power in disguise.

For Naruto, this is undoubtedly a good thing.

For the village, the advantages of establishing such a department as soon as possible outweigh the disadvantages.

"I don't think there is a problem, it's just that Elder Danzo..."

Yes, the only question is whether the roots agree.

Integrating the power of the Uchiha Guard into the ANBU system is increasing the Hokage's authority. Shikaku's only worry is that Hiruzen will be indecisive again and divide this part of power, allowing the power struggle within Konoha to begin again.

upgrade.

"I will tell Danzo, Shikaku, I need you to draw up a list for me as soon as possible to form a new guard team."

"yes."

This is a very tedious and troublesome job, but as the Jonin squad leader, there is no reason to refuse.

"Also, there are currently vacancies for the Minister and Deputy Minister of ANBU. Do you have any recommendations?"

Hiruzen asked Shikaku.

The opponent is a high-minded figure in Konoha. If Tsunade succeeds as the Fifth Hokage in the future, he must now train a strong enough team for Tsunade to suppress Danzo's roots.

The root and the guard will be the two sharpest blades in the hands of the Hokage.

Shikaku did not expect that Hiruzen would suddenly ask himself this kind of question instead of convening a high-level meeting to make an internal decision.

Sometimes, Shikaku also feels that as a Jonin squad leader, he is too weak to be a good person, unable to interfere with high-level decisions, and is a marginalized figure.

However, now Hiruzen has directly pulled him into the core. Does he want to regain the power that Naruto should have?

Or is it that because of the incident in the Kingdom of Ghosts, you have a sense of crisis in your heart?

Regardless of these external factors, Shikaku believed that the reason why Hiruzen did this was probably a denial of his past.

"What are the candidates for ANBU Minister and Deputy Minister... I think Kakashi is qualified for the job of ANBU Minister."

Shikaku planned to test Hiruzen's reaction.

If the other party really wants to make changes, then making Kakashi the ANBU minister will undoubtedly be an important bargaining chip.

Otherwise, it would be a good way to balance the situation by continuing to select Jonin from within the Sarutobi clan to serve as the minister and deputy minister of the Anbu.

This is one of Hiruzen's most common methods.

Although the internal stability of the village was maintained, it also made Konoha lose the possibility of growth, and its strength continued to wear out in the balance.

This is the price of balance.

"Kakashi?"

Hiruzen murmured, his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Yes, as a ninja, Kakashi is very good. Among the younger generation, his strength is unrivaled. He is also loyal enough to the village. He is a qualified candidate for ANBU minister."

"Since you think so, I will seriously consider it later."

Hiruzen did not make a decision immediately. The position of ANBU minister was extremely important, because the ninja who took this position meant that he would control part of the Hokage's power, and would undoubtedly be in the core of Konoha.

Because of this, the selection of ANBU Minister requires not only strength, but also loyalty as the first condition.

Otherwise, once you betray the Hokage, the consequences will be disastrous.

However, Hiruzen is also inclined to this view of making Kakashi the ANBU minister.

The reason why I asked Shikaku was just to further confirm Kakashi's ability.
Chapter completed!