Order CH 11

Jiraiya snorted. "So what else is new? Everything I uncovered in the Leaf is either money transactions or secrets passed to other villages. I wouldn't be surprised if some of then come knocking on our front step due to the amount of information being released without our knowing."

This time, rage lined the old face of the Hokage and killer intent is slowly leaking out from him. "WHAT! What information were you able to dig up Jiraiya."

Jiraiya snorted and pulled out his ever-present 'research' notepad, but instead of the usual smut, this one is filled to the brim with village information he managed to get from his budding spy network.

"Let me see…clan information including their abilities, numbers, and experience; Current heirs of clans, names and physical description; Shinobi assignments, and mission accomplishments; patrol information just to name a few."

Sarutobi took in a calming breath and massaged his aching temples. It was worst than he thought it would be. If this information gets out to the wrong hands, especial his traitorous student, then the village wouldn't remain standing in a few years. This has got to stop…NOW. "Dog…"

Upon his prompting, a silver-haired, dog-masked ANBU appeared before the Hokage, kneeling. "Yes, Hokage-sama?"

"Are the squads in position and ready to enact the plan upon prompting?"

"Yes, Hokage-sama. Squads 3, 6, and 8 are all in position in the council chambers waiting for your orders. All of them are briefed on their respective targets and await your signal." The dog-masked ANBU answered.

"Good. Then proceed as planned. Are the Civilian and Shinobi council all present and accounted for?"

"Yes, Hokage-sama. All of them have just arrived and are waiting for you to start the meeting."

The Hokage nodded. "You are dismissed." With that, the ANBU stood from his position and melted back into the shadows without so much as a sound.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up from his desk and beckoned for his students to follow, putting on their game faces to avoid betraying their intentions.

Heads will roll today and it wasn't theirs.

The Konoha Council was divided into two factions – the Shinobi Council and the Civilian Council - both working in tandem for the betterment of the village.

The Shinobi Council is made up of the Konoha clan heads, as well as the two advisors of the Hokage – Koharu and Homura, ex-teammates of the Sandaime Hokage.

The main clans include the Hyuuga, Aburame, Akimichi, Nara, Uchiha, Yamanaka, and Inuzuka. Minor clan heads were also present but their numbers did not merit them any major position.

The Uchiha representative was Danzo Shimura since Uchiha Sasuke is still underage and the eldest, Uchiha Itachi, is a missing nin with a bounty on his head.

The Civilian Council is made up of the wealthy merchants in Konoha, who mostly resided in the Merchant District of the village. These individuals are considered as the wealthiest in their respective position, thus their position in the chamber.

The Hokage, as well as the Toad and Slug Sannin entered the chamber that resulted in the sudden silence of the gossiping crowd. All of them were called into this chamber an hour ago and they have no idea what the aged leader wants to discuss.

Sarutobi took his seat in front of the council flanked by Tsunade and Jiraiya, acting as bodyguards, faces grim which practically intimidated everyone in the room.

Questions erupted from the civilian council, demanding why they were called so suddenly without prior notice. The Hokage let them stew it out a bit for a few seconds before flooding the room with a powerful killer intent that silenced everyone immediately. The civilian council who had no shinobi training was running short of breath from the intense aura that covered the council chamber; while the shinobi council just gripped the tables and sweated a little.

"Thank you for keeping the peace inside these hallowed halls." The Hokage snarled, sarcasm dripping from his words. "Now if all of you are done gossiping like fishmonger's wives, let's get down to business."

One of the civilians, a fat-man with a pompous air decided to call the attention of the meeting. "What is the reason you called us here Hokage-sama?"

Sarutobi spared the man a glance. "Let me see Himura-san. Who are you to tell me WHY I have summoned you?"

The councilman bristled. "We are the civilian council. It is only right…" he was cut off from further dribbles when a sword was pressed on his throat from an ANBU who materialized upon his disrespect of the Hokage.

"Himura-san. I AM the Hokage. This is MY village. You are JUST a councilman so who are YOU to tell me what to do in MY village…hmmm? Are you going to shut up or should I let my ANBU slice your throat to make sure you stay quiet throughout the proceedings?" the aged Hokage explained in a condescending tone.

The sweating and petrified councilman simply nodded and he immediately slumped back on his seat when the sword was removed. The ANBU simply melted back into the shadows awaiting orders.

"Good. Now that Himura-san here decided to close his mouth. We can proceed. The first order of business is the abolishment of the Civilian Council since they are not needed in this village and is a complete waste of time."

Chaos erupted from the Civilian Council while the Shinobi Council just leaned back on their respective chairs waiting for shit to hit the fan so to speak.

"SILENCE!" the Hokage bellowed in a chakra-amplified voice, shaking the room with its volume, as well as adding a dash of Killer Intent to drive his point home.

The effect was immediate. The silence that followed was deafening.

One councilwoman dared to break the silence and spoke in a sweet tone that failed to hide her anger. "Hokage-sama. The Civilian Council has always been a part of Konoha and will always be so."

"Is that so councilwoman? According to the laws passed by the Shodaime and Nidaime Hokage, the Civilian Council was supposed to be an advisory position and you are here insinuating that you are, as well as the rest of your counterparts, in charge of the village and should dictate what I should be doing? I think not councilwoman so please sit down and shut up or you will be taking a quick trip to Ibiki and Anko to loosen your tongue." declared the Hokage in a calm, collected, cold tone that sent shivers down everyone's spine. Seeing that everyone was cowed by his interpretation of the law, he continued.

"Now all of you should probably be thinking WHY I abolished the Civilian Council, correct?" seeing a majority of the people nod, he continued. "The reason is simple, I have implicating evidence that a majority of the civilian council have been doing something behind my back that merits to treason and its subsequent punishment. So ANBU!" ANBUs materialized behind their respective quarries. "Take them to Anko and Ibiki and inform my two chief interrogators to take care of them without any restrictions."

"Yes, Hokage-sama." The ANBU accepted the command as one and shunshin-ed out of the council room with their respective captives.

"Now that the garbage is out of the way, the remaining civilian council shall leave this chamber. What we are about to discuss is not a part of your jurisdiction. All of you will be summoned at a later date to finalize whatever decisions I have with the Civilian Advisors. Dismissed." The remaining ANBU ushered the remaining civilians out of the room before Jiraiya activated his Privacy Jutsu to make sure that eavesdroppers are not included in the discussion.

Tsume, the Inuzuka Clan Head, stood up from his chair and clapped her hands in approval. This was shortly followed by the rest of the Shinobi Council to the stunned amazement of the Hokage.