100. Applications Jōnin Conference
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The arrangement of the front-line camp was very simple. Ishigami Hara did not spend much effort and handed over the power in his hands to the original front-line deputy commander. Then Ishigami Hara left the front line with the wounded and the replacement personnel.
The return journey was smooth. Because of the wounded along the way, it took about half a month to return to the village. Just like last time, he was treated like a hero when he returned to the village, and there were cheers and joy everywhere.
Of course, there were also crying and sadness.
Ishigami Hara stood at the front of the team, wearing a Konoha Jōnin vest, which was no different from others. His long red hair was casually tied into a ponytail. The forehead protector was not worn on the forehead, but wrapped around the arm. The whole person looked very neat and tidy.
At this moment, I don't know how many people's attention was on Ishigami Hara. Countless girls and women cast their eyes on him, and their eyes were full of eagerness in joy.
"Welcome home, Hara, thank you for your hard work."
Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a lecture on the Will of Fire as usual, which made many people excited. It must be said that the Will of Fire is still very useful, "at least for the senior leaders of Konoha."
"This is what I should do, Hokage-sama."
Ishigami Hara smiled in response, and swept his eyes across the scene. Except for Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, he did not see Shimura Danzō.
Without much courtesy, after a ceremony to welcome the hero's return, Ishigami Hara followed Sarutobi Hiruzen to the Hokage's office.
Except for Shimura Danzō, the other three members of Konoha F4 were in the office. Ishigami Hara stood in front of the desk. None of the four people in the room spoke, and the atmosphere seemed inexplicably solemn for a while.
The four people knew very well that now was not the time to really show their cards.
"First of all, thank you for your contribution in this war. I will count your hard work during this period as ten S-level missions as your reward. In addition, if you need anything, you can ask me and apply for it."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said this while watching Ishigami Hara's expression change, but in the end he didn't see anything on Ishigami Hara's face.
The other two closed their eyes, looking like they were resting.
Ishigami Hara nodded and said, "Thank you, Hokage-sama."
"..."
Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that Ishigami Hara must have something to say, so he sighed and said, "Hara, just say it, I know you must have an idea."
Ishigami Hara nodded again, and without any nonsense, he said, "I will apply for a Jōnin meeting in a month."
Hearing this, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu immediately opened their eyes and stared at Ishigami Hara.
Jōnin meeting, to put it bluntly, is an internal meeting of Jōnin class. This kind of meeting is usually chaired by the class leader of Jōnin class, and Hokage rarely participates, unless it is a major matter, then Hokage will chair it.
This is the right of Jōnin, and even the village leaders have no right to object.
Every time a Jōnin meeting is held, it must be related to the overall interests of the village, so over time, the Jōnin meeting has become a normal meeting chaired by Hokage.
But everyone knows that Jōnin meeting can bypass Hokage, as for what will be discussed in the meeting, that is a matter after the meeting.
And Ishigami Hara said that he would hold a Jōnin meeting at this time, and the meaning of it is self-evident, but Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't refuse.
"Jōnin meeting? I know, you are Jōnin, you can raise this matter in Jōnin class yourself, and don't need to ask me," Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
The Jōnin class is under the jurisdiction of Hokage, but it has a certain degree of autonomy, and the Jōnin meeting is one of the manifestations of autonomy.
The management structure may seem complicated, but it is precisely this power structure that guarantees the purity of the Hokage and is also the basis for mutual supervision between the two parties.
The Hokage can appoint Jōnin and punish any ninja, after all, the ninja is under the jurisdiction of the Hokage.
If the Jōnin class feels that the Hokage is unqualified, then they naturally have the right to re-select.
This structure comes from the hands of the First Hokage, and I think only he would provide such insurance for the Hokage.
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu seemed to be optimizing what to say, but Ishigami Hara's attention was not on them. After hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, he said: "The fire master may be needed at that time."
As he said this, he looked at Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu and said, "I will propose to cancel Shimura Danzō's advisory position and abolish the existence of Root at the inauguration meeting."
There was a silence in the room. Even though they had guessed what Ishigami Hara was going to say, the three did not expect him to be so direct, especially Sarutobi Hiruzen, who immediately understood Ishigami Hara's intention.
"Hara, do you think I am not qualified as Hokage?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked in a deep voice.
Ishigami Hara looked at him, nodded, and said, "Some things are good, some things are not up to standard. In the matter of Shimura Danzō, the Hokage did a very poor job. Your indulgence has planted the seeds of disaster for the village."
Ishigami Hara spoke frankly without hiding anything.
"Ishigami Hara, do you know what you are saying?"
Utatane Koharu finally couldn't help but speak.
Mitokado Homura said, "Blaming the Hokage, do you want to re-initiate the Hokage vote?"
Ishigami Hara smiled slightly and nodded, "I do have this plan. After impeaching advisor Shimura Danzō, I will apply to initiate a Jōnin vote to re-elect the Hokage."
Utatane Koharu was about to say something, but was interrupted by Ishigami Hara: "No matter what, for the sake of the village, I have the right to do this, don't I?"
After Ishigami Hara's voice fell, the scene became very quiet. Only Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant, leaning back in his chair, shaking his head slightly as he said, "Hara, can you tell me why?"
"What do you mean by that?" Ishigami Hara asked back.
"I can feel that it seems you have been very distrustful of me from the beginning, and even resisted me. Can you tell me why this is the case?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.
Ishigami Hara shook his head, "It's not distrust, but I feel, Hokage-sama, you didn't do well enough in some things. No! It should be that you let some people's behavior go, which made me feel at a loss. I also asked myself if I could pretend not to see it, but I'm sorry, I can't do it."
Speaking of this, Ishigami Hara smiled and said, "Instead of this, why not... re-elect a Hokage to change the current situation of the village?"
Utatane Koharu sneered, "Do you still want to become Hokage?"
Ishigami Hara glanced at her and smiled, "Why not? Am I not suitable? Or is there a second possibility that I wouldn't become Hokage?"