Commander Uchiha, we respect and love you!

Chapter 22 Sarutobi Hiruzen: Uchiha Kazuto's Loyalty

The next day, Uchiha Kazuto wrote an application form, then went to the Hokage's office and handed the application form to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Looking at the funding application form, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly sat up from his chair and looked at the zeros on it with disbelief.

"Hedou, are you sure you didn't fill it in wrongly?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen held the application in his hand and confirmed it again.

"Hokage-sama, there is no mistake. Hokage-sama, this is all for the village. As you know, the Guard Department has recently recruited some ninjas from the village. The Guard Department shoulders the great mission of protecting the village. It is very important and very dangerous. Originally, this was the duty of our Uchiha clan. Now, in order to ease the rift between the village and the clan, I have changed the tradition of the Guard Department and recruited ninjas from the village to come in. They are risking their lives to take on the dangerous duties that should have been borne by our Uchiha clan. For my wish, I have dragged everyone in the village into a dangerous situation. I feel very sorry for it. The only way to repay them is to increase their salary!"

Uchiha Kazuto nodded, looked into Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes, and spoke righteously. Then, an expression of great guilt appeared on his face. Even he himself believed what he said. That's right, paying so much salary would definitely not win people's hearts and make it easier for those ninjas to be loyal to him.

It is for the safety of the village and to compensate them that they are paid such high salaries. This is absolutely true. If someone were to give Uchiha Kazuto a lie detector test at this time, they would find that what he said was all true and a genuine expression of his feelings.

Uchiha Kazuto, whether before or after the time travel, although he was just an ordinary person, he was very honest and sincere. He had never lied in his life, because to him, everything he said was true, at least he thought so.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was smoking a cigarette and looking at the application form in his hand. He could feel the sincerity in Uchiha Hedou's tone and the guilt on his face. That was definitely not pretended. In other words, Uchiha Hedou really thought so.

This guy really thinks that letting the ninjas in the village come to the Guard Department is really dangerous for them. In his heart, the Konoha Guard Department is really an organization that protects the safety of the village, is loyal to the Hokage, and protects the Hokage.

If only Fugaku had such awareness at the beginning.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked a cigarette and sighed in his heart. He felt a little reluctant and told Uchiha Kazuto that in fact the Guard Department was not as dangerous as you imagined. Over the years, there has been basically no reduction in the number of personnel in the Konoha Guard Department. It is a very safe department.

However, that was when the Guard Department and Konoha were at odds. The current Chief of the Guard Department was Uchiha Kazuto, a sincere, kind-hearted citizen of the Uchiha clan who was well versed in the will of fire. He was different from other Uchiha clan members.

Under his leadership, the members of the guard department might really be in danger. After all, there is a big difference between a leader who is capable and a leader who is incapable or even wants to rebel!

Like Uchiha Fugaku, that guy, his head is full of evil conspiracies. He will attack the villagers with heavy punches, but once something really happens, in order to preserve his strength, he will shrink back like a turtle when launching a coup.

However, Uchiha Hedou is different. Sarutobi Hiruzen believes that with Uchiha Hedou's character, once he really encounters any danger, he will definitely lead the guard troops to rush forward. Under the leadership of Uchiha Hedou, the guard troops are really in danger!

but……

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the application form in his hand again. It was too much, far too much, more than the ANBU budget. "Wado, it's a good idea to have this, but you also know that the village is not doing well either. The salaries you're paying the guards are too high. You should reduce them a bit."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head, put the application form on the table, then took out a pen and crossed out a few zeros on the funds requested.

"This...Hokage-sama..."

Uchiha Kazuto raised his head, a bewildered expression on his face, as if he had no idea how excessive his request was.

But then, Uchiha Kazuto seemed to have figured something out and quickly restrained the expression on his face.

"Thank you, Hokage. It's me, Meng Wang, who only thought about myself and ignored the difficulties of the village and your difficulties, Hokage. Hokage, I'm sorry!"

Uchiha Kazuto imitated those bowsmiths and bowed to Sarutobi Hiruzen to apologize, as if he really felt that he was wrong. Anyway, no matter what, he just had to apologize first.

As long as I bow, no matter what I have done, it can be forgiven.

Looking at Uchiha Hedou's appearance, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded. Look, this is what an Uchiha is. Talking to Uchiha Hedou makes him feel comfortable, sensible, and admires him. If Uchiha Hedou was not from the Uchiha clan, he would have wanted to accept Uchiha Hedou as his disciple.

Unfortunately, he is a member of the Uchiha clan after all. When he abdicates, he can hand over Uchiha Kazuto to the next Hokage. Uchiha Kazuto will be a good dog for their Konoha Village and control the Uchiha clan.

Looking at Uchiha Kazuto, Sarutobi Hiruzen sometimes felt that it was a good thing for Danzo to die. If it weren't for the conspiracy of Danzo and Fugaku, how would he know that the Uchiha clan had a good citizen like Uchiha Kazuto?
Other ninja clans would never do such a thing as using their own family's interests to train ninjas in the village.

If it was the Uchiha clan of the past, how could they do such a thing as recruiting guard members from the village? If it was the guard department of the past, how could they train the guard members and let them shout slogans such as "For the village, for Hokage".

The current guard department makes him feel very happy. Since he took office, no one has ever organized themselves to gather around Konoha and say things like "for the sake of Lord Hokage". Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen has a very high favorable impression of the current guard department.

If Uchiha Hedou hadn't requested so much funding, he would probably have agreed directly instead of erasing a few zeros before agreeing as he did now.

If someone told Sarutobi Hiruzen now that Uchiha Kazuto actually had ulterior motives, or even that he trained the Guards just to launch a coup, Sarutobi Hiruzen would be the first one not to believe it.

Look at those children, they shout every day that they are fighting for the Hokage and the village. They are so loyal and devoted. How could they possibly launch a coup?

(End of this chapter)