141. Decentralization And Centralization

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Uchiha Shikazan understood that what the two said made sense, but the problem was that the three people were given to him by the Hokage, and there was a deep intention in themselves. If he didn't handle it well, would it be bad?

So it was impossible to give up the three people directly. In this case, he could only use real strength to deter them.

Shaking his head, Uchiha Shikazan felt that this kind of thing might only be solved in this way in the end.

This drinking party was quite lively, at least for Uchiha Shikazan. After thinking about it, there was no better way, and he felt the pressure inexplicably.

"The Chūnin exam is coming soon. Are you ready?" Uchiha Shikazan changed the subject.

Nawaki nodded and said directly: "Almost. Those three little guys learn things very quickly. They should be able to get good results in this Chūnin exam."

Uzumaki Kanao sighed: "It's hard for me to say."

Nawaki was puzzled and asked: "What's wrong? Is there anything that is difficult to solve?"

Uzumaki Kanao shook her head and then said: "It's not their problem, it's my problem. They are all good and their learning ability is not bad, but I don't know how to teach them."

"Haha, what's so difficult about this? Just teach them some powerful ninjutsu," Nawaki said.

Namikaze Minato hurriedly said: "It can't be like this. We still have to arrange teaching according to their characteristics. Nawaki-kun, you can't be too casual in this regard, otherwise it will affect their future."

Nawaki waved his hand. He had drunk a lot of wine at this time, but still said: "Well, this kind of thing is not so serious. Anyway, if they can't learn it, I will teach them other things."

He had the confidence to say this. After all, he is a Senju, and the foundation of the family is unfathomable. It is not difficult for him to teach some things, but the difficulty is another aspect. However, he was not convenient to say it, so what he said was somewhat out of tune with others.

After all, the four of them were the first to be the team leader. No one had any experience, even the oldest Uchiha Shikazan. For a while, they had a lot of common topics.

Then the four decided to exchange their experiences from time to time in the future, which could be regarded as learning from each other's experience.

The news about the joint Chūnin exam had gradually spread in Konoha, and correspondingly, several other ninja villages had also received invitations. Regarding this invitation, the reactions of other ninja villages were different.

Sunagakure was the most active, Iwagakure said the same, Kumogakure was still considering it, and Kirigakure had no reaction.

As for the other small ninja villages, they responded immediately and said they would send teams to participate. After all, it was Konoha who took the initiative to invite, and the small ninja villages did not have much choice, so it was normal to agree.

In the Hokage's office, Ishigami Hara nodded after receiving the report.

"It seems that other villages will send people here. Konoha's security work must be done well by then. This is a heavy task for you Anbu. I will arrange for the security department to assist you, but the main responsibility for this is still you Anbu."

"Yes, I will arrange it."

The speaker was Hatake Sakumo, who is now the head of Anbu and has full authority over many matters of Anbu.

Regarding the arrangement of Anbu, Ishigami Hara's approach was different from that of the Third Hokage. Under the Third Hokage, Anbu was directly under the jurisdiction of the Hokage, and at most, the captain and the team leader were arranged within Anbu.

These positions were just to coordinate Anbu, but the Hokage still firmly controlled Anbu.

But Ishigami Hara was different. He only needed to make sure that Anbu obeyed his orders. As for who was in charge, he didn't care.

In short, Ishigami Hara focused on the big and let go of the small.

He centralized control in the general direction and decentralized in specific places.

For example, Hatake Sakumo, who was now in charge of Anbu, followed this model.

He only needed to be responsible to Ishigami Hara, the Hokage, and could handle the rest of the trivial matters.

Similar things were also reflected in other places.

For example, the head of the medical department was Tsunade, who was responsible for the management of Konoha Hospital, the Medical Research Department, and the Pharmaceutical Department.

In addition, the more secretive departments such as the Secret Art Research Department and the Special Development Department, managed by Orochimaru, as well as the Government Affairs Office managed by Nara Shikaku, all adopted this method.

Special things were done by special people. Ishigami Hara only needed to check in regularly, which would not affect the power in his hands but would reduce a lot of his workload.

"Well, in addition, among this batch of graduating students, you can recruit some members to Anbu for training, but not too many, three or four teams are enough, and the rest will be left to other departments."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Anbu had actually been streamlined. Over the past few years, many people in Anbu had been eliminated one after another.

It couldn't be said to be eliminated, but more appropriately transferred. After all, Anbu was regarded as a gathering place for elites. Many of them were worth training, had good talents, or showed unique abilities in certain aspects.

Some of these people were transferred to the hospital and became medical ninjas, some were transferred to become Orochimaru's subordinates, and some were simply arranged to the security department and ninja school.

After this treatment, the number of Anbu naturally decreased a lot, but those who stayed were mostly good at fighting and exceptional in combat. After all, Anbu was a purely violent organization, and those who remained were naturally elites.

There had been additions in the past few years, and this happened every year, but the number was not enough to reach the heyday. Ishigami Hara's arrangement actually gave Hatake Sakumo another right: the right to train Anbu.

This right used to belong to the Root, but the Root had long been canceled by Ishigami Hara, so for a long time, Anbu did not have its own training capability. Ishigami Hara's arrangement was actually to let Hatake Sakumo build a training system.

Hatake Sakumo naturally understood. He was a relatively straightforward person and did not think about how important the power he held was. Instead, he felt pressure. Power was more like a burden to him.

Ishigami Hara dealt with similar things every day, but his main focus during this period was still on the joint Chūnin exam, and Konoha naturally needed to prepare in advance for this.

For example, the construction of the new fighting field and supporting facilities, the questions and methods of the Chūnin exam, etc., all required Ishigami Hara to personally inquire about, and naturally, he could not be careless.

And time passed in the busyness, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed. The joint Chūnin exam was approaching, and people from other villages gradually gathered in Konoha, making Konoha more lively recently than in the past.