The Shadow of Konoha

"You mean, Jiraiya disappeared on the spot after using the summoning technique?" The Third Hokage confirmed with Hanyu again, because the latter suddenly reported about Jiraiya. At this time, the Hokage had already left the occasion of entertaining the envoys of the Uzumaki clan.

"Yes," Hanyu nodded, and continued, "If the Sandaime and others did not make Jiraiya sign a specific summoning contract, then I think he performed the spell without a contract... That's why I feel that this is a very serious matter, so I hurried to report it."

"…"

The Hokage didn't know what to say for a moment. He knew that Jiraiya was a naughty kid, but he never thought that he would be that naughty.

"But I don't think we need to worry too much about Jiraiya. His reactions when he performed the spell were actually quite normal, except that the summoned beast didn't appear and he disappeared instead.

First, Jiraiya did not explode into a ball of blood mist on the spot; second, at least the space channel was opened correctly when he cast the spell, and the remaining question was nothing more than where he would randomly fall in the ninja world. According to Katsuyu's perception at the time, it felt some familiar breath at the moment the space channel opened... At least the other side should be a stable space. "After thinking about it, Hanyu finally made this explanation.

Hanyu was the one who witnessed Jiraiya's disappearance, so he has a certain right to interpret the situation at that time. He felt that Jiraiya's situation was worth worrying about, but there seemed no need to worry too much.

Because it is very likely that while we are anxiously worrying about him and looking for Jiraiya here, his reaction over there is just "I'm out of the warehouse and I feel good ."

"What will happen to Jiraiya?" While Hanyu was reporting the problem seriously to the Hokage, Tsunade was whispering to Orochimaru. It was obvious that they were still very concerned about Jiraiya's situation.

"Who knows? If the situation is serious, he might die. But Jiraiya, he shouldn't die in such a funny way... Although he has always been funny, if his death was so funny, his life would be too sad." Orochimaru followed. He didn't think... or he didn't want Jiraiya to die so easily.

Tsunade glared at Orochimaru. He was obviously worried about Jiraiya, so why was he speaking so arrogantly? If he was worried, he could just say so.

"I will send out the Barrier Squad to investigate the traces left behind when Jiraiya disappeared, hoping to find some clues. Later, I will send out some people to search for him." The Third Hokage said after hearing the conversation between the two of them.

Actually speaking, what happened to Jiraiya made the Third Hokage somewhat helpless. The whole world is not that big, but trying to find someone in the world is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Hanyu's mind moved. It was said that the real-space location of Myoboku Mountain was thirty days away from Konoha, and this distance should be calculated based on the movement speed of ordinary people. Otherwise, if calculated based on the speed of a ninja, then thirty days would be enough for them to reach Mars... If you think about it this way, Myoboku Mountain would not be too far away. If you can really find the direction of Jiraiya's space transfer from the traces left by him, then there is definitely the possibility of searching.

Things happened very suddenly, but there was no need to rush. Even after making these arrangements, the Hokage returned to his seat and continued to receive the envoys of the Uzumaki clan.

Even the Hokage would have many things that he couldn't help himself... No, it should be said that it was because Sarutobi Hiruzen became the Hokage that he had more things that he couldn't help himself. At this time when Uzumaki came to visit, the Third Hokage couldn't disrupt his reception arrangements for Jiraiya's personal affairs, even though Jiraiya was his disciple.

Hanyu was also temporarily left here, but compared to the important negotiation task of the Hokage, his reason for staying here was much simpler... responsible for serving tea and water.

He took the opportunity to observe some of the Uzumaki clan's envoys up close. Although he couldn't see how powerful these people's chakra were, he could tell from their gestures that they seemed to have an indescribable temperament... It seemed that all ninjas, who were united into a clan and a tribe by blood ties, were like this. They had something that was very different from ordinary ninjas.

However, today, Konoha only gave a grand reception to the envoys of the Uzumaki clan, and did not have any substantive conversation. The envoys would stay in Konoha for a while, and some important matters would be discussed later. Therefore, after entertaining this group of people, considering that they were tired from the long journey, the Hokage arranged for them to rest... Even the resting place of the Uzumaki clan was in the mansion of the Sarutobi clan.

This shows the close alliance between Konoha and Uzumaki. Although Konoha has now formed an alliance with Kumogakure, there is no doubt that allies are different.

Hanyu stood outside a corridor and watched the people of the Uzumaki clan being arranged to go down. After a while, the Third Hokage, Uzumaki Mito, and Sansho walked towards him.

As they walked, they were discussing another matter.

"It is necessary to limit the number of jonin. After all, as the highest combat power of a ninja village, jonin are the talents in each field and even the pillars of the battlefield. It is impossible to relax the selection standards. Only by limiting the number of jonin can we maintain sufficient competitiveness and thus ensure the strength level of the jonin. However... the problem now is that because of the emergence of the ninja school training system in the village, the number of ninjas in general is constantly increasing. If it were not for the losses caused by the war, the number of our ninjas would expand rapidly." The Third Hokage said to Uzumaki Mito.

"There are more and more ninjas, this is indeed the trend... What you mean is that if the number of jonin cannot be increased, then a large number of ninjas will remain at the level of chunin?" Uzumaki Mito quickly understood what Sarutobi Hiruzen meant.

"Yes, Mito-sama. On the one hand, this will cause the structure of the parallel level to become bloated. On the other hand, the Chunin who has not been promoted will also cause some psychological problems."

"So, what's your solution?"

"I plan to set up a new ninja level to accommodate some ninjas whose strength is higher than that of Chunin but not up to the level of Jonin... They can be called 'Special Jonin'." The Third Hokage gave his solution.

He planned to change Konoha's ninja level structure again and set up a new ninja level... Generally speaking, this should be a good change. At least he solved the problem of promotion channels for middle-level cadres in a large enterprise.

If the project leader cannot be promoted to manager, then they can be given the title of deputy manager.

Hanyu, who overheard the incident, curled his lips and thought that it was all just flashy and empty titles... Although these empty titles should be quite useful, after all, no one wants to retire with the title of Chunin, right? Especially Jonin, which sounds more impressive than Chunin.

However, in Hanyu's opinion, "Special Jounin" just sounds nice. The difference between "Jounin" and "Special Jounin" is probably the difference between a lady and a lady-like. The former is a husband and wife, capable of taking charge of things on their own, while the latter is a lady-like. Listen, what does "like a lady" mean?

To put it nicely, she is nothing more than a concubine.

In the same way, what is meant by a "special jonin"? That is not a jonin, but just a chunin who is selling dog meat under the guise of mutton.

Fortunately... Hanyu is just a Genin, and the changes in the personnel organization above have little to do with him. Otherwise, he would definitely take the lead in opposing this chaotic personnel change.

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