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The Sarutobi clan is very low-key; their territory doesn't even have walls.
Ordinary people can freely pass through their territory.
If you didn't know better, you wouldn't know that everyone in this place has the surname Sarutobi.
Apart from the elderly, the infirm, women, and children, the young and middle-aged members of the Sarutobi tribe rarely return home at the same time.
Many ninja academy graduates are assigned to guard almost uninhabited areas after graduation.
Chapter 300: Expelled from Konoha! The Third Hokage!
Only those who reach the rank of Chunin can apply to return to the village, and they cannot stay at home for more than three months each year.
So even though it was their territory, almost no one knew about it.
It can be said that the Third Hokage served as Hokage for the longest period of time.
He had been making arrangements for the Sarutobi clan for a long time.
The Sarutobi clan may not be good at much else, but they are very obedient.
It is precisely because they followed the Third Hokage's instructions that they have managed to avoid outside attention for so many years.
In the early days of the Third Hokage's term, there was an old clan head leading the clan, but after his death...
No new clan leader was ever born, because the Third Hokage effectively took on that role.
There are three elders in the clan.
The Grand Elder, Sarutobi Heng, was a man of honor who lived a life of quiet detachment from worldly affairs.
Basically, he would agree with the Third Hokage's opinions at high-level meetings, but he ignored everything else.
The Second Elder, Sarutobi Takamichi, was in charge of managing the dispatch of clansmen, including border guard duties and missions.
The third elder, Sarutobi Daigo, was in charge of internal affairs.
The three elders work together to maintain the stability and development of the Sarutobi clan.
Orochimaru has been extremely busy lately, and hasn't even convened a high-level meeting to discuss such a significant matter.
Instead, they announced it directly to the public without communicating with anyone beforehand.
Thankfully, the news of their return was reassuring.
The Fifth Hokage, Orochimaru, had no plans to eliminate the Sarutobi clan.
With the Uchiha clan leaving and the Hyuga clan suffering injuries from 043, it's the perfect time for the Sarutobi clan to step into the limelight.
With a mixture of caution and anticipation, Sarutobi Takaaki came to pay his respects to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru, sitting in his office, looked at Sarutobi Takashi with obvious interest.
Even he couldn't figure out just how big the Sarutobi family was.
If he hadn't deliberately released the wrong information beforehand, this guy probably wouldn't have come to see him so easily.
Sarutobi Takaaki indicated that many members of his tribe were still stationed on the border.
During peacetime, some people can be sent back to the village to help.
Orochimaru was lucky; his words made Sarutobi Takaaki's heart race.
"I know that the teacher has secured a lot of funds for you to use for the development of your families."
Seeing Sarutobi Takaaki's somewhat stiff expression, Orochimaru continued,
"But those are things of the past, and I won't investigate them."
"But don't expect any extra benefits in the future."
Sarutobi Takaaki gave an awkward smile.
"Of course, we are already very grateful that you, Fifth Hokage, can forgive us."
Seemingly satisfied with his attitude, Orochimaru's tone relaxed slightly.
“You are aware of the current situation. The village is indeed short of manpower. Considering your connection with the teacher, I can arrange for you to join the guard team.”
"Previously, the security tasks were mainly carried out by the Hyuga branch family. They suffered a major blow and have a significant shortage of personnel."
Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Takaaki felt a surge of excitement, realizing that the Fifth Hokage was quite considerate of the Sarutobi clan.
After all, they once had a deep bond as master and disciple.
If they can take over the work of the security force, the future development of the Sarutobi family will be just around the corner.
“But…” Orochimaru lowered his head slightly, his eyes becoming sharp.
The thought sent a chill down Sarutobi Takaaki's spine.
"You should know the capabilities and strength of the Hyuga clan."
"The Hyuga clan is probably short about 80 people. Your Sarutobi clan can send more people over, but I will only pay the salary for 80 people."
"If you do a good job, your family will have more good opportunities in the future."
"But if they can't even do the job of the security force properly..."
Orochimaru paused for a moment.
"Konoha will not keep useless people."
"do you understand?"
Before Sarutobi Takaaki came to see Orochimaru, he had made thorough preparations.
This favorable situation was completely beyond his expectations.
After all, the Hokage gave the Sarutobi clan a great opportunity.
This is a chance to join the security force!
For the Sarutobi clan, who were eager to forge closer ties with Konoha, this was a godsend.
However, Orochimaru clearly knew that the Sarutobi family had a large number of members.
Where there are opportunities, there are also risks.
Everyone had heard that Orochimaru was very strict in his governance, and the Sarutobi clan had also heard about the situation with the Hyuga clan.
The meaning of saying we don't support idlers is very clear: if you can't do your job well, then you're a useless person; if you can't even complete a ninja mission, you're the same (bfff) useless person.
At that point, whether you're exiled to the frontier or kicked out of the village entirely depends on Orochimaru's word.
Of course, if the Sarutobi clan can perform well in the police force, they will still have a place in Konoha in the future.
Whether we can seize this incredible opportunity depends on everyone's efforts.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama, for giving the Sarutobi clan this opportunity."
"We will recall enough of our people to complete the task you have entrusted to us successfully."
Orochimaru waved his hand, and Sarutobi Takaaki retreated.
After Sarutobi Takaaki left, Orochimaru let out a soft laugh from inside the office.
...
After returning to his clan, Sarutobi Takaaki discussed the matter with the two elders.
Both elders believed this was an excellent opportunity.
There might not be a better opportunity in the future, so you must seize it.
The three discussed it and concluded that the Hyuga clan's abilities couldn't match those of the Sarutobi clan, so they would have to rely on numbers.
Therefore, it was decided to recall five hundred members of the tribe.
After the plan was finalized, many messenger birds flew from the Sarutobi family to watchtowers throughout the Land of Fire.
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Konoha border. 1
The Sarutobi family members, who had been waiting for news, finally received a reply from their elder.
Sarutobi Takaaki told everyone that Konoha urgently needed manpower and hoped that a large number of clansmen could return to the village.
Furthermore, the rule that only Chunin and above could return to the village was abolished.
The first batch of five hundred people were recalled.
If they do a good job, the Sarutobi family can live openly in the village from now on.
Ryunosuke, as the leader of the camp, gathered everyone together. 9
"Listen up, everyone."
He waved the letter in his hand.
"Now is the time when Konoha needs manpower, and we have the opportunity to return to Konoha Village."
"Lord Hokage has agreed to let our Sarutobi clan join the police force."
The tribespeople below all showed joy, as they had never suffered much hardship since childhood.
But after becoming a ninja, I stayed in this remote border region and felt extremely bored.
The Third Hokage provided them with many training resources.
But there are no entertainment facilities here, and even women are rare.
You have to reach the Chunin level to have some freedom.
This made everyone feel bored and exhausted, and they longed to return to the bustling Konoha.
However, in reality, there are also differences in talent among the Sarutobi family members.
People with low talent can't reach the Chunin level even after several years, and they can only stay here.
Some people even started to drift through life.
Anyway, with no worries about food and drink, over time, his chakra reserves could reach the Chunin level. After all, he was a member of the Sarutobi clan, which gave him an advantage over ordinary people.
Now that they can go home early and have jobs arranged for them, everyone is overjoyed.
"but……"