How should that expression be described?
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had discussed this point in private.
They called it merciless.
When Senju Tobirama made major decisions concerning the village, he would not consider kinship, friendship, morality, or even ethics. He only conducted purely rational logical deductions and weighed the pros and cons.
It was as if everything before him was just a proposition requiring an optimal solution. Even if it involved his own life, it was an extraneous variable that could be discarded.
Any rules and restrictions would be excluded.
If this matter was beneficial to the village's development, then he would spare no effort to execute it...
And in their eyes, Sarutobi Hiruzen, although vastly different in appearance, bore a terrifying resemblance in spirit.
It was as if their teacher had possessed him...
Sarutobi Hiruzen ignored the stunned trio, smoking his pipe on his own, his eyes narrowed slightly.
That's right...
After going through it again, he was even more certain that his line of thought was correct!
Resurrecting Senju Tobirama in an Uchiha body would not only provide an insider-outsider coordination to thoroughly turn the Uchiha into a hidden chess piece for his own use, but also add a scholar who developed technology and an important combat force.
Most importantly, there was no possibility of him becoming an 'Overlord' above his head.
Since there were so many benefits, the rest was to overcome the difficulties...
If Senju Tobirama were to be resurrected in his form before death, then Sarutobi Hiruzen really didn't recall any good methods in his memory...
In the Ninja World, countless people had tried to do this, but only some secret techniques that transferred life force were heard to be effective when the deceased had just lost their life.
In the Sarutobi clan records, a sentence passed down from ancient times was recorded: For the soul of one long dead to be resurrected in their original body as before, it cannot be achieved without the power of a Sage.
But the problem was, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't need Senju Tobirama to be resurrected in his original body. As long as it wasn't excessively frail, it would be fine; he could cultivate slowly later.
What he wanted was Senju Tobirama's brainpower, his understanding of scientific research and the Uchiha!
"The Impure World Reincarnation technique can draw out the soul of the deceased. This actually already solves a major threshold..."
"The rest is how to transfer the soul into a physical body, and the issue of compatibility!"
"The Kato Clan's 'Spirit Transformation Technique' has extremely strong reference value..."
"As long as I develop a technique similar to 'possession' and prepare a body for Teacher, then he can return!"
"Even if the soul and flesh are slightly incompatible, I believe Teacher Tobirama can overcome it himself. This is a precious opportunity I carefully prepared for him. To be an Uchiha for once, he will definitely want it..."
He thought of another layer.
Senju Tobirama had a large number of notes on forbidden techniques during his lifetime, and naturally, there were quite a few regarding the soul.
It was just that his previous self, worried that these semi-finished forbidden techniques would ruin major affairs, coupled with being exhausted from serving as Hokage, had sealed up his laboratory along with these notes.
"Teacher, you left these behind to hint that I should let you return as an Uchiha, right?" The corners of Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth curled up slightly.
Amidst the thin layer of faint smoke, the light and shadow hit his profile, half bright and half dark.
"Even more alike..." Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's hearts thumped.
Hiruzen, what is he thinking about?
Shimura Danzō's thoughts were quite comical...
He was envious.
Danzō had once privately looked in the mirror at Root, imitating this classic expression of Senju Tobirama back then, and even secretly had someone take pictures for comparison...
He was basically a fanatical fan simulating his idol.
"Hiruzen, are you going to get ahead of me in this too? However, I haven't admitted defeat yet..." Shimura Danzō thought in his heart: "Just looking like him is useless!"
"The person who truly inherited Teacher Tobirama's will is me!"
"Sorry, got a bit lost in thought, thinking about Uchiha matters."
Sarutobi Hiruzen came back to his senses, changing his face in a second, revealing a gentle smile: "I called you here today to talk about the reform of the Konoha ninja system."
"You probably all noticed that the current ninja system is no longer applicable to the status quo. The main problems are concentrated in the interval between Jōnin and the high level."
"The Konoha high level has no promotion channel for Jōnin, and among the hundred or so Jōnin, a management layer is also needed to make the village's work clearer."
Regarding the Konoha framework, Sarutobi Hiruzen keenly noticed a problem.
That was the severe imbalance in the ratio between the hundred or so Jōnin and the decision-making layer.
The highest management layer was said to have four people, but the advisor positions of Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were mainly for participating in and discussing politics, as well as managing the Administration Department.
The so-called Administration Department served as a bridge between the Land of Fire and Konoha, accepting the financial expenditures allocated by the state to the village, and also reporting some of the village's conditions to the Daimyō.
They did not directly manage the Jōnin.
And although Shimura Danzō once controlled Root, he turned Root into his own private army...
This person could not be given personnel rights.
The same went for Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura. It wasn't that these two had problems with their moral character, but the Hokage should hold core combat forces like Jōnin in his own hands as much as possible.
But letting Sarutobi Hiruzen correspond to more than a hundred people alone?
This was impossible, and the result of doing so was visible.
The essence of management is the manager's energy limit and the complexity of the object.
Even though Shimura Danzō once shared some burden for Sarutobi Hiruzen, he almost exhausted himself to collapse.
So a buffer layer must be set up.
With this extra layer, Sarutobi Hiruzen's management could be more relaxed and efficient, saving a large amount of time for new work or cultivation.
It could also ignite the hope for advancement among Konoha ninja.
The benefits were multifaceted.
"I plan to set up twenty core Jōnin, tentatively named Konoha Committee Members..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said slowly: "Selected based on merit and comprehensive ability, each Konoha Committee Member will manage about five to six Jōnin, directly taking orders from the Hokage."
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura instinctively frowned.
It wasn't that they only knew how to sing a different tune.
But rather, like the previous Sarutobi Hiruzen, they upheld the attitude that 'ancestral laws cannot be changed', believing that the system left by Senju Tobirama was flawless and should not be easily altered.
But in Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, if there were problems, of course, drastic reforms were needed.
Senju Tobirama back then didn't manage a hundred people alone either.
Those guard squad members, the Senju Clan Warring States Jōnin as the old foundation, essentially assumed the responsibilities of 'Konoha Committee Members'.
It was just that he died before he had time to institutionalize it in non-wartime.
In a sense, Sarutobi Hiruzen being able to hold on for so many years was indeed a unique talent...
He could really endure.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura looked at each other and were about to say something..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was expressionless: "Think carefully before you speak. I want to hear something meaningful."
The two closed their mouths again, thinking seriously.
Only Shimura Danzō spoke in a deep voice: "Hiruzen, you will regret this!"