"Now, take the reconnaissance team and set out immediately. I need to know every move the Sand Ninja makes!"
Uchiha Takashi issued the order to Mitokado Shihiro once only a few of them were left in the meeting room.
Now that he was the commander, he was the tallest one here.
If anything went wrong, he'd be the one to take the blame.
Not only him, but even the Uchiha clan might suffer.
That's why he had to fulfill his duties as commander diligently.
"Yes!"
Mitokado Shihiro didn't slack off because of Uchiha Takashi's age and took the task seriously.
"Daily affairs will continue to be your responsibility. Integrate the village's support into the ninja army as soon as possible, and I need a certain share of the procurement rights!"
After the other party left, Uchiha Takashi looked at Nara Jukumo and stated his demands.
Unlike Mitokado Shihiro, Nara Jukumo didn't just represent himself; he had the backing of the 'Ino-Shika-Cho' trio and the Hokage faction, which is why negotiations were necessary.
Taking over as commander, the first thing he did was to cut into logistics, making his stance clear.
He wanted a piece of the logistics pie, and if they didn't agree to his terms, they couldn't blame him for being ruthless.
By overseeing logistics, he had plenty of ways to make things difficult for them.
Others might compromise with these clans for the 'greater good.'
But for Uchiha Takashi... he was the 'greater good,' and flipping the table wasn't out of the question.
"I will apply to the village!"
Nara Jukumo lowered his head, not daring to meet Uchiha Takashi's eyes.
That's right, being strong meant you could do as you pleased, directly using power to press them.
"Good!"
Only then did Uchiha Takashi withdraw his gaze with satisfaction.
Since the village's higher-ups had him take the fall, if they didn't give him any benefits, they couldn't blame him.
Did they really think he was like White Fang or the Uchiha... one of those 'honest people'?
Next came the normal work handover.
It was quite easy! There weren't many ninjas to begin with, and as commander, the most important task was to keep an eye on enemy strongmen and prevent them from causing chaos.
Everything else could be handled with assistance.
Like Nara Jukumo, who was extremely adept at support work.
Uchiha Takashi was no longer the novice who had just crossed into the ninja world. After years of training and the experiences at the camp, commanding a ninja army was indeed not a problem.
Just like managing logistics, it was easy.
After all, even the entire Konoha village had only a few hundred thousand people, and a ninja army was about a thousand strong, making it quite easy to command.
Now, Uchiha Takashi focused on the two most important aspects.
Intelligence and finance! The former was entrusted to Mitokado Shihiro.
As for finance, since he controlled logistics, it was also in his hands.
There was another equally important power.
Personnel!
However, Uchiha Takashi didn't bring it up.
He was very clear about his 'temporary' commander status, merely a temporary shield for the village's higher-ups, so dreaming about personnel rights was out of the question.
Let's just say, even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen pigs run.
Like those large companies before he crossed over, with employees numbering in the thousands or tens of thousands, their internal workings were far more complex than Konoha village, and their methods were truly remarkable.
Konoha village was nothing compared to that, completely at an elementary school level.
After the handover, Uchiha Takashi summoned Hyuga Aotsuki.
"This is the mission!"
He handed her a reconnaissance mission.
With her strength and Byakugan, she was far superior to Mitokado Shihiro for reconnaissance tasks.
But there was no choice; the source of intelligence needed a cover, so on the surface, it was Mitokado Shihiro, while Hyuga Aotsuki was the hidden ace.
After completing these tasks, Uchiha Takashi called Yamakawa Koji and headed towards the hospital.
Exiting the meeting room.
A spectacularly massive fortress came into view.
In terms of scale and defense, it was far superior to the southwest border camp before it fell.
The entire mountain had been transformed into a fortress.
In fact, Kikyo Mountain was also known as the 'Diamond Fortress,' representing its formidable defense.
On either side of the fortress were endless mountain ranges.
The only way to cross this several-thousand-kilometer-long mountain range was through the canyon on the side of the fortress.
Though ninjas could ignore terrain, convoys and ordinary people could not.
So as long as Kikyo Mountain Fortress was held, there was no fear of a ninja army bypassing the mountains to attack Konoha, as doing so without logistics would be a death sentence.
It's safe to say that Konoha spared no expense in investing resources into this fortress.
Various large-scale ninja tools and sealing barriers are abundant here. Naturally, a 'hospital' has been established in this place.
That's why Uchiha Takashi chose to perform the surgery here, rather than taking Yamakawa Koji to the upgraded lab in the Land of Rivers.
No matter how much they invested, the conditions couldn't possibly be better than here, right?
Upon entering the two-story hospital.
"Lord Uchiha Takashi!"
An older male medical chunin approached.
His appointment had been announced to all the ninjas in Kikyo Mountain, which is why this medical chunin addressed him this way.
In the past, people wouldn't even give him, a mere chunin, a second glance.
"Yes, I need to use the operating room. Is that a problem?"
Uchiha Takashi asked politely.
Now he was the commander of the ninja army, even if it was 'temporary.' So, theoretically, he was the highest authority in Kikyo Mountain.
Use your power or lose it! He understood this principle.
"No problem!"
The medical chunin gave him a curious look, then nodded directly.
After exchanging greetings, Uchiha Takashi led Yamakawa Koji straight into the operating room.
He didn't bother to explain the reason.
In the past, he would have had to explain.
Now, in Kikyo Mountain, he was like a revered ancestor; he could do whatever he wanted without needing to explain.
How satisfying! Uchiha Takashi had come to appreciate the benefits of power.
Of course, it would be even better if there were no corresponding obligations.
Once inside the operating room, looking at the surgical instruments, especially those jars of nutrient solution, Uchiha Takashi was extremely satisfied.
"Lie down."
He gestured to Yamakawa Koji beside him.
The latter willingly lay down on the operating table.
"The upcoming surgery will enhance your bones, muscles, blood regeneration, and recovery abilities...!"
Uchiha Takashi explained the surgery while checking the surgical instruments.
The surgical principle was very simple.
It involved extracting these characteristics and then integrating them into the surgical target's body.
Doesn't it sound simple and crude, with no technical content at all?
But that's how the ninja world is.
Some advanced techniques really have no technology, just ninjutsu.
Take Obito, for example.
Half of his body was gone, and he could just 'stick' on White Zetsu and use it, or Hidan, who was simply immortal, and Kakuzu, who changed hearts like swapping plugins.
There's really no place to reason with it.
In comparison, Uchiha Takashi's method was already quite 'technical.'
And the reason he could perform these surgeries was entirely because he had the 'Hashirama Cells,' a biological artifact.
Otherwise, Uchiha Takashi would have needed to spend a lot of time and energy to extract the corresponding characteristics and obtain these enhancement materials.
Hashirama Cells!
They inherently possess abilities like 'enhancement' and 'recovery,' which is why he could complete four god-tier surgeries in one go.
After completing these five surgeries in total, Yamakawa Koji would have the initial appearance of a 'demi-god.'
The surgical process was very simple.
As long as the extracted enhancement materials were directly integrated into the corresponding parts, and then using the 'transcendence serum (his own blood),' the surgical target could gain these seemingly evolved abilities.
The only troublesome part was 'nutrition.'
Because evolution consumes a large amount of nutrition.
Gulp!
The green nutrient solution was quickly absorbed by Yamakawa Koji's body.
At this moment, he was like a dry sponge, greedily absorbing the nutrient solution.
The surgery took less than half an hour.
After all, Uchiha Takashi was a ninja, not an ordinary person, and didn't require overly meticulous operations.
However, absorbing the nutrient solution took nearly a whole day.
Fortunately, Uchiha Takashi had instructed others not to disturb them, or someone might have come to check on the situation.
After consuming two jars of the nutrient solution worth millions, the evolution process was finally complete.
Uchiha Takashi also witnessed the results.
(End of Chapter)
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