At Kakashi's home, the atmosphere was harmonious.
Although they were all Edo Tensei bodies and had no sense of touch or smell, being able to see their relatives again still made them very happy.
But, on the other side.
Tsunade and Shikaku had become extremely busy; after all, settling these free laborers was no easy task.
On the west side of the Village.
Tsunade and Shikaku led a group of staff, immediately setting up several large tables in front of the wasteland where the Four Clans were being held to begin working on-site.
The managers of various Ninja Clans formed a long queue.
"First of all, listen to me."
"The people from the Four Clans, including the Sarutobi, have all been dispersed. We cannot achieve absolute fairness in distribution; we can only achieve the most basic relative fairness, so I hope everyone can understand this point."
"First, the Aburame Clan's Insect Breeding Base is allocated 3 Jonin, 50 Chunin, 200 Genin, and 1,500 Civilians."
"Here is the list, sign for your people!"
Tsunade sat behind the desk and briskly took out two contract agreements.
The Aburame clansman wearing sunglasses happily signed his name directly, and after Tsunade signed, she handed both copies to him.
Immediately following.
The Aburame clansman in sunglasses went directly to Nara Shikaku's side.
After putting away one copy of the contract, he handed the other to Nara Shikaku.
Nara Shikaku didn't look much; after simply putting the contract away, he signed a receipt and handed it directly to an Administration Department staff member waiting behind him.
"Alright, Moshi."
"Follow the staff to pick up the people!"
Hearing this, Aburame Moshi nodded and followed the staff with a smile, heading straight into that temporary Detention Point.
Subsequently.
With the cooperation of the staff, after about fifteen minutes, he received the full number of people his family needed and walked happily toward his family's Insect Breeding Base.
Even though he was alone, he wasn't worried about the Labor Reform Personnel escaping.
Because over the past few days, these captives had long been marked with Sealing Jutsu, and he had also obtained the Control Technique for this group of people; there was simply no need to use a large number of personnel for targeted management like in the ordinary world.
The Aburame Clan was just a microcosm!
Countless Ninja Clans and New Konoha merchants were chatting in line while waiting to pick up people; the atmosphere on-site was naturally very relaxed and pleasant!
Only the staff like Tsunade and Shikaku were currently exhausted to death; after all, following procedures was the most time-consuming part.
But, there was no choice!
Uchiha Jin valued procedures the most, so even if these procedures and documents seemed completely redundant to Tsunade, she could only helplessly start signing her name one by one.
The on-site process was efficient and smooth.
It was almost like an assembly line!
Only Hiruzen Sarutobi and other Old Konoha High Command members were not in a hurry to be assigned work, perhaps to strike at them as much as possible; instead, they were left standing next to Tsunade's office location.
They watched as groups of their own clansmen, even relatives, were led away by various Ninja Clans and merchants like livestock or tools, and this'seeing with their own eyes' made their hearts twist like a knife!
"Grandpa, I don't want to be taken away!"
"grandmother, save me!"
"Hokage-sama, think of something!"
"You dog Hiruzen Sarutobi, I damn well hate you to death!"
"You embezzled so many supplies from the Village, and my family didn't enjoy any benefits, yet we're expected to atone for your actions?"
"..."
The clansmen of the Four Clans being led away would almost always start shouting all sorts of things when passing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.
Cries for help, pleas for mercy, curses... various clamors intertwined like sharp little knives, constantly stabbing into the hearts of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.
Danzo gave a cold snort at this.
His face was full of disdain; even as the Shimura Clan was being led away like livestock, he only smiled slightly and didn't care at all.
After all.
Compared to the darkness of his Root, what did this small scene before him matter?
As for Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, the two of them now kept their eyes closed, not daring to look; clearly, their hearts had become extremely uncomfortable at this time.
To be honest, they regretted it!
But looking back at their lives, when they were young and in power, the entire Konoha trembled beneath their feet, and a single order or word from them could decide a Ninja's life or death... but now?
This felt more like a cycle!
In the past, they held high positions but did not treat other Ninjas as human beings, even constantly clamoring that Ninjas were just tools.
Now... the tables have truly turned!
Their own clansmen have now truly become tools.
This feeling was quite painful!
And the person most pained was undoubtedly—Hiruzen Sarutobi!
In the past, he was the Hokage, the person with the highest status in the entire Village, and everyone had to respect him, even if his actions were wrong.
You could question or resist, unless you didn't want your life!
But now?
Just because that bastard Uchiha Jin appeared, he had now directly become a prisoner.
At this moment, he truly regretted it!
He should have listened to Danzo back then; even if the Village really experienced some turmoil, he should have destroyed the Uchiha at any cost.
But it's too late!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Tsunade.
"Tsunade, enough is enough!"
"I am your teacher, after all, and I've treated you well over the years."
"Even when you looked for reasons to leave the Village, I didn't treat you as a Rogue Ninja all these years, and I even frequently paid off the debts you incurred outside."
"Now I'm not asking you to let me go, at the very least, don't let me suffer this way!"
"Assign me as quickly as possible; for you, it's just a matter of a single sentence."
"Can you?"
At this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi forced down the anger in his heart.
He looked at Tsunade with cold eyes; clearly, having had an extremely good reputation in the past, he truly couldn't stand the complaints and resentment from his clansmen before him, so he only asked Tsunade to assign him out as quickly as possible.
But, unfortunately.
The busy Tsunade didn't even bother to pay attention to Hiruzen Sarutobi after hearing these words.
However.
Tsunade's disregard completely enraged Hiruzen Sarutobi!
He kept nagging in Tsunade's ear incessantly until finally, Tsunade was so angry she slapped the table, created a Shadow Clone to sign for her, and then turned around to shout directly at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, that's enough!"
"You really think you've treated me well all these years? You haven't actually deceived yourself, have you?"
"Didn't declare me a Rogue Ninja?"
"Did you dare to declare it?"
"The last scion of the Senju Clan, declared a Rogue Ninja by the Village her own family founded?"
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, I'm asking you, did you dare?"