In Konoha, you get one evolution point every day.

"The Third Hokage won't agree to you doing this."

Looking at Danzo being taken away, and the two Anbu members that Lin Fan had captured who were preparing to inform him, Tsunade sighed, feeling somewhat helpless.

"I've only just become Hokage... If you keep doing this, I'm afraid I'll only be Hokage for a few days before I have to step down."

"What do you know? This is called making an example of someone." Lin Fan waved his hand. How could he, a high-IQ genius, be treated the same way as the natives... The main thing is that the natives' way of dealing with him is to slowly work things out. They have such big fists, why do they still want to reason with him... Then all my fist training has been for nothing.

As the saying goes, "A single punch can prevent a hundred more."

Lin Fan waved his fists and continued:

"Think about it, you've become Hokage. If the Third Hokage takes the opportunity to seize your power, are you still Hokage? You're just a puppet."

Tsunade thought for a moment.

That makes sense.

"But we haven't even gotten power yet and they're already turning against us. There are only two of us, plus two or three trustworthy members of the secret service, that's five people. Are you sure the Third Hokage won't turn against us?"

Lin Fan: "..."

"?"

"You didn't expect that, did you?"

Tsunade looked at him in disbelief. "Are you kidding me?!"

"It's alright, we have Plan B." Lin Fan waved his hand, indicating that he was not worried.

"What plan?" Tsunade's eyes lit up.

Lin Fan calmly replied, "Nobody's afraid of anything. At worst, we can just defect."

Tsunade: "..."

You caused the Hokage to defect...

NTM——

......

As agreed, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at the Hokage Building on time after lunch, ready to assume the role of "Hokage Senior" and embark on the journey of the era of two Kage coexisting.

"Huh, where are Shirarin and Mi?" Hiruzen Sarutobi walked to the door and sensed that the two ANBU members who were supposed to be stationed on the roof had disappeared.

"Hello, Third Hokage." Upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi arrive in casual clothes, the Chunin on duty at the entrance of the Hokage Building immediately stood up straight, not daring to breathe.

"Tanabe, what happened at the Hokage Building today?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Taichi Tanabe politely.

Taichi Tanabe: "..."

I dare not say it, I really dare not say it!

Seeing Tanabe Taichi's taciturn demeanor, Sarutobi Hiruzen subconsciously thought of Danzo's furious expression yesterday, which had reached a fever pitch... Could it be?

Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed something was wrong and instinctively used his Body Flicker Technique to climb up the Hokage Building and enter the Hokage's office.

"Tsunade, Lin Fan, you guys aren't... uh." Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to greet them when he saw the two of them enjoying the Hokage's perk—a sushi set meal enough for both of them to eat their fill.

"Oh, Third Hokage, have you eaten yet?" Lin Fan waved and greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi while holding up a plate of white glutinous rice and seaweed sushi covered with red crab roe.

"We've eaten. But you're eating so late. You must be exhausted." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled slightly. He was quite satisfied with their work attitude; at least one of them didn't just do half the work and then leave.

"It's no trouble at all, it's all for the sake of the village." Lin Fan waved his hand and stuffed the sushi in his hand into his mouth.

Tsunade sat there, silent, as if making some kind of decision.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at the office and saw how empty it was, an idea immediately came to him: "Since one person isn't enough for the office, have we considered adding some office equipment? There's still a considerable amount of office allowance left this quarter; getting a sofa and coffee table to help with office work wouldn't be bad."

That way he'll have a seat when he comes.

You can't just stand there while you work.

"That makes sense!" Lin Fan nodded and quietly approached Hiruzen Sarutobi, who didn't seem to notice.

"In that case, I will..."

"Lin Fan, wait a minute!" Tsunade's voice stopped Lin Fan. Her hand stopped less than 0.1 millimeters away from Hiruzen Sarutobi's nape, and the strong air tore through the skin of Hiruzen Sarutobi's nape.

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly snapped back to reality.

He immediately leaped to the office door.

—What's going on? Why would Lin Fan attack him? Did Lin Fan betray Konoha?

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking, Lin Fan complained, "Tsunade, I almost knocked him out, what were you doing?"

Tsunade gave a speechless twitch of the corner of her mouth: "No matter what, let's hear the Third Hokage's answer first."

She genuinely didn't want to be enemies with her teacher. Especially after becoming enemies, she didn't know how to face her teacher. She couldn't very well try to leave a good impression by killing her before the teacher knew anything, could she?

"Tsunade, you?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened.

—What on earth is going on?!

"Okay then." Lin Fan nodded.

Then I waited a bit.

Then he noticed that Tsunade wasn't saying anything, she was just staring at him.

"?"

Okay, okay, I've played the bad guy, so you're the good guy... Tsunade, you're the light standing on the ground, and I'm the shadow hiding under Root... Pah! What kind of Root twisted logic is that!

Lin Fan shook his head and said directly to the bewildered Hiruzen Sarutobi:

"Third Hokage, please relinquish the authority of the Anbu. If you promise to report to Tsunade every time you need the Anbu's help, we can accept your continued command of the Anbu."

Get a police order? What kind of police order?

No way. Me, the former Hokage, needing the Anbu's help and having to resort to the police? Is there no justice? Is there no law?!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth.

He gritted his teeth.

"Lin Fan, what exactly do you want to do? Konoha doesn't belong to you alone. You can't treat this old man like this!"

Okay, one uses merit, the other uses moral blackmail, you two are really a perfect match.

Lin Fan's lips twitched.

He then straightened his expression and said seriously:

"Third Hokage, don't forget, I am the Hokage's... secretary!"

"What the Hokage dares not do, I will!"

"I'll do what the Hokage wouldn't dare!"

"I'll kill those whom the Hokage wouldn't dare!"

In short, it can be summed up in one sentence.

"I will do what the Hokage dares to do, and I will do even more the things the Hokage dares not do."

"Act first, report later—with the Hokage's permission!"

"Is it clear enough? Is it understandable enough?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi silently looked at Tsunade.

Tsunade: "..."

I don't!

Seeing that Tsunade had 'acquiesced,' Hiruzen Sarutobi was so angry he could hardly breathe. He was fifty years old, and ninjas of that age should have retired by now. He was still sitting there, entirely to take care of the younger generation. If he didn't make a move now, these juniors would use him, their senior, as firewood!

"Only the second day... only the second day and you're already going to attack me?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Tsunade in disbelief.

Tsunade remained silent for a long time before saying, "This is the power that you, Third Hokage, should relinquish."

Don't they even call me "teacher" anymore?

Hiruzen Sarutobi was heartbroken.

"What if I refuse to hand it over!"

Lin Fan: "?"

That sounds familiar.

"That's not up to you! Clap clap!" Lin Fan clapped his hands. Two ANBU members pushed open the door, saw Hiruzen Sarutobi's angry face, and subconsciously closed it again.

Lin Fan: "?"

What the hell? I'm the Hokage's man!