I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 329 The plan is complete, let's get started!

Nara Rankei left the underground research institute with light steps and went upstairs to look for the little house cat from Sunagakure.

Tsunade remained underground with a somber expression, seriously considering Nara Rinka's "suggestion".

"First of all, Nara is willing to become Hokage!"

Tsunade sat cross-legged on the ground, her fingers interlaced as she practiced hand seals while thinking.

It has been almost fifty years since Konoha was founded. Now, the village is full of children who dream of becoming Hokage, regardless of age or gender.

Even though Tsunade dreamed of becoming Hokage in her childhood, it wasn't until her great-grandfather caused her to develop a gambling addiction that she gained a completely new understanding of the profession of Hokage...

However, in Tsunade's heart, the group she liked the most was naturally those men who dreamed of becoming Hokage!

Despite experiencing the devastating deaths of Nawaki and Kato Dan—both men who dreamed of becoming Hokage—Tsunade came to believe that "becoming Hokage" was the dumbest, most foolish, and most boring dream.

Deep down, Tsunade still really liked men who had such "foolish dreams".

Prior to today, Tsunade had never discussed Nara Ranke's dreams with him.

After exchanging ideas...

The good news is that Nara Rinkei is willing to become Hokage.

The bad news is that Nara's desire to acquire the laurel is not as strong as imagined.

"Furthermore, he showed a very clear resistance to the heavy workload of the Hokage."

Tsunade looked up at the white ceiling of the underground research institute and unconsciously pursed her lips.

"How should I put it... truly worthy of being a man of the Nara clan?"

After calming down completely, Tsunade realized what Nara Ranke meant by "enjoying the rights of the Hokage without fulfilling the duties of the Hokage".

To sum it up roughly, it's simply a matter of wanting to enjoy life without wanting to work hard!

This is so Nara.

Tsunade instinctively wanted to reject Nara Rinka's suggestion and then berate him for his naive and lazy ideas.

But if you think about it carefully...

What are the duties of the Hokage?

Tsunade fell into deep thought, recalling her understanding and knowledge of the "Hokage's work".

"I'm still comparing him to my great-grandfather."

"My second grandfather took on most of the daily chores for my eldest grandfather. All my eldest grandfather had to do was stamp some key documents and then show his face at some important occasions."

"As for other aspects... come to think of it carefully, it seems that besides fighting and apologizing, Grandpa doesn't have much else he's good at?"

That makes sense. If Hashirama Senju really had a mountain of work to do back then, he wouldn't have had so much time to lead Tsunade down the wrong path of gambling...

After careful consideration, Tsunade suddenly realized that her evaluation of the "Hokage" profession had dropped a little bit.

"So, the Hokage's workload isn't actually as much as I imagined? Especially with a capable assistant, the Hokage has even less to do."

Tsunade gradually cleared her thoughts.

"Moreover, what Nara just said makes a lot of sense. His age is an unavoidable problem."

"If he really defeats Orochimaru and Minato, his two major rivals, as well as some other minor rivals, and becomes the Fourth Hokage of the village, the old man will definitely not relinquish power easily!"

Tsunade also had a deep understanding of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In essence, the old man wasn't exactly a greedy Hokage.

But he had three "helpful hands"!

"Even if the old man relinquishes power, the three high-ranking elders, Shimura Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura, will not easily give up their power!"

"Not to mention that Nara was not their ideal candidate to begin with."

"If Nara really becomes the fourth generation, the old man and a few other old guys will definitely find various excuses to tightly grasp the power in their hands..."

Thinking about this, Tsunade suddenly felt a little uneasy.

She really couldn't understand why the old man, after becoming Hokage, would create "elder" positions specifically for his former teammates, allowing them to divide up the power of the Hokage.

When my great-grandfather and great-uncle were Hokage, the village wasn't like this...

"But I must say, if those old guys really cling to power, they'll have to take on the corresponding responsibilities..."

"This perfectly suited Nara's wishes."

"So...it seems Nara really could become the Fourth Hokage?"

Tsunade didn't know much about politics, but given her family background, she had been exposed to quite a bit of it through her upbringing.

Furthermore, "Konoha's Game of Thrones" isn't exactly hellishly difficult.

In the event of any conflict, ultimately, it comes down to using "fists" to settle things.

And coincidentally, Tsunade was extremely confident in Nara Rinka's strength!

"Then let's leave it at that!"

Tsunade stood up from the floor, casually dusted herself off, and strode aggressively upstairs.

"The most crucial steps to becoming Hokage are nothing more than 'nomination' and 'voting'."

"I have basically no hope with the old man and the senior elders, but I'm not without any 'cards' to play!"

"It's time to contact those clan elders... and Nara, no, it's the Ino-Shika-Cho trio!"

Tsunade silently calculated the "cards" in her hand and felt that her recommendation of Nara Rinka to become the Fourth Hokage was not without a chance of success.

So...

I'm going to train a Hokage!

Full of confidence, Tsunade left the underground research base.

Yekura, who had been called down by Nara Rangsuke, couldn't help but feel curious as she watched the legendary Sannin display such an attitude.

"Lady Tsunade, what happened to her?"

Nara Rinka turned her gaze away from Tsunade's swaying back and looked at Yekura beside her.

"Could I say I've found some kind of 'life goal'?"

"Life goals?"

Yekura blinked, her increasingly round face showing even more obvious curiosity.

"What is that?"

"To cultivate a new Hokage?"

Nara Rankei now has a high level of trust in Yokura and has not hidden anything from her.

"Training a Hokage?"

Ye Cang chuckled twice and continued to press for answers.

"I remember the Third Hokage is in power in Konoha right now, right? Are you already planning to elect the Fourth Hokage? So who will be the Fourth Hokage?"

"Far away, yet right before my eyes."

Nara spread his hands and revealed more of the truth to Yekura.

"you?"

Ye Cang was slightly taken aback.

But before she could ask any more questions...

The next problem with Nara Rinka is yet to come.

"Miss Yekura, speaking of which, your Sunagakure village is about to choose its Fourth Kazekage. Are you interested in the throne?"

(End of this chapter)