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

Chapter 418 Transforming Konoha: Starting with Reducing the Burden on the Hokage!

I haven't been online for a while.

The Hokage's office has been renovated.

Nara Rinka hangs the Hokage hat on the coat rack behind the door and slowly steps forward.

He avoided the table laden with snacks and tea.

And then he tried to ignore the soft, green sofa that made him want to lie down on it.

Finally, we arrived at the huge circular floor-to-ceiling window in the Hokage's office.

Looking down at the entire Konoha through the circular window, Nara Rinka felt a strange and wonderful feeling welling up inside him.

Nara Rinka can swear to his conscience that he is not as obsessed or eager for the position of Hokage as one might imagine.

But at this moment.

Alone in the Hokage's office, wearing the Fourth Hokage's robes, he gazes upon the entire landscape of Konoha.

Nara Rinka suddenly discovered.

This tastes really good!

Nara Rinkazu's lips curled up slightly. He turned around, walked to the sofa, and buried himself in it, while involuntarily letting out a satisfied, lazy nasal sound.

"If you don't slack off at work, you might as well be a donkey!"

Before Nara Rinkachi could even enjoy his time alone, a knock came into the office.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of "die-hard supporters," including Tsunade, Nara Kano, Yamanaka Inoto, and Akimichi Torifu, flooded into the office, filling the already small room to the brim.

"Nara!"

"Patriarch—no, Fourth Generation!"

"Hokage-sama!"

All the ninjas wore happy expressions and greeted him in unison.

The only person whose title did not change despite the change in Nara Ranka's status was Tsunade.

However, Nara Kano and the others wouldn't dwell on Tsunade's "disrespect" over such a minor issue.

In fact, Tsunade's "disrespect" wasn't just directed at the Fourth Hokage.

Even when dealing with Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage and his direct teacher.

Tsunade is usually referred to as "old man".

"Tsunade-nee..."

Nara Rinka nodded in response to each of the visitors.

He could probably understand why everyone was gathered in the Hokage's office.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio, together with the Senju clan and a large number of small and medium-sized ninja clans and commoner ninjas, propelled Nara Rinka to the throne of the Fourth Hokage.

If we consider the "Hokage election" as a war...

Now, it's time to "divide the spoils".

Even the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, couldn't find fault with this.

When a new leader takes office, almost anyone with a modicum of ambition will choose to cultivate their own dedicated team.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi did the same thing when he took office as the Third Hokage.

Aren't so-called "high-ranking elders" like Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Danzo Shimura all old friends of Hiruzen Sarutobi? Are they "flowers of the roost" who rose to power by relying on the authority of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage?

Especially Shimura Danzo.

Even now, Nara Rinka feels speechless when he thinks about Root (the training institution for the Dark Guard).

When the Third Hokage took office, he chose to have his teammates fill (or divide?) the Hokage's power base.

As for Nara Ranka, all he could "rely" on was his family...

The root tissues must be completely abolished.

The ANBU organization also needs to be cleaned up, and ninjas from the Ino-Shika-Cho clan should be placed within it.

The two elders, Mitokado Hō and Utatane Koharu, are also nearing retirement age.

As for other departments and agencies, such as the Ministry of Administration, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, etc.

It will probably be necessary to select some trusted confidants to manage it.

The only exception.

It's likely the Konoha Police Department, which is controlled by the Uchiha clan.

The Konoha Police Department was originally a tool used by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, to divide the Uchiha clan.

Strictly speaking...

The functions of the Konoha Police Department overlap with those of the Hokage's Anbu and many other departments.

for example.

Take "hunting down criminals" as an example.

Imagine a ninja from another village infiltrates Konoha to steal information, but is discovered while trying to do so.

So, at this point, should the Konoha Police Department or the Anbu be responsible for arresting this spy ninja?

There are many similar problems.

There are quite a few cases that Nara Rangke has heard about and seen.

To be fair...

Nara Rinka does indeed have the idea of ​​"making some moves" against the Konoha Police Department.

He even wanted to target far more than just the Konoha Police Department.

The village of Konoha...

To be precise, it's the bizarre political structure of "ninja village - nation"...

There are just too many things I want to complain about regarding Nara Rangsei.

In this world where ninjas wield extraordinary powers, a group of ordinary people are given nominal political power.

Is it because ninjas are less productive than ordinary people?

It's because of the power generation of Lightning Release—well, the technology of the ninja world hasn't developed to that level yet.

Let's take another example.

Could it be...?

Wood Release's production speed cannot keep up with the four seasons of planting by ordinary farmers.

Are you kidding me!

If national daimyo possess a "special trump card" to check and balance the ninja villages within their own territories, then Nara Rinkei could barely accept this bizarre system of national-village integration.

result……

The way major powers check and balance the ninja villages is by reducing or eliminating funding for them.

Ah this?

Nara Rinka really didn't want to continue thinking about it.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a world where everyone was competing to be the worst.

The Land of Fire, Konoha, appears sunny and warm, and its leader seems righteous.

Actually, it's simply because other villages are worse than Konoha!

Nara Rinkazu may have harbored the idea of ​​changing the world.

However, his current level of ability is still a long way from being able to "change the world at will".

Change Konoha...

That's about right.

One thought after another flashed through Nara Rinka's mind, but he didn't reveal any of them.

He'd only been Hokage for one day, and he was already initiating some kind of ninja village system reform...

That's really an exaggeration.

Moreover, Nara Rangsei has just found a suitable tool that is still young at heart.

Let's hold off for now and see what the family plans to do...

"Everyone, I just had a conversation with the Third Hokage."

Nara Rinkazu gathered his scattered thoughts, gazed at the people gathered in the office, and gave instructions in an orderly manner.

"Although the Third Hokage has retired, he was in charge of the Five Kage Summit held in the Land of Iron."

"Based on my discussion with the Third Hokage, the terms of the contract that the village agreed upon with the other villages at the Five Kage Summit will, for the time being, be handled by the Third Hokage."

"Please cooperate fully with the orders and instructions of the Third Generation Lord."

Faced with the first order from Nara Rinka and the Fourth Hokage, no one had any objections.

Furthermore.

What Nara Rinka said was indeed reasonable.

The fourth generation leader was, after all, a newly appointed official.

The third generation will handle and wrap up all the work he has been doing, and at the same time, pass on his experience and wisdom to the fourth generation...

This is also a very good option.

Led by Nara Shikano, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio quickly withdrew from the Hokage's office.

Nara Rinka only called out to the two of them.

"Brother Shikaku, Sister Tsunade, please wait a moment."

Nara Shikaku glanced at Tsunade, whose expression remained unchanged, and reluctantly stayed in the Hokage's office.

Fortunately, Nara Rinkei did not assign him any particularly difficult new tasks.

"Brother Lu Jiu".

Nara Rinka slowly began to speak.

"I hope the Jonin class can take over the village's mission functions."

"In the future, unless there are any extremely important missions, such as alien invasions or the destruction of the world, you don't need to bother me."

(End of this chapter)