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

Chapter 419 Are ninjas merely tools for completing missions?

Alien invasion?

The world is going to end?

Nara Shikaku's lips twitched slightly.

If I were to believe this, I'd rather believe that the Sage of Six Paths can come back to life!

The clan leader—no, the fourth generation patriarch.

Why don't you say that one day an invincible super ninja will suddenly fall down and wipe the entire village off the map?

Or, what if the Nine-Tails in the village suddenly goes out of control and unleashes a massive Tailed Beast Ball on the village!

At least these latter two possibilities are much more plausible than "alien invasion" or "world destruction"!

"I understand, Fourth Generation Lord."

Nara Shikaku's inner emotions were churning, but on the surface he still obediently bowed his head and accepted his fate.

"I'll go and tell the other members of the Jonin squad about this right away..."

"Let's try to set up a stationary squad within the Jonin class as soon as possible to oversee all the missions the village receives."

Nara Shikaku must have thought of something good that would allow him to slack off at work. His gloomy expression vanished, and he left the Hokage's office with light steps.

And after the Jonin squad leader left.

Tsunade then swaggered over to Nara Rinkazu's side and, imitating him, plopped down on the sofa.

"Tsk tsk! On his first day as Hokage, he put a sofa in his office. You've got some serious talent, Nara!"

Tsunade wiggled her hips and "dug" out a larger, more suitable shape on the sofa.

"And all those things you mentioned before..."

"Hand over the Five Kage Summit to the old man, and entrust the task to Shikaku."

"Is this just your way of trying to slack off?"

Nara Lan Gui stretched out his arm, put it on Tsunade's fragrant shoulder, and pulled her into his arms.

If others were to see the Fourth Hokage on his first day in office, being all lovey-dovey with a blonde beauty in his office, they might be utterly astonished.

"Where do you think this is?!"

Tsunade slapped Nara Rinka's hand, stopping his vulgar act of exposing his breasts.

I don't know why.

Nara Rinka felt that the other person's words sounded familiar, as if she had heard something similar somewhere before.

Tsunade was unwilling to play along.

It's not easy to force Nara to accept the offer.

And the Hokage's office... is indeed a bit dangerous.

Do you think I'd willingly slack off?

"Hmm? Do you want to hear what you're saying?"

"Ahem! I mean..."

Nara Rinka coughed lightly, skipping over the previous awkward topic.

It must have been that big, fat golden retriever sitting next to him that broke his composure and made him speak recklessly...

Nara quickly found a very suitable reason.

"I mean, who do you think should have been in charge of these tasks?"

This time, it was Tsunade's turn to be speechless.

although.

When she previously suggested that Nara run for Hokage, she agreed to his absurd condition that he would "only enjoy the rights and not fulfill the obligations."

But Tsunade never expected this.

No, Nara, are you really going to do this?

Are you determined to slack off?

After all, if they strictly followed the agreement they had previously made.

So, Tsunade herself should be in charge of those tasks right now!

"Ahem!"

Tsunade mimicked Nara Rinka's manner and gave a tactical cough.

"Well, what? You're letting the old man handle the wrap-up work for the Five Kage Summit? I can understand that."

"But why assign the task of mission clearing to the Jonin squad?"

The Jonin team appeared in Konoha "late".

During Hiruzen Sarutobi's rule, the organization's function and significance were quite unclear.

Judging from the name, the Jonin Team is probably a loose organization that gathers all the Jonin of Konoha.

At least at the official level of Konoha, the Jonin teams were not responsible for any important missions.

Nara Rinkachi's decision to assign the "commissioned missions" function to the Jonin team has indeed raised Tsunade's suspicions.

From the moment the profession of ninja first appeared.

The concepts of "ninja" and "mission" are thus closely linked.

There are two widely circulated proverbs in the ninja world.

Ninjas are tools.

In the world of ninjas, there are only two kinds of people: those who exploit others and those who are exploited.

The "tools" referred to here, the "users" and the "users" are nothing more than some beings using ninjas to accomplish their plans.

The general process of completing the plan is called the "task".

at this point.

Neither the Warring States period, when ninja clans coexisted, nor the period when ninja villages were established, saw any fundamental change.

The difference is simply this:

During the Warring States period, ninjas completed missions in the form of "clans".

In the era of ninja villages, ninjas completed their missions in the form of "villages".

The missions received by the ninja village, when assigned to individual ninjas, become one S-rank, A-rank, and so on mission after another.

In the past, the Hokage basically held the power to accept and issue missions in Konoha.

Sometimes, even for a simple D-rank mission like catching cats or digging sweet potatoes, the Hokage needs to be personally involved in the mission's completion.

Konoha ninja seek out missions, accept missions, and complete missions...

These processes are all basically inseparable from Naruto.

Nara Rinka told Tsunade about all the things he had just thought of, one by one, before finally asking a question.

"...Tsunade-nee, don't you think this is just too much trouble?"

"Um, really?"

Tsunade blinked, looking at Nara Rinka with some confusion.

"But aren't ninjas supposed to be on missions?"

"This has always been the rule in the village..."

"I'm not saying ninjas shouldn't go on missions."

Nara Rinka noticed that Tsunade's attention was wandering.

"The point I wanted to make most of is that ninjas cannot live 'only' through missions."

"Especially all sorts of infiltration, theft, and murder missions."

In Nara Rinka's view, Konoha, and all other ninja villages, share a fatal problem—

The village's income sources are too singular!

This is probably related to the professional nature of ninjas...

However, the entire village relies on a model of "commissioning tasks and earning bounties" to survive and maintain itself.

Can this still be called a village?

Why not call them mercenaries!

Although in the history of the ninja world, there wasn't much difference between "ninja" and "mercenary"...

all in all.

What Nara Rinka wanted to do was to first change the way ninjas—at least Konoha ninjas—lived.

however.

Nara's view of the cassia tree needs no explanation.

His explanation only deepened the confusion on Tsunade's face.

Nara sighed.

"...Just assume I'm trying to slack off."

"Nara! You really are trying to slack off!"

I**!

Nara Rinka grinded his teeth and slowly unbuckled his belt.

Today, he's going to show that fat sheep what it means to be—

They arrange flowers and dance, dominating the scenic spot.

(End of this chapter)