I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

After a long silence, Onoki sighed.

However, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and the powerful aura of the Third Tsuchikage erupted. He pushed himself up with both hands and said firmly, "No! Konoha is on the verge of rising again. How can I, the old Tsuchikage, waste my time in bed! I must pull myself together! I must... Ah!"

A crisp, loud cracking sound of bones breaking echoed in the ward.

Immediately following was Onoki's pig-like scream: "My back!"

It turned out that he had strained his back again when he got up.

"Lord Tsuchikage, how many times have I told you not to be reckless and act rashly! You're just adding to the burden on our hospital staff." A female nurse rolled her eyes and scolded him without any politeness.

"How dare you... I am the Tsuchikage! How dare you... Ouch... How dare you speak to me like that?" Onoki trembled in pain.

The nurse remained unyielding: "Even if he's the Tsuchikage, he's a patient in this hospital, and patients should listen to us. Don't move!"

"Ouch! Be gentle, be gentle!"

"..."

The ward erupted in chaos.

Huang Tu, standing to the side, scratched his head and habitually shut up, watching everything unfold before him.

The Land of Thunder.

Inside the Raikage's office.

The muscular Fourth Raikage, Ai, was lifting a barbell thicker than his arm at incredible speed while listening to his secretary, Mabui, give a report.

This is the kind of office space that Yun Ting longs for, but the Fourth Raikage has been enjoying it for a long time.

Unfortunately, the latter, whose mind was full of muscles, rarely paid attention to his female secretary.

In his eyes, the barbell in his hand was probably more attractive than the other person.

"Hmph! Wood Release!" After listening to Mabui's report, A's eyes were filled with fiery fighting spirit as he said, "I've long wanted to see just how powerful the legendary Wood Release really is. I wonder how much of the First Hokage's strength the current Fourth Hokage possesses?"

His boss was a battle maniac, so Mabui had no choice but to remind him, "Lord Raikage, Konoha is currently gaining momentum. Several elders in the village have suggested that we reduce friction along the border with the Land of Fire to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"Reduce? No! It's precisely at times like these that we, the Cloud Ninja, must demonstrate our strength. Only in this way can we gain greater benefits from Konoha in future negotiations. Those village elders are getting more and more senile; we don't need to pay them any attention!" The Raikage firmly refused.

Mabui wasn't surprised to hear this, after all, the Raikage's style had always been like this.

"Oh, right, Raikage-sama, Killer Bee has run away from Cloud Thunder Valley again recently, saying he wants to hold a concert in the village," she added, as if remembering something.

However, she immediately regretted it as soon as she finished speaking.

Sure enough, Lei Ying's eyes suddenly lit up, but he said with "anger" in his mouth: "Damn it! I don't know what he's thinking all day long! As his older brother, it is my responsibility to teach him a lesson! Mabuyi, help me deal with the remaining documents on the table."

After saying that, he ignored the cries of the man in hemp clothing and disappeared with a loud bang.

Looking at the wall that had been torn open again, and then at the stack of documents on the desk, Mabuyi felt like crying.

Finally, the Land of Water.

After listening to his subordinate's report, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, still had no expression on his baby face.

When he was the only one left in the office.

Behind him, a dark figure slowly appeared.

The whole picture was obscured, except for a single, ominous, blood-red eye in which three tomoe were spinning incessantly.

......

Konoha, Hokage's office.

Since Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped down in disgrace, Yun Ting has experienced a bittersweet period.

He truly controlled the military power of the greatest ninja nation in the world, and all the Konoha ninjas, including those once-famous figures, obeyed his orders. The satisfaction he derived from all of this made him extremely happy.

However, the work, which was far more demanding than at the beginning, soon made him lose all joy.

Looking at the mountain of documents in front of him, Yun Ting sighed deeply.

He spent most of his time on these things every day, so much so that even after Hiruzen Sarutobi finally decided to give him the crystal ball, he hadn't had a chance to use it even once!

But since I chose this path, I have no choice but to grit my teeth and persevere.

Yun Ting summoned a group of shadow clones, who then worked diligently together.

Two hours later.

The shadow clone dissipated, and Yun Ting, feeling extremely tired, vigorously rubbed his forehead.

With the former's help, his work efficiency was greatly improved, but the fatigue accumulated by each shadow clone would eventually be returned to his main body.

This is why many people know the benefits of shadow clones, but rarely actually use them to help out.

Fortunately, Yun Ting has a thousand hands physique, and he can regain his energy after a short rest.

"If this continues, my body can handle it, but I'll inevitably get mentally exhausted. I don't know how the Third Hokage has managed to keep going for so many years. Although the heavy workload is largely due to the power transition between the old and new leaders, there are actually many minor matters that don't require the Hokage's personal review and decision-making. It seems we need to find someone to share the burden."

Yun Ting shook his head. The unexpectedly heavy workload had undoubtedly disrupted his original plans. Not only had he had to suspend his cultivation of immortal arts, but he also hadn't had time to use the reputation points that had soared during this period.

While power is important, the forces that support it are undoubtedly more important.

Yun Ting was aware of this.

'Nara Shikaku would be excellent. He's the leader of the Jonin team, and the Nara clan is known for its intelligence; he could definitely help me a lot. Also, Namikaze Minato could be added. After all, he was the Hokage in the original story. Aside from his penchant for giving ninjutsu ridiculous names, his abilities are undeniable, and his character is far superior to my own, despite my cunning nature.'

Yun Ting quickly made up her mind about who to choose.

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Book of Seals

In the past, Yun Ting might have had reservations about choosing Nara Shikaku or Namikaze Minato, two people with close ties to the Third Hokage.

However, now that the overall situation is settled, he will no longer have such thoughts.

Since they are all Konoha ninjas, Yun Ting, as the true Hokage, should naturally treat them all equally.

After all, the former's contribution to the village was equivalent to his contribution to him.

It would be a good opportunity to promote the two men to his side and send a message to the outside world that "old officials" connected to three generations of emperors would also be important in his "new dynasty".

Thinking this through, Yun Ting's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Ritsu-ko!"

"What are your orders, Lord Hokage?" Soon, a beautiful woman pushed open the door and asked.

Ritsuko Yamanaka is a special Jonin of the Yamanaka clan and currently serves as the secretary to the Fourth Hokage.

After Yun Ting gained real power, he immediately dismissed the bearded assistant Sarutobi, whom he had previously found extremely annoying, and replaced him with the female secretary he had always wanted.

After a selection process, he immediately chose Ritsuko Yamanaka, a young, beautiful woman with blonde hair and long legs.

It shouldn't be standard for a boss to have a female secretary.

The same goes for Naruto.

Looking at the female secretary in front of him, dressed in a black women's uniform with her long legs encased in black stockings under her pencil skirt, Yun Ting was very satisfied.

This can be considered as fulfilling one of my small wishes.

"Go and invite Nara Shikaku and Namikaze Minato here," he ordered.

"Yes!" Ritsuko Yamanaka replied crisply and quickly left in her high heels, not forgetting to close the door behind her.

Young and beautiful, she is diligent and efficient in her work, rarely asks questions, and after being selected as the Hokage's secretary, she took the initiative to move away from the Yamanaka clan and no longer met with the Yamanaka clan members in secret.

Who wouldn't like such a smart and self-aware person?

......

Nara Shikaku and Namikaze Minato were promoted by Kumo-tei to assist in handling village affairs without any major setbacks.

The former is a smart person and naturally wouldn't refuse.

The latter, although he missed out on his long-cherished dream of becoming Hokage, was able to participate in Konoha's affairs and truly do things for the villagers. For him, a person who embodies the Will of Fire, this was definitely a happy thing.

Speaking of the Will of Fire, many people in Konoha Village regard it as their life motto and adhere to it throughout their lives.

But to my shame, Yun Ting, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, had little interest in this matter.

In his view, the so-called Will of Fire was merely a superficial expression of values, far from being a true ideology.

Yun Ting, a person with a complete set of ideas influenced by thousands of years of thought in the Great Celestial Empire, was naturally unaffected by it.

Perhaps sometime we can tell everyone about Marx and Mao, so that these guys can really open their eyes?

Yun Ting pondered to himself.

If Hashirama Senju had been able to contact Ma Ying-jeou or Mao Zedong back then, he probably wouldn't have been so foolish as to establish the "one country, one village" system. He would have overthrown those incompetent daimyo and nobles long ago.

However... Hashirama Senju probably couldn't understand these things with his limited intelligence.

Tobirama Senju would definitely be able to do it!

We've gone off on a tangent.

After mentally cursing his ancestors, Yun Ting's attention returned to reality.

With the help of Shikaku Nara and Minato Namikaze, the time he spent on work was indeed greatly reduced.

This finally freed him up to do something about himself.

Inside the Hokage Building, in front of a heavily guarded secret room, Senju Unting stood patiently, undergoing an identity check by the ANBU stationed there.

After Yun Ting seized power as Hokage, he immediately launched a major purge of the Anbu.

He could disregard ordinary ninjas who had close ties with the Third Hokage, but he had to have complete control over the Hokage's most important and closely subordinate Anbu.

Now, many former ANBU members have taken off their masks and become members of the visible ninja.

At the same time, many people with clean backgrounds were selected for the Dark Division.

It's worth mentioning that Kakashi didn't kick her out, but instead allowed her to stay and protect Kushina.

This can be seen as a form of protection for this genius who is currently feeling incredibly lost.

Now that Yun Ting has replaced the Dark Division with his own people, he has completely taken control of it.

So why should they be inspected by ANBU ninjas at this time?

The only explanation is that what the latter were protecting was so important that they had to be careful.

After all, in the ninja world, there are many more advanced techniques than the basic Transformation Technique.