"From today onwards, you are the Sixth Hokage."
Tsunade patted Lin Ke's shoulder, casually tossed the Hokage Cloak on the desk, and left with a beaming smile.
Tenten was running back and forth, too busy to mend her relationship with her boyfriend. She was only temporarily filling in, and after becoming Hokage, all she did was stamp documents and stand up to speak for the three kid-like former Hokage...
Whoever wants to do this crap job can have it.
Now that someone was finally willing to take over the position in the Main World, she couldn't be happier.
Lin Ke looked blankly at the two old geezers beside him, I mean Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, pointed at himself, and asked, "I'm the Hokage just like that?"
Early in the morning, he was dragged to meet the Daimyo, and after a few words, they decided he was the Hokage.
What about the Jonin vote they talked about?
"Yes, Sixth Hokage, remember the Chunin Exams in two days, you need to attend." Mitokado Homura reminded him.
In fact, they were still maintaining most of the village's mission system operations.
Mainly because since the Ōtsutsuki Kaguya crisis, many Jonin had to take turns to work in World Number Two. The days when Jonin would take a mission every ten days or half a month and take one or two months to complete it were gone.
Missions like going undercover in other villages or assassinating ninja were rarely done by the Anbu anymore. After all, with the current strength of Konoha Village, there was no need to be sneaky.
Also, missions that would stir up wars or hire people to fight were all rejected by Senju Tobirama, which made the other villages curious about what Konoha Village was doing. They desperately sent spies over, and the Anbu were dealing with spies from other Naruto Villages around the clock.
With Number One Hashirama in charge, all those spies were thrown into prison, waiting for the Naruto Villages to redeem them. However, the notice was sent, but no one had come to pay yet.
They probably found it unbelievable.
"Chunin Exams?" Lin Ke stood inside the office desk, feeling a little unreal. The next second, he was pressed into the seat.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sat on the desk, pushed over a large stack of documents that Tsunade hadn't processed, smacked his lips, and said, "Biwa Lake is sewing the Hokage robe for you. Don't worry, you'll definitely be wearing it before you attend the Chunin Exams."
After all, a small-sized robe was easier to make, and in the hands of ninja, it wouldn't take long to sew.
"Eh? No..." Lin Ke looked at the documents that were more than half a head taller than him, and had a bad feeling.
He subconsciously looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, this old, no, this little guy had already jumped out of the window and ran away. He turned to look at the two Advisors next to him.
Well, the documents in front of those two added up to more than him.
"Tsunade hasn't been back to deal with village affairs for too long." Utatane Koharu said with a bit of resentment, "These have been accumulated for a long time. The last time she dealt with affairs was when she promoted Haruno Sakura to Jonin..."
Doesn't that mean she hadn't done any work before I left? Lin Ke was a little speechless, opened a document, and said, "I remember that becoming Hokage requires a vote of confidence from the Jonin?"
"Oh, you mean that. When you and Tsunade went to see the Daimyo this morning, the vote was taken. You passed with a unanimous vote."
Utatane Koharu responded, sketched and stamped on the document, closed it and put it aside, then took another document and said, "Don't worry, after you finish processing these documents, we will take care of the remaining village operations in the Main World. You are only responsible for attending some important occasions."
"It won't delay your cultivation."
"What about these?" Lin Ke looked at the Medical Team application form written on it, not knowing how to start.
Mitokado Homura's tense face broke into a smile, and Utatane Koharu next to him also smiled.
"Those are all things we've dealt with before." She looked up with a relaxed tone, looked over, and said, "It's just to familiarize you with the affairs that the Hokage has to deal with."
"Just take a look, and if there's anything you don't understand, just ask us."
"We'll also tell you why we handle the documents the way we do."
In reality, the Hokage's work is quite extensive, such as sitting in the mission assignment office downstairs to allocate tasks to the ninjas, commanding the Anbu, approving various promotions, personnel scheduling, access for dignitaries, studying and processing collected intelligence, and dealing with problems encountered in nearby cities and towns.
After all, a Naruto Village is a military organization. The entire village needs someone to issue orders in order to operate, and there is no room for democracy for the sake of efficiency.
The Kage is the brain of the village, and the various departments are like the hands and feet of the village. Being busy is normal.
Lin Ke flipped through the documents, feeling a headache. He had indeed fantasized about becoming Hokage before, but now that he was really sitting in this position, he felt a tingling scalp just thinking about the things he had to deal with.
As a directly affiliated department, the Anbu needs to arrange different Anbu squads to carry out tasks, such as patrolling the borders, searching for spies, and monitoring ninja clans.
Ordinary ninjas, even Jonin, only need to carry out tasks. The Hokage needs to consider many things: whether it can be completed, whether support is needed, and whether there are any additional requirements.
The various chaotic pieces of intelligence made his head spin even more.
Sitting in the Hokage's chair for half a day, either mechanically flipping through documents or listening to the two Advisors droning on, he finally took a break during lunchtime and realized one thing:
He really isn't suitable to be Hokage.
He is very good at fighting, his Ninjutsu is magical enough, and his status in the village is unique.
Why should he suffer as Hokage?
Most importantly, Lin Ke is a qualified ninja, but becoming a Kage is like the future Naruto, lacking many of the basic qualities of a Kage.
Just absorbing, summarizing, and processing a large amount of intelligence would take a lot of time. Looking at the two Advisors next to him, they could tell what to do at a glance and summarize the problems and the role of the intelligence concisely for him.
It's purely a difference in experience.
No wonder Naruto would be so busy in peacetime. He felt that he wouldn't be any better than Naruto.
After lunch, Lin Ke seriously asked the two Advisors, "Can the Hokage resign?"
The two Advisors exchanged glances, their eyes and faces full of smiles. Utatane Koharu said, "Yes, you need to find someone who is qualified to inherit and willing to take over."
Times are indeed different. The position of Kage, once fought over, is now becoming a hot potato.
Mitokado Homura thought of his old friend Shimura Danzo, who had been reincarnated as a little kid.
After that guy became a child, he devoted himself to the Ninja Alliance's cause, leading a large group of reincarnated people in World Number Two, diligently contributing to the operation of the Ninja Alliance every day.
That's right, after seeing an entire world, how could he be interested in the Hokage position, which would obviously be restricted by a large number of people?
[Perhaps, I should find time to retire, save up some contribution points and wait to be reincarnated as a child, living a leisurely life or something.]
He thought wistfully, the wheels of time rolling on, ultimately leaving him behind.
Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance with her old partner, slowly smiling kindly.
They had indeed reached retirement age, and too many 'young people' were able to support the future, the village's future was infinitely bright.
Even if they died now, they probably wouldn't have any regrets.
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