Being Hokage Was Simply the Worst Job in the World, Bar None

Hinata didn't want to become Hokage because she knew from watching anime in her previous life how demanding the Hokage's job was.

When Naruto was the Seventh Generation, he was so busy that he couldn't even go home.

Of course, it's also possible that Naruto still has feelings for Sasuke...

Hinata expressed great sympathy for her character in the Original Story.

Hmph! Himawari definitely isn't Naruto's biological child!

Today, Hinata witnessed the Hokage's work firsthand, and at that moment Hinata had only one thought in her mind.

I'd rather die than become Hokage.

Konoha has tens of thousands of ninjas, some of whom work in various departments within Konoha, some go out on missions, and others are Anbu Ninja who report directly to the Hokage.

Let's assume that there are 10,000 ordinary ninjas from Konoha who go out on missions every day, and 2,000 ninjas from the Anbu who go out on missions every day.

If an average of four people form a team, then there are three thousand teams.

Generally, only protection tasks are time-consuming; other tasks can usually be completed within a few days.

This means that the Hokage needs to process hundreds, or even thousands, of mission reports every day.

Ordinary missions only require the Hokage's stamp, but for some important missions, the Hokage must conduct a thorough review to check for any missing information.

If a ninja fails to complete a mission, the Hokage is also responsible for negotiating with the client.

Either replace the person carrying out the task, or pay the client a large sum of compensation for breach of contract.

In short, regardless of whether the mission succeeds or fails, the client must give Konoha a five-star rating.

Even if only half a star is missing, the Hokage will still send out Anbu to have a chat with the other party.

Have the Anbu talk to the client about how many people they've killed in their lifetime, how gruesome their deaths were, and how painful their cries of agony were before they died.

It's just a talk, it's not like we're really going to kill each other.

Don't be afraid, come on, give it a five-star review!

And all of this is just the work done after the mission is over.

If it's an important mission, or a mission assigned to a ninja of high status, the Hokage must handle it personally.

In addition to issuing daily missions, the Hokage also has to handle matters for various departments within the village.

Everything, big or small, needs to be reported to the Hokage.

Those reports were so long and tedious, it was as if if they were missing a single word, they would be doing less work than other departments.

And all of this is still just an internal matter within Konoha.

The Land of Fire has many allies, Konoha also has many allies in the Shinobi World.

Diplomatic matters also require the Hokage's personal handling.

Even communication with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire requires the Hokage's personal involvement.

Maintaining a ninja organization as large as Konoha requires far more than just the daily mission fees. The Land of Fire provides Konoha with a large sum of military funds every year to keep the Konoha running.

The reason Sunagakure agreed to Orochimaru's Konoha Crush Plan was because after the defeat in the Third Shinobi World War, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind reduced Sunagakure's military budget, causing the Sunagakure to run into financial difficulties and forcing them to reduce the number of ninjas.

If Sunagakure can defeat Konoha, they might be able to obtain more funding.

The Hokage and the Daimyo are essentially related, one focusing on military affairs and the other on politics.

Despite lacking military power, the Daimyo controlled the politics and economy of a country.

The relationship between ninja villages and Daimyo is essentially one of employment.

Daimyo pays ninja villages to protect their country, and the ninja villages are able to maintain relative independence.

Ninjas have their own rules, and those who break the rules are called trash.

Even missing-nin rarely engage in robbery; they mostly earn commissions by completing missions.

Therefore, it is rare for Shinobi World village to threaten Daimyo. If such a thing were to happen, it would affect the reputation of all ninjas and could even make them public enemies of the Shinobi World.

Even an evil person like Orochimaru, when facing the Daimyo of the Land of Rice, tends to cooperate and achieve win-win results more often.

At most, it's just a subtle threat...

It was already late at night when another huge pile of documents was delivered to the Hokage's Office.

Hinata handed the Tsunade one after another, Tsunade stamped them without even looking at them, while Shizune was in charge of classifying and organizing the documents.

The three worked together seamlessly, and Hinata and Tsunade didn't even need to think.

This is the job of the Hokage...

No wonder even people like Hashirama Senju and Naruto Uzumaki, who are a bit dim-witted, could become Hokage. They delegated the tasks that required thinking to others; all the Hokage really needed to do was learn how to stamp documents.

Hinata vowed in her heart that she would definitely become Hokage Advisor in the future.

The Hokage Advisor don't actually have much power. When the Hokage is in office, the Hokage Advisor can't even mobilize ninjas on their own.

The Hokage Advisor exist to supervise the Hokage and prevent him from Hokage and making wrong decisions.

Simply put, the Hokage is in charge of all matters concerning ninjas, while the Hokage's affairs are handled by the Hokage Advisor.

In addition, once the Hokage dies, the Hokage Advisor can temporarily take over the Hokage's work and even has the right to recommend the next Hokage.

Despite Danzo's constant bluster and antics, Danzo would never have become Hokage without the approval of the Hokage Advisor.

The Hokage Advisor were only threatened by Danzo because they lacked real power.

After the Third's death, Jiraiya was still in the village, which gave Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura enough confidence to fight against Danzo.

However, after Pain attacked the village, Tsunade was seriously injured and fell into a coma, Jiraiya also died. Danzo had no one to restrain him, which is why Danzo became the Acting Hokage.

Compared to being the Hokage, Hokage Advisor dreamed of being the Hinata's advisor.

"Ah--"

It was already past 11 p. m. Tsunade stretched and said weakly, "I'm finally done with today!"

Hinata rubbed her stomach and suggested, "Big Sister, Shizune- nee, let's go get some late-night snacks together!"

Shizune said with some concern, "Eating at night will make you fat!"

Shizune is of marriageable age, so she pays extra attention to her figure.

However, Hinata and Tsunade had no such concerns at all.

Tsunade said heartily, "Let's go! We've been busy for so long, we're starving."

Hinata looked at Shizune and tempted her, "Shizune- nee, are you really not going? Konoha has so many delicious foods! For example: Three-Color Dumplings, takoyaki, grilled squid, fried pork cutlet, taiyaki, crepes... Wow! Just thinking about it makes my mouth water!"

Tempted by Hinata's gluttonous nature, Shizune couldn't help but swallow hard.

'Gurgle...'

My honest stomach betrayed my Shizune without hesitation.

Hinata, holding Shizune's hand, said with a smile, "Let's go! Shizune- nee! Big Sister and I are going to eat something delicious. We'll feel guilty leaving you all alone!"

Tsunade chuckled, "Let's go together, Shizune!"

"Yes!"