Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages-Mizuki Ember!

"I recommend Mizukage-sama as the commander-in-chief of our Allied Forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages!"

The one who said this was a sunny young man with short golden hair and a bright smile.

That was right—it was Minato!

When Soji heard Minato's "treacherous" words, he nearly jumped up in fury!

At that moment, Soji stared at Minato in utter disbelief. There was only one thing in his heart: Minato, you set me up!

Everyone knew that Soji was a slacker.

Even his current position as the Fifth Mizukage had come about because he had first been tricked back to Kirigakure, then forcibly shoved into the role without even knowing what was happening.

Back at the Fifth Mizukage's inauguration ceremony, Soji had wanted to run away.

Unfortunately, Mei Terumi saw right through him and grabbed his arm.

Faced with that situation, Soji had no choice but to go along with it.

Besides, Kirigakure had genuinely treated him well, and he had gained much from the village. Other than when Karatachi Yagura had been controlled by Obito and had tricked him once, that was all.

But that wasn't Kirigakure's fault!

Therefore, under those circumstances, he truly couldn't shake off Mei Terumi and run away on his own, making Kirigakure lose face.

After succeeding as the Fifth Mizukage, although Soji spent every day thinking up new ways to slack off, he had indeed devoted himself wholeheartedly to Kirigakure's development.

Otherwise, given Kirigakure's location, how could it have become the Ninja World's second-strongest shinobi village after Konoha in just a few short years?

This so-called second village in the Ninja World referred not only to military strength, but also to its economy and every other aspect!

As Soji put it, if you held the office, you had to handle its affairs.

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