"This is the construction plan you wanted. Take it. I didn't expect it to be completed so quickly."
Minato Namikaze's gentle, pleased yet somewhat weary voice reached Chiba's ears as he accepted the construction plan Minato Namikaze handed over.
Was Minato Namikaze too exhausted? This...
Reflected in his eyes was Minato Namikaze's pale, haggard face, along with the deep dark circles beneath his eyes.
Clearly, those were signs of overwork. Judging by how severe those dark circles were, Minato Namikaze was probably only sleeping four hours a day.
Sigh...
Still, there was no way to persuade him otherwise. Although I've taken on the expansion plan, the Hokage still has far too much to deal with. Next, it will be time to enter the peace talks and alliance-building stage. As long as Sunagakure's support force returns and his plan proceeds smoothly, then under the effects of the expansion plan, martial law, and several other measures, Iwa, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure, which have already fallen completely into a disadvantageous position, as well as the restless Kirigakure, will surely see that Konoha is now solid as iron. The new Hokage's decisive and forceful methods and hard-line stance are not something they can exploit just because he has only recently become Hokage and lacks experience.
Moreover, if they dragged this out until Konoha recovered, then what awaited them would only be disadvantageous to their own villages.
Therefore, as long as the Sunagakure aid plan succeeded, the peace talks and alliance-building would basically be settled.
For that very reason, while the Sunagakure aid plan had yet to yield results, the Hokage's workload had increased considerably, and much of it consisted of matters that had to be personally reviewed.
*Tch! I should make some medicine to replenish Minato Namikaze's nutrition and stamina. Otherwise, I'm really afraid he