Deputy Head of the Military Department
Tsunade frowned upon hearing Makoto Ito's words!
He was already Hokage, and his schedule was already incredibly busy. Now, he was also the head of the Medical Department! Both of these positions were already enough to give him a headache!
Now, Makoto Ito has created another military headquarters!
Moreover, the military's suggestion is truly excellent, but I simply can't find the time...
But besides myself, who else is suitable to serve as the Minister of the Army?!
After Makoto Ito finished speaking, he turned around and went back to his seat, crossing his legs and looking like a mafia boss. To his left were Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, and to his right were Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha!
Tsunade, who happened to witness this scene, instantly had her eyes light up!
Isn't there a ready-made candidate?!
Tsunade intently at Makoto Ito, and in that instant Makoto Ito had a very bad premonition!
Tsunade coughed twice and then spoke...
"Ahem... Originally, this position of Military Department Head should have been held by me, the Hokage, but now that I am the Hokage and also serve as the Minister of the Medical Department, I am simply too busy to take on the role of Military Department Head!!!"
As soon as Tsunade finished speaking, the group of ninjas below began to whisper among themselves...
After all, if Tsunade didn't become the Military Department Head, there probably wouldn't be anyone more suitable than her!
Are they suggesting that either Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha should be appointed as the Minister of the Military?!
If it's these two people, maybe it really works!
Tsunade continued speaking...
"I do have someone in mind! That's Makoto Ito, the Hokage Secretary and honorary head of the Research Department!!! Everyone has witnessed his strength!"
If he were to take on the position of Military Department Head, there would be absolutely no problem!!!
Upon hearing Tsunade's words, all the ninjas fell silent. In fact, everyone was aware of the relationship between Tsunade and Makoto Ito, and Makoto Ito was also strong enough. During this period, Makoto Ito had often sparred and fought with several big shots of Konoha in the Forest of Death or around Konoha. Everyone had heard about it. In addition, Makoto Ito was the leader of the Konoha 12 Rookies group!
If Makoto Ito were to become the Military Department Head, it would certainly be a good fit. However, Makoto Ito is simply too young. After all, young people are always impetuous. If he becomes the Minister of the Army and wields such great power, wouldn't he cause some trouble?
Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Tsunade continued...
"Given Makoto Ito's age, I, the Hokage, have decided to appoint several more vice-ministers to the military headquarters to assist the minister in managing it!"
Makoto Ito initially wanted to object, but after thinking about it, he decided it didn't matter. So what if he got a title? There were plenty of vice ministers anyway, so he could just leave everything to them!
Besides, being a minister seems quite interesting!
So he sat there quietly, listening to Tsunade's selection of the vice-captain...
Tsunade continued...
"The military! It's the most powerful department in our Konoha! It's the department that leads the war! So the most important thing is to be strong!!!"
Therefore, I, the Hokage, have decided that the vice-ministers will be Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Minato Namikaze Fugaku Uchiha!!! I believe that with these four vice-ministers assisting in management, the military will definitely become the most powerful department in our Konoha!!!
In fact, when Tsunade was selecting the vice-captain, she had already thought that the most suitable candidates were Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. However, these two were unreliable, as were Makoto Ito!
It's simply impossible to expect these three people to manage the military!
Sending the three of them to fight on the front lines is fine, but if you put them in charge of management, they'll probably make a complete mess of the military headquarters!
Therefore, pairing them with Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha —one who had managed a clan and the other who had served Hokage —and considering they were already close friends, having them manage the military was definitely the optimal solution!
And just as Tsunade finished speaking...
Suddenly, Might Duy and his son Might Guy stood up abruptly!
"Lord Hokage!!! As the captain, Makoto Ito must need bodyguards, right!!!"
Let my son and I become his bodyguards!
It is an immense debt of gratitude that has brought my son and me together! Therefore, my son and I will risk our lives to protect Minister Makoto Ito's safety!
From today onwards, the safety of Minister Makoto Ito rests in the hands of my son and me!!! If anyone tries to harm Minister Makoto Ito, they'll have to step over our youth first!!! This is youth!!!
"Father, this is youth!!!"
"Kai!!! Youth is all about repaying kindness!!! From now on, the safety of Minister Makoto Ito is in our hands!!!"
"Yes, Father!!! We absolutely cannot let our youth go to waste!!!"
"This is youth!!!"
Upon seeing this, Makoto Ito simply grinned...
Is it really okay to have these two clowns as my bodyguards?!
Will I be assimilated by those two in the future?!
It's hard to imagine what it would be like if I were to shout out "Youth!" one day...
If that were really the case, it would be terrifying...