Ran rubbed his hands together. "To speed up the approval process, I was hoping you could help me out and tell me about Konoha's basic operating structure."
Minato's clone was taken aback. "If Lord Torikaze hadn't brought you here, I'd suspect you of sneaking into Konoha on your own."
Ran laughed heartily, then scratched his head. "How could that be? Konoha is like an iron barrel. No matter who it is, no one can force open its gates."
Minato's clone had naturally been joking. As a clone tasked with handling major official affairs, he sat here all day long. It was truly boring, so after waking up, he had learned all sorts of corny jokes.
"All right, I'll give you a brief overview of how Konoha operates, as well as some clans that are about to receive support. They are either newly established or have weak foundations and need Konoha's help."
Ran thought about it. Wasn't that much like the Uzumaki Clan in Another World Konoha Village?
Still, he said nothing and listened closely as Minato introduced everything to him.
Time passed swiftly, and the day's work came to an end just like that.
With a bang, Minato's clone vanished, and the staff of Hokage Tower began clocking out one after another.
Ran stretched in the room next to the Hokage Office. The day's work had left him mentally exhausted, but he had indeed learned a great deal.
"Lord Ran, you performed very well today. You'll definitely be more proficient tomorrow. Once you have fully mastered it, handling document approvals should come naturally."
Ran sighed. "Honestly, it really is tiring. But once I get used to it, it should be much better, right?"
The secretary nodded. "Of course. The original workload took me an entire day to handle alone. Now