Nara Rokumei got up, took the kettle, poured some tea leaves into the teapot, then slowly added hot water, poured it out after two seconds, added hot water again, put the kettle down, and covered the teapot.
Then, he sat on the sofa and looked at Uchiha Kō. Uchiha Kō smiled and said, "Lu Ming, your tea-making skills are getting more and more exquisite."
"After all, the Lord Hokage himself demonstrated it; I'm just good at learning," Nara Rokumei chuckled.
"By the way, Lord Hokage, what brings you to the Hokage Office today?" Nara Rokumei asked with a smile. He didn't believe that Uchiha Kō was just here to visit him; he always said that and always assigned him tasks.
"Tell me, Lu Ming, what's our relationship? Isn't it inappropriate for you to ask such a question? Your behavior really breaks my heart!" Uchiha Kō quickly clutched his chest.
"Alright, stop pretending. Tell me what it is, and I might consider agreeing," Nara Rokumei said slowly.
Uchiha Kō hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "It's like this, Lu Ming, I... I want to retire."
Nara Rokumei jumped up, looking at Uchiha Kō with disbelief. "No, bro, you want to retire? You're not even thirty yet, why would you retire? Besides, I'm almost fifty, if anyone should retire, it should be me."
"No, no, Lu Ming, you, you sit down first, and keep your voice down." Uchiha Kō pulled Lu Ming's arm, trying to make him sit down, Lu Ming rolled his eyes.
"I handle 80% of the work in the Hokage Office. You don't need to be very busy. We just need your title as Hokage to keep the other four countries in check. You're talking to me about retiring? Don't even think about it!" Nara Rokumei sat down angrily.
Uchiha Kō didn't dare to utter a sound, then poured Nara Rokumei a cup of tea, and then poured one for himself. "Lu Ming, you know me. Konoha is relatively well-developed in all aspects now, and considering my wife's situation, you see..."
Uchiha Kō's voice was pleading. Nara Rokumei rolled his eyes at him. "I know, Lady Tsunade is about to give birth, and you're feeling very confused. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you a year and a half of paternity leave. Aside from war and alliance matters, I'll handle everything else. Don't mention retirement again!"
"Alright, Lu Ming, bottoms up! We're brothers forever!" With that Uchiha Kō downed the tea in one gulp, placed the cup on the table, and then Flying Thunder God to escape at the speed of light, fearing that Nara Rokumei might change his mind.
Nara Rokumei was taken aback. "Dude, you came here just for a vacation? Not to retire? Well, you're using your negotiation skills on me, aren't you!"
Nara Rokumei was a little speechless. He drank the tea in one gulp and continued to drink it by himself. Although Uchiha Kō was unreliable, his strength was genuine and undeniable.
With such a humanoid nuclear bomb around, Nara Rokumei could rest easy. After all, truth only exists on the edge of a sword, and Uchiha Kō's sword could break the enemy's will and destroy their ambition at any time.
This allows the Five Great Shinobi Villages to maintain a delicate balance, while also enabling Konoha to develop its economy, technology, and production without restraint, thereby increasing the village's happiness index.
The next day
Namikaze Minato had just left his house. The war had come to an end, but the daily life of a ninja had to continue. He summoned Team 7 to go with him to accept a mission.
After all, they couldn't stay depressed forever, could they? Team 7 appeared in the mission hall at dawn.
"Minato-sensei, it's only been less than three days since the battle, and we're already taking on a mission. Isn't that a bit too dedicated?" Obito Uchiha sighed.
He had planned to rest all day and sleep in, but he was eventually woken up by Namikaze Minato and Kakashi.
"If you rest any longer, you'll become useless, you idiot." Kakashi glanced at Obito Uchiha, then turned his head away after making a sarcastic remark.
"Hey! You bastard Kakashi, what did you say?" Obito Uchiha his sleeves, ready to fight Kakashi.
"Obito, Kakashi, don't fight here, you'll cause trouble for Minato-sensei!" Nohara Rin quickly advised.
Namikaze Minato pressed Kakashi's head down with his left hand and Obito's head down with his right. "Well, Rin's right. You two shut up for a bit."
In the mission hall, Shimura Danzō frowned as he looked at the mission panel and muttered, "Iwagakure attacking Kusagakure? This is a bit tricky. Kusagakure borders Konoha. If we let it fall, Konoha will be completely exposed to Iwagakure."
"No, this matter is of utmost importance. I must inform the Lord Hokage! We cannot allow Kusagakure to fall!" Shimura Danzō was just about to tear off the mission and hand it to Uchiha Kō.
The next moment, Namikaze Minato forward, tore off the mission document, and registered it.
"Destroy the Kannabi Bridge, Rank A mission, Namikaze Minato, are you sure you want to accept this mission?" The mission hall administrator looked at the four people with a solemn expression.
Namikaze Minato smiled. "That's right, please register us."
"Minato!" Shimura Danzō suddenly spoke, his voice startling Namikaze Minato. Minato turned to look at him and then suddenly laughed, "Danzo- sensei!"
"Minato." Shimura Danzō approached, looking at Namikaze Minato and the three children with a serious expression, then paused slightly, "Who are they?"
"Danzo, these three children are my disciples. Everyone, quickly call Master Danzo." Namikaze Minato patted the children's heads.
"Master!" x3, the three little ones said, curiously sizing up the somewhat handsome old man in front of them.
Shimura Danzō's previously serious expression relaxed, and the corners of his mouth turned up. "Minato, I heard you've been quite active on the battlefield, even earning the title of the Yellow Flash!"
"Haha, teacher, you flatter me!" Namikaze Minato and laughed.
However, the next moment, Shimura Danzō's expression changed. "You just came down from the battlefield and don't even know how to rest properly. And the mission you just took on involves matters between the two great nations of Iwagakure and the Land of Fire."
"I was just about to cancel this mission and take it back to the Lord Hokage, how did you manage to accept it!" Shimura Danzō's tone was somewhat serious.
Namikaze Minato was taken aback. With his discerning eye, he naturally recognized the importance and danger of this mission, so he wanted to do what he could to help Konoha.
"Master Danzo, although the mission is dangerous, you surely understand its importance. So, if you are trying to persuade me to give up the mission, please return." Namikaze Minato said resolutely.
"You, sigh!" Shimura Danzō shook his head. Minato was good in every way, except for his stubbornness. Once he made up his mind about something, not even ten oxen could pull him back!
Only by suffering a loss can one learn a lesson. However, this matter is of great importance and concerns the lives of those three little ones. Since I cannot persuade Namikaze Minato, I will tell the Lord Hokage about this!
"Alright, since you've made up your mind, be careful on the way. It's said that a new commander named Dong Shiren has appeared in Iwagakure. His mass troop tactics once wore down the Third Raikage of Kumogakure. If things look bad, immediately use the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring the three little ones back!" Shimura Danzō patted Namikaze Minato on the shoulder.
Namikaze Minato nodded. "Thank you for your concern Danzo- sensei!" With that, he smiled and led the three children out of the mission hall, heading towards the village entrance.
Shimura Danzō dared not delay, using the Body Flicker Technique repeatedly until he arrived at Uchiha Kō's house, just as Uchiha Kō returned from grocery shopping.
"Hmm? Danzo, what brings you here? Is there something you need?" Uchiha Kō said with a smile.
"Owl, Owl-kun, there's a mission, Minato has accepted it." Shimura Danzō panting heavily; he hadn't stopped using his Body Flicker Technique the whole way here.
"So what if I accept it? It's no big deal." Uchiha Kō took out his key, opened the villa door, and used Shimura Danzō to enter.
Shimura Danzō Uchiha Kō's hand. "This mission involves Iwagakure. The mission was issued by the Daimyo of Land of Grass. The mission is to destroy the Kannabi Bridge to prevent Iwagakure from attacking Kusagakure."
Uchiha Kō wondered if he had misheard. "What did you say? Kannabi Bridge? Iwagakure is attacking Kusagakure?" His voice rose eight octaves.
What the hell? What's going on? Wasn't Third Shinobi World War supposed to be over? How could something like this still happen?
"Ding! System hibernation has ended. Welcome back, host! Hurry!"
Uchiha Kō's eyes lit up. The system, the system is back!
"System, let me tell you what happened," Uchiha Kō thought to himself.
"Ding, host, no need to speak. System hibernation has ended. Automatically integrating the latest timeline information."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for quelling the Third Shinobi World War. Reward: 2 million points."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Four-Tails Tailed Beast. Konoha has acquired the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Pakura. Reward: 1 million points and one source of Four-Tails Chakra."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the achievement of killing 10,000 people in the Ninja World. You are rewarded with one million points and have also unlocked the second skill of the Golden Rinnegan: Space Compression."
"Based on recent mission settlements, you have accumulated a total of five million points. The host still needs to continue his efforts!"
Upon hearing the long-awaited system notification, Uchiha Kō became excited, momentarily forgetting that Shimura Danzō still nearby.
"Owl, Owl-kun?" Shimura Danzō, looking suspicious. Uchiha Kō snapped out of his daze. "Danzo, come inside. Let's talk this over."
Meanwhile, the communication system said, "System, you recovered pretty quickly. It's only been about a week, and you've already woken up again." Uchiha Kō joked.
The system thought to itself, "Isn't this all thanks to your kickback? That's why I recovered so quickly!" But it would never say that out loud. Instead, it smiled and said, "I was just worried about the host, so I did my best to offset the impact of last time."
"By the way, host, do you have any questions?" the system asked gently.