Uchiha Kō's "Yamete!" came through the microphone and spread across the entire venue, making everyone present burst into laughter. They had never expected their Hokage, who feared neither heaven nor earth, to be afraid of not being able to rest in peace after death and having to come back to work.
(On that note, the author would like to say: the author was afraid too. Having to work even after dying—wasn't that bullying honest people?)
Nara Rokumei forcibly held back his laughter before stepping in to control the atmosphere. After about twenty minutes, some people felt the earlier suggestion was indeed feasible, while others believed it was desecrating the dead. In the end, the ratio was nine to one.
To that, Nara Rokumei said, "Before the Hokage retires, he'll definitely clear away every obstacle for us. When the time comes, let the Hokage get some proper rest!" After saying that, he gave Uchiha Kō a look. "So? I'm a good friend, right?"
This time, Uchiha Kō did not roll his eyes. Instead, he gave a slight nod. This was more than enough. When he saw that ninety percent of those present supported having him return to work through Impure World Reincarnation after he died, he had nearly passed out. When Sarutobi Hiruzen retired, nobody had suggested bringing him back with Impure World Reincarnation to keep leading Konoha!
Just like that, this topic that should never have come up came to an end. Some people even began looking at Nara Rokumei strangely. What was so bad about the Hokage remaining in office?
They must not forget that these thirty years had been thirty years of Konoha's rapid development. Konoha's people had once lived in small, plain houses, but now they lived in apartment buildings. The ninjas' equipment was leagues ahead of