"I agree with Director Usami. However, since the Hokage's star pupil wasn't involved in the mission from the beginning, I think it would be best to arrange a brief handover between Lady Tsunade and the hospital leadership as soon as she arrives, so she can quickly integrate into the Frontline Support Battalion's day-to-day work."
Though countless thoughts had raced through his mind, Soji honestly had little to say about Tsunade's appointment.
So he tactfully echoed Director Usami's suggestion and even deliberately created an opportunity for him to meet the newly appointed leader.
Director Usami was very pleased with this response!
And once the four of them had reached agreement on the most important issue, the other, more minor topics naturally proceeded much more smoothly.
...By this point, whether Director Chosokabe and Director Usami were willing to admit it or not, the leadership team was indeed growing more and more accustomed to Soji's participation. That was exactly what he had been working toward all this time.
Being the Coordination Commissioner was no easy job.
From the Hokage Office's perspective, the advisers had agreed to appoint him Coordination Commissioner largely to strengthen Nara Motonari's influence within the Frontline Support Battalion, indirectly increasing the government's control over this construction unit.
This meant that, as the mediator of the battalion's earlier internal conflicts, Soji's job had never been to maintain a fair and impartial balance between both sides.
The higher-ups needed him to deliberately tilt the scales in favor of the younger generation! He had to freeload off the old director's prestige while also diminishing Chosokabe Masayuki's influence over the operation's decision-making...
The problem, however, was that while the senior leaders had set the operation's objectives, they couldn't personally guide the young man through every detail of carrying them out.
In practice, Soji couldn't