After everyone else had left, Sasuke remained.
He stood before the floor-to-ceiling window in the Hokage Office.
It was evening. The setting sun streamed through the window and into the Hokage Office, casting a warm glow that made the atmosphere especially comfortable.
Yeyu said nothing and simply kept his head down as he handled documents.
Yeyu, as Hokage, genuinely handled government affairs.
Over the years, all of Konoha's affairs had been handled by Yeyu.
The Third Hokage was basically only responsible for putting the final seal on them.
Most of the time, even the sealing was done by Yeyu.
The Third Hokage's job was simply to accompany Yeyu in the Hokage Office while he worked, though he never found it boring.
He would chat with Yeyu in the Hokage Office or use the Crystal Ball to spy on the village, entertaining himself immensely.
Now, the Third Hokage had officially retired.
He had not even remained on as a Hokage Advisor.
When Minato Namikaze had become the Fourth Hokage, he had still needed the Third Hokage's guidance.
That was because Minato Namikaze had been in office for too short a time and had never handled the Hokage's official duties before, so he needed the Third Hokage's guidance.
Furthermore, Minato Namikaze had risen to prominence suddenly. Orochimaru had originally believed that the Third Hokage would make him the Fourth Hokage.
Yet in the end, he chose Minato Namikaze instead.
In truth, Minato Namikaze becoming the Fourth Hokage had little to do with his great contributions during the Third Ninja World War.
It was simply because the Third Hokage had abandoned Orochimaru.
After all, Konoha's next Hokage had always been appointed by the previous Hokage.
Things like candidates were merely formalities.
The previous Hokage could decide who became Hokage.
That was how the