"Lord Third, what do you think about this matter?"
Inside the Hokage Office, Minato stood as he softly asked the elderly man before him, whose body was slightly stooped.
The expression on his face had relaxed somewhat, lacking the taut tension he had shown in the conference room earlier.
Hearing his words, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had stepped down as Hokage and now served as a Hokage advisor, took a light puff from his pipe and slowly exhaled a wisp of smoke. His voice was somewhat hoarse as he said, "No matter what, Nawaki is the First's grandson. If it's only a position in the Konoha Military Police Force, then it's perfectly reasonable."
Hearing Hiruzen's words, Minato nodded slightly. His azure eyes looked at him as he respectfully said, "You're right. That is what I think as well."
"Although Senior Nawaki once joined Las Noches, he ultimately made the right choice, and his performance over these past years has been more than satisfactory."
At this point, his eyes narrowed slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he said softly, "It's just... during this meeting, some people in the village seemed unwilling to see Senior Nawaki involve himself in Konoha's affairs again."
"Among them, Ritsu Kugi, Wuchuan Jue, and the others all voiced their opposition, and their stance was very firm."
Hearing Minato's words, Hiruzen's expression grew slightly more solemn. He took a puff from his pipe and slowly said in a hoarse voice, "Is that so..."
"That does make things rather troublesome..."
Minato nodded lightly and said slowly, "This meeting was fortunate to have Senior Hiashi speak up, which allowed everyone to approve of Senior Nawaki taking charge of the Konoha Military Police Force."
"Although the proposal passed, the Ritsuku Clan and the Wuchuan Clan currently control the village's biological agents and