Second Hokage, Why Are You So Experienced?

Uchiha Shingen today is like Senju Hashirama; he can't even find someone to play along with.

Oh wait, Senju Hashirama had a runner-up back then; he nominated Uchiha Madara himself.

From the Hokage's perspective, he simply gained the joint approval of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Hokage, a feat that is absolutely unprecedented and unparalleled.

It's no exaggeration to say that Uchiha Shingen can walk around the Hokage Building with impunity.

However, the Fourth Hokage issued a strict gag order regarding all of this, saying that if anyone scared away Uchiha Shingen, he wouldn't be responsible.

Thus, from the moment Uchiha Shingen stepped into the Hokage Building, he felt as if the place was filled with the beauty of the world.

The atmosphere here is really off.

Upon reaching the top floor, the layout remained unchanged.

That's obvious; nobody would add a window here.

This layout was designed this way to prevent anyone from sneaking in and being able to escape quickly.

Uchiha Shingen walked towards the Hokage's room.

He encountered several clerical staff members who came out of the secretariat.

These people immediately bowed when they saw Uchiha Shingen.

That's ridiculously polite.

Uchiha Shingen had no choice but to let them pass first.

He walked up to the Hokage's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

A familiar voice came from inside.

Upon hearing this voice, Uchiha Shingen thought to himself, "Just as I thought," and then pushed open the door and went inside.

Senju Tobirama sat where Namikaze Minato should have been, his face focused, his hands frantically making corrections.

This is Senju Tobirama, a man born to be Hokage.

"Where did the Second and the Fourth Hokage go?" Uchiha Shingen asked, feigning surprise.

There are too many people around, so we can't just call him "Second Brother" directly.

"He has something urgent to attend to and needs to go home." Senju Tobirama looked up, his expression unchanged. "Something wrong?"

"Yes." Uchiha Shingen hesitated. "Actually, I've been feeling a bit clumsy lately, and I don't know what the problem is. I'd like to ask the Fourth Hokage for some guidance."

"Oh." That was Senju Tobirama's response.

Then he continued to revise the documents.

The second son is still the same old stern man, extremely serious and not at all approachable.

Uchiha Shingen felt like he had talked a pointless game.

As expected of the second-in-command, he's definitely troublesome!

He coughed.

Senju Tobirama's Impure World Reincarnation face twitched, and he raised his head.

"Shingen."

"Ah, yes, Second."

"I'm very busy right now. If you really have nothing else to do..." Senju Tobirama's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "No, I should say you've come at the perfect time. The Fourth Hokage isn't here, so come and help me with these approvals."

Damn it! Second brother, are you even human?!

It seems that Impure World Reincarnation really isn't human...

Uchiha Shingen took the stack of documents handed to him by Senju Tobirama.

Compared to what's on the table, there's indeed not much.

Based on its thickness, it's probably only two or three hundred pages.

All of them are signed documents, averaging three pages per document, which means there are about a hundred documents.

Not at all.

"These are all reports on foreign affairs," Senju Tobirama said. "Many are also related to the association's affairs. You are familiar with these matters, so please approve them."

"This isn't right, Second. You're overstepping your bounds."

"That's right. Here, take this." Senju Tobirama took a stamp out of the drawer. "When you're done writing, stamp this when you sign."

Uchiha Shingen: "..."

Good grief, even the autographed stamp is here, Namikaze Minato, you really are something else...

But for the sake of the bigger plan, he decided to endure it.

Uchiha Shingen sighed, humbly sat down on the sofa, and began working at the coffee table.

There's no other way; when you need someone's help, you have to be humble.

The Hokage's office fell silent, save for the sounds of turning pages, writing, and stamping.

The intense work atmosphere moved Uchiha Shingen to tears.

Unexpectedly, after taking control of the ANBU chief's office, he was conscripted into the Hokage's office.

The people of Leaf Village these days have such low moral standards.

After a while, Uchiha Shingen finally finished reviewing the documents.

Foreign affairs are much easier to handle than domestic affairs; there aren't as many things to be careful about.

He's well aware of the general tone of the Hokage Building.

"Finished approving them?" Senju Tobirama's voice came from behind.

"Second, are you sure this is all right?" Uchiha Shingen picked up the documents and signature stamp, placed them back on his desk, and said, "Let's make a mark and have the Fourth Hokage review it again when he returns."

"No need." Senju Tobirama shook his head. "That seal was originally prepared for you. We're short-handed right now. You've done a good job organizing the ANBU. Try to come over here and lend a hand whenever you have some free time."

"Huh?" Uchiha Shingen felt he couldn't take on this task. "Actually, Second, the ANBU force is already quite large. I might not have that much time."

"It's alright, we believe in you, you can handle it," Senju Tobirama said. "The Fourth Hokage probably won't be back today. As you can see, I'm really busy here. You should go back first, and when the Fourth Hokage returns, I'll have him come find you."

"Oh, then let's not do that. I'll ask him for advice next time I report on my work."

Even though he knew perfectly well that his second brother wouldn't hit him, Uchiha Shingen still felt uneasy when they were actually alone in a room together.

This is bad; our momentum has been completely suppressed.

Judging from my condition today, I'm afraid it's not going to work.

If we don't slip away soon, something new might come up.

"Second, I'll head back now."

"Okay, go ahead."

After Uchiha Shingen left, filled with disappointment, Senju Tobirama the closed door and gave a cold smile.

Even a dog wouldn't Hokage?

Thinking of the Fourth Hokage again, Senju Tobirama sighed.

It's really nothing else, Namikaze Minato really can't continue being Hokage.

Chapter Ten: Second, why are you so skilled?

"Click!"

In the dimly lit training room, Namikaze Minato shattered the moving target in a Body Flicker Technique.

Namikaze Minato stopped what he was doing, looked at his hands, and felt a pang of sadness.

The shattered moving target automatically retracted, and the lights in the training room were turned on.

"Minato, why don't you take a break?" Uzumaki Kushina stood at the door, looking somewhat helpless.

"Okay." Namikaze Minato flashed a big smile at his wife.

"Stop grinning like an idiot." Uzumaki Kushina looked at him with disdain. "Compared to before, you're as slow as an old woman. You really can't beat me now."

"Oh dear, I'm no match for you anyway," Namikaze Minato said with a grin.

The couple began cleaning up the debris left in the meditation room.

The Hokage Residence, the residence of the Hokage throughout history, can be aptly described in one sentence.

Though small, the sparrow has all the vital organs.

The Five Kage are the most powerful forces in the Ninja World and even the entire world. Their individual strength is a key factor in their ability to maintain their positions.

Strong personal abilities can prevent internal traitors from harboring evil intentions, and are also an important guarantee for maintaining the position of "Shadow" from the outside.

Although Leaf Village doesn't make being invincible throughout the entire village a hard requirement like Kumogakure does, the Hokage's individual strength still has to be top-tier, otherwise they still won't be able to control the situation.

But there's a bug here.

That means the Hokage must be incredibly strong, but the Hokage's office workload is also enormous, which greatly reduces the time they can dedicate to maintaining their strength.

Chakra grants ninjas superhuman fighting power. If a student who has just graduated from the Ninja Academy were to encounter several strong ordinary samurai on a narrow path, it would be the ordinary samurai who would fall.

But ninjas are also human, and they can regress if they neglect training.

This problem did not surface during the First and second generations.

The First Hokage was the God of Shinobi. Even if he simply let the sheep graze, others would never catch up to him in their entire lives, so there was no issue of "insufficient strength to match his position".

The second generation was simply a great inventor, capable of killing hardcore players on their first encounter.

If you dare let him use Chakra, he'll be fine.

The first person to face this problem was Sarutobi Hiruzen. However, Sarutobi Hiruzen had the help of his old classmates from Tobirama Squad. These classmates were not only very capable but also quite united. As a result, Sarutobi Hiruzen, a Shinobi Hero, rarely worked overtime and was practically a 9-to-5 worker. So, miraculously, he did not encounter this problem.

Compared to the previous three, the Fourth Namikaze Minato, was not so lucky.

Although he is a rare example in Leaf Village's history of achieving a grand Jonin Council, the Jonin Council is only responsible for pushing him to become Hokage, not for helping him work overtime.

He was not a direct descendant of the Third, nor was he part of the group that was initially known as Sarutobi Clan Legendary Sannin; he belonged to a generation later.

By the time it came to Namikaze Minato's generation, the Sarutobi Group had begun to weaken, which meant that Namikaze Minato didn't have any capable classmates. Among his classmates, he himself was the most capable.

Take Nara Shikaku as an example, voluntarily working overtime? Dream on!

If classmates are no good, then teachers and elders are even less so.

Before Namikaze Minato became Hokage, the Legendary Sannin team had already started herding sheep.

By the time he became Hokage, Jiraiya had become a "the world is big, I want to see it" type of person, Tsunade had simply retired from the front lines due to her fear of blood and become a gambling addict and alcoholic, and Orochimaru...

It has perfectly evolved into a creepy uncle.

Without enough talent to support him, Namikaze Minato initially had to rely on the original Third ruling team. However, it turned out that they were no longer young; they were all elderly.

Namikaze Minato wouldn't budge if he asked these people to work overtime.

In the end, the great Fourth Hokage shouldered everything alone.

Then, naturally, he became the first Hokage to encounter this problem.

"I can't beat my wife" used to be a playful joke between couples, but now it's reality.

No amount of soaking goji berries can save your increasingly depleted body.

The question isn't whether he truly wants to retire; it's that he absolutely must retire.

While Hidden Leaf Village is known as the land of bosses, it doesn't mean they can just sit idly by and watch a Kage Level ninja be reduced to a non- Kage Level or a Kage Level instant-killer by office work.

Leaf Village wouldn't allow it, and those who were counting on Namikaze Minato weren't happy either.

It's a settled fact that Namikaze Minato has resigned from his position as Hokage, but will remain in the upper echelons of society as an assistant or advisor.

This was also Uzumaki Kushina's wish.

After all, she was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Uzumaki Clan, which had been rebuilt, was still fragile; they also needed Namikaze Minato.

At Namikaze Minato's current age, he should be in his prime.