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"Now, I want to see what you can pull off."
Tobirama Senju had truly spoken from the heart.
Many parts of the plan Xunjing had presented had never even occurred to him.
He firmly believed that if they implemented this plan smoothly, Konoha would have no rivals in the entire Ninja World five years from now.
Then, unifying the Ninja World would no longer be empty talk.
Xunjing smiled. "All right, thanks for the compliment."
"Let's get back to business. Is there anything in this plan you'd like to change?"
"We haven't announced it or started implementing it yet, so there's still time to patch any holes."
"Finding and fixing the gaps is important."
The Second Hokage's approval didn't particularly excite him.
After all, the Second Hokage's opinion couldn't change his path.
Still, getting Tobirama Senju, who had always disliked the Uchiha, to accept him as Hokage before he even took office was no easy feat. That was something worth being happy about.
Tobirama Senju said no more and began discussing the details of the proposal with Xunjing.
Soon, Uzumaki Mito, Uchiha Chisato, Hashirama, and even Madara Uchiha joined in, gathering around to discuss the plan.
The plan itself was already very comprehensive.
Most of the time, Xunjing was explaining why he had designed things that way.
Still, the Second Hokage and the others occasionally offered useful ideas that made the proposal even more solid.
Three days later.
Tsunade finally returned with the expeditionary force.
Xunjing and the others arrived at the Konoha Gate ahead of time to welcome the troops.
He also announced that he would officially take office as Hokage tomorrow, with an inauguration ceremony to mark the occasion.
On the way to the Hokage Building, Tsunade stretched and muttered, "Finally back! Now I can catch a