"The Hokage isn't old yet. At the very least, he can keep striving in the Hokage's seat for another decade or so and watch the village continue to grow."
After knocking, Uchiha Yuu entered directly and happened to hear the other man's sigh. Faced with mountains of documents, let alone the middle-aged Third Hokage—even the future Naruto would be ground down from a hot-blooded youth into something utterly nonflammable, his strength worn away by all these papers!
"Another decade of striving? I'm afraid I'll work myself to death in this position. The future belongs to you young people. There's no use refusing to admit I'm old."
Looking at Uchiha Yuu as he entered, the Third Hokage saw the vigor unique to youth in him. He worked swiftly and decisively, and his methods were sound. More importantly, he belonged to the Hokage Faction. Even if the Uchiha family prevented him from becoming Hokage, he could still assist the next generation of Hokage and contribute to the village's development.
After tidying away the documents in his hands, the Third Hokage took a few puffs of his pipe to rouse himself, then asked him:
"What brings you here this time? I hope you've brought me good news. Problems always crop up at the front lines, and I don't like cleaning up messes."
That was what he said, but both of them understood that if problems arose, the Hokage would still be the one to deal with them. Fortunately, a smile appeared on Uchiha Yuu's face as he placed an envelope before him.
"Rest assured, Lord Hokage. Nothing went wrong at the front this time. On the contrary, it's good news. Lord Hatake has already compiled the details into a report."
After opening the envelope and reading its contents, the exhaustion on his face