Fang Xu sat opposite her.
"That's why we need to reform."
"Hokage is responsible for major decisions."
"Leave other matters to professionals."
Tsunade put down the document in his hand.
"Where is the candidate for Secretariat?"
Fang Xu looked at Nara Shikaku next to him.
"Shikaku."
Nara Shikaku stood up.
"I'm here."
Fang Xu said directly:
"Starting today, set up Konoha Secretariat."
"You serve as Secretary-General."
Nara Shikaku's expression changed slightly.
He has already guessed what Fang Xu and Tsunade are planning to do.
"Secretariat is responsible for organizing the village's government affairs."
"Classify everything."
"Major military movements, major personnel, diplomatic decisions and the future direction of the village, submit Hokage."
"Other daily affairs will be diverted."
"It will be handled by the corresponding departments themselves."
Fang Xu looked at Nara Shikaku.
"You are responsible for coordinating various departments."
"Select documents that really require Hokage decision-making."
"Can it be done?"
Nara Shikaku was silent for a moment.
Then he nodded.
"Okay."
"But Secretariat needs enough manpower."
"Also requires explicit permission granted by Hokage."
Tsunade spoke immediately.
"I give you permission."
"You choose the manpower yourself."
"As long as I can stop these useless documents from piling up on my desk, I can say anything."
Nara Shikaku looked at Tsunade, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
He can already imagine how many things he will face in the future.
But if this system can really be implemented, the operating efficiency of Konoha will be greatly improved.
Hokage No longer need to be bound by trivial matters.
"Understood."
"I will form Secretariat as soon as possible."
Next few days.
Konoha's government affairs system began to be split up on a large scale.
Mission, finance, foreign affairs, education, logistics and other affairs are all responsible for different functional departments.
Each department has clear responsibilities.
Secretariat is responsible for coordination.
As Hokage-in-Waiting, Minato Namikaze began to contact and review daily government affairs.
The number of things that really need to be decided by Tsunade is rapidly decreasing.
Hokage Office has free time for the first time.
At the same time.
Research Department and Transportation Department were officially established.
Orochimaru becomes the minister of the Research Department.
When he received the research topic and materials given to him by Fang Xu, his whole body became quiet.
Bloodline Limit Factors.
Chakra essence.
Tailed Beast Chakra.
human potential.
Space storage technology.
Every research is enough for him to invest a lot of time.
Orochimaru held the information, his golden vertical pupils full of excitement.
"Fang Xu."
"How long have you been preparing these things?"
Fang Xu looked at him.
"It's enough for you to study for a long time."
The smile on Orochimaru's face became more and more obvious.
"Very good."
"Hokage Position is indeed troublesome."
"Research Department Minister, is more suitable for me."
He wasted no more time.
Holding the information, go directly into the research room.
The other side.
Minato Namikaze also received the appointment document from Hokage-in-Waiting.
He stood in front of Hokage Tower.
He looked at the document in his hand with an extremely serious expression.
"Konoha The first Hokage-in-Waiting."
"I will take up this responsibility."
Five days later.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura come to Hokage Tower again.
The identities of the three people have changed now.
Hiruzen Sarutobi serves as the principal of the Ninja Academy.
Utatane Koharu is responsible for some affairs of the Finance Department.
Mitokado Homura is responsible for some affairs of the Foreign Affairs Department.
But when they learned that Minato Namikaze officially became Hokage-in-Waiting, they still couldn't sit still.
Within Hokage Office.
Utatane Koharu spoke calmly.
"Tsunade, Hokage-in-Waiting is not suitable for this position."
Tsunade Put down the file.
"What's inappropriate?"
Mitokado Homura took the call.
"Konoha has no precedent for Hokage-in-Waiting."
"As soon as the new Hokage took over, he began to train the next successor."
"What will this make the ninjas in the village think?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi also frowned.
"Tsunade."
"Minato is indeed excellent."
"But you just became Fourth Hokage."
"It is indeed too urgent to publicly establish Hokage-in-Waiting now."
"Hokage Position is related to the stability of the village."
"Traditions cannot be changed at will."
Tsunade looked at the three people.
She is not angry.
Just stood up slowly.
"Precisely because there is no precedent before."
"That's why we have to try even more."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's brows furrowed even more.
Tsunade continued:
"Hokage is changing. We should not wait until the previous Hokage can no longer bear the responsibility before temporarily selecting a successor."
"By then, the new Hokage will not understand government affairs, departments, or the internal problems of the Ninja clan and the village."
"A sudden transfer of power."
"Sudden change in policy."
"The people below are at a loss."
"The old forces will also take the opportunity to fight for power."
She looked at Minato Namikaze.
"Hokage-in-Waiting can familiarize yourself with government affairs in advance."
"Get to know each department in advance."
"Develop your own team in advance."
"In this way, when the power is actually handed over, Konoha will not be in turmoil due to the replacement of Hokage."
Utatane Koharu said coldly:
"But you have just taken office."
"Are you ready to abdicate?"
"That's right."
Tsunade answered very simply.
All three of them were stunned.
Tsunade Place your hands on the table.
"I was not prepared to hold Hokage Position in my hands for the rest of my life."
"After a few years, Minato will really grow up."
"I will abdicate."
"Hokage is not anyone's private property."
"It is not a tool for a certain family to pass on power."
She looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi three people.
His tone became colder and colder.
"I am also planning to establish a Hokage term system."
"One term Hokage, term of five years."
"You can only serve a maximum of two terms."
"After the term ends, there will be a new election."
"At the same time, establish performance appraisal."
"Hokage has done a good job and can be re-elected."
"If you don't do it well, you should replace it."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were also completely silent.
Everything Tsunade says shakes the rules they have established over the past few decades.
Hokage lifelong tenure.
Advisory Council lifelong tenure.
The family relies on its high-level status to control resources for a long time.
Once these things are broken.
The four families of Sarutobi, Shimura, Zanzhen and Mitokado can no longer use their high-level status to seize a large amount of resources and then push dangerous tasks to other ninjas and Civilian Ninja as they did in the past.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Tsunade, and his expression changed.
Of course he could understand what Tsunade meant.
What is the Hokage term system, what is performance appraisal, and what is re-election.
In the final analysis, it is aimed at the way he has been in charge of Hokage Position for a long time in the past.
Tsunade did not name him directly, but every sentence seemed to tell him that Hokage should not become someone's private property, let alone be controlled by a family for a long time.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura also understood.
Both of them looked very ugly.