After lunch.
Yanbai began his break.
Yanbai worked so efficiently that if he kept working nonstop, his subordinates would suffer terribly, unable to keep up with his pace.
Unless there was urgent official business, Yanbai spent every afternoon either going out to "see how the people were living" or making tea and napping in the reception room.
In short, Yanbai had plenty of free time in the afternoons.
Normally, he would definitely go out for a stroll at this hour.
But Madara Uchiha was here today, and since Madara did not want to go shopping, Yanbai stayed in too.
Staying indoors could get boring.
Madara Uchiha had spent the whole morning reading Icha Icha Paradise and wanted something different for the afternoon, so Yanbai brought out the Hokage archives dating back to the village's founding to share with him.
Madara Uchiha had already heard from his two sons that Yanbai could not find a successor.
Without knowing the full truth, Madara generally refrained from jumping to conclusions.
But after reading Konoha Shinobi Village's "history of Hokage blood and tears," Madara fell silent.
In the early days of Konoha Shinobi Village, Yanbai had made enormous contributions to drafting laws and regulations, and even to town planning and construction.
Beyond that, Yanbai had also provided a general direction for Konoha Shinobi Village's development.
Yanbai had merely listed a series of possible situations and measures to address them.
But those covered far too much ground. While implementing them, the Hokages would encounter all kinds of unexpected incidents and life-or-death decisions.
Although every Hokage had worked hard to develop the village in the direction Yanbai originally outlined, their traditional thinking and limited horizons meant that many policies took on their own distinctive character.
By the time Yanbai took office, the original plans still had