Xia Yan did indeed have a few more things he needed to discuss properly with Shikaku Nara. Strictly speaking, these were things he should only have been able to do after becoming Hokage.
But after receiving the letter Minato Namikaze had entrusted a toad to deliver to him, Xia Yan knew he could move ahead of schedule.
Minato Namikaze's letter mentioned only one thing: he wanted to meet Xia Yan and have a proper talk.
Xia Yan knew perfectly well what that meant. He knew he was about to get everything he wanted!
Before that, however, there was one more matter, something crucial to Konoha's future!
That was internal reform in Konoha. Xia Yan had to make some serious adjustments-or rather, he had to find a way to adjust the distribution of power.
Adjusting the distribution of power would inevitably involve a great many things, and it would inevitably encroach on many, many people's interests.
So what to change, how to change it, and precisely what justification to use were all matters that needed serious discussion.
It was not as though Xia Yan had never considered attempting a thorough, comprehensive reform of Konoha's system.
But he remained rational. Although he had been born and raised under the red flag, he knew that every world had a system suited to it.
Thus, he had never entertained the idea of planting red flags across the world. It was not a question of whether he could do it. If Xia Yan set out to do it, he certainly could.
After all, his strength was assured. But what good would it do once he had succeeded?
Ultimately, the very existence of shinobi as a profession had already put an end to most of Xia Yan's ideas.
Once individual strength reached a level that made