Shinsei was taken aback by Tsunade's words and quickly replied:
"Teacher, have you heard something? My loyalty to you remains unwavering, and my love for you is like a never-ending river."
Tsunade laughed irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm just asking if you want to be Hokage?"
"Of course! Becoming Hokage is every ninja's dream!"
Tsunade nodded and then said, "I believe you can see that I have been delegating authority to you."
You didn't let me down; you handled everything well.
No one has any complaints about you. Logically speaking, with your abilities, you're capable of being the Hokage. It's just that..."
Tsunade looked at her disciple's face. He was handsome, but too young. Even though he was more mature than his peers, he was still only 15 years old.
The neighboring Sunagakure has been clamoring for the past two years to have Gaara succeed as Kazekage.
However, their situation was special, and Sunagakure truly had no other suitable candidates. Moreover, they had not yet become the Kazekage.
The situation in Konoha is different; there are still several candidates who are capable and qualified to succeed as Hokage.
Thinking of this, Tsunade said to Shinsei, "As you can see, I don't really want to be Hokage; I just had no choice before."
Shinsei clearly understands that many people aspire to the position of Hokage but are not qualified for it. Even those who are qualified, such as Jiraiya and Tsunade, are not particularly interested in the position.
"I can see that you seem to have a lot of ideas, and it's not impossible for you to become Hokage ahead of schedule. However, Konoha's tradition is to mentor a generation of disciples."
Therefore, I plan to have you become the team leader to address your shortcomings in this area.
Seeing Shinsei looking at her, Tsunade naturally understood what her disciple meant. She slammed her hand on the table and roared, "What are you looking at me for? My situation is special! I'm still with the four of you with me!"
Tsunade's statement is indeed true. Apart from the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, every subsequent Hokage, including Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi, had taken on Hokage.
Even Tsunade in the original work, who never served as a team leader, still took Sakura as her disciple after becoming Hokage.
Not only are Hokage Hokage's disciples natural supporters, but they can also mobilize the families behind them to become the Hokage's allies. Moreover, the Hokage is often chosen from among the Hokage's disciples, which seems to have become a tradition.
"I have no problem, but I don't recall any recent graduates from the Shinobi World. Do you have any student recommendations, teacher?"
Tsunade pulled a document out of the drawer and handed it to Shinsei.
Shinsei took it and saw that it contained photos of three Ninja Academy students.
Shinsei didn't know the other Ninja Academy students, but he remembered these three: Konohamaru, the grandson of the former Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and a little girl Moegi.
Shinsei raised an eyebrow. " The Third's grandson."
Tsunade rubbed her eyebrows; she knew her disciple had always had some reservations about the Third Hokage.
"It's up to you. If you don't want to accept it, go find another student."
Shinsei shook his head. "No need, they'll do."
While I do have some opinions about the Third Hokage, they are mostly due to some of Third Hokage policies.
I don't have many thoughts about him personally. Besides, he even provided direction for my development of Ninjutsu.
Moreover, Danzo had always wanted to cause him trouble, and it was he who stopped Danzo. Although the stop was not thorough enough, without his presence, he would not have been able to escape Danzo's repeated schemes.
Consider it repaying a favor. As for becoming his disciple, which could potentially lead to him becoming Hokage, that depends on whether Konohamaru is capable enough.
Even though he himself had delayed Hokage and wanted to travel far away to become a carefree immortal, there was still Naruto eyeing the Hokage position covetously.
"That's settled then. You can pick them up from the Ninja Academy tomorrow."
"Huh? We don't have to wait until they graduate?" Shinsei, somewhat surprised. " The Ninja Academy still has some time before their graduation exams."
"No need. I'll take advantage of this relatively quiet time to be a team leader. Once Madara Uchiha, he won't have as much opportunity."
Speaking of this, Shinsei also had a headache. Madara Uchiha no longer resorted to scheming and intrigue; he was now focused on developing the Land of Uchiha.
With his name on their side, the Land of Uchiha developed quite well.
It seems he wants to prove his ability to govern the country in this way.
They even sent an envoy a few days ago, hoping to establish a cooperative relationship with Konoha.
Tsunade was about to refuse, but Shinsei persuaded her to agree to Madara Uchiha's suggestion.
Otherwise, people would think Konoha was afraid of Madara Uchiha.
Shinsei put the documents away and returned to his office. An Anbu Ninja walked in and neatly placed the documents on Shinsei's desk.
" Lord Shinsei, these are the documents you need to review today."
"Okay, thank you. You can go back to your work now."
"You're welcome, Lord Shinsei. I'll be right outside the door; please feel free to contact me if you need anything."
Shinsei nodded in agreement, picked up the document, and then took out a pen.
Once I become Hokage, I'm definitely going to get a new female secretary!
Even Tsunade, the teacher, has Shizune as her assistant, while Tsunade can only have an Anbu Ninja as her helper.
Samui, whom I met last time, was quite nice. She was generous, capable, beautiful, and had a hot figure.
Having a secretary like this makes working much more pleasant.
The first document on the table was from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, requesting a 10% reduction in next year's budget in consultation with Konoha.
Shinsei wrote on it: Disagree. If the daimyo's funds are insufficient, then Shinsei will be seen in the capital.
This person's name is getting more and more outdated; they really can't see the direction of the times.
In the course of world development, those who are capable rise to high positions, while those who are mediocre fall.
People who rely on bloodline to hold power will eventually be eliminated.
Sooner or later, this big name will be forced to step down. But not now, because Shinsei hasn't yet cultivated a mature management team.
Even if he were to overthrow the daimyo now, he wouldn't have enough manpower to govern these territories. Taking hasty action would only bring disaster to the world.
Let's wait until after the Madara Uchiha before taking action.
The second document states that bandits are rampant in a certain city and county, causing great suffering to the local people. They hope to hire Konoha ninjas to help suppress the bandits, but they do not have enough funds.
Shinsei wrote on the document, "Agreed to send ninjas. Ninja mission pay increased by 50%. The expenses will be recorded in a bill and reimbursed by the daimyo."
Shinsei was very satisfied with his handling of the situation. Konoha was a military organization of the Land of Fire, so they had to bravely take responsibility for these things.
As for whether Daimyo would be dissatisfied, that was not a consideration for Shinsei.
Or rather, the person in question should consider whether they will be dissatisfied with the name.
Who are friends? Who are enemies? This is the first question that those in power must figure out.
In Shinsei's view, Daimyo is not an enemy now, and will definitely not be a friend in the future.