Two months have passed since Madara Uchiha died in another world.
Upon returning to Konoha, a multitude of complex tasks once again weighed on Shinsei, making him even busier than before.
Tsunade has already hinted that she plans to pass the Hokage Position to Shinsei. Naturally, this has drawn a wave of opposition. It's not so much that they oppose Shinsei becoming Hokage, but rather that they oppose Tsunade stepping down as Hokage now.
It has been less than three years since Tsunade became Hokage, and Shinsei is not yet 16 years old.
After confirming that Tsunade wasn't joking, some of the ninjas accepted the situation.
Everyone already knew that Shinsei would be the next Hokage, but no one expected it to happen so soon.
Those who were still hesitant stopped expressing their opinions after hearing the news from the neighboring Sunagakure — Gaara had become the Kazekage.
This news was the final straw that broke the camel's back.
Gaara is about the same age as Shinsei. Since Gaara was able to become Kazekage, it doesn't seem unreasonable for Shinsei, who is the same age as him, to become Hokage.
Moreover, in terms of both strength and achievements, Shinsei is Gaara from next door.
Once the mindset shifted, some ninjas who initially thought Shinsei was too young couldn't help but imagine what changes Shinsei would bring if he became Hokage.
The Shinsei they knew was a powerful ninja who had developed numerous Ninjutsu. Moreover, he was kind to everyone, always smiling and approachable, whether facing other ninjas or ordinary people, showing none of the irritability and rebelliousness that one would expect from a teenager.
It doesn't seem inappropriate for someone like that to become Hokage.
Some ninjas have already been privately comparing Shinsei to the previous Hokage.
Thanks to the relaxed environment Tsunade maintained in Konoha, both civilians and ninjas were not afraid to discuss matters related to the Hokage in private, and some older ninjas also joined in the discussions.
They still remembered Hashirama Senju's immense power to pacify the world, and couldn't help but compare Shinsei to Hashirama Senju.
Konoha has only been around for about 60 years, and some older people still remember the Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands that Hashirama Senju created, which blotted out the sky.
They believe that although Shinsei is powerful now, he is still not as strong as Hashirama Senju was back then.
The young ninjas naturally supported Shinsei, the legendary Hashirama Senju, whom they had also witnessed in his Impure World Reincarnation form.
Judging from his appearance, he didn't seem as powerful as the old man described; one could only assume that he was just getting old and his memory was failing.
They hadn't witnessed firsthand just how strong Hashirama Senju, but there was indirect evidence to prove just how powerful Shinsei was.
A few days ago, everyone saw the towering Demonic Statue of the Outer Path outside Konoha.
It is said that the Rabbit Goddess Otsutsuki Kaguya appeared in the story. Although no actual battle scenes were seen, Shinsei oversaw the resolution of this crisis throughout.
Later, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path disappeared, and not long after, Shinsei was accompanied by a white Ten-Tails fox every day on his way to and from work.
The nine-tailed red fox he used to hold in his arms was later confirmed to be a clone of the Nine-Tails. So what is the identity of the Ten-Tails white fox now?
Shinsei personally referred to the white fox as " Little Ten ".
Furthermore, there is another fact that indirectly proves Shinsei's strength: Madara Uchiha is said to have been resurrected for a long time, but he has not attacked Konoha. Both times, it was Shinsei who went to deal with him.
Madara Uchiha was capable of fighting Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, to a draw. Even the elders who knew Hashirama Senju had little to refute, as they understood Madara Uchiha's personality—if he could defeat you, he wouldn't reason with you.
Since Madara Uchiha didn't attack, there must be someone in Konoha who could fight him to a Madara Uchiha.
Shinsei was unaware of the gossip circulating about him in the village. These were trivial matters, and even if the Anbu on duty overheard them, they wouldn't report them to him. Besides, he didn't have time to pay attention to such things right now.
In his office, there was a brand-new wooden table and several chairs, used to entertain guests.
He was getting annoyed by the constant stream of visitors lately, but he had no choice but to entertain them.
After the news of Hokage's Shinsei to become Hokage spread throughout Konoha, it quickly radiated to the surrounding areas.
Not only Konoha ninjas, but also officials and representatives from surrounding areas came to Konoha, eager to meet the Hokage Konoha.
Although Konoha is the strongest military unit in the Land of Fire, its significance is not limited to that. It also bears the responsibility of maintaining order in many areas, such as clearing out bandits and cracking down on wandering ninjas, all of which fall within Konoha's jurisdiction.
Shinsei smiled, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said to the middle-aged men opposite him:
"We ninjas naturally have our own duties to perform, so you need not worry. Konoha's policies will not change for the time being."
I will inform everyone promptly if there are any new policies. If there are any difficult issues, please feel free to post a mission in Konoha.
Several middle-aged men hurriedly stood up. "Thank you, Hokage... Lord Shinsei, we are much relieved to hear you say that. Please continue with your work, we will take our leave now and dare not take up any more of your time."
Shinsei stood up, escorted the guests to the door, and then said to the people queuing outside, "Please come in, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"No, no." An elderly man, supported by a young man, Earth Flow into the office.
Shinsei brewed two more cups of tea and handed them to the old man and the young man.
" Lord Shinsei..." The old man's eyes were brimming with tears as he sighed and told Shinsei his story.
The old man's story was actually quite simple; he had heard many similar versions of it over the past few days: the local nobles were severely exploiting the common people, making it difficult for them to breathe.
They could tolerate it before, but recently the nobleman seems to be getting his daughter married off, so he's been extorting a lot of money from the commoners in his territory. Many people have already died at the hands of this nobleman's henchmen, and the villagers are powerless to resist.
The old man had no choice but to come to Konoha to see if there was any hope of a solution.
After listening, Shinsei fell silent, gently tapping the wooden table with one hand.
The things the old man described were very common in the Land of Fire, and he had become accustomed to them since coming to this world.
However, dealing with these officials and nobles is outside Konoha's jurisdiction.
As Tsunade's assistant, these people who came to her for Tsunade assistance in the same way; they were simply trying their luck because they heard she was young.
After thinking for a moment, Shinsei neither refused nor agreed, but instead said to the waiting Anbu Ninja, "Call my disciple over."