Four students arrived at Shinsei's office.
"Teacher!" Hanabi Hyuga greeted him happily.
The other three disciples also respectfully called out "Teacher".
Shinsei said to his four disciples, "I've been training you for a while now, but I haven't let you leave the village to do any missions yet. This time, there's a good opportunity to go with this old man to his hometown and help him deal with his troubles."
Upon hearing this, the four students jumped for joy.
Hanabi Hyuga proudly held up two fingers. "Great, teacher! I've wanted to go out for ages!"
Konohamaru smiled. He had wanted to leave the village for missions for a long time, but his teacher's special status meant he didn't have much time.
Now that he finally had the chance, he secretly resolved to do his best and not embarrass his teacher.
The old man was overjoyed, but looking at the four little devils beside him, he hesitated to speak.
Although he had long heard of the strength of Konoha's ninjas, he really didn't know how these kids could be of any help.
I wonder if, once they get home, the village nobles will spare the villagers some trouble, considering these four brats are Konoha ninjas.
The old man took out a few crumpled banknotes from his bag and placed them on the table. " Lord Shinsei, the nobles have already taken all the money from our village, and we've only managed to scrape together this little bit."
Shinsei glanced at the table and saw that the banknotes on it added up to no more than 20,000 taels. He didn't care about the amount of money, but he couldn't refuse to accept it.
This deal would naturally result in a loss, based on the amount of money Konoha pays for ninja missions.
However, he is the future Hokage and currently holds great power in Konoha, so he doesn't care about this small gain at all.
It's far better to hold onto your beliefs and change the world than to lie around surrounded by a pile of money.
Shinsei formed a hand Hand Seals, creating a Shadow Clone. The Shadow Clone nodded to Shinsei, then spoke to the four students and the old man:
"Then, Konoha accepts this mission. Elder, this mission will be completed by me and my four students."
The old man witnessed Shinsei turn into two, and couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of Ninjutsu.
I was just worried that the four kids wouldn't be able to complete the task I entrusted to them, but now that Lord Shinsei is leading the team, there are no problems at all.
Although Shinsei doesn't look much older than his students, since he's about to become Hokage, there's definitely no problem with his strength.
The busy work continued into the afternoon, and finally, all the people who had traveled from afar were received.
Tsunade stretched and walked in from the next room. She sat down in a chair and unceremoniously put her legs up on Shinsei's desk.
Shinsei Earth Flow behind Tsunade and began massaging her shoulders. His long-term training had taught Shinsei how much force Tsunade could withstand and which parts of her body were most stressed.
Tsunade enjoyed her disciple's massage, letting out a soft, comfortable nasal sound. She shifted to a more comfortable sitting position and asked her disciple:
"I've noticed you haven't sent any letters to the daimyo these past few days. In your plans, is there still a place for the daimyo in the future?"
"Teacher, what do you think?" Shinsei asked with a smile.
Tsunade frowned slightly. She could tell that her disciple didn't seem to have a good impression of the Daimyo.
Since he had already announced that Shinsei would soon become Hokage, the Daimyo and Shinsei should have been in contact with each other.
However, the Daimyo did not inquire about this matter with Konoha, and Shinsei seemed to pretend not to know.
The relationship between the Land of Fire and Konoha has always been rather delicate. The one-country-one-village system established by Hashirama Senju left a huge hidden danger from the very beginning: that there are two cores within one country.
With no outsiders present, and without holding back from her disciples, Tsunade continued, "Do you want to abolish the current system?"
Shinsei sat next to Tsunade and answered earnestly, "Yes, teacher. I want to change the current system."
"Isn't the current system good?"
Tsunade frowned slightly. She knew her disciple always had wildly imaginative ideas, and she had vaguely sensed some clues from the policies released by Shinsei before, but she was still surprised when her disciple admitted it to her for the first time.
Shinsei shook his head and said to Tsunade, "I'm not satisfied with the current system. This outdated system should have been updated long ago."
Tsunade served as Hokage for over two years. To be honest, her feelings towards the Daimyo were neither particularly good nor particularly bad.
The Land of Fire is the wealthiest of the five countries, so it allocates the most military funds to Konoha.
Moreover, even the Daimyo, as the nominal supreme ruler of the Land of Fire, found it difficult to extend his influence into Konoha, which is why Konoha has always remained relatively independent.
Tsunade was quite satisfied with this situation and had no intention of changing it.
But it seemed her own disciple was about to do something big right from the start. She looked into Shinsei's eyes and said earnestly:
"I don't know why you're not satisfied with the current situation, but since you're about to become the new Hokage, I won't interfere with this matter."
However, I hope you will think carefully before doing anything. After becoming Hokage, every decision you make will affect the lives of thousands upon thousands.
Shinsei nodded:
"I understand, teacher. I won't be in such a hurry."
Before destroying something, you need to prepare something new to replace it. I haven't prepared these things yet, so not much will change.
My goal is to make life better for people in the world, not worse.
Tsunade understood her disciple's thoughts and said nothing more.
This is, after all, a world where the strong are respected. Although ninjas have always followed tradition and are nominally under the leadership of the daimyo, Tsunade, as the current Hokage, doesn't mind further enhancing the Hokage's authority.
As for the Daimyo's questioning, Tsunade didn't take it too seriously.
Shinsei chuckled to himself as he watched Tsunade's departing figure.
Over the years, my interactions with my teacher Tsunade have led her to notice some changes in my own thoughts.
If this had happened when Tsunade had just become Hokage, Shinsei's rebellious idea would definitely have been rejected by her.
The current situation is also intentional on Shinsei's part. By ignoring the Daimyo, he lets the ninja below know his attitude, and then gradually expands Konoha's authority, eventually completely replacing the Daimyo.
As for Daimyo's reaction, Shinsei completely disregarded it.
For an ordinary person, pampered and spoiled, to be able to boss around in a world where strength reigns supreme like the Shinobi World, and not lose their head in the middle of the night, is a testament to the strength of the traditional forces in this world.