Naruto: Passerby and Returnee

Chapter 471 The Daily Life of the Newly Appointed Hokage

Due to the exceptional circumstances, although the appointment was made, the person in charge did not immediately proceed with the formal inauguration of the Hokage, and even the surveying of the Hokage Rock was delayed.

Naruto's original words were, "Konoha is in a critical period of reconstruction. How can we waste our energy on useless things? This matter is not urgent until the disaster victims can move back home."

To the people of Konoha, the Hokage Rock is a symbol of power and glory. As long as the statue remains, no matter how Konoha develops in the future, people will always look up to the former Hokage. Isn't that something to be excited about? Moreover, Lady Tsunade is unconscious, not dead. If she suddenly wakes up, Naruto, who hasn't even gone through the proper procedures to become Hokage, will be in a very awkward position, and his appointment might very well fall through.

As it turned out, there was a strange person like Naruto who completely disregarded it. To him, becoming Hokage was just a change of office job, because after Tsunade fell, he took over the work of the Hokage lineage, and Kakashi, who later realized the truth, was just an assistant.

Some people admire Naruto for being a good Hokage who cares about the people, but others secretly criticize him, saying that Naruto's appointment was so hasty and that he clearly had something to hide.

The Sixth Hokage, whose reputation is mixed among many, is currently sitting in his office fulfilling his duties. To outsiders, the newly appointed Hokage appears to be seriously handling official business, but in reality, Sasuke is completely mesmerized. From the first day he returned to Konoha, he has been submerged in a sea of ​​text, feeling as if he has read all the words he would ever read in his life in just a few days. And these texts are unlike the textbooks at the Ninja Academy. Textbooks always contain lengthy and rambling passages, but every single word in official documents must be read carefully, even seemingly redundant parts might contain hidden dangers.

"The Sharingan is so useful! You can even use it to record things like this. I can't read things as efficiently as you do." Naruto's main approach was praise-based education. If Sasuke got annoyed while he was reading, he wouldn't be able to control these important matters.

"...I thought you didn't like these boring things." Sasuke genuinely believed that. Because Naruto used to be able to point and comment on almost half a bookshelf of books, yet he slept through class every day and got dizzy just looking at textbooks. Turns out, the reason this guy slept was because he read too many official documents at night, so he was catching up on sleep during the day!?

“Looking at these things has nothing to do with personal preferences; it’s a responsibility that someone has to do.” Naruto didn’t even spare him a glance, his attention entirely focused on the outside world.

“However, Konoha’s management system is indeed too outdated. Look at all this honorifics and haiku; they’re writing official documents like they’re writing formalities.” Naruto suddenly changed the subject, leaning closer to Sasuke and whispering, “I’ve wanted to reform this system for a while, but Granny Tsunade put it after we’d completely taken down the advisors. She thought it was too ungentlemanly to argue with the advisors over such a small matter, and it would easily alert them. If you ask me, streamlining the documents should have been implemented sooner rather than later, so we wouldn’t have to work so hard.”

Sasuke nodded in deep agreement, picked up his pen and circled the unnecessary haiku, adding a comment: Too much redundancy, utter nonsense, rewrite.

Naruto, inside Sasuke's body, was laughing so hard he was almost hiccuping. He said, "That's so straightforward, Sasuke! Hahaha! This guy's definitely going to jump up and bang his head against the cabinet!"

The reason I say this is because this document was written by some stubborn old man who particularly loved to show off. So, he built a glass display case on the wall behind him, filled with all the honors he had ever received. From major battle achievements to minor awards from the Ninja Academy, he had to display them all. However, his office space was limited, and there wasn't enough room for him to build the case. To avoid taking up too much space, he had to build it above his head. If he still possessed the agility of a ninja and suddenly jumped up, wouldn't he bump his head?

"How concise! Give him an example." Sasuke casually tossed aside the official document, picked up the next one, but after approving a few, he pulled out the one that was at the bottom.

Naruto, watching Sasuke earnestly, added: "The purpose of official documents is to report on work. Please clearly state the work content and data, and avoid adding irrelevant content that could affect judgment."

"Why did you add a few more sentences? It was written quite well before."

Sasuke in the mental space glared at him but didn't answer. Sasuke in the real world tossed the document back into the return area and moved on to the next one.

Above their minds, a large fox lay crouching behind them. Kurama, the type who would doze off at the sight of words, simply rolled over and changed his sleeping position. The darkness was nice, making it easy to sleep; it just made him want to spit a Tailed Beast Ball into the sky after seeing so much of it.

Just as Sasuke, a complete novice, was stumbling and learning how to handle official documents, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in." Sasuke immediately put on the smile he had practiced in front of the mirror all night.

The visitor turned out to be Genma Shiranui, one of the guards at Konoha's gates that day. Although Sasuke didn't fully recognize him, he had Naruto as his cheat code for recognizing people, so it wasn't a big problem.

"Lord Hokage, an envoy from Kumogakure has arrived, saying that he wishes to invite you to the Five Kage Summit."

Upon hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar term, Sasuke's mind raced, instantly waking Kurama. The fox, who had witnessed the history of the ninja world, yawned and sighed, "The Five Kage Summit... that was so many years ago."

"You actually heard about the last meeting?" Naruto asked in surprise.

"Nonsense, I was with Mito back then, and she heard Hashirama mention this to me. She even complained to me that Hashirama's ideas were a bit naive."

Sasuke had Genma bring the messenger over in the real world and instructed him to warn the people of Kumogakure not to wander around. Konoha had just experienced an invasion by Akatsuki and was on high alert, so he asked them not to do anything that could cause misunderstandings.

Of course, this is just the official statement; in reality, the relationship between Kumogakure and Konoha is extremely tense. The last time the Kumogakure envoys arrived, it triggered Konoha's most humiliating incident of handing over the "culprit," and the Raikage hasn't changed since. Who knows if these people have other intentions?

Sasuke was able to remember it so clearly not only because of Naruto's influence, but also because the atmosphere at home was oppressive for a long time after that incident, which left a vague impression on Sasuke, who was still a child.

Now, Naruto couldn't even bother chatting with Kurama anymore; instead, he continued to praise Sasuke with eyes full of admiration.

"It's only been a few days, and you've already come up with so many ideas and can even say polite things! Your progress is amazing!"

"Heh." Sasuke's response was simple, but his even more upright posture revealed that he actually enjoyed it, though he was too embarrassed to express it.

"Judging from this, you're quite suited to be Hokage. Even if your identity is exposed, you should continue..."

"Shut up, I'm not going to attend the inauguration in your place."