The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 588 Reappointment

As Mayumi finished speaking, the elders present all showed expressions of satisfaction.

At the same time, their hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down, and a relieved and reassured smile appeared on their faces.

It's important to know that while the position of Hokage is prestigious and powerful, it is not a lifetime appointment.

Once a new Hokage takes office, the former Hokage will no longer hold any real authority.

Qianyao is currently only missing; he has not actually passed away.

At this time, the Uchiha clan possessed four members who had mastered the Mangekyou Sharingan, which made them the most powerful fighting force in Konoha Village.

Under these circumstances, without the approval and support of the Uchiha clan, it would be virtually impossible for Minato Namikaze to successfully acquire power.

Fortunately, neither the Uchiha clan as a whole nor Chiyo, the core figure within the clan, seemed to value the power of the Hokage very much.

This thus avoided a potentially fierce power struggle.

During this exchange, Mayumi inadvertently revealed several crucial pieces of information.

One of them was that the Uchiha clan and Minato maintained an extremely good relationship.

It is no exaggeration to say that Minato can be considered a member of the Uchiha clan.

Secondly, Minato Namikaze had actually been successfully resurrected a long time ago. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Chiyo to make such arrangements and deployments in advance.

What's even more interesting is that the real intention behind the various policies and guidelines that Konoha Village has been implementing recently is actually to deliberately show weakness to the enemy.

Unfortunately, the enemy did not fall into the trap as easily as expected.

Since even the powerful and influential Uchiha clan had no objections, the atmosphere at the meeting naturally became exceptionally enthusiastic.

Everyone offered their congratulations:

"Congratulations to the Fourth Hokage on his return to office!"

"Congratulations to the Fourth Hokage on his return to office!"

"Congratulations to the Fourth Hokage on his return to power...!"

One by one, the elders below began to offer their sincere and enthusiastic congratulations.

These voices were not meant to be obsequious, but rather represented their genuine recognition and acceptance of the policies issued by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

In fact, during the time that Chiyo temporarily left the village, there were many matters in the village that even Nara Shikaga found difficult to decide on his own.

Ultimately, it was Minato Namikaze who quietly made the key decisions and finalized the plans behind the scenes.

At this moment, Minato smiled and nodded gently to each of the elders present.

His composed demeanor showed that he had quickly adapted to and entered into his role as the head of the village.

Minato said slowly, "Regarding the issues following the end of this war, I plan to formally invite Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure in the name of the Hokage, asking them to send envoys to discuss these matters together."

These words shocked everyone present. The previously noisy scene instantly fell silent, and all eyes were focused on Minato.

It should be noted that during the last fierce Shinobi World War, Chiyo disappeared unexpectedly.

None of the participating parties ultimately emerged as true victors; all ended in defeat.

Minato's intention in inviting the three villages of Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure to negotiate is self-evident.

After all, the last time these three villages invaded the Land of Fire without any reason, this debt must be settled and a reasonable explanation must be given.

Although Iwagakure and Kumogakure suffered relatively small losses in that battle, now that Minato is in charge of Konoha.

They certainly wouldn't dare to launch any provocative actions like economic warfare again.

As for Sunagakure, they suffered the most severe losses in that war.

So, this so-called negotiation, to put it bluntly, was actually just about getting Sunagakure to obediently hand over a huge sum of compensation to settle the matter.

As soon as Minato finished speaking, the elders below hurriedly raised their hands.

"I second that…!"

"I second that…!"

"I second that…!"

Since Hiruzen Sarutobi led everyone away from Konoha, the situation in the village has changed dramatically.

The pure dove leaders who once existed have disappeared, and most of those who remain today are people who maintain a neutral stance.

As for the Uchiha clan, there is no need to say more; this clan has always been known for its bravery and skill in battle.

Since Chiyo ascended to the position of Fifth Hokage, she has never made any compromises with external forces.

Whenever a problem arises, they will ruthlessly choose to strike directly at the other party.

Minato's current tough and decisive style of dealing with external affairs is almost identical to that of the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Senyou.

Seeing Minato's swift and decisive actions, the elders below couldn't help but show their delight.

Especially Nara Shikaga, this highly respected elder, now had a smile on his wrinkled face. It's good to have the Hokage making the decisions.

He no longer needs to rack his brains to think about it.

Minato picked up the thick booklet on the table and said:

"In the name of the Fourth Hokage, I hereby announce that we will begin the expansion of Konoha Hospital!"

He paused for a moment, then added, "This expansion will be based on the current size of the hospital, increasing it to five times its original size!"

As Shuimen finished speaking, the entire conference room fell into a brief silence, followed by a slight commotion.

The elders sitting below exchanged glances, their faces all showing a hint of surprise.

However, despite their doubts, everyone maintained proper etiquette and order, listening quietly to what Minato was about to say.

Minato continued, "As for the reason for this expansion, please take a look at the materials that will be distributed to you soon."

"Come, Lu Jiu, please distribute these materials to the elders present."

After saying that, Minato deftly handed a thick stack of documents that had been prepared beforehand to Shikaku, who was standing to the side.

Shikaku was originally there as Shikaga's assistant and had not been notified beforehand that he was responsible for distributing materials.

Moreover, even Minato himself did not bring any assistants to the meeting today.

Therefore, under these circumstances, the task of distributing the materials naturally fell to Shikaku.

Lu Jiu nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and then quickly began to distribute the materials to the elders present one by one.

After receiving the materials, each elder eagerly flipped through them to examine them.

When they saw what was displayed in the document, everyone gasped in shock.

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