When Kakashi addressed him, Ito Hirofumi's lips twitched into a smirk…
"What's up, Kakashi-sensei?!"
"Uh… Lord Hokage, don't tease me!"
"Kakashi-sensei?"
"Lord Hokage!"
"Kakashi-sensei!"
"Lord Hokage!!!"
Honestly, Kakashi didn't want to be so formal, but his old man was standing right there, gripping his White Fang dagger and staring him down.
Just moments ago, his father, Sakumo Hatake, had warned him: if he didn't shape up and become an outstanding ninja, he'd be sent back home to shovel manure!
"Lord Hokage, enough messing around… While cleaning up the village, we found the two elders from the council imprisoned in Root's base! Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado!"
At Kakashi's words, Hirofumi suddenly remembered those two…
He'd almost forgotten about them entirely!
He'd initially thought Danzo had already taken them out.
"Lord Hokage! How should we handle the two elders?!"
Hirofumi put on a puzzled expression…
"Elders? What elders?"
"You know, Elder Koharu Utatane and Elder Homura Mitokado!"
Kakashi thought he'd been crystal clear. How could Hirofumi not get it?!
Seeing Kakashi's earnestness, Hirofumi sighed helplessly. Ninjas were great at fighting and killing, but picking up on subtle hints? That was a tall order!
So, Hirofumi decided to spell it out.
"I've never heard of any elders named Koharu Utatane or Homura Mitokado in the Hidden Leaf! Though, I have heard of two people who used to manage the village's logistics…
Logistics, huh? That's a cushy job!!!
The Anbu better investigate thoroughly—check if those two have been pocketing funds or taking bribes. Dig deep!
If you find anything, don't bother reporting to me. Just raid their homes…"
"Uh… this…"
Kakashi's mind was reeling. Was it really okay to handle it so casually?!
Whack!!!
Sakumo slammed his fist down on Kakashi's head!
"You ungrateful brat! Didn't you hear Lord Hokage?! Get the Anbu and deal with it! If you can't handle it, plenty of other ninjas can! And if you're that useless, you're going home to shovel manure!!!"
Kakashi clutched his head, grimacing…
Shovel manure? No way in hell!
He was the Copy Ninja, Anbu captain, Kakashi of the Sharingan, the Hidden Leaf's Technician, the master of scraping damage! Shoveling manure was not in his future!
So, sorry, elders… for the sake of Kakashi's happy life, you two are gonna have to take one for the team! He really didn't want to deal with manure!!!
And just like that, Kakashi came and went in a hurry…
It wasn't just the elders. Root itself needed a thorough cleanup. Not all of Root's ninjas had died—some were still alive…
And the Root base needed a complete search.
Hirofumi suddenly felt that being Hokage wasn't all that fun!
Every little thing required his approval. All these trivial matters were driving him up the wall!
No way!!!
He had no interest in sitting in an office as a glorified mascot. The shinobi world was vast, and he wanted to explore it!
Reorganizing the village's departments was now a top priority!
With that in mind, Hirofumi started planning…
There was no need to hoard all the power in the Hidden Leaf for himself. Frankly, he wasn't even interested in power—it was just an illusion!
In the shinobi world, strength was what mattered most!
As long as you had strength, you could have anything!
So, all this so-called power? He could delegate it!
First, the village's departments needed to be streamlined!
The old Hidden Leaf only had the Anbu and Root, and that was unacceptable!
Departments like Medical and Education were crucial!
After all, Hirofumi's ambitions weren't limited to just the Hidden Leaf. He aimed to rule the entire shinobi world in the future…
So, he had to think bigger.
After some thought, Hirofumi headed to the Hokage Tower…
He grabbed a piece of paper and started scribbling.
First, Root was officially disbanded. The Hidden Leaf's future didn't need a "Root"!
One Danzo was more than enough for the village's "big root." From now on, no more roots were needed…
Because he was the Hidden Leaf's biggest root!
As for the rest… the Anbu could stay, and so could Logistics!
But new departments were needed: Education, Medical, and Research!
Oh, and he'd need to appoint a few Hokage Assistants to handle all the petty day-to-day tasks!
After pulling an all-nighter, Hirofumi emerged from the Hokage office the next morning with dark circles under his eyes.
By now, the Hidden Leaf had been transformed. With Hashirama Senju, the ultimate construction engineer, around, rebuilding was a breeze. Just a clap of his hands, and boom—instant infrastructure!
Last night, Hashirama had gone on a building spree, expanding the village several times over and giving every structure a fresh, modern look!
With a clap of his hands, anything was possible. Hashirama was just too good…
Today was Hirofumi's second day as Hokage and his first official day wielding the village's authority!
It was also the day he issued his first Hokage decree.
This decree was the reorganization of the Hidden Leaf's power structure!
- Anbu Director: Kakashi Hatake!
- Logistics Director: Shisui Uchiha!
- Research Director: Orochimaru!
- Medical Director: Tsunade!
- Education Director: Jiraiya!
Additionally, the Hidden Leaf would establish the Village Defense Technology University! The old ninja academy had only trained ninjas, graduating them as genin.
But the new university would be different, teaching ninjutsu, medical skills, research, and more!
Hirofumi, as the Fifth Hokage, would serve as honorary chancellor. Jiraiya, the Education Director, would be the first principal, with Iruka Umino, the former ninja academy teacher, as dean!
On top of that, two Hokage Assistants were appointed!
- Shikaku Nara: The smartest man in the village!
- Haiichi Yamanaka: Hirofumi's future father-in-law!
With those two handling paperwork, there'd be no issues!
Hirofumi had briefly considered appointing legends like Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha to lead departments but quickly scrapped the idea.
If he didn't want to deal with desk work as Hokage, there was no way those guys would!
If he put them in charge, the departments would probably grind to a halt!