Chapter 165: Chapter 165: The Forth Hokage Tsunade
After the new way of nominating the Hokage was posted, Konoha became bustling.
After all, it was the first time in history.
Not only the Jonin, but all the residents were eligible to decide the candidate for the Hokage.
However, within less than half a day, during the pre - promotion period, some people were bribed by an unknown force.
Haruki was not surprised.
He immediately ordered the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan to jointly establish a vote - monitoring department.
Once detected, both parties would lose their right to vote and be voted for for life.
The effect was immediate.
With the two Kekkei Genkai, the Byakugan and the Sharingan, no one could get away with it.
Haruki announced again that all the votes were anonymous.
Homura Mitokado and Torane Homura, who had spent a large amount of money, were immediately in a deadlock.
With anonymous voting, they had no way to guarantee and couldn't see the voting results.
They had no idea whether the people they bribed had voted for them.
While the villagers in Konoha Village were discussing the candidates for the Hokage with great enthusiasm, Haruki was starting to set up the Human Resources Department.
Because it involved the task of the census, this department was extremely urgent.
Fortunately, the Xia Organization already had a scientific research group that studied computers and networks.
At least there was no worry about the computer center.
After consideration, Haruki let Nara Hira temporarily take the position of the department head.
Nara Hira was the current Clan Leader of the Nara Clan. He was formerly one of the Secretaries to the Hokage and advisors, the father of Shikaku Nara who was fifteen years old this year, and the grandfather of the yet - to - be - born Shikamaru Nara.
As the smartest Nara Clan, they easily understood what Haruki meant by the census.
Using the Clone Jutsu, a powerful skill, they started the investigation from door to door.
Haruki also joined in.
Although Konoha was called a village, the population was not small, estimated to be nearly one hundred thousand.
It was a very arduous task to find out the exact number within just a few days.
But fortunately, there was the Clone Jutsu, a powerful skill.
Three days later, Haruki got the specific number. There were ninety - five thousand residents in the whole of Konoha.
It was neither too much nor too little.
Moreover, the Second Great Ninja War had just ended not long ago. Otherwise, the population would surely exceed one hundred thousand.
Haruki divided Konoha into ten regions based on the calculation of one hundred thousand people and started the first round of selection.
The so - called Policy Department.
They would represent the interests of all the residents in Konoha.
After a grand week, the Policy Department had one thousand members.
Eighty percent of them were Ninjas, and twenty percent were ordinary civilians.
Among these eighty percent of the Ninjas, only thirty percent were Jonin, that is, around three hundred.
Many Jonin were not selected because of their fame.
Haruki didn't make any adjustments. The unselected Jonin would have other places to go.
On the first day when the Policy Department was established, the first meeting was held.
There were two things.
The first was to select the Executive Department, and the second was to propose the List of Hokage candidates.
Under Haruki's oversight, the first meeting lasted for a full two days.
Finally, the two things were completed.
No more than three members from the same Ninja clan could be included in either the Executive Department or the List of Hokage candidates.
"Now I'm announcing the candidates for Hokage: Haruki, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Sakumo Hatake, Mikoto Uchiha, Hiashi Hyuga, Homura Mitokado, Nara Hira, and Nagakage Sarutobi."
There were a total of ten candidates.
Generally speaking, it was within Haruki's expectations.
The first five candidates had all performed excellently in the previous war and were given various titles.
Mikoto Uchiha and Hiashi Hyuga were the results of the efforts of the two major clans in Konoha.
As for Homura Mitokado, it was due to the connections of the two Hokage Advisors.
As for why Torane Homura wasn't on the list, it was due to Haruki's rule.
Nara Hira was recommended by the Ino–Shika–Cho clans.
Nagakage Sarutobi was selected by the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan.
"Next, the Executive Department will vote to decide the final Hokage. However, since some of the Hokage candidates are also members of the Executive Department, they cannot vote for themselves."
After Haruki finished speaking, Shinji Hira behind him immediately took out the pre - prepared votes.
He himself also got one.
He wrote Tsunade's name on it, then folded it and handed it to Shinji Hira.
It was also an anonymous vote.
Shinji Hira quickly collected all thirty votes and started announcing the results.
With Homura Mitokado and Torane Homura staring in disbelief, Tsunade won almost unanimously.
"This can't be!"
Haruki squinted his eyes and looked at Homura Mitokado who was speaking.
"Do you want to question the result of the Executive Department? If you can't give a reasonable explanation, it will be considered invalid."
"I..."
Homura Mitokado opened his mouth. How could he explain?
Among the thirty people, only he and Torane Homura voted for themselves, and the rest all voted for Tsunade.
It was obvious that they had colluded.
Homura Mitokado suddenly fell silent. He was afraid that if he spoke, he'd end up in trouble.
Seeing this, Haruki said, "It seems that Lord Mitokado has no objections. Then Tsunade will be the Fourth Hokage."
He stood up and gave up his seat.
Tsunade took a deep breath and walked to the center.
Suddenly, she had a thought that she might be the only ninja who became Hokage because of her husband.
Haruki took the opportunity to clap.
The quiet council hall suddenly became lively.
Tsunade glanced at Haruki, came back to her senses, and raised her hand. The applause stopped.
She was lost in thought for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Tsunade coughed lightly and said, "Thank you all for your trust. In the future, I will prove myself with my actions. I hope to work with you to build Konoha into a more beautiful and prosperous village."
Oh...!
Haruki couldn't help but palm his forehead.
This inauguration speech was really too plain.
But Tsunade didn't notice.
Becoming Hokage was one of her dreams.
When she was young, she was deeply influenced by Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.
Now becoming Hokage wasn't a let - down to them.
The meeting ended happily for everyone.
The first thing Tsunade did was to appoint Haruki as the Secretary to the Hokage and an assistant to the Hokage.
Actually, Haruki already held these two positions.
But Tsunade said that the previous ones were for the Third Hokage, and now they were for the Fourth Hokage.
Women always seemed to be overly serious about some names.
Haruki naturally had no objections.
As the saying goes, "New brooms sweep clean."
Tsunade began to reorganize the departments.
It was mainly a combination of the Xia Organization and Konoha.
One, she organized the Allied Ninja Forces.
Previously, ninjas were a loosely - organized profession and were only recruited during wars.
In this way, now, Tsunade and Haruki planned to train and organize them in the manner of a new army.
Two, the education department was established.
Having only one Ninja Academy couldn't meet the educational needs at all.
The education department would establish multiple new schools, including secondary schools and universities.
They would be divided into Ninja Academies and ordinary schools.
Moreover, the enrollment scope would be expanded to the entire Land of Fire.
Especially for the Ninja Academies, special teams would be organized to recruit civilians with ninja talents from all over the Land of Fire.
Three, a comprehensive performance appraisal mechanism was implemented.
All departments would not be limited to ninjas, and ordinary civilians could also join.
The way to enter was through a unified examination.
The content involved relevant theories of the Xia Organization, administrative ability tests, etc.
Members of existing departments also needed to take the exam.
In the end, Tsunade, holding the positions of Hokage, commander of the Allied Ninja Forces, and Leader of the Xia Organization, became a well - deserved queen.