Chapter 166: Chapter 166: The Man Associated with the Hokage
"Why did you give me the position of Leader of the Xia Organization?"
Tsunade sat in the Hokage's office, taking off her ceremonial hat. She looked at Haruki, looking a bit confused.
Just before, their Xia Organization had an emergency meeting, and Haruki announced that she would be the Leader of the Xia Organization, while he himself would become the deputy leader.
"You're currently holding three positions. Which one do you think should come first?"
Haruki stood up, walked up to her, leaned against the corner of the desk, and looked at her.
Since he was standing, he had a clear view of her well - endowed figure.
Tsunade didn't mind his wandering eyes. They were a long - married couple, and such small liberties didn't matter.
She dropped her head and thought about Haruki's question.
At first, she was going to say Hokage, but then she realized something was wrong.
"The Leader of the Xia Organization should come first."
"Good, you're making progress."
Haruki showed a hint of surprise on his face. He rubbed Tsunade's blond hair and said, "The Xia Organization represents an idea, the new Will of Fire. The Hokage is the executor. Only by ensuring the correctness of the idea can we guarantee the future direction of Konoha."
"Does that mean that from now on, the Hokage must be the Leader of the Xia Organization?" Tsunade asked, making an inference.
"Yes. The new system for electing the Hokage ensures the Hokage's prestige as much as possible. After all, only those who can convince the major ninja clans, civilian ninjas, and ordinary residents are qualified to be Hokage candidates. But starting from the second term, there will be an additional step: the leadership change of the Xia Organization.
All Hokage candidates must be qualified members of the Xia Organization. They can only take on the position of Hokage after becoming the Leader of the Xia Organization."
"Compared with the original Hokage system, this is almost completely different," Tsunade pondered aloud. "But the current one is more reasonable and safe, preventing those with ill intentions from becoming Hokage just because of their strength."
Haruki nodded.
He'd done all he could.
After he and Tsunade left in the future, all they could do was watch Konoha's own development.
But once the framework was in place, it was almost impossible for a mediocre person to emerge through this process.
Moreover, in his opinion, becoming the Leader of the Xia Organization was much more difficult than becoming the Hokage.
"Why do I still have to be the commander of the Allied Ninja Forces? Didn't you let Minato take that position before?"
Tsunade continued to ask questions.
Although she had led the various measures in the past month, it was actually Haruki who had carried out the operations.
Many of the concepts and operations were too advanced, and it was difficult for her to fully understand them.
"Minato's new army is an ordinary army. Although they use new weapons, in terms of overall performance, it can't compare to the ninja army. And the army you're forming after becoming the Hokage includes pure ninja forces and has been restructured. Instead of using the three - person squad model, it's divided according to chakra attributes, making it more disciplined and professional.
Minato can manage all the armies without any problems. However, if someone with ulterior motives takes over in the future, they could use the army to replace the Hokage directly.
Only when the Hokage controls the army can they take charge of Konoha. Even if the Uchiha Clan rebels in the future, you don't have to be afraid."
Haruki explained to her.
Countless historical events have proven the horror of an army that is out of control.
If ninjas are trained in the same way as an army, their destructive power will be even more astonishing.
"I see," Haruki said.
Although there has never been a military mutiny in history, what Haruki said does make sense.
Tsunade pondered for a moment and asked, "I'm currently holding three positions. Doesn't that mean I have an incredibly large amount of power? Can't I do whatever I want without anyone to stop me?"
"What's wrong?" Haruki couldn't help but pinch her cheek. "Do you want to be a fatuous king, having a good time every day?"
"That's impossible," Tsunade rolled her eyes at him. "I'm thinking about the future Hokage."
"Who says there's no one to stop you? All your decisions have to be approved by the Xia Organization, the Policy Department, and the Executive Department. Naturally, they won't let you do anything too outrageous. Unless you're so powerful that you can ignore them, then you can do whatever you want."
"Ah, there's basically no hope of that," Tsunade said, sounding a bit regretful. The Xia Organization and the two departments included almost all of Konoha's top jonin, such as Mikoto Uchiha, Minato Namikaze, Hiashi Hyuga, and Sakumo Hatake. She couldn't imagine anyone being stronger than them.
"So you really had that idea," Haruki said in surprise, tapping her on the head. "It seems you've gotten a big head since becoming the Hokage."
"Hehe," Tsunade laughed twice and changed the subject. "Let's go home and have dinner."
"Not so fast," Haruki said, placing his hands on her soft waist and lifting her up onto the desk.
"What are you doing?" Tsunade asked, not understanding at first. But then she felt her ceremonial robe being lifted, and she grabbed his hands.
"Hey, this is the Hokage's office, and I'm the Hokage. You should just do what I say. Let's do this at home," Tsunade said, blushing a little as she rejected his advances.
"Work is over, and I'm the Hokage's man," Haruki replied seriously.
"..." Tsunade wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered, "Then speed it up."
While Haruki and Tsunade were having an intimate moment in the office, there was another person in Konoha who was equally excited: Kakuzu.
The one - month period had come to an end.
He could leave Konoha tomorrow.
Kakuzu had led a very regular life during this time. Not causing any trouble was making his hands itch.
Every day, besides being a teacher to Kakashi and Obito, he just wandered around.
This chapter isn't over!
But it had to be said that the changes in Konoha had really surprised him.
Kakuzu walked to the Akihabara Street, also known as the Ninth District. There was a wide road that could allow a dozen carriages to pass side by side, and there were surveillance devices everywhere.
The reason he'd been well - behaved, aside from Haruki, was these omnipresent surveillance cameras.
He'd heard that the surveillance network was created by the Ninja Tools and Technology Research Department using something called a local area network. It didn't require chakra, so it was hard for ninjas to detect. It would quietly record your actions.
Of course, Kakuzu didn't want to cause trouble in Konoha. He just wasn't used to not doing bounty duties for so long.
He checked the time and found it was almost noon.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to go have some hot pot.
A hot pot restaurant opened by Haruki.
Kakuzu initially refused to go, but the smell was so enticing that he could catch it from afar.
One time, he couldn't resist the temptation and gave it a try. To his surprise, it was incredibly delicious.
"Today, Konoha Savings Bank has launched a new service."
"What kind of service?"
"Time deposit. According to their explanation, the longer the deposit period, the higher the annual interest rate. The highest one is a five - year lump - sum deposit, and you can get an annual interest rate of 2.75%."
"Does that mean if I deposit 100,000 ryo, I'll earn extra ryo after five years?"
"Exactly!"
Hearing this conversation, Kakuzu suddenly looked up.
He was chewing on a beef ball, and his eyes were shining brightly.
This time deposit was simply tailor - made for him.
He lacked many things, but money and time were not among them.
Kakuzu stood up and decided to take a look at this so - called Konoha Savings Bank to check it out.
He asked the two of them, "Where is the Konoha Savings Bank you're talking about?"
"It's in the Seventh District. It's a very distinctive building. You'll spot it as soon as you get there."
One of them looked at him and said.