Chapter 117 Young Minato

"Black Zetsu, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing Black Zetsu standing still, Obito asked.

Black Zetsu dispersed the distracting thoughts in his mind, and then said: "I am thinking about how to deal with the Konoha Ninja Village. Kushina and Minato are too powerful. There is no hope for us to capture the Nine-Tails."

"Then do you think of any solution?"

Hei Jue shook his head: "I can't think of any good way, but Bai Ye may have a way. Let's go over and share this information with Bai Ye first."

When Byakuya was mentioned, Obito's expression changed instantly, and he turned to Black Zetsu and said, "I don't need his help. One person can weaken Konoha's strength alone, and it only takes a year at most."

Black Zetsu glanced at Obito and shook his head: "Although you have inherited Madara's ability, the Kyuubi is not an ordinary tailed beast. To be on the safe side, it's better to tell Byakuya."

"I said, I don't need it!" Obito's tone gradually became cold.

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A few days later.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was time to hold a high-level meeting.

As the fourth generation Hokage, Namikaze Minato received a number of Konoha high-level officials in the meeting, including the leaders of the root organization Danzo and Orochimaru, the Hokage's assistants Mito Kado and Koharu, as well as the semi-retired third generation Hokage. .

However, the Third Hokage seems to have stepped down as Hokage and become a member of the advisory board of elders, but he still dominates high-level meetings.

Although Namikaze Minato respected the Third Hokage very much, he was still a little dissatisfied.

After all, he is the current Hokage of the village, and the third Hokage is already the previous one.

Considering that he had few capable people under his command, Namikaze Minato could only endure it for the time being. Whenever he raised a problem and came up with a solution, he would always ask the third generation for his opinion.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Although he was selected as the Fourth Hokage based on his merits and popularity, his power and prestige are far inferior to those of the Third Hokage who has been the Hokage for decades.

The so-called fourth generation era has not come at all, and now it still belongs to the third generation era.

To become a real Hokage, Namikaze Minato feels that it will take at least three to five years, which is one of the few good news. After all, he is still very young, less than thirty years old.

Thinking of this, Namikaze Minato took out the outline and looked in the direction of the Sandaime.

"Sandaime, I plan to form an escort team to ensure Kushina's safety."

"Sandaime, Iwagakure has sent envoys for peace talks. Should we ask for land from Iwagakure, or simply ask for war compensation."

"Sandaime, the troops from Kirigakure Village have withdrawn from the border of Fire Country."

"The Sandaime, Amegakure Village has sent an envoy, hoping to trade with us in the border area and learn from Konoha's advanced experience."

Namikaze Minato's request made the Third Hokage very satisfied, thinking that he had chosen the right person.

Namikaze Minato was worthy of being the Hokage he had chosen, and he was loyal to him. He actually didn't care how the Fourth Generation dealt with these matters, but he had to ask him for instructions.

This scene also fell in the eyes of other high-level officials in Konoha.

Koharu and Mito Kadoen didn't react much when they went to bed. It was impossible for them to become Hokage, but no matter who the Hokage was, they couldn't live without their two advisor elders.

To a certain extent, the Third Hokage is also a member of the advisors and stands with them.

In comparison, Orochimaru and Danzo were quite dissatisfied. Orochimaru could not stand the controlling desire of the Third Hokage. Coupled with his doubts about the Hokage's election, he began to wonder if the teacher had done something.

Danzo is much simpler, he just hates that he is not the Third Hokage.

If Orochimaru is successfully elected as Hokage, he should be the one who succeeds in gaining power, but his darkness cannot match that of the Third Hokage, so he lost in the Hokage election.

Noticing the strange looks in Orochimaru and Danzo's eyes, the Third Hokage chuckled:

"Minato, it's a good habit for you to ask us old people for advice, but now that you are the Hokage, you can make your own decisions as long as it doesn't go against the interests of the village."

"No..." Namikaze Minato shook his head slightly: "I'm still too young. I need to listen more to the teachings of the Third Generation, otherwise I will do bad things with good intentions."

After hearing this, the Third Hokage nodded with satisfaction.

This high-level meeting also ended in an unusually harmonious state, although nothing was discussed at the meeting and the results were reached.

After the meeting, Namikaze Minato returned to the Hokage's office with instructions from the Third Hokage.

Throwing aside the Third Hokage's comments, Namikaze Minato did not deal with the work immediately, but looked at Konoha outside the window and fell into deep thought.

At the age of twenty-four, he has become the supreme leader of Konoha Ninja Village through his record and strength, but he has only just begun on his journey to the top.

In the month after becoming Hokage, he visited high-ranking officials and the head of the ninja clan.

In a very short period of time, he quickly learned how to fight among high-level officials.

In addition to forming cliques to build hard power, the competition between high-level officials also involves standing on the moral high ground and using the village and righteousness to suppress competitors.

Frankly speaking, this was a little different from the Hokage he imagined.

The Hokage in his impression was an upright person who would sacrifice his life to protect the village and couldn't tolerate any sand in his eyes, but the reality was completely opposite.

In the village's propaganda, the image of the Third Hokage was glorious, without any stain.

But after becoming Hokage, he learned that the third generation of Hokage may have deliberately allowed Danzo to develop his roots, and there were countless darkness hidden in the darkness and roots of the village.

In addition to conspiracies against enemies, many conspiracies are also directed against one's own people.

This made Namikaze Minato feel a little tired, and he also understood why Tsunade left Konoha and why Jiraiya-sensei was unwilling to be Hokage.

Teacher Jiraiya has long seen the dark side of the village and is unwilling to have too much contact with it.

However, he is more confident than Mr. Jiraiya and believes that as time goes by, he will be able to make Konoha look new again sooner or later.

After collecting his thoughts that were gradually diverging, Namikaze Minato began to arrange his work.

A guard team must be established, and two ANBU teams must be dispatched to take turns protecting Kushina.

The peace talks on Iwagakure's side must at least obtain a considerable amount of compensation, otherwise he would not mind visiting Iwagakure Village to let Iwagakure feel the charm of the Flying Thunder God.

Kirigakure can no longer delay. Only by signing a treaty quickly can they avoid shifting conflicts.

As for the envoy sent by Amegakure Village to request trade... Namikaze Minato fell into deep thought and finally decided to agree to the request for mutual communication.

He heard that the recent reforms in Yuyin Village were going well and successfully solved the shortcomings in Yuyin Village.

If he can gain reform experience from Yahiko, it will be of great help to him in reforming Konoha in the future.