Chapter 215 Chakra Research Institute

The sun, which had been scorching hot all day, was setting in the west. Unwilling to sink, it tried hard to emit its last rays of light, dyeing the clouds an orange-red color. From a distance, they looked somewhat similar to blooming maple leaves.

The streets of Konoha Village were full of pedestrians. It was close to dinner time, and it was also the busiest time of the day. Housewives carrying vegetable baskets, carefree children playing, and tired workers brought a little bit of human touch to the grim village.

Ye Shan sat in the Hokage chair, looking at the human life outside the window with an obsessed look. For some reason, he suddenly remembered that day in the Ninja School, Sarutobi Hiruzen also looked at it like this, and did not stop until night fell.

Several people were standing quietly outside the office. Their inner thoughts were unknown, but their attitude was very clear, that is, Yeshan would become the fourth Hokage without any surprise, even though the matter was ridiculous.

After a long time, seeing that Ye Shan hadn't spoken, Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth and coughed lightly under the gazes of several people, and started the dialogue with the new leadership team.

"Lord Ye Shan, would you like us to come in and talk?"

To be honest, he could get used to people addressing him respectfully as Yeshan, but he felt awkward when Uchiha Fugaku called him that, as if a member of the opposite sex walked into a hot spring while they were both soaking in the water.

"Fugaku, just call me by my name." Ye Shan turned around and said seriously.

Uchiha Fugaku felt warm in his heart. He did not argue with the other party about the address and invited them into the office.

Ye Shan looked left and right and always felt something was wrong, so he clapped his hands, and an Anbu ninja appeared silently, half-kneeling and waiting for orders.

"Add a few chairs and make some tea." Ye Shan ordered lightly.

The Anbu ninja nodded and disappeared, and immediately another ninja brought in some chairs and even a coffee table.

"Please take a seat, everyone. You have all worked hard on the front line." Ye Shan greeted with a smile.

Several people looked at each other, and none of them had any intention of sitting down, because when Sarutobi Hiruzen was there, they always stood when reporting their work, and they were not used to sitting down now.

Ye Shan pretended to be unhappy and said, "You have made great contributions to the village, so you should sit down and talk. Don't you want to give me this face?"

Orochimaru chuckled, and sat down first with a smile on his pale face. Seeing this, the others also sat down after making way for each other.

Ye Shan took out a pack of cigarettes, took out a cigarette and threw it to Jiraiya. He knew that many people present smoked, and cigarettes were a good thing for communication between people.

Sure enough, as the choking smoke rose, the atmosphere in the office became less stiff and more familiar.

Uchiha Fugaku stood up with a cigarette between his right hands and said, "A country cannot be without a leader, and a village cannot be without a Hokage. Now that the Third Hokage has passed away suddenly, our top priority is to elect a new Hokage. I propose that the senior ninja Bai Kumo Yeshan be appointed. This is also the wish of all the ninjas of the Uchiha clan. What do you think?"

He was very anxious. Except for him, all the people in the office were direct subordinates of the Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. If he didn't step forward at this time, who would?

Jiraiya rarely sat up straight, and said seriously, "I agree."

"I agree."

"agree"

In fact, no one would object at all. Yeshan's record is there. He turned the situation around by himself and killed the Raikage and the Tsuchikage. If he didn't become the Hokage, those ninjas under him would not submit.

Ye Shan smoked with a calm expression, his eyes narrowed into slits at some point, carefully observing everyone's subtle expressions, but without gaining anything, he couldn't help but curse inwardly that they were all old foxes.

"Thank you for your trust and support, but the position of Hokage is of great importance. How can Ye Shan be qualified to hold this position? Let's choose someone else."

Although Yeshan really wanted to become Hokage immediately, he still had to decline the necessary opportunities, otherwise it would be embarrassing if the news got out.

Namikaze Minato smiled warmly and said, "It is not only our wish that Lord Hayama become the Hokage, but also the common wish of all Konoha ninjas. Don't refuse."

After refusing three times, Ye Shan reluctantly took the position of Hokage. In fact, he had been sitting on the Hokage's exclusive chair and had not gotten up. Even a fool knew what he meant.

Ye Shan took a sip of tea, looked at the cold Orochimaru, and said slowly: "The affairs of the village are getting busy, and I intend to appoint two deputy hokage to assist in handling major and minor affairs. Orochimaru has made great contributions and hard work in recent years, and his reputation is flourishing. I suggest that he be appointed as deputy hokage."

Here, Yeshan only nominated one candidate for Deputy Hokage. As for who the remaining one would be, everyone knew without guessing that it would definitely be Uchiha Fugaku.

As for what specific duties the Deputy Hokage was responsible for, no one asked. There were only a few departments with real power in the village, and the so-called Deputy Hokage was nothing more than the Hokage advisor with a different name.

Orochimaru looked around expressionlessly, then suddenly smiled and said, "Thank you very much for your trust, Hokage-sama, but my personality is not suitable for the position of Deputy Hokage. Please choose someone else."

Be it Hokage or Deputy Hokage, in Orochimaru's eyes, power is not as important as a rare corpse, and he is not interested in it.

As expected, Yeshan nodded. Orochimaru was a freak, always mysterious and no one knew what he was doing, so he looked at Jiraiya.

Jiraiya waved his hand and said, "The dream of the immortal instructed me to travel around the world to find the child of destiny. I am not qualified to be the deputy hokage."

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado En also declined, leaving only Namikaze Minato, who of course was the candidate that Hayama favored: "Then, I formally appoint Namikaze Minato as the deputy Hokage, and it will be announced at the Hokage Inauguration Ceremony."

Namikaze Minato took a deep breath. He never thought that he would really become the Hokage one day. Although it was a deputy position, it was still called Hokage after all. He couldn't help but feel excited: "Thank you for your trust, Hokage. I will do my best to perform my duties."

Ye Shan rubbed his face and said with a slightly tired look: "Everyone, please go back. The coffin of the Third Hokage will arrive at the village the day after tomorrow. I would like to ask you to arrange the funeral. It must be done in a grand manner. If you need anything, please go to Uchiha Fugaku. He is the general manager."

The Uchiha ninja held a funeral for the Hokage, which was really a big girl getting married - the first time, but who let Hayama be the Hokage? No one would offend a new Hokage for a dead person, even if the dead person was a Hokage when he was alive.

Several people stood up, made hand seals and bowed before leaving the office. Ye Shan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest. He didn't get much rest last night and was really tired now.

When Ye Shan woke up from his sleep, a full moon was already hanging in the sky and the lights in the village were sparse. It was obviously very late.

An Anbu ninja appeared from the shadows and asked respectfully, "Do you want to eat some food, sir? There are people on duty in the kitchen 24 hours a day."

Ye Shan stretched lazily without hesitation. After hearing what the Anbu ninja said, he really felt hungry. He nodded and ordered: "Ask the kitchen to prepare some food. Also, call Uchiha Fugaku and Namikaze Minato. Tell them that I have something to discuss."

"Yes!"

About a quarter of an hour later, Uchiha Fugaku and Namikaze Minato hurried over, neatly dressed in the same Konoha ninja uniforms, but without any ninja tools.

Ye Shan greeted with a smile on his face: "Have you two eaten? If not, let's eat together. They are all freshly made in the kitchen."

In fact, Uchiha Fugaku and Namikaze Minato had already eaten at this time, but they couldn't refuse Ye Shan's kindness, so the three of them started eating in the office.

The meal was simple but not simplistic. Konoha Village was wealthy and would not be short of food for the Hokage. A bowl of rice with full grains, a fried golden saury, a portion of pork ribs and corn soup, a dish of coriander beef and miso soup, all of which were Yeshan's favorite foods. It seemed that the people in the kitchen had put a lot of effort into it.

Ye Shan finished his food, but he was only half full. Seeing that Uchiha Fugaku didn't eat much, he didn't hesitate to bring it to him and continued to eat. Uchiha Fugaku naturally had no objection. In fact, when Ye Shan was in trouble, they often ate and drank together. Now Ye Shan was so easy-going that he felt very comfortable.

It is easy for people to share adversity, but difficult to share prosperity. Ye Shan does not want to be such a person. He joins hands with the Uchiha clan to continue to enjoy prosperity.

"Hiccup~"

After a comfortable burp, Yeshan took out a cigarette and threw one to Uchiha Fugaku. However, Namikaze Minato didn't smoke. He rarely even drank alcohol. He was a typical good man.

"Minato, is the food to your liking?"

"It's good, I like it very much."

Ye Shan nodded and changed the subject: "The food we just ate is nothing for the village, but it is very rare outside, especially beef. Ordinary people may not be able to eat it in their lifetime."

Namikaze Minato was stunned, not understanding what Ye Shan meant by this, and could only agree: "What the Hokage said is right. I have seen many disaster victims in the Rain Country. They can't even eat white rice, let alone beef. A family that can eat wheat husk bread every day is considered a wealthy family."

Ye Shan sighed and said with a bit of compassion: "The Ninja World War has been going on for a long time, and the common people have suffered. The people's lives are difficult."

"???"

What does the hardship of the common people have to do with Konoha? That is the job of the daimyo. Does the new Hokage, Yeshan, want to improve people's livelihood?

"It's a waste to use all five types of chakra, wind, fire, lightning, earth, and water, to kill people. I think we've gone astray. Chakra is a precious production tool that could have brought a prosperous life to the ninja world."

Uchiha Fugaku was also stunned. He had no idea what Ye Shan was up to.

Seeing that the two of them didn't understand, Ye Shan stopped the topic and continued, "I called you here to discuss the division of labor. The position of Deputy Hokage is very important. What do you think?"

Leaders seem to like asking their subordinates what they think. Ye Shan used to hate it, but now he has become the person he hates.

Uchiha Fugaku said without hesitation: "The Security Department and the Root Department were originally under the jurisdiction of the Uchiha clan. I will not avoid suspicion here and hope to continue to manage the affairs of the two departments."

Ye Shan nodded: "Okay, in addition to this, the Anbu will also be under your jurisdiction, and you will also serve as the leader of the Jonin Squad."

This means handing over all the violent organizations in the village to Uchiha Fugaku, but it is a bit of a stretch considering his strength, but what Ye Shan determined has little to do with strength.

"As for Minato, you will be in charge of the school, hospital, Hokage's office, economic development, and chakra research matters."

Namikaze Minato was even more confused. He knew what schools and hospitals were, and he could roughly guess what the Hokage's office was for. What about economic development and chakra research? Did Konohagakure have such functional institutions?

Ye Shan stood up and paced slowly, and continued: "I intend to set up a chakra research institute, with me as the director and Minato as the vice director, specializing in chakra research."

"Of course, we'll take our time. Minato has it easier at the moment compared to Fugaku, but I promise you'll be very busy in the future."

In the small office, Yeshan was working hard to draw a huge pie for Minato Namikaze.