Chapter 384: Candidate for Acting Hokage

Konoha, the next morning.

Haneda drank a lot with Sakumo and Kakashi on the moon and arrived at the office much later than usual.

By the time he arrived, Shikaku had already acquiesced that Haneda would not come.

All the work that was originally sent to Haneda's desk was sent to Shikakuna.

Looking at Shikaku working diligently, Haneda smiled with satisfaction.

He walked over, patted Shikaku on the shoulder, and said with a smile:

"Shikaku, congratulations!"

Shikaku put down his pen, looked up at Haneda, and said curiously:

"What is it? Hokage-sama, you are not going to let me be the acting Hokage?"

"Bingo, if you answered correctly, I'll reward you with the position of acting Hokage!"

The acting Hokage that Haneda mentioned was part of the fake death plan he and Shikaku discussed.

The so-called acting Hokage means that Haneda is unable to work during the period of pretending to be sick, so he entrusts all the work of Hokage to an elder.

This makes it easier to pass on the throne after death and allows the successor to adapt to the work in advance.

This is also part of acting. After all, the person is about to die, but he is still worrying about work. What if it is fake?

Back then, Hashirama left all the work to Oudoudou and went to play cards with his granddaughter Tsunade.

Haneda and Shikaku intentionally drew inspiration from the first generation's death.

Hearing that Haneda really had this idea, Shikaku hesitated.

He could easily guess that Kakashi rejected Haneda's proposal to pass on the throne.

The other elders basically don't care about worldly affairs, so I am the best candidate.

But Shikaku thinks it's too much trouble. Shikaku has reason to suspect that after he succeeds as the acting Hokage, Haneda will make him a regular Hokage!

He never doubted Haneda's integrity. After all, Haneda had been the Hokage for such a long time and had rarely done anything seriously.

Maybe Haneda had already thought about giving up his position.

But the situation did not allow it. After the Fourth Shinobi World War was over, the world was unified, and his ideals were fulfilled, abdication would become a matter of course.

Shikaku hesitated for a long time. In fact, he also had a dream of becoming Hokage in his heart. After all, when he was a child, his friends all clamored to become Hokage, so it was normal to have such an idea.

But his dream is just to be an ordinary person, marry an ordinary girl, and live an ordinary life.

And the Hokage...

Shikaku didn't want to go out to buy groceries and be surrounded by people.

Shikaku said righteously: "Hokage-sama, I think there is a good person!"

Haneda was afraid that Shikaku would refuse, so he quickly said, "No, Shikaku, I think you are already very good."

"No, Hokage-sama, I recommend Uchiha Shisui as the acting Hokage! Shisui has worked diligently in the Anbu for several years. When he was the captain of the Anbu, he was deeply loved by the team members. In the past, he also made a name for himself in the ninja world. His qualifications and prestige far exceed mine. I think Shisui is very suitable!"

“Hmm???” Zhishui, who was still squatting behind the bookshelf in the office, lived in Bengbu.

Lord Hokage and Lord Shikaku were discussing the matter of acting Hokage, but how come this strange thing fell on me?

Itachi next to him smiled and said, "Brother Shisui, I think you are really suitable to be the Hokage."

Shisui shook his head quickly: "I am not suitable. There are many people in the village who have more qualifications and prestige than me, such as Tsunade-sama and Jiraiya-sama. Even if Elder Shikaku does not want to be the leader, it is not my turn."

Itachi said, "Brother Shisui, is there a possibility that Tsunade-sama and Jiraiya-sama don't want to be Hokage either?"

Shisui's eyes were obviously stunned for a moment, and then suddenly lit up.

Which child in Konoha didn’t dream of becoming Hokage when he was young?

Shisui has always deeply loved the village, and his thoughts have been influenced by his grandfather, the third generation, Danzo, and Haneda.

Even though Danzo is a bad guy, he also wants to be Hokage!

It's impossible for Shisui to have no thoughts about the position of Hokage.

And now the opportunity has come. As long as he is willing and takes the initiative to find Haneda, this position may very likely fall into his hands!

Itachi said, "Brother Shisui, hurry up! If you hesitate you will regret it for the rest of your life!!"

"I...I...forget it. It's one against seven. The Hokage's decision is still made by the Hokage. Only the one who is recognized by everyone is the real Hokage. I don't have the qualifications."

Seeing this, Itachi felt very disappointed, but in his heart he also agreed with what Shisui said.

Becoming Hokage through a shortcut will make it very difficult to get over the hurdle of the heart.

If you ask yourself, if this happened to Itachi himself, he would also choose to refuse.

As for Haneda and Shikaku, they continued to make excuses. Shikaku even suggested that Uchiha Itachi be the acting Hokage.

But Haneda insisted on letting Shikaku take the role.

It’s not that he thinks Shisui and Itachi are not good enough, it’s mainly because a lot of the work of the Hokage is done by Shikaku, and Shikaku is the most suitable person to take over the job.

As for Shisui, he had no experience in handling official affairs and was a complete newbie. Even if he succeeded as Hokage, the work was still done by Shikaku.

It would be better to give the position of Hokage to Shikaku, which would save a lot of trouble.

Needless to say, Itachi is too young, difficult to convince the public, and lacks both qualifications and prestige.

Even though Itachi is now stronger than Tsunade and Jiraiya, his reputation in the ninja world is no match for the two of them.

There's no way. Itachi works in the Anbu and many things have to be kept secret, including his battle records.

Without achievements, there is no fame and prestige.

After arguing for about half an hour, Shikaku refused to do it, so Haneda had to back down and let Shisui come for the interview.

Hearing Haneda calling Shisui over, Itachi encouraged him, "Come on, Shisui-san, I support you in becoming Hokage!"

Shisui smiled bitterly and walked over:

"Hokage-sama, Shikaku-sama."

"You should have heard clearly what Shikaku and I discussed just now, right?" Haneda said.

"Well, it's about the selection of the acting Hokage." Shisui said honestly.

"Shikaku thinks you're suitable. I think you lack work experience, so I want to examine you."

"I will work hard."

Shisui's neither humble nor arrogant attitude made Haneda quite satisfied.

He originally thought that Shisui would be very happy to hear that he had the opportunity to become Hokage. After all, it was like pie in the sky.

Haneda talked about the first question:

"If you became Hokage, what would be the first thing you would do?"

Shisui said, "Hold a jonin meeting and announce that everything will remain as it is. The elders' seats and the positions of the departments will remain unchanged."

"Hokage-sama, I know I have no experience in the job, and I would rather spend time getting used to the job of Hokage and learning from Shikaku-sama."

Haneda was a little surprised by Shisui's answer, he thought Shisui would say some empty words to make people happier, similar to what he did himself.

In this way, Shisui behaves more like his political successor.

But Shisui's answer also dispelled Haneda's doubts. Shisui could be the Hokage just like himself, throwing the work to Shikaku and being the one in charge.

Anyway, he is strong enough. Even if his subordinates want to rebel against Tiangang, they have to ask Shisui's other gods whether they agree.

What Haneda feared most was that Shisui would have his own ideas as soon as he took over and destroy the plan he and Shikaku had discussed.

Changing one's policies every day has always been a very serious matter in history, as it will undermine the credibility of a regime.

When a regime loses its credibility, no matter what you say, the people will not believe it. Even if you do good things, the people will speculate on conspiracy theories.

The initial stage of water stopping was kept as it is.

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