Daily Life of the Third Hokage

The next day, the two of them were busy, and the two of them were busy.

The next day.

In the Hokage Building of Konoha Village, a crucial village committee meeting was about to be held. The sun shone through the window, shining into the spacious and solemn meeting room, reflecting everyone's face.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat at the head of the conference table, his eyes revealing a kind of firmness and majesty. On both sides of him, the village committee members sat in order. The Minister of Anbu, Hatake Sakumo, has a loyal and resolute heart hidden under his cold face; the Minister of Political Affairs, Mito Kado En, has a steady face with the accumulation of years; the Minister of Education, Orochimaru, has a gleam of wisdom in his eyes; Uchiha Kagami, the village committee member, has a sharp and deep gaze; the Minister of Medical Affairs, Tsunade, has a confident and courageous face; the Secretary General of the Secretariat, Nara Shikako, has a calm face.

In addition, the former village committee member, the current Minister of Defense, Akimichi Tofu, and the newly appointed Minister of Defense, Uzumaki Takeo, also attended the meeting. They sat quietly aside, waiting for the meeting to begin.

When everyone arrived, Sarutobi Hiruzen cleared his throat and slowly said, "Everyone, there are two important things to discuss today." His voice was low and powerful, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

"First of all, we all know that the condition of the Nine-tailed Jinchūriki Uzumaki Mito is getting worse day by day. We must make preparations for the replacement of the Jinchūriki. This is a major event related to the safety of our Konoha Village, and we must not be careless at all." Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes swept across everyone, his eyes were full of seriousness.

"Regarding the replacement of the Jinchūriki, the on-site arrangement, and the sealing class, I will leave it to Orochimaru to arrange, Tsunade, you will assist from the side. Don't indulge in sadness, you are the granddaughter of Mito-sama and a senior official of Konoha. Since things cannot be avoided, we still need to do the work we should do in advance."

Everyone nodded slightly when they heard this, with a solemn expression. The Nine-tailed Jinchūriki is undoubtedly one of the most important strategic forces for Konoha Village, and the importance of its replacement is self-evident.

Tsunade slapped the table and said: "Master, I understand. I am already very satisfied that my grandmother can spend the last few days of her life."

Hatake Sakumo frowned slightly. Unlike Tsunade, he always addresses her by her position in the workplace.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Hokage, the replacement of Jinchūriki is indeed crucial, but we must ensure that the new Jinchūriki can safely carry the power of the Nine-Tails and can fully control it. Otherwise, it will bring huge hidden dangers to our Konoha Village." His voice was low and powerful, and every word seemed to carry a heavy weight.

Mitomon En also continued, "Sakumo is right, we must carefully consider the new Jinchūriki candidate and train and cultivate him strictly."

Orochimaru smiled lightly and said, "Haha, isn't this already prepared? That little girl named Kushina." As he said that, his eyes looked at Uzumaki Takeo, after all, he was recommended by the Uzumaki clan. (In the original work, the Uzumaki clan was destroyed, and only Kushina was saved by Konoha.)

Nara Shikashin said calmly: "The replacement of Jinchūriki is a village secret, and it is also a major event for the village. It must be foolproof."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said: "Shikashin is right, but there are students from other villages who have come to the village for exchanges recently. They say there is no spy in the village. That's a joke. On the one hand, we must ensure that academic exchanges are not affected, and on the other hand, we must increase our anti-espionage efforts."

"In recent years, the village has developed rapidly, but the village's intelligence has been leaked in the ninja world from time to time. Although the leaked information is The report is not very important, but it also shows that the village's defense awareness has declined. "

Then, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Uchiha Kagami again and said, "Kagami, I hope you can urge the guard department to do a good job of defense inside and outside the village. At this critical moment, we must not let the enemy take advantage of it."

"The Guard Department, Patrol Department, and Customs Department need to be strengthened in this regard. Now it is up to you, the head of the Guard Department, to teach them how to protect the village."

Sarutobi Hiruzen had some opinions about several reconnaissance ninja clans. At the beginning, Sarutobi Hiruzen considered many aspects and reorganized the Guard Department. Now it has completely become the territory of the three families. Don't say how xenophobic it is?

But most of their clansmen are gathering in these three departments, which is an abnormal performance. Sarutobi Hiruzen deliberately took the opportunity to knock them

They, by the way, cleared the obstacles for Orochimaru's promotion.

Uchiha Kagami immediately stood up and said respectfully: "Yes, Lord Hokage, I will definitely live up to your trust." His eyes were full of determination and determination.

Since cooperating with Sarutobi Hiruzen to reorganize the guard department, Uchiha has been keeping a low profile and its reputation in the village is not as great as before. Several secret families that Xi Ri did not take seriously have gradually become arrogant, and it is just the right opportunity to suppress their prestige.

Then, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Akimichi Norifu and said, "Norifu. Tsunade was temporarily in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before. Now Tsunade cannot go to the Iron Kingdom to handle things because of Mito-sama's matter."

"So from today on, you will no longer be the Minister of Defense, but the Minister of Foreign Affairs. You have rich diplomatic experience, I believe you will be able to handle this position. Try to maintain the stability of the ninja world."

Akimichi Norifu nodded with a smile and said, "Haha, don't worry, Hokage-sama, I will work hard to do a good job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." This was something he had discussed with Sarutobi Hiruzen a long time ago, so there was no reason to disagree.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Uzumaki Takeo again and said, "Takeo, the Uzumaki clan has just entered the village. I originally planned to let you gain experience as the deputy minister of the Defense Department first. When you are familiar with the work of the Defense Department, you can take over the position of Minister of Defense."

"But now there may not be so much time for you to gain experience. Mito-sama also believes in your ability, so from now on, you are the new Minister of Defense."

"The work of the Defense Department is extremely important. I hope you can lead everyone in the Defense Department to protect the safety of our Konoha Village."

"In addition, the Uzumaki clan, you must let them integrate into the village as quickly as possible under stable conditions and make contributions to the village."

Uzumaki Takeo stood up and said firmly, "Yes, Hokage-sama, I will do my best and live up to your trust."

Uzumaki Takeo knew that he could be promoted to the position of Minister of Defense so quickly, which must be recommended by Mito-sama and Hokage-sama. As for his ability, he did not think he had any outstanding ability. After all, he was not able to lead the Uzumaki clan well.

The reason he was able to become the Minister of Defense was because of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen's lingering affection for their old relationship. All he could do was to lead the Uzumaki clan to stand in line.