I have a bunch of relatives who want to be Hokage

But after doing this, he ended up doing tombstone cleaning for an ordinary Senju Tomb?

Who believes this?

"Could he be from the Thousand Hands Clan?" someone suddenly asked.

"Why do the Senju clan want to knock out the ANBU? They go and tell the Hokage-sama, can the Hokage-sama still let them come?"

"Stop arguing!" The Anbu captain waved his hand, he was the most irritated here, "I will report to the Hokage, you guys guard the scene.

After giving instructions to his subordinates, the squad leader left the cemetery and headed straight for the Hokage Building.

Watching the direction in which the squad leader left, one of the remaining ANBU looked at the departing figure of his immediate superior, but a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes.

【What a waste...】

The jounin sighed inwardly.

He still misses the time when Danzo-sama was around. At that time, the ANBU didn't say anything about calling the shots, at least they weren't such useless people.

The current ANBU made him very unhappy, partly because of their style, and partly because he was sent here to do this kind of thing.

He is a Jonin, shouldn't he be fighting outside? What are you doing guarding a bunch of dead people every day?

The Fourth Hokage? I don't know, but without them doing the dirty work, how would the Hokage's majesty be possible? It's really ridiculous.

Although he was resentful, the jounin still directed his subordinates to protect the scene.

The work of these chuunin will be in vain, everything is just a pretense.

Falling into the trap so easily, the current ANBU is really useless.

This jounin was really not happy about this at all, and he had no joy at all about the success. As long as this ANBU could give him the slightest hope, he would not cooperate with Orochimaru.

Working with Orochimaru would at least allow him to find a little bit of his old feelings.

At this time, in the Hokage Building, Minato Namikaze had just finished the take-out breakfast his wife had made for him and was getting ready for work.

There were high piles of documents on the table. Although he had become accustomed to them over the years, Minato Namikaze still felt that this was abnormal.

Why did the Sandaime never see so many documents on the Hokage's desk when he was the Hokage?

When it comes to decentralization of power, he has also decentralized it.

It was agreed that only important documents would be sent to him, but they all came anyway.

"Alas." Namikaze Minato lamented, packed the lunch box, sat down at the table, and picked up the first document to be approved today.

Let him be healthy, what is it?

Oh, it turns out that I applied for extra-budgetary funds.

This document is not signed by Shingen, so it must be a misstatement of the budget.

You dare to ask him for money without Shingen's signature?

After finding the sentence written by the head of the administrative department for instructions to the bosses at all levels, Namikaze Minato first circled his name, then drew a line, pulled it to the place where he wanted to sign, and wrote "To be awaited" "Consultation" and put it in the box with "Consultation" written on the side.

He likes to criticize this kind of thing.

There is no need for him to read the full text.

Minato Namikaze was a little disappointed when he picked up the second copy, this time it was not for money.

After reading it, it was about a group of businessmen applying for temporary settlement. Namikaze Minato read it carefully.

It turned out that he was engaged in gambling, so he must have come here for the Chunin exams.

The rates quoted are good, so that's okay.

So he approved something like "the administrative department will take the lead, the secret service will cooperate, and it will be handled in accordance with the regulations" and then put it in a box with the word "allow" written on it.

When he was about to pick up the third document, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Namikaze Minato said.

Really, it's a hard job to review papers because he's always interrupted.

"Hokage-sama." The person who entered was one of Namikaze Minato's shadow guards.

"Genma, what's the matter?" Namikaze Minato was surprised.

As his bodyguards, Shiranui Genma, Tamashii Raido, and Iwaki have excellent spatial perception talents. Namikaze Minato developed the Flying Thunder Formation Technique specifically for them as an auxiliary.

"Yes, the ANBU guarding the Hokage's Tomb just came to report that someone infiltrated last night."

Shiranui Genma also felt baffled when he thought about the ANBU captain's report just now.

“But nothing was moved, just a tombstone was wiped.”

"ah?"

Chapter 24: Not allowed to become a spirit after building a village?

Shiranui Genma conveyed the exact words of the ANBU captain word for word.

Namikaze Minato's first reaction was...

Descendants of the Senju clan came to visit the grave?

"Genma, what do you think?" Namikaze Minato asked.

Shiranui Genma suddenly wanted to roll his eyes.

Namikaze Minato, the Hokage, you could say he is lazy, he works overtime every day.

You could say that he is diligent and likes to ask "what do you think" when meeting people.

How could he see something that even the ANBU couldn't see?

"No, I can't see anything." Shiranui Genma said.

"Genma~" Namikaze Minato sighed, "You can't just think about being a guard."

Shiranui Genma: "..."

Is this being disliked?

He's not Uchiha Shingen, so I'm really embarrassed.

"Forget it, let them come in first and let's listen."

"Okay, Hokage-sama."

After a while, Shiranui Genma returned to the office with the ANBU captain.

Although Uchiha Shingen often comes in and out of the Hokage's office, this place is really not accessible to just anyone. After all, just picking up a piece of paper is confidential.

According to the unspoken rules recognized by the Five Ninja Villages, those who can run to the Five Kage's offices without being stopped are the real high-ranking people.

In recent years, Uchiha Shingen has "degraded" to the point where he wants to report but others won't let him.

The reason is also very simple. Namikaze Minato's "What do you think" is a bit powerful, and there are really not many people who can catch it every time.

The ninjas who can work on this floor also know a little bit about politics. Facing such questions from the Hokage, not being able to answer will make you look like a fool. It is also troublesome to answer the Hokage and not be satisfied.

As long as Uchiha Shingen is here, others won't have to suffer this kind of torture.

The ANBU captain was very reserved when he entered the Hokage's office.

My eyes didn't dare to wander at all.

"What's going on?" Namikaze Minato saw the ANBU captain in front of him who was obviously not very relaxed. To be honest, he was very disappointed. This was not the mental outlook of ANBU that he wanted to see.

Today's Anbu obviously has more financial, human and material resources than before, and ideological education has also been strengthened, but the performance of the Anbu is really mediocre. The reason for this is probably known to Minato Namikaze. In recent years, he has tried his best to delegate power, but the effect is not good. big.

No matter how big or small things go, they always come back to his desk.

As Hokage, although he was worried, he felt like he had nowhere to start.

Now that something happened to the Senju Tombs, it made him feel that this Anbu was really half dead now.

The ANBU captain saw the disappointment in the Hokage's eyes, and he couldn't express the pain in his heart, but he could only report it first.

After Namikaze Minato listened to his report, to be fair, the squad leader handled it appropriately.

This made him less disappointed.

"I know, everyone has worked hard. You go back and continue to keep an eye on the Hokage's tomb. Now the village is about to organize the joint chuunin exam. The village is full of places to employ people. It will not be possible to mobilize more people for a while. This matter must be done in advance. Don't make any noise."

"I understand, Hokage-sama."

"Well, let's go back first."

Watching the ANBU captain leave, Namikaze Minato looked at Shiranui Genma.

"Genma, please go out and investigate all the Anbu who were on duty last night, but you must pay attention to the working methods and don't hurt the hearts of your companions."

"Hokage-sama, do you think there is a mole?"

"This is not important. What is important is why the enemy sneaked into the cemetery but did not touch the Hokage's tomb." Namikaze Minato thought of Danzo Shimura and Nebe.

Now that the village has completely given up on the wood escape experiment, the Uchiha clan has eased relations with the Hokage Building, and the Uzumaki clan has been rebuilt. Based on the poor input and output, the wood escape experiment is no longer feasible.

All research materials have also been sealed.

"But like you said, we don't have the extra manpower to dig deep now."

"Yes, compared to this, the ANBU now worries me more." Namikaze Minato became more and more worried as he thought about it.

Speaking of the Sandaime period, although the ANBU were severely polarized, they were still one of the best in the circle. In the Land of Fire, the ANBU of Konoha could stop children from crying, which was called full deterrence.

However, ten years later, Konoha Anbu is now at the bottom of the five major countries.

Do they really need to be replaced?

But there really is no one in the Hokage series who can fill that position.

Needless to say about the Sarutobi clan, the third generation is still taking the lead now. There used to be Sarutobi Saizo, but that’s no longer possible now, he’s too old.

The key is that the style of painting doesn't match Anbu at all.

His old friend Nara Shikaku definitely has enough brains, but Shikaku's personality doesn't make him the leader of ANBU.

Namikaze Minato's mind passed over people one after another, including the Uzumaki clan.

Ultimately, none fit.

He now really understood why the Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen could tolerate Shimura Danzo like that.

We really need someone like this.

What kind of people lead what kind of soldiers? In the Sandaime era, the ANBU leader was actually just a decoration. The one who really took charge of most of the ANBU's actions was Shimura Danzo.

It's so nerve-wracking...

Namikaze Minato was even more confused when he thought about the upcoming joint chuunin exams.

The time for the Joint Chuunin Examination has been officially announced by Konoha. Considering that the Joint Chunin Examination attracts people from all over the continent, the preparation period is very long.

The current floating population in Konoha Village is not ordinary.

Even the room rates in small hotels have tripled.

It's hard to find a room, and that's what Konoha is like now.

So much so that some villagers have begun to rent out their houses. Even though those places are remote, as more and more outsiders come to participate in this event, they don't have to worry about renting them out.

As the migrant population increases, the pressure on public security will increase.

The police department was extremely busy right now. Due to insufficient manpower, Minato Namikaze had to temporarily issue tasks to involve the ninjas in the village.

The main task of ANBU is to send people out to collect all kinds of intelligence. On the one hand, it is to prevent anyone from doing anything against Konoha during the chuunin exams. On the other hand, it is also to prevent outsiders from taking advantage of Konoha's lack of energy at the moment. , engage in some actions that are detrimental to Konoha.

But after this incident happened at home, and considering that even after such a long time, the Anbu had not been able to find anything through the investigation, Namikaze Minato felt that it was urgent to rectify the Anbu.

No one is causing trouble? Are you kidding? If no one causes trouble, the ninja world will not be normal.

The phrase "the lesser of two evils" may not be appropriate here, but he really needs someone to help him sort out the ANBU, even if it's not from the Hokage line.

"Genma." Namikaze Minato made a decision, "You go to the Uchiha clan and invite Shingen over. By the way, invite the ANBU minister over first."

"Hokage-sama?" Shiranui Genma was stunned.

Although Uchiha Shingen is now trusted by Namikaze Minato, as a Hokage guard, Shiranui Genma still knows that there are many types of trust in Hokage.