Inside the courtyard.

"Even if you want to become stronger, you are really rare like this."

Shikamaru, who was practicing his family's secret art of escape in the courtyard, suddenly heard such words in his ears.

He put down his seal palm and turned to look at the person who came, it was his father Shikaku.

"Are you, a veteran of three dynasties, so leisurely?"

Shikamaru pursed his lips, as if he felt it was embarrassing to be seen practicing hard.

After all, his past performance has nothing to do with words like hard work.

"The elders of the three dynasties..."

Lu Jiu's mouth suddenly twitched violently at his son's comments.

This generalization is actually not wrong. He has served as the Third Hokage, the Fourth Hokage, and the Fifth Hokage, and has held the important position of Jonin squad leader during their reign. He can indeed be called the "Elder of the Three Dynasties."

In just twelve years, so many things have happened in Konoha, and the Hokage personnel have been changed several times, which really makes him, the Jonin squad leader, unhappy.

"How about working with the new Hokage? I heard he is a difficult person to get along with."

Especially when it comes to women, Shikamaru immediately had a bad association. Because in his mind, women were the same as tigresses.

"This kind of thing has nothing to do with you as a genin. You should consider taking the chuunin exam next year."

Shikaku didn't plan to talk to Shikamaru about this.

The content of his work is extremely confidential. He can still figure out what can be said and what cannot be said.

There are some things that even family members cannot reveal at all.

"Yeah?"

Shikamaru raised his eyebrows but didn't pay too much attention.

"So, regarding Sasuke, and old Kakashi... Hatake Kakashi, have the higher ups started making preparations?"

After a pause, Shikamaru turned to other topics.

Shikaku glanced at Shikamaru and asked, "Are you asking for Naruto?"

"No, after all, they are still friends from the past, so it doesn't matter if I care about them."

"You are really tough." Shikamaru's little thoughts can be seen at a glance. Shikaku did not blame him and said to Shikamaru: "Forget it, it doesn't hurt to talk to you. Generally speaking, such a dangerous and rebellious ninja,

In theory, they must be resolved as soon as possible. Not only are they very powerful, but if left unchecked for a long time, they may lead to a decline in the village's credibility. On the other hand, because they have too much confidential information about the village, in order to prevent these secrets

Leakage may endanger the safety of the village, and this part of the risk must also be prevented and controlled."

"But the key point is that the village shouldn't have so much spare energy now."

Shikamaru hit the nail on the head and hit the village's current sore spot.

Originally, because of the change of Hokage, Konoha is now mentally and physically haggard. The internal factions have not yet stabilized under the coordination of the new Hokage... If you are dealing with ordinary rebellious ninjas, you don't need to do this.

, randomly dispatching a chasing force is enough to do the job. But this time the goal is different, and the mission delegation system also needs to be restored. In fact, there are very few ninjas who can be mobilized freely.

"That's basically the case. Although the wanted documents for traitorous ninjas have been issued, it is an indisputable fact that the village does not have the power to pursue them now."

In fact, from Shikaku's point of view, there are two more important reasons, that is, the reshuffle of the ANBU and the game between the top management are still going on in secret. After all, with the size of Konoha, it can still be squeezed out

The pursuit force was quite large. However, the changes in the ANBU and high-level management meant that this matter could only be put on hold and a patrol force temporarily dispatched to show Konoha's attitude.

If Konoha wants to completely restore its turnover, it will have to wait until at least February next year. If things go well, maybe it can be done earlier, but in that case, my vacation will be gone.

Thinking of this kind of thing, Shikaku couldn't help but imagine the pain of working overtime.

Even if he is a ninja, he can't help but feel bitter in his heart when he thinks about working overtime.

"Okay, you should practice hard, and by the way, please supervise Ino and Chouji. Soon, there may not be much time for you to enjoy this stability."

After saying this, without waiting for Shikamaru to ask, Shikaku left here quickly.

He was silently calculating other things in his mind.

That is, the plan, headed by the daimyo of the Fire Country, to unite with the daimyo of other countries to punish the Kingdom of Ghosts, is moving forward.

Although the plan was temporarily stalled due to the change of Hokage, after Tsunade returned, the plan moved forward again.

As the Jonin squad leader, he has the same authority to know about this plan as the higher-ups. He was also fortunate enough to follow the Third Hokage to the Daming Mansion to participate in this decision-making, and he provided part of the planning.

But now that the Third Hokage has unfortunately died halfway through his duties, then Tsunade, as the successor, must inherit the legacy of the Third Hokage and carry out this plan to the end.

Although Shikaku believes that there are many uncertain risks in promoting this plan, it has received the support of several major powers and half of the Five Shadows. Therefore, it is not up to him to consider whether this plan should be implemented, but must be implemented.

And implement it as soon as possible.

Lu Jiu sighed in his heart, and a gloomy look flashed in his eyes.

war……

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Opening the door to the Hokage's office, Shikaku's first sight was the mountains of paper piled on the table.

In the corner of the office, there are also piles of paper, piled together in bundles. It is obvious that these have not been processed.

Shikaku lamented the hard work of Tsunade as the new Hokage. Thinking of this, he no longer felt the pain of working overtime.

Even the Hokage takes the lead and works so hard. As a subordinate, how can I still stand still?

Thinking this, Shikaku quickly walked to the desk and saw Tsunade lying on the desk, drooling from the corner of her mouth, sleeping soundly.

"..."

This could be a dream.

After all, everyone in Konoha is so busy, how could a Hokage be lazy at this time?

This must be an illusion, an illusion.

Just when Shikaku thought so, he seemed to hear movement next to him. Tsunade opened her eyes from her sleep and asked in a daze.

"What, Shizune, have you bought the pork chop rice?"

"No, it's me, Hokage-sama."

Shikaku's mouth twitched.

What is pork chop rice? It shouldn't be lunch time now, it's at least two hours away from lunch.

"Uh, it's Shikaku. Sorry, I made you laugh."

Tsunade noticed that the person coming was Shikaku, and she didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed. She calmly picked up a tissue and wiped the very indecent-looking saliva from the corner of her mouth.

Then, she said seriously:

"First of all, let me explain that I was definitely not lazy and sleeping just now. I was just thinking deeply about some village development planning issues. Don't get me wrong."

Put away the tissue you used to wipe your saliva first, Hokage-sama. Shikaku lamented in his heart.

"Since you are tired, it would be better for you, Hokage-sama, to go home and rest."

Considering that Tsunade has been working intensively since she came back, it is not incomprehensible that she would like to find some time to be lazy for a while. After all, it is also the responsibility of subordinates to care about the health of their superiors.

"Don't worry, I'm full of energy now!"

Tsunade said that there was no problem with her and she could continue to work, showing the attitude of a hard-working boss who takes things seriously.

"..."

This kind of words makes people feel even more guilty.

He suspected that as soon as he left here, the other party would lie down on the table and sleep again.

"these are……"

Shikaku saw a stack of papers on the table in front of Tsunade, and his expression changed.

"Ah, these are the personnel information of the medical department."

Although Tsunade can handle government affairs with ease, what she is best at is related to the medical department. After all, this is her old profession, and it is indeed more convenient to manage than other things.

"Are you planning to reorganize it like ANBU?"

Lu Jiu's thoughts changed.

"There's no need for that. Although there are some problems in the medical department, as long as there are no problems with the senior cadres of the department, everything is within control. It's not like the ANBU, which is infiltrated from top to bottom.

It’s become a sieve.”

Tsunade said this.

"You can't say that. None of us knew that Kakashi would be Orochimaru's spy. Maybe before Minato, Kakashi was Orochimaru's man. I think the senior management of the medical department also

We should investigate and maybe we can catch some big fish from it."

Shikaku thought for a while and suggested to Tsunade.

When Tsunade heard these words, she couldn't help but narrow her eyes and began to think about it seriously.

Although she took over the affairs of the Hokage and used her strong style from the beginning to temporarily intimidate the two advisors, in the final analysis this was just to make it easier for herself. But there were still some things she couldn't take care of regarding the details of the village.
To be continued...