"Shikaku, what else are you planning for the afternoon?"

After the lunch break at noon, Tsunade returned to the Hokage's office and asked Shikaku if he had any other plans for the afternoon.

After comparing the text on the itinerary, Shikaku glanced at it and replied to Tsunade:

"Hokage-sama, there is only a small short meeting left at four o'clock in the afternoon schedule. Other than that, all that is left is to read the report submitted by the hospital."

The lunch break has just ended, it's only one o'clock, and there are still three hours to spare before four o'clock.

According to Shikaku, there will be a three-hour 'short vacation' next.

Even so, Tsunade still felt empty when she heard that there was nothing to do next.

Maybe it's because after returning to Konoha, I was used to being busy, and suddenly having nothing to do made me feel a little uncomfortable.

"In a short meeting...are you messing around with those two old guys again?"

Tsunade doesn't like the two people on the advisory board very much.

In particular, the advisory group's behavior of stealing the fruits of the Hokage's achievements in the name of assisting the Hokage's work made her even more disgusted.

If he steals the fruits of her labor and is her supporter, then of course there is no need to say more. However, if he takes her benefits, he often does not stand on the same front, which undoubtedly creates obstacles for her.

However, there is currently no way to remove the balance without affecting the stability of Konoha.

Otherwise, these two old guys should have stepped down from their advisory positions long ago.

But the current balance is probably what all parties within Konoha want to see most.

It's called "ruling Konoha together with the Hokage", but the real idea is to find ways to increase one's own strength and weaken the power of the Hokage under the conditions of the establishment of the rules.

It is nominally led by the Hokage, but to truly operate Konoha, a huge ninja village organization, it requires the approval of the roots and ninja factions.

Such restrictions made Tsunade feel unhappy more than once.

Fortunately, there are several important departments with real power under her. Most of the ANBU is controlled by herself, the Hokage, and a very small part is controlled by the Sarutobi clan, so there is not too long delay in issuing government orders.

He is not so depressed that even issuing a decree requires the approval of the root and the ninja clan, otherwise he will not be able to get out of the embarrassing situation of the Hokage's office.

If so, Naruto would really be a mascot on the table.

"Yes."

Being used to Tsunade's foul language, Shikaku naturally knew who the old thing Tsunade was referring to.

Fortunately, the three clans of the Ino, Deer, and Butterflies still have their hearts set on the Hokage. In addition, the Hyuga clan, which has obtained the position of senior elder, now has a close relationship with the Hokage, so that in terms of checks and balances of power, the Hokage still has the upper hand for a long time.

But to take back the lost power step by step, Lu Jiu believes that this is a long-term solution and cannot be implemented in the short term.

A major change is needed.

As for the major opportunities for such a change, Shikaku can think of two.

Danzo Shimura, a fundamental leader, has naturally ended his lifespan and the martial arts faction is leaderless. At that time, Konoha will definitely usher in a reshuffle of the internal situation.

The second is a strong external pressure environment.

But compared to the first possibility, the second possibility is basically impossible to occur.

Konoha can now use as many as 20,000 ninjas to participate in the war. Although most of them are still middle and genin, ninjas are ninjas after all. When gathered together, they can also be a powerful deterrent force.

What's more, the next actions of the Four Nations Alliance will make Konoha's external environment even more stable.

Therefore, the real opportunity can only come when Danzo dies and the whole gang is leaderless.

The arrival of this opportunity may take five years, it may take ten years, or it may take longer.

"Forget it, let's not mention them. Let's get the report from the hospital."

Tsunade always had the idea of ​​​​out of sight, out of mind when it came to the two consultants, so she decided to read the hospital report as soon as possible.

Shikaku took out the report from the nearby bookshelf and handed it to Tsunade for reading.

The above reports are all about the research progress of several major projects carried out by Konoha Hospital recently.

For example, the research progress of medical talismans and the training progress of psychological medical personnel are all major tasks that Konoha Hospital will undertake next.

"Because the medical department has requested a large amount of research funds this year, the heads of other departments have submitted application letters many times. I hope that you, Hokage-sama, will exercise restraint in this regard."

When Tsunade was reading the report, Shikaku reminded him.

"I have made it very clear about this matter. Medical research must be stepped up. In this way, the losses of Konoha ninjas in the mission can be reduced."

"However, the heads of those departments claimed that the hospital has been unable to produce results, and there has been no substantial progress so far. Maybe some people are lining their own pockets..."

"How can research be accomplished so quickly? When the village promoted medical reform during the Second Ninja War, it took several years to gradually lay the groundwork for completion."

Tsunade sneered at this statement.

Because the hospital's research project was of great importance, she not only dispatched her own ANBU to supervise it personally, but also personally reviewed the research work of the research department every half month.

As a senior medical ninja, she could easily tell whether these researchers were trying to trick her.

After all, with so much money invested, she couldn't just leave it to the hospital's research department to handle it herself, without personally investigating it and letting some people drill holes in the research department's corpses.

At present, the deputy director of Konoha Hospital, Asami Masumi, has managed these things in an orderly manner and found out many researchers who were dawdling in the research department. Although the progress is a bit slow, this research progress is actually not considered.

Worse.

Apart from the shortcoming of always coming here to ask for funds, there are no other problems.

Money is something that only makes sense if it is invested.

Although it caused some complaints from other departments in Konoha this year, in Tsunade's view, as long as the results come out, it will be completely worth it.

"Moreover, although the village's medical department has trained many medical ninjas over the years, this number of medical ninjas is completely insufficient for the entire village. Not only is it surpassed by the Kingdom of Demons in scale, but even in the professional field,

It cannot be compared with the Kingdom of Ghosts."

After reading the report compiled by the hospital, Tsunade felt that this was the top problem Konoha would face.

She has personally gone to the Ghost Country to investigate, and knows how prosperous the medical field is there. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a paradise for medical ninjas.

Moreover, these medical ninjas are designed in a wide range of fields, and many of them are problems that medical ninjas from other countries have not noticed.

If a war breaks out, the death rate of ninjas in the Kingdom of Oni will definitely be far lower than that of ninjas in other countries.

Regarding Tsunade's question, Shikaku was also thoughtful.

Because of the threat from the military power of the Kingdom of Demons, Konoha has been strengthening the construction of military power over the years and constantly increasing the scale of ninjas, which has led to a leap in military power. But the problems that have arisen are just as Tsunade said.

As it is implicitly stated, there is a serious shortage of medical ninjas.

Too much emphasis is placed on the expansion of the scale of ninjas and their combat effectiveness. On the contrary, the training model and even the scale of medical ninjas have not been improved in any way.

Therefore, the coverage rate of medical ninjas for the entire Konoha ninja team is now much lower than during the Third Ninja War.

In the long run, this will not be conducive to the growth of Konoha Village.

Many ninjas did not die directly on the battlefield, but died of serious injuries before they could receive effective treatment.

"However, at this juncture, the scale of medical ninjas must be suddenly increased..."

Not to mention that this year's investment in the entire medical department has far exceeded previous years. In the next December, there will be a huge operation. Will Konoha's energy be able to take care of so many things?

Will it cause discord within other departments?

"Sarutobi-sensei really left me a huge mess."

Listening to Tsunade's melancholy tone, Shikaku stopped talking for a long time.

He had heard this kind of complaint from Tsunade countless times. Every time he encountered this kind of thing, the other party couldn't help but sigh like this.

But...it's true.

The core policies that each Hokage focuses on will not overlap.

The Second Generation Hokage created the Ninja School and the Anbu to increase the power of the Hokage, which can better mobilize the efficiency of the village, and enhance the military power of the village to centralize power. It was also the Hokage of Konoha, the most powerful period, and no one dared to touch it.

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The Sandaime Hokage took office in the face of crisis. In order to ensure the stability of Konoha, he focused on the balance of various groups in the village. However, due to some mistakes in policies and personal selfishness, the roots continued to grow, leaving many unclear accounts.

The Fourth Hokage died young and only had nearly a year in power. He did very little. Although he had a grand development strategy, he had no time to implement it.

Today, as the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade is enterprising and aggressive, while at the same time ensuring the stability of the village. She is very similar to the Second Hokage's governing strategy. She wants to concentrate the power of the Hokage again to facilitate her ideas.

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It can be said that there is a great ambiguity with the conservative policy implemented by his mentor, the Sandaime Hokage.

In Tsunade's eyes, the Sandaime's policies were too conservative. Even though he changed some styles later on, nothing really changed in the end. Therefore, all the pressure was concentrated on Tsunade's head.

"Speaking of which, how is the situation in Class 7 recently?"

Tsunade asked this question instead.

Regarding this question, Shikaku quickly responded: "The progress of Class 7 is relatively good. According to Tenzo's report, in the previous assault training, Naruto's ability to sense external dangers has been appropriately improved. Later, he returned to

During the mission, the performance of the team members was also excellent. Especially Naruto's growth, his chakra control, including basic training such as Taijutsu, has reached the standard and exceeded original expectations. Jiraiya-sama

I am considering taking some time to take him to Miaomu Mountain to re-train in celestial arts."

"Did that brat achieve the training target so quickly?"
To be continued...