Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Although the plan proposed by Uchiha Gin was constructive in the eyes of Senju Hashirama and others, suddenly setting up a position at the same level as the Hokage was not something they could decide in just a few words.

It needs to be approved by the daimyo and recognized by the ninja clan and villagers, so Senju Tobirama decided to record the plan first, thinking of making it public after it is perfected.

"I'm just talking nonsense, if it doesn't work, forget it."

Seeing that Senju Tobirama didn't say anything, Uchiha Gin thought that his plan was too crude and made Baimao silent. Then he scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"Brother Yin, your idea is very novel. I think it's good."

Senju Hashirama nodded with a smile on his face, and while speaking his gaze fell on Uchiha Madara standing beside him, his little thoughts were obvious.

"Hum~"

Feeling the burning gaze, Uchiha Madara immediately straightened his back with an arrogant look.

"It would be too hasty to suddenly increase the number of leadership positions. This plan needs further consideration."

Senju Tobirama took a rough note and looked at Uchiha Madara who was flirting with his elder brother. His brows were slightly frowned. He did not agree in his words, but he did not object either.

"Ah! Then can I solve my prison job?"

Seeing that no one rejected his suggestion, Uchiha Gin rubbed his hands excitedly and asked impatiently,
"You go back and wait for news."

"Okay~"

After getting the answer he wanted, Uchiha Gin was about to leave, but he found that it was already time for dinner. Without saying anything, he pulled his hardworking cousin and left the Hokage building.

"Come on, come on, my cousin is in a good mood today, so I'd like to invite you out for a meal~"

Uchiha Madara, who was forcibly brought out, looked at the back of his cousin, and a hint of gratitude flashed across his cold eyes. After brewing for a long time, he said softly,
"Thank you, cousin."

In Uchiha Madara's opinion, the plan proposed by Uchiha Gin before was tailor-made for him. He set up this position because he was worried that he would not be able to take on the position of Hokage.

"We are all brothers, there is nothing to thank for!"

It’s just a meal, why has Uchiha Madara become so polite now? It’s completely contrary to his personality.

"I will work hard!"

Understanding his cousin's painstaking efforts, Uchiha Madara was deeply moved. He clenched his fists and said with a solemn vow.

"what?"

This guy wants to bankrupt me?

Confused by Uchiha Madara's strange behavior, Uchiha Gin frowned in confusion, turned around and took him into a noodle restaurant.

"welcome!"

"Boss, give me a bowl of miso ramen~"

After greeting the ramen shop owner in a familiar manner, Uchiha Gin turned to look at his older cousin and waved his hand generously.
"This is a new delicacy I discovered recently, just eat as much as you can!"

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However, Uchiha Madara looked up at the poor menu on the wall of the noodle shop, and finally ordered the same miso ramen with a bit of a laugh.

"Uh? No Naruto roll? Their ingredients taste good~"

"No, I hate Naruto-maki."

"Tobirama, do you also think that Brother Gin's suggestion is feasible?"

After Uchiha Madara left, the Senju brothers who were left alone in the office began to have a secret discussion about the plan just now. Senju Hashirama had a serious look on his face and looked at his younger brother with sharp eyes.

"To be honest, this plan does have some merits."

Senju Tobirama nodded when he heard this. If the two of them governed Konoha together, although there might be disagreements, it would also avoid a certain degree of autocracy.

Also, if something unexpected happens to the leader of the village, another person can step in immediately to suppress the unstable factors and prevent the situation from developing in an uncontrollable direction.

"That's good. Please write a complete plan quickly and I will take it to Daimyo to have a look."

Since Senju Tobirama thought it was okay, Senju Hashirama immediately stood up, his eyes flashing with excitement, and urged his younger brother to write the report quickly.

"Please be patient. Have you decided who will be the village party secretary?"

Senju Tobirama, with a slightly cold expression, raised his hand to signal Senju Hashirama not to be anxious. He stared at his elder brother with scarlet eyes and asked him a soul-searching question.

"Of course it's the motor!"

There is no need to think about this. By that time, Madara and I will be in charge of the outside affairs and the inside affairs respectively, and the cooperation between us will be so close. With the brothers working together, we will make Konoha's business prosper.

Hearing this, Senju Tobirama immediately revealed an expression of "as expected", shook his head with a frown and sighed,
"Ah~ I knew you were completely bewitched by that guy and lost your way!"

"Huh? I didn't!"

Feeling that he had been wrongly accused, Hashirama Senju denied it repeatedly, but he dared not look directly into Tobirama Senju's eyes.

"Brother, you have to know that to be a leader, you need not only the corresponding talents, but also strong skills and a charisma that can convince others. Do you think that Uchiha Madara has these basic elements?"

Senju Tobirama has always been wary of the Uchiha clan, whose emotions are very unstable, even though he has an Uchiha disciple. Through his daily interactions with them, his impression of the Uchiha clan has changed a little.

However, we cannot generalize all Uchiha, Jing has curly hair!
"But, I think Mada La is OK."

After listening to what Senju Tobirama said, Senju Hashirama lowered his head in silence, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, but he still raised his head firmly and spoke for his best friend.

"You alone don't think it's enough. From the founding of Konoha to now, has Uchiha Madara made any significant contributions to the village?"

Facing his stubborn elder brother, Senju Tobirama sighed slightly in his heart, took two steps, leaned against Senju Hashirama's desk, and asked,
"Yes, yes, wasn't it Madara who helped catch the Tailed Beast?"

Speaking of contribution, Senju Hashirama immediately perked up and raised his hand to answer.

"Well, that doesn't count. He's fighting for the position of Hokage. That's selfish!"

"Then he helped me carve the Hokage Rock~"

"That's your personal relationship, it has nothing to do with the village!"

"He paid for the Hokage Building!"

"Ahem, let's talk about personality charm."

Almost choked by the Senju Hashira's continuous words, Senju Tobirama quickly stopped talking about his contribution and turned to a competition of personal charm.

"I guarantee with my character that Madara is absolutely upright! As for his charm, there is nothing to say. Madara is a recognized handsome man in Konoha~"

It is indeed as Hashirama Senju said, Uchiha Madara has always been at the top of the list of handsome men and beautiful women circulating among the people of Konoha. Relying on his cool and handsome appearance, he has won the support of a large number of female fans.

"Recognized?"

Senju Tobirama really didn't know about this. He was always busy at work, so how could he have the time to find out about such gossip.

"That's right. Konoha has a list of handsome men, and Madara is always at the top."

As the unknown promoter of this list, Senju Hashirama answered very seriously,

"By the way, Tobirama, you are also on the list, but your ranking is not very high."

Looking at the wrinkled face of Senju Tobirama, Senju Hashirama kindly told him his ranking.

"Me too? Show me!"

Senju Tobirama, who had not shown much interest at first, stretched out his hand curiously. He knew that his elder brother must have some intelligence and gossip.
"Hehe~"

Scratching his head in embarrassment, Senju Hashirama took out a list from the drawer and handed it over. After Senju Tobirama took it, he immediately browsed through it.
"Heh, the person who made the list has some vision, ranking you first."

Senju Tobirama, who didn't know that this list was exaggerated, looked at Senju Hashirama who was far ahead in the ranking and nodded in agreement.
"Uchiha Madara is actually in second place. There must be something fishy going on! There must be vote-rigging!"

He just opens his mouth with double standards.

"Um where am I?"

Skipping the two familiar people, Senju Tobirama continued to look down. The next few were all ninjas with a little nickname, but to his surprise, he saw another familiar figure among them.

"How can Uchiha Izuna be ranked in the top ten? This list is not authoritative at all!"

"Oh? You mean Izuna? He wasn't in the top ten before, but he changed his look recently and his popularity soared. His approval rating has been rising, so he squeezed into the top ten."

Seeing his brother's unhappy look, Senju Hashirama quickly spoke up to explain the reason.

"Humph~ You are such a trickster."

Looking at the look of Uchiha Izuna who deserved a beating on the list, Senju Tobirama felt as if ten kilograms of lemon juice had been poured into his heart, and all the breath he snorted was sour.
Unconvinced, he continued to read on, but when he reached the end of the entire page, Senju Tobirama still didn't find his name. He frowned and asked,
"I was supposed to be on the list, why isn't it here? Did you get the wrong one?"

"Oh! There's more on the back, take a look."

"back?"

Confusedly turning over the list in his hand, Senju Tobirama finally found his name.

【NO.250: Senju Tobirama】

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"Snapped!!!"

"This list must have been made by the Uchiha!!!"

Senju Tobirama was so angry that his face turned red. He slammed the ranking list in front of Senju Hashirama. The solid wooden desk made a crisp cry under his angry and powerful hammering.

"Once I find the guy who topped the list, I will make sure his entire family goes to hell!"

"what"

I didn't expect that my brother, who was always calm, would be so emotional. Feeling a little sweaty, Senju Hashirama hurriedly pointed to a name on the list and said,
"Don't get excited, Tobirama, look, isn't Brother Gin also in the back?"

[NO.249: Uchiha Gin]

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"Why is that curly-haired guy on top of me!!!"

It would have been fine if he hadn't pointed it out. But when he saw that Uchiha Gin was ranked higher than him, Senju Tobirama went completely crazy, his eyes were red and he was gritting his teeth. He swore that he would hang this person up and beat him, and then use the water to perform a painful amputation surgery on him. "What are you guys arguing about? I can hear it from outside the building."

Just as Senju Tobirama was jumping up and down, Uchiha Madara, who had just gotten free ramen, came back to work. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the furious Baimao and then looked puzzled.

"Nothing! Tobirama was just opening his voice~"

Senju Hashirama, who was quick-witted, stuffed the ranking list back on the table, put on a warm smile on his face, and shook his head repeatedly to indicate that nothing happened, it was just his brother doing voice training~
"Oh? I didn't expect you to be an artist~"

Uchiha Madara didn't expect that Senju Tobirama had this hobby. As a soul dancer, the artistic soul in his heart couldn't help but stir.

"I"

Senju Tobirama, who was suddenly labeled a singer, looked at his elder brother in confusion. He did like music, but he had never revealed it to the outside world. He only sang alone on dark and windy nights.

"Shh~ Singing, dancing, rap, and basketball are all bonus points. As long as the promotion is in place, the ranking will definitely rise~"

Pulling the Senju Tobirama who was leaning against the table, Senju Hashirama solemnly reminded in a low voice,
"Uh, cough, cough, that's right, I'll practice a few sentences during my break~"

After the guidance of the big brother on the list, Senju Tobirama felt enlightened. He coughed a few times and explained with an artist's pride on his face.

"Oh oh oh~"

Uchiha Madara's surprised look made Senju Tobirama quite happy. He couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and showed off his skills.
"Recalling the past, I will never dry up in tears~"

A few days later, Tobirama Senju, who had sorted out Uchiha Gin's plan, led a team to leave Konoha, heading for the capital of the Land of Fire, with the intention of discussing the details of the plan with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"oioioi, why didn't the Hokage come in person?"

In the palace of the Fire Country Daimyo, the Fire Country Daimyo, with a pale face, looked at Senju Tobirama in front of him with interest, propped his chin with the folding fan in his hand, and asked in confusion,

"Hokage-sama was assassinated when he was out before. In order to ensure the stability of Konoha's development, he has been stationed in the village during this period of time."

Faced with the daimyo's questioning, Senju Tobirama gave a reasonable explanation without being humble or arrogant.

"Ah? Hokage-sama was assassinated, but he wasn't hurt?"

"Thank you for your concern, it's just a minor skin injury~"

There's something wrong with what you said. The clothes are torn, so it's just a superficial injury.

"Oh~ Then the purpose of your trip?"

The daimyo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Hashirama Senju was fine. Konoha had helped him gain enough face in front of his brothers. If anything went wrong with the Hokage, he would no longer be able to pretend in front of the other daimyo.

"Please take a look at your name."

Senju Tobirama was also unambiguous and handed over the plan he had prepared long ago.

"What is this?" Is he here to ask for money again?
The daimyo took the scroll handed over by Senju Tobirama with doubt, and opened it and started to read it without any suspicion.

After a moment, the daimyo with a strange look put down the scroll in his hand, looked at Senju Tobirama who was waiting in front of him, and said,
"Hokage-sama is truly an admirable leader."

The proposal submitted by Senju Tobirama overturned the three views of the Fire Country Daimyo. Who would share their own rights with another person?

"This is also necessary for Konoha's development, and we in Konoha have the strength to select multiple outstanding talents who can serve as leaders at the same time!"

It is indeed as Tobirama Senju said, there are many people in Konoha who have the ability and courage to take on the position of Hokage.

Even in the future Konoha in the original work, after the death of the Third Hokage, there were still two Sannin to take over, and there was also a Nabekage secretly waiting for an opportunity to usurp the throne.

Unlike the Wind Kingdom in later generations, once the young Kazekage Gaara was captured, the entire Sand Village could only pull out Maki as a temporary leader, which was really laughable.

"I think it's good."

Looking at the confident Senju Tobirama, the daimyo nodded in agreement.

In his opinion, no matter how many leaders Konoha has, as long as they can complete the assigned tasks efficiently, the people live a stable life and help him earn taxes, that is the result that these nobles would be most happy to see.

"As for the selection of candidates, you in Konoha can decide for yourselves, as long as the position of Hokage remains unchanged."

The daimyo's eyes fell on the final list of candidates in the plan. Looking at those familiar surnames, he shook his head slightly. As long as his relative-in-law, Hashirama Senju, did not step down, it didn't matter who took the position of the other leader.

As long as the plan was approved by the daimyo, the other leader of Konoha would have the minimum authority. Senju Tobirama took the appointment letter with the daimyo's seal and quickly rushed back to Konoha and told the news to Senju Hashirama who was eagerly waiting.

"Brother, I got it~"

In the office, the dusty Senju Tobirama took out the daimyo's appointment letter in front of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.

"Thank you for your hard work, Tobirama!"

Standing up excitedly, Senju Hashirama solemnly accepted the appointment letter, his eyes filled with emotion.

"It's just my job~"

Senju Tobirama did not take credit for himself. He glanced at Uchiha Madara beside him, shook his head and replied,

"Wow! Great! There's a motor, look!"

As soon as he received the appointment letter, Senju Hashirama chose to share his joy with his best friend.

"Now that the appointment letter has been issued, shouldn't the candidate be confirmed as well?"

He lowered his head and glanced at the appointment letter issued by the daimyo, looking at the blank space in the middle where the second leader's name should be filled in.
"Of course it's you~"

Impatiently taking out a pen, Senju Hashirama was about to fill in Uchiha Madara's name in the blank of the appointment letter, but was stopped by a big hand that suddenly appeared.

"Brother, isn't it a bit rash of you to do this?"

I saw Senju Tobirama with a gloomy look on his face, looking at Uchiha Madara beside him.

"Why should we be so hasty? Is there anyone more suitable than Mada La?"

"Let's not talk about whether there is a suitable candidate for now. It may be difficult to convince the people to appoint another leader so hastily!"

Senju Tobirama shook his head and explained,

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Uchiha Madara, whose good fortune was ruined, stared at Senju Tobirama, wanting to hear his opinion.
"Convene a meeting."

Soon, at the same time, all the major ninja clans in Konoha received summons from the Hokage Building.

The first Konoha Representative Conference is officially held~
"Sasuke, why did the Hokage summon us?"

The people of the Ninja Alliance met on the way to the gathering. Shimura Kenichi looked at the people rushing to the Hokage Building curiously, elbowed his friend, and asked,
"I don't know what it is, but it shouldn't be related to the war."

Sarutobi Sasuke, who was unaware of the inside story, frowned. As long as there was no war, everything else was fine.

"I heard some rumors~"

The chubby Shinji Akimichi came over with a mysterious look on his face. Minako Yama, who was following behind him, also pricked up her ears.

"It is said that it is because the Hokage-sama is unable to carry out the work alone and feels that his body is hollowed out, so he decided to create another position with the same power as the Hokage, but the affairs under his jurisdiction do not overlap."

"Delegating power? Lord Hokage is really generous~"

The pineapple-haired man at the back of the team rubbed his sleepy eyes, his eyes full of contemplation.

In his opinion, as the leader of the Fire Country Ninja, the Hokage should be a good leader, concentrate power and manage all the affairs of Konoha in an intensive manner.

"No way? Who would share their rights?"

Shimura Kenichi refused to believe Akimichi Shinji's gossip and asked,

"Shinji, where did you hear that?"

"Uh? Did your kid tell you about it?"

It turned out that Akimichi Norifuge heard the news from his teacher and passed it on to Akimichi Shinji.

"Uh, no?"

Sarutobi Sasuke and Shimura Kenichi scratched their heads; they had never heard this news from their own children.

"Then they must not have listened carefully in class~"

"Humph! Just wait and see how I deal with him when I get back!"*2
"Cousin, there is a meeting at the Hokage's place, are you going to attend?"

Uchiha Gin, who was strolling in the Uchiha clan territory, was stopped by Uchiha Izuna who suddenly appeared.

Meeting? Did his proposal get approved?
"Didn't you say anything?"

"No, they just said to let representatives of each tribe go."

In the current Uchiha clan, the only one who can be considered highly respected is Uchiha Gin, so when Uchiha Izuna encountered such a thing, the first person he thought of was his eldest cousin.

"Let's go and take a look~"

Uchiha Gin, who wanted to eat melon, did not refuse his little cousin's invitation and nodded and followed.

"Hey~ Isn't this my brother Tianyao? I haven't seen him for a while. How come his hairline is getting higher and higher~"

Unexpectedly, he met an acquaintance on the road. Uchiha Gin looked at the black-haired and white-eyed young man not far away and greeted him enthusiastically.
"It's Gin-san. It's been a long time."

Hyuga Tenyo, the young master of the Hyuga clan, has long lost the arrogance he had when he first entered Konoha. He has become much more restrained. After hearing the lazy voice of Uchiha Gin, he had an expressionless face, but a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Are you going to a meeting too?"

"My father is unable to move, so he ordered me to attend the meeting."

Hinata Tenyo's father, Uchiha Gin, had met him once and felt that he was already a candle in the wind. It was estimated that he would not be able to have a feast with him until winter.

"Mr. Yin~Long time no see!"

Just as the two were talking, a surprised voice came to his ears. Uchiha Gin turned his head and saw the members of the Ninja Alliance, led by Sarutobi Sasuke, waving at him not far away.
However, upon seeing Sarutobi Sasuke in his monkey form, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

"I'm sorry, Sasuke-kun, the Iwagakure Village gave me too much~" (End of this chapter)