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"Thanks to you, I have fully recovered."

Chiaki smiled slightly and nodded in response to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Konoha is her home, and Chiaki has a very deep affection for it.

After she lost her power, the people around her worked hard to find a solution for her, which moved Chiaki deeply.

"That's good."

Hiruzen Sarutobi also showed a gratified smile. To him, Chiaki was like his granddaughter and the pride of the entire Hidden Leaf Village. With her able to regain her strength, the Hidden Leaf Village would have another trump card and a killer move.

He stroked his beard with a sigh, gazing at Qianqiu's stunningly beautiful face as he fell into deep thought.

The Third Shinobi World War ended more than half a year ago, and the entire shinobi world will be at peace for a while. This period will also be a time for all countries to work hard to develop and recuperate.

Under these circumstances, combat power at the level of Qianqiu is temporarily unnecessary.

It's a waste to leave it lying around, but there's nowhere to put its value to it...

"Third Hokage, why did you summon me here today...?"

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi staring at her in deep thought, Chiaki glanced at Jiraiya, who was also silent, and Minato, who was staring at her toes, and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi helplessly.

"……Um……"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, then smiled apologetically at Chiaki, "Sorry, I'm getting old, my attention gets easily distracted."

"Old man, you're not old at all. You can stay strong for another twenty years!"

Jiraiya gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a thumbs up, and Hiruzen glared at him.

Chiaki frowned, stepped forward, and extended his hand to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Third Hokage, please give me your hand."

Normally, given Hiruzen Sarutobi's position, he would hardly have any doctors to treat him.

At most, Tsunade would check on Hiruzen Sarutobi whenever she came to visit.

However, due to her own reasons, Tsunade went out into the ninja world to find a way to solve her problems and has not returned yet. Hiruzen Sarutobi has probably not had a medical check-up in a long time either.

As Tsunade's disciple, Chiaki felt it was her duty to examine Hiruzen Sarutobi's body.

"Ok?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then realized what was happening when he saw Chiaki and Tsunade making the same movements. He smiled wryly, placed his hand in Chiaki's, and casually explained, "I was just distracted; it's not like I'm in a bad situation yet."

"I am the doctor."

Chiaki rolled her eyes at Hiruzen Sarutobi, then took his hand and began to sense him.

A moment later, Chiaki released Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand and pointed at him under his probing gaze.

The pink chakra transformed into specks of light and merged into Hiruzen Sarutobi's body. He unexpectedly straightened up and felt all his fatigue disappear.

"this?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Chiaki, who calmly said, "Your body is in good condition, but you haven't been exercising lately, and your chakra is a bit sluggish. If possible, you should train your body more so that you can recover your condition."

"Judging from the state of your life force, what Jiraiya-sama said is correct."

"Keep training, and you can stay in the Hokage position for at least another twenty years."

It's outrageous!

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised an eyebrow and glared at Jiraiya again.

Jiraiya unconsciously touched his head, seemingly feeling great.

"cough……"

"Little Qianqiu."

Hiruzen Sarutobi cleared his throat as usual and said to Chiaki, who was standing close by, "Although my body is still fine, my energy is starting to wane..."

"I can develop medicines to restore your energy."

"I feel a little tired..."

"I can develop drugs to relieve fatigue."

"I feel... that's enough!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his hand on the table, and Chiaki tilted her head in confusion.

"Chiaki! Who do you think should be the next Hokage? I want to step down!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi cut to the chase, "That idiot Jiraiya doesn't want to do it, so you can do it!"

"I do not want."

Chiaki shook her head in disdain. "Being Hokage is too tiring. I don't want to do it."

Jiraiya silently gave Chiaki a thumbs up; he thought the same thing.

"...What a fine student you've taught!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at Jiraiya again, then looked at Chiaki and said, "In that case, who do you think would be suitable to do it?"

Chiaki immediately turned and pointed at Minato, "He's the one, no need to pick."

Chapter 462 Hmph Hmph Haha

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt completely unwell.

What kind of situation is this?

Is wanting to become Hokage a bad ideal?

Every ninja in Konoha dreams of becoming Hokage.

Just like Minato, he dreamed of becoming Hokage and protecting the entire village.

The Will of Fire flows and permeates the entire village; this is everything that Hiruzen Sarutobi strives to pass on.

But what kind of oddities are Chiaki and Jiraiya, that they have absolutely no desire to become Hokage?

He even finds being Hokage too troublesome?

"I'm telling you, old man, just listen to Chiaki and get things done. I think it's a good idea to make Minato Hokage."

Jiraiya, trying to smooth things over, completely failed to notice Hiruzen Sarutobi's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Minato didn't dare to speak at all, adopting an attitude of "I can't hear you, don't mention it."

Although he wanted to become Hokage, given his manners and habits, he would never directly tell Hiruzen Sarutobi that he wanted to be Hokage.

"Alright, alright, shut up."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved coldly at Jiraiya, who muttered, "Why are you being so fierce? I'm just stating the facts."

"Qianqiu, I have a task for you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath, suppressing his urge to smash Jiraiya to pieces, and gave orders to Chiaki.

"You say."

Chiaki tilted her head slightly. Although she was the little princess of Konoha, she was essentially a ninja of Konoha.

Every ninja of Konoha is required to obey the Hokage's orders.

"You have six months to find Orochimaru and Tsunade and ascertain their intentions."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "If neither of them intends to become Hokage, then I will have to rethink how to arrange the position of Hokage."

As he spoke, he glanced at Minato, who had been keeping his head down and trying to minimize his presence.

This child is outstanding. Hiruzen Sarutobi even tried to create a resume for him. Minato always completed his missions and objectives perfectly, and his reputation among the people was quite high.

The only problem is that he's too young.

If possible, Hiruzen Sarutobi hoped to have his three disciples inherit the Hokage position first, and then let Minato succeed him after he had grown a bit more.

As for the reasons, besides Hiruzen Sarutobi's desire to pass it down from generation to generation, there is another important point.

That means the Hokage has to deal with more than just the people of Konoha.

Besides protecting the people of Konoha, the Hokage also has to contend with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and deal with the elders.

What worried Hiruzen Sarutobi the most was that there was an ambitious Danzo hiding in the council of elders.

Minato is still young, and it will probably be a bit difficult for him to resolve so many interpersonal relationships.

"……I see."

Chiaki narrowed her eyes. She could see Hiruzen Sarutobi's worry, but what could she do?

The only thing we can do is clear the obstacles for Minato and Konoha.

For example...

Danzo.

Chiaki bowed slightly, then turned and left, pulling Mirai, who hadn't said a word, along with him.

After completing the task assigned by Hiruzen Sarutobi, she was going to have a good talk with Danzo.

Coincidentally, Chiaki hadn't seen Tsunade and Orochimaru for a long time either.

……

The underground base of the roots.

"What did you say?!"

Danzo, radiating murderous intent, opened one of his crimson eyes and coldly shouted at the intelligence ninja below, "That old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi wants to install Minato Namikaze as Hokage!?"

"What a joke!"

He slammed his fist on the table beside him, his voice filled with malice, "If this intelligence is wrong, all the idiots in charge of intelligence shall commit seppuku!"

"...Reporting...Reporting to Your Excellency."

The Root intelligence ninja wiped away cold sweat and said, "The intelligence is correct... but..."

"Just what?"