Naruto: They are all reborn.

Chapter 15 The Hokage is not great

Ninja Academy, lunch break.

Shi Xu and the others gathered on the school rooftop, where Asuma recounted what had happened in the Hokage's office the previous day.

"That's how it is. I thought about it all night, but I still can't figure out what the iceberg represents. Shixu, do you have any clue?"

When faced with something he didn't understand, Asuma instinctively chose to ask Toki for help.

Shi Xu organized his thoughts for a moment, then said, "What the Hokage means is that someone deliberately leaked information about Uncle Sakumo."

As soon as he finished speaking, the group looked at each other in bewilderment, except for Kakashi, who remained calm.

Asuma was the first to react. His father was the Hokage, and he knew more about things than the other children because of his upbringing.

"If I remember correctly, Lord White Fang was on a top-secret mission. According to the village's secrecy regulations, apart from Lord White Fang's teammates, there should be very few people in the entire Hidden Leaf Village who know the inside story."

"There aren't many people, so they're easy to find, but that doesn't mean they're easy to deal with." Shi Xu suddenly felt a headache coming on.

How is he supposed to explain to these five-year-olds what it means to fight for power and profit?

Rin Nohara asked, puzzled, "Shouldn't the other ninjas of Konoha obey the Hokage? Why do you say it's difficult to handle?"

"The Hokage isn't omnipotent either."

Shi Xu sighed and drew a large circle with his hand: "Look... the village is so big, and there are so many people. If the Hokage has to handle everything, he'll be exhausted to death, and he still won't be able to handle it all."

Seeing their pure, untainted eyes, he then added, "Do you understand?"

Everyone nodded in agreement: "Yes!"

"Therefore, the Hokage needs someone to help him handle affairs, while he only needs to handle the most important matters. This is how the various departments of Konoha Village came about. For example, the hospital, the Anbu, the school, and so on."

After saying that, Shi Xu had a sudden inspiration, so he clapped his hands and said, "Alright! From now on, if I were the Hokage, then Kakashi would manage the Anbu, Rin Nohara would manage the hospital, Asuma would manage the school..."

Just then, Obito excitedly shouted, "Hey! What about me? What's it to me?"

"Um..." Shi Xu paused slightly, then said, "You will manage logistics."

"Why am I in charge of logistics? I'm an Uchiha, I have to be at the forefront! I'm not going to be a coward hiding in the back!"

Kakashi narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered in Obito's ear, "Alright, you go first. I'll tell the logistics guys not to give you kunai or explosive tags."

Obito was dumbfounded: "How could you do this?!"

"Alright, alright, let's get back to the main topic." Shi Xu clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

"In our simulated Konoha, the qualification to handle affairs is called power, and I am now distributing power to you all. Nominally, the Hokage has more power than any of you individually, but if you unite, you will be even more powerful than the Hokage."

"No, no!"

Obito interrupted him again: "The Hokage is the strongest ninja in the village. Even if everyone else joined forces, they wouldn't be as strong as the Hokage!"

"That's true, but the Hokage can't act rashly, and neither can anyone else."

Why?

"To maintain stability," Shi Xu said, spreading his hands.

"If the Hokage and the villagers fight each other, it will cause Konoha to fall into a weak state called 'internal strife,' and external enemies will seize the opportunity to invade the Land of Fire. Therefore, force is often the last resort."

After saying that, Toki patted Obito's shoulder and instructed him, "Obito, you must always remember one thing: force cannot solve all problems. Unless... your force can also defeat external enemies."

Having been in Konoha for so long, Shi Xu had learned more or less about the Uchiha clan. His most direct understanding of the Uchiha was that they were all about the supremacy of force.

The Uchiha clan is extremely devoted to force, and their thought process is quite simple and straightforward. In their own words, "Well, people with lower eye power than me have no right to speak."

Sigh, dealing with this group of people is both simple and difficult.

Out of concern for his friend, Toki didn't want Obito to become like that. He hoped Obito would use his brain more, so that he wouldn't be scammed when helping an old lady cross the street.

"oh."

Obito nodded mechanically, lost in a brainstorming session.

"What Shi Xu said makes a lot of sense, but... what the clansmen said also makes sense. So, who's right?"

Seeing his appearance, Shi Xu suddenly regretted it. He seemed to have overestimated Obito's CPU computing power.

Kakashi gave Toki a look of sympathy, then said, "Never mind, Obito, why don't you sit down and rest for a while?"

Obito nodded at first, then immediately realized something was wrong: "Kakashi, are you looking down on me? Toki, continue! I understand!"

Shi Xu covered his forehead with one hand and sighed helplessly: "In short, you can't just start a fight, do you understand?"

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Understood!" Everyone nodded in unison.

Shi Xu raised his hand and pointed at Kakashi again: "Next, let's assume that Kakashi is not satisfied with only controlling the power of the Anbu, that is to say, he wants to become the 'Hokage'."

"At this time, Kakashi will face a strong competitor, hmm... let Kurenai Yuhi be that competitor."

"Kakashi is vying for Hokage with Kurenai Yuhi. He faces two choices: one is to increase his prestige and gain more support; the other is to eliminate Kurenai Yuhi as his rival, preventing him from competing."

"I understand!" Obito immediately raised his hand. "So, Sakumo-sama is essentially Kurenai Yuhi!"

“That’s right,” Shi Xuchong gave him a thumbs up and continued, “It’s obviously easier to eliminate a competitor than to enhance one’s own prestige, especially when that competitor has done something wrong.”

"Strictly speaking, the mastermind didn't commit any serious mistakes. He just leaked a record of a failed mission, so it's difficult for the Hokage to punish him effectively."

"And because the mastermind behind the scenes controls a portion of the power, the Hokage cannot use force or issue unreasonable orders in order to maintain the stability of the village, and can only wait for the right opportunity."

For a moment, everyone present felt a sense of disillusionment.

They all used to think that the Hokage was the greatest ninja in the village because everyone had to obey the Hokage's orders.

But now, Shi Xu tells them the truth: the Hokage is not actually that great. There are people who can disobey the Hokage's orders and even threaten the Hokage to force him to compromise.

Of all the people, Obito felt it the most intensely.

He had always aimed to become Hokage, but Toki's words shattered his illusions about the Hokage, leaving him feeling lost for a moment.

Asuma then asked, "Shixu, what do you think we should do?"

"I have no idea."

Shi Xu shook his head and said quite frankly, "Even the Hokage isn't omnipotent, so what can a student like me, who isn't even a ninja, do?"

Upon hearing this, Asma immediately became dejected, feeling as if the weight on his shoulders was about to crush him.

(End of this chapter)