Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

The casualty statistics ultimately fell on Shikamaru's head, and it was Shikamaru's father who personally gave the order to his son.

Shikamaru doubted whether he was his biological son at that moment. Looking at the dozens of boxes of paper files that were turned out from the archives room of the security team, Shikamaru almost died on the spot.

But there is no way, there are not enough people. This job is not just about casualties statistics. It also means to conduct a thorough personnel screening.

Before the war, Konoha Village had already had various hidden dangers. Because of the hidden dangers of the household registration system, many merchants entered Konoha and stayed for a while to get familiar with the people around them.

It feels like they are from Konoha. If it was the security team from before, after checking the information, they would know that they are not from Konoha at all.

However, after the destruction of the security team, this tedious work has never been restarted. Konoha's household registration information has not been truly updated for a year.

When the war started, Konoha suffered a lot of damage from spies. Konoha Hospital was attacked by a group of spies, which led to a serious shortage of medical resources.

Kakashi and Shikaku discussed that they should take advantage of this opportunity to update Konoha's household registration information and prepare for the reconstruction of the security team.

Shikamaru gathered a group of friends with a look of despair and started working. To be honest, although this guy is lazy, he is still quite reliable at the critical moment.

After completing the two tasks of treating the wounded and taking statistics, there are still a lot of problems to be solved.

First of all, Konoha was extremely weak after the war. Other villages would definitely take advantage of the situation and move in. Needless to say, they had already started to act.

Therefore, it is necessary to immediately dispatch elite ninjas to guard the vicinity of Konoha.

At this time, the walls and barriers surrounding Konoha had suffered a lot of damage. The barrier team estimated that it would take at least a month to completely repair them.

During this period, Konoha was in an undefended stage. Therefore, we couldn't let the enemy get close to Konoha at this time. We had to block all prying eyes from the periphery.

"The threats mainly come from Iwagakure in the northwest and Kumogakure in the northeast. Especially Iwagakure, there are many trees in this area. The environment is complex and needs more attention."

"It seems that Aoba is well prepared. When he was stationed at the border with Kumogakure, he destroyed almost all of the surrounding forests. This makes it almost impossible for the enemy to hide their whereabouts. This can barely be considered good news."

Kakashi and Shikaku studied the map for a long time and soon returned to the original problem, manpower.

"The mission of patrolling the border requires a true jonin team, and one that is experienced. Too many people were lost in the previous war. There are not many who can take on the task now."

"If that doesn't work, we'll draw from the Anbu. The previous Roots will be merged into the Anbu, so the Anbu should still have enough manpower at this point. Recall the Anbu that are on missions outside, and do our best to ensure the safety of the village first."

"It's already being done. But it will take some time to gather them." Kakashi was a high-ranking member of the Anbu in his early years. He knew that it would take a lot of time for the Anbu to complete such a gathering.

"Well, there is another way. In this war, many special jonin and chunin performed outstandingly. I think it is necessary to promote a group of new jonin and entrust them with important tasks."

"And the ninjas in the village. Konoha is in danger right now. As ninjas, they need to do better."

Shikaku glanced at Kakashi and sighed in his heart. It had finally spread to the ninja clan. But he couldn't refute it, because Kakashi's reasons and the current situation were impeccable.

Why didn't I realize before that Kakashi was so difficult to deal with? Or was it because of Kamikawa Aoba?

"No problem. Our Nara Clan always stands on the side of Konoha. After I go back, I can mobilize some retired ninjas and young people in the clan to come out and perform missions again."

In fact, Shikaku understood Kakashi's meaning very well. What Konoha needed now were the major ninja clans, those ninjas that were not on the list.

That's right, each of the major ninja clans has a group of unregistered ninjas. These people do not go to Konoha's schools, but receive secret training from their families.

After reaching adulthood, they will no longer carry out missions in the village in name only, but will only serve the interests of the family. This is also the most important symbol of a ninja clan.

No matter how heavy the casualties among the ninjas outside are, they can always guarantee their inheritance.

"However, there is still an obstacle to this matter. Under what pretext can we mobilize other ninja clans?"

Shikaku saw further ahead and knew how to adapt to the times, but not all ninjas could see that.

In fact, it is not impossible for the Ninja Clan to send out private troops to work for the village, but this requires the exchange of some resources.

Simply put, if you want to use these powers, the Hokage usually has to make some promises.

Now, there is no Hokage in the village. The status of the Hokage advisor and the leader of the Jonin squad is certainly not low, but after all, they are not the real Hokage.

"You mean we need a Hokage."

"That's right, whether it's from the perspective of the trivial tasks at hand or the overall situation, we need to determine a new Hokage as soon as possible.

The appointment of a new Hokage can stabilize the people's hearts internally. Externally, it can send a signal that Konoha has returned to normal."

When Shikaku said this, his eyes were fixed on Kakashi. In fact, in the current situation, if Kakashi wanted to take the top position, he could totally accept it.

If it was Kamikawa Aoba, he would need to think about it because that young man was obviously more dangerous than Kakashi.

What he didn't expect was that Kakashi directly rejected this possibility.

"Neither I nor Aoba have ever thought about becoming the Hokage. But Aoba has indeed considered this issue. According to the current situation, if Lady Tsunade can return, it should be the best choice for Konoha."

"Tsunade."

Shikaku naturally understood the significance of Tsunade's return. As the last princess of the Senju clan, Tsunade was fully qualified to become Hokage in terms of both status and strength. Moreover, as the best medical ninja in the ninja world, Tsunade had an unimaginable reputation among the ninja community in Konoha.

It can be said that all ninjas who participated in the three wars have more or less received Tsunade's favor. This reputation foundation makes Tsunade's path to the top almost unimpeded. At least there are no external obstacles.

"I support Lady Tsunade becoming Hokage. But from what I know, she is not very interested in the position of Hokage."

More than just being uninterested, Tsunade was completely disappointed with the entire Konoha at this time and didn't want to come back at all.

"We don't have to worry about that. Aoba said he would take care of it."