Shinobi: I'm Really a Supportive Ninja

"Father!"

"teacher!"

The two Hatake brothers said hello in unison, which made Hatake Sakumo and Namikaze Minato both smile happily as they stood in the Hokage's office.

"came back?"

Hatake Sakumo is in good spirits, and it can be seen that his body has really recovered to a certain extent.

"Well, how are you feeling lately?"

Hatake's clearly concerned face made Hatake Sakumo feel better instantly.

Hatake Akira, who used to be small and big, seemed to have gone far away, which made Hatake Sakumo feel relieved.

War is indeed a shortcut for people to grow up quickly, as long as you can survive...

"I'm recovering very well. I believe I will be able to return to work in a few years."

Hatake Sakumo smiled and turned to look at Kakashi, "Kakashi, I have heard about your record. It did not disgrace me and even far exceeded my expectations."

"It's all thanks to the teachings of you and the teacher."

Kakashi smiled shyly, and then turned into a sullen gourd again after replying.

There was no way, Kakashi was like this in front of others, and everyone present was already used to it.

"that……"

Akira Hatake took two steps forward and hooked Hatake Sakumo's shoulders. This move made the smile on Hatake Sakumo's face fade, and his brow muscles couldn't help but beat a few times.

"What happened between you and...Aunt Huina..."

"roll!"

Hatake Sakumo pushed Hatake Akira away, the expression on his face was extremely bad, "I just praised you, and you immediately slapped me, right? Hatake Akira?!"

"No way, I'm just curious..."

Akira Hatake looked at Sakumo Hatake with a smile, not feeling at all that there was anything wrong with his actions just now.

After Akira Hatake appeared, the atmosphere in the office became less formal and more lively.

Soon, Namikaze Minato also joined in, and the four of them were chatting happily.

From some anecdotes on the battlefield, we talked about some interesting things during the break, and from some dangers on the battlefield, we talked about some benefits after the war.

In short, the topics among the four of them all revolved around the three battles, but there was no sign of any silence.

The conversation continued until the day went by, and the four of them slowly slowed down their conversation speed and started chatting intermittently.

Perhaps because he couldn't bear it or something else, Namikaze Minato suddenly changed the topic and focused on Hatake Akira.

"Ming, I heard that you met Uchiha Itachi when you returned to the village?"

"Well, we did meet him."

Hatake Akira nodded and admitted frankly, "And I value Uchiha Itachi's talent very much, and I'm attracted to Aicai."

"To be able to tempt you means that Uchiha Itachi is indeed outstanding."

Namikaze Minato smiled, then his face turned serious, "But Akira, do you know the consequences of doing this?"

"Consequences? What are the consequences?"

Hatake Akira didn't take it seriously, "When the succession ceremony is over tomorrow, you will be the Fourth Hokage of Konoha. You will decide the future of Konoha. I don't think there will be any serious consequences if I do this."

"You... are still as considerate as ever."

Namikaze Minato could more or less guess the meaning behind Hatake Akira's move, and there were many compliments in his words.

But then, Minato Namikaze revealed his worries, "If you do this, you can gain the support of the Uchiha clan temporarily, but over time... I am very worried that the Uchiha clan will not be able to lose its weight."

If he is not in his position, he will not pursue his political affairs. Now that Namikaze Minato is about to become the fourth generation Hokage, he can't help but have more things to consider.

Akira Hatake expressed his understanding of this.

But the Uchiha clan is really not as unstable as the previous Hokage feared.

On the contrary, with the mentality of the Uchiha clan, if used properly, it will actually produce a huge increase in Konoha's overall strength.

Although the Uchiha clan is very extreme, they still identify with Konoha in their hearts, and their centripetal force towards Konoha is far greater than that of other ninja clan in Konoha.

The reason for this situation is ultimately because Konoha was jointly created by the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan.

As the force that created Konoha, the Uchiha clan had no reason to want to destroy Konoha.

However, due to historical issues, as one of the initiators of the creation of the Hidden Leaf Village, the Uchiha clan has been marginalized.

This caused the Uchiha clan to become increasingly dissatisfied with Konoha's top brass.

Please note that the Uchiha clan is only dissatisfied with the high-level officials of Konoha who are on duty, but they do not have any resistance to Konoha.

Therefore, it is really easy to change the Uchiha clan from being thorny to "obedient" as long as they change the policy of governance.

Sometimes Akira Hatake couldn't help complaining about the poor governance level of Konoha's top management, which turned Konoha Hidden Village, which was supposed to dominate the entire ninja world, into one of the five hidden villages.

If the Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen and his family can do something, then the current ninja world should be a situation of one super and many strong ones, instead of the five hidden villages checking and balancing each other.

Now that Hatake Akira has found the problem, he has no reason not to change.

"Teacher, what you are worried about will not happen."

Hatake Akira shook his head, "The stronger the Uchiha clan is, it means that the strength of the entire village is also rising. Regardless of whether the tail is too big to fall off, the meat will rot in the pot. This is a good thing, isn't it?"

"this……"

Namikaze Minato was speechless, but after thinking about it, it was the same thing.

But what Namikaze Minato wanted to express was not entirely worried about the Uchiha clan, but worried about the remaining forces of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After succeeding as the fourth generation Hokage, Namikaze Minato was very worried that once he changed his ruling thoughts on the Uchiha clan, he would usher in a violent backlash from the Sarutobi Hiruzen clan.

After all, the Uchiha clan has been oppressed for so long. Once they regain power, they will inevitably launch violent revenge on the Sarutobi Hiruzen clan.

This is a situation that will definitely happen, without even thinking about it.

Even a clay figurine has a certain amount of anger, let alone a human being.

"Ming, you are right, but have you considered what will happen once we change our thoughts on the Uchiha clan's governance?"

"I saw it coming."

Akira Hatake looked at Namikaze Minato seriously, "Teacher, let me ask you a question. When you officially succeed the Fourth Hokage tomorrow, will the members of the Hokage Guards need to be changed?"

"Is the ANBU going to reorganize?"

"Do the roots also need to be straightened?"

"Are the ministers of Konoha's various ministries also going to be re-appointed?"

As Hatake Akira asked a series of questions, Namikaze Minato's frown deepened.

He suddenly discovered that, except for Hatake Sakumo, Hatake Akira, and Hatake Kakashi in the office, he actually had no available talents on the table!

Although Namikaze Minato benefited from the Third Ninja War and accumulated a lot of fame, he also accumulated a group of hardcore Konoha ninjas from the middle and lower levels.

However, these potential forces were of extremely limited benefit to Namikaze Minato and did not allow him to control the entire Konoha very well.

The middle and low-level Konoha ninjas cannot be assigned to leadership positions in very important departments. The only available ones, Hatake Sakumo, Hatake Akira, and Hatake Kakashi, also fill the vacancies of dissatisfied Konoha senior officials.

Jiraiya and Tsunade have also decided to leave the village, which makes Namikaze Minato's situation even worse.

In other words, despite the fact that Namikaze Minato is now the fourth generation Hokage of Konoha, most of the leaders of various important departments in Konoha are still under the wings of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although these old members of Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't openly disobey orders, they were definitely very sneaky in defying orders.

Therefore, Namikaze Minato must place his own people in some important departments with real power.

But the problem is, there are very few people who can use Namikaze Minato now...

"Teacher, as long as you decide to reorganize the power and personnel structure of various powerful departments in Konoha, you will definitely challenge the political resources left by the previous Hokage."

"So, no matter how you deal with the ruling phalanx of the Uchiha clan in the future, you will be facing off against the forces left behind by the previous Hokage."

"In this case, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Winning over the Uchiha clan at this time can not only solve the problem of shortage of manpower, but also draw the Uchiha clan out to become a temporary target."

Akira Hatake's words hit the nail on the head, causing Minato Namikaze to open up and relax his frown.

"It has to be you, Ming!"

Namikaze Minato did not hesitate to praise, "Sometimes I even think that compared to me, you are the one who is truly suitable to be the Fourth Hokage."

"Don't……"

Hatake Akira took a step back and waved his hands repeatedly, "It's okay to let me come up with ideas, but if you ask me to be the Hokage with real swords and guns, I won't be able to do it."

"Are you tired?" Namikaze Minato squinted at Hatake Akira.

"Ahem, teacher, as long as you know, don't say it out loud..."

Hatake Akira's eyes were evasive, and his words were a little embarrassed.

"I won't force you, but after I take over as Hokage, you can't be lazy."

Namikaze Minato was ready to squeeze out the value of Hatake Akira again, "You will be my Hokage advisor. With your help, I think I will be able to display my ideas and ambitions soon."

"this……"

Hatake Akira wanted to refuse, but just as he was about to refuse, he caught the gaze of Hatake Sakumo.

Shrinking his neck, Hatake Akira could only nod in agreement.

"Haha, this way, I feel confident!"

Namikaze Minato was very happy, and then cast his eyes on Hatake Sakumo, "Sakumo-sama, although it is difficult for you to serve as the ANBU minister in your current body, I hope you can come and help me."

"Yondaime, since you have spoken, I will naturally not refuse."

Seeing that Hatake Sakumo agreed, Namikaze Minato looked at Kakashi again and said, "Kakashi, you will be the captain of the Hokage Guards. I will select some for you as soon as there are enough people."

"is teacher!"

Kakashi did not change his name to Namikaze Minato as "The Fourth Hokage-sama". Considering the master-disciple relationship between them, it would be quite annoying if he really called him that.

"In this case, we still need to see how the Uchiha clan chooses."

Namikaze Minato raised his head and glanced in the direction of the Uchiha station, feeling a little expectant and a little uneasy in his heart.

After Akira Hatake showed his kindness to him, he wondered whether the Uchiha clan would choose to seize this opportunity and move closer to him.

But just when Namikaze Minato was feeling uneasy, Hatake Akira spoke again.

"Teacher, actually the most stable relationship is a triangle."

Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment by his meaningless words, and then he had a clear understanding in his heart.

"Ming, what do you mean..."

"We can pull the Hyuga clan onto the chariot." Akira Hatake said with a smile, "It makes no sense that the Uchiha clan is about to take off, but the Hyuga clan, which has always been in competition with them, can sit still."

"I think you should find Hinata Hizashi to get in touch..."