Chapter 21 Daimyō

"I really don't understand why you want him to be the council elder as well." Zhuan Xiaochun looked at Ape Fei: "Isn't this a blockage for yourself?" ”

Pull out the drawer, pick up his dry pipe from it, and light it. Ape Fei replied while staring at the flame of the lighter, "It's really blocking yourself." There's a ball hidden, and it's inconvenient for me to take two bites. ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Xiaochun and found that she was really glaring at him, so he hurriedly showed his teeth: "Hehe, just kidding." ”

"But Koharu, you are also an elder of the council, you have to learn to control your emotions, or control your expression like Menyan, this is a compulsory course for a qualified politician."

When the cigarette was lit, he took a deep breath, spit it out, and felt much better. The ninja doesn't have much of a feeling for things like tobacco because of his mental power, so his current enjoyment must be psychological.

"As for why I want to block myself, it's because I know myself."

With another puff of smoke, Sarutobi continued, "My personality is a bit weak for the Hokage's position, and I'm often emotional. It wasn't a big deal in the past, but now that I'm the Hokage, those are the problems. I need someone who can remind me when I make mistakes and correct my mistakes. ”

Zhuan Xiaochun frowned and stared at Ape Fei: "How do I feel that you are sarcastic about me?" You mean that I can't do this work with Menyan, and we have to come to Tuan Zang to complete it? ”

"I didn't mean that."

Sarufei smiled: "The reason why it is necessary to let Tuan Zang take this position involves another reason, and that is the Daimyo!" ”

Seeing that Koharu looked confused, he was not surprised. Koharu is mainly responsible for the internal affairs of Konoha, and Menyan is the one who is external. It's normal for her not to know what happened between the Hokage and the Daimyo.

Without waiting for her to ask, Ape Fei took the initiative to explain, "Our daimyo is very shrewd. It would have been fine if Danzou hadn't appeared, but he appeared in the eyes of the Daimyo, with an image that was not at odds with me, and he was qualified enough to be elected as an elder of the council. What do you think the daimyo would do in this situation? ”

The relationship between the Hokage and the Daimyo is delicate, and Koharu is still very clear about this. As the leader of the ninja village with a strong military force, the Hokage should be above the Daimyo. However, this was not the case, as the five ninja villages were founded almost simultaneously: Konoha was the first to be built, followed by the other four.

What was established with the village was a balance: the ninja did not produce, and the food, grass, weapons and equipment needed for a major war had to be provided by the daimyo, and it was impossible for the Hokage to fully control the operating system of the daimyo in a short period of time. As a result, once a certain shadow replaces the daimyo, due to the problems of weapons, food and grass, the village where the shadow is located will have no combat effectiveness in front of other villages for a short time. Then the country will be annexed by the other four countries, because no one will mind expanding their territory with a small loss.

Koharu wondered about another question: "What the daimyo thinks is his own business, but what can he do?" Forcing you to promote Tuanzang? When will the daimyo also come to meddle in the internal affairs of Konoha? ”

"That's why the daimyo is very shrewd. It seems to be kind on the surface, but secretly it often tests you to find out your bottom line. Talking about the affairs he was responsible for, Mito Menyan finally opened his mouth to explain.

Ape Fei looked at Xiao Chun, who was still a little confused, and explained to her in detail: "What Menyan said is right. The daimyo didn't need to force me to do anything, he didn't even mention it, but he figured out my bottom line. ”

"After the death of the second generation teacher, I competed with Danzou for a long time, and during that time, the village was leaderless, and everyone, including me, hoped that the position of the Hokage would be determined as soon as possible. The daimyo understood this, and it was indeed within my tolerance to have Danzo as the council elder, so he only needed to hint at me in his words, and I had to take the initiative. ”

Waving his hand, Sarufei motioned for Koharu to listen to him: "I know what you want to say, it's nothing more than that as long as I persist, the daimyo will always back down?" ”

"Now that you think back to the accidents that happened last year when things were about to come to an end, you will understand why I no longer insist on my opinion. The daimyo can't do anything, but he can delay time! ”

The scene quieted down, and Koharu was reminiscing and thinking at the same time. Her original position was to be in charge of the hospital, but now she has been suddenly made an elder in the council, although she is able to handle affairs with ease, but she is not strong enough to figure out those political games.

Sarufei and Mito are waiting for her, and among the three of them, Mito has the highest political level, followed by Saruto. Koharu is really too immature compared to them.

After a while, Sarutobi saw Koharu raise his head, so he spoke, "Figured it out?" ”

"Hmm. But it won't be a problem if it goes on like this, right? For example, the daimyo meddles in our internal affairs whenever he has the opportunity or something? ”

The corners of his mouth were grinning, and Ape Fei's eyes revealed confidence: "Don't worry, our daimyo is not like the one in the Land of Thunder, he is a real smart person." I'm the head of the military, and since he knows that, he won't do anything too much. ”

Mito Menyan also nodded on the side: "It's true that although it's very difficult to deal with him, it's very reassuring for him to get things done." ”

"Okay, that's the end of the conversation. Next, let's talk about exam reform. Ape Fei looked at Xiaochun and Menyan respectively, they were both his best friends, so he didn't beat around the bush: "First of all, I want to change the team assessment and add individual assessment to it." ”

"The ninja squad is all about successfully completing the mission, and as long as the mission is completed, then the lower ninja in the team is qualified. During the war years, such a crude method of assessment was effective. ”

"But now we need a more detailed assessment that can screen out the qualified talent in the unqualified squad, and also remove the unqualified people in the squads that have passed the assessment."

Zhuan Xiaochun nodded, this aspect is her strong point: "Very good idea." But how? ”

These contents will not be thought up by Ape Fei when his head is hot, he has a plan long before, and he has prepared a specific plan: "I plan to add a competition at the end of the exam to eliminate some lower ninjas who are obviously not strong enough." In the previous sessions, I wanted to involve those elite shinobi and special shinobi and make them ......"

At three o'clock in the morning, the lights in the Hokage's office finally went out.