The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 219 I am the Hokage!

Chapter 219 I am the Hokage!

Jiraiya encountered far more trouble than this one.

In the days that followed, Jiraiya faced many similar situations every day.

He used to watch his teacher handle government affairs, making all sorts of compromises and concessions, and always making decisions that were hard for others to understand. But now that it was his turn, he truly understood just how difficult it was to be the Hokage of a village.

"Ah, no wonder Uchiha An was so certain that I would be assimilated and become a politician like Sarutobi-sensei!"

Jiraiya sighed, raised his sake gourd, and poured sake into his mouth.

The person listening to his troubles was not his old friend, but a giant toad.

Most of the people who could drink with him are already dead.

An indescribable sense of loneliness made Jiraiya very depressed.

Hama Guang picked up the large bowl, gulped down the wine in one go, put it in front of him, and then grabbed the wine jar and poured more wine into it himself.

"Jiraiya, you don't need to be so downcast. The Third Hokage was just old, that's why he became like that."

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"In his youth, the third generation was known as the 'Hero of Endurance,' and he managed to keep all the families in the village in check."

"You are in the prime of your life now, and you can definitely reorganize the village and make it develop in a better direction."

"You don't need to listen to those ninja clans' nonsense. Remember, you are the Hokage, and you are the one who ultimately makes the decisions."

"Once you make a decision, they have no choice but to listen, even if they are not happy about it."

"You're right! I must stick to being myself and never compromise with reality!"

After making up his mind, Jiraiya clinked his sake gourd against Gamahiro's large sake bowl, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

Then he casually tossed the gourd aside, dusted himself off, stood up, strode back to his office, took out the bulging stack of documents from the drawer, picked up his pen, and rattled off a series of instructions.

Anything he felt was necessary to do, even if other ninja clans opposed it, he would still issue his orders, force them to be passed, and implement them.

Anything he deems wrong, he rejects outright and firmly disagrees with.

Sure enough, the speed immediately increased, and the documents that had been piling up for days were all completed in an hour or two.

After signing the documents, Jiraiya felt a surge of satisfaction. He slammed his pen on the table and shouted, "Someone, take all these documents to the Hokage's assistant and tell them to supervise their implementation immediately, without any mistakes!"

"Yes!" The ANBU ninja immediately appeared, took the order, and took the documents away.

Jiraiya reclined on the large Hokage chair behind him, crossed his legs, and wondered if he should get a crystal ball just like the one the teacher had, so he could keep an eye on the security of Konoha Village from time to time.

"hey-hey----"

Thinking of something enjoyable, Jiraiya couldn't help but grin lewdly, and some kind of crystalline liquid seemed to seep from the corner of his mouth.

Before he could turn his dream into reality, a series of chaotic footsteps sounded outside, and many people were heading this way.

"Bang bang!"

A knock sounded at the door, and the ANBU outside said, "Lord Hokage, many Jonin have come to see you."

"Cough cough—" Jiraiya quickly sat up straight, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, straightened his face, and put on a sanctimonious look before saying, "Please invite them in."

The office door opened, and a group of Jonin filed in.

Jiraiya asked everyone to sit down in turn, then feigned ignorance and asked, "Ah, why has everyone come here? Has something important happened?"

"Hokage-sama," Nara Shikasuke said with a wry smile under everyone's gaze, "Many of the documents you signed earlier are questionable. Perhaps we should discuss them together before making a decision!"

"No need for discussion." Jiraiya waved his hand decisively, "The village is in dire need of rebuilding, with so many important things to do. Where do we find the time to waste on meetings?"

"I know that many of the practices here have harmed the interests of various ninja clans, but as everyone knows, there are no perfect solutions in the current situation of the village."

"Instead of wasting time weighing things up, let's just be straightforward and I'll make the decision!"

"The village is in a very bad state right now. All the major ninja clans must give up more benefits to those at the bottom so that the village can recover its vitality and life as quickly as possible."

"If the interests of all families are harmed, then conversely, it means that the interests of no family are harmed at all!"

"? Is that how it's explained?" The Jonin immediately erupted in protest, urging, "Lord Hokage, doing this will seriously damage the relationships between the various ninja clans!"

"Lord Hokage, the ninja clan is part of the village too! You can't just cut off the flesh of the ninja clan to feed those common ninja!"

"Hokage-sama————"

"Alright!" Jiraiya abruptly stood up, slamming his hand on the table. His tall frame leaned forward, his gaze fixed menacingly on the assembled Jonin, and he shouted, "This matter is settled! There's no need for further discussion!"

"What you need to do now is follow the detailed plan drafted by the strategy department, instead of wasting your time talking to me!"

"Remember this clearly—"

Jiraiya glanced around, exuding an aura of dominance.

"I am the Hokage!"

In an instant, everyone was stunned.

They exchanged glances, thinking of encouraging one of them to step forward and put down the Hokage's "chaotic orders," or at least slam the door and leave, to deflate the new Hokage's arrogance.

But after looking left and right, they still couldn't find a candidate with enough prestige or power.

Those truly powerful ninjas who could rival the Three Legendary Sannin had all perished in previous wars.

Those sitting here today are all newly promoted Jonin who were quickly promoted during the war. In terms of both strength and merit, they are far from comparable to the old Jonin who participated in the Third Shinobi World War.

Even the matter of arguing with the Hokage was something he only did after testing Jiraiya's character repeatedly, since Jiraiya had just become Hokage and was relatively mild-mannered.

Politics is a game of mutual probing and compromise.

They had already gained a lot from their previous attacks, but now that the Hokage has suddenly risen up, it's their turn to back down.

"We understand, we will follow the Hokage's orders."

All the Jonin from the ninja clans exchanged glances and obediently lowered their heads, showing their submission to Jiraiya, the new Hokage.