The Simultaneous Rise of Hokage and Village Head...

In this moment, Toki felt a sense of being out of character, Thinking that the name was something he had randomly come up with, Toki nodded slightly.

"When the village election is completely settled, report to me."

After saying this, Toki turned and left with the newly acquired Mangekyou Sharingan.

Including Hiruzen Sarutobi, everyone thought it was just an ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Only Toki knew that this was because Kakashi lacked enough chakra support to keep the eye open, so it degraded to Three-Tomoe.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that this was a rare Kamui Mangekyou Sharingan, he would probably try to snatch it without hesitation.

Since Danzo had the Mangekyou Sharingan of Uchiha Kagami, he was not in such a hurry.

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The position of Hokage and the village chief are separate, so after Tsunade was determined to be the mascot, the position of the village chief also needed to be elected.

Due to Uchiha Toki and Hiruzen Sarutobi respectively serving as the heads of the Department of Defense and the City Management Brigade,

The Uchiha and Sarutobi clans lost the qualifications to continue running for village chief.

This village chief position could only be selected from among civilian ninjas and various ninja clans.

The nominees were Orochimaru, Danzo Shimura, and Shikaku Nara, as expected,

Shikaku Nara was elected as the village chief of Konoha with a large margin, while the two unlucky ones didn't even get three-digit votes.

Finally, amidst the cheers of the villagers,

Orochimaru, transformed into Tsunade, reluctantly helped her to successfully receive the Hokage's hat and cloak.

After all, as one of the Three Sannin, Orochimaru knew Tsunade the best and became the most similar to her when transformed.

On the same day, Shikaku Nara sat in the mission reception center where Hiruzen Sarutobi was supposed to be, handling tasks submitted by various employers.

Inside the Hokage Tower,

Toki smiled at Shikaku Nara and congratulated him,

"Congratulations on becoming the Village Chief. Although it's a neutered version, your scope of management is still quite large."

Shikaku Nara sighed helplessly,

"I've been hoodwinked by you, haven't I?"

Having been in Konoha for so many years, Toki couldn't just rely on Fugaku to turn things around.

He was well aware of the Silver and Golden generations of Konoha.

Thus, during missions, Toki deliberately interacted with future well-known ninjas.

On the surface, Toki and Shikaku Nara just nodded to each other, but in reality, they had a deep bond.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Toki had 'coincidentally' saved Shikaku's life.

Only Toki, Shikaku Nara, and Inoichi Yamanaka knew about this incident.

At that time, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and other ninja clans was not good at all. Plus, with Konoha's F4 keeping a close watch, they were afraid of implicating their clan members, so they kept their friendship secret.

Now that Hiruzen Sarutobi had been ousted from the position of Hokage and Shikaku Nara had become the Village Chief, Toki no longer needed to be cautious.

He smiled at Shikaku Nara and said,

"What do you mean by being hoodwinked? You're now the head of the village, superior to tens of thousands of people."

Shikaku Nara gave Toki a disdainful look,

"Nonsense, I'm just a hired hand, right?"

"What do you mean? Don't tell me you don't know the value of this position. You're in charge of the village's internal affairs and finances. With a little favoritism to the clan members, you'll make enough for your Nara clan to get rich overnight, won't you?"

Now that Shikaku Nara held the position of village chief, he was in charge of taxes, land, and housing.

In Toki's previous life, this was the configuration of a village chief in Huaxi Village, very lucrative.

Shikaku Nara's lips twitched slightly. He was different from the Third Hokage who only knew how to beg for donations from the daimyo. He had a high IQ and was able to monetize the power of the village chief.

Toki was right. Even though he didn't have the power of force, he had a lot of room to maneuver in internal affairs.

Shikaku Nara suppressed his smile and solemnly asked,

"So, after putting in so much effort to push me up here, what are your demands? Let me make it clear first. Many people are watching me, especially the Sarutobi clan. I've looked at Konoha's finances, and it's shocking. It'll be good if we can recover the economy in a short time."

Only more than a month had passed since the Nine-Tails' attack. Many houses were still under construction, and a large number of refugees were still living in tents.

The position of Hokage had not been decided yet, so the disaster relief funds from the daimyo had not arrived yet.

"In addition, the Third Hokage has told me that Konoha's defense forces are insufficient, and he's starting to withdraw ninjas from the borders."

Shikaku Nara's face changed,

"What!?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a hint of mockery hanging from his lips, suddenly walked in from outside the door. The next moment, his face showed a look of sorrow,

"The squad stationed at the border of the Land of Lightning has already been wiped out. Minister of Defense, send a squad for support right away!"