Tsunade pulled Ryun back to the villa. The two took a bath and soon fell asleep.
The two slept embracing each other, breathing in each other's scent, and fell into a deep sleep.
Hokage Office.
Nara Luming took a sip of his goji berry water and sighed. "Young people really have good health. It's been three days, he hasn't come to work. I wonder how Lord Hokage is doing."
Fortunately, it wasn't a busy period, otherwise Luming would probably want to visit Ryun at his home and ask about his family.
Wait, no, better not ask about his family. After all, he really has two Kage-level shinobi as relatives. He was afraid that if he said something wrong, he would be dealt with.
"Lord Luming! Something big has happened! The Datian clan, the Shenmo clan, the Gaoqing clan, and the Wuma clan are all causing trouble downstairs in the Hokage Building!" Anbu member Hatake Sakumo entered and reported.
Nara Luming frowned. What nonsense, what clans? Why haven't I heard of these shinobi clans before? So Nara Luming decided to check the records. He instructed Hatake Sakumo, "Sakumo, you take the Anbu and go pacify them first. I will be there shortly."
"Yes, Lord Luming!" Hatake Sakumo led the Anbu downstairs, while Nara Luming stayed upstairs to look through the records.
"Let me see the Datian clan... Oh, here it is. Datian Wangba, during the First Great Shinobi War, threw a shuriken from 200 miles away and killed one Chunin. Awarded C-rank jutsu, Water Release: Water Flow Jutsu." Reading this, Luming felt exasperated. He threw the record away.
What the hell is all this?
Then he looked at the Gaoqing clan and the Wuma clan. His expression turned strange. Gaoqing Kantu and Wuma Guanshang once teamed up on the battlefield during the First Great Shinobi War and performed a two-and-a-half-minute dance, successfully disgusting the enemy and distracting them, leading to two enemy soldiers being killed by two Chunin from our side. Rewarded with C-rank jutsu Fire Release: Spark Jutsu and C-rank jutsu Wind Release: Wind Cutter Jutsu.
"Dammit! Is this for real? What kind of level are they at, causing trouble at the Hokage Building? One might think you are Ryun, causing trouble wherever you please!" These people infuriated Nara Luming.
At that moment, Ryun, who had just arrived at the door, darkened his face. He pushed the door open. "Assistant Luming, come out for a moment."
Nara Luming's face turned pale. Gulp. Why did the Hokage come to the office without making a sound? This is bad, this is bad. He didn't mean it!
"Speak, Assistant Luming. Do you have some dissatisfaction with me? Slamming the table, throwing books, or is it that I, Ryun, cause trouble everywhere, making you unhappy?" Ryun hadn't heard everything, but that didn't stop him from reprimanding Nara Luming.
Nara Luming smiled bitterly and explained the entire incident from beginning to end. Ryun's expression also became quite interesting. He understood why Nara Luming was angry. He coughed lightly.
"Ahem, Luming, I'm not saying you were wrong to scold them just now. But such words are not conducive to unity. Don't say them again in the future."
"Yes, Lord Hokage. From now on, I will be cautious with my words and actions, and only speak freely in front of you, Lord Hokage." Nara Luming clasped his hands.
Ryun nodded with satisfaction. Hey, dealing with smart people is really satisfying. The reprimand was effective, he understood Luming's political stance. Now it was time for the carrot.
But Nara Luming took the initiative to speak. "Lord Hokage, what about the internship position for my son, Shikaku, in the Police Force?"
"What internship position?" Ryun frowned. Nara Luming felt disappointed, but Ryun's next words made him overjoyed again.
"It's a permanent position. Tell him to go find Uchiha Kiyoshi tomorrow. He will arrange everything." Ryun raised his hand, indicating no need to say more.
Nara Luming's eyes lit up. "Ah! Thank you, Lord Hokage, for nurturing my son!"
Nara Shikaku was now sixteen years old, idle all day, just reading books at home, which worried his old father sick. Whenever he said anything, Shikaku would say it was boring.
Now he finally found him a job.
"Luming, I also have something to tell you." Ryun glanced at Nara Luming, then put an arm around his shoulder.
"Lord Hokage, could you tell me what it is first?" Nara Luming's intuition told him this wasn't simple!
Ryun smiled. "It's nothing much, just..."
Ryun explained his idea of making C-rank jutsu part of the curriculum at the Konoha Ninja Academy.
Nara Luming was first shocked, then quietly asked, "Then, will B-rank jutsu be opened up in the future?"
Ryun shook his head. "C-rank is the limit. B-rank and above still require battle achievements and contributions to exchange for."
Nara Luming's eyes lit up. "Then I have no objection. The Ino-Shika-Chō trio fully supports Lord Hokage's idea."
Really, anyone can call themselves a Konoha shinobi clan nowadays. What Datian clan, Shenmo clan, each name sounds more intimidating than the last. But upon inquiry, good heavens, the entire clan has about ten people.
Then look at their battle records. Who knows if they bribed the commander at the time? All sorts of bizarre reasons, really infuriating to see.
Now these few people are causing trouble downstairs, nothing more than feeling that the ninjutsu advantage they previously gained through manipulation has now turned into nothing. They are unhappy about the C-rank ninjutsu becoming widespread.
They would rather not let their own clan members learn more jutsu, than allow commoners to have jutsu to learn.
There are many such people in the world. Quite the opposite, there are many, many such people.
To maintain their inexplicable sense of superiority, they are willing to be stumbling blocks on the path of others' success, preventing others from succeeding. This makes them feel comfortable.
"Lord Hokage, rest assured. You stay here and drink tea. Leave this matter to me, Luming, to resolve." Nara Luming smiled meaningfully.
Ryun was stunned. He didn't expect Nara Luming to actually take on this hot potato.
"Do you know what you are saying?" Ryun stared into Nara Luming's eyes, warning him.
Nara Luming nodded. "Naturally, I know. Lord Hokage, please grant your permission."
Ryun looked at Nara Luming's calm and confident expression and finally nodded. "Alright, Luming, go handle it. I will brew a pot of tea here, awaiting your triumphant return."
"At your command, Lord Hokage!" Nara Luming smiled slightly and walked out of the Hokage Building. He looked at the current clan head of the Datian clan causing trouble, Datian Wudi!
Nara Luming's mouth twitched. Damn, that's a really domineering name. Then he looked at the current clan head of the Shenmo clan, Shenmo Luanwu.
For heaven's sake, your names sound quite intimidating! But Nara Luming shook his head. These two, along with the Gaoqing clan and the Wuma clan, were just pawns used by the smaller families.
If he couldn't even persuade, no, if he couldn't even educate and resolve these guys, then he shouldn't be the Hokage's Assistant.
Ryun looked down from the floor-to-ceiling window, opened the window. He was somewhat curious and wanted to hear how Nara Luming would handle this.
[Didnt change the canon fodder clan names to a japanese sounding clan]
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