Never underestimate Kekkei Mora. Even within the entire Ōtsutsuki clan, those who have Kekkei Mora are among the best.
An Ōtsutsuki like Urashiki only mastered a portion of Kekkei Mora's power.
As for Kaguya, she had consumed the Ninja World's Chakra Fruit. Combined with her inherently excellent bloodline, she was able to master the power of Kekkei Mora.
Kaguya's combat skills aside, her bloodline was absolutely top-tier.
Isshiki had already said that Kaguya was Shibai's daughter, how could the talent and bloodline of Shibai's daughter be too poor?
Kazuki has now mastered the power of Kekkei Mora, making him more like an Ōtsutsuki than the Ōtsutsuki themselves. However, there is still a huge gap compared to Shibai. Even just sensing Shibai's aura still makes him tremble with fear.
Even though Kazuki has far surpassed the original Kaguya and mastered the power of Kekkei Mora, which countless Ōtsutsuki dream of, he still feels inferior in front of Shibai. The gap is simply too large. He still needs to continue working hard to get stronger.
"Then it will be Obito." Kazuki sighed softly.
"However, I probably won't have much time to lead teams on missions, Minato, Nawaki, I might need more help from you two."
Since Kazuki was to become Hokage, many tasks were already being handed over. For example, the Anbu had already fallen into his hands.
Kazuki would not move Anbu Commander Sakumo, after all, Kakashi would be his disciple in the future. Sakumo was also considered one of his own, and Sakumo was truly a person with the Will of Fire, so Kazuki naturally could trust him.
Speaking of which, without Danzo in Konoha, even if Sakumo caused trouble, Kazuki could suppress the matter, and Sakumo, it seemed, wouldn't need to worry about committing suicide.
However, Kazuki planned to assign Minato to the Anbu as a vice commander, which would be a high-ranking position within the Anbu. As Minato's strength increased and he learned various types of knowledge, it was clearly time to promote him.
As for Nawaki, his strength was also quite good. If Minato didn't use the Flying Thunder God Technique, he might not even be as strong as the current Nawaki. However, Nawaki was a bit too much like Hashirama, yet he didn't possess Hashirama's absolute strength and charisma.
Therefore, having Nawaki run errands and do missions was acceptable, but for him to be part of Konoha's decision-making body at this stage was still a bit too early.
"Leave it to us." Nawaki and Minato exchanged glances and agreed.
There was no intention of refusal. Kazuki had already discussed Nawaki's arrangements with him earlier. Most of the time, it would be the same as before, just with the added title of Hokage Guard. When the village encountered troublesome missions, he would need to go out and execute them.
Nawaki didn't mind leading children. He knew Kakashi, and they had a good relationship. Leading that child in the future seemed quite interesting.
"Besides that, I also plan to establish a Konoha Cabinet." Kazuki then continued.
"Its main responsibility will be to handle affairs for the Hokage. When the Cabinet cannot decide on a matter, it will be handed over to the Hokage, who will have a veto right."
Everyone knew that Kazuki was going to reform Konoha. This was within everyone's expectations, as any clear-sighted person could see that Kazuki was not someone who followed established procedures or adhered to conventions.
Even Hiruzen was prepared.
"Is this an Elder Council? No, it seems to be pushing the Hokage's authority further to the so-called Cabinet?" Hiruzen frowned, recalling how he had been constrained by the Elder Council in the past.
It wasn't that the Elder Council was entirely bad. Some of their points, even Hiruzen thought, made sense. It was just that they stripped him of his right to go to the front line, which greatly displeased him.
As Hokage, watching Konoha ninjas constantly fighting on the front line while he could only stay at the main base, it would be strange if Hiruzen felt good about it.
There was no other way, Konoha had suffered a painful lesson.
Tobirama's sudden death, coupled with the First Great Ninja War, almost caused Konoha to fall apart. Konoha simply could not accept a second Hokage dying on the battlefield. They would rather not let Hiruzen go to the front line and keep him in the village.
"The Hokage has a veto right, the Cabinet is only responsible for helping to handle affairs." Kazuki shook his head slightly.
"Moreover, do you think I would be stripped of power and made a figurehead?"
This statement instantly silenced everyone else. Others might be made figureheads, but Kazuki was different. He possessed absolute strength, and his political acumen was exceptionally high. At least, it would be very difficult to deceive him. Some tactics previously used against Madara would not work on Kazuki.
As for the so-called veto right, they could accept it, as it was the Hokage's authority.
The Elder Council needed to restrict the Hokage from acting arbitrarily due to excessive power, but the power of these individuals also needed to be restrained.
Just like Danzo before, he very much needed to be suppressed and restrained.
"The Cabinet's authority comes from the Hokage. Konoha villagers have the right to elect Cabinet members, and the Hokage has the right to decide whether to approve their decisions. One could say they are mutually restraining, of course, the Hokage's position is undoubtedly supreme." Kazuki thought for a moment, then expressed many of his ideas.
***
40 Advanced Chapters on
patreon.com/alex_1000