"I've just been repeating these tasks every day for the past few years, haven't I? The daily life of a Hokage is not as grand as you might imagine; it's just ordinary life. Don't be nervous."
Being told this by Torifu, Minato felt much better. It was true that with the Ninja World being so peaceful now, the village rarely faced danger. His job as Hokage would mostly be administrative. However, Minato thought this was fine. Konoha was now extremely powerful. Even if his abilities were lacking, as long as he could safeguard Konoha's prosperity, it wouldn't be considered a dereliction of duty.
"I understand, Big Brother. I will do my best to ensure Konoha continues to develop in a better direction."
Torifu knew Minato was always modest. At this moment, Minato hadn't fully grasped what it meant to be Hokage. The moment he stood on the rooftop of the Hokage Tower, accepted the Hokage Hat, and responded to the cheers and expectations of tens of thousands of villagers, he would understand how to become a Hokage. Torifu had gone through the same process. No one was born a Hokage, especially not someone like Torifu, who never dreamed of becoming one.
Torifu patted Minato's shoulder. "Alright, don't overthink it. Go wash your hands; it's time to eat."
After Minato left, Torifu looked at Anka, who had been standing next to Minato and listening to everything. "With you helping this young man, I can feel much more at ease."
Anka smiled upon hearing this. "Naturally. After all, I am his Second Sister-in-law. Big Brother, you can relax."
When a new Hokage is inaugurated, if they don't have a capable secretary, handling official business can be incredibly difficult. Torifu himself had only become proficient after being assisted by the secretary Tobirama left behind for some time. For Minato, being personally assisted by his Second Sister-in-law would certainly make communication regarding work much smoother.
While the two were chatting, Amado came over, following the scent of food. "Anka, you're back. Big Brother is here too." But when Anka saw Amado, she immediately frowned. "I distinctly remember telling you this morning to change out of that outfit and throw it in the washing machine. Why are you still wearing it?"
The previously cheerful Amado immediately got goosebumps all over. "Ah, this... well... I, you." He stammered, unable to form a complete sentence. Despite being married for so many years, Anka had an excellent temper and was usually very gentle. However, she especially disliked Amado's sloppiness. Although she had mostly corrected it, he occasionally still lapsed. Whenever this happened, Anka had to give Amado a lesson, and today was one of those days. Amado had been wearing this lab coat for a week. Submerged in the lab every day, his clothes were covered in various oil stains. Although they were all family and Torifu wouldn't mind, Anka disliked it, so no one else could say anything.
"Go change immediately! I clearly put your clean clothes on the bedside table!"
Amado came happily and left in a panic, a sight that made Torifu laugh helplessly. He felt he would remember that silly look forever. Anka watched Amado's retreating back and couldn't help but sigh. "Alas, this man is great in every way, except for his lack of attention to his appearance." Imagine the great inventor walking around every day in oil-stained clothes—it was just unbecoming.
Torifu concurred. "Exactly. Amado has serious issues. You really need to discipline him well." Amado naturally didn't know his Big Brother was adding fuel to the fire next to his wife.
After changing, he quickly returned to Anka's side. "Mmm, that's much better. It's so nice to wear clean clothes."
"Hehe, Anka is right. I was in a rush to do an experiment this morning, so I just grabbed one without looking closely."
Anka was not the type of woman who liked to constantly nag her husband. With Amado's attitude being so cooperative, Anka naturally stopped adopting a scolding posture. She gradually returned to her usual gentleness.
"You must also take care of your health outside of work. Lab work is the most tiring."
"It's fine, I'm not tired."
Seeing their eyes practically entwining, Torifu suddenly felt uncomfortable and immediately turned away from them. "These young people nowadays! How indecent!" Why did they have to start getting all lovey-dovey so suddenly? Torifu really couldn't understand.
After moving away from the couple, Torifu intended to find a spot to sit and wait for the meal, but his usual seat was now occupied by another pair of spouses. Seeing Minato and Kushina in an affectionate moment, Torifu turned away again and entered the kitchen.
Naori was diligently cooking and didn't notice Torifu come in until she heard him speak. "I'm telling you, these young folks are too clingy! We were never like that when we were young."
Naori turned and shot Torifu a glare. "Or else why do you think I'm cooking?"
Torifu was stunned. Okay, okay, so this was the game. Avoiding them by cooking—only she would think of that. Naori then said, "Well, they've only been married a few years. It's normal for them to be a little clingy."
There wasn't much more to discuss on that topic. Since Naori had visited the Uchiha Clan in the morning, Torifu asked about the situation there. "Father is healthy, of course. Big Brother and Sister-in-law are getting a little older, but it's nothing to worry about." She added, "Aihana has a boyfriend, and Big Brother and Sister-in-law are happy about it. Everything is pretty good."
Yes, that was quite good. Wasn't that what life was all about? Scattered small details. Grand events were merely decorations in life; after all, how many grand events can one endure in a lifetime?
After Naori finished talking about the Uchiha Clan's situation, she was about to return to cooking seriously, but suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right, Uchiha Fugaku's eldest son, Uchiha Itachi, has extracted Chakra."
"Oh?" Torifu was quite curious about this. "How old is he?"
"He just celebrated his fifth birthday. I gave him an herb to enhance Chakra and one to enhance the power of Fire Release." Torifu didn't pay much attention to the herbs; they were just common little things to him, of which he had plenty in his ring.
When Itachi was mentioned, Naori seemed happy. "The Uchiha Clan hasn't had a genius like this in a long time. Father and Big Brother are both very pleased."
"That is truly exceptional talent. Very few ninjas can extract Chakra at five years old." It was the same principle as those who extract Chakra at three.
Naori smiled slightly. "Yes. The clan is trying to figure out how to train him." She added, "Oh, there's one more thing. Uchiha Mikoto's second child seems to be due soon—within the next week or two."
Torifu replied calmly. "A second child, huh? Then a gift must be sent."