In the Hokage Office Building, within the conference hall.
Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's words, no one present stood up to speak; instead, they all looked at each other.
Eventually, everyone's gaze fell upon the Uchiha and Hyuga, two of Konoha Village's major clans.
Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku exchanged glances, and finally, Uchiha Fugaku was the first to stand up.
"Fourth Hokage-sama, in my opinion, to stabilize the Village's situation and to establish connections with the Daimyo, we should first elect new high-level personnel!"
Upon hearing Fugaku's words, the room immediately fell silent.
Everyone desired to be a Konoha high-level official; becoming one signified the prosperity and rise of their family.
Didn't the families of Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado rival the Ninja families of the Sengoku period?
Who were Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado? They were different from the Third Hokage and Danzo; they were purely commoners.
But precisely because they became Konoha Advisor Elders, their respective families developed rapidly in a short period.
Minato Namikaze nodded upon hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, saying, "Hmm! I know that point as well!"
"I already have two candidates for Elder: my teacher Jiraiya, and Shodai(1st)-sama's granddaughter, Tsunade."
Upon hearing these two names, no one present spoke, as the individuals Minato Namikaze proposed were more qualified to be Elders than anyone else in the room.
"Besides the two Elders, I also plan to establish a Konoha Organization Department."
"The Organization Department will be the brain of the entire Konoha; all decisions for Konoha will be issued by the Organization Department!"
Those who had lost hope for the Elder positions immediately became interested in the Organization Department mentioned by Minato Namikaze.
After all, joining the Organization Department meant knowing Konoha's future policy directions, which would be of immense benefit to their own families.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Minato Namikaze, wanting to know who would be able to join the Organization Department.
Minato Namikaze didn't waste time and directly announced his chosen candidates for the Organization Department.
"Currently, my selected individuals are Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, Nara Shikaku, and Aburame Shibi."
"In its initial stage, the Organization Department will only have four members. If the Organization Department significantly contributes to Konoha's development, more personnel will be added!"
In fact, Minato Namikaze had many other candidates, but he still needed to maintain more power in his own hands, so it was not appropriate to let more people join the Organization Department at this time.
After announcing the Organization Department members, Minato Namikaze looked at everyone. Seeing no objections, he continued, "Besides that, I also want to establish a neighborhood committee."
"The establishment of the neighborhood committee is to mediate conflicts among ordinary villagers in Konoha Village!"
Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's decision, Uchiha Fugaku was the happiest person present.
The Konoha Military Police Force, managed by the Uchiha Clan, found the trivial disputes among Konoha villagers the most difficult to handle.
The Uchiha Clan members had little patience for dealing with such matters, and coupled with their arrogant personalities, every time they handled an issue, it only made things worse.
It was precisely because of this that the Uchiha's reputation in the entire Konoha became increasingly poor!
However, Minato Namikaze's next words left Uchiha Fugaku stunned.
"I've decided to appoint Uchiha Mikoto as the first director of the neighborhood committee!"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards Uchiha Fugaku.
Uchiha Fugaku, in turn, looked at Minato Namikaze.
Seeing Minato Namikaze smile at him, Fugaku fell into deep thought, but soon, he understood the meaning behind Minato Namikaze's actions.
Uchiha Mikoto had a much better personality than other Uchiha members, and she was also a woman. If she were to handle the various conflicts among Konoha's ordinary villagers, gradually, the Uchiha's reputation might improve.
"If any of your family's female members wish to join the neighborhood committee, they can also speak to Uchiha Mikoto. Naturally, every member of the neighborhood committee will also receive a salary!"
Minato Namikaze's words made quite a few people feel tempted.
Especially Nara Shikaku, who had a strong-willed wife.
Nara Shikaku was currently stroking his chin, contemplating how to persuade his wife to join the neighborhood committee!
Nara Shikaku was famously henpecked and a househusband. He was idle at home every day, and with nothing to do, he naturally took to nagging the perpetually lazy Nara Shikaku.
In Nara Shikaku's opinion, as long as he found something for his wife to do, she probably wouldn't have time to nag him every day!
"If Shikamaru knew, he would probably be very happy too! This is good; it won't make my precious son develop a fear of his wife prematurely!"
After discussing other management issues in Konoha Village, Minato Namikaze began to talk about the construction of the New Konoha Village.
"As you all have seen, the Nine-Tailed destroyed two-thirds of our Konoha Village's buildings. These buildings must, of course, be rebuilt."
"I already have my own plans for building Konoha Village! I will name it New Konoha Village!"
As he spoke, Minato Namikaze took out a meticulously prepared blueprint from the spatial backpack behind him.
When the blueprint was laid out, everyone was stunned!
Simply put, the dozens of meters high buildings made them somewhat disbelieving!
After all, no one had ever seen such unconventional architecture.
"Hokage-sama… can these houses really be built without collapsing?"
"That's right… I feel that houses this tall might be a bit dangerous…"
"And Hokage-sama, isn't the residential area a bit too small! I see only a few residential areas, while the rest are commercial or entertainment areas, and there are even parks."
"Is it really necessary to build parks within the Village?"
Many people began pointing at the blueprint and expressing their opinions.
Minato Namikaze had naturally anticipated these opinions and addressed each one of them.
"Rest assured, everyone, I would not joke with the lives of the villagers. These buildings will be very sturdy, definitely much sturdier than the current buildings in Konoha."
"As for why the residential area is small? Of course, it's because tall buildings themselves are designed to save space!"
Just as Minato Namikaze was about to continue speaking, a person dressed in coarse linen raised his hand, interrupting him.
Minato Namikaze knew who the person raising his hand was; it was Tsuchima Oga, one of the commoner representatives of Konoha Village.
"Hokage-sama… I apologize for interrupting you, but I had to!"
Minato Namikaze nodded upon hearing this, saying, "Please speak your mind!"
Minato Namikaze was still very polite, after all, it was rare for this Konoha villager representative to speak.
Since the establishment of Konoha Village, there have been representatives of ordinary villagers, but they had never spoken at any meeting.
The reason was simple: they dared not. For ordinary villagers, the status of a Ninja was far superior to theirs.