Leaf Ninja Life

Chapter 252 The Fourth Hokage, Heart Qi
Although Konoha villagers are discussing the topic of the new Hokage candidates in full swing, in fact they have no decision-making power at all, and even the jonin can only passively wait for the result of the high-level game.

At this time, the war of confrontation has been transferred to the Daming Mansion of the Fire Nation. After the public opinion in the village is detonated, the candidate for the fourth generation must be established as soon as possible, otherwise many ninjas will not even have the mind to do the task, and the post-war operation of the village will be difficult. can't stop.

In the conference room of the Daming Mansion, the senior officials of Konoha Village and the Fire Nation officials sat opposite each other, and several Anbu masters stood guard on both sides of the gate, which showed the seriousness of the atmosphere.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Shiji Shinoda, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke first, "I didn't expect the village to hold an emergency meeting on its own initiative. Isn't everything all right? Hirizhan, what's going on? Why did you suddenly Resign from the position of Hokage?"

"Sorry to trouble you, Daimyo-sama." The Third Hokage said in a deep voice, "Although the village won, many ninjas suffered heavy casualties."

"The long war has exhausted Konoha's accumulation over the years, resulting in considerable difficulties in the post-war pension and reconstruction. As Hokage, I am duty-bound to do this."

Danzo on the side said with a little anger, "All this is because you are too weak. We have countless opportunities to counterattack other countries. If we take the first step, the situation will definitely not become what it is now."

"Okay, Danzo, the general direction of the village is made by us together, and no one can expect that all the big countries will participate in the war." Mito said calmly, "The main purpose of this meeting is to immediately select Produce the fourth generation of Hokage, and then formulate policies to restore the village's vitality as soon as possible."

"Well... Now that the situation has been decided, do you have any good candidates?" Daimyo asked with a relaxed expression. Now that Konoha masters have emerged in large numbers, everyone in the Hokage line seems to be good in his impression.

"I recommend Namikaze Minato." Hiruzaru Sarutobi spoke first, "Regardless of strength or popularity, he is the best choice."

"This... he is too young!" The daimyo and many officials were very surprised. "With all the three ninjas, why not choose one, but nominate a junior?"

Danzo pursued the victory and said: "Such behavior is simply reckless. Once Minato Namikaze is elected, there will be a lot of opposition in the village. I recommend Orochimaru as the new Hokage."

"Oshemaru? It seems to be really good, the prestige, age, and strength are all in line, but the personality feels a little cold..." The high-level officials of the Kingdom of Fire talked a lot.

After the third generation heard it from the side, his mind was very complicated, and he didn't speak again for a short time. Although the expression on his face didn't change, if you look at it from the front, you can find that his eyes are full of entanglement and helplessness.

The three disciples he is proud of all have their own problems. Tsunade suffers from blood phobia due to the loss of his beloved, and the ninja who cannot set foot on the battlefield is not competent for Hokage.

Although Jiraiya is a suitable candidate, he has a detached personality, and recently his acting style and thinking have become very independent.

He liked to travel around the ninja world when he was young, and he even had the experience of not returning to the village for a long time a few years ago.

It is a good thing for ninjas to go out to increase their knowledge, but it is too much to live directly outside, and Jiraiya himself is not very willing. The third generation is very worried about whether he can devote all his thoughts to the village after he succeeds.

As for Orochimaru, let alone, the hidden things in his heart have been hidden from people since a long time ago. Although ninjas are used to seeing death, there are definitely not many people who will completely ignore it. If a person like him becomes Hokage Can you give everything for everyone?

In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Sandai's mind, and then he said firmly: "Namikaze Minato is the most suitable candidate at present. Now the village needs Hokage who is close to the people, to help everyone heal the pain of war and give new hope."

"He will absolutely give his all to make it happen, I guarantee it on my own behalf."

For a moment, everyone present was stunned by Hiruzaru Sarutobi's words. Daimyo and others did not expect that Sandai's determination was so great that even his favorite disciple Orochimaru was given up.

Seeing that many officials still have to discuss with each other, he added again, "After Namikaze Minato takes office, I will act as an assistant to check for gaps and make up for the omissions. The other two consultants will also do their best to help, so that nothing will go wrong."

Mitomon Yan and Zhuanju Koharu said one after another: "I agree with Namikaze Minato as the new Hokage!" The director Anbe and the former squad leader next to him also echoed, "I agree!"

Seeing this, Danzo could only grit his teeth secretly. Now that the general situation is set, no matter how unwilling he is, he can only swallow the bitter fruit of failure expressionlessly.

The daimyo saw that everyone had reached an agreement, and immediately stopped objecting, "Then appoint Namikaze Minato as the fourth Hokage, and I will notify the surrounding countries as soon as possible, and Konoha will be handed over to you."

"Don't worry, my lord!"

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Before the next day, the high-level executives who returned to Konoha immediately announced to the whole village the candidates for the fourth generation of Hokage. Most of the ninjas who had seen the strength of the yellow flash agreed, but there were still many senior ninjas who did not approve.

Before the final Hokage inauguration ceremony, there is a vote of confidence in the Jonin, because the shadow of one village has the right to appoint all Junin. This measure is to prevent the high-level from directly appointing unconvincing people to the position of Hokage .

And now the identity of the fourth generation of Namikaze Minato is really not foolproof. If more than one-third of the jounin express their opposition, then it is very likely to become an embarrassing event in Konoha's history. The new Hokage directly stepped down due to too many opponents .

Theoretically, the Orochimaru faction still has a chance to fight back. As long as two or three big and small families vote against it, plus people who originally disagreed with Namikaze Minato, it is likely to overthrow it directly.

The three generations of Hokage and other high-level officials naturally also thought of this risk. Since they have chosen to let Minato take over, they will of course mobilize their own strength to fully support it.

During the few days waiting for all the upper ninjas to return to the village, many people were invited to the Hokage office for a conversation.

And some people who are not willing to be lonely keep looking for the figure of Orochimaru, but they can't wait, and they still don't give up to find Xiuyi.

"This...I haven't seen Teacher's person recently." Xiuyi said, spreading his hands.

Seeing the unwillingness of these people, he could only deal with it, "The Jonin vote of confidence, seniors, please feel free, no matter what you choose, the teacher will not care."

In fact, he had communicated with Orochimaru a long time ago. If he really resisted, he would be very successful, but it would be easy for Konoha to collapse directly.

According to Shuichi's analysis, this vote of confidence in Jonin seems to be democratic, but it actually has very obvious disadvantages, that is, if there is a result of failure, the authority of Konoha's senior management will be severely hit.

The situation where the two parties are almost evenly matched this time is very dangerous. If Namikaze Minato is directly ousted from power, then even if Orochimaru succeeds in the election again, it will not be good.

Those who support Namikaze Minato can oppose it again, and the conflict between the two sides will completely erupt, and the bloodshed will never stop until there is a fight.

As soon as this kind of scene occurs, other countries are afraid that they will laugh out loud, and immediately pick up melon seeds and benches and sit in a row, laughing and watching the infighting in Muye Village.

After several jounin left Xiuyi's training ground, the turmoil had not completely subsided, and the elder Yuhi Zhenhong who was close to him soon came to talk to him.

In the follow-up, people from the Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga clan took the initiative to come to the door and asked what the Orochimaru faction thought.

Their actions were not concealed in the slightest. This was the follow-up reaction to the great achievements in the three battles.

In the general environment of the ninja world, powerful people will always have countless supporters. The last time he stood out in World War II was White Fang.

The difference is that the qualifications of Shuichi and Orochimaru are completely fine, and the actions of several big families are really normal, and Konoha's senior management can't blame them at all. This is one of the powers agreed between the village and the family.

Perhaps it was unexpected that Xiuyi's influence would be so great that the Third Hokage and the others couldn't sit still. If this little boy kept jumping up and down and continuously gathered the number of opponents, he might cause huge troubles.

"Hide-sama, Hokage welcomes you!" Anbu appeared at his training place in an instant, speaking very politely.

Xiuyi squinted his eyes and looked at Anbu, realizing that he was not familiar with him, and didn't think about anything else, "I can go there by myself, you don't have to follow."

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Hokage's office, as soon as Xiuyi came in, he saw several people inside. The small room seemed to be packed to the brim.

"Hey, with such a big battle, are you planning to give me a blow?"

He has nothing to fear. In a few years, he will be able to subdue them all with one hand. Even now, no one in the ninja world can threaten him.

Just like in the previous life, if the wallet is big enough, you will have a lot of confidence in your speech. You can imagine how important power is in a world where power is paramount.

"Xiuichi-kun, please don't say that." Namikaze Minato said apologetically, "You have made countless contributions to the village, how could we treat you like this?"

"This time I was lucky to get everyone's approval to take over the position of Hokage. I will do my best with such a heavy burden. Now I need everyone's help. Only unity can make the village better, so I hope you can come to help, please. Already!"

Namikaze Minato bowed directly to him, Shuichi also typed up the draft before coming, and considered all kinds of situations, and the current situation was also within his expectation.

"Master Hokage has said it, I have always been a ninja in the village, and I will carry out any order in the future." Xiuyi replied calmly, "As for the position of Hokage, I believe that you are all people who have experienced the wind and rain. , since it has been confirmed, I will definitely support it with all my strength!"

When calculating the reaction of Konoha's high-level executives, he changed his mind about how he would treat a junior with great military exploits and unlimited potential.

In the current situation, the two parties are competitors, but the third Hokage side has already gained an absolute advantage, so I am afraid that Xiuyi will directly bring the situation to a halt without any scruples, but he really has the legal qualifications to fight for the interests of his teacher. Who dares to say that he no?

After thinking about it, no matter how stupid these people are, it is impossible for them to threaten him directly, or use some great reason to suppress him. It is estimated that they will move with affection and reason, and they will definitely try their best to show kindness anyway.

Maybe he will draw a big cake for him, and he will directly train you as the next generation of Hokage in the future.

Now, as expected, the new Hokage lowered his stance to show his trust and importance to him. Anyway, he has to go through the final stage of the Jonin vote of confidence. As for the future, that is another matter.

And Xiuyi is actually a person who doesn't take hard and soft, and he also has the capital of willfulness. If Orochimaru wants to continue to compete, he will help his teacher regardless of 21. It doesn't matter if everyone tears their faces.

It's just that Orochimaru doesn't intend to do this, and it doesn't make sense for him to make a fuss, so he directly expresses his attitude of absolute obedience.

"You..." After seeing his reaction, Sandai Hokage and Jiraiya wanted to speak but didn't know what to say. On the surface, they couldn't find any faults, and felt quite uncomfortable for a while.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Orochimaru said that he has an urgent task, so he may be absent from the Jonin vote of confidence in a few days. Let me let me know by the way." Xiuyi continued, and after seeing no response from them, he was about to resign. "If there's nothing else, I'll go first."

After Xiuyi left, the Third Hokage seemed to have aged a few years in an instant, "Why did things turn out like this, it's all my fault..."

"Old man, let me go and talk to them!" Zilai couldn't help it anymore. Although he was not stupid, he didn't expect politics to be so complicated, and the situation changed suddenly in just a few days.

Mitomon Yan next to him immediately stopped his actions, "It's best not to go now, do you want to say something to Orochimaru? If you are not careful, the situation may get worse."

Jiraiya also stopped, slammed one hand on the wall and did not move again, could he call Orochimaru and watch the younger generation climb up to the position of Hokage with satisfaction?

"Danzo is too messy." Zhuanzhu Xiaochun said angrily, "If it weren't for his actions, the situation would definitely not be like this."

The few people present were very troubled. Konoha had the accumulation of the top families in the Warring States Period, and it was easy to judge a person's potential.

There is no doubt that Shuichi's talent is the highest since the establishment of the ninja school. It is hard to say whether he can reach the level of the first generation of Hokage in the future, but he is definitely stronger than them all.

If there is a psychological rift between a master of this level and the village high-level, it is no less than the relationship between Renzhuli and Ying collapsed.

Namikaze Minato seemed a little discouraged, but quickly cheered up and said to them: "Everyone, don't worry, I will take the initiative to communicate with Xiuichi-kun in the future..."

Xiuyi also thought a lot after leaving the Hokage Building. The third Hokage's response this time was actually obviously wrong, because his attitude was a little weak and he underestimated the seriousness of the situation.

The current situation is completely different from the original book. It is because the strengths of the two sides are more balanced that something bad happened. At the same time, Danzo first provoked the war.

Otherwise, Konoha's senior management can communicate well in advance, and then directly select a candidate. In the absence of competition, both Orochimaru and Namikaze Minato can be successfully promoted.

Because many ninjas below will think that the person launched by Naruto is recognized by their high-level leaders, and many ninjas who cannot change the overall situation will follow the trend and acquiesce, instead of giving two choices like this now, let them also produce A feeling that I also came to participate in the Hokage campaign.

If Shuichi is the third generation of Hokage, in the face of Danzo's attack, he must change the Hokage candidate, regardless of whether he wants to or not, he must forcibly push Jiraiya out to ease the situation.

When the relationship between the two candidates is good enough, the competitive atmosphere will be completely different.

Orochimaru's own intentions are not strong, and Jiraiya will fight again to express friendship. No matter who fails or succeeds, he will give face and reconcile, instead of being separated by a generation like now, because the unfamiliar relationship directly turns into a confrontational situation.

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A few days later, in the Jonin confidence vote, Namikaze Minato successfully passed the test. Although many people opposed it, the process was not thrilling, and thus officially became the fourth Hokage of Konoha Village.

When he issued a declaration at the top of the Hokage Building with a bamboo hat in his hand, Xiuyi himself was not present, but came to the underground laboratory outside the village to accompany Orochimaru.

"Shuichi-kun, it's a surprise that you appear here at this time!" Orochimaru was surprised when he saw him coming, "Didn't I say, you can just do what you normally do, I didn't take the Hokage campaign to heart. "

Xiuyi knew that he was worried that he might be put on small shoes in the future, but he didn't care and said: "It's okay, I sent a shadow clone over there, even if it accidentally exploded on the spot, at worst, I will go directly to the Daming Mansion as a guardian ninja, this is what Your Excellency the Daming wishes for things."

In fact, he really thought about this path. This new job definitely pays more than working in Konoha. It is not only easy, but also has a lot of opportunities to go out. The entertainment life is rich and you can keep track of various latest technologies in the Land of Fire.

When he thought of this, he felt that he had seen the truth, "Well, you Asma, it turns out that you left the village for a purpose. You pretended to be rebellious but you got a good job. In the capital, you are free with enough tobacco and alcohol restrictions. He is the real actor."

Orochimaru saw his casual look, although the expression on his face did not change, his heart warmed up, and his whole state improved a lot.

"No matter what the result is, you are the best candidate for Hokage in my heart, Sensei." Xiuyi said sincerely.Although there are only two of them in the Losers Alliance, they all have the ability to change the world, and he is very confident about it.

(End of this chapter)