Lord of the Storm of Konoha

Chapter 226 Orochimaru's Choice
Inside the Hokage office.

"Have you found any trace of him yet..." Hearing the information from Anbu under his command, Hiruzaru Sarutobi showed a trace of solemnity.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

The eyes outside the mask of Anbu shone with complex lights. Kaze had a high reputation in Anbu, second only to Sakumo Hatake. Such a large-scale search for Kaze made him smell something unusual.

Sarutobi Hizan sighed.

Ever since he learned of Hatake Sakumo's death and disappearance, he has been paying close attention to Lei Chen's information. Lei Chen's threat is too great, not only in terms of strength, but also his reputation among hiragana ninjas.

During the Three World Wars, Lei Chen fought several times and left a deep imprint on Konoha Ninja's heart, even in the mouths of many ninjas, he is already the god of ninja who can stand side by side with the first Hokage.

The reason why he was so worried about Hatake Sakumo was a big factor. Once their master and apprentice had the idea of ​​a coup, it would be another catastrophe for Konoha.

Danzo stood aside, and said in a deep voice to Hiruzaru Sarutobi.

"According to the current information, he went to Hatake Sakumo's mausoleum before disappearing. From this point of view, his disappearance must be preparing for something."

There was a faint light in his eyes.

"Sarutobi, you have to make a plan early."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi's expression was unusually complicated, and he sighed slightly.

"The village owes him too much."

"Don't worry, if he doesn't have the idea of ​​being an enemy of the village, then we won't do anything excessive. If he really wants to take revenge on the village..."

Danzo squinted his eyes and said meaningfully: "Sarutobi, at that time, you can no longer hesitate."

After being silent for a while, Hiruzaru Sarutobi changed the subject and said.

"Compared to that, the most important thing now is to choose the successor of the fourth Hokage!"

Yun Nin has surrendered, the four major powers have all given up the war, and the Three Wars have completely ended.Not surprisingly, the next few years will be a period of rapid development for Konoha, and he is already old, and the election of the Fourth Hokage must begin.

Danzo smiled expectantly, and said, "Of course, we've been preparing for so long, isn't it just for this moment?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at him, and said, "I know you intend to select Orochimaru to be the fourth generation, but compared to him, Namikaze Minato is more suitable to be Hokage."

He said this sincerely. Although Orochimaru is his disciple and is also very good, his personality is not suitable for Hokage.Although Namikaze Minato is young, his merits are not weaker than Orochimaru. Although he was born as a Hiragana ninja, he is also a disciple of Jiraiya in terms of background. There is nothing wrong with becoming Hokage.

Danzo snorted coldly.

"Although Minato is also an excellent ninja, he is too young after all. No matter in terms of qualifications or strength, Orochimaru is even better."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi said in a deep voice: "This kind of matter cannot be decided by the two of us. A high-level meeting must be held."

three days later.

Konoha held a high-level meeting.

The only ninjas who are eligible to participate are Konoha's elite jounin, as well as the patriarchs and spokespersons of the major families.

There were many people participating in the meeting, each of whom had a certain status in Konoha, including Naruto Sarutobi Hiruzen, Hokage Assistant Danzo, two consultants, and Sannin's Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Plus Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Fugaku and others.

Except for some people who were carrying out missions and were still in charge of war alerts who did not come, and some people who guessed the content of the meeting and did not want to express their opinions.

Everything else is basically there.

After briefly describing the situation in the ninja world, Sarutobi Hiruzen got to the point.

"So... What's your opinion on the successor of the Fourth Hokage?"

After Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice fell, the conference room fell into a brief silence.

A ninja showed a complex look and said as if sighing.

"If Hatake-sama is still alive, he may be the best Hokage heir."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of a few ninjas were a little heavy, and they all sighed with regret. Most of the ninjas looked at each other strangely and did not express their opinions.Those ninjas who sighed were, without exception, elite jnin who had been promoted by Hiragana, while those with strange faces were mostly ninjas from big families or high-ranking Konohas.

Danzo's face was a bit ugly, but Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent.

"I propose that my disciple Namikaze Minato succeed the Fourth Hokage."

In the silence, Jiraiya also spoke slowly.

He glanced at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru sat there indifferently, not responding to Jiraiya's gaze.

"Minato Jonin is indeed suitable for the Fourth Hokage."

Finally the second person spoke, and it was Mitomon Yan, a consultant sitting next to Hiruzaru Sarutobi.

Danzo couldn't bear it anymore, and said immediately.

"I propose Orochimaru to become Hokage."

This proposal has also been approved by many ninjas. Danzo showed a smile. He had looked for Orochimaru a long time ago. As long as Orochimaru becomes Hokage, he will do his best to improve his status in the high-level. The follow-up five generations must be him .

Although it was a bit late, I was able to secure the position of Hokage anyway.

Regarding the choice of Orochimaru or Namikaze Minato, there were endless debates in the Hokage room.

Danzo showed an imperceptible smile. He has already taken care of other ninjas secretly. With Orochimaru's reputation, he has a high probability of getting Hokage.

Suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded, causing them to stop immediately and stare at the figure in astonishment.

"I propose Minato Jonin to become Hokage."

Orochimaru said with a faint smile.

Danzo stared at Orochimaru in disbelief, with a hint of anger on his face, and he kept roaring in his heart.

"Oshemaru, what are you doing! Didn't we agree? You will be the fourth generation!"

As if aware of Dodanzo's angry gaze, Orochimaru stood up slowly, his gaze swept over every ninja present.

"I have always felt that Hokage is a noble position. To be able to become Hokage must be a ninja loved by the village."

He sneered and said with a sigh: "But now I understand that the so-called Hokage is just a puppet elected by interests and rights, just like selecting individuals with research value in an experiment. It's ridiculous."

Bang!
Danzo slammed the table down, stood up suddenly, and glared at Orochimaru.

"Oshemaru, what are you trying to do!"

Orochimaru didn't seem to care, just chuckled and said: "I just want to understand a lot of things, maybe I'm not suitable to be Hokage either?"

"you!"

After saying this, he turned around and left the Hokage room. Most of the ninjas at the long table were silent. Danzo gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

Seeing that the situation had become like this, Hiruzaru Sarutobi seemed to have aged a lot, and sighed.

"In this case, the Fourth Hokage will decide to be Minato."

……

Naruto Building.

top.

Orochimaru left the meeting room and came here, standing on the edge, where he could look around half of Konoha, and see the village that was thriving again after the war.

"It turns out that the so-called Hokage is just a plaything of power. Compared with it, eternal life is the most worth pursuing."

He suddenly raised his head, looked at the blue sky, a trace of crystal liquid in the corner of his eyes dissipated in the wind, and muttered to himself.

"Where are you now, have you obtained the eternal immortal body you have been pursuing..."

……

The entrance to a valley.

On that side is a world like a paradise, the sky is pure azure blue, with lush and huge plants growing, and all kinds of huge bugs that cannot appear in other places fly across the sky.

Lei Chen looked deeply at the end of the valley, beside him was a stone tablet engraved with the words "Miaomu Mountain".

(End of this chapter)