Naruto's strongest wooden escape

early morning.

The sun is shining.

On a narrow road in the countryside, Uchiha Matsuri and Sarutobi Asuma were on their way.

"Teacher, why did my father send you to be the temporary captain of the 'Twelve Guardian Ninja'?" Sarutobi Asuma asked.

Half a month has passed since the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.In the past half month, Namikaze Minato's team was allowed to take a month's leave by the Third Hokage due to their outstanding performance. Both Metkai and Yuhi Kurenai were also considered heroes of Konoha and were allowed to take a month's leave.

Only Uchiha Matsuri and Sarutobi Asuma had to go to the capital of Fire Country to perform tasks when others were on vacation.

Asuma Sarutobi, who was still in the rebellious stage, was naturally dissatisfied with the arrangements of the Third Hokage.

"Maybe it's because of my ability, or maybe it's because of my 'notoriety'. Who knows!" Uchiha Matsuri said jokingly without comment.

Since the end of the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, Uchiha Matsuri slaughtered 5000 Iwa ninjas by himself, like a strong wind, blowing through every inch of the ninja world.

Contrary to Konoha Village's tepid attitude towards the Uchiha Festival, the other four major ninja villages were all wary of the Uchiha Festival.

In Iwagakure Village, because Uchiha Matsuri massacred thousands of Iwa ninjas, Uchiha Matsuri was known as the "Killing God" among the villagers.

In Kumogakure Village, the fourth-generation Raikage Ai followed the advice and issued an order: Whenever an Uchiha Matsuri is encountered during the execution of a mission, the Kumo ninja can abandon the mission without being punished.

On the black market, the price of the Uchiha Matsuri has even exceeded that of the Third Hokage, ranking first on Konoha's bounty list with a price of 5000 taels.

However, because Uchiha Matsuri's performance was so outrageous, even if Uchiha Matsuri's bounty price increased with the victory in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, bounty hunters from all over the world still did not dare to attack Uchiha Matsuri, a walking man. 5000 taels of hands.

Even the ninjas of Kirigakure Village have given up their plans to capture the Uchiha Sacrifice Thunder Tooth Fang.

Against this background, the Third Hokage sent Uchiha Matsuri as the temporary captain of the "Twelve Guardian Ninja Soldiers", apparently to warn and intimidate the Mist Ninja who came to carry out the mission of "assassinating the Daimyo of the Land of Fire".

"Teacher, there is something I don't know if I should tell you..." At this point, Asuma Sarutobi, who had always been straightforward, suddenly became hesitant.

"What's going on? You don't even know if you should tell me?" Uchiha Matsuri patted Asuma Sarutobi on the shoulder and motioned for him to continue, "You'd better stop being so secretive and just tell me if you have anything. Me!"

"Then I said it, don't regret it..." Sarutobi Asuma said carefully as if he had made some mistake, "Before leaving, I went to the Hokage's office to find my father, and I accidentally heard that my father Conversations with several elders..."

"...During the conversation, my father and the two elders, Mon Yan and Koharu, all agreed to recommend Minato-senpai as the Fourth Hokage. As for the elder Danzo, he has always been non-committal, neither approving nor opposing my father's proposal... "

According to Sarutobi Asuma's narrative, in fact, as early as ten years ago, the Third Hokage had a plan to step back and promote new people.

Coinciding with the victory in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, the other four major ninja villages temporarily declared a truce with Konoha.At the same time, Konoha Hidden Village has experienced many battles and is now in a critical period when everything is in ruins.

In order to realize the sustainable development of Konoha Village, the third generation of fire

Ying thought about it again and again, and finally decided to give way to the younger generation.

The abdication has been confirmed, but the issue of selecting the successor has been put on the agenda again.

Sannin, Hatake Sakumo, Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Matsuri.

These six people are recognized as the most promising successors.

However, under the background that Jiraiya had no intention of becoming Hokage and Orochimaru had ulterior motives, the Third Hokage and the two elders Mito Katoen and Koharu Kadeni reached an agreement and unanimously elected Namikaze Minato as the Fourth Hokage.

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In the large conference room of the Hokage Building.

More than a dozen senior Konoha officials and heads of large families sat on the rostrum.

Under the stage, hundreds of jounin, including Namikaze Minato, Kakashi, and Metkai, sat neatly in their seats.

"Cough cough cough."

There was a cough, and the Third Hokage opened the door of the conference room. Danzo, Mito Kaden, and Koharu, all walked into the large conference room that was full of seats.

"Lord Hokage."

After seeing the Third Hokage, all the ninjas on and off the stage stood up and saluted the Third Hokage.

"Everyone, please sit down." The Third Hokage walked to his seat, waved his hand, and said to the hundreds of jonin in the audience.

"Jōnin and clan leaders, I have summoned you here today, for no other reason than to discuss with you the candidate for the Fourth Hokage..." Mito Kaden stood up and said with a serious face.

"The Fourth Hokage?" Upon hearing Mito Kadoyan's words, the jounin below instantly exploded.

"Hokage-sama, with all due respect, you are still alive now, why did you start electing the Fourth Hokage?" As the head of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hizashi stood up and asked the Third Hokage without changing his expression.

"I agree with the Hiashi clan leader's idea. Hokage-sama, you are still young, and it is not yet time to elect the next Hokage!" Namikaze Minato stood up and expressed his thoughts righteously.

Yes, the third Hokage is still alive. Is it a bit against the rules to elect the fourth Hokage at this time?

After hearing the words of Hyuga Ninja and Namikaze Minato, everyone in the audience expressed their incomprehension about the election of the Fourth Hokage at this time.

"Ahem, everyone, the proposal to elect the fourth generation was proposed by me. Here, I need to explain to everyone..." The third Hokage cleared his throat and spoke seriously.

According to the explanation of the Third Hokage, the Third Hokage has entered old age, and his body and mind are no longer what they used to be.

In order to ensure that everything in the village can continue to be maintained stably, the third generation Hokage wanted to hold a democratic election and elect the fourth generation Hokage to complete the task of protecting the village on his behalf.

The Third Hokage himself will serve as a Hokage consultant, assisting the Fourth Hokage in handling some government affairs in the village in the first few years.

"Since the third generation has expressed his intention to give up his position, we should support his move." As a high-level executive of Konoha Village, Koharu expressed his opinion.

Yes, Hokage-sama is old, we should be more considerate of Hokage-sama!

After hearing the words of the Third Hokage and Koharu, everyone in the audience changed their attitudes.