Started as a Hokage

Yamato was an unexpected surprise, bringing a bit of comfort to Yuan Shuyi who was feeling depressed.

It doesn't matter even if Yamato still belongs to Danzo, sooner or later he will turn into Minamoto Sougi's shape anyway.

Yuan Shuyi is very confident about this.

In the original work, even a sultry guy like Kakashi was able to defeat Yamato. How could Minamoto Souyoshi, an old man like him, not be able to do it?

Now Yamato wants to pretend to be an amateur with him and play undercover, and Gen Shuyi doesn't care.

As long as you don't run away, I can raise you even if you pretend to be useless.

After dealing with Yamato's affairs, Gen Shuyi went to bed tiredly. He knew very well that tomorrow would definitely be a difficult battle, and he needed to recharge his batteries to better cope with the coming storm.

……

The next day, there were dark clouds early in the morning, and it looked like an unusual day.

Sarutobi Hiruzen spent the whole night waiting for Jiraiya in the Hokage's office. Until early in the morning, the familiar figure still did not appear.

He sighed in disappointment, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that Konoha was different from before.

In Konoha now, everyone has different thoughts, and everyone has their own little thoughts. The good friends and apprentices who were once like a family have become many strangers.

He didn't even know what these people were pursuing in their hearts.

Sarutobi Hiruzen straightened his stiff body, stood up straight, came to the window sill, and looked directly at the streets of Konoha.

Looking at this familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar street, with its constant flow of people and numerous merchandise, he vaguely remembered the scene in the capital of the Fire Nation where he lived when he went to meet the Daimyo.

As lively and prosperous as Konoha Street is now.

He stared at Konoha blankly, and only then did he notice how much Konoha had changed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew who brought about these changes.

"Old man, it's time to go see that guy." Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered to himself.

In the early morning, Minamoto Shugi learned that Jiraiya had also left Konoha, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiraiya and absence are two concepts.

As long as he is not in Konoha, even if he tells the story completely, as long as Gen Shuyi does not admit it, no one can say that Gen Shuyi is wrong.

Not to mention that Jiraiya himself was a deterrent.

Of course, Yuan Shuyi is not afraid of the Hokage series.

What he was mainly worried about was the forces on Namikaze Minato's side. Once Jiraiya stood on his opposite side, all previous efforts would probably be in vain.

Although these people may not necessarily side with Jiraiya, as the teacher of Namikaze Minato, the Sannin of Konoha still has a high prestige on their side.

Now that Jiraiya is no longer in Konoha, Minamoto Shugi has relaxed a lot. He no longer handles some documents at home. Instead, he went to the office of the Hokage Building to handle them, and by the way, he took a look at the attitude of the Hokage department.

Come all the way, just as he thought.

The news of Orochimaru and Jiraiya's escape was only circulated among the top management of Konoha and the Anbu. People in the village did not know this and were still happily and actively participating in the election of the Fifth Hokage.

This time the election of the Fifth Hokage is also a big one. Now all three candidates have problems. The subsequent handling is also a big problem for Sarutobi Hiruzen.

But this has nothing to do with Yuan Shuyi.

Although Yuan Shuyi raised this matter with one hand.

Just wait until this time to make the Hokage series unable to come to the stage.

You said that I made it known to everyone that the Fifth Hokage was going to be elected. You, the former Hokage, must be embarrassed to end up in this situation again.

Gen Shuyi felt proud that he could put Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others on the fire with just one move.

But this is not absolute. If Sarutobi Hiruzen is really bold enough to directly overturn all previous decisions and force himself into power in the name of the fact that all three people in the Hokage election have problems, then it is impossible for the people in the village to do so. Go say something to him.

After all, this is a person who has dedicated his life to the position of Hokage. He is more convincing as Hokage than anyone else.

Gen Shuyi was thinking about the possibility of this situation when he saw Sarutobi Hiruzen appear at the door of his company, waved to him, turned and left.

Yuan Shuyi hesitated for a while, but decided to follow.

With his current strength, even if he couldn't defeat Sarutobi Hiruzen, he could still run away without fear.

The two of them reached the top floor of the Hokage Building.

"Gen Shuyoshi, what exactly do you want to do when you do these things?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked straight to the point.

Although he already had the answer to this question in his mind, Sarutobi Hiruzen still wanted to see Genshu Yi's own attitude.

Genshu Yi looked directly at Sarutobi Hiruzen without any hesitation and said: "I want to be Hokage."

There was no excuse, no hidden strength, Yuan Shuyi directly stated his goal.

If a person cannot even express his goals, then he is not far from failure.

What's more, he has to show his attitude in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen, so that in the eyes of these people, he will have enough power to serve as Hokage.

So when Sarutobi Hiruzen asked about his purpose, Minamoto Shugi revealed his ambition without any secret.

Going down and over has always been the romantic side of Neon. Although this kind of thing is rare in reality, Neon fans really like this kind of plot.

So when Minamoto Shugi said this, even though Sarutobi Hiruzen was dissatisfied with what Minamoto Shugi did during this period, he couldn't help but admire his honesty.

"I understand your determination to be Hokage, but why did you do those things?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Minamoto Shugi with a frown.

Those things!

What exactly do you mean?

Yuan Shuyi murmured in his heart that he had done a lot of things, many of them openly, let alone secretly.

However, Minamoto Shuyoshi could see that Sarutobi Hiruzen was here to show off with him today. Now that it was like this, there was no point in continuing to pretend.

"If I don't do something, will you give up the position of Hokage to me?" Gen Shuyi sneered.

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly became angry.

"The Hokage is not only a position, but also the support of the entire Konoha and the entire Konoha villagers. It carries the concept from the first generation, in order to protect peace and hope..."

"That's enough, Thirdai-sama." Genshu Yi impatiently interrupted Sarutobi Hiruzen's narration about the Will of Fire.

"Is it interesting to say too many high-sounding words? You have been saying these words for so many years that you believe it. But what about your actions? Is it just a slogan left by the first generation?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was choked. He stared blankly at Minamoto Sugi and asked subconsciously: "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Third generation, you don't really think that just talking in words means you are implementing the will of fire! What you have done does not protect peace and hope at all."

Yuan Shuyi retorted unceremoniously.

"Sandaime-sama, I have no intention of belittling you. After all, you have worked hard for Konoha for decades and dedicated your life to Konoha. But as the leader of Konoha, you are really mediocre."

"From the first to the third war, under your leadership, Konoha destroyed the accumulation of two generations. Countless Konoha soldiers went to the battlefield and lost their lives just after they became ninjas. By the time of the third war, they even lost their lives. The children who have not graduated are all sent to the battlefield. Third generation, have you forgotten the original intention of the first generation to establish Konoha?"

Senju Hashirama didn't build the village just to fight a bigger war.

"They died to protect the village." Sarutobi Hiruzen glared at Genshu Yoshi and said.

"That's why I said you are mediocre. Have you never thought about why Konoha fought three wars in a row?" Minamoto Shugi looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen mockingly.

"It's the greed and desire in the hearts of those people..."

Gen Shuyi waved his hand impatiently to interrupt what Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to say.

This kind of statement is the same as those scholars in ancient times who said that foreign barbarians do not understand education and are barbaric in nature. They do not look at the problem from its essence at all.

"It's because of Konoha's indulgence and your compromise for the so-called peace that makes them so presumptuous."

Yuan Shuyi directly expressed his thoughts.

"During the First World War, Konoha defeated almost all the invading villages in the surrounding areas. All the villages surrendered to the Second Hokage. We won a great victory, although in the end the Second Hokage also died on the battlefield. But this battle undoubtedly confirmed our position as the strongest in Konoha. But what did you, the new Hokage, do? You didn’t want anything, just for your bullshit peace, you allowed these villages that invaded us to go back and recuperate."

"Do you know that a war without reward is a way to die? For the so-called peace, you have made all the efforts of countless ninjas who sacrificed in the Fire Country come to nothing. Are you worthy of the dead ninjas of Konoha and your teacher? Victory in exchange for life."

The main trigger for the outbreak of World War I was that after the death of the first generation, the villages that had been suppressed by the first generation began to become restless.In his own village, the conflict between the blood family and other small families became increasingly fierce.If there is no external war to divert the conflict, the one who will be injured in the end will be his own village.

At the beginning of the war, everyone was fighting with a tacit understanding. The main point of intensification of the conflict was that the Second Hokage and Raikage were ambushed and killed by the Golden Horn and Silver Horn, which made the fight really hot later.

At that time, Hiruzen Sarutobi had just become Hokage, and he was still the second generation Hokage orally passed down the position. Many people in Konoha looked down upon this short monkey. If they continued to fight, Konoha would suffer losses. If it continues to expand, the blame will undoubtedly be placed on his head.

That's why Sarutobi Hiruzen ended the battle in a hurry, without even asking for compensation from the other ninja villages.

From this point of view, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to make a compromise at the time.

But I wonder if Sarutobi Hiruzen became addicted after this compromise. His subsequent habitual compromises indirectly caused the Second World War and the Third World War in later generations, and even changed the development trajectory of the entire Konoha.

The Third War broke out because the villages of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirikage lost nothing after fighting Konoha. They rested and recuperated for more than 20 years, and by the time of the Third War, they had regained a little strength. Taking advantage of Konoha's weakening period, they launched another attack on Konoha, which triggered the all-out war of the Third War.

During World War II, Yuyin Village rose to prominence and needed a significant village to make a name for itself.

Konoha, a behemoth that would not suffer any loss even if it was beaten, once again became a target for others.

Then came the famous Sannin incident.

You would be right to say that the Sannin incident was the beginning of Orochimaru's fame, but to say it was their moment of glory would make the three of them feel sick.

Since when did Konoha's talents need someone from outside the village to evaluate them!

And he said these words in a condescending and elder manner.

You must know that although Hanzo is not much younger than Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sarutobi Hiruzen is a real ninja from the Warring States period, and he is considered a member of Konoha's generation in terms of seniority.

Among the first few ninja villages in the ninja village era, there is no Amegakure village.

Amegakure Village was established several years after Konoha established the village. Whether it was in terms of qualifications or other aspects, Hanzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen were both half a generation younger.

But doing this brought his seniority to the same level as Sarutobi Hiruzen, which was already a slap in the face to Konoha.

Just like this, Hiruzen Sarutobi tolerated being slapped in the face, and it was no big deal for Amegakure to go back to recuperate after the battle. If Danzo hadn't pulled Hanzo to commit suicide for no apparent reason, Amegakure Village would have developed even better.

As for Konoha, Konoha's losses were not small. The Senju clan, which had existed for hundreds of years, was directly wiped out in this war.

Almost all the ninjas of the new Mesozoic era died, and the team members left behind by the second generation also died. Only Sarutobi Hiruzen and others were left.

Tsunade's running away was largely due to the damage caused to her by World War II.

But her great master easily let go of the initiator of this war. Anyone else would be disheartened.

Then during the Third Ninja War, four other ninja villages came together. This time Konoha's ninja reserves had to mobilize cannon fodder from the ninja school to join the war.

If it weren't for Namikaze Minato and Orochimaru who turned the tide, Konoha would have been defeated long ago.

But even so, Sarutobi Hiruzen still held on to his narrow pacifist ideas, and was willing to sacrifice the ninjas of his own village for the sake of the so-called overall situation, and was determined not to let his opponents suffer any losses.

In the end, it ended in nothing.

In fact, by the time of the Third War, Konoha no longer had the initiative in the war. Even if he talked about compensation or compensation at this time, people probably would not pay attention to him.

During the decades that Sarutobi Hiruzen stayed, Konoha transformed from a super village with multiple powers to a member of multiple powers.

Because of his speed and stupid decision-making, the Great Empire would call Sarutobi Hiruzen an expert.

Every time he saw this information, Yuan Shuyi gritted his teeth. There were many wars that could be avoided!

But it was because of Hiruzen Sarutobi's habit of compromising that he gave up for an inexplicable peaceful situation.

Didn't he think that the peace that the first generation talked about was based on his unparalleled strength?

In fact, these things are far from the limits of Sarutobi Hiruzen. In the original work, he compromised even more after returning to power.

The ninjas from Cloud Hidden Village went to Konoha and kidnapped the daughter of the Hyuga family and were beaten to death by the clan leader. He actually asked the clan leader of the Hyuga clan to pay for his life. It was simply a shame.

But what makes people speechless is that Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed, and finally forced Hinata Hizashi to take the life of the clan leader.

After this wave, the Hyuga family basically did not participate in all actions in Konoha, and it was not until Hyuga Hinata joined the ninja school that things slowed down.

This matter can no longer be regarded as a humiliation in any place, but directly stepped on and spit on the face. The decision made by any leader in the face of this situation cannot be a compromise, and Sarutobi Hiruzen done.

Not only that, he was very comfortable leaving the choice to the Hyuga clan.

This is no wonder that when Orochimaru implemented the plan to collapse Konoha, there were so many outside ninjas and the Hyuga family with detective eyes showed no sign at all.

They probably all wished Orochimaru would kill this old guy quickly.

"I, I..." Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned red from holding back.

He wanted to refute, but he couldn't, because when he recalled this, he would also regret what he had done.

That's why he took the blame and resigned after the third war, because if he didn't resign, he would become the first Hokage in Konoha's history to be impeached and step down.