Wandering the ninja world from the Valley of the End

Lin was eventually rescued and stayed with the Akatsuki organization together with Obito.

After Hatake Kakashi regained consciousness, he returned to Konoha Village in despair.

The boys and girls of Minato Namikaze's team have all experienced an extremely important change in their lives, but the one who also experienced an important change is Minato Namikaze himself.

In the Leaf Village, during the Third Ninja War, the Third Hokage gradually felt that his physical strength was declining, and he had already planned to elect the Fourth Hokage after the war.

But who to pass it to is a serious question. The position of Hokage is of great importance and involves the interests of all parties. In addition to being a shadow-level powerhouse, the candidate must also have reputation, power and other aspects.

The Third Hokage thought about it again and again, but could not make up his mind. In his mind, there are several candidates, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Namikaze Minato. These three people are the most ideal candidates in his mind. Of course, if Tsunade has not left Konoha, she can also be counted as one.

These three people each have their own advantages, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they are all members of the Third Hokage's line. Two are his disciples, and one is his disciple. They can all be called direct lineage.

It's not that he doesn't have other candidates in his hands. The Uchiha clan also wants to compete for Hokage. Other big clans may not have the same idea, but he doesn't even consider it. Including the candidates recommended by Danzo, he hasn't looked at them again. Second glance.

Although the subsequent matters are troublesome, they are not insurmountable. It is nothing more than balancing the forces in all aspects, and then letting those who are qualified to run for Hokage prepare their own preparations. According to the rules of Konoha's first Hokage period, a village-wide election will be held.

However, this rule has never been implemented except when the first Hokage took office. The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, came to power and was the natural successor after Hashirama's death. At that time, he dominated Konoha and no one raised any objections. The so-called general election was just a formality and was directly ignored by Senju Tobirama.

Not to mention the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen. When he took over as Hokage during the Ninja World War, he was appointed at a critical moment. He had no time to hold an election with you.

Later, he led Konoha to become stronger and stronger, and won people's hearts. His position as Hokage was as stable as a mountain, and no one criticized him on this topic.

But this time, the Fourth Hokage has come around again. It is every Konoha villager who decides who will be the Fourth Hokage... maybe.

Behind the elections in the sun, it is not the votes in the hands of the villagers that can decide who will be the fourth generation.

Shortly after it was announced that the Fourth Hokage would be elected, Jiraiya took the initiative to approach the Third Hokage and made it clear that he was not interested in the position of Hokage, and was the first to withdraw from the race.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was still clear about his disciple's character, and he did not force it.

Among the remaining people, the only ones who are qualified to challenge the position of Hokage are Orochimaru and Namikaze Minato, and the answer will be revealed in the general election in the near future... Of course, it will actually be announced earlier. Sure.

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At the root, Danzo looked at the list of candidates for the Fourth Hokage that had been released in front of him.

If possible, Danzo hoped that he could become the new Hokage. He inherited Senju Tobirama's consistent policies and character. He always believed that Sarutobi was too weak during his reign. Although he did not lack decisiveness in major events, he was usually very weak. Paying too much attention to people's livelihood and sentiments, ignoring the threats from other countries, and even Konoha is content with the status quo.

If he becomes Hokage, he will definitely lead Konoha towards a path of military strength and allow Konoha's symbol to appear anywhere in the world.

It's a pity that all this is just his unilateral idea, and his name is not among the candidates for the Fourth Hokage. It's not for other reasons, just because he is an elder of the same generation as the third generation. Since even the third generation of Hokage feels that he has given up the position of Hokage due to old age, how can he run for election.

Although his true thoughts in his heart were that he was in his prime and it would be no problem to work hard for another twenty years.

He took out the list on the table and looked at the candidates with a focused gaze. Although there were many names on it, most of the names at the back were made up. Most of them knew that those people could not be elected as the Fourth Hokage.

As for the two most likely people on the list, they have already become the two hotly discussed people in Konoha Village at the moment, Namikaze Minato and Orochimaru.

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The bright sunshine was shining on the earth. There had been a winter snow not long ago, and it was the coldest time when the snow melted.

On the contrary, Konoha Village is enveloped in an atmosphere of enthusiasm. In the streets and alleys, the laughter of a new generation of children is echoing.

The thick snow has become their best plaything. Snowballs are whizzing in the open field. Snowmen piled very high can be seen everywhere under the trees. There are all kinds of snowmen. It is obvious that their hands and faces are red from the cold. But they never tire of it.

The ninjas looked at all this with smiles, warmed a pot of hot wine and sat down to chat, which was the ultimate enjoyment in this weather.

They did not clear the snow. According to the weather, there will be a new snowfall soon. At this time, cleaning up is a waste of time.

The topic they discussed was naturally inseparable from the hottest Hokage election at the moment. They commented on the candidates, including many who spoke loudly, as if the candidate was himself.

In most people's mouths, the most mentioned one is Namikaze Minato. For this very sunny hero, most ninjas in Konoha like it very much. The Fourth Ninja World War pushed him to the realm of legend, Kannabi The Battle of the Bridge was even made into a script and sung in Konoha.

There is only one week left before the New Year, and the Third Hokage has announced that a new Hokage will be selected the day before New Year's Eve to ensure that tomorrow will be the era of the Fourth Hokage. In other words, there are less than six days left before the general election.

A tavern is now shrouded in a warm environment. The heat released by the heater permeates the interior, making people feel warm and comfortable as soon as they enter.

The chunin and genin of Konoha Village like this place very much, and even jounin can be seen often.

Some ninjas holding wine glasses were talking non-stop, with obvious drunkenness on their faces, and the whole hall was noisy.

"Hiccup...old blind man, who do you think will be elected in the Hokage election six days later?" A drunken genin asked with a belch. The person he was asking was behind the wine cabinet not far from him. One eye was looking at the situation in the store with a smile, while his hands kept wiping a wine bottle.

He is the owner of this tavern. No one cares about his real name. Ninjas like to call him Old Blind Eye. I heard that he injured his eye on the battlefield of Rain Ninja Village during the Third Ninja War. He said goodbye after returning to the village. As a ninja, he opened such a tavern in the village and it was very popular.

The old blind man said with a smile: "I don't know about this kind of thing. I have left the ninja profession for so long. How can I know the current situation? However, I heard that Namikaze Minato in your recent conversation is very powerful, so there should be A great opportunity. However, when I became a ninja, it was during the Third Ninja War. In my heart, I still prefer Orochimaru-sama. In the Rain Ninja Village, if it weren't for the legendary Sannin, maybe we would have had more So many ninjas have sacrificed, but it’s a pity for Tsunade-sama and Jiraiya-sama… Oh!”

After he finished speaking, he sighed suddenly.

The drinking ninja shook his head, took another sip of wine and said: "Of course Orochimaru-sama is very strong, but he is too aloof and aloof, and is not something we ordinary ninjas can get close to. Moreover, in the last ninja war, The war ended with Minato-sama's sneak attack on Kannabi Bridge. In terms of credit, Minato-sama is more powerful. After all, the merits of the three ninjas belong to three people. I still think Minato-sama will win this time."