Naruto: Rebirth of the Strongest Six Paths

In the tense and solemn meeting room of Konoha Elders, Danzo, who was wrapped in bandages and had his left half of his face covered, sat with a gloomy face, obviously very dissatisfied with what the Third Hokage had just said.

" Hiruzen! I have no objection to your plan to retire, but letting Jiraiya take over the position of Hokage is absolutely not acceptable!"

His voice was cold and firm, with undisguised anger and doubt. As soon as the voice fell, the elders present looked at each other, but no one dared to speak easily.

After all, facing such a tough leader of the [Root Organization], no one wanted to cause endless trouble by talking too much - that means being under the close surveillance of the [Root] at all times.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the Third Hokage coughed lightly to break the deadlock. He straightened up, stared at Danzo with a serious expression, and asked in a heavy tone:

" Danzo, when Orochimaru led his army to attack Konoha Village, it was a matter of life and death. Where were you hiding? Did you want to see us both lose? Or... Orochimaru was able to break into the village so smoothly because you deliberately let him in?"

Faced with this former best friend, the Third Hokage was filled with emotion, but this time he did not forgive the other party's behavior as easily as before.

It would have been fine if Danzo had attacked him, but he actually colluded with outsiders to try to usurp power by destroying Konoha Village. This behavior was really intolerable.

Faced with the Third Hokage's continuous questioning, Danzo was dumbfounded for a moment. He never expected why the always gentle and generous Sarutobi Hiruzen would become so strong and determined today.

At this moment, he was speechless and could not find any convincing words to respond.

Seeing that his questioning had produced results, the Third Hokage's mouth slightly raised a barely perceptible smile, and then he turned to face everyone and began to introduce Jiraiya.

Jiraiya scratched his head helplessly, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, and greeted the elders:"Hello, elders!"

In fact, if the Third Hokage had not insisted on asking him to attend the meeting, he would not want to participate in it at all.

"Oh, it's Jiraiya.……"

"Is this one of the legendary 'Three Ninjas'?"

"I heard that he also made a contract with the toads of Myoboku Mountain.……"

There were bursts of whispers from the crowd. Jiraiya smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was used to such discussions. He muttered to himself, hoping that this boring meeting could end as soon as possible.

Looking at Jiraiya in front of him, everyone's originally closed mouths opened again as if they were cast by magic, and they all started to talk.

The Third Hokage smiled and listened to everyone's discussion quietly. He was very satisfied with everyone's reaction because this was exactly the answer he wanted.

Then, the Third Hokage clapped his hands lightly, signaling the elders to stop the discussion. The room suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.

He said in a firm and steady voice:"Jiraiya is fully qualified for the position of Hokage, both in terms of personal strength and prestige in the village. This is my opinion. Moreover, he is only acting temporarily. Once Kakashi and others successfully bring Tsunade back, he will immediately give way to Tsunade and let her officially serve as the fifth Hokage."

After saying these words, the Sandaime Hokage paused for a moment, then looked around, his eyes revealing an unquestionable majesty.

He slowly asked:"I have made my attitude clear, so who is in favor and who is against?"

Although he still had a gentle smile on his face, the words he said exuded an incomparable powerful aura, as if conveying an irresistible pressure to everyone present

""Humph, I will never agree to it anyway! No matter how you flatter me!"

Danzo's face flushed with anger, he stood up abruptly, and walked out of the meeting room without looking back.

With a loud"bang", the door was slammed shut, leaving everyone in shock.

The Sandaime Hokage still kept smiling, he knew that this meeting had completely shattered Danzo's dream of becoming Hokage.

He took a deep breath, glanced at everyone, and then continued:"Okay, the matter of the acting Hokage has been decided, and next I would like to discuss it with you and communicate."

Mito Kado En looked at the Sandaime Hokage thoughtfully, he was very impressed with the performance of the Sandaime Hokage today, he felt that this was the Sarutobi Hiruzen that he recognized.

"The thing is, to announce that Uzumaki Naruto is the son of the Fourth Hokage."

As soon as the words fell, the entire conference room immediately fell into deathly silence and stillness. Everyone looked at the Third Hokage, waiting for his explanation. The

Third Hokage slowed down the pace, he picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, then said with a smile:"The hero's son, Uzumaki Naruto, has now grown up, and he will grow into the new sprout of Konoha, and the first thing we have to do for him is to reveal his identity as the"Hero's Son" to everyone in the village."

The two Hokage advisors, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu, looked at the Third Hokage with solemn expressions, and they said in unison:"Sarutobi, have you made up your mind?"

The Third Hokage nodded, his eyes looked at the blue sky outside the conference room, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.

"Um.......The reason why we concealed Naruto's identity was to protect him. Now he is strong enough, so we can rest assured."

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Countless villagers gathered downstairs of the Hokage's office because they heard that the Third Hokage was going to announce something important today.

"Ningci, what happened today? Why are there so many people?

Tiantian looked at the dense crowd and looked at Ningci beside her in confusion.

Ningci shook his head. He didn't know much about what happened today.

""Okay."

Tiantian sighed. He had originally wanted to go out and buy some ninja tools while the weather was good.

Then, in the eyes of everyone, the Sandaime and Jiraiya slowly walked into their sight.

"The one next to the Sandaime seems to be?"

"It's Lord Jiraiya, the legendary Sannin!"

"Oh oh oh! I remember, I grew up listening to the stories of the Three Ninjas, but I didn't expect to see the real Jiraiya today!"

The Sandaime looked at the lively crowd, he smiled and asked Jiraiya:"This feeling of being admired by people is not bad, right?"

Jiraiya scratched his head, he was most afraid of this kind of lively scene.

"Hahaha, please be quiet for a moment."

The Sandaime Hokage laughed, and then everyone fell silent.

"Today, I have called everyone here to announce an important matter. From today on, I announce my retirement, and Jiraiya will serve as the fifth Hokage!"

As he said this, in the surprised eyes of everyone, the Sandaime took off his Hokage hat and gently handed it to Jiraiya.

Jiraiya caught the Hokage hat steadily, then slowly raised it in the sight of everyone, and then put it on his head.

The crowd instantly exploded with thunderous applause!

Some people cried with joy, some were very happy, and some were sad about the retirement of the Sandaime.

Naruto looked at this scene, with a lot of emotion in his heart. He became more and more determined that the future can be changed, as long as he becomes the pavement!

At this time, the Third Hokage waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

He looked at Jiraiya, indicating that Jiraiya would say the next sentence.

Jiraiya raised his head and glanced at the bamboo hat that symbolized the inheritance of the [Will of Fire]. He took a deep breath, and then said loudly to everyone:"Today, in the name of the fifth Hokage, I will introduce a ninja to you!"

"His name is Uzumaki Naruto, he is the hero who saved the Third Hokage this time, and he is also the son of the previous Hokage Minato Namikaze. He is not some nine-tailed demon fox, but the heroic son of our village!"