foreigner's journey

Chapter 678 The Fifth Hokage

At the long table, the topic is in progress.

A high-level person wearing glasses said: "The village has been severely damaged. Our National Congress of Fire will fully support the reconstruction of the village. We will also allocate funds for the pensions of the ninjas who died in battle. First prepare the budget, and then I will leave it to you. .”

Mitomon Yan, one of Elder Konoha's advisers, nodded: "Yes, the death list has been counted. There are 21 Jōnin deaths, 42 Chunin deaths, and 39 Gnin deaths. In addition, the missing list is also counted."

"Missing? I lost it and waited for them to find it by themselves, wouldn't it be over?" At this time, the old man in a strange costume sitting in the first seat asked strangely. He was the name of the Kingdom of Fire, the ruler of the Kingdom of Fire in name .

Elder Mitomon Yan and Zhuanzhu Xiaochun looked at each other in embarrassment, not knowing what to say to this idiot daimyo, but Danzo who was sitting by the side suddenly said in a cold voice:

"Damyo-sama, the so-called 'disappearance' refers to the situation where even the corpses cannot be found due to too intense a battle or a disaster. In this Konoha collapse disaster, there were as many as seven jounin who were 'missing'. !"

Daimyo raised his fan to cover his mouth in embarrassment, and shook the fan slightly to show that he knew.

In order to ease the atmosphere, the Fire Nation executive wearing glasses hurriedly asked: "The missing jonin has been counted? Who is there?"

"Moonlight and wind, Toriyama is dark, Kubo Obito, Mitarai red beans, Asuka stone, Sarutobi Ryomasa, Yamanaka Kaiichi." Mitomon Yan's voice was heavy. Although he occasionally played tricks, his love for Konoha Village was not in his heart. No less than the Three Generations of Hokage.Now that Konoha Village has suffered such heavy damage and lost a large number of ninjas, even an old fox like Mito Menyan is heartbroken.

"Kaiichi Yamanaka? Yamanaka...Isn't that a good friend of Lord Shikaku?" The Fire Country executive wearing glasses looked at Nara Shikaku who was sitting at the end of the long table in surprise.

Nara Shikahisa has a long scar on his face, black hair tied tightly on the top of his head like a pineapple head, and a goatee.He is the patriarch of the Nara clan, one of the ninja clans in Konoha Village, as well as the captain of Konoha's ninja class, and is recognized as Konoha's number one strategist and military adviser.

Yamanaka Kaiichi, Nara Shikahisa and Akimichi Choza were the well-known "Pigkacho" combination in the ninja world when they were young, and they had an excellent relationship.Facing the question from the senior officials of the Fire Nation, Nara Shikahisa looked calm: "Haiichi was involved in the tail beast attack when he was helping the viewing platform. Unfortunately, his remains were not found."

"So that's how it is." Feeling that the atmosphere was getting more and more awkward, the high-ranking official of Fire Nation wearing glasses pondered for a while, and said, "Is the third Hokage-sama alright? I didn't see Hokage-sama attending the meeting today, so I don't know..."

"Hizan's arms are useless, and he is currently being treated by the best medical ninja team in Konoha Village."

Danzo suddenly opened his mouth and interrupted the words of the Fire Nation executives:
"Today's most important topic should be to select 【Findaime Hokage】as soon as possible, right?"

Hearing this, Nara Shikahisa glanced at Uchiha Hayazan sitting next to him, but did not speak.

At this moment, Quick Zhan folded his arms in front of his body and closed his eyes to rest, as if he had nothing to do with himself.

Seeing Su Zhan's appearance, Lu Jiu fell into deep thought.

The conflict between Uchiha Saizan and Shimura Danzo is not a secret in the village, neither of them is actually on the final list of candidates for the elders.The elders of Konoha Village are more inclined to choose Jiraiya as the fifth generation of Hokage. Regardless of military exploits, fame or strength, Ziraiya is also the top choice. The best thing is that Jiraiya has extremely low desire for power. For the elders It is also easier to 'remonstrate'.

Uchiha Hayashi and Shimura Danzo are different. Although Uchiha Hayashi is extremely powerful, his style of acting is too tough and sharp, and he lacks the most basic respect for the elders.The Council of Elders would never recommend a hawk who is completely out of control and does not listen to advice as Hokage.

Most of the dark activities that Shimura Danzo has participated in are heard in the elders. He is more suitable to stay in the dark and do dirty work for Konoha, and he is not suitable to step up to the front as Hokage.In other words, the elders will look down on Danzo.

From Lu Jiu's point of view, today's council is just a situation.The Council of Elders will definitely be the first to recommend Jiraiya. The daimyo of the Fire Country has met Jiraiya before. Considering that the second Hokage to the fourth Hokage are all inherited in one line, Jiraiya is also the master and teacher of the Fourth Hokage. The disciples of the three generations of Hokage will be favored by the daimyo of the land of fire regardless of emotion and reason.

Then Danzo will definitely be unable to sit still and stand up, so he recommends himself and finds other candidates to step on, such as Uchiha Saizhan.Uchiha Saizhan will definitely not tolerate Danzo, and even if the two of them don't do Uchiha Saizhan at the meeting, there is a high possibility that they will leave the meeting directly.

Because according to Shikahisa's analysis, since Uchiha Hazanzan lost both career and love to the fourth generation of Hokage Namikaze Minato, he has started to retire.

Not to mention that the fifth generation of Hokage seems to be the successor of the fourth generation of Hokage in Quick Zhan's view. If Quick Zhan really wants to be the fifth generation of Hokage, wouldn't he think that he is inferior to the fourth generation of Hokage?With the factor of Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Haizan will never admit that he is inferior to Namikaze Minato.In this way, no matter how you look at it, Uchiha Speed ​​Zhan is completely insulated from the position of the fifth generation of Naruto.

Looking at Danzo again, in fact, the fire country daimyo doesn't like Danzo. He thinks that his actions are too extreme and his style is dark.Without 【Measurement】, it is a fatal drawback for the election of Hokage.In Lujiu's view, it is absolutely impossible for Danzo to serve as Hokage.

Only Tsunade and Jiraiya are left.

Of course, if you want to ask Lu Jiu what he thinks, in fact, he is more inclined to Tsunade.With a pure bloodline and a teacher from a famous family, he is the most orthodox Hokage lineage.Moreover, Tsunade herself is a medical ninja, and she knows best what terrible consequences wars and struggles will bring. If she leads Konoha Village, it will surely develop steadily, and people will no longer be trapped by wars.

Although Jiraiya will also be elected as the Fifth Hokage, but according to Shikahisa's analysis, there is more than 90% chance that he will resign and recommend Tsunade instead, and his attitude is firm.

In this way, in the absence of a candidate, as long as Tsunade can be found, she will be the fifth Hokage.

At this point, the topic is still going on.

The Fire Nation daimyo waved his fan: "Can't we really wait for the Third Hokage to recover?"

"Third Hokage-sama's arms were broken at the elbow, and there is no possibility of performing ninjutsu. At the same time, the left rib is missing three pieces and the left lung also needs to be reconstructed with the [Healing and Regeneration Technique]."

Mitomonyan shook his head: "The selection of the Fifth Hokage is indeed imminent, daimyo-sama."

The fire country daimyo curled his lips, and then he became happy again: "Well, I also read your recommended candidates. To be honest, I like Jiraiya quite a bit. He is the disciple of the third Hokage and the master of the fourth Hokage. He is famous and powerful, why not let him..."

"Please wait!" Danzo stood up suddenly.

Here it comes, Lu Jiu secretly said in his heart.

"The teachings of the third Hokage Hiruzaru Sarutobi are the reason why Konoha Village was almost destroyed!"

Danzo slapped his left hand on the table heavily, and his tone was extremely severe:

"Kindness, sympathy, generosity... It is precisely because of this naive idea that has been passed down from generation to generation that it led to the betrayal of the allied country Sand Hidden Village! Not to mention that the mastermind of all this, Orochimaru, was able to successfully defect from Konoha in the first place, all because of the ape The result of Hiriza and Jiraiya's laissez-faire! If they can keep Orochimaru with even a little more sense of responsibility towards Konoha Village, it won't lead to Konoha Village's miserable situation today!"

He opened his left eye and looked around. Those high-level executives from the Land of Fire, who had no power to restrain a chicken, dared to look at Danzo, an experienced ninja, bowed their heads.And Mitomon Yan, Zhuanju Koharu and others were also silent, only Uchiha Saizhan still folded his arms and closed his eyes to rest.

A high-level Fire Nation executive who had been secretly bought by Danzo suddenly said, "According to what you said, Konoha Village doesn't need a benevolent Hokage?"

"Exactly! Everyone, I can say without exaggeration that the current Muye Village is in the most turbulent and dangerous moment since the establishment of the village. Yunyin Village has always been eyeing Konoha. Once it knows that Konoha has lost its leader, it will suffer With such a huge loss, they are very likely to send troops to invade the Fire Country and Konoha Village. In order not to be retaliated against and to supplement the loss, it is certain that Sand Hidden Village will join forces with the country that invaded Konoha. Moreover, I need to remind everyone About the entanglement between Konoha and Yanyin Village?"

Danzo tapped his fingers on the table, making a rhythmic thud sound:

"The Hokage that Konoha Village needs now is not a gentle and generous benevolent person, but a ninja who can deal with this tragic situation with ruthless and decisive means! We need a Hokage who can use this disadvantage to stand up and dominate the strongest ninja country in one fell swoop! "

The strong momentum overwhelmed almost everyone present.

Even Nara Shikahisa has nothing to refute Danzo, justify him staying behind closed doors when Konoha collapsed?Danzo would only say that he was fighting the enemies who invaded Konoha in the dark, but if he really mentioned this, he would fall into a passive position.

Not good, is Danzo really going to overwhelm many opponents and become the fifth generation of Hokage?Lu Jiu couldn't sit still when he thought of this, and was about to stand up and persuade the daimyo of the country of fire. It would not be Konoha's blessing for an overly tough leader like Danzo to serve as Hokage.

Before Shikajiu could stand up, the Fire Nation daimyo suddenly asked, "Then, Shimura Danzo, are you going to recommend yourself as Hokage?"

Danzo smiled and bowed slightly:
"No, I want to recommend a ninja who is better than me. This person has the power of Hokage, so he is the perfect candidate for Hokage."

"Oh? There is such a ninja that you can recommend so much?" The fire country daimyo also became interested, leaning forward with great interest.

Then, under the unbelievable gazes of Lu Jiu and the elders, Danzo turned his head to look at Quick Zhan who was resting with his eyes closed, and said loudly:

"I recommend Uchiha Suzaku as the fifth Hokage!"

(End of this chapter)