I'm Uzumaki Naruto, I don't need approval

Naruto's performance in the final examination was very high-profile, easily defeating all his opponents and becoming the first place in the examination.

Neither the students of the same period nor the senior students brought much resistance to Naruto.

This is extremely normal in the eyes of the Third Hokage. Naruto's current strength is similar to that of Kakashi and Minato back then. Even special Jonin who focus on combat may not necessarily be Naruto's opponent.

The Jinchuuriki itself focuses on combat and will become a weapon to protect the village in the future.

Therefore, compared to Naruto's strength, he cared more about whether Naruto really cared about the village and the companions he spent time with day and night.

Judging from his current performance, Naruto has successfully established a bond. Although it also includes Uchiha Sasuke, it doesn't hurt. As long as these bonds are there, Naruto will not lose control.

This is one of the reasons why he has not disclosed Naruto's life experience.

On the one hand, they are worried that Naruto's growth will be restricted. On the other hand, with the villagers as a contrast, it will appear that the bonds that Naruto has established in the ninja school are more valuable and he is even more unwilling to lose them.

After seeing Naruto get first place in the final assessment, the Third Hokage closed the crystal ball.

He began to think about what gifts to bring to his next home visit and what reasons to use to prevaricate Naruto's inquiries about his life experience.

But that's all for the future. The top priority is to deal with the thorny Uchiha issue. The Uchiha's preparations for the coup have reached the point of making no secret.

If Uchiha really launches a coup, the village will suffer huge losses, and it will be difficult for him to retain his position as Hokage.

Resigning as Hokage is nothing, but if it is Danzo who takes over as Hokage, it will be troublesome.

At this time, the door to the Hokage's office was slowly pushed open, and Danzo walked up to the Third Hokage on crutches. After smelling the smell of smoke, he frowned.

He hated Hiruzen Sarutobi smoking. These bad habits would become a huge flaw during missions.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen is no longer the Hokage worthy of his assistance. If it were not for the huge rejection of the transplanted wood escape and sharingan, he would have launched an attack on the Hokage and replaced him.

After Danzo arrived, the Third Hokage took the initiative to put out his cigarette, frowned and asked, "Are you here for Uchiha again?"

Danzo nodded, sat down on a chair nearby, and said slowly: "Hiruzhan, all the spies I planted inside Uchiha are dead."

The Third Hokage asked: "You planted spies in the Uchiha clan. Who asked you to act on your own?"

Danzo ignored the Third Hokage's question and said in a gloomy tone: "This is not important. What is important is that they are responsible for the logistics of the security force. We have lost control of the Uchiha, and they may launch a coup at any time."

The Third Hokage remained silent, staring at Danzo.

"Hiruzhan, it's time for you to make up your mind to deal with Uchiha. Uchiha has repeatedly provoked the authority of the higher-ups and promoted rebellion against the village at clan meetings. Now he has purchased a large amount of materials for a coup."

"Instead of passively waiting for Uchiha to launch a coup, it is better to take action in advance to deal with this rebellious Uchiha."

After a pause, Danzo continued: "I will also send out roots to assist this time, and I will definitely not leave any fish slipping through the net. At that time, I only need to declare the Uchiha rebellion."

The Third Hokage looked deeply at Danzo and sighed: "The risk is still too great. I believe Itachi can convince Uchiha Fugaku that there is no need for a war between the village and Uchiha."

Danzo's suggestion is certainly good. Quickly gathering troops to eliminate Uchiha can nip the coup in the bud.

But as Hokage, he had to consider more, such as the opinions of the other families in the village, whether the other four major congresses would take the opportunity to attack, and more importantly, the security force was a tough nut to crack.

Danzo's roots, his Anbu, and the overall strength are not as good as the Uchiha's security forces.

Once their own power is damaged, the other families will inevitably exert influence on the Hokage Building and have further ambitions.

As if he had guessed what the Third Hokage was thinking, Danzo said quietly: "I will try to convince Itachi Uchiha to make him side with us, family or village, and he will make the right choice."

"Then we'll talk about it then... I want to be alone."

The Third Hokage suddenly felt a little powerless, and the situation was out of his control.

After being ordered to be expelled, Danzo stood up and left the Hokage's building. Before leaving, he glanced at the Hokage's office, his eyes showing disappointment, and he sighed in his heart:

"Hiruzen, you are still old. If you were young, you would never be so hesitant. You are unable to make a judgment, but you still insist on occupying the position of Hokage and do not let me get involved."

"However, with the power of both Senju and Uchiha, I am destined to be the final winner."

…

Inside the ninja school.

Naruto, who ranked first in the actual combat assessment grade and crushed the older students, undoubtedly became the focus of the student group, and there was a lot of discussion.

Some people were happy, some were envious, and some were jealous. They cursed the damn demon fox in their hearts. Why should a dangerous demon fox be allowed to participate in the actual combat assessment? This is obviously unfair to other students.

However, no matter how excited everyone is, Naruto's ranking as number one in his grade will not change.

Iruka, who was sitting in the office correcting test papers, also felt his face light up. The other teachers showed envious eyes and asked Iruka to treat him to dinner.

Although Iruka was happy about this, he couldn't help but worry.

In the past six months, Naruto had changed so much that he felt unsteady. How could a boy who was discriminated against by the villagers suddenly become sunny and cheerful?

But this change was a good thing, and he couldn't persuade Naruto to return to his gloomy state.

The teacher next to him, Mizuki, came over and said with a smile:

"Iruka, why aren't you happy? You can educate such a troublesome student like Naruto well and let him get first place. This proves that your teaching level has improved."

"Maybe the principal has planned to promote you to become a senior teacher."

Iruka sighed softly and said: "But this is not my credit. I didn't do anything. It was Naruto who was too good. He applied for early graduation six months ago, but was rejected by the Hokage Building."

Mizuki shook his head and said, "You, you, are too honest and don't know how to be flexible. By the way, I'm going on vacation soon. I've received a very lucrative task. Are you interested in joining us?"

"What mission?"

"It won't take many days to escort the goods to Tian Country."