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Chapter 188 188. ‘Battle for Hokage’

The Third Hokage was silent for a long time, trying to smoke to numb the pain, but in vain.

Jiraiya was right. After the Night of the Kyuubi, his beating of the Hyuga clan and his connivance with Danzo made the prestige he had accumulated since World War II gradually begin to decline.

Although the jounin of Konoha will not openly oppose him, he has been secretly disobeying him.

As for these Jonin who hold important positions in the village, even if he is the Hokage, he can't find a reason to manipulate them at will.

By now, even the Hokage clan's supporters, the Ino, Shika, and Butterfly clan, as well as his own apprentices, have begun to oppose him, and the only departments that can be controlled are almost the ANBU.

For Naruto's sake, it seemed that it was time to step down.

Looking up at the tall Jiraiya, the Third Hokage took out a pen and paper, wrote down the document to give up the position of Hokage, and looked at Jiraiya meaningfully.

"Give this document to the ANBU leader, he knows what to do..."

After saying that, the Third Hokage stood up from his seat, stood by the window, and looked at Konoha in the distance.

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After taking control of the Third Hokage, Jiraiya found the leader of the Anbu and moved to two advisers, Koharu and Mito Kaden.

After seeing the menacing Jiraiya and the contents of the handwriting, the advisory duo looked at Jiraiya in shock, and finally accepted the fact that Jiraiya and Tsunade launched a coup.

Unlike the Uchiha coup, Jiraiya and Tsunade's behavior is equivalent to the prince's rebellion.

As long as a suitable reason is given, the transition of power will be smooth, and there will not be much turmoil in the village. At most, they will find a few scapegoats to sacrifice flags.

Therefore, with the assistance of the advisory elders, Jiraiya easily took over the control of the ANBU, and at the same time appointed his confidants as the ANBU leaders and squad leaders, among whom Kakashi also contributed a lot.

After successfully sitting in the Hokage's office, the challenges Jiraiya faced had just begun.

Leaving aside the documents that need to be reviewed by the Hokage, how to deal with the Third Hokage and Danzo, as well as promulgate new reforms, has become a difficulty that Jiraiya cannot escape.

It was impossible to execute the Third Hokage. At most, the Third Hokage could be placed under house arrest within a certain range.

If he really took action against the Third Hokage, he himself would not be able to accept it, and neither would the Konoha ninjas.

After all, in the Konoha Ninja Village, the master-student relationship is the closest relationship besides blood relatives, and it is also the source of the bond in the Will of Fire.

What Jiraiya is thinking about is how to release the black spots that prevent the third generation from coming back while giving dignity to the teacher.

Of course, these are the conclusions he came to after communicating with Naruto.

After retracting his thoughts that were gradually diverging, Jiraiya was a little impatient and unable to make a decision. He could only focus on capturing Danzo. Danzo must be brought down.

At this moment, Tsunade led people into the Hokage building and walked into the office with a frown.

Jiraiya quickly asked: "Tsunade, how is the capture of Danzo going?"

Tsunade shook her head and said with an ugly face: "There is nothing in the root base except traps. Danzo left Konoha early with dozens of his subordinates, and also sent people to publicize the news of our coup. "

Jiraiya looked gloomily and looked at the consultant elders aside: "Danzo's subordinates have been restricted by the old man several times. Where on earth did he get the money to support so many subordinates..."

The advisory elders remained silent. This had nothing to do with them. They never cultivated a private army.

This is one of the reasons why they remain standing. No matter who is the Hokage, they cannot pose any threat. At most, they can act as a check and balance in the economic aspect.

Silence is the best answer. Jiraiya knows the answer to the question, it is with the Third Hokage.

But the Third Hokage had just announced his retirement and given up the command of the Anbu. It was really hard for him to disturb the retired Third Hokage.

Tsunade ignored the elder advisor and said with an ugly expression:

"Whether Danzo escaped or not is not the point. The point is that Danzo is still using his grandfather's cells to conduct wood escape experiments, and in the root base, he also found the Sharingan and other blood-inherited cells. Danzo has been studying The ninjas in the village make weapons for war."

After hearing this, Koharu and Mito Kadoyan's expressions darkened as they moved to bed.

They originally thought that under the pressure of the Third Hokage, Danzo would be more restrained, but they did not expect that he would secretly intensify his efforts and set his sights on the limits of blood succession in the village.

The Third Hokage did not lose his ambition because of his old age, but because he was completely confused.

At this time, Kakashi walked into the office and said expressionlessly:

"Not only that, Danzo has also secretly contacted Orochimaru. They have been cooperating. The object of research is the Uchiha clan's Sharingan. They also sent someone to snatch my Sharingan."

"The person who attacked Uchiha Shisui back then was also Shimura Danzo. Tsunade-sama, you are lucky that you did not meet Danzo, otherwise Danzo might use the kaleidoscope to deal with you."

Several people were a little surprised by Kakashi's appearance, but they quickly understood everything.

If Kakashi had not joined, even with the handwriting of the Third Hokage, the ANBU would not have resisted at all. The ANBU captain played a considerable role in this coup.

As a master and a disciple, it was only natural for the two of them to join forces to deal with the Third Hokage.

In the final analysis, this is just a change of power within the Hokage family, and a purge of Danzo, one of the top officials within the group.

"Orochimaru is still cooperating with Danzo..." Jiraiya gritted his teeth.

Danzo is still cooperating with Orochimaru... Kakashi is a little unable to complain, but the relationship between Orochimaru and Jiraiya is just like that between him and Obito, so he won't say anything more.

After a pause, Kakashi continued: "My lords, the top priority should be to list Danzo as a fugitive ninja and to select the Fifth Hokage as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in the village."

Before he finished speaking, Kakashi and the advisor's eyes fell on Jiraiya and Tsunade.

For them, either Jiraiya or Tsunade can serve as Hokage, but they cannot leave the position of Hokage vacant. Without a clear leader, the village can easily fall into chaos.

Tsunade stared at Jiraiya without letting go, and said in a cold voice: "Jiraiya, I have no interest in Naruto. Sooner or later, I will leave Konoha Ninja Village and continue to travel in the Ninja World. The current situation is all caused by you. , the position of the Fifth Hokage belongs to you."

Jiraiya glanced at the documents on his desk, swallowed his saliva, and said without giving in: "Tsunade-hime, you are the granddaughter of the First Lord and the director of Konoha Hospital, so you are more suitable to be the fifth generation head than me. Hokage."