Start from Konoha and place it as a god

At this banquet, in addition to the two candidates Minato and Danzo, other figures who could influence the votes of the major jounin were also present.

As two of the three ninjas, Jiraiya and Orochimaru will naturally not be absent.

However, from Tong Jing's observation, the two of them seemed to be in a bad mood.

Jiraiya probably thought of Tsunade who left the village because of today's lively scene, and was a little moved by the scene, causing him to feel depressed.

The reason for Orochimaru's dissatisfaction should be that he felt that Minato had taken away the position that originally belonged to him.

If there were no Minato, as the seemingly most reliable among the Sannin, he would indeed be the best choice for the Fourth Hokage.

The Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki Uzumaki Kushina rarely appeared in the public eye this time, but she attended as Mrs. Minato.

In the original work, Minato became the Fourth Hokage, which seemed to give her a surprise.

Maybe it's because the voting area is relatively small.

It seems that the expansion of the voting scale for the Daimyo Hokage election was due to the flapping of the wings of Tong Jing's butterfly.

The above are several Kage-level experts from Konoha's top brass.

As the other two shadow-level masters in the village, Kirikyo and Shisui were also seated at the main table in the center together with Fugaku, the leader of the Uchiha clan.

There are only a dozen seats at the main table, but the Uchiha clan occupies three, which shows how powerful the Uchiha clan is.

However, in Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, what Kirikyo and the others represented was actually the power of another Hokage advisor in Konoha's top leadership, Mito Kadoen.

——Mito Kadoyan, who is sitting at the head table, is also wondering why Sarutobi Hiruzen has become much more cautious towards him recently.

However, after some thought, he attributed this reason to the fact that the village was in a special period of selecting the next generation of Hokage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen also very considerately placed Kirikyo and the others' positions together with the "boss behind the scenes" of the Cloud Organization, Mito Kadoen.

In order to continue this beautiful misunderstanding, Tong Jing showed unprecedented respect to Minato Yan during the meal.

While the latter was flattered, it also made Danzo suspicious.

He seemed to have seen a "clue".

"Everyone, thanks to your heroic performance on the battlefield, we in the Fire Nation can enjoy the fruits of victory!"

The short body of the Fire Country Daimyo stood up and raised his wine glass to many family representatives with a happy look on his face.

Seeing that the daimyo was in such good spirits, the others naturally would not deny him honor, so they filled their glasses and stood up, drinking down the wine in one gulp.

Sarutobi Hiruzen continued: "Your Majesty, your words are wrong. Without the logistical support of the Land of Fire, it would be impossible for us to win this war!"

Danzo choked: "It's a pity that with such a sound logistics, some people only dare to hide in the back and don't appear on the front line until negotiations are over."

"If more strong men can go to the front line, the war will end faster and the losses of the big families in the village will be smaller."

"Your Excellency Daimyo, I apologize to you on behalf of Konoha. If the village had a more competent Hokage during the war, the war might have lasted shorter!"

"On behalf of the higher-ups of the village, I will punish myself with a drink!"

At the end of the day, Danzo didn't even intend to retain the most basic dignity.

Directly and covertly satirizing Sarutobi Hiruzen's behavior of retreating to the rear during the war - although he himself only went there when the war situation became clear, and checked the whereabouts of the wood escape experimental subjects on the front line, and by the way did it in the Land of Rain. Just some things.

Facing Danzo's criticism, Sarutobi's expression did not change at all.

Danzo would only make him suspicious if he didn't do this.

"Your Excellency Daimyo, as Hokage, I am indeed responsible for the ninjas who died during the war. If my command can be more decisive, perhaps the casualties in the village will be smaller than now."

He launched into a tirade and then launched Nagato.

"...Allow me to introduce to you again, this is the village hero Namikaze Minato. It was he who single-handedly killed the Third Raikage and made Kumo Ninja give up his plan to continue attacking the Land of Fire!"

Minato was very discerning and took a step forward, toasted the Fire Nation's lord with a drink, and then showed his iconic smile.

The Fire Country Daimyo seemed to have forgotten what Danzo had said before, and just looked at Minato happily, showing appreciation.

But he suddenly said: "I heard that there is a genius ninja in Konoha. He defeated the three-tailed and five-tailed jinchūriki one against two on the battlefield of Rain Kingdom. Didn't you know that this person is here today?"

As soon as the daimyo said this, everyone turned their attention to Tong Jing, who looked calm.

After the toast, Tongjing kept eating the food in front of him silently, which could be said to have minimized his presence.

But this famous name from the Fire Country mentioned him unexpectedly.

In fact, this is not to blame for the fire country daimyo. There were many famous ninjas in Konoha during the Third Ninja War.

But the most famous among them, apart from Minato Namikaze, who is known as the "Golden Flash", is Kirikyo.

His story of killing two tailed beasts with one against two was widely circulated in the ninja world, and there were even multiple versions of the story.

With so many eyes gathering, it was obviously unrealistic for Tongjing to keep a low profile.

He had to do a full set of performances, so he glanced at Mito Kadoyan next to him, and in the other's somewhat astonished eyes, he said, "I got permission."

Then he slowly stood up and said to the Fire Country Daimyo: "Your Excellency Daimyo, it was just luck that I was able to defeat the two tailed beasts."

Kirikyo's humble speech made Sarutobi Hiruzen very satisfied. Before, he was afraid that Minato would be robbed of his limelight.

It's a pity that the Fire Country Daimyo didn't want to let him go. He said cheerfully to Sarutobi Hiruzen, the current Hokage: "You want to choose the fourth generation Hokage, why don't you consider Uchiha Kirikyo?"

"His strength is also very good!"

"And I remember that the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan were the ones who founded Konoha Ninja Village. The Senju clan has two Hokage, and it's time to become a Hokage for the Uchiha clan."

The speech of the Fire Country Daimyo immediately made the family forces present take a breath of cold air.

This...could it be that the Uchiha clan is the last dark horse?

They have been holding their breath for so long. In fact, they have secretly already had a relationship with the Fire Country Daimyo?

Even Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression changed.

Minato, on the other hand, still had that warm smile and seemed to have no nostalgia for the position of Hokage.

Tongjing smiled bitterly to himself.

He didn't know what the fire country's daimyo was doing.

How can the fight for the position of Hokage be such a child's play?

This guy is indeed the same as in the original work, an out-of-place guy.

Fortunately, he thought that the Fire Nation's famous names were old coins disguised as laughter and curses.

Tong Jing said quickly: "Thank you, Lord Daimyo, for your support, but compared to Minato-senpai, I still have a lot to learn."

"I'm not ready to become Hokage yet!"