Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Uchiha Gin smiled and patted the shoulder of the young man beside him, his eyes swept across the clan emblem on his back without leaving a trace.

"Little brother, if I guess correctly, you should be the spirited young man of the Shimura clan, right?"

"what do you want to do?"

Not knowing that he had been chosen as the lucky audience, Shimura took a few steps back cautiously, looking up and down at Uchiha Gin who suddenly tried to get close to him.
He always felt that the curly-haired man in front of him had the same characteristics as the weird uncle that the elders had repeatedly warned people to stay away from during clan gatherings.

"I see that your eyes are full of expectation. You must be confident in the candidate for leader in your mind."

Uchiha Gin nodded seriously, with a gratified smile that only an elder can show on his face. His infectious smile instantly made the young man Shimura put aside his grudges.
"Of course, our young clan leader will surely win the crown and lead Konoha to prosperity and strength!"

At the suggestion of the Senju clan, this election was changed to require every jonin to participate in the vote in order to ensure fairness and justice.
The Ninja Alliance, which had long been in secret contact with the Senju, naturally strongly supported it. Although the Uchiha had some complaints, he chose to remain silent at the instruction of Uchiha Izuna.

"I am also very optimistic about contestant Danzo Shimura. If you don't believe me, just watch."

After following the young man's words, Uchiha Gin raised his hand and pointed at the display board behind him. On it was a list of names with photos and names.
"Shimura Danzo is the favorite in this election~"

It turns out that the person on this display board is the popular candidate in this election.

After hearing this, the people around started to check carefully, and there was a lot of discussion.
"First on the list is Uchiha Izuna!"

"Sarutobi Hiruzen? The young patriarch of the Sarutobi clan is actually ranked second."

"Strange, why is my name not included?"

"Get lost. How can a Genin like you be qualified to run for election?"

Following Uchiha Gin's direction, the young man indeed found the handsome photo of his young clan leader in the front, and a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face, but the next second, his brows knitted tightly.
"It is indeed the young patriarch, but what does the 1 to 4 mean?"

“Those are the odds.”

Uchiha Gin noticed that everyone's attention was drawn to him, so he immediately announced loudly,

“Odds?”

"That's right. Anyway, the election won't have any results for a while. Instead of waiting anxiously, why not have a few bets to cheer for your idol?"

"Are you going to open a market?"

The people around then discovered Uchiha Gin's true purpose.

"Nonsense, this is a charity lottery, and 20% of the profits will be donated to the Konoha Orphanage on the spot."

Facing everyone's doubts, Uchiha Gin calmly shook his head, pointed to the word "public welfare" in the corner of the display board, and explained seriously,

"Let me see, Uchiha Izuna is 1 to 0.8, he is indeed the favorite."

"Sarutobi Hiruzen actually has odds of 2.5, he is really young and promising."

"The Hyuga clan leader has a 3% odds. As expected of a great family, even if he doesn't come out, he can still be a hot candidate for the leader."

The onlookers glanced through the list on the display board and said that the list was full of practical information without any exaggeration.

"Huh? Why isn't there an Uchiha Mirror?"

Soon, some people discovered the omission of this list. The Uchiha clan has more than just Uchiha Izuna as a popular candidate. The young Uchiha Kagami is also qualified to compete for the throne of Konoha.

"Everyone, don't worry. Since we in Konoha have a two-person system, this is just a list of candidates for the Hokage position. Uchiha Kagami has no intention of competing for the position of Hokage, so his name is not on the list."

"Ah! What a pity~"

Because Uchiha Jing has been working at the grassroots level for many years, he has gained a lot of reputation among the people and has a large number of fans. When they learned that their idol did not compete for the position of Hokage, they all showed regretful expressions.

Seeing that he had stirred up the emotions of the people around him, Uchiha Gin immediately began to promote his sports lottery.
"The Hokage election is about to begin. Why not take action? While supporting your idol, you can also earn some pocket money and contribute to Konoha's public welfare. Why not do it?"

"."

The young man from Shimura at the beginning stared at the big face of Shimura Danzo on the display board for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and took out his wallet.
"I bet one hundred thousand taels on the young patriarch to win!"

"I didn't expect that in your heart, the wise and brave young patriarch is only worth 100,000 taels, alas~"

Although Uchiha Gin spoke in a sarcastic tone, his hands were not slow at all. As soon as the young man Shimura took out a wad of banknotes, they went into his pocket in the next second.

"Raise, can't I raise it?"

The boy is still too young. A simple provocation can make him red-hot.

"Okay, take the ticket and wait for you to redeem the prize~"

Smiling, he stuffed the purse of the Shimura boy into his pocket and handed a hand-torn ticket to him.
If there is a first one, there will be a second one. The people around have long been eager to make a move. After all, a little gambling is fun and spending a little money is also a disguised way of participating in the Hokage election.
"Thirty thousand ryo, Uchiha Izuna~"

"Fifty thousand ryo, to crush Sarutobi Hiruzen!"

"Eighty thousand taels, Hyuga Tenyo."

"."

"Take it one by one, slowly, everyone has a share~"

As he looked at the increasing amount of money in his hand, Uchiha Gin's smile grew brighter.

This time, the lottery did not turn out to be as one-sided as he had feared. Not everyone placed their bets on the most popular player, Uchiha Izuna.

On the contrary, the number of people betting on Uchiha Izuna is not large, and they are basically civilians.
Even if the ninja clan members know that their representative's chances of winning are low, they will still offer their chips as a gesture of friendship.

Rather than making money, their behavior of giving money away is more like an act of generating love.

"Tsk, there are quite a few people betting on the little monkey. It seems that the rumor about the three thousand ape army is not groundless."

Uchiha Gin took some time to do some statistics and was surprised to find that there were quite a few people betting on Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the amount was quite considerable, almost lowering the odds by a few percentage points.

"Tian Yao is an old man in prison. He is still competitive with young people at his age."

Although not many people placed bets on Hinata Tianyao, the amount of each bet was not small, which showed the wealth of the aristocratic families.

Uchiha Gin's actions quickly attracted the attention of the jonin in the Hokage Building.

"What's that curly-haired guy doing?"

Senju Hime, who was specially allowed to observe the election, frowned slightly as she looked at Uchiha Gin jumping up and down outside the window.
"I heard from the guards that he seems to have opened a betting outside to guess who will be the Third Hokage."

The Senju people who followed her learned what was happening outside through the guards.

"Huh! How boring."

Qianshou Feizhen snorted coldly, but an inexplicable look flashed across his eyes. Taking advantage of the gap when no one noticed, he quietly formed a seal to release the power.
"Bang~"

It turned out that in the Senju Tobirama residence several streets away, one of the shadow clones who were meditating suddenly turned into white smoke and disappeared, and the remaining shadow clones instantly had some new memories in their minds.

After a while, the shadow clone found the scroll of corruption hidden under the bed by Senju Feizhen, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

"I will make you bankrupt this time!"

"The election is about to begin! Everyone, make sure you buy your shares~"

As the bell rang that the election was about to begin, Uchiha Gin's handicap was about to close, "Boss, I bet on Sarutobi Hiruzen."

Just as he was about to end the round, a figure in a black cloak appeared in front of his betting station and handed him a heavy scroll.

"Oh?"

Uchiha Gin looked at the unfamiliar face under the cloak and raised his eyebrows meaningfully. Even if the person in front of him used the transformation technique, he still saw through the other person's identity at a glance.

"you sure?"

"determine."

The shadow clone, who had used the transformation technique to change his appearance, nodded with a tense expression.
"What is the exact amount?"

After weighing the heavy storage scroll, Uchiha Gin did not check it without permission, but asked,
"I haven't counted them, but it should be about 60 billion."

Senju Hima's shadow clone looked around and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear,

"hiss"

Uchiha Gin took a deep breath when he heard this, and there was a hint of shock in his eyes.
Where did this white-haired guy get so much money?

"Why, you don't dare to accept it? Afraid you can't afford the compensation?"

Seeing that Uchiha Gin was still reluctant to kill him, the shadow clone pouted and said,

"We are not responsible for anything you do not buy. Please keep your ticket."

Uchiha Gin naturally gave his full approval to this big client who sent him money.
"You won't run away, will you?"

Seeing the very cheerful Uchiha Gin, Senju Hime's shadow clone suddenly felt a little worried. She was sure to win this time. What if this curly-haired guy ran away to avoid claiming the prize? Then she would be empty-handed.

“A century-old store, honest and trustworthy!”

Uchiha Gin counted the money in the scroll and made a solemn promise.

"This is a small amount of money that our store can still afford to pay."

"That's fine."

With Uchiha Gin's words, Senju Feizhen's shadow clone finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his gaze to the towering Hokage Building, his heart filled with beautiful yearning for a golden future.

In the meeting room on the top floor of the Hokage Building, all the famous jonin of Konoha gathered together.
Each officially registered jonin has a ballot with the names of several popular candidates on it. All you have to do is tick the ballot.
Full of trepidation, Sarutobi Sasuke found Senju Hime in private.
"Lord Feizhen, you have received the funds, but I am counting on you to take care of my son's future!"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Senju Feizhen nodded confidently.
She knew the number of Konoha's jonin best. Although the Uchiha clan had a high percentage of jonin, the Senju clan was not bad either.

Now with the support of the Ninja Alliance, unless there are any unexpected events, the position of Hokage will be within his grasp.

"The jonin voting is about to begin, please be ready."

Soon, a huge referendum box was brought out, and the senior ninjas who were whispering to each other immediately fell silent.
Qianju Feizhen was not among them. After giving instructions to the Qianju people who followed her, she sat in the corner of the conference room and waited quietly for the result.
"Hijin, do you really want to support the little monkey to become Hokage?"

Not long after she sat down, a graceful figure sat down beside her. Qianju Feizhen raised her head and nodded imperceptibly to Qianju Taohua, who had a complicated expression on her face.

"When my father was alive, he often told me to be wary of the Uchiha. If we let those crazy people with extreme personalities take power, Konoha might face a catastrophe."

"The Uchiha are indeed paranoid, but at least they won't play dirty tricks. Feizhen, do you really understand the people in the Ninja Alliance?"

Qianju Taohua looked at her adopted niece and sighed softly in her heart, with a look of inexplicable meaning in her eyes.
"Although I haven't had much contact with them, the ninjas participating in the election are all disciples that my father trusts very much. They will definitely not do anything that would harm the interests of Konoha."

Not knowing what his sister-in-law was worried about, Senju Feizhen did not take Senju Taohua's worries to heart.

"Will it not harm Konoha's interests?"

Upon hearing this, Qianshou Taohua's expression froze, and the inexplicable look in her eyes became even stronger.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, aunt. Have your people settled down? Remember to vote for Sarutobi Hiruzen when the time comes."

“It’s settled.”

Huh~ This wave takes off directly!

When Qianshou Feizhen thought that her assets were about to double, her heart was filled with joy. Money was so easy to make!

On the other side of the conference room, Uchiha Izuna, the most popular candidate, did not have any expectation at the moment. Instead, he looked as if he was daydreaming and sat in a daze.

"Master Izuna? Master Izuna!"

"Oh?"

It was not until his men's voices rose several pitches that he came back to his senses, his eyes full of confusion.

"It is our duty to rebuild the glory of Uchiha!"

The Uchiha clan members were all excited. In their opinion, as the strongest person in the village, the position of Hokage must belong to Uchiha Izuna.
"You guys, whatever you want~"

Izuna smacked his lips in boredom. He didn't want to spoil everyone's fun at this critical moment, so he just let everything take its course.

“Voting begins!”

Following the host's order, the jonins picked up their pens with solemn expressions and ticked the names of the candidates they supported.

The voting was very quick. Everyone put their ballot into the referendum box one by one. When the last ballot was put in, the exciting counting process began.

"One vote for Uchiha Izuna."

"Shimura Danzo ticket."

"Sarutobi Hiruzen one vote."

"Hinata."

As the names were repeated one after another, everyone became more and more nervous. Qianshou Feizhen secretly recorded the votes of several candidates, and his surprise only increased.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen one vote."

"One vote for Uchiha Izuna."

"One vote for Uchiha Izuna."

wrong!

When he heard the vote counters start to count Uchiha Izuna's votes in large numbers, Senju Hime, who was sitting on the Diaoyutai, suddenly lost his composure.

“How could there be so many more?”

As a Senju who understands Uchiha better than Uchiha, she has long memorized the information of every Uchiha jonin, not to mention the number of people.
But right now, the number of votes cast for Uchiha Izuna has already exceeded the number of Uchiha clan jonin.

If it was said that Uchiha secretly took away the votes from the civilian ninjas, the increase would not be so great.

There's a mole!
Senju Hime instantly turned his gaze to the Hyuga clan not far away. The Hyuga clan had a small number of jonin, but if they all defected, the position of Hokage would become even more confusing.

"One vote for Hinata Tianyao."

No, Hyuga Tenyo's votes match, the Hyuga clan did not side with the Uchiha clan,
"Who is interfering?" (End of this chapter)