Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

But unexpectedly, Haneda united the entire Uchiha clan and even challenged Orochimaru, whom he had secretly supported!

Danzo kept giving Orochimaru meaningful glances, signaling him to curb Minato's current momentum.

Orochimaru watched with great interest as Kushina, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the others stood up one by one to support Minato.

"The rotten windmill has started to turn... Who is blowing this wind?"

Orochimaru looked at Haneda and remembered what Haneda had said in front of the memorial stone.

"interesting."

Due to the momentum of Orochimaru and Minato, those who originally wanted to compete for the Hokage position gave up the idea.

The voting for the candidates ended quickly.

The voting results, which should have been announced, were covered up by the third generation's words.

This was a result that surprised him.

Minato's votes were almost the same as Orochimaru's, with nearly 30% of voters abstaining.

Even among the die-hard Naruto faction, Ino-Shika-Cho, some people voted for Minato!

The Third Hokage watched Haneda and the Uchiha Jonin leave the meeting room in an orderly fashion, and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, Danzo walked over and asked in a deep voice:

"Hiruzen, what are the voting results?"

The Third Hokage took a puff of his pipe and said, "Minato is only seven votes short."

"what?!"

Danzo's eyes widened. Such a close vote count was actually the result of a competition between Orochimaru and Minato.

He couldn't believe it.

Suddenly, an evil face appeared in his mind, and Danzo gritted his teeth and said:

"Is that brat Haneda from the Uchiha clan?"

The Third Hokage remained silent, tacitly agreeing with Danzo's words.

After a moment, he exhaled a smoke ring and said in a deep voice:

"One-third of the votes for Minato came from the Uchiha clan."

"Another quarter of them were former subordinates of Sakumo."

Boom!

Danzo slammed his fist on the table, exasperated.

"Hiruzen! I told you you would regret your past choices!"

"If you had listened to my advice seven years ago, none of this would have happened!!"

The third generation retorted:

"The Uchiha clan shows no signs of rebellion right now, Danzo!"

"Haneda's leading support for Minato's appointment as Hokage proves that they are actively integrating into the village!"

Danzo opened his eyes wide and said:

"They're after more power! They've never given up their ambition to seize power!"

"Hiruzen! As long as you remove the restrictions on your Root, I will personally help you..."

"The Uchiha are Konoha's Uchiha, I will not agree to your..." The Third Hokage interrupted Danzo.

But Danzo quickly interrupted him as well.

"You'll regret this, Hiruzen!"

"I am the Hokage!"

The Third Hokage and Danzo's proposed solution to the Uchiha clan dispute once again ended in discord.

Fortunately, the meeting room door was large, so Danzo didn't slam it shut.

This saved the village a small amount of money.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yatsuho, who served as an ANBU member, quietly arrived at the Uchiha clan's territory and approached Haneda and Fugaku.

He recounted the entire scene that had just unfolded in the conference room.

Haneda listened to the familiar words spoken by the Third Hokage and Danzo, and smiled:

"The Uchiha clan is more united than ever before."

"Even if the restrictions on the Root are lifted, Danzo, a rat in the gutter, can't cause any trouble."

Chapter 174 Orochimaru's Defection, Plan Going Smoothly!

After saying that, a sun pattern appeared in Haneda's eyes.

That's the Mangekyou Sharingan!

Even though the Eighth Generation had heard that Haneda possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, he couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed when he saw those eyes.

Such chakra and such eye power are completely beyond what his three-tomoe Sharingan can withstand.

He would probably be instantly killed by a single illusion.

Haneda instructed:

"Continue to remain undercover in the Dark Division and gather information about Root and Orochimaru."

Haneda turned his back, his expression a mix of mystery and confidence, and said:

"As expected, something big will happen before the Jonin meeting vote."

…………

The Jonin meeting vote will take place a month later.

This period is when candidates campaign, which means that Minato and Orochimaru visit various ninja clans to promote their political ideas.

Surprisingly, Minato promoted himself very diligently during this period, while Orochimaru seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

With his tolerant and gentle personality, as well as his sunny, handsome, and gentle qualities, Minato gained the support of many lower and middle-ranking ninjas.

Many neutral Jonin, or those who originally favored Orochimaru, have begun to support Minato.

On the night before the Jonin Conference vote, a shocking piece of news reached the Hokage Building.

Orochimaru actually conducted live experiments on villagers and ninjas from his own village!

They also restarted experiments involving the transplantation of interstitial cells!

The Third Hokage immediately ordered the information obtained by the Anbu to be sealed off and strictly prohibited from leaving the Hokage Building.

Meanwhile, he led a team of ANBU agents and quickly moved toward Orochimaru's laboratory hidden in the Forest of Death.

But a crow quietly landed on a somewhat old two-story house.

Haneda took out the note tied to the crow's claw, unfolded it, glanced at it, and smiled slightly.

The opportunity to obtain the location of Ryuchi Cave and Hashirama cells has arrived!

The full moon hung high in the sky, its pale light spilling over the Death Forest, barely illuminating the gloomy woods.

Beneath a pillar in a passageway lies a hidden laboratory.

Orochimaru stood in front of the experimental table, holding a scalpel and conducting human experiments.

He coldly stared at the village ninja on the experimental table, silently calculating the time in his mind.

For some reason, images of Nawaki, Kato Dan, and his men who died in the war flashed through his mind...

The final shot focuses on a boy with a striking watermelon-shaped haircut.

"Life is so fragile; interesting things always pass by in an instant and are meaningless."

"Only by living forever can one see more."

Orochimaru tried to convince himself and make up his mind.

After a while, he sighed:

"Time's up..."

"It's time to leave this decaying windmill."

At this moment, the Third Hokage, along with the Anbu, had already blocked Orochimaru's laboratory.

The members of the secret service stood on either side of the laboratory and broke down the door.

The third generation also went inside.

He immediately noticed Orochimaru and the surrounding smell of blood, his expression complex.

"They've finally found out."

"what a pity."