Uchiha Akaishi Tour

October 1, Konoha 42.

Early in the morning, Chishi combed his hair neatly, applied plenty of hair wax, made sure the hair tie was in place, and changed into his clan robe—not his usual drab gray one, but a ceremonial robe with the rites and regulations of the Warring States period.

Only then did he stride out of the clan compound and head towards the Hokage Building with the other Jonin of the Uchiha clan.

"Brother Akaishi!"

"Akaashi..."

The other Uchiha Jonin also greeted Akaishi Jonin.

"Where's Orochimaru?" Akaishi asked after looking around.

"We're already at the Hokage Building," Koji Kyu said.

Akaishi nodded and said, "Alright, let's set off then!"

With a wave of Akashi's hand, the Uchiha clan filed out.

Because Kensuke is absent and the clan elders of Chiri are outwardly blind, Akaishi is currently the de facto leader of the Uchiha clan, even though he is not a clan elder.

At this moment, a large group of Uchiha, all wearing clan robes, looked like a dark, imposing mass, and walking down the street truly exuded the aura of the "Street-Cleansing Tigers."

Although only eight Uchiha Jonin actually attended the meeting, the presence of a group of Chunin and Special Jonin added to the impression, making it appear quite impressive...

Akaishi walked at the very front.

This effectively announced Akaishi's status as a "candidate for clan chief" to the village.

When they arrived at the Hokage Building, the rest of the Uchiha clan stopped, and only the eight Jonin, led by Akaishi, went inside.

As soon as he entered, Akaishi saw that the Jonin from the Forest Town had also arrived.

"The Uchiha clan has so many Jonin..." Lan Jun said with a hint of jealousy.

The Uchiha clan currently has seventeen Jonin, accounting for nearly one-tenth of the village's total Jonin population. This is second only to the proportion at the very beginning of Konoha's history—when the village was first founded, there were fewer ninja clans, and the commoner ninja class had not yet emerged...

At this moment, besides the eight in front of him, there were three other Jonin from the Uchiha clan who hadn't returned from outside the village, and six others at home... They were blind and didn't go out, but they had the right to vote, and all nine of their votes were on Akashi's person!

"Because the Uchiha clan sacrificed even more Jonin." Yang Yong directly retorted.

However, Yang Yong's words left Lan Jun speechless.

In this battle, the Uchiha clan had the most Jonin, but... the proportion and absolute number of Jonin who were killed were also the highest!

Conversely, if Mori no Machi is viewed as a whole, it was the one that was preserved the most because its involvement in the front lines was relatively small...

Unlike the Jonin of the Uchiha clan, most of them were promoted after the war.

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At the same time, the Forest City has the most elite Jonin, and the largest proportion of them are also the largest – there are only eight Jonin in total, but four of them are elite Jonin.

Now, including Lanwu, there are five of them here...

At this moment, Akaishi and Ranmai also stopped their "family members" to prevent the argument from escalating.

"We brought the tickets." After Lan Wu persuaded Lan Jun to stop, she patted the ninja tool bag on Lan Jun's body.

Now the Uchiha clan fell silent—Akaishi had told them this good news yesterday.

If the Forest City threatened to "not vote for you," the Uchiha clan wouldn't back down at all. But... they've already agreed to vote for you, so arguing now wouldn't be fair.

"If Tsunade hadn't withdrawn..." Lan Jun was still a little jealous.

"Huh? Where's Tsunade?" Akaishi asked, puzzled—Tsunade wasn't among the five people on the other side.

"We've come to the Hokage Building first... Oh right, this doesn't include Tsunade's, but..." Lan Wu said specifically.

Of the eight Jonin of the Forest City, seven have already teamed up to push for votes, but they haven't brought Tsunade with them.

Akaishi understood that this wasn't about bullying her; it was mostly because...

Even her third and fourth uncles dared not tell Tsunade what had happened!

Otherwise, Tsunade might lose her temper and confront Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi, or even...

Canglan and the others already knew about the normal, limited "Wood Release experiments," but they didn't tell Tsunade. They just couldn't accept the "secret" aspects, and Tsunade... probably wouldn't even agree to the ones that Hiruzen Sarutobi knew about!

Furthermore, Lan Wu and the others felt that even without discussing this matter with Tsunade, she would definitely vote for Orochimaru. After all, the two were teammates, and even though Orochimaru was usually cold to everyone, he must have felt a special connection with Jiraiya and Tsunade.

At this point, one after another, Jonin from ninja clans or commoners began to arrive at the Hokage Building.

In reality, most so-called "ninja clans" only have one officially recognized Jonin...

Although it's not explicitly stated, it's an unspoken rule that in war, if a minor ninja clan loses its only Jonin, the Hokage will quickly replace it.

Konoha's official Jonin ranks are indeed very strict, but in this case, they will be relaxed a bit - after all, many small ninja clans only have one Jonin to begin with, and it would be inappropriate to prevent them from even entering the Jonin Conference after their sacrifice.

"Phew... I finally made it." Minato's voice came from that moment.

Minato then arrived at the entrance of the Hokage Building.

Upon seeing Minato, Akaishi quickly asked, "Why are you back so late? Did something happen?"

Minato shook his head and said, "It's nothing. There were three Jonin... I was a little delayed while looking for them."

That's right, Minato has been on a special mission these past two days—the Hokage Building issued him a special task two days ago: to collect tickets!

This can also be seen as a test of whether Minato's "Flying Thunder God Technique" is really as miraculous as he claims...

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"Can't you just freeze the Flying Thunder God here...?" Lan Wu asked, seeing him panting.

Minato could only laugh awkwardly at this.

Put the Flying Thunder God seal in the Hokage Building?

It sounds like torture...

Minato's "infinite travel" is already showing signs of progress, but due to his identity, he hasn't been allowed to leave any techniques behind in many places.

"How many did you bring back?" Akaishi asked intently.

As a "super errand boy," Minato was responsible for delivering all the Jonin tickets that hadn't been assigned back. Some Jonin would give the tickets to friends and family to bring back, but others were waiting for someone to collect them.

just now……

"Kannabi Bridge, Sunagakure, Kusagakure... including all the bases, a total of twenty-three Jonin, eight abstained, and I brought back the other fifteen votes," Minato said with a slight smile.

These past few days, Watergate has been traveling all over the world...

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From the Land of Wind to the Land of Earth, and even to some Jonin on missions within the Land of Fire, Minato personally visited them all!

Those who knew the inside story began to look at Minato with suspicion.

Did you really visit so many places in just two days?

This even includes the time spent searching for people, as well as the normal travel time—not every Jonin carries the Flying Thunder God Technique, but Minato has a few key Flying Thunder God locations, giving him an advantage in large-scale travel. The specific location still requires using the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the nearest key location before heading there…

From this perspective, Minato's travel speed was something even the Second Hokage couldn't match.

Upon hearing this, Akaishi gave Minato a meaningful look.

"However... most of them are confidential, so I don't know either," Minato said awkwardly.

Upon hearing this, Akaishi pursed his lips, muttering with a hint of jealousy, "How come there are still eight who abstained..."

You're already right in front of him, and he says he's abstaining from voting, so why don't you just casually ask for his vote?

Watergate: ...

"There were supposed to be fourteen," Minato could only mutter.

The percentage of those who abstained was quite high, after all... most of the Jonin who didn't want to abstain actively sought out people to bring back their tickets!

Those waiting for Watergate to come and confirm naturally had a large abstention rate.

Watergate has already campaigned for votes, which is equivalent to directly gaining six votes!

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Moreover, this wasn't just a casual remark. As Minato mentioned before, finding three Jonin took some effort; their mission had encountered some difficulties, which Minato resolved, thus securing three votes.

after all……

Although Minato also had a good impression of Akimichi Torifu, considering him a reliable person, Orochimaru had instructed him in ninjutsu, and especially... now that Orochimaru was still an Uchiha, Minato didn't dare to think about how much trouble Akaishi would cause if he didn't help at all—he could even imagine that Akaishi would attribute the problem to "whether you're trying to become Hokage by deliberately suppressing us Uchiha"...

However, some who insisted on abstaining did not want to get involved, and Minato did not say much, only mentioning it briefly.

When Akaishi heard Minato's words, he knew that Minato had garnered six more votes. He grinned and punched Minato on the shoulder.

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When the group of Jonin arrived at the conference room, they immediately noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

It's not just about the Jonin class president election, but also...

The Jonin of the Uchiha clan and the Jonin of the Forest City sat together without any hesitation!

This unusual situation immediately made people feel that today was not a simple matter.

Let alone outsiders...

Tsunade, who had arrived earlier, looked at the scene with puzzlement: "What are they doing...?"

"He must have been lobbied by Akaishi." Orochimaru knew the real reason, but he didn't say it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Danzo Shimura also entered at this time—Homura Mitokado was still not there.

Seeing the Uchiha clan members sitting together with the people from the Forest Town, Sarutobi and Utatane were momentarily stunned. As for Shimura Danzo, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot—this must be the work of the inherently evil Uchiha Akaishi!

"As everyone knows, the main topic of today's meeting is... so let's vote first!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said, getting straight to the point.

As for the empty words of praise and encouragement for Kisakumo, they had already been said a month ago when he was dismissed from his post.

"Same as always, everyone will vote anonymously." Sarutobi said, personally placing a sealing spell on the ballot box.

but……

Anonymous is just "not recorded"; if someone deliberately wants to show off, that's a different matter.

For example, right now, Akaishi and Arashi Jun stood up directly as representatives...

It's not surprising that the Uchiha would vote like this, but... the Forest City hasn't done this in decades!

Even at that moment, everyone was "horrified" to see that before voting, Lan Jun specifically nodded to Orochimaru, and then waved a stack of ballots in his hand at him...

Although nothing was said, the implication was clear: they weren't even pretending anymore.

Or perhaps, Mori no Machi has "acted" out what she wanted to say—this is no longer just about banding together to boost votes, but rather deliberately making it clear to everyone, "We are indeed pushing for votes"...

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