Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 177 After the Election, Inducing Nohara Rin (Please Subscribe)

"Everyone, today's Jonin meeting is mainly to discuss some matters related to the aftermath of the war."

More than two hundred Jonin, except for those who were on missions outside, all the Jonin in the village came; after everyone arrived, Hiruzen Sarutobi began to talk about the Jonin meeting.

It seems that all of Konoha's Kage-level ninjas, except for Tsunade who was away, have come.

There are also many people with Jonin-level strength who cannot come, such as members of the Uchiha clan or the branch family of the Hyuga clan; it is easy for commoner ninjas or ninjas from small clans to pass the Jonin exam, but it is very difficult for them from large clans.

Every time I apply, there are no suitable missions available, or I have to wait in line; however, this excuse is indeed useful, because Jonin have to consider many factors, and their missions are more difficult or complicated than ordinary B-rank missions.

When Uchiha Yoichi came in, he saw Kakashi; in just a few days, that kid actually passed the Jonin Exams.

But thinking about it, it's normal. Given a suitable mission, it wouldn't be surprising to become a Jonin within two days. Moreover, Kakashi already had the strength of a Jonin, and now he has the Sharingan with two tomoe. Although it will consume his chakra, in a short-term battle, the Sharingan is like adding wings to a tiger for Kakashi.

"The Grass Village and the Waterfall Village have decided to send envoys to us to sign a peace treaty, which is scheduled for half a month from now. However, the Rock Village and the Cloud Village have not made any move. They have no intention of admitting defeat or signing a peace treaty."

"Although the battle between Kirigakure and Sunagakure is fierce, Kirigakure also has designs on us. Recently, many Kirigakure ninjas have appeared on the border between the Land of Waves and our country, and have even been seen in the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools."

What Hiruzen Sarutobi said seemed to be very important, but there was basically no chance for the Jonin to interrupt, which is what is commonly known as "nonsense"!

However, Uchiha Yoichi understood, since the trump card should be saved for last.

"There's one last thing, which is basically the most important thing today."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused here, looked around at all the Jonin in the room, and continued, "There have been rumors recently that the village is going to elect a Fourth Hokage. This is not a rumor. The Jonin meeting held today is mainly because of this. So let's begin the election for the Fourth Hokage."

Wow!

Many Jonin who already knew about it naturally didn't react to this, but some who only found out suddenly would definitely be surprised to hear such a sudden news.

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "Let's start with the nominations. We'll select a few nominees based on factors like battle achievements, strength, and mission experience. Then, we'll let others vote, and finally, the Daimyo's office will decide who will become the Fourth Hokage."

In theory, any Jonin can participate in the Hokage selection.

However, in order to save time, there are many requirements for the Jonin who are to be selected.

"I propose it to Lord Jiraiya."

Yamanaka Inoichi was the first to speak, raising his hand and saying, "Lord Jiraiya is qualified to be the Fourth Hokage in terms of both strength and achievements, and he is also one of the Legendary Sannin."

"Inoichi, thank you for your trust, but you don't need to choose me. I have very obvious flaws and am not suitable to be Hokage, ahaha."

Jiraiya interrupted Yamanaka Inoichi before he could finish speaking, and then said in a slightly solemn tone, "I recommend my disciple, Namikaze Minato."

Although he is still very young, his belief in becoming Hokage is very sincere, and Minato's strength and ability are far superior to mine as his teacher.

Hiruzen Sarutobi then chimed in, "Well, since you're unwilling, even if we include Minato Namikaze, are there any others?"

"I recommend Jonin Sakumo Hatake."

A commoner jonin spoke up. He was sitting in a relatively far back seat and had volunteered to be there, so he stood up as he spoke.

"I have great respect for Sakumo-senpai's strength and abilities. I think Sakumo-senpai is also a candidate for the Fourth Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the others glanced at Sakumo Hatake, but when they saw that he didn't immediately refuse, they felt a little strange.

Both of them believed that Sakumo Hatake had no intention of becoming Hokage, and after returning home, apart from helping Kakashi apply for a Jonin Exam, he basically did not leave home.

How could he have such thoughts?

However, seeing that Hatake Sakumo did not refuse like Jiraiya, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to say, "Sakumo is also very outstanding, and he should be included among the candidates for Hokage."

This unexpected turn of events made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel uneasy, but he steadied himself and continued, "Are there any others? Self-recommendations are welcome."

"I recommend Orochimaru."

Danzo couldn't help but ask, "Orochimaru's strength and mission record."

"Thank you for your high regard, Lord Danzo. However, I am not very suitable for the position of Hokage. The reason is probably the same as Jiraiya's: I am not personally suitable."

Orochimaru said with a smile, then glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi and continued, "I also recommend Sakumo-kun, although someone has already made a recommendation."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened; Orochimaru's actions made him feel that the situation was out of control.

"I recommend Clan Chief Yang."

"Put your hands down, Yoshiaki-kun. I am still very inexperienced. Besides my skills, there are still some things I need to learn. Since someone has recommended Sakumo-senpai, there is no need to recommend me as well."

Uchiha Yoichi interrupted his clansmen behind him. This was something that had been planned in advance, to make those neutral Jonin who had not yet been won over lean towards Hatake Sakumo.

With the Sannin and the Uchiha clan leader both recommending him, and recent newspaper reports suggesting he's the most suitable ninja for the Fourth Hokage, there's no need to think about it anymore, right?

Orochimaru and Uchiha Yoichi directly helped them make the choice!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened again. Now he understood that it wasn't the Uchiha clan that wanted to become Hokage themselves; they wanted to choose a Hokage ally.

He had long known that Sakumo Hatake and Yoichi Uchiha had a very good relationship, so good that the Uchiha clan didn't even pursue the Sharingan in Kakashi's body, but he overlooked this relationship.

Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that the Uchiha clan would seize the Hokage position, and the Uchiha clan had indeed thought the same way, being extremely power-hungry.

but now

Sakumo Hatake looked somewhat embarrassed. Although he knew that Yoichi Uchiha wanted him to become Hokage, this was too much of a compliment.

"In that case, if there are no other candidates, then the only candidates for the Fourth Hokage are Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a bad feeling. If he had known earlier that Minato Namikaze's final opponent would be Sakumo Hatake, he would have made preparations in advance.

But at this point, he couldn't simply cancel the election and postpone it to the next one; moreover, the Daming Prefecture had already received the news, which was expected to arrive tomorrow.

"Let's start voting."

Then the Jonin election began, and as the votes increased, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart sank.

Minato Namikaze is indeed excellent, but it depends on who you compare him to.

He might be able to compete with Orochimaru and Uchiha Yoichi by virtue of his popularity and other factors; but if his opponent is Hatake Sakumo, the votes will be far behind.

Aside from the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Sarutobi clans, only about thirty Jonin voted for Minato Namikaze. In the end, Minato Namikaze only received eighty-one votes.

Sakumo Hatake received a whopping 143 votes, a difference of over 60 votes, which is quite significant.

"The voting results are in. The Daimyo will be coming to Konoha tomorrow. Everyone in the village will attend the meeting then."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke calmly, referring to the village advisors and the leaders of the Jonin squad.

Uchiha Yoichi won't be able to attend the final Fourth Hokage selection meeting tomorrow, but it doesn't matter anymore, he's already convinced the Daimyo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi may still see the daimyo as his last hope, but when the daimyo chooses Sakumo Hatake as the fourth daimyo, he will feel so bad that he will want to crush his pipe.

Just as Uchiha Yoichi had guessed, after the Jonin meeting ended, Sarutobi Hiruzen called out to Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Danzo, hoping they would work together to persuade the Daimyo to choose Namikaze Minato as the Fourth Hokage the next day.

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi was too lazy to argue with Danzo anymore. When he learned that Danzo had recommended Orochimaru, Hiruzen guessed that Danzo had leaked the information about the Hokage election.

However, Danzo was also tricked by Orochimaru. His disciple had long since joined forces with the Uchiha clan, and Danzo hadn't even remembered that.

Danzo also looked disgusted. He had been tricked by Orochimaru like a monkey. Orochimaru had agreed to everything, but then humiliated him at the Jonin meeting.

Orochimaru, Uchiha Yoichi, you deserve to die!

Danzo now understands that if he wants to preserve Root, making Minato Namikaze Hokage is the best option. At least he can use Hiruzen Sarutobi to get Minato to agree to keep Root.

If it were Sakumo Hatake instead, this would be much more difficult.

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"What's wrong? Why do you look so listless since you came back?"

When Kushina saw Minato Namikaze return, she sat down on the sofa without saying a word, a far cry from her usual "little sun" demeanor. So she asked him with concern.

"Kushina, I might not be able to become Hokage."

Minato Namikaze said somewhat helplessly that if his competitor were Orochimaru, he would be confident that he could compete, but his current competitor was Sakumo Hatake, who was supported by Orochimaru and Yoichi Uchiha.

Minato Namikaze has absolutely no chance of winning right now.

"It's okay if you don't want to be Hokage; if the Fourth Hokage isn't suitable, you can still compete for the Fifth Hokage."

Kushina immediately comforted her, then changed to a fierce expression: "Does that mean we won't get married if you don't become Hokage?"

"Of course not, it's just that I want to become Hokage and then remove the restrictions on you!"

Minato Namikaze explained, and this answer made Kushina laugh. She then said to him, "It's okay, I believe you'll always find a way."

"Kushina"

Minato Namikaze said emotionally, then regained his confidence.

the other side.

Uchiha Yoichi also returned home. By now, the election for the Fourth Hokage was considered to be over, and he no longer needed to worry about it.

Once Sakumo Hatake becomes Hokage, the village will definitely stop blocking the Uchiha clan's applications for Jonin.

"You're back."

Upon seeing Uchiha Yoichi return, Uzumaki Mina came out to greet him with a smile, and her belly grew bigger day by day.

"Yes, the election for the Fourth Hokage was held today. There are two candidates now, and the results will be announced tomorrow."

Uchiha Yoichi said casually, and then he saw Nohara Rin come out of the house.

After Nohara Rin came out, she bowed somewhat shyly to Uchiha Yoichi. She had stayed for a meal earlier that day, and now she had something to ask Uchiha Yoichi, so she felt a little embarrassed.

After Uchiha Yangyi entered, Uzumaki Mina gave Nohara Rin a wink, but seeing that the latter was still a little embarrassed, she took the initiative to speak on Rin's behalf: "Yoichi-sama, Rin has something she wants to ask you, I wonder if you can help her."

Uchiha Yoichi looked at Nohara Rin and asked, "What is it?"

"That's right, I heard that Master Yang has a method to quickly improve one's strength. I... I want to become stronger, so could I... could I ask Master Yang to give me some pointers?"

After speaking, Nohara Rin bowed deeply. She knew that this behavior was abrupt, but it was because she was too weak and was captured that the series of events that followed occurred.

With Mina Uzumaki constantly encouraging her, Rin Nohara mustered up the courage to ask Yoichi Uchiha for advice on how to become stronger.

Moreover, in the morning, Mina Uzumaki had assured Rin Nohara that even out of consideration for her, Yoichi Uchiha would give her some pointers.

Uchiha Yoichi feigned ignorance and asked, "You want to become stronger? You're a medical ninja, right? Why do you suddenly want to become stronger?"

"Because medical ninjas must also have the ability to protect themselves, otherwise they will become a burden to their teammates!"

Nohara Rin took a deep breath and said resolutely, "I don't want to become a burden to my teammates anymore, or cause my friends to die because of my lack of strength. So please, Yoichi, give me some pointers."

"I understand, that's a great idea, I can teach you."

Uchiha Yoichi nodded and said to Nohara Rin, "You can ask any Jonin for the conventional training methods, and they will tell you. Mina probably already told you, so it doesn't matter whether I tell you or not."

"However, I have another way to increase your strength, which is very suitable for a ninja like you."

Please vote for me!

(End of this chapter)