I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 411 Nara Hokage Chat Group!

The village is planning to elect a fourth leader!

The news spread like wildfire throughout Konoha.

From the Hokage Building to the streets and alleys, from the ninja clan headquarters to the entire Hidden Leaf Village, there was no place where this earth-shattering news wasn't being discussed.

Kikyo Castle, the residence of the Nara clan.

The storm from Konoha swept through this area.

Upon receiving the news, the three generations of clan leaders, Nara Rinka, Nara Shikaku, and Nara Shikano, gathered here immediately.

"The Five Kage Summit ended so long ago, and the Third Hokage has finally released some information!"

Nara Kano stroked his beard, his aged face unable to conceal his smile.

"Having lived for so many years, perhaps I truly will be able to meet a Hokage from the Nara clan before I die!"

Nara Hokage.

Only Nara Kano had a similar dream when he was a child.

But when Nara Kano grew up a bit more and witnessed the First Hokage pass the throne to the Second Hokage, and then the Second Hokage pass the throne to the Third Hokage... that dream faded away.

The Nara clan, in terms of both foundation and strength, is simply not capable of producing a Hokage!

Let's just stick to the Akimichi and Yamanaka clans and keep warm in Konoha Village...

Three years ago, Nara Shikano would never have dared to imagine that the Nara clan would produce another Hokage.

Then Nara Rangsei rose to prominence like a comet.

Nara Kano then realized...

What need is there for a clan to train a Hokage?

Isn't this something a genius could easily do on their own?!

"According to the information from the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage only released this news to the public after personally summoning Minato Namikaze."

Nara Shikaku's face also showed some excitement, but he was more composed and calm than his father.

Along with the news of the "Fourth Hokage election," it was also revealed that the Third Hokage was very optimistic about Minato Namikaze.

"According to rumors... the Third Hokage may be planning to follow the example of the Second Hokage and appoint Minato Namikaze as the Fourth Hokage himself, skipping the steps of the Jonin voting and the Daimyo appointment."

Nara Shikaku was talking about an old story.

The death of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, can be traced. (How the First Hokage died is unknown.)

Towards the end of the Second Shinobi World War, Konoha and Kumogakure decided to sign a peace treaty to end their war.

At that time, Tobirama Senju led a group of his subordinates to Kumogakure.

Unexpected.

At the alliance ceremony between Konoha and Kumogakure.

The Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers of Kumogakure suddenly launched a coup, using the power of the Six Paths Ninja Tools and the Nine-Tails' chakra to attack the Second Hokage and the Second Raikage, successfully injuring them both.

Afterwards, in order to cover the escape of his subordinates, Tobirama Senju single-handedly delayed the elite Cloud Village troops led by the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers, and finally sacrificed himself on the battlefield.

In that critical moment, Tobirama Senju appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as the next Hokage.

This led to the rise of the Third Hokage.

Generally speaking.

The appointment of a Shadow is determined by the previous Shadow.

Just like how the First Hokage chose the Second Hokage.

(In fact, Hashirama Senju had considered making Madara Uchiha the Second Hokage of Konoha, but Madara noticed Tobirama Senju's negative attitude, which led to Madara's departure from the village.)

However, nearly fifty years have passed since the founding of Konoha.

When Konoha was first established, the Senju and Uchiha clans were at the top, while other clans were far behind them.

Now, the Senju clan has mysteriously disappeared, the Uchiha clan has been deliberately ostracized, and other ninja clans and commoner ninjas have taken to the Konoha stage.

In Konoha, the Hokage still reigns supreme.

However, the Hokage has given orders, and now the reactions of other clans must also be considered.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to directly appoint Minato Namikaze as the Fourth Hokage.

"snort!"

Nara Kano snorted coldly.

"Everyone knows that the appointment of the daimyo is just a formality, and it doesn't matter whether you skip it or not."

"But how can we skip the Jonin team's vote?!"

Nara Kano had also fantasized that Sarutobi Hiruzen might consider Nara Ranke's achievements in the Third Shinobi World War and directly appoint Nara Ranke as the Fourth Hokage.

But now it seems that his idea was somewhat naive...

But the Hokage ordered him to skip the Jonin class?

Absolutely not!

When the First Hokage founded the village, Konoha's rules and regulations were still relatively primitive and simple.

When the Second Hokage took office, the Anbu organization dedicated to the Hokage came to the fore, the police department separating the Uchiha clan was established, and other institutions such as the Ninja Academy and Konoha Hospital also emerged.

However, when the Third Hokage was in power, a brand new department emerged—the Jonin Team (in fact, there was also the Anbu training institution, Root).

The Jonin Team, as the name suggests, is a loose organization formed by Jonin from Konoha.

Jonin are almost synonymous with the most elite force in a ninja village.

However, due to the history of Konoha.

Most of the ninjas in the Konoha Jonin class come from ninja clans.

Until recent years, with the development of ninja schools, ANBU and other organizations, the overall strength of civilian ninjas has continued to grow.

A force from the civilian ninja faction has also emerged in the Jonin class.

Overall.

The Jonin Team is actually a united force of small and medium-sized ninja clans in Konoha, excluding the Senju, Uchiha, Sarutobi, Shimura, and Hyuga clans.

Konoha, in the final analysis, is still the Konoha of ninjas, not the Konoha of the Hokage.

Normally, the Jonin team does not go against the Hokage's will.

But now, it's time for the Jonin team to unleash their power!

Most of the Nara clan's previous plans were focused on the Jonin class, which involved winning over other small and medium-sized ninja clans and outstanding civilian ninja representatives.

in other words.

The Nara clan placed their bets during the Jonin class voting process!

Nara Shikano and Nara Shikaku were confident that once it came to the Jonin team voting, their team would definitely get enough votes.

After all, the Nara clan had offered two incredibly tempting "bait" for this election as the Fourth Hokage: the Wood Release Chakra Creation Method and the Boil Release Chakra Creation Method!

In Konoha, no ninja doubts the power of Wood Release!

Nara Rinka rested his chin on his hand, listening listlessly to the conversation between the previous clan chief and the one before that.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.

Then, Tsunade, slightly out of breath, appeared before the third Nara clan head.

Tsunade, who was teaching her clansmen the Wood Release Chakra Creation Method at the Senju camp, also received the news quite early on.

The old man planned to nominate Minato Namikaze as the fourth generation.

She won't allow it!

The Fourth Generation is the Fourth Generation chosen by everyone!

Tsunade has joined the "Nara Naruto Chat Group"...

Over the next few days.

The village of Konoha was bustling with activity.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's favorite is Minato Namikaze.

The Nara Lankai was nominated by the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

There are also elite Jonin such as Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Tsunade, Fugaku Uchiha, and Hiashi Hyuga.

One after another, the fourth generation of reserve officers appeared.

The Konoha ninjas and even ordinary people were somewhat dazzled by this.

Under the combined pressure of the entire Hidden Leaf Village and the vast majority of ninja clans.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was forced to abandon his plan to unilaterally appoint the Fourth Hokage.

The election for the Fourth Hokage has finally reached the voting stage for the Jonin teams...

(End of this chapter)