Killing his way through the ninja world, starting from being adopted by the second generation!

As the Third Hokage, he was tasked with finding a suitable successor for the village.

Is there a problem?

"I said, is there a suitable candidate in the village to succeed as Hokage?"

Danzo repeated his previous statement.

He was able to become the Third Hokage not only because of his own excellence, but also partly because of Renya.

If he hadn't suggested it to Tobirama, he might not have become Hokage.

Now that they need to find a new successor, they will definitely have to ask Lianye for her opinion.

Do you want to retire?

Chapter 516 Retire Early

In Renya's opinion, Danzo's early retirement is a good thing!

This way, I'll have time to travel with myself.

It is said that the dragon veins of the ancient Loulan Kingdom possess powerful energy, even capable of allowing people to travel through time and space.

This is how Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki met in the movie...

He was even thinking of bringing his friends along to check out the details.

Once Danzo decides to retire, someone will accompany him.

Maybe we really can travel to the future.

Unfortunately, Lian Ye was overthinking things...

Danzo Shimura only had the idea of ​​retiring, but he was not in a hurry to find a successor.

I just asked on a whim.

"Retirement is too early for me; I just wanted to ask for your opinion first."

Danzo's idea was simple: to get Renya to name a few people.

He can observe for a few years before deciding on the Hokage, just like Tobirama chose the Hokage from him and Hiruzen back then.

That's it?

Lian Ye was speechless; it turned out they just wanted to find a suitable candidate in advance.

Danzo isn't retiring anytime soon; he was just getting all excited for nothing.

It seems their wish to travel together will be dashed for now.

You seem disappointed?

Upon seeing this, Shimura Danzo subconsciously asked a question.

He always sensed that Lianye was unhappy about his lack of urgency to retire.

Could it be that his actions during his tenure caused dissatisfaction among his friends?

But this shouldn't be happening...

Every important decision he made was made with Lian Ye's permission.

This guy shouldn't be unhappy about this.

"No, finding suitable candidates in advance is no problem; you could say it's being proactive and showing great foresight!"

Although she knew that Danzo had no plans to retire for the time being, Renya was prepared to respect his choice.

After all, he finally became Hokage, and he probably hasn't had enough fun yet.

It's not too late to talk about it in a few years.

Danzo Shimura: "..."

This guy gave him the feeling that he was being sarcastic or unsettling.

He couldn't understand what he had done to offend Lian Ye; why was she acting like a completely different person all of a sudden?

"So, do you have anyone you recommend?"

Danzo Shimura asked the question that concerned him most.

He wanted to know from Renya if there was a suitable candidate among the younger generation to serve as Hokage.

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi?

We'll talk about it later.

The position of Hokage should be passed on to a younger person. By the time he retires, Hiruzen will be in his forties or fifties.

At his age, he felt he was no longer suitable to be Hokage.

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi were to become Hokage, he wouldn't be able to serve for more than a few years given his age.

A new Hokage will still need to be chosen at that time.

Instead of going through all this trouble, it would be better to just pass the Hokage position to a younger person.

In his opinion, Lian Ye's three disciples were all good choices.

"A recommended candidate?" Lian Ye fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

There are many qualified people in Konoha Village to be elected Hokage...

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sakumo Hatake, Kagami Uchiha, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and other elite Jonin who made significant contributions.

These are all pretty good candidates.

But having qualifications alone is not necessarily useful; the most important thing is whether you have the ability to manage the village well.

Furthermore, it also depends on the individual's wishes, the reactions of other families in the village, and whether it can win over the public.

Take Uchiha Kagami for example. He has excellent qualifications and abilities, but the rest of the village would not agree to let an Uchiha clansman become Hokage.

The reason is simple: the Uchiha clan is a major clan in Konoha, and then they become Hokage.

No one in the village will be able to control them.

Especially after the incident involving Madara Uchiha, the Uchiha clan was no longer eligible to become Hokage.

Given Jiraiya's personality, he probably wouldn't want to become Hokage.

That guy is so engrossed in writing and researching that he's probably not interested in Naruto anymore.

Orochimaru spent all his time doing research with that old man Tobirama Senju, so he simply didn't have time to serve as Hokage.

Now only Hiruzen Sarutobi and Sakumo Hatake remain.

Their qualifications and contributions are beyond question.

If Danzo really wants to retire, he can consider choosing between the two.

"Hiruzen and Sakumo?"

Upon hearing Renya's analysis, Shimura Danzo murmured thoughtfully.

He had thought that Lian Ye would consider his disciples, but now it seemed that he had been overthinking it.

That guy never intended for his disciple to become Hokage...

It can only be said that he is indeed a disciple of Lian Ye; to put it bluntly, the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked as well.

Lian Ye doesn't possess the Will of Fire, and it's highly likely that his disciples don't either.

It's a pity that three promising talents were ruined by someone.

One spends all his time with his partner, one spends all his time spying on women in the bathhouse, and one spends all his time engrossed in researching with Tobirama-sensei.

No one wanted to become Hokage.

"I'm just offering a suggestion; the final choice is up to you," Lianye reminded her.

This is just his idea; it may not actually be useful.

He did not want Danzo to directly take his advice and choose one of the two to become Hokage.

Such matters should be based on the actual situation.

Danzo Shimura nodded and didn't say anything more about it.

He was relieved by Lian Ye's words.

He always believed that by the time he retired, Hiruzen would be too old and really not suitable to be Hokage.

Back then, he did consider making Hiruzen one of the successors to the Hokage after he retired.

But times have changed, and people always change.

He couldn't possibly abandon the future development of Konoha Village just because of a promise that no one knows about, could he?

After all, he only thought about it in his mind.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no idea about this.

Unless he tells him, who would know?

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Lianye stayed in the office for a while, then got up and left.

Before leaving, he glanced at his friend who was engrossed in reviewing documents and said, half-jokingly.

"Danzo, retire early, and I'll take you on a trip then."

With that, he turned and walked out of the office, unusually closing the door behind him.

Danzo Shimura paused in his work of reviewing documents, looking up in surprise at the closed door.

Is this guy making me retire just so he can take me on a trip?

At this moment, he seemed to understand why Lian Ye had been somewhat unhappy earlier.

So you just wanted to take him on a trip?

This guy is really something... why didn't he say so sooner?

Danzo Shimura stood up, stood by the window, and looked down at Renya, who was leaving alone on the street below, lost in thought.

After a long silence, he turned to look at the mountain of documents on the table, and as if he had made up his mind, he gave orders to the hidden agents in the shadows.

"Summon Hiruzen Sarutobi."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just resigned and was enjoying life at home, had a bad feeling.

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P.S.: Just a little spoiler, the next part is a Loulan Dragon Vein crossing dungeon. Do you guys have any recommendations on when to go through it? Thank you all for the gifts, sob sob...

Chapter 517 Hiruzen Sarutobi Lying Down

After working like a beast of burden for decades, he finally resigned and went home.

Hiruzen Sarutobi lay on a recliner in the courtyard, a contented expression on his face.

"No wonder Lianye likes to sunbathe. So sunbathing at home is so enjoyable?"

If he had known retirement was so great, he wouldn't have to toiled away in the Hokage's office dealing with paperwork year after year.

All I can say is that Lian Ye's "lying down" intelligence far surpasses her combat intelligence!

"Hiruzen, are you really quitting?"

Looking at her leisurely husband, Biwako's wife subconsciously asked a question.

She couldn't understand why her husband, who was doing so well as Hokage's assistant and was in his prime in his thirties, would suddenly choose to resign.

Logically speaking, the husband should be very concerned about village affairs and would not be able to slack off and not go to work like Lian Ye.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a leisurely sip of juice and turned to explain to his wife.

“Biwako, I feel that there is no future in working. Instead of working day and night on documents, I would rather quit my job and go home to spend time with you all.”