bookbashuk Chapter 157 The selection begins
Chapter 157 The selection begins
"Don't be discouraged Minato, what can Tsunade do with the support of that brat."
"I can mobilize other big families in the village to fully support you. I believe that Ino-Shika-cho, Hyuga, and Inuzuka-Aburame will also give me some face."
"You go down first, I have other things to deal with."
After Minato Namikaze left, Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about the possibility of winning over the major clans.
He felt that he might not be able to handle them all by himself, and several thoughts flashed through his mind.
Finally, someone was sent to the Root to invite Danzo Shimura.
Sarutobi Hiruzen originally hated the "culprit" who caused his abdication.
But thinking about the days when the two of them fought together, and the tacit understanding of controlling the village, one in the light and the other in secret.
He hesitated for a long time and finally chose to forgive his old friend.
He decided to let Danzo help him, one playing the good cop and the other playing the bad cop, to make the major clans submit.
After the matter was done, he let bygones be bygones for Danzo's offense just as he had done in the past.
Things went smoothly after that. What Sarutobi Hiruzen had thought was a very difficult task was accomplished in a short time.
In response to the invitation from his old friend, Danzo Shimura readily agreed and was extremely cooperative.
He just sent a few of his men to help, but he himself did not show up.
The major clans agreed to his request very easily without encountering any resistance, and he didn't even promise them any benefits.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was originally a little confused and felt that something was wrong with this matter.
But he thought again, how could anyone have such great means to control Danzo and the clan leaders to cooperate with him in acting out a show?
It was obvious that these people understood that Sarutobi Hiruzen would win this game and they had great confidence in his abilities.
This led to the current smooth situation, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen even more proud, and the wrinkles on his face became less.
He looks cheerful all day long and is happy no matter who he is with.
Even when he saw the little brat Uchiha Nan, he found him particularly cute and didn't hate him as much as before.
No, why is this brat Uchiha Minami here? Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately became alert and retracted his unhappy expression.
Uchiha Nan thought that the Sandaime's expression changing performance was very good, and he changed from a cheerful look to a bitter and resentful look in a moment.
As for why he came here today, it was of course because some friends in the village informed him of Sarutobi Hiruzen's movements.
So in order to appreciate the inflated look of the Third Hokage, Uchiha Nan naturally had to come and take a good look, and by the way, he also had a small thing to do.
He casually threw a file in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen and pointed at it.
"Sandaime, this is the appeal letter from my Uchiha clan."
"What does the appeal letter say?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was confused, but he still opened it and took a look while listening to Uchiha Minami's words.
"It's about the clan land of my Uchiha clan. After a deep discussion, we all feel that it was unreasonable for the Second Generation to assign our clan to the edge of the village when dividing the clan land."
"Now we are asking to move to the village center. This is our joint appeal."
Sarutobi Hiruzen listened to Uchiha Minami's words with a dark face, opened the file, and looked at the names and fingerprints of the Uchiha clan members on it.
He threw it out casually and it hit the trash can with a thud.
"There is no room for negotiation on this matter. I am not targeting you, the Uchiha clan, but there is no land left in the village."
"And I think what the second generation did was very reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it."
That’s right, I’m targeting you, the Uchiha clan, so what?
When Minato becomes the Fourth Hokage in the future, I will ask him to order the Uchiha clan to move to a farther place.
Humph
Uchiha Nan's smiling face suddenly turned gloomy, and the atmosphere in the office froze.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was facing Uchiha Minami's sharp gaze and the deadly threat that seemed to be everywhere in the air.
He couldn't help but shrink his body, and forced himself to cheer up and shouted loudly.
"Uchiha Nan, what do you want to do? Do you want to betray the village?"
Feeling Sarutobi Hiruzen's timid look, Uchiha Nan smiled coldly and then glanced at him.
He walked to the trash can, took out the list, gently pushed the door open and left.
He had already sentenced Sarutobi Hiruzen to death in his heart, and after agreeing to Tsunade's request, he had planned to let Sarutobi Hiruzen die later.
But since this old guy is in a hurry to find it, Uchiha Nan will naturally help him.
Two months passed quickly.
The quarrels in the village were becoming more and more intense. In order to quell the disputes, Sarutobi Hiruzen planned to start the selection of the Fourth Hokage from now on.
Thinking he had won the game, he even carried out this task, which was not very troublesome, in public.
Anyone who reaches the rank of Jonin in the village will have the right to vote.
The stronger your strength and the higher your status, the more votes you will have.
For example, the head of the Hyuga clan has 10 votes, and when he comes forward, he can represent all the jonin of the Hyuga clan.
It seems very unfair, but this is actually the case in the ninja world.
Every time a Hokage is selected, a certain degree of tacit understanding must be reached with the major ninja clans.
After all, they are an indispensable and important part of the village, and the highest combat power in the village is basically in the hands of this group of people.
The civilian ninjas just go with the flow. They listen to whoever has the final say and don't have much autonomy.
As the selection began, Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the former Sandaime Hokage, stood on the podium and gave a passionate speech.
In the end, the six candidates with the highest support were invited to the stage.
Namikaze Minato and Tsunade, together with four passers-by A, B, C, and D, stood on the high platform, smiling at the ninjas below.
As the voting process began, the civilian jonin went on stage first and loudly read out the person they had chosen.
"I vote for Tsunade-sama."
"I vote for Tsunade-sama."
"I vote for xxx"
"I vote for Tsunade-sama."
"Minato-sama is invincible"
One after another, with enthusiastic smiles on their faces, they expressed who they thought was the most suitable candidate in their hearts.
But most of these people have received help from Uchiha Nan and have witnessed his strength.
Therefore, Tsunade's votes were far ahead for a while, reaching several hundred votes.
He left behind Minato Namikaze, who only had a few dozen votes.
A, B, C, and D couldn't even touch the taillights of the car.
Sarutobi Hiruzen witnessed this scene with a grim expression, but fortunately, there were only a few jonins who came from commoner backgrounds.
The major ninja clans that possess systematic secret techniques are the ones with the most jonin.
Soon, an unknown small group walked up to the stage, took a look at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and cast their seven or eight votes for Namikaze Minato.
Uchiha Nan did not visit all the ninjas in Konoha Village one by one.
After all, there is no need to go through so much trouble. As long as you can win over the strongest ones, you will basically be safe.
In order to make this matter absolutely foolproof, Sarutobi Hiruzen used his own influence to wipe out these small tribes in one fell swoop.
Soon, Minato Namikaze's votes surpassed Tsunade and became the first.
When the votes from the Sarutobi clan's ninjas are added, the number is far greater.
A smile appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's old face, and he was very satisfied with everything that happened.
He looked at Uchiha Nan provocatively and pointed at the patriarchs of the major clans.
The meaning is to let him take a good look and see what the orthodox prestige of Konoha is.