The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 217 The Narrative Hokage

Chapter 217 The Narrative Hokage

An completely ignored Jiraiya's shock and laughed loudly to himself, "Jiraiya, how does it feel to lose one of your top generals?"

"Actually, if you had just lowered your standards a little and said a couple of lies to coax him, you could have instantly revived him."

"Let me tell you, Jiraiya, you can't be too square-faced when you're Hokage."

"You must know that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. You have to go along with the ninja clan."

"If you're worried about getting your hands dirty, wear a couple of white gloves."

"Just like Hiruzen Sarutobi, he had a good buddy Danzo Shimura who could help him handle things that were inconvenient for the great and righteous Hokage to do personally."

"You could easily find two!"

"I think Itachi is good. Oh, he's already useless. Then let's find another one. Let's pick one from the old Root team. We can even skip the pre-job training."

Anzai talked on and on in the sky for a long time, seemingly wholeheartedly offering advice to Jiraiya, but Jiraiya listened with a gloomy expression.

When my teacher was young, he seemed to be a brave and upright person, but in the end—

Does becoming Hokage really lead to gradual corruption?

Will he really become like his teacher in the future?

Seeing Jiraiya's confusion, Shima quickly raised his hand and slapped Jiraiya's head repeatedly, reminding him, "Little Jiraiya, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. He's just trying to mess with your mind."

"You're not Hiruzen Sarutobi, you'll always just be Jiraiya, and you'll never become like that guy because of something like this!"

"And another thing, you're not exactly a smart person to begin with, so don't fall for his sophistry. Adopt the magnanimity of a lecherous immortal, stop talking nonsense, and just do it!"

"No one has ever stipulated that being Hokage has to be a certain way. You can be a Hokage completely different from Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

"Look at that idiot Hashirama back then, he still became Hokage. You're much smarter than him, so why can't you be like him?" Shima Sage was afraid that his strength wouldn't be enough to have an effect, so he hit extremely hard. Jiraiya was also beaten until his mouth and eyes were crooked, but his thoughts did indeed break free from the chaos.

"Ah, um—" He scratched his head, embarrassed, and said, "Is it inappropriate to talk about the First Generation like that?"

"What's wrong with that?" Shima-sensei said dismissively, puffing out her cheeks. "He's not even a fraction the age of an old woman like me. Even if he stood right in front of me, I would still dare to say that."

Seeing that his words had no effect, An didn't care and instead burst into laughter.

"Haha—Jiraiya, I'm now eager to know, you naive and childish fellow, what kind of changes will you bring to Konoha after becoming Hokage?"

"Ah, I'm really looking forward to it more and more. I'm looking forward to seeing your idealism gradually worn down by reality, and finally completely transformed into someone like Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"On that day—" Ann's face suddenly darkened, revealing a ferocious expression, "I will come and take your life!"

"Come on, Jiraiya, let me see how long your idealism can hold out in the face of reality!"

"Ha ha----"

Amidst the laughter, An's figure streaked across the sky and disappeared into the distance.

Since Jiraiya couldn't fly and Na'an was helpless, he had no choice but to give up and start cleaning up the mess.

Seeing Itachi trapped in endless mental exhaustion, Jiraiya sighed and instructed, "Itachi is a comrade of the village, loyal to the village. Take him back to the village and take good care of him. See if time can help him overcome his pain and recover."

He had originally intended to arrange for someone to take care of Itachi, but seeing the villagers' indifferent attitude towards Itachi and recalling An's words, he immediately abandoned the idea.

The most important thing in the village right now is dealing with the internal strife within the Hyuga clan, and the related matter of the death of the Third Hokage. We can deal with Itachi's situation later.

This internal strife has severely damaged the Hyuga clan, causing them to lose more than half their strength.

At this moment, the Hyuga clan cemetery is littered with corpses, mostly from both the branch families, with a small number of unfortunate members from the main family, as well as village ninjas who were implicated while suppressing the rebellion.

Although they knew that these things were caused by the rebellious branch family and had nothing to do with the branch family members who were still alive, it was hard for the dead ninjas in the village not to harbor resentment towards the Hyuga clan because of this.

Especially towards the remaining few clans, everyone wore a stern face and was extremely indifferent.

Everyone has a scale in their heart.

They knew very well that even if Uchiha An was secretly stirring things up, flies don't land on eggs without cracks. If the main family hadn't exploited the branch family too much, the disastrous consequences they had today wouldn't have happened.

Even the death of the third generation master can be attributed to them.

From the moment the imposter took action until he fled, he maintained the appearance of the Hyuga main family member.

This person frequents the village and is recognized by many; there's no way he can deny it.

Previously, during the battle that destroyed Konoha Village, the village ninjas had seen White Zetsu, but they did not know that White Zetsu also had a powerful ability to disguise itself.

Especially the white eyes of the main family, which they used in the previous battles, how could they be faked?

Most people believe that the person was originally from the main branch of the family, but was lured by Uchiha An and became a rogue ninja.

No one says the Hyuga main family can't rebel, right?

Although it's inconvenient to make any explicit statements due to the already established nature of the Hyuga incident, who doesn't know how to use passive-aggressive tactics?

The remaining members of the main family naturally sensed this attitude from the crowd and were immediately terrified.

No one knew better than them what the final outcome would be if they were ostracized by the various clans in Konoha.

We should learn from the example of the Uchiha!

After a brief discussion, they rushed to Jiraiya and began to express their loyalty with tears streaming down their faces.

"Lord Jiraiya, we're innocent!"

"That head of the family must be an imposter!"

"We have always been loyal to the Hokage, and the Third Hokage was definitely not killed by our main branch!"

"From now on, we will firmly stand by Jiraiya-sama's side and serve him wholeheartedly."

"From now on, we will do whatever Lord Jiraiya orders us to do, without the slightest deviation."

"Alright, alright."

Jiraiya was particularly unaccustomed to the Hyuga main family's behavior and knew that the main family member was a fake, so he didn't make things difficult for them. Instead, he gently reassured them, "That main family member is skilled in Wood Release and is most likely a confidant of Uchiha An. He has nothing to do with your Hyuga clan. I know that."

"You don't need to worry, I won't misunderstand anything in this matter."

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