novelhk Chapter 150 Working together
Chapter 150 Working together
After Sarutobi Hiruzen made up his mind and determined the general route of action, he summoned his followers to discuss the matter together.
Hokage's Office
Utane Koharu, Mizutokado En, several Hokage advisors, the heads of the Ino, Shikaku and Chou clans, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade and others gathered together.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at everyone with some curiosity as his old friend encouraged everyone in the Root to spread news that discredited him.
Now that his goal has been achieved and it was time for him to accept the fruits of victory, Danzo did not show up.
As for how he discovered it, he was the Hokage of this village after all, and the actions of the Root could not be hidden from him.
But by the time he realized the harm of this incident and wanted to stop it, it was too late.
The Root Ninjas were too familiar with this village, and it only took them a short time to turn the rumors into established facts.
But now is not the time to delve into this. Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in a chair with a calm expression, looking at the people who had hurriedly arrived.
"Everyone, I have decided to resign as Hokage."
"Huruzen, are you kidding me? There must be someone behind the current situation in Konoha, you must not fall into their trap."
"Old man, don't do anything stupid."
After hearing what Sarutobi Hiruzen said, Utane Kochino, Jiraiya and others could no longer sit still and expressed their opinions.
The three chiefs of the Pig, Deer and Butterfly clans, who had already known all this, also showed a slight change of expression and looked at each other.
Nara Shikaku's heart, which had been hanging over his shoulders because of his betrayal of Sarutobi Hiruzen, was finally put to rest because of the decision he made today.
Things were developing as they expected, everything was exactly as Uchiha Minami said.
Tsunade lowered her head and did not dare to face Sarutobi Hiruzen, although she agreed to Uchiha Minami's request.
But I always feel sorry for this teacher who has taken care of me for many years.
"Of course I know these things, and I even know who did it."
Utane Koharu and Mitokado En looked at each other in silence. They also knew who did it.
Even Danzo had discussed the feasibility of this plan with them a long time ago.
But at that time, they both felt that it would be more suitable for the village for Hiruzen to be the Hokage, so they refused.
But what they didn't expect was that Danzo actually led the Root to launch this plan without telling them any news.
So when they heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, although they felt a little uncomfortable, they still pretended that they had just found out who did it through some information.
"But none of this matters. What matters is that, as the people said, I have failed them and brought too much loss to the village."
"So I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore. Let's discuss whether you have a suitable candidate to succeed the Fourth Hokage."
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, he sat on the table and didn't move.
Although both Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En were very angry at Sarutobi Hiruzen and others for acting on their own.
But with so many people here, it was not easy to say much. They just exchanged opinions and looked at Jiraiya and the other two.
"In my opinion, it would be better if Jiraiya and Orochimaru could run for the next Hokage. Tsunade suffers from hemophobia and is not suitable to participate."
Don't be fooled by the fact that they both came up with very good excuses and they appear to be very reasonable on the surface.
In fact, everyone present knew that Tsunade was not excluded because of hemophobia.
As the shadow of a village, he is always protected by the Anbu. Today, when the war has just ended, he has no chance to take action, so he does not need much strength.
The real reason is that Tsunade is Uchiha Minami's master, so she was excluded.
Obviously Tsunade was aware of this as well. A look of displeasure flashed across her face, and then she said that she would not participate and walked out of the office.
Even though she had promised Uchiha Minami before, she herself did not want to be the Hokage.
But now he saw with his own eyes the village's rejection of Nan and the Uchiha clan.
Her feeling of betrayal towards Sarutobi Hiruzen was actually reduced a lot.
Tsunade's departure caused the entire office to suddenly become quiet, making Utane Koharu and Mitokado En look very embarrassed.
In his heart, he was secretly blaming Tsunade for not knowing the rules, worthy of being the master of someone like Uchiha Minami.
Then the two of them wanted to say something based on their own shamelessness.
Unexpectedly, Jiraiya snorted and spoke.
"I have no interest in becoming the Fourth Hokage, and I don't have the time to manage the village."
"I will be traveling outside of Konoha soon. I'll leave the village to Orochimaru."
Then, ignoring the even uglier expressions on the faces of the two Hokage advisors, he also walked out of the office door.
After Jiraiya left the Hokage Building, he looked up at the sky and saw a huge fireball hanging in the sky, emitting warm light.
But even under this scorching sun, the actions of those people in the village made him feel cold in his heart.
Because of their different interests from their own faction, they tried their best to suppress Uchiha Nan who had made great contributions on the battlefield.
Even Tsunade, who was related to him, was affected, which made Jiraiya very uncomfortable.
"Teacher, is this your Will of Fire?"
After Jiraiya left, Utane Koharu and Mitokado En's faces had turned completely black.
However, whoever they are focusing on is a shameless spirit, and they immediately turned their heads to look at Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru, you are the most reliable after all. I have long seen that you are a good candidate to be Hokage."
"Tsunade and Jiraiya each have their own ambitions, so you are the most suitable person."
Orochimaru looked at these two shameless guys, and the corners of his cold face twitched involuntarily.
But thinking that his experiment had reached the most critical moment.
After becoming Hokage, you can openly do things that you couldn't do before.
It will play a crucial role in controlling the power of the Sharingan.
So he hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and agreed to the two shameless old guys.
Otherwise, he would have walked away just like Jiraiya and Tsunade.
On the other side, Zhu, Lu, and Die also gave their praises at the right time.
In my heart, I was planning to tell Uchiha Minami everything that happened today.
In the Hokage's office, as the candidate was decided, Orochimaru, Ino-Shika-Chou and the other two had already left.
Only three people were left: Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tanaka Koharu and Mitokado En.
"Hiruzen, why are you doing this?"
"Do you know how much power we will lose as a result of this?"
As soon as everyone left, Utane Komura and Mito Kado En immediately attacked Sarutobi Hiruzen.
When Sarutobi Hiruzen was the Third Hokage and the two of them were serving as advisors, they had already developed a large number of followers.
They controlled all the important departments of Konoha. It could be said that in the village, just stomping their feet could cause a big earthquake.
But now that Sarutobi Hiruzen has resigned as the Third Hokage without saying a word, the power in their hands is naturally unstable.
When the Fourth Hokage comes to power, there will probably be a major purge.
This behavior seriously damaged their interests, and for both of them, it was an unforgivable betrayal.
"Well, my old friends, how could I forget you? Sit down and be patient."
Sarutobi Hiruzen first calmed the two men down, then smiled and spoke
"Don't worry, when Orochimaru becomes the Fourth Hokage, he will definitely have many things he can't handle at such a young age."
"You will naturally need our strong support when the time comes. Not only will you not lose the power in your hands, you will gain more."
“So that’s how it is”
"Hiruzen, you are still better!"