June 21, Konoha 47.

This is a very special day, at least, for the villagers of Konoha because they will witness the next generation of Hokage come to power today.

The sky was blue, and there was not a trace of cloud in sight.

In front of the Hokage Building, crowds of people gathered and crowded the nearby streets.

The warm climate in early summer made the people who were rubbing shoulders even hotter, but no one complained, no one moved, and even their expressions were surprisingly consistent, or solemn, or expectant.

At this moment, all the Konoha villagers, whether ninjas or ordinary people, just cast their focused eyes upwards to watch this Hokage handover ceremony.

The scene was quiet, and the pins could be heard, and Mizuto stood at the top of the roof of the Hokage Building, looking at the teacher who slowly took off the Hokage's hat and walked towards him step by step.

Subconsciously, swallowed saliva.

The solemn atmosphere made the eyes of the water gate a little nervous, and the memory of some time ago vaguely appeared in his mind.

The fourth Hokage Lei Luo intends to abdicate and is ready to hand over the responsibility of the next Hokage to his disciple Bo Feng Shuimen.

When the news first broke, it was a few months ago.

At that time, the war had just ended, and the peace agreement was still being signed.

The ninjas were licking their wounds, cheering about the victory in the war, or enjoying the long vacation, and not much of them were paying attention to it—the gossip that I don't know if it was true or not.

It wasn't until time slowly passed and the call for the Hokage handover became louder and louder that the ninjas gradually reacted - their four generations of adults really didn't want to be the Hokage anymore.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for such news to spread widely.

In this regard, some people are surprised, some people sigh, some people are reluctant, and some people - persuasion.

Konoha high-ranking officials such as Makoto Uzumaki, Orochimaru, Fugaku, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shikahisa have made suggestions to Lei Luo, saying that they don't want him to step down as Hokage.

But Lei Luo's will this time was very firm, and he didn't synthesize anyone's opinions, and categorically refused to reply, and then, Watergate was pushed to the cusp.

Regarding the matter of Bo Feng Shuimen's succession to the fifth generation, the villagers of Konoha have different opinions, some people think that his strength is enough, and as a disciple of the fourth generation, it is logical to take the fifth generation.

But there are also people who think that Watergate is not qualified to inherit the position of Hokage, based on the fact that Watergate does not have too many merits of sufficient weight, but the defeat of Qilitan is a big defeat, and he is still mainly responsible.

The water gate in the original time and space has single-handedly reversed the war situation in Konoha Yanyin, and its prestige and merit need not be detailed, but it can be ...... in this time and space

Even if the water gate is stronger than himself in the original time and space, the enemies are like hanging up, and he doesn't have much chance to perform at all.

Not to mention the four generations of Mizukage, a strong man of the same level as Lei Luo, it is Ye Cang, Scorpion, Vortex Nagato and other masters, and Mizukage wants to win easily, which is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

To be honest, even Watergate himself doesn't think he's qualified enough......

"Watergate, I'll hand over the location of the fifth generation destination to you."

"Don't let me down."

His thoughts were interrupted by his calm voice, and Shui Men came back to his senses, raised his head, and met with Lei Luo's gaze, and unconsciously bit his lip, his heart was mixed.

Subconsciously stretched out his arm and took the Hokage hat handed by Lei Luo, Mizuto hesitated for a moment, and finally slowly put it on the top of his head.

Hokage, a childhood dream, was also the reason why he followed Relo in the first place......

Why do you feel that this position is so heavy and so ...... now? Hot?

"Okay, don't overthink it."

From Shuimen's face, Lei Luo sensed something, so he whispered a word of comfort, patted his disciple's shoulder, and raised his hand forward.

"Let's go say hi to everyone."

Shuimen took a deep breath and decisively dispelled the various thoughts that lingered in his mind, nodded slightly to Lei Luo, his expression instantly became firm, turned around, and slowly walked towards the rooftop guardrail.

Raise your right hand and raise it sharply.

The water gate was greeted by the cheers of the mountains and the tsunami.

……

"Lei Luo, you're only in your thirties this year, right?"

After the handover ceremony, Mizumon officially took office as the fifth Hokage, and the people scattered in all directions, eagerly discussing the major events of the day in the streets and alleys, and the entire Konoha Village seemed to become noisy.

As for Lei Luo, the moment he walked out of the door of the Hokage's office, he saw a loose white coat, leaning against the wall, as if he had been waiting for Orochimaru for a long time.

"Thirty-one years old, to be exact."

With a casual reply, Lei Luo beckoned to Orochimaru, who stepped forward in tacit understanding, and the two walked side by side, walking in the corridor inside the Hokage Building.

"At the age of thirty-one, you abdicate, doesn't it feel a little too early?"

"Watergate is only in his twenties this year, such a young Hokage...... It's a lot like you back then. ”

Orochimaru's tone is very strange, at first glance it sounds like an understatement, but when you taste it carefully, there is an indescribable emotion, and ...... Sour?

"What? Envy other people's Watergate? ”

Glancing at Orochimaru, seeing that the other party's expression had not changed, his gaze shifted slightly to the direction of the Hokage's office, as if he was observing the new owner behind the desk, Lei Luo said lightly:

"If you want to be the Hokage, you can do it, the second village of the country of Kawano, the fourth village of the country of the earth, the position of the leader is empty, oh, no......"

After a pause, Lei Luo slowly shook his head.

"Now it should be called Sichuan Province, Tu Province."

"I don't want to go far away, it's better than those places, Konoha is a little better, whenever I see those familiar people or things, it always makes me relax a little tired."

Orochimaru decisively rejected Lei Luo's proposal and shrugged his shoulders, remembering the meaning that the Hokage's name was now given, he couldn't help but smile.

"I'm still my dean of scientific research, so I can come and see it from time to time."

"Hokage...... After all, it's not what I'm asking for. ”

The blazing white light cast from the roof reflected on Orochimaru's face, making his face even paler than before, and in the bright yellow vertical pupils, there was a sigh, a sigh, and a trace of self-deprecation.

At this moment, Lei Luo surprisingly understood Orochimaru's mentality, he knew that Orochimaru must have been in a very uncalm mood when he saw Mizumon ascend to the position of Hokage, but after simply communicating with himself, he quickly became relieved.

What caused this change?

Lei Luo felt that it should be vision...... and pattern.

The Land of Fire is no longer the Land of Fire in the original book.

Konoha, although it is still a ninja village on the surface, and there is no essential change in a broad sense, but all kinds of information from the outside world will naturally change the minds of the people living here.

Among them, there are worldviews, outlook on life, and values.

Even a wise man like Orochimaru will be imperceptibly affected, just like a frog that has rushed out of the bottom of a well and really raised its head to look up at the starry sky.

No one can keep their thinking undisturbed in the face of drastic changes.