"That really doesn't sound like Hokage-sama would say."

Although all the ninjas and villagers standing on the stage heard Hizai's declaration, it was certain that it would cause a certain commotion in the crowd.

But there are still some ninjas who don't believe that this kind of thing is from the Hokage's original intention.

Red is one of them.

As a shinobi, she is the mentor of this year's graduates, and the number of contacts with the Hokage is not small, and she dare not say that she fully understands, but she never believes that the old man would come to disclose his mistakes at such a time.

"Asma, don't you know what's going on?"

Red didn't know what prompted the Hokage to make such a decision, but the smell of conspiracy inside was already clearly sniffed.

Asma took a lit cigarette in her mouth, took off the cigarette butt, spit out a smoke ring casually, and said, "No, I haven't seen the old man much recently, and the old man's behavior is indeed a little strange." ”

The rest of the people looked incredulous, too.

"Of course, as a Hokage, how could he do such an unqualified thing. It's really unorthodox. ”

It wasn't Asma who said this, but Ebisu, who was standing to Asma's right, and his voice sounded very low and muffled.

Even after the end of the Third Shinobi War, many ninjas in the village were dissatisfied with the appeasement policy implemented by the Hokage himself, but the subsequent resignation was only decided through the internal Shinobi Council. A public meeting like this is simply not possible.

"I didn't expect you to come. How is Naruto's side? ”

Red asked.

"With Kai secretly protecting over there, there's no problem for the time being. But Kakashi's whereabouts are still unknown, even Mr. Kaku. Something absolutely big is going on up there while we don't know it. ”

Ebisu stared at Hizai above, faintly feeling a little uneasy.

Just as they were communicating, standing on the rooftop of the Hokage Building, looking down on the crowd below, he spoke again:

“…… One of his negligences was that on the day of Orochimaru's arrest, I did not exert all my strength, and caused Orochimaru to successfully escape and let go, which ...... Absolutely true. And at that time, I did have the power to arrest Orochimaru......"

The tone of voice changed from calm to painful, and what Hizai said made the atmosphere of the scene suddenly tense and uneasy.

Many people are looking at the sun in disbelief.

Because of Orochimaru's defection, Konoha's original Konoha reputation suffered a huge blow.

Not only that, Orochimaru's defection was charged with using the ninjas and villagers in the village for forbidden human experiments.

Today, the families of those victims are still living in the village of Konoha, and they hate defectors like Orochimaru.

And things are far more than that, in order to ensure that Konoha's confidential information is not leaked, over the years, Konoha has set up many times to pursue Orochimaru's Shangnin and Dark Squads, but because Orochimaru is too cunning, the pursuit team has returned in vain every time, and there have been casualties many times due to the pursuit of Orochimaru.

These old and new hatreds should have ended at the beginning.

As a result, because the Hokage himself did not do his best on the day of the incident, more people died, and the families of the victims were not able to be given justice......

Therefore, the family members of the victims, who appeared because of Orochimaru below, looked at Hisashi, the Hokage, in shock, as if they thought they had heard it wrong.

"What does that mean?"

"Hokage-sama, please give us an explanation!"

"What happened to the Orochimaru negotiation in the first place?"

The voices in the crowd continued to be heard, and they ignored the sad and guilty expressions on Hiza's faces, and questioned one after another.

Not only civilians, but even ninjas couldn't sit still.

Many of them were supporters of the Japanese slash.

They can't believe it's real.

Of course, there are more instigators of the martial arts faction.

They had long been dissatisfied with Hizai, the Hokage who liked to carry out appeasement policies to the outside world, and this dissatisfaction had been planted during the Second Ninja War before the Third Ninja War.

At this time, they saw that the sun was falling, and they were naturally unwilling to let go of such a great opportunity.

After all, if Hizai himself didn't stand up and make a statement, they could only whisper in secret.

“…… Second......"

Hizai still looked sad and continued to speak.

The voice below became smaller again, and the gaze that looked at Hizai was full of complexity and doubt.

What the Hokage himself admits can't be false.

It is precisely because of this that those of them who once believed in the sun are in such a low mood.

"I must clarify one thing, that is, regarding the attack on Konoha by the Nine-Tails twelve years ago, I did not deliberately delay the rescue time, resulting in the death of the four generations in the battle with the Nine-Tails......"

denied the untrue rumors that he framed the purpose of the four generations.

Such words make many people feel reassured.

However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, Hizashi said again: "However, the lower ninja in the village ...... Naruto Uzumaki is indeed the son of the fourth generation Hokage. It was also me who hid the identity of Naruto Uzumaki's son of the hero with my own hands......"

Amazed.

The people below watched in amazement.

I didn't expect there to be a reversal at this time.

What was confirmed by the Hokage himself naturally has a high degree of convincing.

That is to say, Naruto, who has been disgusted and despised by them for so many years, is indeed the true son of a hero, not fiction.

The villagers and ninjas who had cursed Naruto were at a loss for a moment, looking at their hands in a daze, as if to say, 'What stupid things have you done?'

"Why is this happening?"

"Hokage-sama, why are you hiding such a thing?"

"Do you really want to regain power......

"In that case, isn't the testimony of not framing four generations of adults also full of lies?"

“……”

Questioning, angry, confused, puzzled, questioning...... In short, all kinds of sounds came out, making everything here in a noisy and noisy atmosphere, which made people feel extremely harsh.

Next, no matter how the working ninjas at the scene mediated, the emotions of the crowd below could no longer be suppressed.

Even some places directly lost control, causing a stampede, fortunately, there are ninjas who are quick to prevent such a thing, otherwise there would be a lot of tragedy today.

In the face of the commotion below, Richo didn't say a word, just bent down and bowed, like a gesture of apology, and didn't look up for a long time.

"The Day ......"

In the rear, Mito Menyan and Koharu, who were watching the sun, wanted to step forward to stop it, and couldn't bear to let their old friend suffer such a shame, but when he noticed the coldness coming from the side, he still put down his palm, closed his eyes and sighed.

"Tuan Zang, your goal has been achieved, don't torture the sun again!"

Mito Menyan knew that there was no way to hold the next public meeting.

The mood of the masses has reached such a point that it is almost on the verge of getting out of control.

Whether it's Orochimaru, or exposing the four generations of Hokage's sons, each of them is enough to make Hitomi unable to come to power.

And now the two have erupted together, and the consequences can be imagined.

Konoha has changed.

"Of course, I didn't intend to take his life. In the future, you can enjoy your old age in peace, and your colleagues will not be in vain. ”

Tuanzang's face was calm.

There is no comment on the noise around him.

In fact, the revelation is enough so far.

Because, there are only these two things, which are indeed what the sun has done.

Although there are more complex components of the cause of the incident, such as the intervention of the root, etc., the angry crowd has already begun to associate infinitely.

And this kind of association will turn false things into truths, and all kinds of mistakes that have not been mentioned, or even made by the sun, will be pressed towards the sun.

Even if it's not true, it becomes true.

Remove the roots from it completely.

After all, if you talk about something in too much detail, there is a risk of flaws.

"I hope you do what you say."

Mito Menyan couldn't tell whether Danzo's words were true or false, but he could only believe him at this time.

Then, he turned to the shadows not far away and ordered: "Stop this public meeting and evacuate the crowd." ”

"Yes."

The dark parts who received the order took action one after another, staring at the pressure of the crowd as if they were going to eat people, and began to evacuate the crowd.

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"That's true...... I'm ......."

With his back against the wall, Naruto's whole body was shrouded in the shadow of the wall, looking at the lines of his palm, with an indescribable loss on his face.

Before coming, he fantasized that Grandpa Hokage, whom he respected, would be able to clear up these untrue rumors and give him justice.

However, this time it really became a 'justice' for him.

Although this 'justice' is not what he wants.

"Naruto, you're here."

Shikamaru's voice came out from the side, and judging by the anxious look on his face, he was running over.

"It's Shikamaru...... Sorry, I have something. ”

Naruto turned his head to look at Shikamaru, then turned around and headed back in the direction of his apartment, his figure very lonely, as if he had been hit very badly.

"Naruto, wait-"

Shikamaru wants to catch up.

"Ignore it, Naruto, he's not so fragile, it's best to let him calm down by himself now. You go now, and it will only backfire. ”

Sasuke appeared behind Shikamaru and said with his back against the wall.

Shikamaru glanced back at Sasuke, rubbed his eyebrows in distress, and said, "It seems that this is indeed the case, but I didn't expect it to be true." Things seem to be a little in trouble now. ”

"It's not a problem, it's just that Naruto likes to drill the horns sometimes, and when he calms down, he will naturally recover. What's next? Judging from Hokage-sama's public statement just now, I'm afraid ......"

Sasuke's words stopped at this point, as if he had predicted something.

"Ah, even if you say that, I don't know what to do."

Shikamaru spread his hands, as if giving up thinking.

Not only Orochimaru, but with Naruto's heavy blow, it can be said that their Hokage-sama, who can be said to be the Hokage, has already achieved the head.

"Next, it is not difficult for the higher-ups to see that there will be a huge change, which will determine the candidate for the fifth Hokage. This is no small matter. I don't know who that person called Danzou is, but he gives me a very bad feeling. It would be a very bad thing for him to be the Hokage. ”

Shikamaru began to analyze the existing information and expressed his thoughts on Danzo.

"That being said, I don't know what to do at all. We are still on the educated side, and it is impossible to intervene in meetings between the top leaders. ”

Shikamaru continued to speak his thoughts, full of pessimism.

Sasuke fell silent and didn't say a word.

His thoughts are similar to Shikamaru's.

Although I regret and feel sorry for today's events, this kind of thing is force majeure, even if I have become a middle ninja, my right to speak in the village is still insignificant.

And the identity of the orphan of the Uchiha clan, at this time, there is no way to use it at all.

"It feels like a natural disaster, and it's impossible to resist ......"

Shikamaru smiled helplessly.

"Even if it's a natural disaster, there is a way to resist it. The reason why we can't resist is because we are too weak, and we are still children. ”

Sasuke retorted.

"I'm so confident, and since that's the case, I'm going back too. Be careful, no one knows what's going to happen until the dust settles. ”

Sasuke put his hands in his trouser pockets, flicked his flowing black hair, and turned his back to Shikamaru to leave.

"Ah, I will."

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“…… In view of the many mistakes of the Hokage himself, which has brought a huge negative impact on the village, after a high-level decision, the position of the third generation of Hokage Ape Flying Sun Slash is currently suspended. ”

After the interrupted public meeting, the upper ninja meeting was immediately followed, which the upper ninja had to attend.

There were five people sitting at the front of the lecture hall.

In addition to the four high-level executives who attended the public meeting before, Lu Jiu, who had disappeared for many days, also joined the decision-making level as the leader of the ninja squad.

When Zhuan Xiaochun read these remarks, Lu Jiu sat silently, judging from his complexion, he was not abused. This made Ding Zuo and Hai Yiyi, who were sitting in the seats in front of them, see it, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, as if they had found the backbone of the main heart at once.

"Therefore, the next election of the five generations of Hokage must be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

Watching the ninjas talking, Zhuan Xiaochun was unconscious, and continued to express his lines in calm words:

"Given the Daimyo and Hokage's side, only two candidates were given. Therefore, the election of the next five generations of Hokage will be between Shimura Danzou and Tsunade. And the election meeting of the five generations of Hokage will be held at nine o'clock in the morning three days later. At that time, both candidates will need to be present. The above is the content of this Shangnin meeting. Do you have any questions? ”

Turning to bed, Koharu looked at the hundreds of backbone shinobi sitting in front of him.

The ninjas were not surprised by this decision.

Based on what Hisashi did before, he has given him the ability and qualifications to continue to hold the position of Hokage, and he must give up this position.

And the new Hokage, naturally, was elected from among the many shinobi of Konoha.

Fame, character, and strength are all within the scope of key investigations.

After such remarks, one of the shinobi raised his hand, stood up, and asked, "I want to ask, where is Tsunade-sama?" ”

"Jiraiya, who is also a third ninja, is currently being dispatched to look for it."

Koharu replied.

"What if Tsunade-sama doesn't have time to participate in this ballot?"

The shinobi continued to ask, seemingly unwilling.

Obviously, he believed in Tsunade's abilities more than Danzou.

It's hard to compare in strength, but whether it's fame or character, Tsunade is more worthy of his trust.

Before Koharu could speak, Lu Jiu, who was the leader of the upper ninja squad, took the lead and said, "If Tsunade-sama fails to arrive in time by then, it can only be treated as a waiver." ”

"Abstaining? Isn't that unfair? It's better to find Tsunade-sama first, and then proceed to this ballot meeting. ”

Kamishinobu continued.

Many people are also nodding their heads in agreement.

Lu Jiu's voice was slightly deep, and he responded to these people in a calm tone: "No. After all these days of nonsense, there has been a source of chaos in the management system on this side of the village, and besides, the rest of the village has almost learned about the situation here, and is watching the jokes on our side. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the candidate for the fifth generation of Hokage as soon as possible, and concentrate everyone's efforts to get through this crisis and regain trust. What we lack now is time. If Tsunade-sama doesn't arrive in time by then, then I can only say sorry......"

"How can this be ......"

"There's no way around it. Konoha can't be without the Hokage, and the sooner the Hokage is decided now, the sooner the crisis in the village will be resolved. If other villages and countries take advantage of the situation because of the delay in deciding the Hokage, we will be the sinners of Konoha. ”

Lu Jiu's attitude was very resolute.

Although he didn't like Tuan Zang, but at this time, things had evolved to this point, and he was also difficult to ride a tiger.

Otherwise, Danzang would not have released him at this time.

As for Tsunade's whereabouts, I'm afraid ...... Only Danzo knows where.

With Danzo's shrewdness, he would not be a killer against Tsunade and waste such an excellent medical ninja...... But it will definitely control Tsunade, so that she can't have any contact with the outside world, so she will miss this election.

When the dust settles, even if Tsunade returns, it will be impossible to change anything.

Now, whether it is from the perspective of the family or the village, it is the best way for Shikaku to take the throne as soon as possible for Danzou to ascend to the fifth generation of Hokage.

"Still have questions?"

Mito Menit's this is the opening road.

Some of the shinobi looked at each other and wanted to say something, but in the end, because of scruples, they sat down and didn't speak.

"In that case, then, dissolve. The election of the five generations of Hokage, and then there will also be a selection among the villagers, and the security in the village, for the time being, I will ask you to help control it. ”

Compared with the middle ninja and the lower ninja, the upper ninja is better than the middle ninja and the lower ninja in terms of management and combat experience, as well as a calm attitude in times of crisis.

With the assistance of all the upper ninjas, the work of the garrison and the dark department will be much smoother and easier, and there will be no rush.

And once the Hokage candidate is decided, the village will regain its former stability.

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Iron Country.

The empty and uninhabited forest was covered with heavy snow, the temperature was very low, and there was a cold pale everywhere.

In the middle of the ice and snow, a root ninja wearing a colorful animal mask stands in front of Tsunade and confronts her.

"How about it, has Tsunade-sama thought it through? If we agree, we'll return Miss Silent immediately, and we won't hurt a single hair of her. ”

"Shut up! Are you still Konoha ninjas? He even took hostages and endangered the people of his own village! ”

Tsunade gritted his teeth at the root ninja and clenched his fists, wanting to punch the root ninja in front of him directly, but in the end, he was worried about something, and finally restrained the urge to do it himself.

It can be seen that she is angry and helpless in her heart.

And in the face of Tsunade's murderous posture, the nerves in the root ninja's body were all tense.

Although there was no fear in his eyes, the instinct of his body still made him vigilant in his heart.

In any case, facing a ninja of the level of Sannin alone, he had no chance of winning alone.

Especially the Tsunade in front of him, who is still a terrible woman with unparalleled strange powers.

To this day, Konoha's bathhouse still circulates the myths and legends of her immortality when she was young.

For example, a punch made the life of Jiraiya, who is also a three-ninja, dying...... It shows that the horror of this strange force is by no means a powerful attack that ordinary people can withstand.

"Our root research on tailed beast drugs has reached a bottleneck. It takes a better ninja to break the deadlock and create a more effective Tailed Beast drug. This is inseparable from the help of Tsunade-sama. ”

"I said, I'm not going to do this kind of human testing on your roots! Acquaintances, hurry up and hand over the mute to me! ”

Tsunade rushed to the root ninja in a rage, grabbed him by the collar with his palm, and lifted him up with one hand effortlessly.

"It's for the future of the village...... We must rely on this medicine in order to balance the country of ghosts...... Tsunade-sama's medical ninjutsu is an indispensable and important part. ”

The root ninja didn't seem to feel the murderous aura on Tsunade's body, and said without emotion.

"How many times do you have to say it before you understand?"

"Asking Tsunade-sama to join us in the research is the highest task that Danzo-sama has given us. Even if it is death, it must be done. ”

The root ninja responded mechanically, as if he had no emotions of his own.

"You are really like soulless puppets. Then I'll tell you, no matter how many times you threaten, I won't cooperate with your roots! ”

Tsunade frowned in disgust, and the root ninja was rudely still on the snow, turning around and leaving.

"Ahem." The root ninja coughed and spat out the snow in his mouth, looked at Tsunade's departing back and said, "Is this really good?" Miss Shizune is Kamishinobu Kato's niece, and the most important person to Tsunade-sama......"

It's just that his threat only made Tsunade stay on the snow for a few seconds, and then leave more determinedly, as if he didn't care about this threat.

The root ninja stood up from the ground and slapped the snowflakes on his clothes.

"Thank you for your hard work."

The voice came from behind him, a ninja with no mask on his face.

He wears an orange ponytail and carries a ninja knife behind his back.

He stared in the direction Tsunade had gone, his face expressionless.

It was Danzo's cronies who protected the Shinobi - Yamanaka Stroke.

"It seems that she is not suspicious, and she still thinks that we are forcing her to participate in the research of tailed beast drugs, and we don't think that there is a problem in the village."

The root ninja whispered.

"Hang her here like this, so that she can't detect what we're really doing. It was uninhabited, and she had no access to any information from the outside world. ”

"That's ...... from Jiraiya"

The corners of the mouth of the mountain stroke are hooked, and he is confident.

"In the name of the three generations of Hokage, he has been ordered to be transferred back to the village through the shadows. Next, you just need to wait for Danzo-sama to become Hokage. Our long-cherished wish for many years will soon ......"