Chapter 119 Funeral and Succession

After all the troops returned to the village, the Third Hokage held a grand funeral for the sacrificed ninjas.

From the Big Four to the common people, everyone wore black and came to the cemetery to bid farewell to the dead ninjas.

The Third Hokage stood at the front, with the memorial stone in front of him.

Tsunade and Nawaki, brother and sister, were standing half a body length behind them.

Following them were Mito Kado En, Utane Koharu and Shimura Danzo.

Following behind were Jiraiya, Orochimaru and the heads of each family, with the elders following closely behind their own family heads.

There is no big deal about the remaining ninjas. No matter whether they are family ninjas or civilian ninjas, strength is respected.

They line up in the order of elite jonin, jonin, chunin, genin and civilians.

Minato and Kushina were not given preferential treatment either, staying with their classmates.

But there are always exceptions. A group of people with conjunctivitis will stand together and no one is allowed to approach within one meter.

It's really cool that they actually built a quarantine zone out of nowhere inside such a crowded cemetery.

Due to the large number of people, the entire cemetery was overcrowded. Most of the Chunins, Genins and civilians could not even enter the door. They could only fan out around the cemetery. Even the surrounding streets were filled with people.

Because Qiu Daoqufeng died in battle, he passed the position of clan leader to Xuanwu before his death. This 18-year-old young man was squeezed in among a group of old men and middle-aged uncles, and his tall stature of 187 (two centimeters taller) made him very eye-catching.

Everyone bowed their heads and closed their eyes in silence for those who died in the war. There was a solemn silence inside and outside the cemetery, and you could hear a pin drop.

After three minutes, the silence ended.

Sarutobi Hiruzen made seals with both hands.

"Earth escape, super light and heavy rock technique",

The little old man took off.

Looking up at him, Xuanwu thought to himself, "As expected of a Ninjutsu Doctor, he is quite skilled. Even Tsunade, who learned Ninjutsu earlier than him, hasn't mastered such a difficult Ninjutsu, but he can already use it flexibly. He is just a little bit worse than me."

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked for it from Xuanwu on the pretext of recording the Super Light and Heavy Rock Technique into the Book of Seales, but of course it was not given for free.

He allowed Minato and Genbu to learn the forbidden space-time technique of Senju Tobirama.

"Flying Thunder God Technique".

Also, the Thundergod's Sword belonging to Senju Tobirama was also taken back by Xuanwu.

It's a bit ridiculous that the Thunder God's Sword and the Flying Thunder God Technique are both the properties of the Senju clan, but Tsunade has no say in them.

At this time, looking at the people on the ground, Sarutobi Hiruzen began his long and boring speech.

In fact, it's nothing more than the will of fire and unity of purpose, which are all old-fashioned talk.

Two hours later, Sarutobi Hiruzen finished his speech and left with the three giants.

The funeral ended here, the crowd dispersed, leaving only the truly grieving people, the families and friends of the sacrificed ninjas.

......

In the meeting hall of the Akimichi clan, all the ninjas of the clan gathered here.

Xuanwu sat in the original position where he took the wind, the elders and all the jonins sat around the round table, while the chuunins and genins stood.

The entire conference hall was a bit empty, because only less than a hundred of the three hundred ninjas from the Akimichi clan who participated in the second phase of the battle came back alive. The family's ninjas were reduced by half. How could it not be empty?

Xuanwu vaguely remembered that every time the clan held a New Year's meeting, this conference room was full and the Genin had to stand outside.

But now, many familiar faces have disappeared, especially the elders.

There were more than 20 people sitting around the round table before, but now there are only 10 people left.

Only two of the five elders are left.

The second elder did not go because he had to guard the house, and even though the fifth elder came back alive, he had lost an eye.

The forbidden drug that the Great Elder and Qu Feng took together caused them to transform into butterflies for a short time before quickly withering away.

The third elder used his gigantic body to block the fatal attacks of the fifth elder and more than a dozen Genin of the Akimichi clan, but he himself was pierced by ten earth spikes.

The fourth elder was also killed in the attack on the camp in the last battle in order to protect his fellow tribesmen.

Except for Genbu and Sanae, among the remaining six people sitting, three were the remaining jonin like the second elder, and three were those who returned alive from this war.

The large number of powerful middle-aged and elderly ninjas died in exchange for the 97 teenagers under the age of 16 who participated in the battle, and 68 of them returned alive.

It can be said that the elders of the Akimichi clan protected their ancestral teachings with their lives and passed them on from generation to generation.

Xuanwu stood up and said, "The purpose of today's meeting is to appoint a new clan leader. I'm sure everyone knows that Uncle Qufeng passed the position of clan leader to me before he died. Does anyone object?"

Xuanwu stopped talking here.

In fact, most of the tribe members do not agree with Xuanwu's succession as the tribe leader.

The reason is simple. Half of the blood flowing in Xuanwu's body is from the Uchiha clan.

The Akimichi clan, who are simple and honest by nature, may not care at ordinary times and will still treat Xuanwu as one of their own clansmen.

However, if he were to become the clan leader, everyone would be uncomfortable. This is a matter of principle.

The second elder remained silent, the fifth elder closed his eyes, and the others were whispering.

Only Akimichi Sanae, who was sitting next to him, gave him an encouraging look.

Even though they were reluctant to admit it, out of respect for Qufeng, they did not overturn the previous chief's last wish in public.

Perhaps the only one who has no complaints about him being the head of the family is Aunt Sanae, who treats him like her own son.

Xuanwu had already anticipated everyone's reactions. Although he felt a little disappointed, he could understand it.

Xuanwu spoke again: "Since there is no objection, I am now the 27th head of the Akimichi clan."

There was still no reaction from the crowd, so Sanae had to stand up and take the lead in support, "Xuanwu, from now on the Akimichi clan will be handed over to you. I believe you can surpass Qufeng and become a better clan leader."

After she finished speaking, she did not forget to signal the second elder and the fifth elder with her eyes.

The two decision makers had no choice but to stand up and show their support.

Seeing that the former clan leader's widow and two elders had agreed, the others had no choice but to accept it.

Xuanwu said again: "Since everyone agrees that I should be the patriarch, I will issue new orders.

First, I have obtained the consent of the Third Hokage, and the Ino-Shika-Chou families can do what they can in the next battle, so I decided that I will only send 50 of us in the third battle, and none of the Genin and young Chunin will participate. "

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked and their joy was beyond words.

The second elder asked, "What about the other two families?"

"Same."

Whatever the process, the result is good.

Why is the third generation old man so easy to talk to? Has he changed his personality?

of course not.

Xuanwu exchanged it for the merit of capturing the Four-Tails, the antidote formula of Hanzo of the Salamander, the various ninjutsu he copied with the Sharingan, and the genetic sequence and research report of Tsunade's Byakugan. Of course, it must be less than one-tenth of the defective sequence, so it was a blessing that she could get the Byakugan.

Xuanwu raised his hand to stop the tribesmen from whispering.

After everyone quieted down, Xuanwu said: "Now I will announce the second order. From today on, I will resign from the position of clan leader, and Qiu Daoding will take over my position."