Chapter 169 News about the 4th Generation Election

After leaving the cemetery, Haneda had originally planned to train with Kakashi.

But Kakashi's mental state has not been good recently, so Haneda gave up the idea.

Kakashi did not completely get over the departure of Obito, Sakumo, and Rin.

It would be better for him to rest more and calm down his psychological pain.

Walking on the street, Haneda heard various sounds.

Some young ninjas began to complain about the Sandaime's rule, including the villagers.

Ever since the war broke out in Konoha in 47, the quality of life of civilians in the village has been declining.

The resentment brought about by the deaths of a large number of ninjas began to accumulate and erupt as the memorial service ended yesterday.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Sandaime should now consider abdicating.

Suddenly, Minato came towards him, moving very quickly, as if he had received some important task, and he didn't even notice Haneda in front of him.

Haneda greeted with a smile:

"Minato-senpai, why aren't you with Kushina-neeki today?"

"Huh? It's Haneda..."

Minato looked at Haneda's smiling face and remembered Kakashi's depressed face. He asked worriedly,

"Kakashi, are you doing okay? I went to look for him this morning but didn't see him."

"I haven't gotten over the sadness yet, but it will be soon. Time always makes people forget some things."

Haneda remembered Kakashi's smile, smiled back, and asked again,

"By the way, did Minato-senpai receive any important mission?"

Minato hesitated for a moment, thinking that Haneda was not an outsider, and told the truth:

"Jiraiya-sensei recommended me for the election of the Fourth Hokage, and Sandaime-sama summoned me to speak with him."

Speaking of the Fourth Hokage, Minato smiled bitterly and said:

"In fact, Lord Hokage thinks more of Orochimaru-senpai..."

"Although the hope is slim, my dream is to become Hokage, and I will not back down."

Haneda was not surprised to hear the news.

This was what he had expected.

Orochimaru made great contributions in the Third World War.

Whether it was the war with Sand Village, or the later war with Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure, Orochimaru was at least a commander-level figure.

This shows that the Sandaime consciously cultivated Orochimaru and accumulated enough military merits so that he could become Hokage.

Minato was only the next generation trained by the Sandaime, and according to his position he should be the fifth Hokage.

But compared to the career of Hokage, Orochimaru is more interested in immortality.

In fact, Haneda suspected that Orochimaru was caught doing the experiment on purpose.

With Danzo helping to cover up, there was no way Orochimaru would be suspected unless it was too extreme.

If something goes wrong, Danzo will take the blame.

After all, Danzo is Orochimaru's angel investor, and he will not give up Orochimaru who has half a hand on the position of Hokage.

"Then you better do your best, Minato-senpai. Kakashi and I will definitely support you in becoming Hokage."

Haneda smiled in response.

Hearing this, Minato scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly.

"This is not a good idea...business is business, and personal matters are personal."

"Haneda, you should support whoever's ideas you agree with. Well, this is how the Hokage works."

A bit naive...

Haneda thought secretly.

He represents not just one person, but the entire Uchiha clan.

With Jiraiya's support and the Uchiha, Minato could definitely compete with Orochimaru.

But this kind of personality is also the reason why Haneda is happy to support Minato.

Seeing that Minato was about to leave, Haneda said:

"See you tomorrow, Minato-senpai."

…………

After talking with Minato, Haneda gave up the idea of ​​going to training now.

He sent a dozen shadow clones to the training ground to practice, and he himself returned to the Uchiha clan's territory.

As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, Haneda saw Fugaku pacing back and forth, looking very anxious.

Fugaku didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he noticed Haneda approaching.

He got straight to the point:

"Haneda, did you know that the Hokage intends to abdicate?"

Haneda nodded and said:

"I met Senior Minato on the way. He said that Master Jiraiya recommended him to compete with Orochimaru for the Fourth Hokage."

Fugaku got the information from the Yashiro who was inserted into the Anbu by the Uchiha.

After Mikoto matched the information she got from Kushina, she already knew for sure that Minato was going to compete with Orochimaru.

Fugaku Road:

"The first elder and the second elder proposed to hold a clan meeting tonight to discuss this matter..."

"Haneda, to be honest, I support Minato in my heart. His lover has a good relationship with Mikoto, and they have both strength and achievements..."

Fugaku thought that Haneda might support what Orochimaru said.

Both Minato and Orochimaru have a good impression of Haneda.

Orochimaru has worked with Haneda many times, so they have a good relationship.

But to his surprise, Haneda said something.

"You support Minato in your heart, Brother Fugaku."

"I was just about to tell you about this."

After that, Haneda asked in a low voice,

"There are many people in the clan who are neutral and support Orochimaru, right?"

Thinking of the attitudes of the first and second elders, Fugaku nodded:

"Most of them, the elders approve of Orochimaru more and want to vote for him in the jonin election so that they can profit from it in the future."

"It's a sensible decision, but it's better to help someone in need than to add icing on the cake."

After saying this, Haneda said confidently,

"Brother Fugaku, believe me, you will publicly support Minato-senpai during the clan meeting, and I will stand by you."

Thinking about how he had just ascended the throne and was going against the elders, Fugaku hesitated and said:

"But……"

Before he could finish his words, a pair of eyes with a sun pattern appeared in front of Fugaku.

Seeing this scene, Fugaku was extremely shocked and said:

"Mangekyo Sharingan! You have also awakened this power?!"

"Yeah." Haneda didn't want to talk more about the Mangekyo, and he wasn't that surprised that Fugaku awakened the Mangekyo.

Later he heard about the clan leader's uncle covering Fugaku's retreat. Having experienced the same thing himself, Haneda felt the same way.

He got down to business:

"Brother Fugaku. The elders of the clan don't approve of you, right?"

Fugaku was silent for a moment and then hummed.

Compared to his father, he performed really poorly.

Whether it is command on the battlefield or handling the affairs of the police force, it is not satisfactory.

"Brother Fugaku, you should think about how to use the Yondaime election to establish your own prestige."

"Like tonight."

Haneda paused for a moment before continuing,

"The Great Elders have a lot of experience. Brother Fugaku, you just became the clan leader and are lacking prestige and subordinates."

"You need to see clearly who are your people and who are the elders at this time."

"The election of the fourth generation leader is not a clan matter, but it has a great impact on the clan."

"By opposing the Elders, we can confirm who are our own people, and it won't bring too much negative impact to the Uchiha."

Haneda's Mangekyō stared at Fugaku's eyes, which made Fugaku involuntarily open his Mangekyō Sharingan.

The sun and the magatama pattern looked at each other.