Chapter 171 The United Uchiha
When Haneda finished speaking, the ancestral hall fell into silence.
The many Uchiha clan members in the basement looked at Haneda with surprise, excitement, or complexity.
The elders were also silent. The chief elder stared at the Mangekyō Sharingan and recalled the powerful men who had appeared in the Uchiha in the past.
Anyone who possesses these eyes will become a powerful figure in the ninja world in the future.
Madara, Izuna, Chiri...
The Great Elder sighed silently in his heart. The Uchiha clan leader who had the support of Haneda must be respected no matter what his abilities were.
He stood up and said:
"Let's follow what Master Haneda, the clan leader, says."
After the Great Elder finished speaking, everyone realized that the Great Elder tacitly acknowledged that Haneda's status was above his.
The clan leader who has the support of Haneda must be the clan leader with real power.
No one can disobey!
The second elder, the third elder and others agreed one after another and began to praise Fugaku's resourcefulness and foresight.
In his words, he always expressed his respect for Haneda and the clan leader.
The discussion about whether to support Orochimaru or Minato has ended, and the Uchiha top brass has already identified the future leader.
That is Fugaku who has the support of Haneda!
After the clan meeting was announced to be over, Haneda and Fugaku left the ancestral hall.
The Great Elder and other elders then left, followed closely by the other Uchiha Jonins.
Fugaku glanced back at the scene before him.
The elders who had previously pretended to obey him but actually disobeyed him have now been completely subdued by Haneda.
As a result, he also gained the respect of many Uchiha clan members.
Fugaku couldn't help but smile and thanked Haneda:
"Thanks to you this time, Haneda."
"They help me write articles and promote me."
Haneda smiled and said:
"Brother Fugaku still has many potential supporters."
"The people left behind by the clan leader are all supporting you."
"Father..." Fugaku remembered the jonins like Yashiro, Inahbi, and Tetsuka, and fell silent.
These people were all trained by their father and were the team left for him.
It is very likely that my father had anticipated what would happen today and had prepared himself for it a long time ago?
Haneda stood silently beside Fugaku and comforted him:
"Uncle clan leader will watch over you in the other world and carry on the Uchiha legacy."
Hearing this, Fugaku remembered the words he used to comfort Haneda yesterday and nodded, "Yes, I will."
"With Haneda here, there will be no problem for the Uchiha." Fugaku added silently in his heart.
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On the other side, in the Hokage Building, the conversation between the Sandaime and Minato had broken down.
The Sandaime originally wanted to persuade Minato to give up running for the Fourth Hokage and promised him the position of the Fifth Hokage.
But Minato insisted on competing fairly with Orochimaru.
His dream is to become Hokage, and he will not give up.
The news soon spread to the root base.
After hearing this, Danzo took the report and went to Orochimaru's laboratory.
ding ding ding...
A crisp doorbell rang at the laboratory door.
Sensing the familiar chakra aura, Orochimaru frowned and stopped the scalpel in his hand.
The roots have been secretly supporting his experiments.
Whether it was funding or experimental materials, Danzo provided him with too much, so Orochimaru had to postpone his experiments.
"what's up?"
Orochimaru opened the door of the laboratory and asked directly when he saw Danzo without any nonsense.
"Jiraiya's apprentice, Minato Namikaze, wanted to compete with you for the position of Hokage. Hiruzen tried to persuade him to give up at night, but he refused."
Danzo said as he handed the information scroll to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru took the information scroll and unfolded it.
He just glanced at it a few times and put it down.
Orochimaru smiled creepily:
"Are you worried that he will take my place?"
Danzo shook his head:
"Given your achievements, qualifications, and status, there is no way he can win the jonin vote."
"In a word, no matter what, with the support of Ino-Shika-cho and Hiruzen, the advantage is on my side!"
Hearing such confident words, Orochimaru smiled and said:
"maybe."
"If I remember correctly, in a few days, the teacher will announce his resignation, and then the candidates will be voted on."
Orochimaru thought of his arrangement in the Land of Rice and smiled mysteriously:
"We'll see then."
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The next day, early morning.
Haneda got up early and planned to visit Kakashi.
He lost a lot in the Third Ninja World War, and so did Kakashi.
Haneda understood Kakashi's feelings and planned to accompany him.
Kakashi's home is not far from the Uchiha clan's territory, both near the center of Konoha.
After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at Kakashi's house.
Originally, Haneda wanted to go in first, but he accidentally saw Kai and subconsciously hid.
"Kakashi! Why have you become so cold these past few days?!"
"Have you forgotten our past friendship?!"
“Youth is so short!!”
Kai waved his hands excitedly and looked at Kakashi with a look of great concern.
Kakashi smiled bitterly:
"Okay, Akai, I'm fine, really fine."
"real?!"
Kai asked excitedly, and when Kakashi nodded, he immediately gave a thumbs up and smiled brightly.
"Yoshi! In that case, let's have a youth showdown!"
"It's been a full six months since our last duel!"
Hearing the familiar words, Kakashi's eyes suddenly turned into dead fish eyes.
He refused helplessly:
"Let me rest for a while, or...you can go find Haneda?"
Haneda, who was eavesdropping through the wall, couldn't hold back any longer. He took a peek at Kai who was eager to try, and quickly climbed over the window and said:
"Kai! Have you forgotten the agreement between us?"
"Youth is about moving forward step by step!"
Kai was a little surprised at Haneda's sudden appearance, but when he heard this, he immediately became excited:
"Yes, this is youth!"
"Kakashi! Accept my challenge!"
Seeing this, Kakashi looked at Kai, then at Haneda, his face full of black lines.
He recalled some unpleasant experiences.
Kakashi tried to change the subject:
"Kai, I heard that your teacher, Lord Orochimaru, is going to run for the fourth Hokage. Is that true?"
"What? Yondaime, so fast!"
Kai was busy with his youth training and was not interested in the earth-shaking changes that were about to take place in the upper echelons of the village.
But last time I went to see Orochimaru, I seemed to have mentioned a few things...
Kai asked quietly:
"Hokage-sama is abdicating?"
Haneda and Kakashi looked at each other, and thinking of Kai's thick nerves, they both said "hmm" in tacit understanding.
Remembering what Kakashi said about his teacher, Kai said happily:
"Orochimaru-sensei is going to run for election? No way? I'm going to be the Hokage's student?"
"Not necessarily." Kakashi shook his head, "Minato-sensei is also interested in running."
Haneda agreed, "Yeah, Minato-senpai has a chance too."
"As long as Orochimaru has no intention of becoming Hokage..." Haneda added silently in his heart.
