Chapter 173 Candidate voting, Uchiha collectively stands on the platform!

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The Sandaime walked out from behind the scenes and came to a podium-like position at the front of the conference room.

At this moment, the conference room fell completely silent.

Even Kai, who was usually passionate and talkative, became serious.

"The Third Shinobi World War is over. Many people died heroically on the battlefield."

"As the Hokage, I cannot shirk my responsibility. I also plan to resign the position of Hokage and pass it on to the next generation."

"Today's Jonin meeting is about the voting for candidates."

The Sandaime waved his hand, signaling the Anbu to bring the voting box.

He raised his head and glanced around the conference room, visibly pausing for a moment at where Orochimaru, Minato, and the Uchiha were.

"Those who are interested in running for election please come up first."

After the Sandaime finished speaking, the meeting room fell silent.

Some people looked at Orochimaru, some looked at Minato, but more people looked at Uchiha.

Uchiha looked so impressive today and seemed to be in the limelight, so he might very well run for election.

Even Orochimaru's gaze towards Haneda was tinged with curiosity.

In the Third Ninja World War, Haneda's performance was obvious to all, and he participated in many decisive battles.

And his military achievements are also impressive.

Most importantly, Haneda will have the support of all Uchiha, and he will inherit the political legacy left by Sakumo.

Whether in terms of achievements or reputation, he is qualified to run for Hokage.

But Haneda sat quietly in his seat without moving.

Orochimaru licked his lips as he thought of something interesting.

He glanced at Minato who was trying to get up but kept his hands on the table, and was the first to step forward.

The Sandaime signaled Orochimaru to say something, but Orochimaru just stood aside, watching indifferently like a bystander.

Orochimaru just stood in front without saying a word, but he had already attracted the attention of the whole audience.

Many people secretly praised Orochimaru for his calmness and composure.

At this time, Kushina pulled Minato, and Minato made up his mind completely.

He strode to the center of the stage, standing opposite Orochimaru.

"My name is, Namikaze Minato."

"My dream is to become a Hokage. This is the goal I have always pursued and the reason why I am standing here..."

Minato stood on the podium and loudly spoke about his persistence in the position of Hokage, as well as his views on the village and the Hokage.

But not many of the jonin below were listening carefully.

Especially the ninja clan.

They had already prepared to side with Orochimaru.

There is no other reason. Orochimaru is a direct disciple of the Sandaime, and his qualifications and reputation far exceed those of the young Minato.

Orochimaru’s victory is almost a foregone conclusion!

Just as everyone was waiting in boredom for Minato to finish his speech, a sound of applause and praise suddenly rang out.

"it is good!"

"Minato-senpai is indeed a strong man who has fought against the Yondaime Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer Bee many times!"

"The speech is as dazzling as the reputation of the yellow flash!"

It was Haneda who stood up and cheered loudly.

When he stood up and clapped his hands, all the Uchiha jonin stood up at the same time.

All of a sudden, one-tenth of the jonin in the entire conference room stood up.

Seeing this, some ninjas who have always been fence-sitters had to consider whether to remain neutral or support Minato.

The Uchiha clan had great power in Konoha, especially after the rise of Haneda, they had the momentum to suppress the top leaders of Konoha!

Even the Hyuga clan, the second largest clan in Konoha, began to consider Minato.

Those who originally planned to stand completely on Orochimaru's side have now begun to exchange glances, discussing whether to remain neutral.

At this time, Danzo, who was sitting in the elders' seat, looked at Haneda and the Uchiha clan behind him with a very gloomy expression.

I originally thought that the Uchiha would be depressed for a while after losing Sakumo and Kenji.

But he didn't expect that Haneda united the entire Uchiha and challenged Orochimaru, whom he secretly supported!

Danzo kept giving Orochimaru looks, signaling him to curb Minato's current momentum.

But Orochimaru watched with interest as Kushina, Jiraiya, Kakashi and the others stood up one by one to support Minato.

"The rotten windmill has also begun to turn... Who is blowing this wind?"

Orochimaru looked at Haneda and remembered what Haneda once said in front of the memorial.

"interesting."

Due to the momentum of Orochimaru and Minato, those who originally wanted to compete for the position of Hokage gave up the idea.

Voting for candidates also ended quickly.

The voting results that were supposed to be announced were obscured by the Sandaime's words.

This was a result that surprised him.

Minato's votes were surprisingly not much different from Orochimaru's, with nearly 30% of voters abstaining from voting.

Even some of the hardcore Naruto fans, Ino-Shika-Chou, voted for Minato!

The Sandaime fell into deep thought as he watched Haneda and the Uchiha jonin neatly leave the conference room.

At this time, Danzo came over and asked in a deep voice:

"Hiruzen, what are the voting results?"

The Sandaime took a drag from his pipe and said, "Minato is only seven votes short."

"what?!"

Danzo opened his eyes wide. Such a close vote was actually the result of a competition between Orochimaru and Minato.

He couldn't believe it.

Suddenly, an evil face appeared in his mind, and Danzo gritted his teeth and said:

"Is it that brat from the Uchiha clan, Haneda?"

The Sandaime said nothing and agreed with Danzo's words.

After a moment, he blew out a smoke ring and said in a deep voice:

"One third of Minato's votes came from the Uchiha clan."

"Another quarter are Sakumo's former subordinates."

Boom!

Danzo slammed the table, angrily saying:

"Hiruzen! I told you that you would regret the decision you made!"

"If you had listened to my advice seven years ago, what happened today wouldn't have happened!!"

The Sandaime retorted:

"The Uchiha are not rebelling right now! Danzo!"

"Haneda took the lead in supporting Minato's appointment as Hokage, which proves that they are actively integrating into the village!"

Danzo opened his eyes wide and said:

"They want more power! They never give up the idea of ​​fighting for power!"

"Hiruzen! As long as you remove the restrictions on the Root, I will help you personally..."

"Uchiha is the Uchiha of Konoha, I will not agree with you..." The Sandaime interrupted Danzo.

But Danzo soon interrupted him as well.

"You'll regret this, Hiruzen!"

"I am the Hokage!"

The Sandaime and Danzo once again parted ways unhappily regarding how to deal with the Uchiha.

Fortunately, the door of the conference room was large, so Danzo did not slam it shut.

This saved the village a small amount of money.

At the same time, the eighth generation of Uchiha, who served as the Anbu, quietly came to the Uchiha clan's territory and found Haneda and Fugaku.

He gave a detailed account of what had just happened in the conference room.

Haneda listened to the familiar words of the Sandaime and Danzo and smiled:

"The Uchiha are now more united than ever before."

"Even if the Root removes the restrictions, Danzo, a rat in the gutter, can't cause any trouble."