Chapter 61 The Fifth Generation's Battle! A New Era is Coming
"Tsunade agreed to return to the village?"
In the Hokage room, upon hearing the news from the Anbu, Hiruzen Sarutobi lost his grip on the pipe in excitement and dropped it to the ground.
"It's absolutely true! Tsunade-sama has agreed to return to the village."
The Anbu who reported the report also had a hint of joy in his eyes.
After getting Tsunade's answer, they immediately returned to Konoha without stopping.
I need to report this surprising news to the Hokage!
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath to calm down the joy in his heart.
Konoha right now can be described as a mess.
Danzo was dead, and without his help, the pressure on his shoulders increased several times in an instant.
As long as Tsunade returns to the village, all this can finally change.
The ANBU hesitated for a moment and added: "It's just that Tsunade-sama has a condition. She doesn't want to participate in political struggles. She just wants to come back and see the Wooden Ninja."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.
"I understand."
Tsunade didn't like to get involved in a fight, and he certainly knew that.
But as long as Tsunade comes back and returns to Konoha Village, there will be room for manipulation of many things.
Namikaze Mirai, Minato's younger brother, almost openly admitted that he had his eye on the Hokage's position.
But becoming Hokage cannot be achieved simply by strength.
The election of Hokage has three stages.
The first stage is to determine the Hokage candidate, who must have all three qualities of strength, reputation and ability to be elected.
The second stage is the Jonin voting, and the competition is the power behind the candidates.
The Hokage candidate with the most Jonin votes will eventually succeed as Hokage.
Namikaze Mirai has an obvious disadvantage in this regard. Uchiha is almost the only force behind him. Even if everyone votes for him, he is still inferior to Tsunade.
As the granddaughter of Senju Hashirama and the princess of Konoha, Tsunade is deeply rooted in the Konoha masses.
It is definitely not something that Namikaze can easily shake in the future.
Sarutobi Hiruzen has decided to use all his strength to push Tsunade to the fifth generation.
"We must build momentum for Tsunade first."
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath and made up his mind.
He groaned.
"Spread the news immediately and say that Tsunade, the princess of Konoha, will return to the village in the near future."
"yes!"
The half-kneeling ANBU responded immediately.
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"Is Tsunade-sama finally going back to the village?"
"Great! The princess of Konoha is coming back!"
With Sarutobi Hiruzen's push behind the scenes, the news that Tsunade wanted to return to the village spread throughout the village almost overnight.
The older generation of villagers were so excited that they had tears in their eyes.
They were those who had personally experienced the Senju Hashirama era, so they paid more attention to Tsunade's bloodline.
Is the princess of Konoha finally coming back?
Ninjas from all major ninja clans also received the news immediately.
But unlike the villagers, most of these ninjas were keen and sensed a hint of political undertones in this news.
Unlike ordinary villagers, they have learned much more intelligence and information.
With this advantage, we can better guess the meaning behind it.
Konoha right now is riddled with holes.
The news of Tsunade's return to the village was released with great fanfare, naturally to give the sluggish village a shot in the arm.
No, not just Tsunade.
News of the Wooden Ninja also spread in the village.
After Senju Hashirama, the second Wooden ninja born in Konoha Village also caused a heated discussion in the village.
Even combined with the news of Tsunade's return to the village, a strange chemical reaction occurred, making this discussion even more heated...
While the outside discussion was heated, in the Uchiha clan, Namikaze Mirai and Uchiha Fugaku were leisurely sipping tea.
It was as if the enthusiasm of the outside world had nothing to do with them.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen probably wants to push Tsunade to the fifth generation position."
After careful consideration, Uchiha Fugaku said this in a deep voice.
This kind of fanfare, even releasing the news of the Wooden Ninja, is completely inconsistent with Sarutobi Hiruzen's usual style.
The only possibility is that he has a deeper purpose.
After much deliberation, Uchiha Fugaku could only think of this possibility.
"He's afraid."
Namikaze Mirai put the tea cup on the table, with a hint of contempt and amusement in the corner of his mouth.
Danzo is dead.
The next step is to start.
It’s the fight for the fifth generation position.
How could Sarutobi Hiruzen just watch him become Hokage?
The bigger the movement, the harder it is to hide his fear.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was already panicking and had no choice but to choose a path.
Uchiha Fugaku nodded in agreement.
The only person who can scare the "strongest Hokage in history" recorded in the textbooks is Namikaze Mirai.
"It seems that the Jonin vote is the focus of the next round of competition."
Namikaze Mirai smiled faintly.
He could guess what Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking.
If there is more than one candidate, Hokage's final election will depend on the number of Jonin votes to evict the final winner.
Tsunade had deep-rooted support in Konoha.
As the granddaughter of the Ninja God, this identity will bring her extra votes.
Sarutobi Hiruzen wants to snipe him on this road!
"What should we do in the future..."
Uchiha Fugaku felt a little nervous.
The number of Uchiha's jounin is not low, and they can be called the ninja clan with the most jounin in Konoha.
However, the number of jounin in the Uchiha clan alone could not be compared to Tsunade, who was fully supported by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Once you lose the Jonin vote...
"Don't panic."
Namikaze Mirai looked quite calm.
"If my guess is correct, there will probably be some movement in the villages outside."
Danzo is dead, and his roots were all killed.
Konoha's overall strength has declined sharply again.
Namikaze Mirai didn't believe that the villages would not notice such a big movement.
It is estimated that it is already ready to make a move.
Perhaps, there will be a new round of temptation.
But, this is also a huge opportunity.
The Ninja God of the past will never be as good as the Ninja God of today.
The era of Senju Hashirama has passed.
A new era is coming.
"Fugaku, a strong wind is coming. How far you can fly with this wind depends on your choice."
Namikaze Mirai looked at Fugaku opposite the low table with a faint smile.
Uchiha Fugaku held his breath.
His eyes started to heat up.
He knew that this was what Namikaze wanted to hear from him in the future.
Looking at the smiling blond face in front of him, Fugaku's thoughts echoed, recalling the scene where Namikaze Mirai explained his dream.
He wants to change the ninja world, starting with Uchiha, then Konoha, and finally the entire ninja world!
Riding on the wave of Namikaze Mirai, Uchiha will fly very, very high.
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes turned red and he took a deep breath.
The voice was solemn and sincere.
"In the future, no matter what, Uchiha will advance and retreat with you."
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