Chapter 499: Hatake Sakumo and Namikaze Minato! (I wish you all a Happy New Year)

What Hatake Sakumo said made Minato stunned for a while. He stared at Hatake Sakumo with puzzled eyes, not knowing why Hatake Sakumo said such words.

in his cognition.

Obviously Hatake Sakumo himself could become the fourth Hokage, but now the position of this Hokage is given to him.

These words filled his head with confusion.

So much so that he was deeply puzzled about many things, just like now he didn't know why Hatake Sakumo came to say such things to him.

"Master Shuomo, what do you mean?"

Minato didn't feel happy because Sakumo Hatake said these words. Instead, he felt that things were abnormal and very different from what he expected, so that when he heard it, he instinctively felt that Sakumo Hatake It's just testing him.

after all.

Now this time.

The third ninja war is not over yet.

Minato didn't know why Hatake Sakumo asked such a question at this time.

Now he hasn't thought about these issues carefully, and his attention is focused on how to win the battle about Yunyin Village.

In his opinion……

The crisis in Muye Village has not been completely overcome.

"Hahahaha, I don't mean anything else. Just now I watched you show your strength and talent. These are things I can't provide to Konoha Village. I feel from the bottom of my heart that you are Konoha from the Fourth Hokage. The best candidate!" Hatake Sakumo said with a smile.

"Master Sakumo, in my heart, you are the best candidate for the fourth generation of Hokage!" Minato said very modestly, he is like this, if the opponent is very strong, then no matter what he does, There won't be that much pressure, but when the other party is obviously more humble, he will become more humble instead.

"You..."

Hatake Sakumo looked at Minato, and immediately saw that what this young man said was just a scene, not the real thoughts in his heart, or not the most real thoughts in his heart.

"I was serious!"

Hatake Sakumo's face became more serious, he raised his left hand, patted Minato's shoulder, his eyes looked forward meaningfully, and he looked quite deep.

"actually……"

"Before I saw you again, I always thought that I would be the best candidate for the fourth Hokage."

"I'm still wearing a half-sleeved Hokage robe!"

"but……"

"After seeing you, I understand that you are a more suitable choice than me!"

"Whether it's your talent, your ability, or the talent you displayed in setting up battles, you are above me in every aspect!"

"the most important is……"

"After the third Ninja World War, I have lost my aura, and your limelight is in full swing, and your prestige in people's hearts is already unstoppable. You are like..."

"Me after the Second Ninja World War!"

Hatake Sakumo said from the bottom of his heart that when he saw Minato, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He saw many shadows of his past from Minato. Although these scenes were not exactly the same, they showed deja vu a feeling of.

At that time, during the Second Ninja World War, he had a decisive influence on the war. Not only was the puppet master husband and wife combination of Daposha Hidden Village, but he also fought successively with the ninjas of Wuyin Village, and forcibly played Konoha White Fang Such a reputation.

Such a reputation has made him very useful even today!

but……

Here comes the problem!

Hatake Sakumo's popularity reached its peak directly after the Second Ninja World War. He thought he would become the fourth Hokage of Konoha Village at that time, but what awaited him was only the half-sleeved Hokage robe.

gradually.

over time.

His voice is not as loud as that time.

The life of the people in the village gradually stabilized, and people gradually stopped mentioning such things, and the matter of the position of Hokage was put on hold.

At that time, Hatake Sakumo didn't understand this.

Later he gradually understood.

This is the third generation of Naruto Sarutobi Hiruza did not want him to become Hokage, so he was affirmed with a half-sleeve Hokage robe for his ability and contribution as a reward for his performance in the Second Ninja World War.

In this way.

Having obtained the half-sleeved Hokage robe, he has no way to force other rewards, after all, no one can have the cheek to push for an inch.

The people in Muye Village also accepted such a thing.

And relish.

Being able to get the half-sleeved Hokage robe is also an affirmation of Hatake Sakumo, but this mere half-sleeved Hokage robe also sent Hatake Sakumo away.

"I just don't want you to make the same mistakes I made!"

Hatake Sakumo expressed his feelings. He deeply felt that if he did not come forward to help Minato Namikaze, then after returning to Konoha Village, Minato would have a very high probability of getting a half-sleeved Hokage robe.

To know……

The third Ninja World War is already a very big event.

If the achievements made in this kind of thing are framed and cannot be promoted to Hokage, then in Konoha Village, you may not be able to become Hokage for anything you may do.

This half-sleeved Hokage robe...

Like a measuring stick of merit!

The merits of the outstanding ninjas to the village are all circled to death!

Even something like the Ninja World War is only matched with a half-sleeved Hokage robe, so what else can be achieved enough to change the position of Hokage?

Hatake Sakumo couldn't imagine it!

He originally thought that if he could participate in the third Ninja World War and make contributions in the third Ninja World War, he would be able to successfully become a Naruto candidate, but at this moment, he found that the times are already convenient, and in this era, it is no longer After the Second Ninja World War, it was time to be compared with the three Konohas by virtue of his name, but he couldn't even compare with one of the three ninja disciples.

"A repeat of the same mistakes?"

Minato frowned slightly, and he faintly sensed something wrong from Hatake Sakumo's words, but he was not completely sure of his guess, but just put such a question mark in his head silently.

All of a sudden.

He thought of the conversations he had with Qingyu above Hokage Rock.

I feel more and more that there is a layer of dark clouds over Konoha Village.

"That's right."

Hatake Sakumo nodded, raised his hand and tugged at his half-sleeved Hokage robe, a helpless smile appeared on his face, and said, "This is it."

"What's the meaning?"

Minato was stunned. He vaguely felt that he had understood something, but he didn't quite understand it. In his eyes, the half-sleeved Hokage robe was always a great honor, and it could be said to be Hokage's alternative. Is there any problem?

Hatake Sakumo saw Minato's puzzlement.

The bitterness on his face became more intense.

yes!

Once upon a time, he thought the same way, and only now did he understand the reason behind it.

"Our Third Hokage is an old fox. He is very well disguised. Most people in the village can't see his true face at all!"

Hatake Sakumo said with emotion that when he spoke, he deliberately lowered his voice. After all, such a thing is already saying bad things about Hokage. You must not speak too loudly, otherwise you may be heard by others go in.

"If my guess is correct..."

"Three generations of Hokage-sama have no intention of stepping down from Hokage's position at all!"

"So anyone who wants to be Hokage..."

"They will all become enemies in his eyes!"

"including me……"

"Including you!"

Hatake Sakumo directly broke the topic, and Minato was a little dumbfounded by his words. After all, he didn't hear much about the three generations' problems in such a simple and direct way.

"Then what?"

Minato was not in a hurry to express his views, he was very aware of the importance of being cautious in words and deeds, now he listens more and judges by what he hears.

What's more, what Hatake Sakumo said is true or false, he has not yet confirmed, let alone whether this is the test of the third Hokage.

In short.

You cannot be the first to state your position.

Minato is still very cautious about this, unless he is a very good friend like Aoba, otherwise he will try to maintain a listening posture as much as possible.

...

the other side.

Konoha Village.

Naruto Office.

The two walked directly into Hokage's office, and came in front of the third generation. One of them didn't have any expression on his face, it was Danzo who had been controlled by the black stick, while the other was wearing a mask Qingyu's shadow clone.

"Danzo, what happened?"

The third generation sat on the chair, he raised his eyes and glanced at Danzo, then frowned slightly, and his eyes stayed directly on Danzo.

The person in front of him is indeed Danzo.

The breath is right.

Chakra is also right.

but……

The third generation just felt that this Danzo seemed a little different.

Even he couldn't tell the difference, but it was like an old couple who had been married for many years. His wife was suddenly taken away. Even if they were sleeping on the same bed, they could still feel the difference.

The current Danzo presents this feeling to the third generation. I don’t know what is wrong, but there is something wrong.

"Have you received the information ahead?" Danzo asked in a deep voice.

"Are you talking about the information about Minato?" Sandai was puzzled, but he didn't show it. Instead, he picked up a scroll on the table and said, "It's really time for that kid at Minato to come back, and he directly solved the problem of the village. question!"

"How do you think about it?" Danzo continued to ask.

"How else can I deal with it? Minato has helped me a lot. Not only did he repel the ninjas in Yanyin Village, but he also made it impossible for Hatake Sakumo to accumulate merit. He was sent by heaven to help me!" Three generations said with a smile.

"What if that kid Minato wants to be Hokage?" Danzo continued to torture his soul.

"Hokage?"

After Sandai heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed again, and said, "Impossible, he is too young, if you want to be Hokage, you should wait a few more years, the people in the village will not agree."

"but……"

After Sandai said this sentence, he restrained the smile on his face again, narrowed his eyes slightly, and assumed an indifferent posture.

"Your words reminded me!"

"The deeds of this kid, Minato, haven't been fully reported yet."

"Once it is known by people..."

"The reputation may not be weaker than that of Hatake Sakumo after the Second Ninja World War!"

"so……"

"I should still act first!"

At this time, after being reminded by Danzo, the third generation gradually realized the seriousness of the matter. Danzo is like his mirror. He has no way to make decisions on many things, but Danzo said, he has a decision up.

"What are you going to do?" Danzo continued to ask.

"It's so much easier!"

Sandai got up from the chair, took out the pipe, lit it with a match, and then took a deep breath, feeling refreshed immediately.

"Reward Minato with a half-sleeved Hokage robe!"