After leaving these words, Danzo turned and left.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stayed alone in the office and took a few puffs of cigarette. In the smoke, he finally made a decision. He put down his pipe, left the Hokage's office alone, and went to Orochimaru's research base. .
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Two days later.
Feng Ye's home.
After listening to Kaede Ye, Kakashi, and Lin's statements about their previous encounter with Obito, Namikaze Minato fell into deep thought, then nodded to Kaede Ye and said:
"I understand...Thank you very much for this incident, Fengye."
"You're welcome. Kakashi and Lin are both very important people to me. I can't just sit idly by if something unexpected happens."
Kaede Ye smiled back at Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato looked at Kakashi and Lin and said, "Then I'll leave first."
"Um."
Kaede Ye stood up, and Kakashi sent Namikaze Minato to the door.
After sending Minato Namikaze away, Kakashi walked over, pondered for a moment, looked at Fengye and said, "Brother, Konoha should soon decide on the candidate for the Fourth Hokage."
Feng Ye glanced at Kakashi.
He sat back on the sofa and said, "So you want me to support Minato?"
"No."
Kakashi shook his head and said: "Brother, you are Lord Orochimaru's disciple, so you should support Lord Orochimaru, but in my opinion, Minato-sensei is indeed more suitable to be the Fourth Hokage."
Feng Ye closed his eyes slightly.
Lin looked at Kakashi and then at Kaede Ye, but did not try to interrupt. She knew that she could not express opinions easily on this kind of topic, but in her heart, Namikaze Minato was more suitable.
In fact, there are many supporters of Orochimaru, especially before the third war, they basically all supported Orochimaru, but Namikaze Minato's glory in the third war cannot be concealed.
Both are geniuses.
They are all extremely good ninjas.
In the collision between geniuses, one side will inevitably look bleak.
There was silence.
Fengye opened his eyes and looked at Kakashi.
Meeting Feng Ye's gaze, Kakashi was obviously a little weak because the person in front of him was not only his brother, but also the silver flash who was famous in the ninja world.
"It doesn't matter who you support, Kakashi."
Feng Ye looked at Kakashi's nervous look and suddenly smiled and said: "This kind of thing cannot be decided by your support and stance alone."
Hearing Feng Ye's words, Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief.
He was actually a little scared.
Although he has always been targeting Feng Ye since he was a child, he has never taken a completely different stance from Feng Ye on a certain point of view.
Standing behind Feng Ye, you can feel the strength of this brother and the ease as if everything is effortless. But standing opposite Feng Ye, the pressure you feel is correspondingly huge.
This was the first time that he had a different opinion on Feng Ye in a real sense.
And it’s a difference in stance.
"What are you so nervous about, you two."
Fengye saw that both Kakashi and Lin were a little nervous, and couldn't help but continue to laugh.
It seems that the majesty of his brother is indeed extraordinary.
In fact, he had considered Kakashi's position a long time ago, but he didn't care about it because the person closest to him in this world was his younger brother Kakashi first.
Secondly.
It was everyone else's turn.
Seeing that the tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed, Lin couldn't help but let out a breath and said with a smile: "The atmosphere just now was indeed quite scary."
"Then big brother, you..."
Kakashi looked at Fengye hesitantly.
Fengye picked up an apple, took a bite, and lay on the sofa, saying: "Of course I still support Mr. Orochimaru. Although your position conflicts with mine, it doesn't matter. Different people will always have differences. different opinions."
"That's it..."
Kakashi breathed out, he could also understand Fengye's decision.
After all, Kaede Ye is Orochimaru's disciple.
…
Half a month later.
Konoha held a high-level meeting.
The only ninjas who are eligible to participate are Konoha's elite jounin, as well as the clan leaders and spokespersons of major families.
There were many people participating in the meeting, each of whom was a figure with a certain status in Konoha, including the Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Hokage Assistant Danzo, two advisors, and the two Sannin Jiraiya and Orochimaru, in addition to Including Namikaze Minato, Hatake Kaedeya, Uchiha Fugaku, Hinata Hinashi and others.
Except for some people who were on missions outside and were still responsible for war alerts who did not come, and some people who had guessed the content of the meeting and did not want to express their opinions.
Everyone else was basically there.
After briefly describing the situation in the ninja world, Hiruzen Sarutobi got to the point.
"So...what do you think about the successor to the Fourth Hokage?"
Chapter 171 Orochimaru’s choice
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the conference room.
The selection of the Fourth Hokage is a very serious and important topic. It is a change of power and cannot be discussed casually. Every opinion needs to be put forward with caution.
"I propose that my disciple Minato Namikaze should succeed the Fourth Hokage."
In the silence, Jiraiya slowly spoke.
He glanced at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru sat there with a calm expression, not responding to Jiraiya's gaze.
Feng Ye sat at the corner of the table, holding a tea cup in his hand, putting it to his mouth and sipping gently. He didn't speak, just looking at the scene in the conference room.
There was silence in the conference room.
The heads of the major families did not speak, and no one whispered.
"Minato Jonin is indeed suitable to be the Fourth Hokage."
Finally the second person spoke, it was advisor Mito Kadoen sitting next to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Following Mito Kado's words, Koharu, who was transferred to the dormitory, also expressed his support for Namikaze Minato, and then the elite jounin in the conference room also expressed their opinions one after another.
However, some people did not speak. Their eyes were looking in the direction of Feng Ye and Orochimaru. Everyone knew the importance of Feng Ye and Orochimaru in this conference room.
Uchiha Fugaku was also looking at Fengye.
The heads of other major families did not express their positions immediately.
And under everyone's attention, Orochimaru stood up, showed a slight smile, and said: "...I support Minato Jounin as Hokage."
This sentence caused silence in the conference room.
The heads of the major families all looked at Orochimaru. After seeing that Orochimaru did not show any signs of joking, they looked at each other, exhaled, and spoke separately.
When the heads of the major families also expressed their opinions, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru, and Orochimaru also looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and their eyes met in the air.
Orochimaru smiled lightly.
The smile is easy.
It was as if he had completely let go of something.
A trace of guilt and apology flashed in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes, but it only passed away for a moment. Then he took a breath, stood up, and said: "It seems that everyone has similar opinions. What's the point? God I will report Minato's succession as Hokage to the Daimyo-sama."
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, Namikaze Minato also stood up and began to express to everyone in the conference room that he would definitely lead Konoha to strength and so on.
Fengye didn't listen.
He just looked at Orochimaru.
"In the end, you still didn't choose to go against your teacher's opinion..."
Feng Ye murmured in his heart.
He could probably guess the reason why Orochimaru made this decision.
In this era, Namikaze Minato's performance was indeed better than Orochimaru's, and he won more support, including Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Sarutobi Hiruzen supported Namikaze Minato. If Orochimaru wants to compete for the fourth generation of Hokage, he must Turned against Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Orochimaru gave up.
Not giving up in front of the Third Hokage, but in front of his former teacher.
…
Hokage Building.
top.
Orochimaru left the conference room and came here. Standing on the edge, he could look around most of Konoha and see the village that was once again prosperous after the war.
"You still gave up..."
Kaede Ye appeared behind Orochimaru.
Orochimaru did not turn around, but continued to look at Konoha below and said: "Sarutobi-sensei chose Minato. I respect his choice, just like you respect my choice."
"Actually, Naruto is nothing. You see, just like those fallen leaves, withering in the flames... Compared to these, isn't eternity what humans should pursue?"
Orochimaru's voice was light.
Feng Ye sighed.
He knew that Orochimaru at this time had completely put down Konoha and Sarutobi Hiruzen, and what he was revealing now was the last remaining trace of emotion.
After that, Orochimaru was the truly terrifying and trembling cold Lord Orochimaru.
"If you want to be Hokage, you can give it a try."
Orochimaru turned around, and the glint in the corner of his eyes disappeared in the wind. He looked at Feng Ye, smiled, and then his figure flashed and disappeared.
Fengye glanced at the enemy where Orochimaru disappeared, and then looked up at the sky.
"Hokage..."
Feng Ye did not choose to fight for the Fourth Hokage.
It's not because of being too young, these can be ignored in the face of absolute strength. There are only two reasons why he doesn't fight for it. One is because Kakashi is a disciple of Namikaze Minato, and the other is because he has never fought for it. Minato obtained the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Although for him now, it is not difficult to obtain the Flying Thunder God Technique, and it is not a big favor, but Kaede Ye will not oppose Namikaze Minato becoming Hokage.
and.
He knows.
Namikaze Minato's role as the Fourth Hokage is just the beginning.
"I won't object to you becoming Hokage, but I won't stand on your side either. If Konoha finally cannot accept my existence, then that will be the beginning of my purge of this place."
Feng Ye looked at the sky and murmured, then his figure flashed and disappeared.
…
Half a month later.
After receiving the approval of the Fire Nation Daimyo and completing the complete ceremony, Namikaze Minato's succession to the Fourth Hokage was officially announced in front of the people of Konoha.
Regarding this result, only a small number of ninjas who were loyal to Orochimaru expressed their opposition, but after learning that Orochimaru also supported Namikaze Minato as Hokage, the opposition quietly dissipated.
Compared to last time.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi succeeded as Hokage, there were countless bloody conflicts within Konoha. This time, Hokage's succession could be said to be uneventful, with almost no internal strife arising from it.