"What we have to do now is not to hurry. Everyone is already tired. Let's rest for three hours. Then we will return to Konoha Village in one go. We all show the attitude of returning home in triumph!"
Namikaze Minato's voice was sonorous and powerful. Now he was ready to fight for the position of Hokage. Now these ninjas are the basis for him to fight for the position of Hokage.
He didn't know how many of these people still supported others.
But even so.
He also felt that he could turn these people into his subordinates with his strong personal charm, so he already cared about them as much as he cared about his own subordinates.
Namikaze Minato is not a person who doesn't understand anything. He is enthusiastic and gentle. He shines on the people around him like the sun and brings warmth to them. But he also knows that the world is not what it seems on the surface. It's so simple. If you want to become Hokage, it's definitely not as simple as talking about it.
In the past, Namikaze Minato thought that the position of Hokage was passed down from generation to generation. As long as he did well, he might become Hokage. However, as he defined his goal as becoming Hokage, after studying the succession of previous Hokage , gradually understood that this was not that simple. There were factions among Hokage, and he did not know which faction he should belong to.
Because of this, he felt that he actually had no foundation. This kind of thing was very easy to understand. He watched some records of the first Hokage. These records were in the archives of the Hokage's office, and he was qualified to go there. The answer is watching this stuff.
About half a year ago, he determined to become the strongest Hokage among the Hokages, and he knew very well that the strongest Hokage among the Hokages currently was the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama!
Namikaze Minato went to watch some records of Senju Hashirama and became the first Hokage. He understood that Konoha Village was co-founded by Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, or it can be said that it was founded by the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan. Co-founded, these two families have been fighting each other for many years, so when selecting the first Hokage, which clan leader becomes the Hokage will play a vital role in the subsequent development of their clan.
There are no detailed records on each scroll.
But Namikaze Minato discovered that Senju Hashirama initially admired Uchiha Madara to become Hokage, but he didn't know that because of what happened, Uchiha Madara left the Leaf Village and became enemies with the Leaf Village. posture, and even later returned to Konoha Village to duel with Senju Hashirama.
It was at that time that Uchiha Madara died in that duel, and not long after the duel, the first Hokage Senju Hashirama also died, and a mythical era came to an end.
These things made Namikaze Minato's keen sense of smell immediately sense that there seemed to be some mystery hidden in the position of Hokage. It was not as easy and simple as the records said. There seemed to be some kind of struggle hidden there. Otherwise, if things continued to develop according to Senju Hashirama's admiration for Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Madara should be the Hokage!
This story made Namikaze Minato understand a word - long nights and many dreams!
He has even brought his character into Uchiha Madara and thought about it. If he was Uchiha Madara, the Konoha Village he co-founded with Senju Hashirama, and the other party respected him as the first Hokage, then in In this case, it should be the Hokage. He couldn't figure out why Uchiha Madara would eventually give up the position of Hokage, or... be given up.
When Minato Namikaze first saw such a thing, he felt that there was something wrong with it, but he was puzzled and could not figure out what accident happened that allowed the position of Hokage to return to Senju Hashirama. on the body.
These things are secrets and are not recorded in the scrolls of Konoha Village. Only some elders of the two families at that time knew about it. Even ordinary people in the village only had guesses but did not dare to say more.
But these things happened so long ago. Those who were the elders of the family when Senju Hashirama was young are all gone long ago. When Senju Hashirama became the first Hokage, even the current third generation Naruto Sarutobi Hiruzen is just a child.
Namikaze Minato thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure it out, so he didn't think about it any more. He kept this question in his heart. He might never get the answer, but he could take it as a warning and feel the position of Hokage. As long as he didn't really If you become Hokage, then everything may be a castle in the air and may collapse at any time.
Later, when I saw the second generation Hokage, the person who successfully succeeded the position of Hokage was Senju Hashirama's younger brother, Senju Tobirama.
When it came to inheriting the position of Hokage, there were almost no candidates competing for it, and there were no votes, because before the last period of Senju Hashirama's life, the position of Hokage had been passed to Senju Tobirama, and Not only that, according to the records on the scroll, as early as the time of the first Hokage Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama was already the actual person in charge of Konoha Village. Many decisions were made by Senju Tobirama, even if Whatever decision Senju Hashirama wants to make must be approved by Senju Tobirama.
This made Namikaze Minato feel an unprecedented pressure.
In the past, before he took life as his goal, he did not think about these issues. He just felt that it was not something difficult to understand, but a matter of course.
But now if he puts his identity in that era, then he can realize a problem. Any ninja who aspires to become Hokage actually has no hope at the end of their dream.
No matter what efforts they put in!
No matter what contribution they made!
No matter what kind of great ninja they will become!
The second generation Hokage of Konoha Village was already destined after Senju Hashirama became Hokage!
There's no way it could be anyone else!
That is to say…
Everyone’s dream at that time was a false dream!
None of their dreams can be realized successfully!
Because in the position of Hokage, there are no connections or factions, so he is not qualified to talk about dreams, and there is no way to achieve any major achievements.
Namikaze Minato looked around the entire Konohagakure. Whether it was the three major families of Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi, known as Inokacho, or the Hyuga and Uchiha clans who competed with each other for the reputation of being the first family, they seemed to be very powerful. But being far away from the center of power in Konoha Village, it is almost impossible to become Hokage.
It’s the time of the Sandaime Hokage.
The current Sandaime Hokage was decided by the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama before his death. There was no decision or vote by the public at all, and there was no need for others to participate in this process. The Second Hokage Senju Tobirama could do it alone. Everything can be determined.
Of course, before the third generation became Hokage, there were some dangers in this process, but whether it was the Uchiha mirror fighting against it, or Shimura Danzo secretly staring at the position of Hokage, these people were all the second generation Hokage Senju. Tobirama's disciples also have the qualifications to become Hokage.
That is to say…
To this day, Konoha Village has inherited three generations of Hokage, and each Hokage is a direct descendant of the Senju clan!
Namikaze Minato wasn't sure if he was such a direct descendant!
If calculated according to the inheritance of master and apprentice, then his teacher Jiraiya has such qualifications, and he is Jiraiya's disciple. Although he is separated by a generation, he should also be qualified.
However, only the third generation of Hokage took the path of master-disciple inheritance, while the first two generations of Hokage took the path of family inheritance. There are so few sample cases that it is almost impossible to have reference value.
Namikaze Minato knew that if the third generation of Hokage chose to inherit the position of Hokage through family inheritance, then the person who would inherit the position of Hokage would be a member of the Sarutobi clan, which was also a problem that he was currently worried about.
As for Hatake Sakumo…
Namikaze Minato knew from the beginning that he was a contender on the road to Hokage.
But he didn't think that Hatake Sakumo could finally take the position of Hokage, even without his presence...
Because he has discovered that the position of Hokage is not something that just a random person or a member of a certain family can achieve easily!
There must be some inextricably linked relationships among them, and these relationships can be summed up in just two words - interests.
It must be a matter of interest!
Namikaze Minato's inheritance of the position of Hokage has been studied quite thoroughly. He is naturally talented and extremely smart. It is easy to see the essence of things. Plus he studies carefully, and he easily discovers the key points. .
The first Hokage will only be born among two people, one is Senju Hashirama and the other is Uchiha Madara, because these two people represent the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan respectively. These two families are the largest in Konoha Village. power, then the right to speak in Konoha Village must lie in the hands of these two families, and it must not be anyone else. This is not only because the two people are super powerful, but also represent the two families. Interests.
As for the second generation Hokage, Senju Tobirama, the Senju clan needs a new Hokage to continue to maintain the Senju clan's status in Konoha Village. This is related to the interests of the entire Senju clan, but it is a pity that The Senju clan did not find anyone who could continue, and after the handover of the third Hokage, they disappeared in Konoha Village and became a mysterious history.
With the Senju Clan gone, the interests of the Senju Clan no longer mattered. At this critical moment, Senju Tobirama chose Hiruzen Sarutobi, whom he was relatively optimistic about. This had nothing to do with the interests of the Senju Clan. , but related to the interests of Konoha Village, but in the face of such interests, Senju Tobirama is still willing to believe in the people he wants to believe, rather than those who are truly more capable.
So…
Namikaze Minato was already deeply aware of this.
Now this thing.
The Third Hokage already represents the interests of the Sarutobi clan!
As long as the Third Hokage is still there, the interests of the Sarutobi clan will still exist, and in order to ensure the interests of the Sarutobi clan, the successor chosen by the Third Hokage is likely to be a member of the Sarutobi clan.
This puts some restrictions on Namikaze Minato becoming Hokage!
Namikaze Minato understood this deeply, so his expression was not so relaxed. If it were looked at by other people, he already had the qualifications to become Hokage, but that was just an appearance. If we talk about these appearances, The former Hatake Sakumo also had the qualifications to become Hokage, but all he had was a half-sleeved Hokage robe.
Lessons from the past!
Although Namikaze Minato did not completely believe what Hatake Sakumo said, he did know that this was a lesson learned from the past and could be used as a reference, especially after he listened to some stories told by Hatake Sakumo himself. He vaguely believed that if he didn't do anything when he returned this time, the achievements he had accumulated would be turned into a half-sleeved Hokage robe.
If so.
Then he would lose the possibility of becoming Hokage.
You must know that such an attack defeated the Third Ninja War. If he could not become Hokage even after this, he could not imagine any greater achievement!
After this battle, all the ninja villages will recuperate. There will be no war for at least 10 years. What will happen is only small-scale friction. The structure of the ninja world will return to a relatively new one. Stable scene.
In this case…
Namikaze Minato felt that if he couldn't work hard and take this opportunity to become Hokage, then he would not be able to accumulate more achievements in the future.
In the end, the position of Hokage will be passed from the third Hokage to the fourth Hokage of the Sarutobi clan just like the first Hokage passed to the second Hokage!
Namikaze Minato did not speculate on the Third Hokage with the greatest malice. In his heart, he was still more inclined to respect the Third Hokage, but this did not mean that he was an ignorant novice. He still had a defensive mentality. After all, even He also knew very well that if he wanted to become Hokage, now might be his only chance. If he missed it, he would miss it in this life.
"Understood!"
The ninjas on the scene nodded one after another, and their faces showed many relaxed colors because they could take a breath.
after all.
From the beginning of the war to now, their nerves have been tense almost all the time!
Even if they knew there would be no more danger standing behind Minato!
However, this sense of crisis has been lingering in my heart and has not been easily eliminated!
At this moment, they could rest for a while, which suddenly made them feel extremely tired, making each of them feel sleepy and full of things.
Everyone's eyelids became heavy.
I even wanted to sleep for a while longer.
After all, they have all heard Minato's order. They must return to Konoha Village with a full attitude and look like they have returned victorious from the war.
At this time.
Minato didn't tell them about the Hokage position.
But each of them knew that Minato wanted to become the Fourth Hokage. Even if they didn't say it, they felt it!
(End of chapter)