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Chapter 677 Overwhelming Votes
Hokage Building, conference room.

A large number of Konoha jonin in uniforms were sitting around the huge conference table.

"Is there something big to announce? Why are so many people here today?" A senior ninja noticed that there were unusually many people in the meeting room today.

In fact, not all the jonin need to be called to every meeting. Most of the time, only the jonin who have been notified will come.

Jounins with special organizations like Anbu Jounin will attend fewer meetings.

"Cough cough."

After everyone arrived, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was sitting in the main seat, coughed twice, attracting the attention of all the ninjas present.

"I have been protecting the village since the second generation's aspirations. It has been dozens of years, and before I knew it, my hair has turned gray and my muscles have weakened.

The courage of the past is gone; the wisdom of the past also needs new ideas to continue. The position of Hokage is not the honor of one person, but the burden of Konoha. It needs a capable person to keep the peace of Konoha, pass on the will of Konoha's fire, and protect the new buds of Konoha.

Therefore, I have made up my mind to step down as Hokage in the near future and pass the position to a rising star."

After he finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a light breath, opened the cup and drank some water to moisten his throat.

Normally, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not deliberately use such flowery words in meetings, but this time he was going to abdicate, so there had to be some sense of ceremony.

"?!"

The ninjas in the conference room all showed expressions of shock and confusion.

Except for Mu Yue, Mito Men Yan and others who knew it in advance, the rest of the jonin were shocked by Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.

Even Orochimaru, who knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen was defeated, was a little surprised.

Losing to a junior might indeed be somewhat embarrassing for a Hokage like Sarutobi Hiruzen, but it was not serious enough to make him resign and abdicate.

Thanks to Sosuke's holding back, Konoha didn't suffer any actual losses. As long as Sarutobi Hiruzen pretended nothing had happened, it wouldn't have much of an impact unless Sosuke made a big publicity spree.

"Did something happen?" Nara Shikaku's eyes flashed.

He did not believe the reason given by Sarutobi Hiruzen that he was old and weak. Sarutobi Hiruzen was indeed not young, but he was not that old.

Ōnoki is six years older than Sarutobi Hiruzen, yet he is still serving as the Third Tsuchikage.

"Hokage?" Tsunade subconsciously looked at Mu Yue, then frowned.

Mu Yue has been very popular in Konoha recently. In addition, Mu Yue made great contributions in the Third War, so it is not impossible for her to be nominated.

However, Tsunade does not really want Mu Yue to become the Hokage. If Mu Yue becomes the Hokage, wouldn't she have to waste a lot of time on official duties? Would she have the energy to cook properly then?

"Who will be nominated?" The Konoha jonin looked at the Konoha strongmen in the conference room curiously.

Mu Yue and the Three Ninjas received the most attention and were considered the four most likely ninjas.

As for Minato, although he is excellent in all aspects, with Mu Yue around, most people think that Minato Namikaze has no chance.

After all, there are veteran and powerful three ninjas here. If Mu Yue and Namikaze Minato are both nominated, then all three ninjas must be nominated, and then the number of people will be too large.

Obito kept his mouth tightly closed, but his eyebrows couldn't help but dance with excitement. He couldn't wait to vote for Teacher Mu Yue.

"Orochimaru is one of the three famous ninjas in the ninja world. He is one of the signature ninjas of Konoha. He works hard to carry out missions, solves one difficult commission after another, and wins great benefits for Konoha, helping Konoha establish a good reputation."

After a brief pause, Sarutobi Hiruzen officially began to introduce the nominated ninjas.

When the jonin heard Orochimaru's name, they showed expressions of "as expected".

When the Third War just started, the Three Ninjas were considered likely to inherit the position of Hokage, so no one was surprised or felt there was anything wrong with Orochimaru's nomination.

“He has made great achievements since the Second Shinobi World War, and his contribution to Konoha is profound and significant.

Based on Orochimaru's outstanding contributions to Konoha and the positive changes he may bring to the future, the high-level meeting, after careful consideration and extensive discussion, decided to nominate Orochimaru as the candidate for the Fourth Hokage. "

Bang bang! !
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished his speech, thunderous applause broke out.

Orochimaru performed well in both Ninja World Wars, so this nomination is well deserved.

"During the Third Ninja World War, a large number of outstanding ninjas emerged in Konoha, and Yuzuru Muyue was the best among them. Even if the scope is expanded to the entire ninja world, Yuzuru Muyue was the most outstanding ninja in the Third Ninja World War.

Hanyu Muyue had turned the tide several times when Konoha's troops were at a disadvantage. In the final battle, he faced a joint attack by multiple Kages alone and remained calm, laying the foundation for Konoha's final victory."

After the applause stopped, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately began to introduce the second nominee, Mu Yue.

"It's true." Tsunade couldn't help but roll her eyes at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Why are you thinking about retiring at the age of 54? Wouldn’t it be better to work for a few more years?

Tsunade guessed that it would be Mu Yue and Orochimaru. Jiraiya had the same attitude as her and refused to become Hokage, so he probably wouldn't be nominated.

In this situation, Tsunade feels that Mu Yue, who has better popularity and Wood Release, has a greater chance of being elected.

"Therefore, after unanimous deliberation at the high-level meeting, we have decided to formally nominate Hanyu Muyue as the candidate for the fourth Hokage's replacement."

clap clap clap!
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, the conference room suddenly erupted in applause even louder than before.

Students like Obito and Asuma gave him enough face, and the only thing missing was using chakra to strengthen him.

Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Yashiro and other Uchiha exchanged glances with each other and applauded excitedly.

For the Uchiha clan, it would be a great thing for Mu Yue to become Hokage.

Apart from anything else, the fact that Obito and Shisui became the legitimate Hokage is already very exciting.

With the Hokage teacher, and the two of them being very capable, it should be no problem for them to produce a high-ranking official, if not a Hokage.

"I choose Teacher Mu Yue! He can make us stronger." Obito said excitedly.

There is no doubt that he firmly supports Mu Yuexianren to become Hokage.

"Please be quiet, Jonin Obito. There is no need to speak your thoughts out like this." Mitomon En reminded.

The election of the Hokage at the Jonin Council is not done by a show of hands, but by secret ballot.

Otherwise it would be so embarrassing when voting, watching your subordinates and friends vote for your opponent instead of you.

Kakashi covered his face speechlessly and moved his chair slightly to the side without making a sound.

"The above are all the candidates for the Fourth Hokage election. Voting will begin in five minutes." Sarutobi Hiruzen continued.

The atmosphere in the following meeting was somewhat silent, and few people spoke out to discuss who to elect.

There is no special reason, it's just that it's easy to offend people.

After all, those present were all elite ninjas, and at this distance, unless they were really whispering in your ear, you could probably hear what they were saying if you listened carefully.

When Shisui and the others heard that their only opponent was Orochimaru, their faces instantly lit up with joy.

What they were most worried about was Tsunade being nominated, so they came up with many ways to win votes.

If the opponent was just Orochimaru, there would be no need for such trouble. With Mu Yue's current momentum in Konoha, even if she did nothing, she would most likely beat Orochimaru and be elected Hokage. "Tsunade, who are you going to choose?" Jiraiya said bluntly.

He had already left the Land of Fire, but only came back a week ago after Sarutobi Hiruzen contacted him and told him about something important.

For Jiraiya, there is no need to be too shy about the topic of who to choose. After all, if he has an idea, it is not difficult to make a nomination.

He is like this, those nominated ninjas should thank him for resisting the Hokage, as they have lost a strong opponent.

"Mu Yue." Tsunade answered briefly.

She didn't want to see Mu Yue becoming Hokage, but Tsunade would not vote for Orochimaru for this reason. If Mu Yue happened to miss the position of Hokage because of this, how would she have the nerve to eat so many meals.

Also, Tsunade feels that Orochimaru is not suitable to be Hokage. In her opinion, Orochimaru is a little crazy now. He wants to learn all the ninjutsu and want to live forever.

If a ninja like this were to become Hokage, who knows what kind of trouble would happen.

"What about you?"

"I'm prepared to give up," Jiraiya replied.

He actually thought that Orochimaru was not suitable to be Hokage, but Jiraiya felt that it would be too hurtful to Orochimaru if he voted for Mu Yue.

Just give up and don't vote. It's allowed by the rules anyway.

Five minutes passed quickly.

One by one, the ballots were distributed to each of the jonin.

It was a piece of paper with the names of two candidates on it.

If you want to vote for someone, draw a circle under that person's name. If you don't want to vote for anyone and want to abstain, draw a circle between the two names to represent abstention.

Obito, Kakashi and the others circled Mu Yue's name as soon as they got their ballots.

The Uchiha jonins, led by Uchiha Fugaku, quickly circled Mu Yue's name.

The one chosen was Mu Yue, and it was also the opportunity chosen for the Uchiha people to enter the core power.

"Lord Orochimaru, I'm sorry, it's not that you are not good, it's that Mr. Mu Yue is too good."

Some of the senior ninjas who had served as Orochimaru's subordinates during the Third Ninja World War but had participated in Mu Yue's special training silently drew a circle around Mu Yue.

"Assist Mu Yue? My son seems to be very supportive of him, why not choose him?"

Some of the jonin were hesitant and thought of how their own children often praised Mu Yue to them, and finally drew a circle under Mu Yue's name.

Many of them have never communicated with Mu Yue, but they have more or less heard some stories about Mu Yue.

After the votes were counted, Mito Kado En and Utatane Koharu gave the data to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face flashed with surprise, and he asked in a low voice: "Have you confirmed repeatedly that there is no problem?"

"We've checked it five times in total, and there's definitely no problem." Mizuto Menen replied.

Counting the votes is a very important job. Not only does it require repeated confirmation by multiple ninjas, but it also requires supervision by two senior executives, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu, to prevent any problems.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru with some reluctance, but he still turned to face the jonin and said:

"Orochimaru received a total of twenty-eight votes."

All the jonin on the field showed expressions of disbelief.

Twenty-eight votes represent twenty-eight jonin. It sounds like a lot, but the number of jonin in this meeting exceeded one hundred and sixty.

In other words, the number of people who support Orochimaru is less than 20% of the total population.

This is Orochimaru, one of the three famous ninjas who became famous in the ninja world as early as the Second Ninja World War. This miserable number of votes was beyond the expectations of most of the senior ninjas.

Many people think that Mu Yue has an advantage but it won’t be too big because this is a Jonin meeting.

Compared to the newly rising Mu Yue, most of the jonin are still more familiar with Orochimaru.

"Is it because too many people abstained from voting?" Someone thought of a possibility.

If the total number of votes is reduced because too many people abstained, then it is reasonable for the data to be a little bleak.

"Hanyu Muyue received a total of 139 votes." Sarutobi Hiruzen said after a slight pause.

The conference room fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

The jonin who voted for Orochimaru looked around with surprised expressions, as if asking why they all voted for Mu Yue.

The senior ninjas who surrendered to Mu Yue couldn't help but look around. There were so many friendly forces. It was an overwhelming victory.

This vote difference is enough for Mu Yue to secure the position of Hokage in advance.

Although there are still mid-level and low-level ninjas and the public who have not voted, the weight of those two links combined is only 60%.

Unless Orochimaru has extremely high popularity among the people and ordinary ninjas, it will be difficult for him to turn the tables.

Everyone here is a Konoha ninja. How could they not know what Orochimaru's situation is in Konoha? They have many supporters, but they are definitely not as many as Mu Yue.

Mu Yue played a very important role in the three world wars. The period immediately after the war was Mu Yue's absolute strong period.

Uchiha Fugaku raised the corner of his mouth, and a rare excited smile appeared on his face.

Hokage, finally there will be a Hokage who might be biased towards the Uchiha clan!
With the two Uchiha stars, Shisui and Obito, and Mu Yue, a powerful Hokage who will not target the Uchiha people, there is no need for Uchiha to worry about not being able to restore its glory.

"Teacher Mu Yue is the Hokage!" Obito laughed and shouted in his heart.

He had studied the rules of the Hokage election. Although it was still early for the final result, Mu Yue's vote count was very stable and there was almost no possibility of a upset.

"History has been further changed." Obito silently said sorry to Minato Namikaze in his heart.

The impact of their actions became increasingly greater, and Minato Namikaze, who was supposed to become the Fourth Hokage, was not even nominated.

Obito thought that this was probably because Mu Yue survived, which resulted in many battles that were resolved by Minato Namikaze in the original history being resolved by Mu Yue instead.

After all, Mu Yue is stronger than Minato Namikaze.

However, if Obito were given a hundred chances to choose again, he would still find a way to change history.

Anyone can be Hokage, he just wants everyone to live well.

This time, Naruto shouldn't become an orphan again.

PS: I have been busy and tired recently, and I accidentally fell asleep again.

Fortunately, I'm finally done with my work. I should be able to update before one or two in the morning tonight, right?

(End of this chapter)