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Chapter 680: News of Defeat Revealed
Since Kakashi was eating breakfast while reading the newspaper, he came later than usual.

When he arrived at the Southern Forest, Nohara Rin and Obito had already begun training under Mu Yue's guidance.

Obito usually eats at home or at the Uchiha clan's breakfast shop, and he doesn't necessarily pass by the commercial street on his way here. Kakashi guessed that Obito probably didn't know about the new content reported by Konoha today.

Otherwise, with Obito's personality, he would have been yelling here.

Then Kakashi walked towards Mu Yue who was teaching Obito the Flying Thunder God and said:
"Teacher Mu Yue, I just heard a bad rumor on the commercial street."

Kakashi quickly told Mu Yue what he heard on the street.

Kakashi usually wouldn't disturb Mu Yue when she was teaching.

However, Kakashi felt that this piece of news was of great concern and that Mu Yue must be informed as soon as possible so that Konoha would not be so passive.

If the news is false, then clarify it quickly, hold the person who spread the rumor accountable, and trace the source of the rumor.

If the news is true, we can also find ways to reduce the impact more quickly.

Although this rumor sounds outrageous, Kakashi thinks it may be true.

Because this can explain something that Kakashi was very confused about - why the Fourth Hokage was suddenly chosen.

The reason Sarutobi Hiruzen gave at the meeting was that he was old and wanted younger people to take over.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen is not that old, and this is not a good time to abdicate. It is uncommon for a leader to abdicate suddenly after winning a great victory.

If there was such a thing as a defeat to Sosuke, then everything would make sense.

"Uncle Hokage lost to Sosuke? Is this true? How did they fight?" Obito scratched his head and looked confused.

He knew that there was a conflict between Konoha and the Ninja Clan, but Obito only knew that Konoha wanted to force Sosuke to commit suicide, and then the negotiations broke down.

I didn't expect that it was almost time for the Hokage to fight with the Ninja Master.

"It's true." Mu Yue told the truth directly. Since it had already reached Konoha and Kakashi's ears, there was no need to conceal it deliberately.

"But don't discuss this matter too much, just treat it as usual."

This matter had actually been discussed at the high-level meeting. After all, they could keep Konoha confidential, but they couldn't ask the Ninja Clan to keep it secret for them. It was only a matter of time before they were exposed.

Kakashi showed an expression of "as expected", and he said that Sarutobi Hiruzen's sudden transfer of power this time was not that simple.

"From this point of view, Sosuke's strength is quite impressive." Kakashi couldn't help but fall into thought.

Before, Konoha was very tough against the Ninja Clan and wanted to force Sosuke to commit suicide, but for some unknown reason there was no follow-up.

Connecting everything together, the answer is obvious. Sosuke's strength is beyond Konoha's imagination, forcing Konoha to change its attitude.

Kakashi subconsciously glanced at Mu Yue.

Speaking of someone powerful enough to change the attitudes of the five major ninja villages, the first person he thought of was Mu Yue.

Mu Yue has not reached the level of Hashirama Senju, but in the current ninja world, except for Sosuke whose depth is still unknown, Mu Yue is the number one in the ninja world and has the ability to destroy the ninja troops alone.

"Sensing space is the first step in Flying Thunder God Technique, and it is also an important step in successfully launching it..." After giving the reminder, Mu Yue continued to teach Obito the Flying Thunder God Technique.

And Kakashi quickly put his thoughts aside and began to hone his swordsmanship and the changes in the nature of his lightning chakra.

At this time, on the other side, Mu Yueying's clone in the Hokage Building was also found by the Anbu.

"Please go to the high-level conference room immediately." The Anbu quickly explained the purpose of their visit.

Mu Yueying's clone nodded and hurried to the high-level meeting room with the Anbu.

"As we expected, the Shinobi clan did not keep the news secret. Various news about my defeat to Sosuke have spread to the Land of Fire and even Konoha."

After everyone arrived, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not waste time and immediately explained the problem.

"It's faster than expected. Could it be that the Ninja Clan took the initiative to publicize it?" Mizuto Menyan said in a deep voice.

It takes time for information to spread. In the ninja world where communications are underdeveloped, it is not easy to spread information quickly in a short period of time.

However, compared to the news itself, Mitomon En still paid more attention to Sosuke's attitude.

Even if the news was leaked, only Sarutobi Hiruzen would lose face, and Konoha would not suffer any actual loss.

"It may also be that other large ninja villages that are unwilling to be left out are adding fuel to the fire." Mu Yue shook his head.

Doesn’t he know whether he did it or not? Mu Yue didn’t deliberately let the Shinobi Ninjas conceal the results of the battle, but he didn’t let them publicize it either.

"Mu Yue is right. Compared to the Ninja Clan, other large ninja villages are more suspicious." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

Because Sosuke held back during the battle, Sarutobi Hiruzen is still unable to determine whether Sosuke has any hostility towards Konoha.

As for the other ninja villages, it was easy. They had just been defeated, and when they heard about this, they would definitely be happy to see Konoha make a fool of itself.

"What should we do then? Use the method we discussed before?" asked Utane Koharu.

"Well, let's just give it a cold shoulder." Sarutobi Hiruzen confirmed.

He couldn't try to quibble, or else the news would get to the Ninja Clan and Sosuke would demand to fight again in public, and he would be so embarrassed that he would be in trouble whether he went or not.

But it is not good to admit it directly. It would be a small matter if it dealt a blow to his personal reputation, but it would be a big sin if it affected Konoha's development momentum.

So the result of their discussion was to play dead and pretend that they didn't see it.

In this way, Sarutobi Hiruzen's supporters can tell themselves that Sarutobi Hiruzen is too disdainful to respond to such rumors, or that the busy Sarutobi Hiruzen has never heard of this little thing, and use this to refute and confront.

"Speed ​​up the election, shorten the process, and get the results of the Yondaime election out as soon as possible." Sarutobi Hiruzen said seriously.

This is why he summoned the top leaders. Pretending to be dead was only a temporary solution, not a good idea.

Only by electing a new Fourth Hokage and letting Mu Yue, the second Wood Release Ninja who is highly anticipated, take office can the problem be better solved.

After the specific decision was finalized, even though the news of "Sosuke defeated Sarutobi Hiruzen" was hotly discussed in Konoha Village, Konoha did not take any action, neither explaining nor suppressing the discussion environment, but just worked hard to promote the election process.

In this situation, the voting results of the middle and lower ninjas came out soon.

The difference in votes was so huge that the ninja who was counting the votes had to confirm again and again to make sure that he had not counted wrong.

The number of votes Mu Yue received accounted for 90% of the total votes of the middle and lower ninjas!
That is to say, nine out of every ten Konoha ninjas support Mu Yue to become the Fourth Hokage.

When the voting results were announced, Mu Yue's astonishing number of votes shocked Konoha.

People temporarily stopped discussing the various secrets surrounding Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sosuke, and discussions about the Hokage election once again began in Konoha.

"That's not right. According to the voting rules, Assistant Mu Yue has already won."

Someone combined the results of the two votes and found something outrageous. Even if Orochimaru won 100% of the votes in the popular vote, he would still lose to Mu Yue.

The weights of the three types of votes, jonin, chuunin, and common people, are different.

There were only a little over a hundred jonin who voted, but they accounted for 40 percent of the total voting weight.

Although there are many middle and low-level ninjas and civilians, they only account for 30% each.

Adding together the votes of the jonins and the mid- and low-level ninjas, the total weight is close to 60 percent.

Even if Orochimaru gets all the weights in the future, the total weight will only be forty at most.

Obviously, the election has ended ahead of schedule, and Mu Yue will become the Fourth Hokage no matter what.

So, after consulting Orochimaru himself, the high-level meeting changed the election procedures.

Public voting continued, but it was only used to calculate the final number of votes. The election results were settled immediately, and the daimyo and high-ranking officials of the Land of Fire were invited to determine the final candidate for Hokage.

Uchiha Fugaku and Shisui did not waste such a great opportunity. Seeing that everyone in the village believed that Mu Yue would be the next Hokage, they summoned the elders of the clan to discuss the matter.

Since there were not many people attending the meeting, they did not go to Nanga Shrine for the meeting, but instead chose Uchiha Fugaku's study as the venue.

"Due to the victory in the war, Konoha received a large number of high-quality commissions..." Uchiha Fugaku did not argue, but told them everything they were going to do next as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Temporarily leave the police department to do a high-level commissioned mission?"

Uchiha Shengqing wanted to refuse out of habit, but when he thought about the rewards he could get from high-level tasks, he did not speak immediately.

"This is a bit inappropriate. If we, the Uchiha elites, leave the Police Department, what will happen to Konoha's public security? What if we can't return to the Police Department?" Uchiha Katsuhisa asked the question.

"There's no need to worry about public security. Under normal circumstances, the police department doesn't need to be too strong. We can temporarily find some mid-level and low-level ninjas to take on the responsibility." Uchiha Fugaku replied.

"What about the positions in the Police Department? If it's not suspended, but everything remains the same, with the patrol missions replaced by high-level commissions, I think it's a good idea," Uchiha Katsuhisa expressed his thoughts.

Shisui understood. They wanted to earn the commission money, but they also didn't want to give up their positions in the police department.

"Let me make it clear that this is not an idea that Uncle Fugaku and I came up with. This is Mu Yue-sensei's suggestion regarding the police department," Shisui said.

"Teacher Mu Yue believes that the current strength of the police department is too much to be used for maintaining public order, so she came up with the idea of ​​liberating the powerful force of the police department."

As soon as Shisui said this, the study room instantly became quiet.

Uchiha Katsuhisa smiled, "Assistant Mu Yue is right. We Uchiha Jonin are very powerful, but it is a bit of a waste for us to patrol the village."

"I support Mu Yue's idea of ​​assisting."

You should have said it earlier. If he knew it was Mu Yue's will, he would definitely be the first to support it.

Everyone in Konoha knows that it is a foregone conclusion that Mu Yue will become the Fourth Hokage.

He has the potential to be the second God of Ninja, and he is also Hokage. He also has two Uchiha disciples. Who else can the Uchiha clan follow if not Mu Yue?

"I support it too. I know Assistant Mu Yue's abilities. The Police Department and Uchiha will surely develop better under the leadership of Assistant Mu Yue." Uchiha Yashiro also quickly took his position.

He was originally an elder who stood on the same front as Uchiha Fugaku, but he did not expect that Uchiha Katsuhisa would be so flexible in his stance.

"I support it." Uchiha Shengqing finally nodded.

At this point, whether he agrees to tell the truth or not has no impact on the overall situation.

The moment Shisui moved Mu Yue out, the outcome was decided.

The Uchiha were desperate for a Hokage who could be a little closer to them, and Mu Yue fit the Uchiha's needs perfectly.

Unless Uchiha Shengqing can prove that Mu Yue becoming Hokage will do more harm than good to Uchiha, standing against Mu Yue will only affect his reputation in the Uchiha clan.

At the Jonin meeting, more than 20 Uchiha Jonins all voted for Mu Yue, and no one abstained from voting or voted for Orochimaru.

"Okay, now that everyone agrees, let's start discussing the specific details." Uchiha Fugaku continued.

Seeing this, Shisui nodded with satisfaction.

After completing this step, the Uchiha and the Police Department will no longer be bound together, and the Police Department issue will be resolved.

Next, as long as we create a good image for the Uchiha clan and improve the ideological education within the clan, the conflict between the Uchiha clan and Konoha will naturally ease and then disappear.

"Thank goodness you, Teacher Mu Yue." Shisui thanked silently in his heart.

Mu Yue really helped him a lot. Without Mu Yue, he would not have the strength he has today. Without Mu Yue, he would not have the knowledge he has today.

If he had not been taught by Mu Yue, he would probably have had to find ways to solve the problem on his own.

Because he could neither think of asking for help nor find anyone to help him.

……

After receiving Sarutobi Hiruzen's letter, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire quickly summoned high-ranking officials and guards, and went to Konoha for a meeting under the escort of many elite ninjas.

The Hokage election is a big event for Konoha and also for the Daimyo.

As the highest sponsor, Daimyo certainly hopes that his ace fighter will be more powerful.

"Third generation, I heard that you were defeated by that Sosuke. Is the news true?" The daimyo sat in the main seat, covering his face with a fan, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed, and asked curiously.

He went to the Youth Martial Arts Tournament and met Sosuke. He felt that he was a nice guy, but he didn't expect him to be such a good fighter.

Sarutobi Hiruzen:...

"Daimyo, this is a meeting to elect the Hokage. Please wait until the meeting is over before discussing irrelevant topics." Mito Kado En said seriously.

Not to mention his relationship with Sarutobi Hiruzen, just based on Sarutobi Hiruzen's identity as the Hokage, it is impossible for Mito Kado En to allow the daimyo to be so rude.

The daimyo was only their leader in name only.

Seeing that the Konoha ninjas were a little unhappy, the Daimyo smiled awkwardly and changed his words:
"So who do you recommend?"

"I recommend Hanyu Muyue!" Sarutobi Hiruzen replied immediately.

"Hanyu Muyue." Namikaze Minato spoke second.

The squad leader of the Jonin squad cannot normally attend high-level meetings, but can attend the Hokage election meetings.

"Hanyu Muyue." Mizuto Menyan followed.

"Hanyu Muyue." Utane Koharu followed closely behind.

(End of this chapter)