From a Pirate to a Revolutionary Mentor

In fact, neither the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen nor Danzo, who was in charge of the Root at the time, was prepared for the death of Hatake Sakumo.

No one expected Hatake Sakumo to be so strong-willed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen launched this for many purposes.

The Hatake clan has been wiped out, but if they have made great contributions in the war, they can still have the opportunity to become Hokage. Even he, the third generation, is happy to see it happen and has no objection.

This is an encouragement to each ninja clan, and it also tells each ninja clan that if they want to gain the core power of the village, they need to gain merit in the war.

But in fact, Hatake Sakumo was not the candidate considered by Sarutobi Hiruzen to succeed Hokage.

It is impossible for a knife to become the person holding the knife.

A shadow needs military force, but just possessing military force is not enough to become a qualified shadow.

The final result also showed that his decision was not wrong.

A person who can't even bear criticism, doesn't know how to seek the truth, doesn't know how to ask for help, and is stuck in a dead end and unable to save himself...

Even if he is Konoha White Fang, he is not suitable to be a Kage.

Of course, there are also inheritance reasons for this.

Since the first Hokage, the second generation is the first generation's younger brother, and he is the second generation's disciple.

There are certain rules for the successor to the position of Hokage in these two inheritances.

In Sarutobi Hiruzen's opinion, such rules are not a bad thing, because only the disciple can understand his character in detail.

In response to Kakashi Hatake's questioning, Sarutobi Hiruzen chose to give a direct answer.

"Kakashi, do you think your father can be a qualified Kage?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kakashi looked at each other without any hesitation.

"Sakumo's death was beyond my expectations. I didn't expect him to make that choice. But because of this, I'm glad that I didn't really consider him as the successor to the Hokage."

"You have been educated in new ideas. The knowledge you have taught me should make you understand what a shadow is and what responsibilities a shadow needs to bear..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Kakashi.

"Father never thought of succeeding the Fourth Hokage. That was the possibility you gave us, the Third Hokage, wasn't it?"

For a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned.

At the same time, the younger generation among all the villagers of Konoha Village under Shadow Rock also thought of this.

Hatake Sakumo's personality is not suitable for becoming Hokage, but he himself has never thought about getting involved in that position.

The first person to wear this hat on his head was the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Since there was never any real consideration of letting him succeed the Hokage, why would such news be released, allowing a hero who protected the village in the war to end up like this?
……

Sarutobi Hiruzen's lips trembled, but for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

Could it be that he is just making promises to the various ninja clans in the village?
Or was he still giving that old friend who had already developed ambitions a chance? So he pushed him out to test him?

In the past, Sarutobi Hiruzen was unable to face his own heart, and his long period of basking in the sun led him to deceive himself.

But during this period of time, during the lectures at the Ninja School, the gentleman on the podium lifted his fig leaf without hesitation, allowing him to see himself clearly.

"Sakumo's death is ultimately my responsibility."

In the end, the Third Hokage bowed to Kakashi and apologized.

"The village is a collective, but within this collective there are many ninjas, commoners, and even geniuses."

"Sir, you said that human hearts are fickle, because desires can lead people to fall. These numerous small groups all have their own interests. In the war, the shadow needs to integrate the power of these small groups in order to have a chance of victory."

"I didn't take into account Sakumo's stubbornness and put the title of possible successor to Hokage on Sakumo. This is my mistake and my dereliction of duty."

After he finished speaking, Kakashi felt very conflicted as he looked at the Third Hokage who was bowing in front of him.

He didn't know whether he should forgive.

Even before today, he had no idea that this public trial would include three generations who had already handed over power.

He also didn't know that the questioning of three generations would involve the matter of his long-deceased father.

Can we shout for the execution of three generations?

No, he couldn't do such a thing.

His ideological awakening gave him the ability to think independently. He figured out the cause and effect of his father's death and the public trial.

Because of his military achievements and the reputation of Konoha White Fang, his father had the possibility of becoming Kage, so the Third Generation took the opportunity to release the news.

Danzo Shimura wanted to become a Kage himself, so he gave up the mission to save his companions and attacked. Even in the teacher's Anbu investigation records, there was a confession from the rescued ninja.

Grateful for being rescued, but forced by the Root to personally denigrate the hero who saved him.

At this time, Obito, wearing half a mask, walked out of the crowd.

"It's been a few days since the Kumogakure attack, but no one should know what's on the broken arm of Shimura Danzo."

Obito looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen who just raised his head: "But I think, the Third-sama should know it? Does the Hokage know about the arm that has several three-magatama Sharingan transplanted into it?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils suddenly shrank, but he didn't ask anything.

That old friend who has passed away really did too many things without telling me.

He had sustained an eye injury during peacetime, and it now appears that it was during that time that he had his Uchiha clan's Sharingan transplanted.

"Obito..."

"You are well aware of the situation of the Uchiha clan in the village before the fourth generation took over. Because of the conditions for opening the eyes and the departure of the one who co-founded Konoha with Konoha, the situation of the Uchiha clan has always been very awkward."

"I don't pay enough attention to the Uchiha. No, I should say that I don't care about the disappearance of members of the Uchiha clan."

Obito exhaled, "It should be said that the Uchiha at that time would not let the Hokage Building care about the disappearance of their clan members."

Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent.

Before Fugaku became the clan leader, the Uchiha clan had serious problems and were even excluded from the core power for a time because of fear.

So he didn't care about the Uchiha at that time.

In the crowd, after Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Obito, the civilian ninjas also had questions to ask.

One of them said bluntly: "Wherever leaves are flying, fire will burn. The shadow of the fire will illuminate the village and make new leaves sprout..."

"The teacher taught us that the tree buds are the new generation, and those who burn themselves to provide nutrients for the tree are the ones who are gradually getting old."

"But whether it's abandoning a companion on a mission, or the actions of one of the top Root leaders, there doesn't seem to be anything that reflects the Will of Fire."

"Sama Sandaime...is the Will of Fire you mentioned just a trick to deceive lowly people like us?"

"Will of Fire, was it false from the beginning..."

Before he could finish his words, Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted him explosively for the first time.

"No!"

"Absolutely not! The Will of Fire is real, and it is the will that everyone in the village should possess." "People's hearts are fickle, and Danzo has done too many wrong things. As a Kage at that time, I did not stop him. I may be a sinner, but the existence of the Will of Fire is beyond doubt."

sinner?

How can it be?

Behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu looked extremely ugly.

No matter how you look at it now, their old friends seem to be admitting defeat and giving up.

But they are not willing to admit it.

However, before the two of them could speak, Minato Namikaze, who had been waiting for the public trial to end, walked out.

“In a group, people’s hearts are different.”

"The Will of Fire exists, there is no doubt about that."

"During the Second Shinobi World War, Sakumo-senpai chose to abandon the mission in order to protect the new generation that was still in the budding state, and gave up the mission that Konoha White Fang failed in the first mission."

"The Second Hokage faced the pursuit alone, just to give the new generation a chance to survive."

"These are the true will of fire, and the future of the village."

Having said that, Minato Namikaze raised his hand slightly, and everyone in the audience fell silent.

"Starting today, a new era is coming. We are human, so we also have desires, but I hope that the will of fire can be passed on, and it is also for the new era."

Then, Namikaze Minato looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and their eyes met.

"Shimura Danzo is dead, and the Shimura clan has been exterminated."

"Sarutobi Hiruzen was negligent in his appointment as Hokage, and he was dereliction of duty by ignoring many of Danzo's actions."

"Starting today, the stone carvings of the Third Hokage on Shadow Rock will be erased. At the same time, the Sarutobi clan must return what they have gained over the years, and conduct random inspections of Fire Release Ninjutsu."

……

Konoha's first public trial gave most people the final result they wanted.

However, this public trial is not Minato Namikaze's ultimate goal.

After the public trial, Minato Namikaze started a meeting of the jonin class.

The reception room of the Hokage Building.

After sitting down, Minato Namikaze spoke directly: "After this incident, we need to summarize a law. Similar to the reform of the security forces five years ago, to restrain power with rules."

Law?
Participating in the meeting were not only the senior ninja squad currently staying in the village, but also the clan leaders of each ninja clan.

The first person who unconditionally supported the Fourth Hokage was the head of the Uchiha clan: Uchiha Fugaku.

"All along, all the rules of the village have not been constrained by the village's top leaders. This is also one of the reasons why Shimura Danzo is so blatant."

"Making laws to limit the power of the higher-ups is the best option for the village."

The next one is Hinata.

In addition, at Shikaku's suggestion, Ino-Shika-Che also expressed his agreement.

Namikaze Minato continued: "The formulation of laws must maintain a principle: people-oriented. In addition, the huge constraints are not only on the top management, but also on everyone."

"The same goes for the Kage, the same goes for the nobles, anyone in the ninja clan, or civilian ninja and ordinary people, they all need to abide by the law."

Hearing this, everyone in the jonin squad looked at each other.

The law...above all else?
Yes, even the Fourth Hokage himself is bound by the law, so all ninja clans should abide by this.

……

On the first day of the public trial, the Konoha Hokage Building was brightly lit.

In the large conference room, even late at night, there were still sounds of quarrels. The formulation of laws concerned the interests of each of them, so naturally debate was required.

The Shimura clan's territory had already been surrounded at this moment.

Uchiha Shisui, wearing a mask, walked forward and knocked on the gate of the courtyard.

Soon a white-haired old man came out, looked at Shisui and said, "Danzo is already dead, but you still won't let us go."

Shisui shook his head slightly, "During the time when Danzo was the Hokage's advisor, the Shimura clan gained benefits. You cannot deny that."

"That's why you also have to pay the price for this. You are the one in charge of the Shimura clan, and you should also know that if you don't eliminate the clan, you will be facing those people whose relatives have been harmed by the Root and are on the verge of exploding at this moment."

At this time, a kunai attacked from a distance.

Shisui turned his head to avoid it, but found that it was a child from the Shimura clan, who was glaring at him.

"You should have also gone to the hospital to check, right? He is about the same age as this child, but at this moment, his body is still covered with pustules devoured by the primary cells and he lives in pain."

"The extermination of the clan is the result of a public trial. If you want to resist, then you won't be so easily defeated."

Hearing this, the elder of the Shimura clan sighed.

He never thought that he would be exterminated from the clan in the end.

He is quite old and clearly remembers that the last clan to be expelled was the Senju clan represented by the first Hokage.

Senju did it voluntarily, and he was also setting an example for other ninja clans in the village to do the same and give up their small groups.

"I understand."

After opening the door and answering, the Anbu began to register and calculate.

From now on, there will be no more Shimura clan in Konoha, only wind-style ninjas who have integrated into the clan.

……

Under the cover of night, Kevin stood on the water tank and looked towards the school in the distance.

A figure instantly appeared behind him, bowed slightly and said, "Sir."

Kevin nodded and smiled: "As a teacher, you missed a big show today."

Jiraiya also looked towards the Hokage Building.

"Minato's talent is unquestionable. In the past few years, he has awakened and made great progress in politics. But it's surprising that the old man can figure it out."

Kevin didn't want to continue discussing Konoha's problems, but asked in a low voice: "How effective is Orochimaru's life detector? Have you discovered anything while traveling throughout the ninja world?"

Upon hearing this, Zilai's expression also became serious.

After the attack outside Konoha Village, Uchiha En even took advantage of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki giving birth to launch another attack.

In the end, although Uchiha En, who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, was defeated, he was also taken away by a mysterious man.

The existence of the mysterious man is the clue that Kevin needs, so Jiraiya travels out of the village and is also helping Kevin do some things.

...(End of chapter)