Naruto, my uncle is going to be Hokage!

Chapter 61 The Fifth Generation's Battle! A New Era is Coming

"Tsunade agreed to return to the village?"

In the Hokage room, upon hearing the news from the Anbu, Sarutobi Hiruzen was so excited that he lost his grip on the pipe and it fell to the ground.

"It is absolutely true! Lady Tsunade has agreed to return to the village."

The Anbu who was reporting also had a hint of joy in his eyes.

After getting Tsunade's reply, they immediately returned to Konoha without stopping.

Report this surprising news to the Hokage!
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath and calmed the joy in his heart.

Konoha is in chaos right now.

Danzo died, and without his help, the pressure on his shoulders increased several times in an instant.

As long as Tsunade returns to the village, all this will finally change.

The Anbu hesitated and added, "But Lady Tsunade has a condition. She doesn't want to get involved in the political struggle. She just wants to come back and see the Wood Release Ninja."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

"I understand."

He certainly knew that Tsunade didn't like to get involved in struggles.

But as long as Tsunade comes back and returns to Konoha Village, there will be room for many things to be done.

Namikaze Mirai, Minato's younger brother, almost openly stated that he had his eyes on the position of Hokage.

But one cannot become Hokage just by strength.

The election of Hokage has three stages.

The first stage is to determine the candidates for Hokage, who must possess strength, reputation and ability to be elected.

The second stage is the voting of the jonin, which tests the power behind the candidates.

Only the Hokage candidate who receives the most votes from the jonin will eventually succeed as Hokage.

Namikaze Mirai has a clear disadvantage in this regard. Behind him is almost only the Uchiha force. Even if he is voted unanimously, he is still inferior to Tsunade.

As the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju and the princess of Konoha, Tsunade has a deep-rooted mass base in Konoha.

It is not something that can be easily shaken by the future of Namikaze.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has decided to do his best to push Tsunade to become the fifth generation.

"We must build momentum for Tsunade first."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath and made up his mind.

He groaned for a moment.

"Spread the news immediately and tell them that Tsunade, the princess of Konoha, will be returning to the village soon."

"Yes!"

The half-kneeling ANBU responded immediately.

……

"Is Lady Tsunade finally coming back to the village?"

"Great! The princess of Konoha is coming back!"

With Sarutobi Hiruzen's behind-the-scenes push, the news that Tsunade was returning to the village spread throughout the village almost overnight.

The older generation of villagers were so excited that they had tears in their eyes.

They were eyewitnesses who had personally experienced the era of Hashirama Senju, so they paid more attention to Tsunade's bloodline.

Is Konoha's princess finally coming back?
Ninjas from all the major ninja clans also received the news as soon as possible.

But unlike the villagers, most of these ninjas were perceptive and sensed a hint of political meaning in this news.

Unlike ordinary villagers, they know much more intelligence and information.

With this advantage, we can better guess the meaning behind it.

Konoha is now in a state of disrepair.

The reason why the news of Tsunade's return to the village was released with great fanfare was naturally to give a shot in the arm to the depressed village.

No, not just Tsunade.

The news about the Wood Release Ninja also spread in the village.

This was the second Wood Release ninja born in Konoha Village after Hashirama Senju, and he also sparked a heated discussion in the village.

Even combined with the news of Tsunade's return to the village, a strange chemical reaction occurred, making the discussion even more heated...

While the outside world was discussing this heatedly, in the Uchiha clan, Namikaze Mirai and Uchiha Fugaku were leisurely sipping tea.

It seemed as if the enthusiasm of the outside world had nothing to do with them.

"I'm afraid Sarutobi Hiruzen wants to push Tsunade to the position of Godaime."

After careful consideration, Uchiha Fugaku said this in a deep voice. This kind of fanfare, even at the cost of releasing the news of the Wood Release Ninja, was totally inconsistent with Sarutobi Hiruzen's usual style.

The only possibility is that he has a deeper purpose.

After thinking about it, Uchiha Fugaku could only think of this one possibility.

"He's afraid."

Namikaze Mirai put the teacup on the table, with a hint of contempt and amusement at the corner of her mouth.

Danzo is dead.

The next step to start.

It's the fight for the fifth generation position.

How could Sarutobi Hiruzen just watch him become Hokage?
The bigger the movement, the harder it was to hide his fear.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was already panicking and at a loss as to what to do.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded in agreement.

Perhaps the only person who can frighten the "strongest Hokage in history" recorded in textbooks is Namikaze Mirai.

"It looks like the jonin election will be the focus of the next round of competition."

Namikaze Mirai smiled faintly.

He could guess what Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking.

If there is more than one candidate, the final election for Hokage will depend on the number of jonin votes to eliminate the final winner.

Tsunade has deep-rooted support in Konoha.

As the granddaughter of the Ninja God, this identity will bring her extra votes.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, wants to snipe him on this road!
“In the future, what should we do…”

Uchiha Fugaku was feeling a little nervous.

The Uchiha clan has a large number of jonin, making it the ninja clan with the most jonin in Konoha.

However, the number of jonin of the Uchiha clan alone could not surpass that of Tsunade, who was fully supported by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

If you lose in the jonin election...

"Don't panic."

Namikaze Mirai looked quite calm.

"If my guess is correct, there will probably be some movement in those villages outside."

Danzo is dead, and most of the Root were killed by him.

Konoha's overall strength has once again declined significantly.

With such a big commotion, Namikaze Mirai didn’t believe that those villages would have not noticed it.

I guess they are already preparing to make a move.

Perhaps, there will be a new round of temptation.

But, this is also a huge opportunity.

The Ninja God of the past will never be as good as the Ninja God of today.

The era belonging to Hashirama Senju is over.

A new era is coming.

"Fugaku, a strong wind is about to rise. How far you can fly with this wind depends on your choice."

Namikaze Mirai smiled faintly as she stared at Fugaku across the low table.

Uchiha Fugaku held his breath.

His eyes began to burn.

He knew that this was what Namikaze Mirai wanted to hear from him.

Looking at the smiling blond face in front of him, Fugaku's thoughts reverberated, remembering the moment when Namikaze Mirai expounded on his dream.

He wants to change the ninja world, starting with Uchiha, then Konoha, and then the entire ninja world!

Riding on the wind of the future Namikaze, the Uchiha will fly very, very high.

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were red and he took a deep breath.

The voice was solemn and earnest.

"In the future, no matter what, Uchiha will stand by you."

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(End of this chapter)