The first rays of the morning sun shone on Wood Leaf Village, and the battle that lasted all night finally came to an end.
Last night was a heavy loss for Wood Leaf. The villagers evacuated in time, and there were not many casualties. However, one-third of the Chunin and Jonin were killed in order to stop the Nine Tails.
Not to mention that there were hundreds of White Zetsu mixed in the crowd. Orochimaru's speed of identifying them was not fast, and they caused huge losses to Wood Leaf Village before they were found.
Most importantly, Wood Leaf Village lost its Fourth Hokage, Po Watergate. The Fourth Hokage sacrificed himself to seal the Nine Tails and protect Wood Leaf Village.
Po Watergate's funeral was set for two days later. A country can't live without a king, and Wood Leaf Village can't live without a village chief. At this time, the leaders of Wood Leaf Village gathered together to discuss the matter of Hokage.
"What happened last night …"
"I'm sorry, this old man is late!" As soon as the Third Hokage opened his mouth, Danzo pushed the door open and interrupted him.
"Danzo? What are you doing here? "Koharu frowned and asked.
"I called him here. Danzo has the right to know what happened last night." Homura replied faintly.
"Well, since you're here, sit down!" The Third Hokage saw Danzo and hesitated for a moment, but finally let him stay.
Danzo sat down next to Homura.
"Let's continue, last night …"
"Sorry, sorry, we're late!" This time, it was Far Yamanaka and Shinna Kushina holding Naruto. The Third Hokage's face instantly darkened.
However, when he saw the child in Shinna Kushina's arms, he remembered Po Watergate and sighed, motioning the two to sit down.
Far Yamanaka and Shinna Kushina sat with Hatsuki Shigeru, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
The Third Hokage didn't rush to speak, but first glanced at the crowd to make sure that no one was late, then he continued: "Everyone must have known what happened last night, and participated in it. On behalf of Wood Leaf, I would like to thank all of you for your bloody battle last night. It was you who protected the village." After that, the Third Hokage bowed to the crowd.
"Hiruzen, you are too polite. Protecting Wood Leaf is our responsibility." Homura said.
"Really? But why didn't I see you in the battle last night? "Orochimaru retorted.
Far Yamanaka was taken aback. It was the first time he had seen Orochimaru take the initiative to attack someone in such a meeting. The other people's expressions were also a little strange.
"Orochi san, you didn't see him, but that doesn't mean that Homura Elder didn't participate in the battle. Yesterday, I perceived that Homura Elder had been protecting the civilians in the Shelter."
Far Yamanaka didn't have a good impression of Homura Elder, not to mention that last night he really sensed that Homura Elder had fled and hid with the civilians.
Homura Elder's face was purple with anger towards Orochimaru and Far Yamanaka. Everyone looked at him with contempt, and even the Third Hokage's eyes were full of disappointment.
However, in the end, Homura Elder was his old comrade-in-arms, so he took the initiative to change the topic: "Ahem, let's talk about other things later, okay? Don't forget that I called everyone here today to talk about the Hokage. "
"Hiruzen, do you mean to elect the Fifth Hokage?" Koharu asked.
"That depends on everyone's opinion!" The Third Hokage kicked the ball to the crowd.
Everyone started talking, and Far Yamanaka also established a spiritual connection with Jiraiya and the others. After a few minutes, Far Yamanaka and the others reached a consensus.
The first to speak was Jiraiya Hiashi: "Sandaime sama, I think we should elect the Fifth Hokage. I personally recommend Jiraiya-sama."
"I have a different opinion. Jiraiya -sama is too jumpy and not suitable to be the Hokage. Our Sarutobi clan recommends Orochimaru-sama!"
For a while, the situation was out of control. Every clan was recommending their favorite candidates, and the ones they recommended were none other than Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Hatake Sakumo, and Danzo, who had bribed many clans.
Seeing that everyone was arguing, Hatsuki Shigeru stood up and said according to the plan he had discussed with Far Yamanaka: "This farce is over, we all oppose the election of the Fifth Hokage!"
The meeting room was quiet for a moment. No one expected that Wood Leaf's Kage Levels would collectively oppose the election of the Fifth Hokage.
After a while, the Sarutobi clan's patriarch asked cautiously: "What do you all think?"
"The Fifth Hokage should be empty for the time being! We think that we should first choose a substitute Hokage to deal with the village's affairs. After the bad effects of the night of the Nine Tails are eliminated, we can choose the Fifth Hokage. "Far Yamanaka said lightly.
The small clan's representative who was bought by Danzo said: "As for the substitute Hokage, can't we just have Sandaime sama?"
"The old man has retired for a year, let's not disturb him!" Jiraiya immediately objected.
The meeting room was quiet again. Everyone looked at each other and didn't say anything. In the end, strength determined everything. Wood Leaf's Kage Levels objected, so it was useless to discuss.
Seeing that the matter was about to be settled, Homura couldn't sit still. He knew that this meeting was related to the Hokage yesterday.
Homura spent a lot of resources to bribe more than half of the small and medium-sized clans in Wood Leaf, just to make Danzo the Hokage and make a comeback.
But now, if a substitute Hokage was chosen, all his efforts would be in vain. Homura stood up: "Humph! I object! How can a village as big as Wood Leaf not have a Hokage? "
"Then, according to Homura's opinion, who do you think is suitable for the Fifth Hokage?" Far Yamanaka opened his Mangekyo and used Genjutsu on Homura to make him speak his mind.
Far Yamanaka didn't have contact lenses, and there were no Uchiha Clan members in the meeting room, so no one noticed anything unusual.
After being hit by the Genjutsu, Homura directly spoke his mind: "Of course, it's Danzo."
When Far Yamanaka heard Danzo's name, he disdainfully curled his lips, and then the Chakra in his body erupted: "Danzo, do you think you can last a few seconds against me?"
Danzo coldly snorted and didn't answer. Far Yamanaka used the most direct way to break his fantasy of being the Hokage.
After a few minutes of silence in the meeting room, the Third Hokage said: "I understand everyone's opinion. From the situation just now, I still think that there are more people who don't want to elect the Fifth Hokage for the time being. So, I respect everyone's opinion and decide on an Acting Hokage first. What do you think about the Acting Hokage?"
This time, no one spoke, and everyone looked at Far Yamanaka and the others.
Far Yamanaka smiled, stood up and said: "I propose that Hatsuki Shigeru be the Acting Hokage. What do you think?"
The representatives of the various clans whispered for a while, and most of them agreed. Hatsuki Shigeru was officially the Acting Hokage.
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