"Swish, swish, swish~"
As Soji's casual voice rang out, the other three Kage instantly turned their gazes toward him.
However, the looks in their eyes were rather strange.
How should they put it?
They looked as though they were staring at an idiot!
Yet, mindful of Mizuki Ember's status as the strongest person in the Ninja World, the three Kage found it difficult to mock him openly.
As a result, their expressions became incredibly awkward!
Normally, there would have been no issue with the Third Hokage stepping down and the Fourth Hokage taking office.
But they must not forget that the Fourth Hokage had died more than ten years ago!
The Third Hokage had only resumed his position after the Fourth Hokage's death!
So after the Third Hokage stepped down, who else could possibly take the position?
Were they supposed to let the Fourth Hokage's empty tomb take office?
It was precisely because they had thought of these matters that the other three Kage wore such expressions.
At this, both the Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki repeatedly looked as if they wanted to speak but held back.
In the end, it was their ally, Fourth Kazekage Rasa, who spoke up to remind him.
"Cough, cough~ Mizukage-sama, perhaps too much time has passed, so you've forgotten. Konoha's Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, died in battle more than ten years ago.
Therefore, if Your Excellency Third Hokage steps down, then the one taking office will be the Fifth Hokage."
Rasa pretended to cough, then stated this fact—something almost everyone in the Ninja World knew—in words he believed would not damage Mizuki Ember's dignity.
In Rasa's view, this was simply the duty of an ally.
However, neither Fourth Kazekage Rasa nor Fourth Raikage A and Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki noticed that the Konoha ninja below were