"Lord Jiraiya, now that the Third Hokage has passed away, it is indeed deeply saddening, but Konoha cannot collapse because of it.
"The damaged areas of the village need to be rebuilt, postwar matters with the Sand Village need to be discussed, and most importantly, the people of Konoha Village urgently need a new pillar of support."
"Yes, Lord Jiraiya. The most urgent matter now is to find a suitable candidate to succeed as the Fifth Hokage. Otherwise, the people of Konoha Village will remain in a state of unrest."
As the Inuzuka Clan Head and Aburame Clan Head spoke one after another, Jiraiya, walking at the front, felt a headache coming on.
How could Jiraiya fail to understand what these clan heads were thinking? The problem was that he had always been laid-back and loved his freedom. He truly was not suited for the position of Hokage.
Hiashi Hyuga, the Hyuga Clan Head beside him, seemed to understand what Jiraiya was thinking and spoke up as well. "If Lord Jiraiya feels that he is not suited to become Hokage, then he could recommend a suitable candidate.
"After all, among the people in the village, Lord Jiraiya should be considered the most senior. The Third Hokage was your teacher, and the Fourth Hokage was your disciple."
"That's right, that's right. The Fourth Hokage was Lord Jiraiya's disciple. Even if there is no suitable candidate from Lord Jiraiya's generation in the Hokage lineage, isn't there still the next generation?"
Hearing the Inuzuka Clan Head's almost blatant implication, Shikaku Nara of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans could not help shaking his head inwardly.
As staunch loyalists of the Hokage lineage, the Ino-Shika-Cho clans did not really approve of Yoru Machi, who had been rather disrespectful toward the Third Hokage.
Yet Shikaku understood perfectly well