He was young, brilliant, approachable, and died unexpectedly. As long as Konoha Ninja is in his right mind, there will be no one who cannot help but feel sorry for the death of Fourth Hokage.
Therefore, the formal funeral of Fourth Hokage was very solemn, and everyone's emotions during the funeral were very real.
The ninjas of Konoha gathered in silence, waited sadly, and then dispersed wordlessly... After the funeral was over, Yellow Flash had completely become a historical term.
Third Hokage regained all the power, but this is not something to be happy about. After Minato, the third generation should reconsider the candidate for the next generation Hokage, but this is actually not something worth considering, because Because everything is just back to the situation before Minato was selected... Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, these three people have always been candidates for the next generation Hokage.
Originally Fourth Hokage would choose from these three people, but later Jiraiya tried his best to recommend his disciple Minato Namikaze. After a period of getting to know each other, Third Hokage recognized Minato Namikaze... He needed strength, popularity, character, and connections, so Minato Namikaze became Fourth Hokage.
Therefore, the current Third Hokage does not have no successor.
However, since Tsunade is not in the village at this time, the only candidates Third Hokage can consider are Orochimaru and Jiraiya. However, his two disciples each have their own shortcomings... Jiraiya is loose and frivolous; Orochimaru is gloomy and terrifying.
But if we have to choose the next generation Hokage from these two disciples with character flaws...
In Hokage's Office, Third Hokage is holding a pen. There is a piece of paper on the table in front of him. On the paper, the names of Orochimaru and Jiraiya are written. Third Hokage first moved the pen to the name of Jiraiya. After a pause, he shook his head and moved the pen to the name of Orochimaru. After a longer pause, he moved the pen to the name of Jiraiya, and then...
He crossed out the name Jiraiya.
Orochimaru should be a little more suitable than Jiraiya...
Right?
Third Hokage was puzzled, then he balled up the paper and threw it into a wastebasket. Forget it, he had to think about it again.
Uchiha Residential Area.
Starting about half a year ago, or simply after Nine-Tails Incident, Uchiha Itachi felt that his "big brother next door" Shisui became a little different. Later Shisui called some tribesmen to go to the Land of Rice battlefield, and persisted until the last moment of the war before returning to the village. For this reason, two Uchiha ninjas even died on the final battlefield.
This also caused many people in the clan to become dissatisfied with Shisui, the genius of the younger generation.
After Fourth Hokage's funeral, Uchiha Shisui was finally free, so Uchiha Itachi decided to talk to him.
Although Uchiha Itachi was only six years old at this time, and Uchiha Shisui was also young, it may be because Uchiha's brain structure is different from ordinary people, so the minds of these two "young" ninjas are more mature than the other.
That evening, Itachi found Shisui.
"Shisui, would you like to chat?"
"It's Itachi, of course. Those things are finally over... let's go out for a walk."
Itachi nodded, and then after Shisui changed his shoes, the two of them left the yard of Shisui's house one after another.
After the two people left the settlement, they walked along a small river. After a while, there was no one else around them.
"Now the main voices in the clan are opposing the medal system being implemented in the village. The clan elders believe that this is a part of weakening the influence and glory of Uchiha..." While walking, Itachi suddenly said this.
"With Uchiha's ninja strength, don't you have the confidence to win a medal?" Shisui asked.
"That's not true. It's just that they feel that the power to evaluate and issue medals is completely concentrated in the hands of the village. In this matter, the village can easily target Uchiha Clan and erase the honor of Uchiha."
This statement made Uchiha Shisui shake his head. If Konoha is sincerely promoting this system, it is necessary to ensure its fairness, but regardless of whether Konoha is fair or unfair, Uchiha will think that Konoha is unfair.
The original "Nine-Tails Incident" should be regarded as the trigger of "Uchiha Clan Massacre", but this does not mean that it limits the news that "Nine-Tails's rampage was caused by the Uchiha Clan". After that, Uchiha Clan and Konoha can live in harmony... The fuse is just a fuse. The conflict between Uchiha and Konoha has lasted for fifty years.
Uchiha is dissatisfied with Konoha's various policies. There are also people in Konoha High Command who wish Uchiha could die early... The arrangements made by Fourth Hokage before his death are likely to be in vain.
Uchiha Shisui didn't want to talk about the medal. He asked, "Itachi, what do you think of the death of Master Fourth Hokage?"
"Fourth Hokage-sama? I feel very sorry." Itachi said.
Uchiha Shisui hesitated, and finally told Uchiha Itachi the truth about "Nine-Tails Incident".
"Is this news... true?" Such impactful news made Uchiha Itachi stop instantly.
Uchiha Shisui nodded and said, "Based on my investigation, it can basically be confirmed to be true."
"In other words, Master Fourth Hokage knew who the murderer was, but in the end he chose to protect Uchiha Clan..." Itachi was still a little shocked.
"The crime of one person is not the crime of the clan. At the same time, Fourth Hokage-sama does not want civil strife in Konoha. I have been quietly investigating the identity of the murderer, but after checking within the clan, I found nothing. So... the bad news is that the murderer is a Uchiha, and the good news is that the other party is most likely a Uchiha traitor."
Itachi shook his head, this was not good news, but he finally understood one thing... So, was that why Shisui insisted on going to the battlefield before?
The two suddenly fell into silence. After walking a certain distance along the river and about to leave the Konoha range, they began to turn back.
After that, it was still silent all the way.
And when Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi returned to the settlement area at night, Shisui, who had been silent all the way, suddenly stretched out his hand to stop Itachi without any warning, while his eyes were fixed on a corner in the shadows.
"Who is it? Come out!"
It was neither a gaze of surveillance or scrutiny, nor a gaze of concern or concern. Uchiha Shisui just felt a chilling malice.
Of course Uchiha Shisui didn't get any response, but he couldn't leave Itachi's side rashly at this time. At this time, Itachi didn't even open Sharingan. No matter how talented he was, his combat effectiveness was not reliable.
"Itachi, do you feel it?" Shisui asked.
"Well, there seemed to be a sharp sight that pierced the skin, but it just passed for a fleeting moment and seems to have disappeared now." Itachi said this, which proved that what Shisui just felt was not an illusion.
Shisui nodded, and then he slowly evacuated with Itachi. After sending Itachi home, Shisui immediately pulled away and came back to check the location.
How much time was wasted in this back and forth? Of course he found nothing.
Sharingan was not Byakugan. Shisui found no clues. After checking several times in a row, he had no choice but to go home.
However, the matter did not end there.
Three days later, Uchiha discovered that a jounin was missing in the clan. Yes, "again", so Uchiha Clan became angry. During the war, they lost ninjas, and even though there was peace, they still lost ninjas. Doesn't this mean peace is in vain?
Hokage office building, because of this incident, Third Hokage summoned a large number of Jonin, and Yuhara was also among them.
"Uchiha ninja suddenly disappeared, and this time the other party had no mission, and he did not leave the village. This ninja disappeared in Konoha, so we must find this person." Third Hokage said.
Hokage has already explained to everyone what happened before.
Then someone said unhappily, "Lord Hokage, for various reasons, Uchiha Residential Area is a vacuum zone for the village's supervisory power. Uchiha ninjas disappeared in their clan area. This is not the village's responsibility no matter how you think about it!"
Okay, this guy has a point.
You have always managed your own territory, but you have lost someone and come to make trouble with the village. How can it make sense... Uchiha Clan, you are really not very likable.
"Lord Hokage, since we are looking for someone, can we enter the incident site to search for clues?" asked another ninja.
Third Hokage was silent for a while, and then said, "They will investigate the clues in the Uchiha area by themselves. You should conduct investigations in other areas of Konoha and try to find that ninja... to see him alive."
"..."
Hokage said so, the jounin can only carry out the mission reluctantly.
Yuhara, on the other hand, forcibly resisted the urge to reach out and slap his forehead. He felt that he knew who did this job, and the truth must be close to ten... The words he said to Orochimaru seemed to have an obvious effect.
Third Hokage was too gentle towards Uchiha, which caused dissatisfaction among some Jonin. However, at this time Yuhara thought of another question... Why not send ANBU ninjas to investigate this matter? Isn't such a task more suitable for ANBU?
Or the question should be asked this way, if an ordinary jounin goes on an investigation and search mission, what are the ANBU doing at this time?
The answer is self-evident.
Third Hokage is actually not that soft. There must be a lot of ANBU ninjas staring at the Uchiha Clan at this time.
The apparent actions of ninjas like Yuhara are to reassure Uchiha, telling them that Konoha really takes this disappearance seriously, but at the same time Third Hokage is also using Another voice told Uchiha Clan, I can help you find someone, and ask them not to be shameless... This interpretation seems a bit extreme, it can only be said that Hokage is guarding Uchiha Clan from taking risks.
After getting such a mission, after leaving Hokage's Office, Yuhara didn't do any investigation at all. He went directly to the murderer...
I won't kill Red Eye, but Red Eye will die because of me! Orochimaru really has a longing for science, and he is about to evolve into a materialistic snake pill.