A few days later, the Jonin team meeting was deliberately scheduled for a rather urgent time.
The people from Sand Village who came to take the exam have now arrived at the edge of Konoha Village and will be approaching the village soon.
In the main conference room of the Hokage Tower, the Jonin took their seats one by one and chatted about the upcoming Jonin meeting.
Many Jonin frequently travel around the world and haven't returned to their village for a long time.
So, Kakashi Hatake and a group of people who had been staying in the village recently told others who didn't know about Gawain's situation.
The Jonin were quite surprised by Gawain's appearance. How come a successor to the Hokage suddenly appeared in their home after they hadn't been there for a while?
But to be honest, in the rather distorted social hierarchy of the Shinobi World, even if a few lone individuals become Jonin, they cannot change the general trend of being controlled by clans.
Indeed, the position of Hokage in Konoha needs to be elected by the Jonin through a democratic vote.
In reality, the proportion of Jonin from major clans has long surpassed that of Jonin from commoners.
Many civilian Jonin present expressed their confusion about Gawain's appearance, and some radical individuals even began to question him about the reasons for his appointment as the Gawain squad leader.
But they ultimately couldn't cause any trouble, because the Jonin from the various clans present already had their own understanding of Gawain's sudden emergence.
Soon, the Third Hokage and Gawain arrived at the meeting room, Gawain took the seat of honor, which should have been occupied by the Hokage.
Some commoner Jonin were even more dissatisfied, but they weren't fools. Those who could become Jonin in the Shinobi World were definitely much stronger than the world's top players in basketball or football.
After all, being a ninja is a profession that involves killing, and even the Jonin, despite their dissatisfaction, began to cautiously observe the others.
Among those observed most closely by the commoner Jonin, the members of the Hyuga and Nara clans were the most frequently observed.
As the two most influential clans in Konoha today, the attitudes of the Hyuga and Nara can greatly influence the voting tendencies of commoners when it comes to taking office.
As for Hyuga and Nara...
With a gentle smile on his face, Hiashi Hyūga Gawain was the first to applaud in approval of the news that Gawain would be appointed as the leader of the Jonin team.
At the same time, Shikaku Nara raised his right hand, showing his approval first.
As Hiashi Hyuga and Shikaku Nara made their moves, a large group of clan ninjas cast their votes in favor, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
The voting wasn't even over yet, and the third generation already knew the results.
These family members alone already make up more than 50%, even reaching around 65%!
The Third Hokage had already made great efforts to discover commoner ninjas; two of his three disciples were commoners, and he was more willing to entrust important powers such as the Anbu to people without a strong Sakumo Hatake.
But fate is fickle. Even now, clan ninjas are still the mainstream in Konoha, and this is even after the Uchiha clan was wiped out.
If the Uchiha clan still existed, then Jonin (high-ranking ninja) belonging to the clan would probably make up 75%...
This is why the Third Hokage hesitated to choose a new Hokage. If the new Hokage couldn't control those clans, the major clans might even be able to unite and decide who gets the Hokage position, or even force the new Hokage to step down.
Then came the three generations of the period, which was the ten-odd years after Minato Namikaze's death.
The only commoner qualified to inherit the Hokage position, and also capable of suppressing Jiraiya to one of the major clans...
He absolutely disagreed with becoming Hokage!
Thank goodness!
The third generation turned to look at Gawain and gave him a bright smile.
Gawain has no connection with his family. As long as he becomes Hokage, the next two generations of Hokage will continue to maintain a policy of suppressing the major ninja clans.
And this is the foundation upon which Konoha can continue to flourish.
At this point, the Jonin team meeting can basically be declared over.
The so-called appointment of the Jonin squad leader is nothing but a ridiculous joke.
Now that the various ninja clans have clearly determined Gawain's level of strength, at least for the time being, no one will oppose Gawain's decision.
The ninja clans knew this was the case; the commoners couldn't cause any trouble. Even those commoner Jonin who still cared about the Fourth Hokage could only leave in disappointment, unable to express their grief.
Hiruzen wasn't worried about the disappointment of some Jonin; only a Hokage without real strength needed to gain the support of the majority.
With Gawain's strength, if a war breaks out in the Shinobi World, as long as Gawain achieves any result commensurate with his abilities, he will instantly gain the respect befitting his status.
At that time, the Third Hokage will naturally step down and formally hand over the position of Hokage to Gawain.
As for this brief adjustment period...
After the Jonin left, the Third Hokage smiled at Gawain and then spoke while puffing on his pipe.
"I can finally rest easy, senior. Over the years, I have truly worried about the common people in the village."
"Indeed, there's nothing for you to worry about now. Next, I will provoke either the Sand Village or the Rain Village at the appropriate time, and try to incite a war that may not be too large, but will definitely involve the Tailed Beast."
At that time, I will take care of the troubles left behind by Hagoromo, and then I can rightfully hand over the Hokage position.
But after I became Hokage, Hiruzen ..."
Gawain glanced at the Third Hokage sideways before continuing.
"By then, I will have some things I must do. Those things are like thorns in my heart; if I don't get rid of them, I will be very sad!"
"Indeed, senior."
Hiruzen knew what Gawain was talking about, after all, Gawain was the most famous emperor in the history of the Land of Fire, an emperor who almost conquered the entire world with the power of the goddess.
If such people regain their place at the center of world power, then war is inevitable.
Hiruzen was indeed worried about this, but besides worrying, Hiruzen was also very much looking forward to it.
After all, Gawain possessed power far surpassing his own, and also surpassing that of other Kage in the Shinobi World. Furthermore, he had the reincarnations of the current Ashura and Indra under his command that he could utilize.
At the same time, and most importantly, Gawain possesses the fame and power that are most scarce to those in power!
Many people have their own ideas about what constitutes a "famous weapon," but in reality, fame and weapon are the most important weapons that can prevent everyone from rebelling against one's own person.
When the Great Qin Dynasty unified China, the entire country rebelled. A mere ten years later, the Han unified China. Why didn't the country rebel this time?
Because the Great Qin Dynasty originally did not possess the right to rule that could be recognized by the people of the world; it was a world that they had fought their way to establish.
The Great Qin unified the world, which changed the image of the legendary weapon. The next generation could naturally inherit everything as long as they won.
Even so, many people may still not understand what's going on.
Let's put it another way.
Even if we defeat and then rule over the Japan, for a considerable period of time, various organizations will still rebel in disarray within the Japan world.
The United States is also included. If we defeat the United States and take control of United States land, those rednecks will also rebel incessantly, constantly inciting people to buy things for free.
The reason is that we have never directly ruled them in the past, and even if we were to win, we would be the primary target of hatred for all those who suffer from war in our time.
As for the significance of names and objects...
Name and title are the orthodoxy, the reason for acceptance and the reason for not being hated!
Because Gawain was once the king of the world, people have no reason to reject and exclude him now that he has conquered the world again.
He was just taking back what was rightfully his.
This was exactly what Hiruzen had been hoping for, even though Hiruzen desperately wanted peace and didn't want any more deaths or injuries in the village.
But if possible.
As the Kage of Konoha, didn't Hiruzen also dream of unifying the world?
Even Danzo dared to talk about this kind of dream all the time.
Could Hiruzen possibly not have a dream of unification?
In the past, he simply knew that the Konoha he led was incapable of achieving that.
The ridiculous thing is that the reason he couldn't do it was because of the bad legacy left by the First and Second Hokage, and the Tailed Beast that had been separated from him...
In fact, the first and second generations were also wronged in this respect.
In their time, they were all still quite young, at the peak of their lives, and the model of the ninja village had only just emerged.
In this context, Hashirama had just ended the Sengoku period, ending endless slaughter.
He naturally didn't want to incite any more bloodshed.
Even Tobirama agreed with his elder brother's point of view that the war could be appropriately stopped in order to appease the people of the world.
Perhaps at that time, Tobirama felt that as time went by, and Konoha Village, under his and his elder brother's leadership, would increasingly lead the entire Shinobi World.
Perhaps many things just happen naturally.
When all the other ninja villages have become accustomed to Konoha's leadership, then the merger of the ninja villages will be inevitable one day.
Neither Hashirama nor Tobirama expected that they would both die within a few years...
They were probably not even forty years old when they died.
What a powerful figure! Unfortunately, fate played a cruel trick on him. His peak hadn't passed, or perhaps it hadn't even fully arrived, before he was gone...
Their sudden deaths were the core reason for the countless political tragedies that followed.
But who can predict when they will die?
If Tobirama and Tobirama hadn't died, with the vitality of Hashirama Senju Clan, they could at least have Mito Uzumaki in lifespan, right?
Mito Uzumaki's death was likely due to her grief over the passing of the Senju and Uzumaki Clan, as well as the series of deaths of Hashirama, Tobirama, and Tsunade's brother. Her emotional distress likely led to her death much earlier than her normal age.
In other words, if Hashirama and Tobirama hadn't met with any unforeseen circumstances, it's possible that even if the Third Hokage died, neither of them would have survived.
The Hidden Konoha Village, which they had been leading all along...
Even if Konoha Village hadn't unified the Shinobi World by then, it was probably close...
Leaving aside Hiruzen's thoughts, after the Jonin team meeting inexplicably ended, the civilian Jonin, filled with confusion and dissatisfaction, began their preparations for the Chūnin Exams.
The Sand Village delegation is about to head to Konoha. This time, the Sand Village delegation is larger than ever before, and even the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Shukaku has come along. The Anbu can't help but be nervous.
Furthermore, Root's power has been greatly restricted, and many tasks that were originally Root's responsibility have fallen to the Anbu.
Originally, Danzo concurrently held the position of head of the Anbu after Sakumo Hatake's death.
Danzo was removed from his post a few days ago, and now the head of the Anbu is the head of the Aburame Clan. However, this so-called head is not legitimate. There are more than a dozen captains in the Anbu and several heads of subordinate departments, and no one respects him.
This person rose to power because he had given his core members to Danzo's Root...
Or rather, it was precisely his willingness to sacrifice family members that prompted Hiruzen to hand over the ministerial position to him.
Currently, Kakashi Hatake himself is one of the captains of the Anbu, along with Yamato and others.
In addition, Ibiki Morino is also the head of the intelligence department affiliated with the Anbu, and these people don't really respect the Aburame Clan chief.
The current Anbu are all waiting for Kakashi Hatake to become the Anbu; they probably only respect Kakashi Hatake.
In short, the Anbu is in a mess these days, and there's a lot more work to do. How can the Jonin not be exhausted?
Fortunately, Konoha had experience in dealing with various troubles. With the protection of Konoha's Anbu, the Sand Village representatives quietly entered the village and checked into the guesthouses arranged by Konoha.
Meanwhile, smaller ninja villages such as the Otogakure also arrived in Konoha, Chūnin Exams were scheduled to begin one week later in the morning.
Konoha deliberately extended the time each village representative stayed in Konoha, just to give them more time to interact with Gawain, the next Hokage.
However, representatives from villages like Sand Village Otogakure have no interest in seeking the Hokage's assistance these days.
They had something on their minds.
Although the Kazekage hasn't arrived yet, the Jonin among the Sand Village's representatives are well aware of his plans. Right now, the Sand Village ninja are like firecrackers, just waiting to deliver a final, devastating blow to Konoha.
But those kids in the Sand Village who need to take exams...
The children seem to be in a pretty good mood.
Including Gaara, the children had a good time exploring Konoha and getting a taste of the grandeur of the largest village in the Shinobi World.
Putting everything else aside, they were completely absorbed in watching the Hokage Rock.
Although the children in each village naively believed that their own family's shadow was the strongest.
However, regardless of anything else, the legends surrounding each Hokage of Konoha Village far Koby those of their own village's Kage...
Besides the Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja, Gawain also sensed many other presences from underground.
Clearly, Xiao wouldn't miss a scene like this.
And so, just when everything was proceeding smoothly and it seemed that the Chūnin Exams were about to officially begin.
Gawain left his bed at night and followed the traces of the scents beneath him to a location near the Valley of the End.
Gawain sighed softly as he gazed at the babbling stream.
"Come out, brat. I can already sense a trace of Kaguya's aura on you."
So, you are my third brother?
What's your name?
He sighed and spoke to Black Zetsu, who was slowly emerging from the bushes.