You Can't Say That-You'll Lose Your Head!

Although Mizuki Izumo had his doubts, he dared not ask anything under the watchful eyes of everyone.

They had no choice but to continue counting the votes.

Kanami, Kanami, Kanami...

It's still Kanami!

Mizuki Izumo felt a bit dry in her throat.

Tsunade!

Tsunade, Tsunade...

The subsequent votes for Tsunade eased his grim expression considerably.

A few minutes later, Mizuki Izumo had finished taking inventory.

In terms of votes, Kanami and Tsunade were exactly the same.

He felt a sudden dryness in his mouth.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Then, he glanced blankly at the Advisor Utatane in front of him.

Utatane Koharu felt Mizuki Izumo's gaze, and the two exchanged a glance.

Utatane Koharu didn't know what he meant either, but Feudal Lord and the villagers were all waiting.

'Did something go wrong? Jiraiya get too many votes?'

Thinking of this, she shook her head slightly.

She'd already taken care of everything; Jiraiya's votes were just a formality, how could he possibly surpass Tsunade's?

She gave herself a self-deprecating laugh. What could possibly be unexpected?

"Announce it."

Utatane Koharu, nodded slightly.

Mizuki Izumo asked again, uncertainly, "So, should I make the announcement?"

"Announce."

Utatane Koharu.

The Feudal Lord and villagers are all waiting. What are you going to do if you don't announce it? If you keep dragging this out, people will really think we're pulling a fast one.

"Okay, then I'll make it official."

Utatane Koharu was about to scold him for being so coy, Mizuki Izumo's voice reached her ears.

"Tsunade received the most votes..."

Utatane Koharu, satisfied, swallowed the words she wanted to say to him.

"He Kanami."

However, upon hearing the second half of Mizuki Izumo's words, Utatane Koharu froze on the spot.

She paused for a second, then uttered a single word in disbelief, "Who?!"

"Huh?"

Everyone present was puzzled.

"What? Wind?"

Who is Kanami?

"Isn't it just Lord Jiraiya and Lady Tsunade?"

"Ah?!"

Kanami, sitting in the audience, couldn't help but speak up.

The people who were chatting enthusiastically all glanced at him sideways.

One person said disdainfully, "Why are you shouting so loudly? Do you even know who Kanami is?"

"I don't know," Kanami shook his head.

'Who exactly wants to harm me?' Kanami scratched his head.

The crowd downstairs couldn't reach a conclusion, and their voices grew increasingly noisy.

"Could they be pulling strings?"

"Who is Kanami? How come he got the same number of votes as Lady Tsunade?"

"I support Lady Tsunade becoming Hokage!"

"Are you supporting Lady Tsunade? I'm too embarrassed to point it out."

"I like Tsunade -sama, is that wrong?"

Two pairs of eyes were fixed on Kanami from behind, belonging to Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame.

Kiba Inuzuka laughed, "Hahaha, it seems that the vote I had my mom get from the Jonin was crucial!"

The Inuzuka Clan has very few Jonin. Tsume Inuzuka, is only Special Jonin, while Kiba's older sister, Hana Inuzuka, is Chunin.

"... My dad's vote is just as important." Konoha hip dude Shino Aburame next to him, adjusted his sunglasses. "Besides, your voice is too loud."

Not only the villagers, but many people on the rooftop of the Hokage building were also completely bewildered.

Especially his Feudal Lord.

'Wasn't it already agreed that Tsunade would become Hokage? How come, even though it was already decided, some unknown person suddenly appeared?'

With a strange expression, he asked, "Who is Kanami?"

This question exploded in the minds of many Jonin.

The Konoha Village and some Genin and Chunin didn't know who Kanami was, but these Jonin all knew that Kanami was Akane's real name.

No one answered.

Hyuga Hiashi was also taken aback.

Although he mobilized the Hyuga clan to vote for Kanami, he only wanted to express his attitude to the Advisor Utatane.

Unexpectedly, the result was a tie with Tsunade. Of course, the main reason was that Utatane Koharu insisted on arranging for people to vote for Jiraiya, which was like shooting herself in the foot.

"Clan Head Lord, this..."

Hyuga Kō leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

Hyuga Hiashi gave him a look, signaling Hyuga Kō to wait and see what happens.

'What's going on? Besides me, is there someone else who wants to vote for that kid Kanami?'

He looked around, trying to find some clue on the faces of the people present.

Tsunade's eyes also flickered. As the designated Fifth Hokage, she had naturally been told that Akane's real name was Kanami.

Right now, she's filled with just one word. "Curiosity."

A few seconds of silence fell over the rooftop of the Hokage Building, and the Feudal Lord's displeasure was already evident on his face.

"Kanami is... a hero in the village," Utatane Koharu explained to Feudal Lord, forcing herself to speak.

"A hero?" Feudal Lord asked doubtfully. "I've never heard of him before."

At this moment, a group of villagers in the audience shouted.

Who exactly is Kanami?

Why is this election taking so long? What's going on?

"Could it be that even the Hokage election is so corrupt that it's rigged?"

"You can't say that! It'll cost you your head!"

Although people no longer mention things like "behind-the-scenes manipulation," everyone has their own judgment.

In particular, the Konoha woodworms that Akashi cleaned up were from Mitokado Advisor, one of Konoha higher-ups officials.

It seems entirely possible that a few more woodworms might appear now, doesn't it?

The Feudal Lord on the stage looked extremely displeased upon hearing the villagers' protests.

The last time he looked this bad was during the Chunin exam, when he forfeited every match in a tournament held on Konoha's home turf, causing him to lose face in front of the other Four Great Nations Feudal Lord.

"Advisor Utatane, can you handle this matter properly?" Feudal Lord said in a deep voice.

Hearing that the Feudal Lord was suppressing his anger, Utatane Koharu.

This kind of voting is for anonymous elections, and if she wanted to find out who voted for Kanami, she couldn't possibly investigate in front of everyone now.

'There's only one way.' Her face wrinkled up.

I slowly walked to the edge of the Hokage Building's rooftop.

"Everyone, there was indeed a mistake in this incident. There were originally three candidates for the Hokage Position, but this person named..."

At this point, her gaze sharpened as she noticed a familiar figure; Kanami was also in the audience.

Because of his exceptionally outstanding appearance and demeanor, coupled with the presence of a lovely girl Hinata Hyuga just as beautiful as him, the two of them were easily noticed at a glance.

However, she could only grit her teeth and continue, "A man named Kanami withdrew from the race because he did not wish to run."

Is the Hokage election ceremony really this frivolous?

"You can make such a mistake?"

"Heh, it seems that the historic moment for our village that we care about is meaningless in their eyes."

"Therefore!" Utatane Koharu deliberately raised her voice to drown out the noise downstairs, "Tsunade inherit the Fifth Hokage with the same number of votes!"

"My esteemed advisor, who is this Kanami? What makes him qualified to run for office?"

"That's right, even if Asuma Sarutobi were to run for office, we could understand, since he's the son of the Third Hokage Lord!"

The mention of Asuma Sarutobi reignited the crowd's discontent.

"???" Asuma Sarutobi on the stage scratched his head. "Why is it my turn again?"