"Haha, I don't have much time. Please, sister-in-law, please call Sarutobi and the others. I have something to tell them."
In the yard where Konohagakure and Tobirama Senju are located.
There is no need for Mito Uzumaki to go out and call for help. Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō and other disciples are all waiting outside.
After all, for Hiruzen Sarutobi, since First Shinobi World War ended and Tobirama Senju returned safely, he felt that every time Tobirama Senju looked at him, there was something missing in his eyes, and it was not like before.
Also, his position as Third Hokage was originally established, but after returning from the Land of Fire border, Tobirama Senju never mentioned it. In fact, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that he had no chance to take the position of Third Hokage.
Not only that, in the past, the Konoha F4s that Tobirama Senju valued most were Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō. But after returning, Tobirama Senju shifted his focus to Torifu Akimichi and Kagami Uchiha.
In the past, this would have been impossible.
Torifu Akimichi is backed by three Ino-Shika-Cho families. Although it is not as good as Konoha wealthy families like Uchiha and Hyuga Clan, the combined strength of the three families is also a considerable force.
As for Kagami Uchiha, he has the support of Konoha like Uchiha. After all, if Tobirama Senju had to re-select Third Hokage before he closed his eyes, none of Hiruzen Sarutobi would be able to take the position of Third Hokage.
At this moment, Shimura Danzō's face looked a little ugly. Hiruzen Sarutobi had the same thoughts in his heart.
After all, even if he couldn't become Konoha Third Hokage before, he could never escape the second-in-command position of Hokage Assistant.
In fact, as long as he can catch Hiruzen Sarutobi's mistakes in the future, he will have a great chance to bring Hiruzen Sarutobi down.
But as time gradually passed, Shimura Danzō also suffered a lot in the past few years.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō's eyes met, and they both understood what the other was thinking.
However, the top priority is to determine whether Tobirama Senju will continue the previous arrangement or re-select Third Hokage. This is very, very important to them.
As for Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, they were also murmuring in their hearts. A few years ago, they were both happy and conflicted about the safe return of Tobirama Senju. Now that several years have passed, they only feel regretful.
Even the two of them often think about how great it would be if Second Hokage died in the hands of Gold and Silver Brothers, but they are now the senior leaders of Konoha.
"Hoo!"
The four of them had just exchanged glances with each other when they saw Mito Uzumaki walking out of the room. There was a trace of sadness in his eyes, scanning Hiruzen Sarutobi and others one by one until they all bowed their heads respectfully. She Then he said, "Monkey, Danzo, Koharu, Yan, Torifu, Jing, you all go in, your teacher has something to say to you."
"Yes, Lady Mito."
Several people did not dare to neglect Mito Uzumaki and quickly and respectfully responded.
Once Tobirama Senju really dies, then Mito Uzumaki will be able to firmly occupy the position of Konoha's strongest person by virtue of the powerful Fuinjutsu and the power of Nine-Tails in his body.
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi who has already stepped into Kage Level can't help but be amazed every time he feels the extremely powerful Chakra inside Mito Uzumaki.
Not to mention others!
In addition to her strength, as the wife of First Hokage Hashirama Senju, Mito Uzumaki's status in Konohagakure's position is not necessarily comparable to that of Hokage who has been Tobirama Senju for so many years.
Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi and others want to leave a good impression on Mito Uzumaki. If Mito Uzumaki helps them with a few words, Third Hokage's position will basically be confirmed.
However, at this moment, Mito Uzumaki is already immersed in sadness. How can he still have the time to pay attention to this little ninety-nine in their hearts?
Besides, when Tobirama Senju returned to Konoha from the Land of Fire border, he wanted to beat Hiruzen Sarutobi and others to the end, so Mito Uzumaki knew what kind of people these people in front of him were like.
She turned sideways and made way for a few people to go in. Mito Uzumaki followed her in. However, behind the people, her eyes fell on Kagami Uchiha, with a little pity in her eyes.
"Mirror, it would be great if you were not Uchiha Clan's Ninja!" Mito Uzumaki sighed in his heart.
Yes, whether it is Mito Uzumaki or Tobirama Senju, the impression of Kagami Uchiha is very good, especially after First Shinobi World War ended, Kagami Uchiha's action of returning alone to prepare for Tobirama Senju was a plus.
It can be said that Hashirama Senju died in the hands of Madara Uchiha, and now Tobirama Senju and Second Hokage are about to die, also because of Madara Uchiha.
In this way, Tobirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki do not blame Uchiha Clan, which means their grudges are clear, but Hokage Position will definitely not be blamed on Kagami Uchiha.
In the original work, perhaps for this reason, although Uchiha Clan produced many outstanding Ninjas, such as Shisui Uchiha, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke, the position of Hokage has nothing to do with them.
inside the house.
Tobirama Senju leaned against the bedside with difficulty, looking at the more mature disciples, a smile appeared on his face, but in this smile, there was both relief and some helplessness.
The good news is that if he has these disciples regardless of his character or family background, he can be considered a successor. There is no need to worry that if Konoha is handed over to them, the situation will take a turn for the worse.
But to become Hokage, you must be responsible for the entire Konoha. Therefore, until this moment, Tobirama Senju is still entangled in his heart.
"Teacher, are you okay?" Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others asked with tears in their eyes as soon as they entered the room and saw Tobirama Senju looking seriously injured and dying.
"Ahem, I'm dying. My life is about to come to an end. I asked you to come here because I want to re-select the candidate for Third Hokage." Tobirama Senju coughed, sighed in his heart, and then said helplessly.
However, due to his serious injury, his speaking speed was not only slow, but also intermittent.
However, just these intermittent words made Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō and others instantly nervous.
"Teacher, you will be fine."
At this time, Torifu Akimichi quickly offered words of comfort.
Upon hearing this, several other people also offered words of comfort.
"Haha, cough, don't be stupid. I'm not surprised that this day has come. It's just a pity that I still have many ideas that I couldn't continue to experiment with at Konoha.
I hope that after I leave, no matter who among you becomes Third Hokage, the others will not have any thoughts in their minds." Tobirama Senju smiled bitterly, then stared at a few people and said.
"Teacher, don't worry, we will protect Konoha." Hiruzen Sarutobi said first.
After finishing speaking, Shimura Danzō also promised not to be outdone, "Teacher, please rest assured, protecting Konoha is something we will insist on doing in this life."
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura also nodded, looking relieved as teachers.
Only Torifu Akimichi and Kagami Uchiha didn't speak. The former was always sad and didn't even think about what Tobirama Senju meant.
The latter is because he knows that two consecutive Hokages died at the hands of Madara Uchiha. At this time, it is already a great gift that he can still appear here.
Hokage Position, haha, even if Tobirama Senju ignores the past grievances and personally designates him to be Konoha's Third Hokage, he, Hokage Position, will not be able to sit still.
On the bed, Tobirama Senju could see the expressions on several people's faces. He could clearly see the ambition in Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō's eyes, the desire for power in Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's eyes, and the pure sadness and sadness in Torifu Akimichi's eyes.
"Alas."
Sighing again, Tobirama Senju nodded and said softly, "The position of Third Hokage will be held by Monkey, and Danzo can take the position of Hokage Assistant.
As for Koharu, Yan, Torifu and Jing, you can serve as the elders of Konoha. If you encounter important matters in the future, you can vote by a show of hands, and the minority will obey the majority.
I hope you won't disappoint me!"
The moment the words fell, the excitement in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes could hardly be suppressed. Shimura Danzō's eyes were full of unwillingness, but there was nothing he could do about it.
As for Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, both of them had equally excited eyes. Only Torifu Akimichi, from the beginning to the end, his eyes never left Tobirama Senju.
And Kagami Uchiha, after hearing this news, he did not show any surprise.
Instead, he noticed the helplessness in Tobirama Senju's eyes.
"Yes, teacher, we will definitely live up to your expectations." Hiruzen Sarutobi and others saluted respectfully.
"Go, from now on, Konoha will be left to you." Tobirama Senju waved his hand weakly and said.
"Yes!"
Several people responded respectfully and exited the room.
After a while, through Mind's Eye of the Kagura, he found that Hiruzen Sarutobi and others were far away, and it was impossible to hear the conversation between the two. Mito Uzumaki then sighed and said, "I thought you would really re-select Third Hokage!"
"Ahem!"
Tobirama Senju coughed and looked at the blood in his hands. He sighed helplessly and said, "If I had a few more years, I would recommend Torifu to the top. Unfortunately, my time is running out.
Monkey and Danzo are deep-minded and can be cruel even to their companions. Koharu and Yan do not have this ability, and their eyes have long been blinded by the rights I promised them a few years ago.
As for Jing, if he was not born Uchiha Clan, he would be the best candidate for Third Hokage.
Only Torifu, backed by three Ino-Shika-Cho families, is pretty good, but his nature is too kind. Although I have deliberately guided him in the past few years, he still hasn't learned much.
Therefore, at this juncture when I am about to die, if I force Torifu to take over, even though you, sister-in-law, are in charge of Konoha, such an arrangement will definitely cause Konoha to fall into disintegration."
On the side, Mito Uzumaki heard the helplessness in Tobirama Senju's words. Although she was not a politician, she also understood that this arrangement was the most reasonable.
"Monkey is so cheap. I just hope that if Konoha is handed over to him, he can really change." Mito Uzumaki sighed.
"Haha, I can't control it anymore.
Sister-in-law, please take out the Scroll of Sealing rubbings from the cabinet next to you." Tobirama Senju smiled helplessly, then looked at Mito Uzumaki and said.
"Okay!"
Soon, Mito Uzumaki took out a huge scroll. At Tobirama Senju's signal, she opened the scroll and looked at the rubbings of all the ninjutsu of Konoha recorded on it. She was a little surprised and said, "Tobirama, how come you have all the ninjutsu of Scroll of Sealing stamped on it?"
"Sister-in-law, after I die, please send this rubbing to Takenaka Kaguya with your own hands..."
Tobirama Senju Before he finished speaking, Mito Uzumaki was stunned for a moment, and then he understood.
"Tobirama, there is absolutely no need for you to do this. With me here, if Konoha really encounters a major crisis, Takenaka will definitely not ignore it." Mito Uzumaki said quickly.
"Haha, sister-in-law, I know that guy Takenaka Kaguya regards you as a relative, so during the last war, he stopped Kirigakure's elite troops without saying a word.
However, this is not enough. Now, among the entire Shinobi World, the only one who can compete with that guy Madara Uchiha is Takenaka Kaguya.
Monkey They are still young, and they may do some stupid things in the future and harm Konoha.
I hope, sister-in-law, when you send this rubbing over, please Takenaka Kaguya, for the sake of these ninjutsu, be able to help Konoha get through the sadness." Tobirama Senju said with a bitter smile.
If there were other ways, he really didn't want to give these very precious ninjutsu to Takenaka Kaguya, but he was about to die and there was no way he could leave any more backup tools.
"Okay!"
After a moment of silence, Mito Uzumaki finally nodded in agreement.
Compared to Hiruzen Sarutobi and others, she trusts Takenaka Kaguya in her heart more.
"Thank you sister-in-law!" Tobirama Senju thanked with a smile, then looked at Hokage Rock outside the window, his eyes gradually became blurred, and murmured to himself, "Brother, I'm here!"
After saying that, his eyes closed and his breathing stopped.
At this point, Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, who was nicknamed "Water God" by many Hokage fans, passed away.
"Tobirama..."
Mito Uzumaki looked at Tobirama Senju who had closed his eyes, shouted softly, then turned around and went out, asking someone to take care of his funeral arrangements.
Not long after, the entire Konoha fell into a sad mood again. Many Konoha citizens and civilian Ninja spontaneously rushed to Tobirama Senju's residence to see him off for the last time.
I have to say that Tobirama Senju and Hokage are really qualified.
Let's talk about Uzushiogakure.
Watching the meteors streaking across the sky in broad daylight, Takenaka Kaguya sighed, then took out the gourd from his waist and took a swig of wine.
"Have a nice trip!"