Chapter 1 We are one family
Konoha Year 42, April 16, the day after Akaseki returned to Konoha.
Akaseki, who had a day off, invited Ranwu, Shikaku, Inoichi, and Choza to have dinner at the Yakiniku store.
"How did I hear that...Akaseki you usually go to the Pine Deer Pavilion?" Shikaku said sarcastically - he is not mean at ordinary times, but after all, Akaseki only took advantage of three people not long ago.
Although there was no complaint, after all, they had no regrets about exposing Shimura Danzō's crazy behavior, but Shikaku was still slightly unhappy.
Without waiting for Akaseki to say anything, Choza said matter-of-factly, "Pine Deer Pavilion is just so so, how can it be as delicious as Yakiniku?"
When Shikaku heard this, he immediately glared at him. When Choza saw this, he looked embarrassed and muttered, "Actually, I recently found a newly opened Ramen restaurant that is very delicious..."
Bang--
Ranwu slapped the table at this time, Choza was startled, thinking that she was so unwilling to eat Ramen...
"What on earth are Third thinking! What are you waiting for Elder, why don't you execute that Shimura Danzō immediately!" Ranwu said angrily.
When Shikaku and Inoichi heard this, they both looked helpless and looked around in the store, not wanting anyone to hear what they said.
Inoichi, who knew that Danzo would probably not die, comforted him, "After this incident, even if Shimura Danzō does not die, he will definitely be imprisoned and will have no chance to come out again."
"That's right, and there is an advantage to him being alive... not all Root has been found out about what he has done. Only when he is alive can he continue to plead guilty." Shikaku nodded.
Of course, both of them understood that the main reason why Danzo would probably not die was Hokage's concession - since Lord Hokage has admitted that it was the Hokage Advisor system's fault, then Danzo's personal mistake is smaller.
Ranwu At this time, he was still aggrieved...
On the contrary, Akaseki didn't say anything. This made Ranwu, who had always wanted to hear what he had to say, looked at him repeatedly and said, "Uchiha Clan has no objection?"
"I, Uchiha Clan, don't have to choose and there are two Elder. What else can you say?" Akaseki said and shook his head.
Ranwu heard this and continued to stare at him with an expression like "I saw you wrong."
Seeing this, Akaseki said helplessly, "Root's people are indeed hateful, but... the war is almost over now."
Ranwu:???
Ranwu was stunned when he heard this. Are there any related words in these two sentences?
Shikaku saw that Akaseki was so worried, so he explained for him, "During the war, everyone can still see the shining point of the Uchiha Clan, and in peacetime...Choza, what do you think of the Uchiha Clan in normal times?"
Choza put the side dish in front of Yakiniku into his mouth and said, "Usually? That's just a simple "Konoha Military Police Force bastard"."
Akaseki:...
Choza still speaks so directly.
"What does this have to do with Shimura Danzō?" Ranwu is still uncomfortable.
"As long as Shimura Danzō is still alive, he can be pulled out as a target at any time if necessary." Inoichi reminded.
"What is a target? You must talk about the benefits. It can also make the subsequent review of Root easier!" Akaseki interrupted naturally.
As long as the review of Root is not over, everyone can keep focusing on Root. It can even be claimed that there are hidden secrets of Root that have not been exposed, and they will be severely beaten repeatedly in the village!
"That can't be... forget it." Ranwu originally wanted to say, but that can't always be like this.
But Ranwu think about it carefully...
It doesn't take much, as long as this thing is done for three to five years, Third Shinobi World War should explode!
And when war becomes the main theme, Uchiha Clan's popularity will greatly improve - no matter how much you urge everyone to "Traveling by Starlight" or how to "manage upwards", you can't erase Uchiha Clan's good fighting skills and courage to fight in the war...
Seeing this, Akaseki also changed the topic and said, "By the way, who do you decide to choose to be Elder?"
"I won't choose you anyway..." Shikaku rolled her eyes at him.
"I have already told my clan members that I have decided not to run for election." Akaseki shook his head - he definitely wouldn't be elected, so why not take Uchiha Clan with him and help others vote for him.
If there is another Elder who has a good relationship with the Uchiha Clan, wouldn't it be considered "2.5"?
Shikaku heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Wise."
Originally, he wanted to persuade Akaseki not to come here, but he felt that Uchiha Clan was not so easy to persuade.
"Of course I vote for Third Uncle... Unfortunately, sister Tsunade also said she would not participate." Ranwu said without hesitation.
"Well, Canglan Jonin will basically get a position. After all, the Commoner Ninja class has only started for more than 20 years. Apart from Lord Jiraiya, there are no very strong representatives." Shikaku nodded matter-of-factly.
In addition to Jiraiya, there was originally Orochimaru, but unfortunately it doesn't count now.
Akaseki:???
"Third Uncle counts as Commoner Ninja?" Akaseki was also shocked - can it still be counted like this?
"Why doesn't it count?" Ranwu asked.
"Why are you also called Third Uncle?" Choza also asked.
"Of course, Senju Clan took the initiative to integrate into the village, hoping to break the boundaries between civilians and Shinobi Clan, so he took the initiative to cancel his surname. This is Konoha versus Commoner Ninja The cornerstone of policy, if Forest Street is not counted as Commoner Ninja, it is tantamount to negating the previous policy for the civilian class." Inoichi explained.
Not only Shinobi Clan will recognize this, but the real Commoner Ninja will also recognize it...
Not to mention the moral point of view, "Senju Clan" disappeared just to blend in with everyone, and logically speaking, if the people of Forest Street are not recognized as civilians, the gap between the two parties will be widened and deepened.
And if Forest Street is considered a civilian, then Canglan or Tsunade will definitely be elected as long as they participate.
But Tsunade obviously had his own considerations. Although Forest Street wanted to promote Tsunade internally, Tsunade backed down and only Canglan signed up.
"By the way, Teacher Jiraiya also said he would not stand for election." Ranwu said.
"Ah? It's hard to say about the other civilian Elder... Minato is still too young and has little chance." Inoichi was analyzing at this time.
Minato is two years younger than Akaseki, only sixteen. Although his performance has been outstanding recently, he can't compare with "Konoha's Akaseki".
"Shinobi Clan, I guess... Hyuga Clan will have a place." Shikaku said matter-of-factly.
"Hyuga? Their popularity isn't very good, right? That's just them..." Ranwu heard this and didn't understand it yet.
But Akaseki already understood, and regardless of whether Shikaku and Inoichi were embarrassed or not, he said directly, "This can't just be based on popularity. Everyone knows that if the old boy gets up, he will definitely protect Shinobi Clan's interests without even showing his face. How can such a person get less votes?"
Yes, everyone knows that when Hyuga Jisuke becomes Elder, the first thing to maintain is Hyuga Clan, but...
Hyuga Clan's plate does not have any expandability. He hardly takes up the village's space, as long as the village doesn't care about him!
At the same time, the second thing Hyuga Jisuke protects is the large collective Shinobi Clan. No one will doubt him in this regard, especially since he can be completely shameless in this regard, just like he even dared to speak to Shimura Danzō before...
What Hyuga Jisuke likes to emphasize the most is that "our Shinobi Clan has made outstanding contributions" and "our Shinobi Clan is the foundation of Konoha". It would only be enough to say clearly that "we should have a higher status than civilians".
There are so many sizes Konoha and Shinobi Clan with different ideas and attitudes. Hyuga Jisuke can almost be said to be the "greatest common denominator" of size Shinobi Clan. "Although most Shinobi Clan think he is too extreme, after selecting him, you only need to stop him from being too extreme. There is no need to worry about him not fighting for the Shinobi Clan's interests.
And because of the Hyuga Clan's model, Hyuga Jisuke also restrained his accusations against Other Ninja Clans's internal affairs and advocated not disturbing each other - even before Shimura Danzō, Clan Leader, was expelled from the Shimura Clan, Hyuga Jisuke only expressed dissatisfaction without direct accusation.
In contrast, a certain Shinobi Clan with two Elder not only likes to eat alone, but also always points fingers at others. His nature is completely different from Hyuga!
"That's right, only Jonin votes, and each person has three votes and must vote... Even when this wave of promotion lists come out, the proportion of the Shinobi Clan among Jonin's origins will definitely account for more than two-thirds. Apart from the Uchiha Clan who eat raw rice, I am afraid there are only some Shinobi Clan Jonin who are not self-interested and specialize in benefiting others, and will not give a single vote to the Hyuga Clan master." Shikaku also agreed.
On the other hand, if there were more civilians, Hyuga Jisuke would definitely have no chance.
However, at the Jonin level, even after this six-year war, a large number of Jonin emerged in Commoner Ninja, but the proportion is still not as good as Shinobi Clan - this is despite deliberately lowering the proportion of the Shinobi Clan!
After all, Jonin needs the support of absolute strength. Although there are geniuses like Minato among the common people who have unreasonable talents and smooth inheritance, in general, their talents and inheritance are generally more than one step behind the Shinobi Clan ninja.
Otherwise, there is no need to specify, Commoner Ninja has at least two Elder Seat...
"What do you mean except Uchiha Clan? We didn't choose Hyuga Jisuke because we were out of vulgar taste!" Akaseki said confidently.
Uchiha Clan has the confidence to be "willful". Anyway, he already holds two seats, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't choose Hyuga, who has a bad relationship with him.
Immediately Akaseki asked curiously, "What is Teacher Jiraiya doing now? Are you still Forest Street?"
"Well, Third Uncle Fourth Uncle they have decided to raise Yamato, but Yamato will cry now that he leaves Teacher Jiraiya... so they stayed temporarily." Ranwu nodded.
"Yamato?" Akaseki knew that she was talking about the Wood Release baby, but he just asked the name out of curiosity.
"Sister Tsunade chose the name because she hopes that Konoha, Shinobi Clan and the common people can be part of the same family." Ranwu explained.
"Tsunade is the name given by the eldest sister? Teacher Jiraiya is taking care of it?" Akaseki rolled his eyes and felt that there was something to this matter.