With Jiraiya and Tsunade, Hui came to a mysterious place for the first time at their invitation: the Hokage Office.
Hui could tell that the two seniors beside him seemed a little melancholy. As a Three Tomoe Uchiha, he knew that feeling when he saw it.
"Hui, would you like to attend the Jonin Meeting?" Jiraiya asked with a kind smile.
"Huh? Me? I'm only a first-year at the Ninja Academy..." Hui was a little confused.
Tsunade clapped him heartily on the shoulder. "Haha, Hui, you can hardly be called a student anymore. In our day, you'd have been promoted to Jonin already."
And so, Hui was led into the meeting room in a daze.
Jiraiya and the others had their reasons for wanting Hui to attend. Chuanhe and Orochimaru were both shirking their responsibilities, so they could only bring this young boy along to witness everything.
Although the only casualty in Konoha's recent upheaval seemed to be Hiruzen Sarutobi, plenty of people were needed to handle the aftermath. Konoha had many matters that needed a new Hokage to coordinate and manage. Naturally, selecting the Fifth Hokage became the top priority.
After "friendly discussions" with Tsunade, Jiraiya had still decided to give her the position of Fifth Hokage.
Jiraiya felt rather helpless about it.
The Jonin Meeting was his last chance.
Jiraiya was quite certain that if they held a vote, most people would vote for Tsu—
"Everyone, I won't be running for Fifth Hokage. I nominate Jiraiya for the position." As soon as the meeting began, Tsunade completely crushed Jiraiya's little scheme.
After a brief silence,
"I nominate Lord Jiraiya too!"
"Me too!"
"+1"
And so, under everyone's puzzled gazes, Hui took part in a vote for Hokage.
Kakashi, seated right beside Hui, poked the "culprit" who had nearly