The Seat of the Fire Shadow
"Haha, Yue, I knew you were going to ask about the Third Hokage and the others' battle!"
Upon hearing Uchiha Yue's question, Kushina Uzumaki smiled slyly. She then conjured an intelligence scroll out of thin air and said, "Yue, the battle of the Third Hokage and his group is the focus of attention for all the ninja villages. Therefore, as soon as the Third Hokage and his group began their fight, Anbu were already recording their Third Hokage. Now, I'm handing you this intelligence scroll; take a look for yourself!"
"Okay!"
As soon as Kushina Uzumaki finished speaking, Uchiha Yue slightly in reply, and then took the information scroll from Kushina Uzumaki's hand.
Just like Kushina Uzumaki just said, the Third Hokage, the Third Raikage, and the Third Tsuchikage were all figures who stood at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World. Their battles naturally attracted the attention of many ninja villages and even many countries. In fact, some ninja villages and countries in the Shinobi World would only decide which village to align themselves with based on the strength of each village's Kage. Therefore, the battles of the Third Hokage and his contemporaries were not only a matter of personal honor and defeat for the Third Hokage and his contemporaries, but also a symbol of the strength of an entire ninja village!
Currently, the Third Hokage's ability to join forces with his disciple Orochimaru to defeat the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage undoubtedly elevates Konoha's prestige in the Shinobi World. Furthermore, the Third Hokage's feat of single-handedly fighting the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage will be celebrated throughout the Shinobi World for a long time to come. It's likely that after the war in Konoha ends, the Third Hokage's reputation will resound throughout the entire Shinobi World; after all, the Third Hokage, who could single-handedly confront the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage, has firmly established himself as the strongest Shinobi World.
However, when Uchiha Yue browsed through the intelligence scroll in his hand, a look of shock flashed across his eyes.
Indeed, the intelligence scroll that Uchiha Yue was browsing did record the Third Hokage's feat of fighting alone against the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage. However, what surprised Uchiha Yue was that the intelligence scroll mainly recorded not the Third Hokage's performance, but rather the powerful performance of the Third Hokage's disciple, Sannin, one of the Orochimaru!
According to the information scroll, when Uchiha Yue first learned of the Third Hokage's battle, it was the Third Hokage who single-handedly overpowered the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage. However, after Orochimaru intervened in the battle, the Third Hokage surprisingly went into hiding, allowing Orochimaru to continue suppressing the disadvantaged Third Raikage and Third Tsuchikage. Third Raikage, Orochimaru, relying on his own formidable strength, defeated the two Third Tsuchikage -Kage Level ninjas.
"The intelligence scroll mainly records Orochimaru's strength, but what is his purpose?"
After reading the intelligence scroll, Uchiha Yue, after a brief moment of astonishment, silently analyzed it in his mind.
"Logically, the intelligence scroll should mainly record the strength of the Third Hokage, since he was the one in charge of Konoha."
"However, judging solely from the contents of the intelligence scroll, an ordinary person might assume that Orochimaru's strength was overwhelming, ultimately leading to his defeat of the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage."
"Could it be that the Third Hokage instructed the Anbu to record it this way?"
"Could it be that the Third Hokage is preparing to step down and choose Hokage Position?"
Thinking of this, Uchiha Yue couldn't help but nod secretly, thinking that the Third Hokage's reason for doing this was very likely this.
Undoubtedly, the Third Hokage is currently extremely powerful; in fact, as long as he's Third Hokage, no one in the entire Shinobi World dares to look down on Konoha. However, the Third Hokage is getting old, and it's necessary to quickly find a Hokage Position. Because, once a Hokage Position candidate is chosen, even if something were to happen to the Third Hokage, the situation within Konoha could be stabilized by the newly appointed Hokage.
Just like the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, who, sensing a crisis, chose the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, as his successor.
The Third Hokage's current thoughts are undoubtedly the same as those of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju: to select a successor from among the outstanding Kage Level shinobi in Konoha!
Within Konoha, the first choice for those qualified to inherit the Hokage Position is the Sannin of Konoha.
However, it was no secret to the Sannin Third Hokage that Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, suffered from hemophobia. Therefore, the Third Hokage couldn't possibly allow someone with such a significant defect as Tsunade to inherit Hokage position. As for Jiraiya, his carefree Hokage Position made him far from the best candidate. Thus, if the Third Hokage were to find Orochimaru Hokage Position undoubtedly be the best choice. And the Third Hokage's current efforts to give Hokage Position the Orochimaru were certainly intended to allow Orochimaru to build up his prestige.
The Hokage is not something that can be inherited by just anyone.
To succeed Hokage Position, one must first have a certain prestige and influence in Konoha, and also possess a certain level of strength.
Orochimaru certainly possesses formidable power; as a Kage Level ninja, he is undoubtedly the strongest in Konoha after the Third Hokage. As for his influence, he could naturally inherit the Third Hokage 'Orochimaru. However, despite holding the title of Sannin Orochimaru, his deliberate low profile has resulted in a less prestigious reputation compared to Tsunade and Jiraiya. The fact that the Third Hokage is now actively promoting Orochimaru indicates that he favors Orochimaru as his Hokage.
However, Uchiha Yue, who knew the original plot, was very clear that Orochimaru's Hokage Position was likely to be lost.
Because Minato Namikaze will soon rise rapidly and replace Orochimaru as the first successor to the Hokage.
Therefore, just as Uchiha Yue deduced that the Third Hokage's intention was for Orochimaru to inherit the Hokage Position, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking that Orochimaru was destined to be unworthy of the Hokage Position. However, what Uchiha Yue never expected was that just as he finished lamenting Orochimaru's lack of chance at the Hokage Position, Kushina Uzumaki remained silent for a moment before suddenly speaking, "Tsuki, can you, Lord Orochimaru, truly become the Fourth Hokage?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing Kushina Uzumaki's words, Uchiha Yue raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Kushina, what do you mean?"
"Oh, it's nothing, I just feel a little regretful."
As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Kushina Uzumaki was momentarily lost in thought, murmuring, "Yue, I may not be very good at analysis, but I can understand what the Third Hokage meant. So, I feel sorry for Minato. If the Third Hokage had Minato a little more time, I think Minato could have done even better than Lord Orochimaru!"
"Moon, if Minato really has a chance to become the Fourth Hokage..."
Are you willing to support Minato?