The Succession Ceremony Concluded

These villagers were basically all cursing Hiruzen Sarutobi or Shimura Danzō.

Some civilian ninjas shouted, "It's all Hiruzen Sarutobi Hokage? He took our money to pay reparations, handing over the victory we risked our lives for, and utterly disgracing Konoha!"

The Hyuga Clan ninjas were the most vocal in their insults, even shouting, "Fifth Hokage, we've Hiruzen Sarutobi's Kage Rock to the ground! That beast doesn't deserve to be Hokage, nor does he deserve to possess the Kage Rock!"

More than 400,000 people were there, hurling insults at Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō. Their voices were like thunder, and the entire village could hear them.

Nara Shikadai and his Nara Clan, witnessing Qingcheng's terrifying propaganda power and control over Konoha —a power dozens of times greater than that of the Third Hokage— "

Nara Shikadai said with a serious face, "It's not unfair that the Third Hokage lost to him. This Uchiha Qingcheng is a born hero, while the elderly Hiruzen Sarutobi is just a ninja bear. The two are not even in the same league. If I had known, I would have supported this Uchiha Qingcheng. I didn't seize the opportunity."

Nara Ji, standing to the side, didn't dare to speak. Filled with regret, he said with a look of remorse, "If only I had spoken up, I wouldn't even have the chance to be a dog now. It's such a pity."

Yamanaka Inoichi, standing to the side, also looked regretful, thinking to himself, "If only I had let Kiku go find that Uchiha Clan. That way, our Yamanaka Clan would be a clan allied with the Uchiha Clan through marriage, and we would have a voice in the village. It was really Hiruzen Sarutobi ruined my life."

Yamanaka Inoichi looked utterly helpless, thinking to himself, "Although this Yamanaka Fu is from our clan, he doesn't really have a clan. His head is full of Uchiha Qingcheng."

Yamanaka Inoichi recalled that morning when Yamanaka Fu, accompanied by a group of Police Force personnel, went directly to the Yamanaka Clan to arrest Yamanaka Fuuma and send Yamanaka Fuuma Tiger Bench and subjected to Duckbill Pliers, simply because he dared to make an arrest.

In the end, it was only through the intervention of Yamanaka Jieyi that Yamanaka Fuuma was barely saved.

Not only did Yamanaka Fu show no respect for Yamanaka Inoichi, but he even threatened to send Yamanaka Inoichi to the Police Force's jail as well, and wanted to confiscate the Yamanaka Clan.

Finally, it was Yamanaka Jieyi who persuaded Yamanaka Fu to leave. As Yamanaka Fu was leaving, he scolded Yamanaka Fuuma, "If you dare to arrest me again, I will arrest my wife and daughter and send your whole family to the Police Force to eat in jail."

As Yamanaka Fuuma watched a group of Police Force personnel ransack his house, his daughter and daughter- Police Force -law trembling in fear before them, he said angrily, "It's all my fault for being blind and blindly pledging allegiance to the Third Hokage. Now my whole family is in turmoil. It's all my fault for choosing the wrong side."

Yamanaka Inoichi then realized that Yamanaka Fu's time as Root trainee had damaged his brain; he had no sense of clan loyalty and only knew how to obey Uchiha Qingcheng.

The only reason Yamanaka Fuma showed Yamanaka Jieyi any respect was because Uchiha Qingcheng had said he was willing to make contact with him. Therefore, Yamanaka Fu gave Kikuchi a break and didn't continue raiding the Yamanaka Clan, only robbing Yamanaka Fuuma's house before saying, "I'll let you go this time."

Meanwhile, Yamanaka Jieyi, looking at Qingcheng's handsome appearance, sighed again, thinking to himself, "I mustered up all my courage and went all the way to the Police Force, but why did I run away just because the Third Hokage came? I've left Qingcheng-kun with a bad impression."

Looking at the worried-looking Kiku, Yamanaka Inoichi said seriously, "Kiku, I'm so grateful to you this morning. If you want to get in touch with the Fifth Hokage again, I can spend some money to find you a connection and get things done for you. Maybe you'll be able to see the Fifth Hokage alone."

Upon hearing this, Juyi looked shocked and said, "Uncle Inoichi, is this even possible? If others find out, won't it leave a bad impression?"

Seeing Yamanaka Inoichi said with a serious expression, "Kikui! Do you know that Konoha Madman? He's Minister Zhang of the Police Force, the guy who claims he can get anything done for you as long as you're willing to spend money."

Juyi said awkwardly, "Uncle, do you want to see him? Let's forget it, no need to waste money. Yamanaka Fu told me he'll introduce me next time."

Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Fu nodded immediately and said with a serious expression, "Yes, Kiku! I'm entrusting the Yamanaka Clan's affairs to you."

As time went by, it quickly reached ten o'clock, and Qingcheng was still on the Hokage stage, lecturing on the Will of Fire.

The Will of Fire of Qingcheng is mostly self-centered. It means that once outside the village, everyone must unite as a village unit, not fearing other ninja villages. We must use our 6000-degree Will of Fire to burn them and illuminate ourselves."

When Tsunade heard about Qingcheng's Will of Fire, she mostly encouraged others to steal, rob, or even kidnap outside the village, to bring resources from outside the village into Konoha, making ourselves stronger and causing other villages to become impoverished through internal strife.

Tsunade was filled with anger again, but also with a hint of approval. The idea of weakening other ninja villages while enriching her own didn't seem unreasonable; in the future, when the Ninja World War broke out, Konoha wouldn't suffer so many casualties.

So Tsunade didn't say anything, she just quietly watched Qingcheng give his speech.

Kakashi, standing to the side, was also visibly shocked, thinking to himself, "If we follow the Fifth Hokage's demands, Konoha will quickly become the strongest ninja village, but its reputation will definitely suffer, perhaps even ending up like the Hidden Cloud Village."

Kakashi thought to himself, "So, if you can't beat them, you join them?"

Upon hearing Qingcheng's Will of Fire, Mitokado Homura said with an embarrassed expression, "If the First Hokage knew that he had transformed his Will of Fire into the Will of Fire burns others, wouldn't he be turning in his grave?"

The ninjas below the Hokage Building, along with all the villagers, were filled with excitement and joy upon hearing Qingcheng's words. They felt as if a new door had been opened for them, a path to wealth and prosperity.

Qingcheng's main point was that the entire Shinobi World could suffer and be poor, but the residents of Konoha could not. If there were still impoverished households in Konoha, it meant that we, the Hokage, were not doing our Hokage properly.

Some clan ninjas, their faces filled with adoration, shouted, "Long live the Fifth Hokage! Long live the Fifth Hokage!"

Qingcheng then said with a serious expression, "Fellow villagers of Konoha, fellow ninjas of Konoha, let's look at this year together. I'm putting my words here: follow my Hokage, and you will soon be on the road to prosperity and wealth."

All the Konoha shouted excitedly, "We support the Fifth Hokage's decision! We support everything the Fifth Hokage does! Konoha is mighty! Konoha is the strongest!"

Qingcheng then announced, "Fellow villagers of Konoha, I hereby declare the inauguration ceremony of the Fifth Hokage concluded."

As soon as Qingcheng finished speaking, a group of Anbu Ninja began unleashing Fire Release Ninjutsu into the air from the Hokage Building.

A deafening roar followed as a brilliant Fire Release illuminated the entire Konoha, like a dazzling display of fireworks.

The Uchiha One-Dragon Company started playing the Konoha Battle Song again, dong dang, dong dong dong dang, dong dong dong dang, ru ru ru,"

A large group of Police Force also released Explosive Tag into the air, adding to the lively atmosphere of the Hokage inauguration ceremony.

All the Konoha, watching the brilliant Fire Release high in the sky and the piles of Explosive Tag, exclaimed in astonishment, "It's truly magnificent and awe-inspiring! The Fifth Hokage, as expected of the Uchiha Clan, does everything with the utmost coolness and beauty!"