At Uchiha Tenshu's words, the many Uchiha elders present immediately became extremely excited.
Before this, through a series of events, they had also made their own deductions about Hashirama Senju's condition. After all, the fierce battle between Madara and Hashirama had made people wonder whether Madara had drained Hashirama of all his vitality.
As time passed, that speculation seemed increasingly confirmed. Everyone knew full well that Hashirama Senju did not have many good days left.
However, just as everyone believed Hashirama Senju was about to pass away, a new question arose before them. If Hashirama Senju truly died, then as long as Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, did not suddenly die in some accident, the selection of the Third Hokage would be unavoidable.
But the Senju clan had already produced two consecutive Hokage.
According to the consensus reached when the Hokage had first been elected, if the Third Hokage were once again chosen from the Senju clan, the other clans would likely be dissatisfied. After all, such an arrangement clearly violated the principles of fairness and justice, and the other clans would naturally find it hard to accept. If the Senju clan produced another Hokage, the other clans would never get their turn, because the entire Hokage position would be monopolized by the Senju clan and become their private property.
In that case, the Senju clan would very likely be excluded from the Hokage position. So aside from the Senju clan, who else in all of Konoha could shoulder such a heavy responsibility?
The answer was beyond doubt: the Uchiha clan.
In the eyes of the elders, Konoha had been founded by the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan. The Senju had already held the Hokage position.
Now it should be the Uchiha clan's turn.
Other than the Uchiha, who